NHTSA Complaint #10985715 — 2008 SATURN AURA

THE FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEMS WAS WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES. THIS WOULD HAPPEN OFF AND ON WITH IT LOCKING AND UNLOCKING VERY QUICKLY AND REPEATEDLY, CEASING AND THEN STARTING IT AGAIN FORAPPROXIMATELY 2 OR 3 DAYS. THEN IT WOULD STOP ALL TOGETHER FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS MAYBE A WEEK AND THEN REPEAT THE SAME PATTERN. I ALSO NOTICED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WENT OFF WHEN I PARKED MY CAR AND GOT OUT FOR THE DAY OR IF THEY JUST SUDDENLY CAME ON WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED. I ONLY NOTICED THIS AROUND 3 OR 4 TIMES. THE MAIN EVENT WHICH BRINGS ME HERE IS I WAS DRIVING DOING AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR ON A SIDE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY I COULD NOT CONTROL MY STEERING EASILY. AROUND THE SAME TIME OR SECONDS AFTER MY DASH LIGHTS STARTED GOING CRAZY AND ALL OF THEM FLICKERING OFF AND ON. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO BRAKE MY VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP BECAUSE IT SCARED ME. I WAS SECONDS FROM MY DESTINATION AND MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME AND WE DECIDED VERY SLOWLY MAKE IT TO THE BANK PARKING LOT. AS I TURNED MY CAR STARTED ACTING AS IF IT WAS JUST FAILING TO RUN. MY HUSBAND SAYS THIS WAS THE TRANSMISSION. AS I TURNED AND STARTED TO BRAKE TO A STOP MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK AS THEY NORMALLY DID. ONCE STOPPED MY CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WE THOUGHT THE BATTERY DIED. WE THEN GOT A JUMP AND THE CAR DIED AGAIN THIS TIME NOT STARTING BACK AT ALL.