Software Problems of Saturn Aura

I purchased and 08 Aura about 1. 5 years ago for my teenage daughter. Other than a few minor problems the car was fine. A couple of months ago she experienced a dead battery and was able to have a friend "jump start" the car and as for the battery, it has been fine since. The problem was that the tire pressure monitor system (tpms) was inoperative and would not reset manually. These tpms, I believe, came about due to the inability to be able to visually see that a tire is "low" with todays "run flat', low profile, and stiffer sidewall, tires and that the majority of drivers do not know how to check tire pressure anyway. I was therefore concerned about my daughters safety as well as other that could be involved in a crash that resulted from poor handling or worse, an overheated tire and blowout. I did some searching and discovered that gm had issued a technical service bulletin (TSB) explaining that the tpms failure was due to a "low voltage" incident that causes the control module to lose memory. The fix, according to the TSB, was to reprogram the module with updated software. This being a known condition and safety concern, I did not expect to have to pay for the repair. I contacted gm who refused to cover the repair and I ultimately paid about $60. My concern is that this is a safety concern on multiple vehicles from gm including most of the 08 Saturn line as well as the pontiac g5 and g6, and chevy cobalt. I also found that NHTSA found reason for recall on some gm SUV's a couple of years ago due to a programming error on the tpms which is what this is. As these 08 cars age they are now reaching the expected life of their battery and replacing them which is causing the tpms system to be inoperative. I believe that gm should for sake of the safety of their customers recall these affected cars and prevent future accidents. Some may have already happened.

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Incompatibility of on-board garage opener system with my garage door, resulting in being asked to buy a $38. 00 converter kit from lear. Later, through the intervention of a friend who is a gm plant manager, he was able to get my $38. 00 credited to my card. It is unfortunate that it took his intervention to get this problem solved. The dealer had no fix (not even an explanation) for why the in-car unit wouldn't work, but instead referred me to a lear 800 number, where I bought the converter unit. Perhaps gm can announce that they will provide the converter unit at no cost to the consumer if they experience the same incompatibility problem.

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