2007 SATURN AURA Power Train Problems

PUT CAR IN PARK AND TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE AND CAR BEGAN TO ROLL. DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN PUT INTO PARK AS THEY USUALLY DO. NOW CAR WILL START, BUT NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. IT WILL ALSO GET "STUCK" IN PARK. *TR

PARKED CAR AND WAS LEAVING VEHICLE WITH KEYS IN HAND. VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD. GOT BACK INTO CAR, REINSERTED KEYS AND MADE SURE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PARK POSITION, WHICH IT WAS. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. NO PROBLEM GETTING INTO OTHER GEARS OR FEELING LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I DID LOOK UP ON THIS SITE AND SAW THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH OTHER AURAS, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, WHEN I ACCELERATED AFTER BEING AT A STOP LIGHT. JUST AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I COULD TELL THE ENGINE WAS RACING BUT I WAS GOING NO WHERE. I MANAGED TO DRIFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WON'T GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. DEALER NOW PUTTING IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $3000. VERY SCARY SITUATION AND NOW THAT I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND SEEN HOW MANY OTHER SATURN AURO'S HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HASN'T HAD A RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT. THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE A LOAN OUT AT THE BANK TO PAY FOR THIS. THANK GOD MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HASN'T STARTED DRIVING IT YET. *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

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE ENGINE POWER WAS ALSO REDUCED TO ALMOST 0 AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT A LOWER RATE OF SPEED. THE DIAGNOSIS BY THE REPAIR SHOP WAS A FAILED WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SEVERE ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS BASED ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION PART WERE TO FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE WHEN THERE WAS A POP IN THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND THEN INTO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ENGAGED IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AS A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK SO THEREFORE MY CAR STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS STILL NOT ABLE TO GET IT IN PARK SO I LEFT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. TO START MY VEHICLE I HAVE TO HAVE MY CAR IN NEUTRAL OR ELSE IT WILL NOT START. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND SAW THAT THIS WAS AN APPARENT ISSUE THAT SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE SEEN SO I CALLED GM TO GET SOME INFORMATION. THE LADY THAT ANSWERED THE PHONE HAD A HEAVY ACCENT AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND HER BUT SHE STARTED A CASE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE LOCAL AUTHORIZED SATURN REPAIR FACILITY. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE AND DETERMINED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS INDEED THE EXACT ISSUES THAT THE...

ON FRIDAY, MAY 17TH THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND DROVE NORMALLY ON MONDAY, MAY 20TH THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WILL NOT GO FORWARD. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AS IT WAS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT OPERATING AND TRYING TO ENGAGE THREE GEARS AT ONCE. I CALLED A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON WITH THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. ESTIMATE IS $2,800 TO $3,000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT HAD THIS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

ALL OF SUDDEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE TRACTION LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE VEHICLE READ LOST OF ENGINE POWER ON THE SCREEN. THIS APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING A LOT WITH SATURN VEHICLES WITH AS VIEW AS 25,000 MILES OF THEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO SLIP AROUND THE SAME TIME THE RECALL WAS RELEASED CONCERNING GEAR SHIFTER CABLE. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS RELATED AND NOW MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA XR WITH THE 3.6L AND 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC AND BEGAN TO NOTICE A BUCKING, WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, ON JANUARY 16, 2013. I CALLED MY MECHANIC, WHO HAS SERVICED THE SATURN SINCE 11/08, WHO ASKED THAT I BRING IT IN TO THE SHOP. AN EVENING LATER, I LOST THE TRANSMISSION AND HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I MADE THE DECISION TO INVEST $3,000 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I'VE NOT LEARNED WHAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND AM VERY DISMAYED THAT THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS; JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AS THE SATURN REACHED THE 100K MARK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I'VE NOTICED A TREND WITH THIS CAR AND THAT IS QUITE A NUMBER OF OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS SOONER THAN EXPECTED....

OUR TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JUMPING BETWEEN 40 AND 50MPH AND ATTEMPTS TO STALL OUT. IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WILL BARELY MOVE WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND MAKING HORRIBLE NOISES ALSO ATTEMPTING TO STALL OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES! THIS IS LUDICROUS! THE DANGER IS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD STALL OUT AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING, THEREFORE, PLACING THE DRIVER IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH THE POTENTIAL OF BEING STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC; REAR ENDED, ETC. I SPENT HOURS THIS MORNING RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE EXTENSIVELY, VIA NUMEROUS CONSUMER FORUMS, AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. GM'S RESPONSE, IN ONE FORUM, WAS TO HAVE THE SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPGRADED, THEREBY FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS APPARENTLY DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN ALMOST ALL POSTED CASES BUT IS THE APPARENT "GO TO" RESPONSE. I BELIEVE IF THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE...

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TURNED ALL THE WAY OFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF AND BACK ON. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON AND WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE THE LIGHT GO OFF. THIS CAR IS BECOMING SO PROBLEMATIC THE SHIFT IS ALSO STUCK A LOT OF THE TIME WHERE I CAN NOT EVEN SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK, I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN HARD ON BRAKE TO RELEASE THE PARK. HOPEFULLY COMPLAINTS FROM MANY PEOPLE WILL CAUSE A RECALL THIS IS NOT SAFE. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMING ON. HAD TO VEER ACROSS LANE TO PREVENT BLOCKING TRAFFIC. WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE "TRANSMISSION WENT OUT" AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THOUGH I STILL NEED TO VERIFY THIS WITH A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. IN LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES THAT EVENING, I FOUND THAT THERE IS AN ONGOING NHTSA INVESTIGATION FOR THIS ISSUE (EA11-015). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER ONLY OPERATED WHILE IN REVERSE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

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

THE FIRST TIME MY CAR WAS PARKED, AND MY KEYS WERE IN MY PURSE, I WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF MY TRUNK. MY CAR MOVED FORWARD AND HIT THE CONCRETE PILLAR IN THE PARKING GARAGE, MY BUMPER WAS DAMAGED ON THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE. THIS SCARED ME. THE SECOND TIME MY 77 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS SITTING IN THE CAR,THE CAR WAS IN PARK THE KEYS WERE REMOVED AND IN MY PURSE, MY CAR MOVED BACKWARD. MY MOTHER WAS FREAKED OUT,AND SHE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR. THE 3RD TIME WAS JUST LAST WEEK, AGAIN MY CAR WAS PARKED, MY KEYS WERE IN MY POCKET AND MY CAR MOVED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. *TR

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING MY VEHICLE AT THE GROCERY STORE WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I WENT TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO SO. I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING MAY HAVE OCCLUDED THE GEAR SHIFT, SO I TOOK THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO THE DIFFERENT GEARS AND IT EVENTUALLY BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT ANY FURTHER AND MY CAR WAS STUCK IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OUR USUAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS "ALL BUT SEPARATED". I RESEARCHED A BIT ON THE INTERNET WHERE AROUND 400,000 OTHER VEHICLES (PONTIACS, CHEVROLET MALIBUS, SATURN AURAS) HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT I WAS HAVING AND SAW A BULLETIN ISSUED FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 WARNING OF THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE OF THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE BECOMING SEPARATED AND THAT INDIVIDUALS MAY THINK...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, PARKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, HE WAS STILL ABLE TO ERRONEOUSLY MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER ROLLED AWAY BECAUSE HE CONSTANTLY USED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE AUTO PARTS STORE THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V4600000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE, BUT WHEN THEY SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THEY WERE TOLD THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

VEHICLE STARTED TO LUNGE FORWARD IN A STOPPED POSITION. WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR OTHER GEARS. NO DASH WARNINGS APPEARED. 2 MONTHS OVER THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY UNDER THE 100,000 MILES. *TR

CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AT NORMAL RATE AND ENGINE REV'S VERY HIGH WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE - IF YOU LET OF GAS CAR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SLOWS TO A STOP. CAR STARTS JERKING, WON'T REVERSE. EVEN WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO MANUAL MODE THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT. GETTING CODE P2723 WITH MACHINE FROM AUTO PART STORE. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO START CAR, WOULD NOT START IN PARK, SHIFTED IT TO NEUTRAL CAR STARTED, ATTEMPTED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE DISCOVERED I HAD NO REVERSE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR HOME BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IF OFF IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DO SO. IT APPEARED TO BE IN PARK BUT CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STAY IN PARK TURNED CAR OFF AND PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN CAR WOULD NOT START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE AND JERK ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION WHEN THE FAILURE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED OR FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 1/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THE GEARS WERE SHIFTING IMPROPERLY. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE. UPDATED 1/24/2013 *JS

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

I HAD BEEN RUNNING ERRANDS AND HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ALL DAY UNTIL ABOUT 8PM. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TRIED TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND IT WOULD NOT GO, JUST KEPT ROLLING BACK. I HAD MORE ERRANDS TO RUN BUT FIGURED IT WOULD BE BEST TO GO HOME BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED AT THAT POINT SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG. ONCE I GOT HOME AND PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK, THEN I TRIED TO PLACE THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AT THAT POINT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT SEEM TO GO INTO ANY GEAR AND I HAD TO JUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON SO THE CAR WOULDN'T ROLL. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL, I ASSUME SINCE IT'S NOT IN PARK! I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL...

MY 2007 AURA XR 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION JUST STARTED NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. IT IS HUNTING FOR 3RD AND 5TH GEAR. THE RPM IS FLUCTUATING DURING SHIFTS AND NOT SHIFTING UP, THEN DEPENDING ON THE POINT IT DECIDES TO SHIFT IT SLAMS INTO GEAR. THE MORE ACCELERATION THE CAR IS UNDER THE WORSE IT GETS AS THE RPM CLIMBS QUITE HIGH. *TR

04 JULY, 2012: WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, I SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD UNDER POWER AS I WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE.I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS BINDING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE IT WAS SHUT OFF. AFTER A BRIEF UNDER THE HOOD INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS FRAYED AND THE OUTER JACKET WAS COMPROMISED. IT APPEARS THAT THE INNER CORE OF THE CABLE IS BROKEN AND ALL BUT ONE OR TWO OF THE STAINLESS BRAIDED WIRES SURROUNDING THE INNER CORE ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING HIS VEHICLE ALL OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE PUMP AND HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,498. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN

WENT TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND I COULD FEEL THE SHIFTER KNOB GET SLOPPY AND UPON TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, REALIZED IT WAS STARTING TO ROLL BACKWARDS. CAN ONLY START CAR IF IN NEUTRAL AND ALL OTHER GEARS APPEAR FINE, EXCEPT REVERSE FEELS LIKE THE SHIFT IS SLIGHTLY OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT ONLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SLIPPING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SURGED FORWARD WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND VARIOUS SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE ENGINE AND COMPUTERS WERE ALSO REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

ENTERING HIGHWAY AND LOST GEAR - GOT 2ND BACK TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. STOPPED FOR A TRAIN: COULD NOT REVERSE. LOST GEAR: NO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS ON A TWO LINE BRIDGE. TOWED TO A SHOP: TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTION. ABLE TO GET TO A DEALER: NOBODY WANTED TO HEAR WHAT HAPPENED - NOBODY ABLE TO TELL WHEN CAR WOULD BE EVEN CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS. THAT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE: WHAT IF THE VEHICLE STALLED IN A MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION INSTEAD OF ON A SLOW MOVING BRIDGE. DEALER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT I FOUND ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND NHTSA INVESTIGATION REGARDING 2007 AURAS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY SATURN AURA ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR ABRUPTLY DROPPED GEARS AND THE SPEED AT WHICH I WAS TRAVELING WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ANY MAJOR MALFUNCTIONS AT QUICK GLANCE. HOPING THAT IT WAS JUST A MINOR MISHAP, I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. IT WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED UP TO 4,000 RPM AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DRIVE ABOVE 40 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE NEARBY EXIT AND INTO A PARKING LOT. ONCE THE CAR WAS PARKED, IT WOULD NOT REVERSE. THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A MAJOR INCIDENT HAD THERE BEEN MORE TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS AS THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING FINE UP UNTIL THEN. I ALSO KEEP UP WITH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AND CRASHED INTO A CURB WHILE THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE FRONT BUMPER SUSTAINED MINOR SCRATCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11015 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH; POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: FLOOR SHIFT) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN AURA. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DRIVER THEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR, BUT THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN DRIVE. THE DRIVER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,116.

MY 2007 SATURN AURA FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TODAY THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION MISSED GEARS THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, PARK AND CALL A WRECKER TO TAKE TO THE DEALER. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2007 AND AS NOTED ONLY HAVE 70,900 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS HAD ALL MAINTENANCE WORK DONE AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY ME AND MY WIFE. AFTER PARKING THE CAR I COULD DO NOTHING WITH IT OTHER THAN START IT AND MOVE IT IN FIRST GEAR ONLY TO GET IT IN POSITION FOR THE WRECKER TO PICK UP. THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED BACKWARD AS THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER WOULD GO INTO REVERSE BUT...

MY CAR IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE OTHER REPORTS HAVE MENTIONED. I HAVE NOTICED IT OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. YESTERDAY I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND IT KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS LIKE IT WAS IN REVERSE. THE LOCKS ON THE CAR WILL UNLOCK WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THAT CLEARLY DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK. IT TOOK ME SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO ACTUALLY SHIFT INTO PARK. ANOTHER TIME I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR INTO PARK, IT DIDN'T SHIFT, AND I HAD TO PUT ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO GET OUT. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER, MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I THEN HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND START IT THAT WAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS...

COMPLETE LOSS OF SHIFT FUNCTION WITH RESULTANT FAILURE TO START. *TR

THE CAR FIRST HAD PROBLEMS STARTING IN PARK ON OR AROUND MARCH 9TH AND THEN AS THE DAYS WENT ON THE PROBLEM WOULD GET WORSE, THEN ON THE 16TH OF MARCH 2012 I PARK IN A LOT TO GO INTO THE STORE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR DRIVING FORWARD WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AS EXITED VEHICLE IT ROLLED AWAY AND STUCK ME. FOUND SHIFT CABLE RUBBING HEATER HOSE CAUSING PRESSURE CABLE AND IT BROKE. *TR

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO LEAVE, THE CAR "ACTED" AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WOULDN'T MOVE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND IT DID IT AGAIN. THEN ON THE THIRD TRY ALL APPEARED FINE. HOWEVER MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR TODAY AND AS SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AT APPROX 45-50 MPH THE CAR APPEARED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND SHE HAD NO GAS PEDAL CONTROL. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. SHE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT MOVED FORWARD IN DRIVE FOR A MOMENT AND THEN IT APPEARED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN AND SHE COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEN SHE TRIED TO USE REVERSE AND REVERSE DID NOT WORK AT...

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE IN A PARKING LOT ON A HILL, THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD DOWN THE HILL AND INTO THE CURB INSTEAD. THE SHIFTER CABLE HAD BROKEN SO THE CAR WAS ACTUALLY STILL IN DRIVE. KNOWN DEFECT ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

I PUT MY CAR INTO PARK AND SHUT IT OFF, I WENT TO GET IN THIS MORNING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AS IF IT WAS IN DRIVE STILL, I SHIFTED IT BACK AND FOURTH AND THEN FINALLY GOT IT TO START, I PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP BUT IT ACCELERATED FORWARD. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO BUT IT DID NOT OUTLINE THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM, AFTER TALKING TO GM THEY WILL BE TOWING MY VEHICLE 60 MILES AWAY TO THE NEAREST DEALER THAT CAN WORK ON THIS PROBLEM. BUT THE ISSUE IS THAT IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE ENTIRE ISSUE I WOULD HAVE WANTED IT FIXED SOONER AS THIS IS A SCARY THING TO GO THROUGH ESPECIALLY SINCE IT STOPPED ABOUT 4 FEET FROM GOING OVER THE BANK. BUT THE LETTER FROM GM SAID NOT TO...

TRANSMISSION SHIFTIER FAILED WHEN PUTTING IN PARK. SHIFTIER WAS IN PARK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND BEFORE ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED, WE WERE ABLE TO STOP MOVEMENT BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR