2007 SATURN AURA Vehicle Speed Control Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH in the rain, the "Traction Control Off" and "Stability Control Off" messages appeared on the instrument panel and the vehicle inadvertently shifted to third gear independently. The contact also stated that when he depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle switched gears to neutral and the windows opened. The contact stated that the vehicle was hydroplaning while driving. The vehicle was taken to a Pepboys location to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the vehicle had lost connection with the body control module. The contact stated that he became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repair. The contact stated the dealer completed the recall repair however, the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The vehicle was...

WILL NOT EASILY SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 3RD WHILE DRIVING IT SHIFTS VERY HARD AND AT HIGH RPM

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WAL-MART. AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN WASN'T GOING AS I PRESSED ON GAS SO I NOTICE SOMETHING STRANGE WAS GOING ON TRIED TO SHIFT IT WOULDN'T DOWNSHIFT. THEN I PULLED INTO MIDDLE LANE THAT IS WERE IT SLOWLY STOPPED. THEN I SHUT IT OFF STARTED MY CAR AGAIN TO GO TO A SAFER PLACE IT STARTED, CONTINUE DRIVING ABOUT LESS THEN A MILE TURNED INTO WAL-MART AND AS I WAS TURNING IN CAR GAS PEDALS AND SHIFT WAS NOT WORKING. SO IT ROLLED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO PARKINGNLOT WAL-MART. WHEN I TRIED TO REVERSE AND MAKE THE CAR STRAIGHT IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE ONLY REVERSE. I PARKED MY VEHICLE AND CALLED MY HUSBAND CAUSE I WAS PANIC THAT I ALMOST GOT HIT BEHIND ME TILL I PULLED INTO CENTER LANE I DIDN'T WANT TO...

WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON CRIUSE CONTROL DON'T WORK

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, ENGINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. WHEN DRIVING AROUND 60MPH THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED' AND 'TRACTION OFF' WOULD FLASH, REDUCING THE CAR SPEED AND MAKING ACCELERATION NEAR IMPOSSIBLE- SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE TRIP. CAR ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY AND CAUSES TRAFFIC BUILDUP. RPM IS AT 5 (X1000)/MIN AT JUST 30MPH AND THE ENGINE IS MAKING LOUD NOISES. SOMETIMES WHEN STALLED OR AT A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT COMPLETELY AND THE CAR WILL DIE. ALMOST CONSISTENTLY THE CAR WILL RATTLE AND SHAKE IN A PULSING MATTER. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION. OFTEN TIMES THE ENGINE IS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS.

BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING PUSHED. BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN PEDAL IS PUSHED. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILS WHEN BRAKE APPLIED. DIFFICULTY SHIFTING OUT OF PARK UNLESS BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED.

THE MESSAGING DISPLAY WAS INDICATING "TRACTION CONTROL" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN. IT DROVE FOR A WHILE AND THEN THE DISPLAY CAME BACK ON. I HAD IT CHECKED BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE AS THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING LOUD NOISES. I TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SIMILAR VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED, AND THEY DID NOT SAY WHY. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND CANNOT GIVE MORE THAN A 30 DAYS WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR. THIS IS...

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH THE SHIFTER AND WITH ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR TWENTY SECONDS BEFORE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED IT TOOK A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL BE ABLE TO MOVE. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO GET THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

IT BEEN HAPPEN EVERY WEEK .I BE DRIVING ALL THE SUDDEN THE TC LIGHT COME ON ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SPEED REDUCE I PULL OVER AND CUT THE CAR OFF FOR AWHILE THEN THE TC LIGHT GO OFF AND THE SPEED COME BACK.

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 UPON PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL,THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL WARNING LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

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.

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...

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT ENGAGED AND IT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

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

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...

THREE PROBLEMS SEEM TO HAVE OCCURRED AROUND THE SAME TIME: 1) THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING PRESSED; 2) THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE; AND 3) SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE GEAR SELECTOR OUT OF PARK IS TO PRESS DOWN VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS BEING PRESSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TRY REPLACING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED WIRES AND TERMIINALS WITHIN THE CIRCUIT AND RECLAIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO MORE PROBLEMS.

ESC WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHES UNDER BRAKING. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF OR NOT GO ON FOR SOME REASON. I WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKE LIGHTS I FOUND THAT THEY WERE CONSTANTLY ON BUT WHEN I ENGAGED THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. I WAS CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING TAILGATED AND NOW I KNOW WHY. IF YOU TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF INSTEAD OF ON THEN IT'S OBVIOUS WHAT CAN HAPPEN WITH THE CAR BEHIND YOU. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE TIER 2 TECH AND THE SUPERVISOR ACTED LIKE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THAT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY WIDE SPREAD AND THAT THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. THEY STILL CLAIMED THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF...

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.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND ARE UNPREDICTABLE. THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY REPLACED THE BRAKE MODULE ONCE, BUT WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON-GOING. MY RESEARCH HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE CHEAP CONNECTORS IN THE BRAKE MODULE CORRODE AND CAUSE MAY ISSUES: 1. THE BRAKE LIKES WILL OFTEN STAY ON WHILE NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE. THEN THEY WILL TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. THIS HAPPENS MOST OFTEN, BUT IS ALSO INCONSISTENT AT TIMES. THE LIGHTS SIMPLY ARE NOT RELIABLE AND DO NOT WORK AS THEY SHOULD. 2. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT FUNCTION DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE ENGAGEMENT SIGNAL. 3. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT THE GEAR SELECTOR DUE TO THE SANE ISSUE. YOU MUST PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BRAKE TO GET IT TO SHIFT AND THIS LEADS TO ABNORMAL SOUNDS AND OPERATION OF...

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET. NOTICED CENTER BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE. STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO SET CRUISE CONTROL BUT SHORTLY AFTER SETTING THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND CRUISE CONTROL RELEASED. DETERMINED BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THEN BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT MOMENTARILY UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FURTHER. DETERMINED BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY AND ADJUSTED CORRECTLY. SERVICE REP REPLACED CONTROL COMPUTER: APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS LATER PROBLEM RECURRED. GM SERVICE BULLETIN CLAIMS PROBLEM IS CONNECTOR ON COMPUTER BOARD THAT DEVELOPS CORROSION. APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE IS SUPPOSED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM; IT DOES BUT JUST TEMPORARILY - MUST BE REAPPLIED EVERY FEW MONTHS. *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

IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AND AGAIN IN JULY 2011, MY CAR BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH BACK UP LIGHTS (NON EXISTENT) AND BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON WHEN DRIVING AND WOULD GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THIS ALSO SEEMED TO HAPPEN IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. OTHER DRIVERS FLAGGED ME DOWN TO ALERT ME TO THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CHIMSEL LIGHT IN THE REAR WINDOW REMAINED LIT WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED OFF IF BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL GM DEALER TWICE..IT TOOK 2 WEEKS EACH TIME, TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, THAT HAD TO BE COMPLETED TWICE. 2007 SATURN AURAS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOT USED MY CRUISE CONTROL SINCE JULY 2011, AS I AM AFRAID TO START THIS WHOLE...

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

WHILE DRIVING ALONG W/CRUISE CONTROL ON IT SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF, AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT APPLYING MY BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL I APPLY MY BRAKES THEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE LIGHTS GO OFF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE & THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON & STAY ON UNTIL I APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN & THE CRUISE WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON & WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR I HAVE TO PUSH REAL HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST EVERYDAY FOR MONTHS NOW. I'VE HAD MECHANICS CHECK IT OUT THEY REPLACED STOP LIGHT SWITCH & CLEANED CONTACTS & RESET COMPUTER BUT NOTHING WORKS, GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS IN A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALONG W/CRUISE CONTROL ON IT SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF, AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT APPLYING MY BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL I APPLY MY BRAKES THEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE LIGHTS GO OFF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE & THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON & STAY ON UNTIL I APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN & THE CRUISE WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON & WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR I HAVE TO PUSH REAL HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST EVERYDAY FOR MONTHS NOW. I'VE HAD MECHANICS CHECK IT OUT THEY REPLACED STOP LIGHT SWITCH & CLEANED CONTACTS & RESET COMPUTER BUT NOTHING WORKS, GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS IN A BAD ACCIDENT. *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

CAR WAS SET AT 60MPH CRUISE CONTROL AND BEGAN AUTO EXCEL TO 78 BEFORE I NOTICED AND DISENGAGED BY PRESSING BRAKE. *TR

MY BRAKES LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME OFF AND ON FOR NO REASON. WHEN MY BRAKES ARE ON AND IM NOT BRAKING, IF I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE MY LIGHTS GO OFF,OFTEN CAUSING ME TO NEARLY GET REAR ENDED. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS TURNING OFF MY CRUISE CONTROL AT RANDOM. MY LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND I ALMOST GOT SENT THROUGH A TOLL GATE AT 75 MPH WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER TO PAY MY TOLL. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ANYONE ELSE IN LINE WAITING TO PAY THEIR TOLLS I WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS ON THREE DIFFERENT INCIDENTS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW AND ALL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE...

I PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN AURA IN MAY 2010 WITH 36,000 MILES. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, IT DID IT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I NOTICED (IT WAS AT NIGHT) THEN WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF, THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD COME ON BY THEMSELVES. AFTER STARTING TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS MORE, I REALIZED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON MY THEMSELVES. THEY ONLY SHUT OFF WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THUS DRIVERS BEHIND ME THINK I AM RIDING MY BRAKES AND THEN WHEN I IN FACT USE THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHT SHUTS OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. DEALERSHIPS AND SATURN/GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE BEEN NO HELP. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND 24,300 RESULTS OF SATURN AURA BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NO WAY TO FIX IT, I HAVE REPLACED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE ENGAGED THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. HE STATED THAT IF HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS AND WOULD COME BACK ON INDEPENDENTLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE. THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE ALSO REPLACED. IN DECEMBER OF 2009 A GMC FIELD ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO...

TRIED TO SET MY CRUISE CONTROL UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND IT WOULDN'T SET. I INADVERTENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE A FEW MINUTES LATER WHILE STILL TRYING TO SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AND I NOTICED MY "CRUISE ENGAGED" LIGHT APPEARED. AS I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE CAR TRIED TO MAINTAIN THE CRUISE SPEED. I COULD ONLY DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL MODE BY SWITCHING CRUISE CONTROL TO THE OFF POSITION. THE SITUATION IS REPEATABLE. UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE CRUISE WILL NOT ENGAGE. WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED, THE CRUISE WILL ENGAGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO HOLD SPEED AS THE BRAKE IS APPLIED WITH EVEN GREATER FORCE - GIVING THE APPEARANCE THAT THE CAR IS ACCELERATING (OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE BACK TO THE SET SPEED). *TR

SINCE BUYING MY SATURN AURA IN MARCH 2007 MY LIFE HAS BEEN A COMPLETE HEADACHE. I FIRST HAD TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE SHOP WITH ONLY 2300 MILES ON IT FOR RACK AND PINION TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NO LESS THAN EVERY 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS TWO TIMES, MOTOR MOUNT, PASSENGER AIR BAG, SUNROOF DRAIN, WATER PUMP, COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE, WATER RESERVOIR, STEERING SHAFT AND MORE. NOW MY RACK AND PINION IS BAD AGAIN AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. ALSO THERE IS A MAJOR RATTLE IN FRONT OF CAR AND SQUEAL COMING FROM FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND CANNOT DUPLICATE. JUST RECENTLY I HAVE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT MY CAR STEERING IS FUNNY AND ALSO THAT IT CUTS OUT OR ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. I AM...

UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION VEHICLE BECOMES UNSTABLE WHEN PASSING (OVER CROWN OF ROAD) OR UPON ENCOUNTERING PARALLEL OR DIAGONAL JOINT IN ROAD SURFACE. *TR

MY 2007 SATURN AURA HAD BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP APPROX. 1.5 WEEKS AGO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ON THE NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR REVVED, SURGED FORWARD THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY CAR HIT CAR #2 WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT CAUSED CAR #2'S WHEEL AXLE TO SNAP IN HALF AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO CAR #2'S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER AND DOOR THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED AWAY. I WAS TAKEN AWAY IN AN AMBULANCE. ONSTAR CONFIRMED TWO CODES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT: #1--ABS/TRACTION CONTROL...