Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Saturn Aura submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 104 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 104, in the owner's own words
Unknown Shifter locks and won't start. Driving on interstate and the engine started to rev up. The tac showed excessive pressure. Esc and traction lights appear. This car has only 110,000 miles on it.
The automatic transmission shift cable, has malfunctioned. The center piece that connects to the gear shift has melted, and prevents the car from starting and shifting gears. The damage was created due to high temperatures from the motor, being that it is very close to it. This should be replaced by the manufacturer.
The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated all the door locks and trunk functionality stopped due to the battery drainage from an electrical failure. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact replaced the battery; however, the battery drained again. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that she was calling on behalf of her deceased son. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing failures with the electrical system. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the brake lights would fail to illuminate while depressing the brake pedal. The contact stated that her son had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who had informed him that the brakes needed to be replaced; however, the vehicle had not been repaired. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH in the rain, the "Traction Control Off" and "Stability Control Off" messages appeared on the instrument panel and the vehicle inadvertently shifted to third gear independently. The contact also stated that when he depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle switched gears to neutral and the windows opened. The contact stated that the vehicle was hydroplaning while driving. The vehicle was taken to a Pepboys location to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the vehicle had lost connection with the body control module. The contact stated that he became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repair. The contact stated the dealer completed the recall repair however, the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that they could no longer assist because the vehicle was already repaired per the manufacturer's instructions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for diagnostic testing. A case was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 194,800.
MY BATTERY KEEPS GOING DEAD MY DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY FOB ONLY DRIVER DOOR HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK PASSENGER AND BACK LOCKS .FRONT SUSPENSION KEEPS VIBRATING AND MAKING CLINKING NOISES.
SINCE THE CAR WAS REPURCHASED FROM ANOTHER BUY THE CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH IT. IT BLOWS A FUSE CONSTANTLY CAUSING THE REAR TAILLIGHTS NOT TO WORK WHEN THE FUSE IS THEN REPLACED IT LAST A DAY OR SO THEN BLOWS AGAIN. THIS C NOT IN NUESBTO HAPPEN EVEN AFTER REPLACE THE TAILLIGHTS WITH NEW ONES. WE REPLACED THE ENTIRE THING NOT JUST THE BULBS. THE HEADLIGHTS EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE HAD ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THEM THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND GO OFF AS IF IT'S GOT A SHORT IN IT SOME WHERE. THE BATTERY HAS A SHORT SOME WHERE I THINK. AT TIMES AFTER DRIVING IT WE GO TO SHUT IT OFF AND WE'LL GO IN THE STORE AND COME AND THE CAR WON'T START. WE HAVE HAD TO WAIT 2-3 HOURS BEFORE IT WOULD START UP AGAIN. SO SINCE WE LIVE IN THE DESERT IT BEING HOT WE STARTED CHECKING THINGS. WHEN THE BATTERY IS LIFTED UP ON OR MY BED AROUND THE CAR WILL THEN ATTEMPT TO START BUT IT JUST MAKES THE NOISE LIKE IT IS TRYING TO CRANK OVER AND THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THE IGNITION HAS ATTEMPTED TO START ITSELF WHILE MESSING WITH THE BATTERY. AND THE IGNITION GETS STUCK. SOON AS WE LET GO OF THE BATTERY IT STOPS TRYING TO DO ANYTHING. WE HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER THE BATTERY AND OTHER THINGS AND NOTHING'S WORKS TO FIX IT. ALSO THE DOOR LOCKS LIKE TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE RANDOMLY ON THEIR OWN AS IF THE CAR IS HAUNTED. CAUSING US TO DISCONNECT THEM ALL TOGETHER.
SERVICE ESC WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT PUSHING THE BRAKES. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL AND HAS BEEN IN FOR THE RECALL TWICE BUT STILL HAVING ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE LIGHTS WILL MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE SATURN AURA HAS REPEATEDLY HAD DOOR LOCK SWITCHES GO OUT, EACH TIME THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT IS REPLACED, IT BLOWS OUT AGAIN, THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR DIM RANDOMLY. THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS LIGHTS ARE DISABLED ON THE CAR CONSTANTLY DESPITE REPLACING THE ECM, UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKETS, COOLANT FLUSHING, AND OTHER CLEARED CODES. THE CAR JERKS AND JOLTS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, PARKING, STARTING, AND CHANGING GEARS. IT VIOLENTLY PUSHES THE CAR. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS ALSO REMAIN CONSTANT DESPITE CONSISTENT WORK ON THE CAR. FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS (INCLUDING A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP) HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE CAR ALSO ENGAGED LOW POWER MODE AND ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE CAR STOPPED BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE ROAD.
THE VEHICLE'S ABS, TRACTION AND ECM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER AND STEERING WHILE GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AND CAR CAN NO LONGER MOVE UNDER ITS OWN POWER ( IT HAS FRIED A ECM IN UNDER TWO WEEKS). *TR
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
TAKATA RECALL MY CAR'S POWER FLUCTUATED WHICH HIGH ACCELERATION THEN BASICALLY DOWN TO NO POWER AND THE RPM GAUGE SHUT DOWN WHILE STILL TRAVELING AT 55 MPH BUT THE BREAKS AND STEERING HAD HIGH RESISTANCE WHICH MADE ME GO INTO A PANIC, I EVENTUALLY PULLED TO THE CURB AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND HE TOLD ME TO TRY MAKING IT HOME AT A SLOW SPEED IF IT STILL DRIVES SO I STARTED THE CAR AND THE RPM GAUGE WAS BACK WORKING AND I TOLD HIM AND HE SAID THE PROBLEM SOUNDS ELECTRICAL AND DANGEROUS SO I GOT HOME AND WE HOOKED UP A OBD2 CODE READER AND IT GAVE US COFDE C0561 SO MY HUSBAND GOOGLED THE CODE AND IT MENTIONED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THEN WE FOUND YOUR SITE NHTSA.GOV WE FOLLOWED THE STEPS AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A PENDING UNREPAIRED REALL ON MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS ABOUT THAT SAME PROBLEM AND EXPLAIN THE FIX REMEDY THAT INVOLVED THE BCM SO I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLE, CADILLAC T DEALERSHIP IN VICTORVILLE CA AND MADE A APPOINTMENT FOR 07/15/2019 TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED AND AS WE ARRIVED FOR THE RECALL WE WERE GREETED BY ROBERT KHOURY AND HE GOT INFORMATION OF OUR VISIT AND IMMEDIATELY STATED THAT IF THEY CHECK THE BCM WE'LL BE CHARGED $139.00 THAT WILL BE APPLIED TO THE REPAIR I THEN LET HIM KNOW NHTSA.GOV SAID THE RECALL WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE AND MR. KHOURY THEN STATED JUNK PEOPLE POST ON WEBSITES SO I TOLD HIM NHTSA IS A OFFICIAL SITE BUT HE WOULDN'T LISTEN AND STATED NO PAY NO FIX BUT WE'LL REPAIR THE BREAK LAMP ONLY SO I LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM HOPING THE MECHANICS WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING, I WENT TO MY OFFICE AND PRINTED OUT NHTSA SAFETY ISSUES & RECALLS AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TRYED TO SHOW MR KHOURY BUT HE REFUSED TO READ IT. WE LEFT AGAIN THEN WAS CONTACTED LATER SAYING THE CAR WAS READY AND ON MY WAY HOME IT REPEATED THE SAME THING IT DID WHICH LED TO THE RECALL I CALLED THE DEALER AND KHOURY SAID YOU DIDN'T WANNA PAY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WOULD NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHILE IN ANY GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE ROLLING WHILE IN PARK, REVERSE, OR DRIVE AND HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT A CRASH. IN ADDITION, THE ONSTAR SYSTEM (VOICE COMMAND) AND RADIO WOULD ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN DUE TO AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY PUCKETT CHEVROLET (2101 COBBS FORD RD, PRATTVILLE, AL 36066, (334) 223-4481) AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, ENGINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. WHEN DRIVING AROUND 60MPH THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED' AND 'TRACTION OFF' WOULD FLASH, REDUCING THE CAR SPEED AND MAKING ACCELERATION NEAR IMPOSSIBLE- SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE TRIP. CAR ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY AND CAUSES TRAFFIC BUILDUP. RPM IS AT 5 (X1000)/MIN AT JUST 30MPH AND THE ENGINE IS MAKING LOUD NOISES. SOMETIMES WHEN STALLED OR AT A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT COMPLETELY AND THE CAR WILL DIE. ALMOST CONSISTENTLY THE CAR WILL RATTLE AND SHAKE IN A PULSING MATTER. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION. OFTEN TIMES THE ENGINE IS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS.
WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING PUSHED AND THEN WILL EVENTUALLY GO OFF.
TAKATA RECALL - I'M HAVING VARIOUS ISSUES. MAJORITY OF THE ISSUES ARE IN MOTION WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR STREET WAY. THE ISSUE IS RECALL ID (212567) THE STEERING IS FAULTY THE WHEEL GOES LEFT AND RIGHT. RECALL ID(204873) PROBLEMS WITH DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL AND BREAK SYSTEM AS WELL AS TRACTION CONTROL I GET THIS ISSUE DURING ANY TIME RECALL ID(201888) (201887)POWER TRAIN ISSUES, CAR SWERVING TO OTHER LANE ON HIGH WAY AND STREET ROADS, EMISSIONS ISSUE , AS WELL AS ROLLING ISSUE THE WIRING IS NOT CORRECTLY WORKING, AS WELL THE FUEL PUMP DOESN'T GET FUEL I MUST TURN THE KEY PUSH THE GAS UNTIL THE CAR STARTS WHEN REFILLING THE TANK THE SEATS DON'T MOVE FRONT OR BACK.
CAR RIDING FINE. NO LIGHTS THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I GET IN FROM THE GROCERY STORE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING COMES ON AND CAR STARTS JERKING.
VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNLOCKED OR THE DOOR IS OPENED; ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR LIGHTS TO NOT COME ON AND THE LID TO THE LIGHT/MIRROR IS MISSING.
I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND THROWING CODES. MOSTLY 0641, 0107, 0106 AND 1682. I HAVE A CODE READER AND WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO CLEAR THEM. I THEY CAME BACK RIGHT AWAY I WOULD DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE CABLE AND THAT WOULD SEEM TO WORK. SOMETIMES I WOULD DRIVE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS TO A MONTH OR TWO WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN ON AUG. 21, 2017 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT STARTED AGAIN. WHEN I DID IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH. SO I DROVE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER, THEY RESET THE CODES AND UPDATED THE ECM. THE NEXT NIGHT I WAS DRIVING, CAR WAS RUNNING SMOOTH, NO PROBLEMS. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND REDUCED POWER AND TRACTION OFF WARNING CAME ON. IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND STALLED. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND THE WAS A FAIRLY LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE CODES SET 1682, 0452, 0641, AND 0107. I TRIED TO CLEAR THEM WITH MY CODE READER BUT THEY WOULDN'T CLEAR. I UN DID THE NEGATIVE CABLE AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND ALL I GOT WAS A MILD CLICKING SOUND I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SO I THOUGHT THE ECM BURNT UP. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT STARTED I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE NEXT DAY THE WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO HAVE THE REPAIRS NEEDED FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY DONE. NONE OF THE NOTED REPAIRS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITHE THE CAR DYING. I TOLD THEM TO JUST FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR WILL NOT START. WHILE THEY WERE WORKING ON IT I CALLED GM OWNER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE AT THIS POINT I HAD SOME FEELINGS OF MISTRUST. THE DEALER CALLED ME AFTER 3 HOURS AND TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT GOING TO CHARGE ME THE SERVICE FEE AND MY ENGINE WAS SEIZED. I WAS FLABBERGASTED. I ASKED THEM HOW COULD THE ENGINE JUST SEIZE UP WITH NO WARNING. I
TAKATA RECALLS. THE SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION OFF INDICATOR LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON. EVEN THE SPEED ODOMETER ACTED UP. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE,IT MADE A SOUND WHEN I DID BACKED BACK. NOW, EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN MY CAR, I HAVE TO KEEP PUMPING THE GAS PEDDLE AS I'M TURNING THE KEY TO START IT UP. THE RIGHT FRONT AND SIDE SIGNAL LIGHTS DON'T DON'T DON'T WORK
MY CAR REVS UP AND STARTS TAKING OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE MY FOOTS ON THE BRAKE, IM AT A COMPLETE STOP, I HAVE A HARD TIME STOPPING IT, I PUT IT IN PARK WHEN IM STOPPED NOW, IT REVES UP WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND TAKES OFF, 7 TIMES NOW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ESC AND BRAKE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE WEATHERED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER THE SECOND PART THAT THE DEALER REPLACED. THE FAILURES RECURRED EVERY YEAR SINCE 2007, AT THE ONSET OF WINTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ANTI-THEFT AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,498.
SUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN 2004-2012 MALIBU, 2004-2007 MALIBU MAXX, 2005-2010 PONTIAC G6, 2007-2010 SATURN AURA VEHICLES. ON THESE VEHICLES, OVER TIME AN INCREASED RESISTANCE CAN DEVELOP IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) CONNECTION SYSTEM AND RESULT IN VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS OR INTERMITTENCY IN THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR (BAS) CIRCUIT THAT CAN CAUSE SERVICE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION. AS A RESULT, THE SERVICE BRAKE LAMPS MAY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED, OR MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. ADDITIONALLY, CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, ADDITIONAL SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL MAY BE REQUIRED TO DISENGAGE IT. SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK, OR ADDITIONAL SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL MAY BE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES, IF EQUIPPED, MAY BE DISABLED. SERVICE ESC AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL TELL-TALES MAY ILLUMINATE WITH THIS CONDITION. SAFETY RISK: THESE CONDITIONS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS ARE TO ATTACH THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE BCM WITH A SPACER, APPLY DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO BOTH THE BCM AND HARNESS CONNECTOR AND ON THE BAS AND HARNESS CONNECTOR, AND RELEARN THE BRAKE PEDAL HOME POSITION FREE OF CHARGE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
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