NHTSA Complaint #10658529 — 2008 SATURN AURA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OVER A GRASS PATCH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT INADVERTENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AND THE SHIFTER SWITCHED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO WORK WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.