NHTSA Complaint #10514342 — 2008 SATURN AURA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE SUDDENLY IN MY 08 SATURN AURA XE 6 SPEED AUTO/PADDLE SEDAN SYMPTOMS INCLUDE WITH OUT WARNING: SLIPPING IN FORWARD GEARS, NOT WORKING IN REVERSE AT ALL AND FINALLY NOT ENGAGING AT ALL WITH ENGINE REVVING IN TRAFFIC CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC SAFETY PROBLEM AND NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT ALL IN ONE DAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. MY CAR HAS 99850 MILES ON IT AND THE 5 YEARS ELAPSED IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN VIGOROUSLY MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 3K, TRANSMISSION, BRAKE, AND ANTIFREEZE FLUIDS CHANGED ON SCHEDULE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED LIKE MANY OTHER HORRIFIED OWNERS ABOUT AS CLOSE AFTER EXPIRATION DATE AND MILEAGE AS ONE COULD POSSIBLE IMAGINE. I ASSUMED THAT MY AURA WOULD BE PERFORMING WELL UNTIL AT LEAST THE CAR WAS PAID FOR. NOW WITH BLUE BOOK FOR VALUE AND SUBTRACTING WHAT I STILL OWE AND ESTIMATED $4000 REPAIR THE OPTIONS ARE DISMAL. RESEARCHING ON LINE REVEALED A HOST OF PEOPLE PLAGUED BY THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 6 SPEED AUTO/PADDLE TRANSMISSION IN 07-2010 SATURNS. CAN THE NHTSA BE OF ANY RELIEF VIA INTERCEDING WITH GENERAL MOTORS TO DO A RECALL OR PROVIDE DISPENSATION DUE TO THE EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR SATURN DRIVERS BUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL? *TR