2008 SATURN AURA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

THIS VEHICLE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. THIS CAR STARTED JERKING OUT OF NOWHERE WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE OTHER MAJOR PROBLEM IT HAS IS THAT IF I HAVE THE CAR IN ONE GEAR IT FORCES ITSELF TO DRIVE IN ANOTHER GEAR. I TRY TO SWITCH GEARS AND THAT BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO. THIS CAR DID NOT SWITCH TO THE CORRECT GEAR WHEN I WAS DRIVING AMIDST TRAFFIC. A CAR COULD HAVE EASILY TOPPLED ME OVER WITH THIS CAR NOT WANTING TO DRIVE WHEN I KNOW THAT IT IS IN THE RIGHT GEAR. MOST EVERY OTHER SATURN HAS HAD PLENTY OF ISSUES IN REGARDS TO RECALLS. HOW THIS CAR SEEMS TO ESCAPE THE SAME FATE IS BEYOND ME. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE POSTING ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT MY CAR BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO ATTENTION. THIS CAR IS...

HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WENT HOME AND NOTICED A FEW DAYS LATER THAT I WAS LEAKING OIL. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HE LOCATED A OIL GASKET UP BY THE TIMING BELT AREA WAS LEAKING. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO MY WIFE DRIVES THE SAME CAR AND HER VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE SAME AREA. THIS CAN'T BE A COINCIDENT. SHE DRIVES HER CAR LESS AND BOTH VEHICLE ARE SERVICED AS REQUIRED. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE 800.00 DOLLARS OR MORE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 10/28/10. *LJ THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/02/10*JB