2007 SATURN AURA Engine Problems

AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. UPON STARTING TO MOVE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO 3000RPM AT 15-20 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT AND WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT UNDER THE PADDLE SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO PAST THE THIRD GEAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY ALSO NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT THEN TURNED ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO HAS STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS AN ENTIRE OVERHAUL WHICH WILL COST $3300-3400. THEY ARE CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL INCLUDING FREE REPAIRS OF THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ...

OIL IS LEAKING ON ENGINE CAUSING WHITE SMOKE, SMELL FILTER INSIDE OF VEHICLE, BUT NO OIL ON THE GROUND.(USE CONVENTIONAL OIL) NO ACCIDENT SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR. SOMETIMES SHIFT HARD WHEN GOING TO NEXT GEAR. MEDAL SEEN IN ENGINE OIL. *TR

I HAD NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE THIS. THEN ONE DAY I WAS JUST DRIVING A COUPLE OF MILE TO THE BANK. ON THE WAY THERE, MY 2007 SATURN AURA SEEMED TO KICK AND I EXPERIENCED SOME HARD SHIFTING. ON THE WAY BACK, I STARTED TO LOSE POWER AT TIMES AND THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. I BARELY MADE IT HOME AND GOT IT INTO PARK. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED 5 MILES TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION TEAR-DOWN INSPECTION, PLUS DIAGNOSTICS & COMPUTER SCAN REVEALED CODES P0717 - INPUT SPEED SENSOR, P0756 - SHIFT SOLENOID B PERFORMANCE STUCK OFF, P0989-TPF SWITCH 5 CIRCUIT LOW VOLUME, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019 VARIABLE TIMING ACTUATOR, P0300 - ENGINE MISFIRE, P0455 EVAP LEAK, P0690 ENGINE CONTROL, P0700 -TRANSMISSION CONTROLS. I PAID $650 TO HAVE 4 NEW SPEED SENSOR/SOLENOID, VARIABLE TIMING ACTUATORS INSTALLED, BUT THE...

AT THE MALL, CAR SPUTTERED 5-10 TIMES BEFORE FINALLY STARTING. AS I WAS LEAVING MALL PARKING LOT DOING 15-20MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOSS ENGINE POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE / SHUTTER. DASHBOARD CONSOLE DISPLAYED REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE TRACTION. CAR WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 20-25MPH. I HAD TO TAKE SIDE STREETS TO GET HOME. CAR LATER TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND LEAKING FUEL PUMP AND THROTTLE BODY CABLE CONNECTOR LOOSE/DIRTY. TECH REMOVED CONNECTOR FROM THROTTLE BODY, CLEANED IT, ADDED DI-ELECTRIC GREASE AND RE-CONNECTED IT. ENGINE POWER REGAINED. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT ANOTHER GARAGE DUE TO COST AT DEALER. NOTE: THIS WAS 2ND TIME CAR WAS TAKEN TO SAME DEALER WITH SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS "BAD" GASOLINE AND WAS CHARGED ABOUT $86.00 (NOT INCLUDING TOWING CHARGE). ALSO TOLD TO USE PREMIUM GAS AT ANOTHER GAS COMPANY. FUEL PUMP PROBLEM NOT FOUND EVEN WHEN THEY WERE TOLD ABOUT STRONG...

HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2007 SATURN AURA WITH ONLY 22,232 MILES. WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THIS SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. IT WILL COST $1200 TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN, MONEY I JUST DON'T HAVE. *TR

MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE AFTER PARKING FOR 10 MINUTES I CAME BACK TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE WIRE FOR SHIFTING OF THE GEARS WAS DAMAGED THE CARB WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK AND WOULD ROLL ON ITS OWN. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER, TOWED TO MECHANIC, TIMING CHAIN DETERMINED TO BE AT FAULT CHECKED POLICY 11340A WHICH REFERENCES OTHER 3.6L VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE - THE SATURN AURA XR IS NOT LISTED HERE, BUT IS DISPLAYING THE SAME ISSUES. VEHICLES COVERED UNDER THAT POLICY INDICATE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DEMONSTRATING KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE, BUT ACCEPTANCE OF THE FULL SCOPE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS DECREASED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KNOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

VEHICLE IS 6 YEARS OLD HAD MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE 7000 COST TO REPIR PLEASE HELP. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, MOST OF WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN REPAIRED EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY DEALERSHIP, PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS OFF EVEN WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT, HEATED SEATS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, I GAVE UP ON REPAIR OF THOSE LONG AGO, BUT THEY ARE MINOR COMPARED OTHER PROBLEMS I ANY SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR AS YOU CAN READ AT EDMUNDS.COM CONSUMER DISCUSSIONS, THIS CANNOT BE COINCIDENCE, TRACTION CONTROL, WATER PUMPS, CLUNKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOST RECENTLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUES, WHICH IN THE PROCESS OF MORE THAN ONE MECHANIC/DEALERSHIP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR I HAVE PAID FOR WHAT I WOULD CALL UNNECESSARY REPAIRS, FINALLY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TELLS ME GM HAS TOLD THEM THE TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED, I'M ASSUMING GM KNOWS THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHER VEHICLES SOME 2007 MODELS WITH A...

I WAS JUST INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2007 SATURN AURA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 72,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON/ ENGINE POWER REDUCED WITH ON ANY WARNING ALMOST REAR ENDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE WATER PUMP, CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR, WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,600.

DOES NOT SHIFT INTO INTENDED GEAR. DOES NOT SHIFT INTO MANUAL SHIFT MODE. TOOK TO THE DEALER NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SOMETIMES DOES NOT SHIFT PASSED 2ND GEAR. *TR