Two problems related to automatic transmission floor shift have been reported for the 2008 Saturn Aura. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Saturn Aura based on all problems reported for the 2008 Aura.
The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura xe. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and shifting into reverse, the vehicle rolled back and remained locked in reverse. The shifter then went limp when moved to drive and then hit a curb. The contact turned the ignition off and tired to restart it again, but with no success. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer informed the consumer, the shifter cable broke from the gear box. The new cable was the same as the failed part. Failure mileage was approximately 7,492 updated 03/23/12 updated 05/11/12.
The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that when the gear shifter was placed into park with the brake pedal engaged, the transmission failed to recognize that is was in park. The failure recurred intermittently and became progressively worse. An authorized dealer was notified of the defect. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was also made aware of the problem. There was an open concurrent investigation under NHTSA action number ea11015 (power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl) that could possibly have been associated with the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. Updated 7/18/12.