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2009 Saturn Aura Other / unspecified Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA

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Other / unspecified reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Aug 20, 2019
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 390 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. 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. 8 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.

Owner reports naming other

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+1 more
Filed Aug 20, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. FREEDOM CHEVROLET BUICK GMC BY ED MORSE (LOCATED AT 8008 MARVIN D LOVE FWY, DALLAS, TX 75237, (972) 330-4981) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

NHTSA ID
11245190
Incident
Aug 14, 2019
Mileage
162,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedSteering
Filed Mar 15, 2019

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I HAD TO PULL OFF A CITY STREET AND TURN OFF MY CAR. I WAITED ABOUT 4-5 MINUTES AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS NOW THE 3RD TIME FOR THIS EVENT! NOW IT'S MY PASSENGER REAR TIRE! THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON, DOES NOT READ PRESSURE, HAD IT CHECKED 2 X'S AND SERVICE CENTER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS!!! HELP HELP!!

NHTSA ID
11187153
Incident
Mar 14, 2019
Mileage
72,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 17, 2018

WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES THE ESC ACTIVE MESSAGE COMES ON, AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT TRIES TO STRAIGHTEN MY WHEEL AS I'M STILL GOING AROUND THE CURVE.

NHTSA ID
11088548
Incident
Mar 2, 2018
Mileage
220,000 mi
BrakesElectricalOther / unspecified
Filed Jul 3, 2017

TAKATA RECALL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THE CAR THERE IS RATTLE/VIBRATION WHEN GOING OVER 50 MPH. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTENANCE TWICE IN THE PAST 2 YEARS FOR ELECTRICAL AND BREAK PAD REPLACEMENT AND I'M STILL HAVING A VIBRATION AND RATTLE SOUND WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
11002867
Incident
Apr 1, 2017
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+1 more
Filed Jul 11, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE REMOTE STARTER WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.

NHTSA ID
10884093
Incident
Jun 15, 2016
Mileage
165,000 mi
Driver assistanceOther / unspecified
Filed Jun 25, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMMUNICATIONS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

NHTSA ID
10730421
Incident
Apr 24, 2015
Mileage
95,000 mi
BrakesOther / unspecifiedSteering
Filed May 15, 2013

TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT OR ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10512118
Incident
May 14, 2013
Mileage
25,285 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalOther / unspecified
Filed Jun 29, 2012

STOPPED AT A DRIVE-THRU WINDOW. WAS IN GEAR AND UNDER BRAKING. TWO LIGHTS CAME ON AT DASH: SERVICE ESC AND SERVICE TRACTION. LIGHTS RESET WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. LIGHTS HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES DURING OPERATION. WHEN SERVICE LIGHTS OCCUR, BRAKE LIGHTS REACT OPPOSITE OF NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10463541
Incident
May 22, 2012
Mileage
52,000 mi

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