Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Saturn Aura submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
The contact owns a 2009 Saturn Aura. The contact stated she detected a strong abnormal odor of fuel in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.
THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY STAY ON. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THEY GO OFF FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN COME BACK ON. THE ESC ALERT/TRACTION CONTROL ALERT ALWAYS TURNS ON. ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES. RPMS SHOOT UP AND JERKS INTO NEXT GEAR. SOMETIMES THESE THINGS ARE LIKE THIS RIGHT FROM WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY HAPPEN AFTER I'VE BEEN DRIVING A LITTLE WHILE. IT HAS DONE THIS BEFORE AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR IT. I BROUGHT IT IN, AND WAS FIXED. ABOUT A YEAR LATER IT STARTED AGAIN BUT I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T COVER IT TO BE FIXED AGAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT EVERY TIME THE GARAGE DOOR WAS OPENED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WAS PRESENT FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS, BUT HAS INTENSIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT DETECTED A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT SEE A FUEL LEAK. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND, A MECHANIC, CHECKED THE CODE THAT READ LARGE EVAP LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO ZONE (LOCATED ON MAIN ST IN COLONY, TX). THE SALESPERSON PRINTED A LIST OF EIGHTEEN DIFFERENT EVAP LEAKS THAT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HUFFINES CHEVROLET (LOCATED IN LEWISVILLE, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM VALVE GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FUEL FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK AND THEY WOULD HAD TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ UPDATED 02/01/17.*JB
BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. IT SHIFTS IN 1ST AND 2ND FINE BUT GOING INTO 3RD OR 5TH GEAR IT WILL SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THEN SHIFT HARD INTO GEAR. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM BUT AM STILL HAVING IT. THEN RECENTLY BEEN HAVING A STRONG SMELL OF GAS FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR AT THE REAR DOORS. LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND SAW THAT THE TANK HAD A WET SPOT FROM FUEL LEAKING FOR A WHILE. HAVE NEVER OVER FILLED MY CAR WITH GAS. I DID DROP THE TANK AND COME TO FINE OUT THE WHOLE TOP OF THE TANK IS COVERED IN GAS. IT HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR A LONG WHILE.
THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND BEFORE THE CAR IS EVEN STARTED.
FUEL GAS PUMP IS LEAKING. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO CAR, JUST STARTED LEAKING WHEN RUNNING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,140.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,100.
THE CAR HAS SEEMED TO MISS SHIFTS WITH THE ENGINES REVVING, A DELAY, AND THEN A HARD UPSHIFT FOR SEVERAL YEARS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON JUNE 25 AND 26, IT ACTED UP MORE THEN USUAL AND THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY FORWARD MOMENTUM AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET AND 5 MPH EVEN THOUGH THE TACHOMETER SHOWED 5000RPM WHILE PULLING OUT INTO 55 MPH TRAFFIC ON A 2 LANE COUNTRY ROAD ABOUT NOON ON THE 26TH. THIS WAS VERY UPSETTING AND IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO GO BY USING THE MANUAL SHIFT FEATURE FOR A BIT AND THEN IT SETTLED DOWN AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC THAT VERY DAY AND WAS ADVISED I WOULD NEED TO GO TO THE GM DEALER AS IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS. I FOUND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE AS SIMILAR ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED IN COWORKERS GM CARS AND ARE ALSO REPORTED ON THE INTERNET IN SATURN AND GM FORUMS. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS, INITIALLY SAYING THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, AND THEN SAID THERE MIGHT BE AN UPDATE AFTER ALL TO THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE AND INSTALLED IT. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS AND AGAIN FIND MYSELF SOMEWHAT INCREDULOUS THAT GM WOULD BE UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM THAT MY SMALL TOWN MECHANIC WAS. *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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