NHTSA Complaint #10454880 — 2007 SATURN AURA

MY 2007 SATURN AURA FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TODAY THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION MISSED GEARS THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, PARK AND CALL A WRECKER TO TAKE TO THE DEALER. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2007 AND AS NOTED ONLY HAVE 70,900 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS HAD ALL MAINTENANCE WORK DONE AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY ME AND MY WIFE. AFTER PARKING THE CAR I COULD DO NOTHING WITH IT OTHER THAN START IT AND MOVE IT IN FIRST GEAR ONLY TO GET IT IN POSITION FOR THE WRECKER TO PICK UP. THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED BACKWARD AS THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER WOULD GO INTO REVERSE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACKWARDS. THIS INCIDENT WAS VERY SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF DIFFERENT GEARS BUT THIS STOPPED WHEN IT DROPPED TO 1ST GEAR RESULTING IN THE CAR QUICKLY LUNGING SLOWER WITH VERY HIGH RPM NUMBERS. *TR