Transmission Not Engage Problems of Saturn Aura

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to fully engage in park. The contact had to force the gear shifter in order for the vehicle to fully engage in park. The contact stated that the failure had been occurring for approximately six months and was becoming worse. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

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While driving our car along coastal highway near bethany, DE our transmission became disengaged ( no forward or reverse gear). I was able to coast across four lanes of traffic and parked the car on a side road. At that time I noticed an engine alert and we received an on-star alert message but could not get the information without intent. We called aaa and they towed my car to a local repair shop in belin, MD. At this repair shop I was informed that my transmission was "toasted and would cost around $4,800 to replace. I had to rent a car and move out of my rented condo and then returned to my home near baltimore, MD. I discussed my problem with my local mechanic and he suggested that a transmission company look at the condition of the transmission it could be repairable because the transmission for my car (xr 6-3. 6l) has had numerous problems with the gm 6t70 in the wave plates. I arranged at great expense to have my car towed 150 miles to a local transmission repair shop near my home. We have been gm owners since 1985 with many good experiences but the 2008 Aura has been had many problems (last yearfor Saturn) and we have not been happy with the gm dealership. If gm has had these problems with this transmission why was I not informed to bring it in for service. My searching the internet I see that my car has several recall notices ( transmission shifting cable, steering power assist system etc) but we have never received any notice although we are the original owners and have lived at this address for the last 17-years.

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I put my 2007 Aura in reverse no problem, but when putting it in drive it would not engage, engine just revved as if in park. Also my check engine light was on. So I can reverse the car but not move forward.

After stopping the car, the shifter would not engage in the park position. The vehicle continued to move. The shifter would not engage in any position. Therefore, vehicle could not be started. Emergency brake was engaged to prevent the vehicle from moving. Vehicle was then towed to the dealer. Dealer's diagnosis was "shift cable separated" and replaced the cable and bracket for a cost of $345. 26. Gm has refused to cover this under recall # 14152. I have submitted the details to them today and requested them to cover it under the recall.

The contact owns a 2007 Aura Saturn. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle failed to engage into reverse. The vehicle was taken to a transmission specialist but was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Starting in mid-October, my 2007 Saturn Aura began showing signs that the shift lever was not working properly. My car would not engage in park when the lever indicated it was in park. The car would actually drift forward as if it was in neutral. I called the nearest Saturn dealer and was told to take the car to a chevy dealer in case it was covered under warranty. The chevy dealer had my car for over a week to diagnose and fix the problem. They determined that the shifter needed to be replaced and that it would not be covered. They had to order the part and wait for it - in the meantime, I was paying for a rental car. After the shifter was replaced, the car showed the exact same problem the very next day after I picked it up. This time, the car not only did not engage in park properly, but it would not start again when it was in park. The car did start in neutral. I took it back to the chevy dealer and they tightened a cable at no charge. The day I picked it up, I drove it straight to work and it would not engage in park, and it would not start in park or neutral. My car had to be towed from work. Finally, the chevy dealer replaced the shifter cable that was noted to be a problem on this website. This happened the day after I forwarded the link about this problem to the dealer. The cable was replaced at no charge; however, I think I paid for a new shifter unnecessarily considering the replacement of the shifter did not improve the problem.

I have a 2008 Saturn Aura. Car fails to engage in park 75% of the time, especially when the transmission is hot. Does not allow car to auto-unlock, not be able to be restarted unless shifted to neutral, causes car to roll unless emergency brake is engaged. . . . . . . . Dealer claims shifter cable is cracked and is charging $360 to replace. . . . . . . I noticed a recall for almost this exact same problem on the 2009 Aura. . . . Should this model year be included also?.

When accelerating, the 6 speed automatic transmission does not engage and have almost been hit twice from behind when merging onto highway.

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