Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. 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. 164 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 164, 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 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.
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 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 the 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.
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
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 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
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.
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.
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 CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO GO INTO PARK WHEN YOU DO THINK YOU HAVE IT IN PARK IT ISN'T ANOTHER GEAR AND AS LURCHED OUT AND ALMOST SMASHED A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HELPED ME WITH THE CAR IT ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE A TENDENCY TO ROLL BECAUSE IT IS NOT FULLY GOING IN THE PARK AND I CANNOT EVEN START IT
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO APPLE CHEVROLET (8585 W 159TH ST, TINLEY PARK, IL 60487, (708) 429-3000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
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.
I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND I WAS GOING LIKE 50 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ,I ALMOST GOT HIT SO I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO RESTART IT AND IT HAS BEEN DOING THAT FOR A YEAR . THEN ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND IT STARTED SWITCHING REAL WEIRD AND DIFFERENT NOT LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TOO SO I HAD TOOK IT AND GOT IT LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION .IT HAS BEEN BROKE DOWN FOR 5 MONTHS AND I'M STILL PAYING ON IT THRU THE BANK . I AM SCARED WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE MY KIDS ARE AT DANGER AND IT ISN'T FAIR .
I CAN NOT GET SERVICE WITHOUT MAKING MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER AS REQUIRED BY GM TO INSTALL A PART THAT IS KNOWN TO THEM.
TL* 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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK AND REVERSE POSITIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,200.
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE GEAR SHIFT BOX. IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND CORRECTED IN DEC 2015 BY CAPITAL CADILLAC. THIS PAST FRIDAY 28 APR 2017, I WAS BACKING IN, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING SO, I PUT THE FOOT BRAKE ON. LATER, I STARTED THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT TURN BUT THE RADIO WAS ON. I THOUGHT I NEEDED A JUMP AND THAT WASN'T THE CASE, NEXT I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CAPITOL CADILLAC WHERE I HAD THE THE RECALL DONE. PAUL FROM CAPITOL CADILLAC CONFIRMED IT WAS THE GEAR SHIFT BOX (CABLE). THE SAME ITEM THAT WAS RECALLED MALFUNCTIONED, AGAIN. THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPLACE THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT WAS 1YEAR AND 4 MONTHS OVER THE WARRANTY AND THE SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2016. I'VE NOW INCURRED AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE DUE TO A RECALL ORDER THAT WAS HAPHAZARDLY FIXED PROPERLY 1 YEAR AND 4 MONTHS LATER.
TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT ROUGHLY. SHIFT FROM 6TH TO 5TH, OR 5TH TO 4TH GEAR WHEN GOING UP AN INCLINE EXTREMELY JERKY. CAR DROPPED TO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR, ENGINE RACED TO HIGH RPMS AS SPEED DECLINED FROM 60MPH. NO REVERSE GEAR AFTER COMING TO A STOP. BARELY MADE IF OFF THE HIGHWAY WHILE NAVIGATING THRU DENSELY PACKED FOUR LANE HIGHWAY SPEED TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION SHOP ESTIMATES EXCEED $4K.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
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