NHTSA Complaint #10515666 — 2007 SATURN AURA

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, WHEN I ACCELERATED AFTER BEING AT A STOP LIGHT. JUST AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I COULD TELL THE ENGINE WAS RACING BUT I WAS GOING NO WHERE. I MANAGED TO DRIFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WON'T GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. DEALER NOW PUTTING IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $3000. VERY SCARY SITUATION AND NOW THAT I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND SEEN HOW MANY OTHER SATURN AURO'S HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HASN'T HAD A RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT. THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE A LOAN OUT AT THE BANK TO PAY FOR THIS. THANK GOD MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HASN'T STARTED DRIVING IT YET. *TR