NHTSA Complaint #10722718 — 2008 SATURN AURA
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10722718 |
| Vehicle | 2008 SATURN AURA |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 18,100 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER DECREASED ON MY VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES KEPT APPEARING ON THE DASH MESSAGE SCREEN: SERVICE ESC.....SERVICE TRACTION.....ENGINE POWER REDUCED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND GOT OUT THE OWNER'S MANUAL. HOWEVER, I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ABOUT ESC IN THE INDEX NOR DID I FIND A TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND THE MESSAGES WERE GONE BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I DROVE IT HOME AND KEPT A WATCH ON ALL OF THE GAUGES/LIGHTS AND IT SEEMED OKAY ALTHOUGH IT FELT LIKE IT WAS DRIVING DIFFERENTLY (LESS POWER), BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY IMAGINATION. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER SOMEONE COULD HAVE RAN INTO ME FROM BEHIND. ALTHOUGH THIS CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD, IT WAS MY ELDERLY UNCLE'S AND ONLY HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. I HAVE ONLY PUT 3,000 MILES ON IT SO THE CAR ONLY HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT. I ALREADY PLANNED TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE SUNROOF WAS LEAKING AND IT WAS REPAIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO; HOWEVER, IT IS LEAKING AGAIN.
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