2008 SATURN AURA Power Train Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT A PULL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE FOUR DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVING ENTERING THE FREEWAY WHEN MY 1008 SATURN AURA SUDDENLY WHEN INTO NEUTRAL MODE WHILE THE GEAR LEVER WAS STILL ON DRIVE. THE FELT LIKE IT WENT TO NEUTRAL - PRESSING ON GAS RPM IS UP BUT THE CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING. TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME.... I HAVE READ UP ON THE ISSUE ITS THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILAR STORY ABOUT THIS EVENT. *TR

GOT TO THE BANK PARKED A CAR AND IT DID NOT WANT TO GO TO PARK,SOMEHOW GOT IT TO DRIVE AND GOT BACK TO THE WORK PLACE,DID NOT WANT TO GO INTO THE REVERSE OR ANY OTHER GEAR,PUSHED CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT. DID GET RECALL NOTICE EARLIER IN THE YEAR BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OVER A GRASS PATCH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT INADVERTENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AND THE SHIFTER SWITCHED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO WORK WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE SHIFTER SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED. THE DEALER INSTALLED A RETAINER OVER THE CABLE, WHICH WAS NOT THE EXPECTED REPAIR FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

MY 2008 SATURN AURA XR HAD SHIFTED VERY HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR BUT THEN SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ONCE AGAIN SHIFT VERY HARD FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT. WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY DID ONE LAST VERY HARD SHIFT. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND PROCEED TO POWER DOWN ON ITS OWN. CAME TO A FULL STOP AND THE VECHICLE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE FORWARD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH GM AND ACCORDING TO THEM, MY VIN# DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ANY RECALLS REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ATTACHED TO IT. I WILL HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS MYSELF. ALTHOUGH MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CURRENT OR PAST RECALLS REGARDING ENGINE OR...

2008 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICE AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY TEMP GAUGE SHOT UP JUST BEYOND THE 3/4 MARK INTO THE RED ZONE. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 14 MINUTES TILL THE GAUGE CAME DOWN TO JUST UNDER 1/2. I BEGAN TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE GAUGE KEPT JUMPING UP AND DOWN TILL I GOT HOME. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID RESERVOIR WAS ABOUT EMPTY. I ADDED RADIATOR FLUID AND LEFT THE CAR PARKED TILL THE NEXT DAY. DROVE THE CAR AROUND FOR ALMOST 29 DAYS WHEN IT BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, THE RESERVOIR WAS ABOUT EMPTY AGAIN. I LOOK UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OF GM OWNERS WITH VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE 3.5L OR 3.9L ENGINES HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT GM WILL NOT FIX THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHIFT FROM THE PARK TO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,300.

AFTER STOPPING THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY MY WIFE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE CAR STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS. WHILE TRYING TO GET THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK IT CONTINUED TO ROLL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE STREET. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR PUT BACK INTO A FORWARD GEAR AND DRIVE BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHERE WHEN PUT BACK INTO PARK IT WAS IN REVERSE AGAIN (THE INDICATOR SHOWED PARK BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE). AT THAT TIME I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FISHER CHEVROLET) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE HAD BROKEN. I THEN CHECKED THE RECALL LIST AND FOUND THAT THE SATURN AURA HAD A RECALL FOR THAT SPECIFIC ISSUE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000). WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS...

VEHICLE IS 2008 SATURN AURA XR WITH AUTO 6-SPEED TRANS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARSHLY FROM 1 TO 2 THEN TO 3RD GEAR. IT REMAINED IN 3 GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRANS REMAINS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR WHEN MOVING FORWARD. STILL CAN USE REVERSE GEAR. CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE SHOWS FAULT CODE P0700. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP VERIFIED FAILURE, SAID MOST LIKELY WAVE PLATE FAILED, AND THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE MODE FOR THIS TRANS. COMPONENT FOR LATER MODEL YEARS HAS BEEN MADE MORE ROBUST. FAILURES ARE COMMON FOR 2007-09 MODEL YEARS. REFERENCE GM TSB 09-07-30 012B. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

FROM THE OWNER'S MANUAL: "THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC SHIFT LOCK RELEASE SYSTEM. THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE IS DESIGNED TO: (1) PREVENT IGNITION KEY REMOVAL UNLESS THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN PARK (P) WITH THE SHIFT LEVER BUTTON FULLY RELEASED, AND (2) PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK (P), UNLESS THE IGNITION IS IN ON/RUN OR ACC/ACCESSORY AND THE REGULAR BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE IS ALWAYS FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN UNCHARGED OR LOW VOLTAGE (LESS THAN 9 VOLT) BATTERY. IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS AN UNCHARGED BATTERY OR A BATTERY WITH LOW VOLTAGE, TRY CHARGING OR JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY. SEE JUMP STARTING ON PAGE 5-43 FOR MORE INFORMATION." THE CAR HAS A V6 ENGINE AND FROM PARK, WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION, I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO...

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT THE SHIFT CABLE AND BRACKET WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE DEALER SAYS THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL 14152. CALLED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BUT WAS REFERRED BACK TO DEALER. THIS VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE LISTED IN THE RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR CAR ALONG COASTAL HIGHWAY NEAR BETHANY, DE OUR TRANSMISSION BECAME DISENGAGED ( NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR). I WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PARKED THE CAR ON A SIDE ROAD. AT THAT TIME I NOTICED AN ENGINE ALERT AND WE RECEIVED AN ON-STAR ALERT MESSAGE BUT COULD NOT GET THE INFORMATION WITHOUT INTENT. WE CALLED AAA AND THEY TOWED MY CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IN BELIN, MD. AT THIS REPAIR SHOP I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS "TOASTED AND WOULD COST AROUND $4,800 TO REPLACE. I HAD TO RENT A CAR AND MOVE OUT OF MY RENTED CONDO AND THEN RETURNED TO MY HOME NEAR BALTIMORE, MD. I DISCUSSED MY PROBLEM WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED THAT A TRANSMISSION COMPANY LOOK AT THE CONDITION OF THE TRANSMISSION IT COULD BE REPAIRABLE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FOR MY CAR...

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR SEEMED TO SHIFT ODDLY BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. ROUGH, JERKY AND REVVING WHEN IT DIDN'T NEED TO. WHEN I WAS BACKING INTO MY PARKING SPACE IN THE GARAGE, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER. IT HESITATED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO GO AND THEN IT FINALLY MOVED. I HAD TO DO THIS TWO OR THREE TIMES TO GET INTO MY PARKING SPOT AND EACH TIME IT WAS WORSE. I CALLED THE SHOP AND HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE I SUSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING ISSUES, AND EVEN SAW ONLINE THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME RECALLS ON THE SATURN AURA FOR THAT YEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION NOW ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR NEAR MY HOME I TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CAR ALSO WILL NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. *TR

LOST COMMUNICATION WITH TRANSMISSION, GM TOLD ME TCM, I REPLACED FOR $1277. GOT THE CAR BACK STILL SAME PROBLEM NOW THEY SAY I NEED A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. *TR

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14 MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I MOVED THE FLOOR GEAR SHIFT DEEPER INTO THE PARK POSITION AND IT STARTED. ON MONDAY, JUNE 16 I PARKED MY CAR AFTER PURCHASING AN ITEM AT DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT, IT WOULD NOT START. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVED THROUGH ALL OF THE INDICATORS (PRD...) AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS NEARLY HITTING ANOTHER CAR. I CALLED FOR A TOW, AND THE DRIVER NOTED THE PROBLEM. TODAY, PEP BOYS COMPLETED REPAIR OF THE THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THERE WAS A MISSING PART. THE INCIDENT NOTICE (HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2008/SATURN/AURA/RECALLS/) RECALL ID # 103875 - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFTPLUSHIDE DETAILS RECALL DATE: APR 30, 2014 MODEL AFFECTED: 2008 SATURN AURA SUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS LLC (GM) NOTIFIED THE AGENCY ON APRIL 29, 2014, THAT THEY ARE RECALLING 56,214 MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 SATURN AURA VEHICLES. CONSEQUENCES: IF THE...

VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO PARK. TRANSMISSION CABLE BROKE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT GM WON'T HONOR IT FOR THIS LOT OF VEHICLES. *TR

1ST PROBLEM REAR DOOR LOCKS WOULD KEEP OPENING AND LOCKING BY THEMSELVES,SAME TIME TRUNK WOULD WOULD NOT UNLOCK.HAD TO HAVE ALL REPAIRED AT A COST OF $450.2ND PROBLEM WHILE CAR PARKED IN DRIVE AN IN PARK CAR ROLLED BACK INTO MAIL BOX NOW HAVE TO HAVE FENDER REPAIRED,TOOK TO DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM.3RD PROBLEM CAR DRIVER DOOR SAGGING CHIPPING PAINT DEALER TIGHTENED DOES NOT HOLD. *TR

2 YEARS AGO I COMPLAINED TO GM CONCERNING THE CAR MOVING WHEN IT WAS IN PARK TO NO AVAIL. ON WED MY GRANDSON WAS APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN IN THE AUTO WOULD NOT SHIFT. AS HE I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE IT WOULD NOT BACK UP. I HAD HIM DRIVE TO THE END OF THE CU-DE-SAC WHERE WE COULD TURN AROUND AND BROUGHT THE CAR HOME WHERE IT HAS SAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE IT RESPONDED AS IF IT WERE IN REVERSE GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. RK

THIS IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR, CONFIRMED BY THE TRANSMISSION CENTER THAT HAS IT: THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE IS BROKEN AND THE SNAP RING WHICH HOLDS IT IN PLACE IS IN PIECES. ALL PARTS ARE BEING SAVED FOR ME. A DETAILED REPORT IS BEING PREPARED. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #09-07-30-012 WAS ISSUED BY GM ON THIS DEFECT. NO RECALL HAS EVER BEEN ISSUED. THE FAILURE RESULTING FROM THIS ERROR IS COMMON, AND INCONSISTENTLY ADDRESSED BY GM. THERE IS NO DRIVER ERROR OR MAINTENANCE ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE THIS FAULT. MY CAR RECEIVED REGULAR DEALER SERVICE THE ENTIRE TIME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND NO MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM WAS EVER MADE, NOR DID ANYONE AT THE DEALERSHIP OFFER TO REPAIR IT, EVEN WHEN ANOTHER SERIOUS ENGINE REPAIR, ALSO UNDER WARRANTY, AND ALSO DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ERROR, WAS BEING UNDERTAKEN. *JS

UNABLE TO PUT CAR IN PARK, I HAVE TO PLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON IN ORDER FOR CAR TO NOT MOVE WHEN IN THE PARK POSITION. I HAVE TO PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO START IT, AND THEN PLACE IT IN THE DESIRE GEAR. *TR

AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY POSITION. THEREFORE, VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS WAS "SHIFT CABLE SEPARATED" AND REPLACED THE CABLE AND BRACKET FOR A COST OF $345.26. GM HAS REFUSED TO COVER THIS UNDER RECALL # 14152. I HAVE SUBMITTED THE DETAILS TO THEM TODAY AND REQUESTED THEM TO COVER IT UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE SECURED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V224000(POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,000.

I EXPERIENCED THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ROLLAWAY PROBLEM, BUT MY DEALER SAYS MY VEHICLE VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILED WHILE IN A PUBLIC STREET, AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE IN REVERSE (IT COULD NOT BE PLACED IN PARK). DURING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CHANGE ON THE SATURN AURA THE SHIFT CABLE BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE STUCK IN THE EXISTING GEAR (REVERSE), UNABLE TO BE PLACED IN PARK OR CHANGED FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. THIS HAS THE IDENTICAL RESULTS AS RECALL "NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000" AND "NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000". THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAD THE RECALL WORK FOR 12V460000 COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, AND AFTER CONTACTING GM WAS STATED TO NOT BE AFFECTED BY 14V224000. IT IS MY CONCERN THAT ALL SATURN AURA'S SHIFT CABLES ARE FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I NOTICED THAT IT WASN'T SHIFTING INTO GEAR LIKE IT NORMALLY DOES. AND THEN IT WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP THE NEXT MORNING. I HAD TROUBLE DRIVING IT THERE. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT VERY FAR BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T WORK FOR THEM EITHER. THEY HAD TO PUSH THE CAR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2009 WHEN IT WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD. THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME BUT ONLY GOT A FEW MILES WHEN I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE IT TOWED. THIS WAS AND IS VERY TROUBLING WITH ALL THE GM RECALLS. THERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE ANOTHER YEAR ON THE CAR AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. I NEED HELP WITH...

WHEN YOU HAVE THE CAR IN PARK IT IS NOT ALWAYS IN PARK AND IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF IT WILL NOT START BACK UP. SO WHEN WE TRY TO START THE CAR AGAIN IT WILL NOT START, SO WE HAVE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO START IT THAT WAY. WHEN WE MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT TO PARK IT IS NOT ALWAYS IN PARK. WE THINK THIS MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN THE ABOVE ACCIDENT. THE CAR ROLLS BACK. BEFORE WE BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THIS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE WHERE OUR CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR AND ANOTHER TIME WHERE I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BUT THAT WAS JUST BECAUSE NO ONE WAS PARKED DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT IN TIME BEFORE I HIT THE CARS PARKED SEVERAL FEET AWAY. *TR

THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACK UP ONCE YOU HAVE STOPPED AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON; IT HAD NEVER STALLED OR JERKED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR, THIS IS A COMMON FLAW. ANOTHER OWNER LEFT THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V460000 ON THE INTERNET. I DON'T KNOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS NUMBER. I DO KNOW THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AT 100,000 MILES OR 6 YEARS AFTER OWNERSHIP. THIS IS A $4,000.00 REPAIR. MOST ALL CONCERNED HAVE TWO YEARS OF CAR PAYMENTS LEFT OWING ON THEIR CARS. GM HAS SELECTIVELY CHOSEN SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL OWNERS AND REPAIRED THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INCREASE ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILE TO BE PARKED AT HOME. WHEN AT HOME, CHECKED TO SEE IF VEHICLE WOULD BACK UP AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO REVERSE FUNCTION. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH IT SINCE I LEFT THE DEALER SHIP. THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO GIVE ME A TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRYING TO GET TO WORK WHEN I CAME UP TO A HILL. I STARTED GOING UP THE HILL AS USUAL AND THE CAR ALL OF SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER. IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS STRUGGLING TO DO EVEN THAT. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET THE HILL WHERE I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER THE 10 MINUTES I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON AND IT FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM GOING ON IN THE CAR WHY WOULD BE CLEARED AFTER 10 MINUTES OF BEING OFF?...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 SATURN AURA ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ESC LIGHT COMES ON. CAR STARTS. TRANSMISSION ON ROUTE 95 SOUTH IN FLORIDA WENT FROM SPEED LIMIT OF 70 TO 20 WITH NO WARNING. GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. ALSO COULD NOT PUT CAR INTO REVERSE. *TR

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO INTO PARK. WHEN PLACED IN PARK IT ROLLS FOWARD OR BACKWARD AND I MUST USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND REMOVE THE KEY. IT ONLY ALLOWS ME TO START MY CAR IN NEUTRAL. IT HAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AS I AM DRIVING. THERE HAS BEEN OVER 421, 000 OF THESE RECALLED BUT I AM BEING TOLD MINE IS NOT ON THE LIST AND I MUST PAY FOR IT ALL OUT OF POCKET FROM FALICIA, THE DISTRICT SPECIALIST FOR SATURN. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS WHO WOULD THE BLAME BE ON IF MY CAR WERE TO ROLL INTO ANOTHER CAR OR BUILDING? I WANT AND NEED TO GET THIS FIXES ASAP BUT DO NOT HAVE ANY MONEY FOR OT AND DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN ALL THE OTHERS WERE FIXED FOR FREE DUE TO IT...

TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING, COULD NOT GET ANY GEAR. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE TYPICAL 3-5-R WAVE PLATE ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE SUDDENLY IN MY 08 SATURN AURA XE 6 SPEED AUTO/PADDLE SEDAN SYMPTOMS INCLUDE WITH OUT WARNING: SLIPPING IN FORWARD GEARS, NOT WORKING IN REVERSE AT ALL AND FINALLY NOT ENGAGING AT ALL WITH ENGINE REVVING IN TRAFFIC CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC SAFETY PROBLEM AND NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT ALL IN ONE DAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. MY CAR HAS 99850 MILES ON IT AND THE 5 YEARS ELAPSED IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN VIGOROUSLY MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 3K, TRANSMISSION, BRAKE, AND ANTIFREEZE FLUIDS CHANGED ON SCHEDULE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED LIKE MANY OTHER HORRIFIED OWNERS ABOUT AS CLOSE AFTER EXPIRATION DATE AND MILEAGE AS ONE COULD POSSIBLE IMAGINE. I ASSUMED THAT MY AURA WOULD BE PERFORMING WELL UNTIL AT LEAST THE CAR WAS PAID FOR. NOW WITH BLUE BOOK FOR VALUE AND SUBTRACTING WHAT I STILL OWE AND ESTIMATED...

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN AURA XE WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT AND RECENTLY IT STARTED JUMPING GEARS WHEN I GET TO 40-45 MPH.... ITS ANNOYING AND TODAY TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THAT RECALL SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR FROM ON MY CAR I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT SINCE RECENTLY WHEN IT STARTED ACTING UP... WHAT IT DOES IS GOES UP AND DOWN WITH THE GEARS IN THAT SPEED LIMIT.... THE DEALERSHIP TOOK CARE OF THE RECALL BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX IT AND I HAVE A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY TILL JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR...I CANT AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THEM LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER ONLY THE QUICK 25 PT INSPECTION WHICH THEY DID AND SAID IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING.... SOO WHAT IM ASKING IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND COULD IT BE A RECALL? THIS CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND IT JUST STARTED ACTING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND CLUTCH PLATE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102, 725...UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ALSO DID NOT GO TO DRIVE, ONLY 2ND GEAR. UPDATED 04/26/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE AFTER PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS MOVED INTO ANY POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INCLUDED HOWEVER, AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE WAS A SAFETY DEFECT PRESENT OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND HE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL JANUARY 2013. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED DUE TO THE CONSEQUENCE THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AS IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THREE MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED AGAIN. FOUR MONTHS LATER AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE AND ONCE AGAIN, WAS STOPPED BY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR BUT PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,321. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SHIFTER CABLE BROKEN BEHIND RETAINING BRACKET VEHICLE ROLLS IN PARK INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WONT START IN PARK LOTS OF RECALLS ONLINE FOR SHIFTER CABLE ON THIS SATURN MODEL AND MANY OTHER GM MODELS GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL (YET) FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT IN LOW GEAR.....RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE NEW....ALMOST HIT IN ACCIDENT DUE TO NO SHIFTING...THEN SUDDENLY SHIFTS LIKE NO PROBLEM..... *TR