2009 SATURN AURA Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING... RECALL ON2007TO JUNE OF2008 MODELS CAMPAIGN # 14V153000 THIS CAR WAS BUILT AFTER THIS DATE.. BUT HAS SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR WENT TO MANUAL STEERING. WORKED WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR DIRECTION ON WHAT TO DO. VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR ON 3/09/15. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. GM WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT FOR THE DEALER OR MYSELF TO REPAIR THE CAR. REASON: VIN IS NOT IN RECALL RANGE. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE SAME AS EARLY MODELS. IT APPEARS THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO LOOK AT EXTENDING THE RECALL OR AT THE LEAST GET SOME GOOD PARTS INTO THEIR CARS. I ALSO WANT TO BE SURE THIS VIN IS DOCUMENTED AS AN ACTUAL FAILURE. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN CLICKING OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING RANDOMLY SINCE ABOUT LAST DECEMBER OR EARLIER AND WHEN THE STEERING TURNS OFF THEN MY ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNS OFF AND THE ABS BRAKES TURN OFF ALL AT THE SAME TIME I AM AWARE THERE IS A RECALL FOR MANY OF THE SATURN AURAS OUT THERE BUT MY VIN DOESN'T SHOW A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR. IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS FOR MY CAR IN PARTICULAR IT WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND THEN THE STEERING STARTED TO GET REAL TIGHT AND THEN I RECEIVED THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THE ESC NEEDED SERVICE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $1700.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED AT ALL OF THE OTHER RECALLS AND SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND TRIED TO SEE IF SATURN/GM WOULD FIX THE ISSUE UNDER THE RECALLS AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BUT CONTACT THE DEALER THAT I TALKED TO AND SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. IT HAS NOW BEEN ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I WAS TOLD I SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING BACK AND STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. I...

I WAS DRIVING FRIDAY MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK ON I75 FREEWAY. AS I WAS DRIVING MY DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON "POWER STEERING" & "SERVICE ESC" MY STEERING WHEEL WAS SO HARD TO TURN AS I HAD TO GO AROUND THE HIGHWAY CURVES. I SLOWLY MERGED OVER TO THE SLOW LANE. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I TRIED TO PARK MY SATURN THE WHEEL WAS SO HARD FOR ME TURN THAT I COULDN'T PARK IT CORRECTLY. WHEN I GOT OFF WORK MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NORMAL SO I DROVE IT HOME. THE VERY NEXT EVENING I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN I696 AND I WAS DRIVING WITH THE HEIGHT TRAFFIC AND ONCE AGAIN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT SATURN AURAS HAS RECALLS ON THEM ABOUT THE POWER STEERING. I CONTACTED THEM FOR HELP AND THEY SAID THEY DO HAVE RECALLS FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE REVERSING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.UPDATED 5/28/15 *TA UPDATED 9/27/2017*CN

STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING WHILE SITTING AT A STOP AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING. UPON START UP OF VEHICLE, POWER STEERING, SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, LIGHTS GO AWAY, BUT STEERING WHEEL STILL SHAKES. VEHICLE IS SOMETIMES HARD TO TURN. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT SHAKE IF I TURN IT TO THE RIGHT WHILE AT A STAND STILL. VEHICLES VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AFTER READING ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TO DRIVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AROUND DAILY AS PART OF MY JOB, AND THIS IS NOT SAFE AND PUTTING US AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS A DEMAND A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REVERSING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

AS MY DAUGHTER WAS LEAVING A COSTCO PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN CAUSING HER TO STOP IMMEDIATELY AND SOME ONE RAN RIGHT INTO MY CAR. SINCE THEN THE STEERING WILL LOCKS ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING AND ILL HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURN IT BACK ON ITS NOT LOCKED ANYMORE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STEERING COLUMN WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE REALLY BAD! PLEASE RESEARCH THIS I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING AND EPS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A CODE C0545 TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AS YOU WERE DRIVING CAUSING PROBLEM TO STEER. I LOOKED AT RECALLS FOR GM SATURN'S IT SHOWED 7 RECALLS FOR SATURN 3 OF WHICH ARE FOR STEERING IN 2008 - 2009 SATURN. GM SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL, BUT IS THE SAME PART THAT IS FALLING IN THE RECALL. IT'S THE SAME YEAR AND SAME MODEL THAT IS FAILING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED AS POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

2009 SATURN AURA GM NEEDS TO UPDATE THE RECALLS ON THE 09 AURA. IN THE PAST 4 MOS I HAVE LUCKILY SURVIVED 8 CRASHES, NOW, FROM TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. NO ONE @ GM/SATURN WILL HELP. THEY SAY MY VIN# IS NOT IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING AS IS IN THE RECALL..COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TRIANGLE ILLUMINATES ON DASH & SAYS ESC SERVICE POWER STEERING...DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, COULDN'T GET A CODE. I SUBSCRIBED TO ON STAR SO WHEN IT HAPPENED I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC CODE, & LUCKILY THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE, & GOT THE CODES WHICH ARE THE EXACT PROBLEMS IN THE RECALLS CODE C0545 POWER STEERING, & C0561 TRACTION CONTROL MODULE NOT FUNCTIONING. THEY NOW TELL ME I NEED A COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH DORMAN PRODUCTS SAYS MY VIN# IS NOT IN RECALL ON...

VEHICLE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN BECAME STIFF, MESSAGE ON DISPLAY ESC POWER STEERING AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, INFORMED POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED, ($740.) REPAIR COST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERNAL POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED; HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 03/04/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. UPDATED 6/15/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE AT STARTUP AND LOW SPEED. *TR

I WAS WAITING AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN CROSS-TRAFFIC CLEARED AND I BEGAN MY RIGHT TURN, I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. IT TOOK GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE RIGHT TURN. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER, A WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT) ILLUMINATED, AND THE AREA WHERE THE ODOMETER READING NORMALLY DISPLAYS, INSTEAD SAID "SERVICE EPS" AND THEN "POWER STEERING". I CONTINUED FOR NO MORE THAN A QUARTER MILE BEFORE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, TURNING OFF THE MOTOR, AND RE-STARTING THE CAR. POWER STEERING WORKED FROM THAT POINT AND FOR THE REST OF MY 20 MILE COMMUTE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

POWER STEERING FREEZES FOR A FEW SECONDS AND IS BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY IN SEPTEMBER 2014 AND THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. ONCE A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN 'POWER STEERING......', BUT WENT AWAY BY THE TIME IT COULD BE COMPLETELY READ. *TR

I LOST POWER STEERING ALL THE SUDDEN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SO I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF ENGINE WAITED 5 SCONEDS TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON THEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,700.

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING LEFT, I LOST COMPLETE USE OF MY CAR. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO CONTROL. AFTER TRYING TO TURN THE CAR STRAIGHT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, I FINALLY HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT BEFORE I REGAINED USE OF THE POWER STEERING. I SEE THERE WAS RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IN APRIL 2014, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APX 40MPH & MY CAR HAD A SLIGHT VIBRATION, OR MISSING-FEEL, & SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP & STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN! I COULD NOT EVEN BUDGE IT ,BUT LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME & I MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. I TURNED MY CAR OFF & GOT OUT & LOOKED UNDER HOOD. I SAW NOTHING THAT LOOKED UNUSUAL, BUT I AM A WOMAN & NOT MECHANICALLY MINDED. SO I GOT BACK IN MY CAR & WAS GOING TO CALL FOR HELP. I DECIDED TO START IT TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN & IT STARTED & EVERYTHING WAS FINE.IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL! WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED IT HAD FLASHED A MSG ACROSS DASH SAYING "ESC POWER STEERING, SERVICE IMMEDIATELY" . THEN, TODAY I WAS TURNING ONTO A STREET & IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING. LUCKILY AGAIN I DID NOT...

I HAVE A 2009 SATURN AURA AND ON THE MORNING OF 10/22 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN GM RECALL ID # 102639. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD STEERING MANUALLY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AND AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. AFTER READING THIS RECALL NOTICE, I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH MY VEHICLE AGAIN AND I MIGHT NOT BE AS LUCKY NEXT TIME WHEN IT DOES. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL LISTED FOR THE POWER STEERING ISSUE UNDER MY VIN. I FOUND THIS SURPRISING AS THIS OCCURRED EXACTLY AS WAS DESCRIBED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL NOTICE THAT I READ ONLINE. I THEN CALLED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATED THE INCORRECT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ESC INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. FOLLOWING THE FAILURE, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ESC INDICATOR DIMMED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT REGAINED POWER STEERING AND THE WARNING INDICATORS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY QUITS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT. RECENTLY UPON VEHICLE STARTUP THE CAR DINGED AND A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED TO HAVE EPS SERVICED - TURNING THE WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION WAS DIFFICULT. MOST OF THE TIME THE STEERING FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. INQUIRY WITH DEALER SAYS NO RECALL FOR STEERING ISSUES ON THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE REQUIRED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE REDUCE ENGINE MESSAGE CAME ON. SO LATER I DROVE AND I GOT ON A BRIDGE AND IT SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. SO I WAITED FOR A WHILE THEN IT STARTED BACK UP. SO THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED BACK, SO I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND GOT A PART PUT ON. BUT THE NEXT DAY IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING,SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY PUT A NEW PART CAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE FIRST ONE HAD A DEFECT.SO NOW ITS READING SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING AND WONT SAY ANYTHING.AND THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BCM GOES UP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE AND A NEWER TOYOTA TUNDRA MADE UNSAFE LANE CHANGE AND AT HIGH SPEEDS CAME INTO MY LANE AND MADE IMPACT AND PUSHED ME INTO CEMENT BARRIER. THE TRUCK THEN SPUN COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I SUFFERED SMALL NECK FRACTURES AND SEVERE SPINAL ISSUES. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE DOCTOR STATED THE FRONT AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING CREATED ISSUE WITH THE SEVERITY OF SPINE INJURY. PRODUCT LIABILITY OF THE SATURN AIRBAGS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR

2009 SATURN AURA XE, APPROXIMATELY 124,400 MILES. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE DIC POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. I GOT A RIDE HOME FROM WORK. THE NEXT DAY, A FRIEND CHANGED THE POWER STEERING FUSE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. THIS DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THOUGH. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHEN IT WENT OUT FOR GOOD. CODE: C0545-STEERING WHEEL TOGGLE SENSOR. THEY BLAMED THE POWER STEERING ISSUE ON HAVING THE BATTERY REPLACED. THEY DID SOME RESETTING OF CODES AND DID A RELEARN. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS POSTED. MY SON PICKED UP THE CAR 3 DAYS LATER, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 5 MILES BEFORE THE STEERING FROZE UP AGAIN. HE WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND GET...

POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR OFF THE ROAD, TURN CAR OFF, TURN CAR BACK ON AND POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE BEFORE IT WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON. GM DEALER STATES EVERYTHING IS WRONG EXCEPT THE RECALLED PART. REFUSING TO REPLACE RECALLED PART. TRYING TO CHARGE 600 DOLLARS FOR REPAIR OF ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WAS A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,716.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL HARDEN AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP UNDER ANY RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY YEAR AND MODEL SHOWS IT SHOULD COME UP. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE THE STEERING HAS GONE OUT. ON TWO OCCASIONS, EVEN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WOULD STILL BE OUT. IT WAS OUT FOR 3 DAYS ONE TIME. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE EXCITED BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD FINALLY BE ABLE TO BE FIXED BUT GM STATES MY CAR ISN'T LISTED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? *TR

MY FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS ON MY 2009 SATURN AURA DURING DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE IS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING RECALL AND VEHICLE MATCHES SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING DOES RESET STEERING EVENTUALLY, BUT THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT WILL OCCUR NEXT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM 4 TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO DELAY RESPONSE, INDICATING THAT THEY CANNOT UPLOAD THE VIN INFORMATION TO DETERMINE IF MY VEHICLE IS PART OF RECALL OF MAY 6, 2014? GM REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM AND CONTINUES TO DELAY ANY ANSWERS FOR OVER 1 MONTH. I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FALSE INFORMATION 3 TIMES FROM GM EXECUTIVE OFFICE ( CUSTOMER SERVICE) AND MY FAMILY CONTINUES TO BE FORCED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. ALL I ASK GM IS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX...

ON 4/27/14, VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN PARKING SPACE AT 10MPH. DRIVER APPLIED TWO FEET TO BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. STEERING TOO DIFFICULT TO TURN. EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED AS VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER OR APPLY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JS

MULTIPLE AND FREQUENT TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT. SEEN THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS SAME ISSUE, CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GAVE THEM THE VIN, THEY RESPONDED WITH THE CAR HAS NO RECALL. I CALLED GM AT (800)-533-6000 AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. I FIND THIS TO BE IRONIC THAT CARS MADE THE SAME YEAR AS MINE HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I'M EXPERIENCING BUT MINE VIN DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE MAGIC NUMBERS OF THE RECALL. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

ON THE STEERING COLUMN DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING". THIS MESSAGE WAS INTERMITTENT AND WENT OFF BEFORE THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION IN 2014 THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE THE CAR. ONCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE STEERING WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND INDICATED I NO LONGER HAD (ESP). I LOOKED THIS UP TODAY TO FIND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2009 SATURN AURA FOR A PART THAT HAS TO DO WITH THIS. ALTHOUGH I AM UNSURE AS TO HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS RECALL ISSUE. *TR