Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Saturn Aura submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 38 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 38, in the owner's own words
Water is leaking into the passenger compartment to the point of pooling, I am constantly having to shop vac water out but, I feel this could lead to the floor pan rusting out and the seats falling through the floor. This is a GM TSB issue so, GM knows about the problem. There are many other Saturn Aura owners who have experienced this issue.
I BOUGHT MY 2008 SATURN AURA XR USED OFF A CAR LOT LAST YEAR AROUND MARCH I STARTED HAVING STARTING ISSUES IN MAY SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR . I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER BATTERY & OTHER COSTLY THINGS BUT STILL HAVE THE NO START NO CRANK ISSUE WITH MY CAR IT'S STILL DRIVEABLE BUT WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP MY CAR WONT START UNTIL AFTER THE CAR COOLS FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR MY CAR IS NOT SHOWING SIGNS OF OVERHEATING THIS PROBLEM IS VERY STRESSFUL & DANGEROUS I'M TIRED OF BEING STUCK WHEN I GO PLACES ALSO SOMETIMES MY CAR DOESN'T GO PAST 20 MPH & I HAVE TO PULL OVER SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND WAIT 15 MINUTES & MY DRIVER SEAT STOPPED WORKING
WELD BROKE ON DRIVERS SEAT - LOOKED ON SATURN FIRM - THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2010 ON SATURN VEHICLES - WHY WAS IT NOT RECALLED? THIS IS DANGEROUS'I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT OCCURRED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCHES ON ALL FOUR DOORS OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPARED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. . *BF*JB
ON OCTOBER 17, 2017 I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE AT THE BODY SHOP AFTER HAVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT REPLACED BECAUSE THE WELDS BROKE. TODAY, APRIL 27, 2018 I RETURNED TO THE BODY SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE WELDS ARE BROKEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT. I HAVE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF THE RIGHT FRONT WELD. I SEARCHED YOUR DATABASE FOR THIS ISSUE AND DID NOT FIND IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WOULD MANUALLY LOCK ALL THE DOORS. UPON RETURNING, THE DOORS WOULD BE UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. JAMES MARTIN CHEVROLET (6250 WOODWARD AVE, DETROIT, MI 48202 (313) 875-0500) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE DOORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
STARTED CAR AND BEGAN ADJUSTING SEAT. CAR WAS STILL IN PARK. HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TILTED UP AND I WAS LEFT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. TRIED TO MOVE SEAT AGAIN, SEAT JERKED AND WOULDN'T NOT ADJUST TO PROPER POSITION. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE WELD ON THE FRAME BROKE. DRIVER'S SEAT NOW SLIDES AROUND WHEN YOU'RE SITTING IN IT, INCLUDING DURING DRIVING. FOUND OUT I WAS ONLY ONE OF DOZENS WITH SIMILAR ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE TO FAIL. THE FRONT DOORS UNLOCKED BY THEMSELVES, THE TRUNK WOULD NOT UNLOCK, AND THE REAR DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN USING THE AUTOMATIC KEY. FURTHERMORE, THE ENGINE LIGHT SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR INTERIOR POWER DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED CONTINUOUSLY WITH A CLICKING SOUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION OR PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
I PURCHASED A USED 2008 SATURN AURA, FOR MY SON. THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD RUB AGAINST THE CENTER CONSOLE WHEN IT WOULD BE MOVED BACK/FORTH. I HAD A GM DEALER LOOK AT IT, AND THEY SHOWED ME THAT THE FRAME OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS CRACKED. THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ON THE AURA, AS WELL AS OTHER SIMILAR CARS IN THE GM FAMILY (PONTIAC G6, FOR EXAMPLE). THE CONCERN I HAD IS IF THE CR IS IN AN ACCIDENT, THE IMPACT COULD BREAK THE SEAT FROM THE FRAME, THUS BEING DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER, AND POSSIBLY THE PASSENGERS. I HAVE SEEN IN VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS, COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IN SOME CASES, GM HAS REPLACED THE SEAT--EVEN IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IN SOME CASES, GM DID NOTHING. I SPOKE WITH GM, AND THE BEST THEY HAVE OFFERED ME IS A VOUCHER FOR A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARDS A NEW CAR, OR 10% THE INSTALLATION COST OF NEW SEAT. YESTERDAY (03/10/15), MY SON CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE SEAT FRAME BROKE ALL THE WAY THROUGH, AND THE SEAT IS NOW VERY UNSTABLE--AND HE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. FRANKLY, I WILL NOT LET HIM DRIVE THE CAR NOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, AS IT IS VERY UNSAFE. REPLACING THE SEAT COSTS APPRX. $800--I ONLY SPENT $5,000 ON THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT. WITH ALL OF THE ISSUES GM HAS FACED THIS PAST YEAR WITH RECALLS, I THINK IT IS WORTH LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE--ESPECIALLY SINCE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW, AS I AM OUT OF TOWN FOR WORK. I CAN GET YOU THE INFO ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK (03/13/15), IF YOU NEED IT FOR REFERENCE. ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2008 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN WELD ON FRONT SEAT FRAME. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT LEANED TO THE RIGHT SIDE. ONE DAY, WHILE ADJUSTING THE POWER SEAT, THE SEAT LIFTED HIGH ON ONE SIDE AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER. HE LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND NOTICED A BLACK METAL BAR HAD BEEN WELDED TO THE METAL FRAME OF THE SEAT HAD ACTUALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME ITSELF CAUSING THE SEAT NOT TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE HEARD A UNUSUAL SOUND THAT CAME FROM THE DRIVER SEAT AND A SQUEAKY SOUND THAT CAME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THE FRACTURED OF DRIVER SEAT WELL MOUNT AND FAILURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
DRIVER SEAT BECAME UN WELDED A BIG PIECE OF METAL NOW STICKS OUT ON THE SEAT IT AFFECT THE GETTING IN AND OUT AS WELL AS NORMAL DRIVING. *TR
NOTICED AS I GOT IN MY CAR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TILTED. MY DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE FRAME SNAPPED AND WOULD COST APPROX. $1,200 TO FIX. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FRAME SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ALL FOUR DOORS ON THE VEHICLE UNLOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR ACTUATORS AND THE TWO FRONT DOOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE DOORS WAS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AS I AM TRAVELING. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. *TR
ON JULY 14, 2014, INTERIOR DOOR LOCKS STOPPED UNLOCKING AND LOCKING. CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND IS INTERMITTENTLY LOCKING BY ITSELF. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET LOCKED IN THIS CAR. BASED ON THE COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL CAR. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO UNLOCK. THIS IS NOW THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST OCCURRENCE IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. POWER DOOR LOCK MECH FAILS TO UNLOCK ON DOOR, THIS WILL SOMETIMES CAUSE DOOR TO NOT UNLOCK. CONCERN IS IN A ACCIDENT, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT CAR. MANUFACTURE SEEMS TO KNOW THIS HAPPENS. *TR
1ST PROBLEM REAR DOOR LOCKS WOULD KEEP OPENING AND LOCKING BY THEMSELVES,SAME TIME TRUNK WOULD WOULD NOT UNLOCK.HAD TO HAVE ALL REPAIRED AT A COST OF $450.2ND PROBLEM WHILE CAR PARKED IN DRIVE AN IN PARK CAR ROLLED BACK INTO MAIL BOX NOW HAVE TO HAVE FENDER REPAIRED,TOOK TO DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM.3RD PROBLEM CAR DRIVER DOOR SAGGING CHIPPING PAINT DEALER TIGHTENED DOES NOT HOLD. *TR
OPENING THE DOOR AND SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE SEAT SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT. AS I GOT OUT OF THE SEAT, IT ROCKED TO THE LEFT. THE WELDS ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE FRAME ON THE BASE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN. *TR
RIGHT REAR LOCK STOPPED WORKING, REPLACED IT, THEN LEFT REAR STOPPED WORKING, NOW DRIVERS DOOR LOCKING PART TIME, SO THAT WILL SOON STOP. ON 5/25/14 WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. AFTER KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND REMOVED IT RESET. THANK YOU *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT BRACKET FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY TO THE RESIDENCE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.
I WAS TURNING THE CORNER WHEN THE SEAT SHIFTED TO THE LEFT AND THEN THE SEAT BROKE. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE BACK OF THE SEAT IT LOOKS AS IF THE SEAT BROKE APART FROM THE BOLT THAT WAS HOLDING IT IN PLACE. *TR
AT FIRST, MY 08 SATURN AURA'S DRIVERS SEAT STOPPED WORKING, AND I COULD NO LONGER MOVE IT. I ASSUMED THE FUSE WAS OUT, SO I REPLACED IT. WITHIN ONE DAY, MY SEAT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I WENT TO SOMEONE AND THEY SUGGESTED I TRY A FUSE WITH A HIGHER VOLTAGE. THEY PLACED THE FUSE FOR ME AND MY SEAT WORKED FOR A MOMENT AND THEN BLEW THE FUSE. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTIC, SO I DECIDED TO DEAL WITH MY SEAT NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE. A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE BACKSEAT DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE WOULD NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK EVERY TIME BY PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON. THEN, THE DRIVER'S DOOR STOPPED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. SO EVERY TIME I GET OUT OF MY CAR AND HIT THE BUTTON TO LOCK MY DOORS, I HAVE TO PUSH THE ACTUAL LOCK DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND THEN I HAVE TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR AND PUSH THAT LOCK DOWN. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT AND BLINKER. WHEN MY BLINKER AND HEADLIGHT FIRST WENT OUT I DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT, SO I REPLACED THE BULBS. A DAY OR TWO LATER, THE BLINKER AND HEADLIGHT WERE OUT AGAIN. I REPLACED THE BULBS A SECOND TIME, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN A BAD PRODUCT I BOUGHT. THE BLINKER AND HEADLIGHT WORKED AGAIN AND THEN STOPPED A DAY LATER. SOME MORNINGS I GET LUCKY AND MY DOORS WILL UNLOCK OR LOCK AND SOMETIMES MY BLINKER AND HEADLIGHT WILL WORK, BUT BY THE TIME I GET TO WHERE I AM GOING THEY WILL STOP WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS ALL VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE SOMETHING IS ALWAYS GOING WRONG ON THIS CAR. I AM TERRIFIED ONE DAY SOMETHING ELSE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE BRAKES WILL GO OUT AND COULD COST ME MY LIFE. *TR
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