Power Train Problems of Saturn Aura - part 1

My vehicle’s make and model have received recalls as stated online, however, my specific VIN does not state any recalls. I am having the same symptoms with the airbags, electrical, and transmission as the recalls stated with my make and model. I believe there should be recalls for my vehicle’s VIN. My check engine light has been on, and it is not shifting the way it should. My airbag warning light also turns on at times.

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The contact owns a 2009 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that while coming to a stoplight, the transmission failed to shift properly, and the vehicle jerked. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized with the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

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Nobody has inspected my vehicle. However my rear passenger airbag on the driver's side has malfunctioned and blown out the rear interior panel and the service airbag light is on this just happened 4 days ago and there was no accident to cause it. . My transmission is not functioning properly as of yesterday it has a jolt like jerk when shifting into another gear and doesn't want to go all the way into park. And my speed odometer bottoms to 0 and all electrical equipment fails temporarily while driving I have video proof of this happening. My safety as well as other motorists are at risk if this keeps happening. . . Attention there has not been any accidents !!! yet. . . . .

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission seized. The contact stated that the engine was still running however, the transmission and the power steering were inoperable. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle went into limp mode. The contact stated that when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

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I bought this 2008 Saturn Aura from dealer on 09/13/2023. Since I bought it, I fractured my hand and foot while checking the tires and brakes. 10/27/23 - I put the car in park to investigate what was causing the constant rattling noise while at the same time the car would shudder. While I was on one knee with one hand on ground so l could bend and look into the wheel well, the car rolled the tire over my hand and foot that was in its path because I wasn't able to move quick enough and didn't expect that to happen. 11/16/23 - I found out what the rattling noise and shudder was caused by when I completely lost all steering control and hit a tree which damaged the vehicle and caused injury, not only to myself but also to my 5 year old nephew who was in the car with me. I was told by a mechanic that a damaged joint bearing caused separation of the u-joint resulting in loss of steering control. What the hell is wrong with this car. I paid $1500 for the vehicle, then to top it off add injury costs I paid; the repairs and/or replacement of the u-joint and transmission shift cable due to damage. I don't know what to do to remedy the situation. I can't even afford to fix the body damage or replace the wheel rim damage caused by the wreck. Where do I go from here? I can't afford a new vehicle that why I bought this car. What a joke. Please advise. Maybe I can find free council.

The contact owns a 2009 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. Additionally, while driving 50-55 mph, the transmission jolted. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v252000 (electrical system, exterior lighting, vehicle speed control, electronic stability control), 14v153000 (steering), 12v460000 (power train), and 09v073000 (power train). The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

I went to the shop, and they said that my transmission was slipping, & that I didn’t have a third gear. Also they stated that it was a recall. There are leaks.

The transmission shifter assembly fractured on this 2008 Saturn Aura. This defect was issued a recall in 2014. Https://auto-recalls. Justia. Com/Saturn/aura/2008/14v224000/index. Html this recall was completed. However this same assembly has once again fractured. The vehicle remains in drive even when the transmission lever is shifted into the parked position. There have been dozens of crashes and injuries reported, and this dangerous safety issue has been a known defect on over a million gm models. I believe that since this is a serious safety issue which has been proven to potentially cause injury and death, gm should cover it for as long as the vehicle is driven by owners.

While driving the car doesn’t switch gear properly. The car made a stalling noise and as soon as I remove my foot from the gas pedal it’s automatically braking.

The list goes on. Shifting issues started and we've been trying to figure it out among other issues. . Transmission shift cable. Power train transmission. Car randomly won't accelerate while driving. Dials not moving periodically. Coolant holds normally then randomly is emptied like their is a leak. Fill it up & it sucks it on like it won't hold it. Thirsty. Coolant leak but no service light. Car overheated for awhile but now doesn't. Wouod just shoot up to red zone. Got a call last night that it wasn't shifting right & sounded bad. Wks before randomly hard shifted. Our kid was stranded in the cold. Got to him & the car wouldn't shift from neutral. It rolled backwards on him & he threw on the parking brake thankfully!! scary ordeal & thankful he is ok. When shifting gears, the shifter moved but sounds like it's not connected to anything & the gears don't shift. It stays in neutral. Car won't start. He also randomly has battery issues when his alternator & battery are good. Car just won't start randomly. It is available for inspection once we get it home. . I was led here thinking, it has to have recalls & we weren't notified then I saw recalls for this make & model, just not ours. No warning lights this time. Service engine has came on before them go off intermittently. We've had it connected at auto zone & fixed a few codes it through then service light went off. It's reduced engine power while driving & doesn't accelerate. Drives slow. Reduced power. All these previous issues now the shifting cable. :(.

The contact owns a 2009 Saturn Aura. The contact stated while attempting to shift into park, the vehicle began to roll backwards. The contact stated that the following day, the vehicle was unable to shift into park. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 12v460000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

The brake lights illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights will not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'park' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features. The car is available for inspection upon request. I am put at risk because there are multiple system malfunctions that occur that could result in a wreck or injury. The brakes selectively illuminating can result in a rear end collision and is not safe for travel. The traction control malfunction is unsafe for safe travel on the road. When the problem occurs the tsc will disengage with a light on the dashboard. The brake lights will stay illuminated.

The brake lights constantly stay on. The esc alert/traction control alert always turns on. Acceleration and transmission issues. Rpms shoot up and jerks into next gear from when I turn the car on, and sometimes they happen after I've been driving and there was a recall on these models.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated while trying to pull into a parking spot, the vehicle would not shift into gear. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed and repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated while reversing out of a parking spot, the gear shifter failed to shift into drive. The vehicle was towed to residence. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 12v460000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Transmission shifter cable indicates in park. Stoppped to get mail got out of vehicle car began moving in reverse tried to get back in car and was run over by vehicle. Medical injuries, missed many days at work, cannot get parts to repair vehicle, been without transportation for 3 weeks.

When attempting to park, automatic gear shift would not engage and vehicle started to roll backwards. Once vehicle was turned off gear shift move freely but would not engage the transmission. Had to have vehicle towed as it would not start since the shift cable would not move into the parked position.

So today driving to work car ran fine got off my exit came to the red light and stopped. When I gave it gas to go the engine reved up and went but very slowly then it stopped reving and drive fine. Then on my way home did the same thing till I went to pull on to the street I live on and had to wait for traffic my car would not move but rev the engine. Husband is checking transmission fluild levels. But has never dun this in the year I have had this used car. Not sure what to do now. Have ready a lot of fourms and alot of people having the same issues. But no recall.

Will not easily shift into 2nd or 3rd while driving it shifts very hard and at high rpm.

I was driving home on hwy 59 and my 2009 Saturn Aura xe jumped into reduce power mode and cut off on me ,,this happens from time to time since I bought the car, also the engine rpms go high emgine lights cut on and codes says sensors and throttle body along with air mass box has a leak and I have to cut the engine take off the battery too reset the computer, my abs sensors turn on and off and the exaust keeps having leaks in the muffler either behind the motor or under the car by the catalac converter . .

This car has only 79501 miles. When I try to put it in gear it makes a loud noise ( clonk !!!!! ) also when I am driving it and use my brakes to slow down or stop I feel vibration coming from the engine compartment.

The contact's son owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start after multiple attempts. The contact also stated that the transmission remained in drive with the gear shift lever in the park position. The contact discovered that the transmission cable housing was fractured. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle, the transmission shift lever was very difficult to shift. The contact was unable to determine what gear had been selected. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer thomas Chevrolet (4003 us-220 bus, bedford, PA 15522) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train). The failure mileage was 84,000.

I bought this vehicle from I'm assuming the original owner I was informed there were a few quirks like the key won't come out of the ignition sometimes and the air conditioner sometimes works randomly. . I investigated the quirks and have found that when I put the car in park I'm not always able to remove the key it died somebody's eventually lunges forward as if it just went into gear and then the key is released the automatic door locks do not work and I am unable to determine whether the ac is due to a malfunction or if it's due to a electrical shortage however it also seems to when it goes out the front drivers headlight stops working I see that there are several recalls for this make and model and year how do I put the VIN number in it states that there are no open recalls on this vehicle.

The vehicle has completely locked up without warning and is literally so hard to even turn the wheel or even control the vehicle I was driving on a busy street and I went to turn to get off the busy road and I'm a strong man and I could barely get the car to turn and I was trying so hard to turn the wheel but I couldn�t.

Gm recall 12106 (NHTSA campaign: 12v460000) was performed on my vehicle on 9-17-2014. Gm claims the recalled part was redesigned so that the shift cable and or retainer would not cause a safety issue as the original designed parts did. My vehicle was in forward gear while the pndl shift knob was in the reverse position, which is the same issue as described in the recall. This indicates the gm redesigned part was in fact not properly redesigned to prevent this issue from reoccurring. Gm is unwilling to properly repair the vehicle even though the recall was not properly performed.

I was driving out of a parking space and the car kept moving when the brakes were in use. I attempted to put the car in drive and the car kept moving backwards. When I put the car in park, the vehicle continued to move as well.

Years ago, I received a notice that my transmission might be faulty and took it in to be repaired. Last week, while backing out of a parking space, I put the car into drive and the car continued to go backward. The gear shift (automatic) would not respond at all. I had to back the car into another space and turn off the engine while still in reverse. A tow truck operator said that the gear shift cable came loose. The repair, if done at all, did not last.

The brake lights constantly stay on. When I hit the brakes, they go off for 5 seconds and then come back on. The esc alert/traction control alert always turns on. Acceleration and transmission issues. Rpms shoot up and jerks into next gear. Sometimes these things are like this right from when I turn the car on, and sometimes they happen after I've been driving a little while. It has done this before and there was a recall on the car for it. I brought it in, and was fixed. About a year later it started again but I was told they didn't cover it to be fixed again.

I put the car in reverse and it went into reverse. But then when I put the car into drive right after it kept going in reverse. I almost hit another car. Luckly there was no one behind me that got injured. I then put car in park and no car is locked up in park in the middle of the driveway. Will not shift into any gear including neutral.

I shifted the gear into reverse to back out of my driveway but was unsuccessful in selecting the "drive" gear to move forward. I managed to stop the vehicle and shut off the engine to prevent an accident. I have not been able to select "neutral" or "park" to start the engine again.

I have a 2009 Saturn Aura, this vehicle was not recalled previously for the transmission issue, but I find now the transmission is going out on my car. It is only 10 years old and was wondering if somehow it was missed or something. It is slipping in the transmission and I was told that I would have to have a new transmission. It is worse in reverse. My car is now parked as I do not want to get out somewhere and have the transmission quit completely. I have never had a transmission go out this quick in a vehicle. There was a previous recall and I was wondering if somehow my car was missed or if something happened. Thank you.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. When the vehicle was engaged in park, it unintentionally rolled away. The contact had to apply the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. Morgan Buick GMC shreveport (8757 business park dr, shreveport, la 71105, (318) 798-1600) was contacted and stated that the contact would be responsible for the repair cost. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 142,285.

While driving my daughter to school, I made a left turn into the school parking lot at a low rate of speed and steering went out. Power steering light illuminated and dash reads service esc. Very difficult to steer. Turned car off and went to crank again. . . Steering restored, indicator went off.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that the transmission shift cable was repaired on the vehicle by tom bell Chevrolet (800 alabama st, redlands, CA 92374, (909) 283-0690). The contact stated that the vehicle started to accelerate on its own and the brakes had to be gradually depressed to stop the vehicle. When the contact pulled the vehicle over and shifted into park, the engine continued to rev and forced the contact to completely shut off the vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but no failure was found. Another unknown dealer stated the same thing and that they would have to disassemble the entire vehicle to find the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 101,000.