2007 SATURN AURA Exterior Lighting Problems

The automatic transmission shift cable, has malfunctioned. The center piece that connects to the gear shift has melted, and prevents the car from starting and shifting gears. The damage was created due to high temperatures from the motor, being that it is very close to it. This should be replaced by the manufacturer.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that she was calling on behalf of her deceased son. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing failures with the electrical system. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the brake lights would fail to illuminate while depressing the brake pedal. The contact stated that her son had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who had informed him that the brakes needed to be replaced; however, the vehicle had not been repaired. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

I'VE RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP ILLUMINATING WHEN NOT PRESSED AND HAS DESTROYED TWO BRAND NEW SETS OF ROTORS IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS DUE TO HOT SPOTS AND STRESS FRACTURES. I HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHETHER I'M DOING CITY OR COUNTRY DRIVING. ALSO THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WILL FAIL TO LIGHT UP SOME OF THE TIMES WHENEVER I'M ONLY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR BUT IT WILL REFUSE TO LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING.

HEAD LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON

SINCE THE CAR WAS REPURCHASED FROM ANOTHER BUY THE CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH IT. IT BLOWS A FUSE CONSTANTLY CAUSING THE REAR TAILLIGHTS NOT TO WORK WHEN THE FUSE IS THEN REPLACED IT LAST A DAY OR SO THEN BLOWS AGAIN. THIS C NOT IN NUESBTO HAPPEN EVEN AFTER REPLACE THE TAILLIGHTS WITH NEW ONES. WE REPLACED THE ENTIRE THING NOT JUST THE BULBS. THE HEADLIGHTS EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE HAD ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THEM THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND GO OFF AS IF IT'S GOT A SHORT IN IT SOME WHERE. THE BATTERY HAS A SHORT SOME WHERE I THINK. AT TIMES AFTER DRIVING IT WE GO TO SHUT IT OFF AND WE'LL GO IN THE STORE AND COME AND THE CAR WON'T START. WE HAVE HAD TO WAIT 2-3 HOURS BEFORE IT WOULD START UP AGAIN. SO SINCE WE LIVE IN THE...

SERVICE ESC WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT PUSHING THE BRAKES. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL AND HAS BEEN IN FOR THE RECALL TWICE BUT STILL HAVING ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE LIGHTS WILL MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING.

THE SATURN AURA HAS REPEATEDLY HAD DOOR LOCK SWITCHES GO OUT, EACH TIME THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT IS REPLACED, IT BLOWS OUT AGAIN, THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR DIM RANDOMLY. THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS LIGHTS ARE DISABLED ON THE CAR CONSTANTLY DESPITE REPLACING THE ECM, UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKETS, COOLANT FLUSHING, AND OTHER CLEARED CODES. THE CAR JERKS AND JOLTS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, PARKING, STARTING, AND CHANGING GEARS. IT VIOLENTLY PUSHES THE CAR. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS ALSO REMAIN CONSTANT DESPITE CONSISTENT WORK ON THE CAR. FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS (INCLUDING A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP) HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE CAR ALSO ENGAGED LOW POWER MODE AND ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE CAR STOPPED BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE ROAD.

THE WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING STARTED BY BREAKING PLASTIC CLIP OVER AND OVER TO NOTHING..POWER STEARING UNIT WORKED ON A YEAR AGO MAKING NOISE LOOSING FLUID STRUTS LOCK UNLOCK TRUNK BUTTONS IN CAR OR HAND HELD NOT WORKING PROPER WERE THERE AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE PURCHASE

WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING PUSHED AND THEN WILL EVENTUALLY GO OFF.

I TRIED PULLING MY CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE AND MY CAR GOT STUCK IN DRIVE AND WILL NOT SHIFT TO ANY OTHER GEAR. AND SINCE IT'S STUCK IN DRIVE IT WILL NOT START BACK UP.

MY EXTERNAL BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AS SOON AS I CRANK MY VEHICLE. THEY DO NOT GO OFF UNLESS I PRESS MY BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED A COUPLE OF TIMES. ALSO WHEN I FIRST GET IN MY VEHICLE WHEN I PRESS MY BRAKE PEDAL IT GETS STUCK AND IT MAKES IT HARD TO PUT MY CAR IN GEAR. I NEED THIS CHECKED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS MY SECOND TIME FILING A CLAIM. THE FIRST ONE WAS NOT LOOKED AT.

TAKATA RECALL- I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY ON. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SENSORS REPLACED AND SAME OUTCOME. I EVEN HAD THE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED. WHILE I AM DRIVING MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND WHEN I USE THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF. HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED QUITE A FEW TIMES.

VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNLOCKED OR THE DOOR IS OPENED; ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR LIGHTS TO NOT COME ON AND THE LID TO THE LIGHT/MIRROR IS MISSING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,054. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB

TAKATA RECALL THE ECM LIGHT WAS ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN CAR IS ON AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. IT HIS DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAVE THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND EVERY TIME I CHECK THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE COMES AND GOES ALL THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES LAMPS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL THE FAILURES RELATED TO THE RECALL RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AND THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE DISABLED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,700...UPDATED 10/19/15 *BF *CN

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AND HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING BRAKES TO MAKE THEM GO OFF. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE UNLESS I'M AT 70 MPH OR WILL NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

VEHICLE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPERATE UNLESS THE CAR IS BEING SHIFTED IN OR OUT OF PARK NOR DOES THE KEY FOB WORK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GM DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A VERIFIABLE ISSUE WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN MOMENTS THAT THE DOORS LOCK ON THEIR OWN. THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO DIM ON THEIR OWN AND THE CHIME NO LONGER SOUNDS WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT GO INTO TO PARK, NEUTRAL , OR REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFT TO THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. THE STEERING COLUMN FLUID IS LEAKING, THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. THE HEAD GASKET IS WEARING OUT, THE CAR IS RUSTING ALREADY ON THE BODY. THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN IS NOT BLOWING OUT COOL AIR OR HEAT. "THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT SLIPPING SOMETIMES. I FEEL SO BETRAYED TO HAVE BEEN SOLD A CAR THAT NEEDS SO MUCH WORK WHEN ALL I WANTED WAS A DEPENDABLE CAR TO GET ME TO MY PART TIME JOB. PLEASE ADVISE? THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA. I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (RECALL # 13036). ADDITIONAL TO THIS ISSUE, I'M COMPLAINING THAT THIS ISSUE COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH DRAINING MY CAR BATTERY. SINCE THIS ISSUE I HAVE REPLACED THREE (3) BRAND NEW BATTERIES. I HAD MY ALTERNATOR CHECKED TWICE AND BOTH TEST RESULTS DIAGNOSIS WAS PASSED. WHICH MEANS THAT MY ALTERNATOR IS GOOD AND DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED. EACH TIME I HAVE MY BATTERY REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW BATTERY THE LIFE SPAN OF THE BATTERY IS ABOUT 3 WEEKS. AFTER THAT THE BATTERY IS DEAD. IF I DON'T REPLACE THE BATTERY AND GET A JUMP START THE LIFE SPAN OF THE BATTERY LAST ABOUT 7-10 DAYS BEFORE I WILL NEED ANOTHER JUMP START. TODAY, AUGUST 9, 2014 I AGAIN HAD MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR DIAGNOSED AND BOTH PASSED THE TEST. I WAS TOLD...

CAR RAN FINE THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK, WHICH IS NOT EVEN 2 MILES FROM MY HOME .WENT TO WORK AND STRAIGHT BACK NO PROBLEM. GOT IN MY CAR THIS EVENING TO GO GET FOOD STARTED THE CAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO PULL FORWARD AND THE CAR WAS JERKING AND MAKING KNOCKING NOISES... *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. CALLED GM AND THEY CLAIM TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.HAVE TAKEN TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. 1ST TIME THEY REPLACED BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH(DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM)2ND TIME REPLACED 2 BULBS THAT WERE "DIM"(DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM)3RD TIME APPLIED DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO BAS CONNECTOR, STILL NOT FIXED.WHY IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ON MOTORTREND WEBSITE DATED 5/14/2014 BUT GM AND THEIR DEALERS PLAY DUMB?HOW CAN PEOPLE GET THIS FIXED? *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION ON THE 2007 SATURN AURA. DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGE - THEN PRESS THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF . . . REVERSE OF HOW THEY SHOULD WORK. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON THEY MAY OR MAY NOT STAY ON - IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. A RECALL IS LISTED ONLINE (GM RECALL NUMBER 13036; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000). CALLING GM (1.800.462.8782) AND SATURN (1.800.553.6000) RESULTED IN NO HELP - THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL BUT HAVE NOT ASSOCIATED VINS OR RELEASED IT TO DEALERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN VEHICLES ARE IDENTIFIED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE THEY SHOULD BE CLEARED TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED. *TR

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. I WAS PASSING THROUGH THE TOLL BOOTH AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN I NOTICED THROUGH MY REARVIEW MIRROR THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I STEPPED ON THE BREAK AND THE WENT OFF. I MUST SAY BECAUSE FEARED IT WOULD BE A COSTLY FIX I IGNORED IT FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL I SAW ANOTHER SATURN AURA WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I DROVE BEHIND THE ELDERLY WOMAN UNTIL WE BOTH AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I PULLED ALONG SIDE HER TO INFORM HER OF WHAT I SAW. I ALSO TOLD HER MY CAR WAS DOING THE SAME THING. SHE THANKED ME FOR TELLING HER A DROVE OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME HE DID BELIEVE IT WAS A ELECTRICAL...

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE. BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE GM DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES BUT THE FIX IS ONLY TEMPORARY. THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE RETURNS IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

A FELLOW DRIVER WAVED ME DOWN TO TELL ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE "BACKWARDS," I.E., THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKES, THEN ALL REAR LIGHTS WENT OFF. WORRISOME, TO SAY THE LEAST. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED A LIKELY PROBLEM WITH THE BCM, WITH WHICH THERE SEEMS TO BE A GROUNDING ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. OTHER ITEMS HAVE COME UP OVER TIME: NO RESPONSE TO THE REMOTE CONTROL TO UNLOCK THE DOORS (OTHER BUTTONS CAN BE INTERMITTENT). CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGING WHILE DRIVING, OR CRUISE NOT SETTING AT ALL; DOORS NOT LOCKING/UNLOCKING WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR VICE VERSA; AND THE NEWEST: THE AUTO WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WILL NOT WORK, EVEN THOUGH THE LEVER IS SET TO AUTO (RESETTING DOES NOT WORK;...

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS RESPOND AND LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. *TR

10/15/2010- BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING, AND TURNS OFF WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. TOM BANNEN CHEVROLET REPLACED THE INTERNAL FAULT SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY. 11/04/2010- BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING, AND TURNS OFF WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. TOM BANNEN CHEVROLET APPLIED DIOLECTRIC GREASE TO CONNECTOR PINS UNDER WARRANTY. 9/13/2012- BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING, AND TURNS OFF WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. TOM BANNEN CHEVROLET CALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION AT MY COST. 11/13/2013 BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING, AND TURNS OFF WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. TOM BANNEN CHEVROLET NOW STATES THAT THEY "THINK" IT IS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, AND THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH SATURN AURA'S. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, AND WILL END UP IN SOMEONE GETTING REAR ENDED. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ONLY TURN OFF IT PEDAL IS TAPPED BUT BRAKE LIGHTS WILL AGAIN COME ON A SHORT TIME LATER 10 SECONDS +/- WITHOUT FOOT ON PEDAL. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL EITHER NOT ENGAGE OR WILL DISENGAGE ON ITS OWN . THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS. I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE AURA, G6, MALIBU BUILD PLATFORM. PLEASE ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TAPPED, THE LIGHTS GO OFF BRIEFLY, THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN. IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE LIGHTS GO OFF BRIEFLY, THEN COME ON AS THEY SHOULD. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WHILE I'M DRIVING AND THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY DRIVING IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP. *TR

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE. 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE EVENING WHEN I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY WERE DOING THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE LIT UP ....WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NOTIFY THOSE BEHIND ME THAT I WOULD BE SLOWING DOWN AND/OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, THEREFORE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.. 9/24/13- I CONTACTED GROSSINGER CHEVROLET IN PALATINE, IL & SCHEDULED TO BRING MY CAR IN THAT SAME MORNING FOR EVALUATION & POSSIBLE REPAIRS. I JUST PURCHASED THESE VEHICLE MID-AUGUST 2013. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE & REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE TUNE OF CLOSE TO $1,000! WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS BCM RELATED & THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WASN'T GOING TO COVER THIS, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE I...

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN NO ONE IS STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AND THE HIGH-MOUNT STOPLAMP WILL WORK SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHER TIMES. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM THAT PROMPTED GM TO RECALL THE PONTIAC G6 (THE "SISTER" CAR TO THE AURA) IN 2009. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON OUR CAR, BUT WE FIRST NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN NO ONE WAS STEPPING ON THE PEDAL THIS MORNING. MY WIFE NORMALLY DRIVES THE CAR AND STATED THAT SHE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET (SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS ALREADY). IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE CONTROL MODULE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CRUISE TO BE SET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DESPITE THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STOP ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

FIRST NOTICED CRUISE DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. CRUISE CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER TRYING IT AFTER SEVERAL MILES. SECOND, A FEW WEEKS LATER, CRUISE QUIT FUNCTIONING AGAIN, THIS TIME I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE NOT TOUCHING BRAKE PETAL. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PETAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF, AND THEN THEY WILL COME ON WHEN THE PETAL IS RELEASED. DROVE 60 MILES THIS WAY IN THE DARK. WHEN I REACHED DESTINATION IT WAS DAWN LIGHT AND CAR WAS RUNNING IN PARK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OFF AND RUNNING LIGHTS ON. WHEN I HIT BRAKE PETAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD FUNCTION AS NORMAL. I DON'T KNOW IF CRUISE WAS WORKING SINCE I WAS PARKED. PERSONAL THOUGHT; COULD BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE ONLY BE RELATED WHILE THE AUTO HEADLAMPS ARE FUNCTIONING? MY INVESTIGATION LED TO MANY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AROUND THE INTERNET ABOUT ALL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENING AT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND THEY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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

I NOTICED THIS MORNING AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK (DARK, 5 AM, CST) THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE BACK WINDOW STAYS LIT. IT WOULD GO OFF FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, BUT THEN IT WOULD COME BACK ON AND STAY LIT UNTIL THE PEDAL IS PRESSED AGAIN. I'VE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS WIDESPREAD AND COMMON IN THIS CAR. *TR

LAST YEAR SOMETIME IN 2012 I STARTED NOTICING MY BRAKE LIGHT STAYING ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES. THE PROBLEM STAY EXISTS TO THIS DAY. STILL TRYING TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DISENGAGED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) WAS REPROGRAMMED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

BRAKE LIGHT COME ON WHEN EVER STAY UNTIL WHENEVER DID SERVICE BULLETIN 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR WORKS TEMPORARY I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR 2 1/2 YEARS CHANGE EVERYTHING DID EVERY THING BY THE BOOK. *TR

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL & STAYED ON. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED ALL THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT AS LONG AS PRESSURE IS APPLIED. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE IS RELEASED THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING THE SPEED CONTROL,STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL ALSO STOP WORKING. DEALER REPLACED MODULE 2.560 PART # 25861370. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN AT 48,300 MILES ON 9/7/12 AND I HAD DEALER REPAIR AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

THE BACK BRAKES LIGHTS COME ON WHEN NOT IN USE. THIS IS MORE OBVIOUS WHEN IT IS DARK BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE BACK WINDOW. AND WHEN YOU BRAKE THE LIGHT GOES OFF. VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER WON'T COVER IT. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE ACTUALLY THOUGHT OF SELLING THE CAR BECAUSE ITS SO FRUSTRATING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND NO REAR TAIL LIGHTS. WHERE VISIBLE. SINCE IT WAS WAY OUT OF WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO FIGURE IT OUT. THEY PUT DIALMETIC (SPELLING) ON WIRES GOING INTO A CONNECTION BOX. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE FELT LIKE YOU NEED TO PUMP YOUR BRAKES WHEN STOPPED TO LET OTHER DRIVERS KNOW THAT YOU WERE STOPPED. *TR

OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN WORKING SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON, SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT COME ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY WORK OPPOSITE (WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKES THEY GO OFF AND WHEN YOUR ARE NOT ON THE BRAKES THEY COME ON). THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. IT HAS GONE TO A DEALER ONCE ALREADY AND I HAVE ALREADY MADE A SECOND APPOINTMENT WITH THEM FOR THE SAME ISSUE. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR AT LEAST 3 GM MODELS. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I DRIVE ON THE PA TURNPIKE EVERY MORNING AT SPEEDS OF 55-65 MPH AND IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN I GO TO SLOW DOWN, I AM AT RISK OF SOMEONE HITTING ME AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS THIS...