NHTSA Complaint #10395275 — 2007 SATURN AURA

I PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN AURA IN MAY 2010 WITH 36,000 MILES. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, IT DID IT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I NOTICED (IT WAS AT NIGHT) THEN WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF, THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD COME ON BY THEMSELVES. AFTER STARTING TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS MORE, I REALIZED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON MY THEMSELVES. THEY ONLY SHUT OFF WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THUS DRIVERS BEHIND ME THINK I AM RIDING MY BRAKES AND THEN WHEN I IN FACT USE THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHT SHUTS OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. DEALERSHIPS AND SATURN/GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE BEEN NO HELP. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND 24,300 RESULTS OF SATURN AURA BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NO WAY TO FIX IT, I HAVE REPLACED FUSES, SENSORS, PRESSURE SWITCHES, NOTHING HAS WORKED. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD THAT I WON'T EVEN LET RIDE IN MY CAR FOR FEAR I WILL BE REAR ENDED WITH HIM SHOULD MY BRAKE LIGHTS DECIDE NOT TO WORK. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES THAT THEY WON'T EVEN WORK AT ALL. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY PROBLEM. EVERYDAY MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ONLY GO OFF WHEN I ACTUALLY USE THE BRAKE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT IN AN ACCIDENT, AND IF IT IS SOMEONE IN MY VEHICLE, GM IS THE FIRST PLACE I'M GOING TO FOR ANSWERS. I HAVE OWNED GM VEHICLES FOR 15 YEARS AND AFTER THE HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE I RECEIVED (AFTER I FILED A BBB COMPLAINT) I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN. *TR