NHTSA Complaint #10509229 — 2008 SATURN AURA

FIRST, LET ME START BY SAYING THAT I TRADED-IN FOR MY 2008 SATURN AURA IN APRIL 2011. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. TODAY, MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP TO FIX THE BRAKE LIGHTS, CRUISE CONTROL, AND TRACTION/ESC. BRAKE LIGHTS: ON MY WAY HOME FRIDAY, A CONCERNED CITIZEN HAD ME ROLE DOWN MY WINDOW EN ROUTE TO TELL ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON THE ENTIRE TIME I AM DRIVING. AFTER THIS WARNING, I DID SOME INVESTIGATION - SURE ENOUGH, THE LIGHTS ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT BEING PUSHED. WORSE YET, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS PUSHED. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE PERSON WHO ALERTED ME TO THIS. TRUTHFULLY, I AM LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET REAR-ENDED OR GET A TICKET. I TRULY HOPE THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE IS RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. CRUISE CONTROL: MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT WORKS; SOMETIMES IT ENGAGES THEN RANDOMLY DISENGAGES; SOMETIMES IT JUST PLAIN DOES ENGAGE AT ALL. I CAN LIVE WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL; HOWEVER, I REALLY DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING, AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT THAT OLD AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. TRACTION/ESC: OCCASIONALLY, MY DASH WILL DISPLAY A WARNING THAT SAYS "SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ESC, ESC OFF." IT DOESN'T DO THIS EVERYDAY. IT JUST DISPLAYS THE WARNING AT RANDOM TIMES - I CANNOT DISTINGUISH A PATTERN. OVERALL, I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH HOW THIS VEHICLE FUNCTIONS. NOT ONLY DOES IT COST ME MONEY TO FIX, IT TAKES TIME OUT OF MY DAY - I GET PAID HOURLY AT MY JOB. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE BRAKES LIGHTS, AS SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT, AND THE PROBLEM IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DETECT UNLESS ANOTHER MOTORIST WARNS YOU OR YOU DO NIGHT DRIVING (WHICH I DO NOT). THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT - I REALLY APPRECIATE IT! *TR