Four problems related to car will not start 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.
While driving and at speeds between 35 mph and 55 mph the car shuts off like the ignition was turned off and when put in to natural while still moving try to start car and it won't crank, it is difficult to get the car off the road and stopped. Car is now in park, try to start and the engine will not crank, needs to set for 30 or so minutes and now will crank. I replaced the ignition relay but did not fix the problem. This has happened to me 6 times in the pass 4 weeks. No documentation.
Back in Jan 2014 car was put in park at shopping mall parking lot engine shut off exited vehicle security system engaged with remote I was having dinner when police came in to asked who owned the Saturn Aura and that my car was in the middle of the road this was the beginning of the issues . Automatic door locks constantly lock and unlock while driving and while car has been off for hours . Automatic start malfunctioned now car will not start at all even with using the key .
During the winter of 2013 I started noticing my doors weren't always locking automatically when shifting from park into drive as they were supposed to. Then I had an incident in which I parked my car at a mall and couldn't restart (because it was stuck in gear) it but after trying to start the ignition and switching gears I was able to start it again after a few minutes. These events soon lead up to my shifter malfunctioning and the car getting stuck in drive while I was trying to park it on a city street. I was no longer able to shift gears and once turning the car off I could not restart it. After doing some research, I found out about the recall involving the shifter cable tab however, I was never notified by gm. In fact, when I contacted gm I was told that my VIN was not apart of this recall. Both the dealer and gm said I would have to pay for the replacement even though it was a known fact that there were a substantial amount of cars that had this same problem. Eventually the dealer told me that there was a "loophole" that would allow them to replace the part free of charge due to this recall. The fact that I wasn't notified and initially given a hard time by gm is very alarming.
My car has been serviced at the dealer numerous times, for the following issues. Service lights would come on I. E. Engine, traction, air bags, tire pressure, etc. The remote on the car stopped working, and the door locks would open and shut on their own at various times while driving. I continuously have to manually lock the car. On a total of 3 occasions my car would not start. I cut the car off and went to start it again and it would not start at all. While driving the car I came to a complete stop, the car was in drive and as I accelerated the car moved in reverse. Oil leaking. I have taken this car to the shop multiple times within the last few months. Please note it is currently sitting from the last time it would not start. I have receipts totaling over 3,000. 00 for this car in a short period. I took it to the dealership, only to have to take it back a month later and was told I need a new battery. On another occasion when it stopped I had just gotten the car out of the shop and 2 days later it stopped running. I paid for a tow and went to pick it up from the dealer who could find nothing wrong. Then the next week it stopped running again, where it is sitting now. Updated 03/07/lj updated 03/18/2014* js.