NHTSA Complaint #10583346 — 2007 SATURN AURA

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS DEFECTS WITH MY 2007 SATURN AURA XR. SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (I.E. OIL CHANGES, TIRE REPLACEMENT, BRAKE SERVICE, ETC). HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE REQUIRES CONTINUOUS REPAIR AND IS FREQUENTLY PROBLEMATIC. ON 6/6/2012, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ONLY 71,945 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START FROM TIME TO TIME. I THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE SO I WENT TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS WHERE I PURCHASED THE BATTERY. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER. THE REPORT SHOWED THAT ALL THREE COMPONENTS TESTED NORMAL. ON 11/29/2012, (WHILE STILL EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING) I WENT BACK TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AGAIN TO SEE IF IT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. WHEN HAVING THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH 84,718 MILES ON THE ODOMETER - ESTIMATED OVER $700 TO REPAIR. THERE IS ALSO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE INTERIOR CONTROLS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LOCKS AS WELL AS THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL INCLUDING THE HORN DO NOT OPERATE! CONSEQUENTLY, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS AN AIRBAG SERVICE MESSAGE. (A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN) RECENTLY ON APRIL 1, 2014, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ALARMING NOISE WHEN I STARTED IT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL GM SERVICE CENTER TO BE DIAGNOSED. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE $100 FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS CHECK. AFTER THE INITIAL INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE AND THAT IT WOULD BE ANOTHER $200 - $300 JUST TO REMOVE THE ENGINE AND DISASSEMBLE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT DRIVE-ABLE. THE ENGINE AND STEERING ISSUES ARE ALSO DOCUMENTED ON SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO 2007 SATURN AURAS