NHTSA Complaint #10871983 — 2008 SATURN ASTRA

FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE (IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED), ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE PRNDL (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION INDICATOR) ILLUMINATED. THOUGH MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER, THE GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE. PUSHED SHIFTER BACK TO PARK THEN SLOWLY TO REVERSE. FINALLY IT CLICKED IN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I SHIFT TO REVERSE, FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. FROM ANOTHER OWNER, APRIL 2016 COMPLAINT: "SAME AS YOUR RECALL #12V46000 FOR THE SATURN AURA...2008 SATURN AURA POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) NHTSA CAMPAIGN #12V460000 DATE ANNOUNCED: SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 VEHICLES AFFECTED: 426,240 SUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 SATURN AURA AND MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH A 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE TABS ON THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE END MAY FRACTURE AND SEPARATE. " YOU NEED TO RECALL SATURN ASTRAS FOR THE SAME REASON. PLASTIC CLIPS ARE DETERIORATING - ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN. OTHER COMPLAINT STATED: SPOKE WITH GMC YESTERDAY ON 11APR16 - THEY ADMITTED THAT THE SAME CLIPS WERE USED ON PRNDL CABLE IN THE ASTRA - JUST MADE AT OTHER FACTORIES "THAN THE ONES AFFECTED IN THE RECALL."YOU ALREADY HAVE REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE FROM ASTRA OWNERS THAT MIMIC THE ONES IN SISTER-CARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.