Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||||
| PIC--4330B | 12/01/2008 | 10028285 | Chevrolet: unable to relearn the brake pedal position (bpp) sensor. *pe | 03/20/2009 | |
| PIC-4330A | 07/01/2008 | 10026163 | Gmc: unable to relearn the brake pedal position (bpp) sensor. have difficulty performing the brake pedal position (bpp) relearn. models chevrolets, pontiacs and saturns. *pe | 10/03/2008 | |
| 4658 | 12/01/2008 | PIC-4658A | 10023415 | Adjustable pedals will not adjust inoperative. *nj updated 3/13/09. *pe | 12/10/2007 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE LIGHT | |||||
| SB-08-05-22-009A | 06/01/2009 | 10032206 | Chevrolet/pontiac/saturn: intermittently brake lights (stop lamps) do not function correctly, extended travel to shift out of park, cruise control inoperative, dtcs c0161/c0277 set (perform repair as outlined). *pe | 02/17/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Thanks to the service bullentin about the 2007 saturn auras brake light failure is what prompted me to share my story. about two years ago i was driving on the washington dc beltway (i-495) on the maryland side. i had family following me in another car as we were traveling up to baltimore. my family kept telling me my brake lights stayed on while i was driving, but when i came to a stop my brake lights went off. considering how congested dc traffic is i am very lucky i did not get or cause an accident. i had my car repaired at sterling chevrolet in sterling, va...and was told they really couldn't explain why it happened. | |||
| 05/20/2009 | 45000 | ||
| The back brakes lights come on when not in use. this is more obvious when it is dark because you can see the break light in the back window. and when you break the light goes off. very dangerous and i have taken the car to a mechanic and they have not been able to find the problem and the dealer won't cover it. this has been ongoing for several years. i have actually thought of selling the car because its so frustrating. | |||
| 07/18/2011 | 40000 | ||
| In september 2010 and again in july 2011, my car began having difficulty with back up lights (non existent) and break lights. the break lights would remain on when driving and would go off when the break pedal was applied. this also seemed to happen if the cruise control was engaged. other drivers flagged me down to alert me to this dangerous situation. the chimsel light in the rear window remained lit while driving and turned off if break pedal was applied. i took my car to a local gm dealer twice..it took 2 weeks each time, to locate the problem, which was eventually identified as a faulty body control module. this was a very expensive repair, that had to be completed twice. 2007 saturn auras should be recalled for this issue. i have not used my cruise control since july 2011, as i am afraid to start this whole expensive and dangerous sequence again. | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 70000 | ||
| My saturn is exhibiting the brake light problem reported in media. i have videos and photos showing the brake lights on without pedal depressed and most concerningly the brake lights not coming on when brake pedal pushed. i've had car serviced at dealership twice and have followed the tsb on wire corrosion and problem still exists. it existed this morning. i borrowed a tech 2 computer and have video and photos of the problem with the brake sensor. the brake pedal position reads a negative position of -50 and this turns on the brake light. when brake lights acting normal it reads a brake pedal position of +3. as you push the brakes down the pedal position increases from the starting negative value until it gets to 50 and then the brake lights turn on. so i have a 100 point travel where the brake lights work the opposite. i have this all on video. also, when this problem is appearing, if i depress the brake pedal and release it, the brake light goes off. i then count to five and the brake light comes on. this is probably due to the computer going into some alarm mode. if i drive down the street pushing brake pedal every five seconds, the brake light stays off. i will return the vehicle to dealer and show my video. the problem is intermittent and goes away when the car/cockpit warms up. it doesn't happen all the time and when it does happen it goes away after about five miles of driving. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Thanks to the service bullentin about the 2007 saturn auras brake light failure is what prompted me to share my story. about two years ago i was driving on the washington dc beltway (i-495) on the maryland side. i had family following me in another car as we were traveling up to baltimore. my family kept telling me my brake lights stayed on while i was driving, but when i came to a stop my brake lights went off. considering how congested dc traffic is i am very lucky i did not get or cause an accident. i had my car repaired at sterling chevrolet in sterling, va...and was told they really couldn't explain why it happened. | |||
| 05/20/2009 | 45000 | ||
| The back brakes lights come on when not in use. this is more obvious when it is dark because you can see the break light in the back window. and when you break the light goes off. very dangerous and i have taken the car to a mechanic and they have not been able to find the problem and the dealer won't cover it. this has been ongoing for several years. i have actually thought of selling the car because its so frustrating. | |||
| 07/18/2011 | 40000 | ||
| In september 2010 and again in july 2011, my car began having difficulty with back up lights (non existent) and break lights. the break lights would remain on when driving and would go off when the break pedal was applied. this also seemed to happen if the cruise control was engaged. other drivers flagged me down to alert me to this dangerous situation. the chimsel light in the rear window remained lit while driving and turned off if break pedal was applied. i took my car to a local gm dealer twice..it took 2 weeks each time, to locate the problem, which was eventually identified as a faulty body control module. this was a very expensive repair, that had to be completed twice. 2007 saturn auras should be recalled for this issue. i have not used my cruise control since july 2011, as i am afraid to start this whole expensive and dangerous sequence again. | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 70000 | ||
| My saturn is exhibiting the brake light problem reported in media. i have videos and photos showing the brake lights on without pedal depressed and most concerningly the brake lights not coming on when brake pedal pushed. i've had car serviced at dealership twice and have followed the tsb on wire corrosion and problem still exists. it existed this morning. i borrowed a tech 2 computer and have video and photos of the problem with the brake sensor. the brake pedal position reads a negative position of -50 and this turns on the brake light. when brake lights acting normal it reads a brake pedal position of +3. as you push the brakes down the pedal position increases from the starting negative value until it gets to 50 and then the brake lights turn on. so i have a 100 point travel where the brake lights work the opposite. i have this all on video. also, when this problem is appearing, if i depress the brake pedal and release it, the brake light goes off. i then count to five and the brake light comes on. this is probably due to the computer going into some alarm mode. if i drive down the street pushing brake pedal every five seconds, the brake light stays off. i will return the vehicle to dealer and show my video. the problem is intermittent and goes away when the car/cockpit warms up. it doesn't happen all the time and when it does happen it goes away after about five miles of driving. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Thanks to the service bullentin about the 2007 saturn auras brake light failure is what prompted me to share my story. about two years ago i was driving on the washington dc beltway (i-495) on the maryland side. i had family following me in another car as we were traveling up to baltimore. my family kept telling me my brake lights stayed on while i was driving, but when i came to a stop my brake lights went off. considering how congested dc traffic is i am very lucky i did not get or cause an accident. i had my car repaired at sterling chevrolet in sterling, va...and was told they really couldn't explain why it happened. | |||
| 05/20/2009 | 45000 | ||
| The back brakes lights come on when not in use. this is more obvious when it is dark because you can see the break light in the back window. and when you break the light goes off. very dangerous and i have taken the car to a mechanic and they have not been able to find the problem and the dealer won't cover it. this has been ongoing for several years. i have actually thought of selling the car because its so frustrating. | |||
| 07/18/2011 | 40000 | ||
| In september 2010 and again in july 2011, my car began having difficulty with back up lights (non existent) and break lights. the break lights would remain on when driving and would go off when the break pedal was applied. this also seemed to happen if the cruise control was engaged. other drivers flagged me down to alert me to this dangerous situation. the chimsel light in the rear window remained lit while driving and turned off if break pedal was applied. i took my car to a local gm dealer twice..it took 2 weeks each time, to locate the problem, which was eventually identified as a faulty body control module. this was a very expensive repair, that had to be completed twice. 2007 saturn auras should be recalled for this issue. i have not used my cruise control since july 2011, as i am afraid to start this whole expensive and dangerous sequence again. | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 70000 | ||
| My saturn is exhibiting the brake light problem reported in media. i have videos and photos showing the brake lights on without pedal depressed and most concerningly the brake lights not coming on when brake pedal pushed. i've had car serviced at dealership twice and have followed the tsb on wire corrosion and problem still exists. it existed this morning. i borrowed a tech 2 computer and have video and photos of the problem with the brake sensor. the brake pedal position reads a negative position of -50 and this turns on the brake light. when brake lights acting normal it reads a brake pedal position of +3. as you push the brakes down the pedal position increases from the starting negative value until it gets to 50 and then the brake lights turn on. so i have a 100 point travel where the brake lights work the opposite. i have this all on video. also, when this problem is appearing, if i depress the brake pedal and release it, the brake light goes off. i then count to five and the brake light comes on. this is probably due to the computer going into some alarm mode. if i drive down the street pushing brake pedal every five seconds, the brake light stays off. i will return the vehicle to dealer and show my video. the problem is intermittent and goes away when the car/cockpit warms up. it doesn't happen all the time and when it does happen it goes away after about five miles of driving. | |||
| 07/18/2011 | 40000 | ||
| In september 2010 and again in july 2011, my car began having difficulty with back up lights (non existent) and break lights. the break lights would remain on when driving and would go off when the break pedal was applied. this also seemed to happen if the cruise control was engaged. other drivers flagged me down to alert me to this dangerous situation. the chimsel light in the rear window remained lit while driving and turned off if break pedal was applied. i took my car to a local gm dealer twice..it took 2 weeks each time, to locate the problem, which was eventually identified as a faulty body control module. this was a very expensive repair, that had to be completed twice. 2007 saturn auras should be recalled for this issue. i have not used my cruise control since july 2011, as i am afraid to start this whole expensive and dangerous sequence again. | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 70000 | ||
| My saturn is exhibiting the brake light problem reported in media. i have videos and photos showing the brake lights on without pedal depressed and most concerningly the brake lights not coming on when brake pedal pushed. i've had car serviced at dealership twice and have followed the tsb on wire corrosion and problem still exists. it existed this morning. i borrowed a tech 2 computer and have video and photos of the problem with the brake sensor. the brake pedal position reads a negative position of -50 and this turns on the brake light. when brake lights acting normal it reads a brake pedal position of +3. as you push the brakes down the pedal position increases from the starting negative value until it gets to 50 and then the brake lights turn on. so i have a 100 point travel where the brake lights work the opposite. i have this all on video. also, when this problem is appearing, if i depress the brake pedal and release it, the brake light goes off. i then count to five and the brake light comes on. this is probably due to the computer going into some alarm mode. if i drive down the street pushing brake pedal every five seconds, the brake light stays off. i will return the vehicle to dealer and show my video. the problem is intermittent and goes away when the car/cockpit warms up. it doesn't happen all the time and when it does happen it goes away after about five miles of driving. | |||
| 02/22/2013 | 37000 | ||
| Over the past few weeks, the brake lights have been working sporadically. sometimes they stay on, sometimes they do not come on, and sometimes they work opposite (when you press the brakes they go off and when your are not on the brakes they come on). this is an extreme safety hazard. it has gone to a dealer once already and i have already made a second appointment with them for the same issue. from the research i have done this is a common issue for at least 3 gm models. this is dangerous when the brake lights do not work. i drive on the pa turnpike every morning at speeds of 55-65 mph and if my brake lights do not work when i go to slow down, i am at risk of someone hitting me at a high rate of speed. please look into this issue. it seems this is a common issue with the saturn aura, pontiac g6, and chevy malibu. | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 45000 | ||
| At various times the brake lights would come on while driving. when the brake pedal was pressed the brake lights would then go turn off. within seconds of taking your foot off the pedal the brake lights would come back on. essentially the pedal was doing the opposite that it should.(brake lights would be on while driving and off while braking). this issue also caused the cruise control to turn off randomly and to not engage when selected. eventually the problem became bad enough the vehicle was taken to dealership where it was diagnosed with the brake pedal position sensor had internal fault causing wrong voltage being returned to the bcm. the sensor was replaced at a cost of $227.33 | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 60000 | 1 | |
| While driving along w/cruise control on it suddenly shuts off, and my brake lights come on without applying my brakes, the brake lights stay on until i apply my brakes then with my foot on the brake the lights go off i take my foot off the brake & the brake lights go on & stay on until i apply the brakes again & the cruise will not work when the brake light are on & when i first start the car i have to push real hard on the brake pedal to get the car out of park. this has been happening almost everyday for months now. i've had mechanics check it out they replaced stop light switch & cleaned contacts & reset computer but nothing works, general motors should have to correct this problem before somebody gets in a bad accident. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 60000 | ||
| While driving along w/cruise control on it suddenly shuts off, and my brake lights come on without applying my brakes, the brake lights stay on until i apply my brakes then with my foot on the brake the lights go off i take my foot off the brake & the brake lights go on & stay on until i apply the brakes again & the cruise will not work when the brake light are on & when i first start the car i have to push real hard on the brake pedal to get the car out of park. this has been happening almost everyday for months now. i've had mechanics check it out they replaced stop light switch & cleaned contacts & reset computer but nothing works, general motors should have to correct this problem before somebody gets in a bad accident. | |||
| 12/12/2012 | 99500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. the contact was driving approximately 5 mph downhill in snowy weather when the wheels seized and the tires would no longer move. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated that the brake system would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 99,500. kmj | |||
| 12/12/2012 | 99500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. while driving approximately 5 mph in snowy conditions down a hill the wheels locked and the tires would not move. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the brake system would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 99,500. da | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 44800 | 1 | |
| Brake lights staying on/ engine power reduced with on any warning almost rear ended. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 44800 | ||
| Brake lights staying on/ engine power reduced with on any warning almost rear ended | |||
| 01/13/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. the contact stated while driving, the brake lights came on and when she engaged the brake pedal, the brake lights shut off. the failure was diagnosed three times by a mechanic and the brake light switch was replaced; however, the failure was not corrected. the dealer stated the problem was within the brake light switch and the repair was not permanent. the brake master cylinder was also defective because the rubber around the cylinder had to be replaced when the brake fluid leaked. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 81,000. rvk | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 44800 | ||
| Brake lights staying on/ engine power reduced with on any warning almost rear ended | |||
| 01/13/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. the contact stated while driving, the brake lights came on and when she engaged the brake pedal, the brake lights shut off. the failure was diagnosed three times by a mechanic and the brake light switch was replaced; however, the failure was not corrected. the dealer stated the problem was within the brake light switch and the repair was not permanent. the brake master cylinder was also defective because the rubber around the cylinder had to be replaced when the brake fluid leaked. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 81,000. rvk | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 44800 | ||
| Brake lights staying on/ engine power reduced with on any warning almost rear ended | |||
| 01/13/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. the contact stated while driving, the brake lights came on and when she engaged the brake pedal, the brake lights shut off. the failure was diagnosed three times by a mechanic and the brake light switch was replaced; however, the failure was not corrected. the dealer stated the problem was within the brake light switch and the repair was not permanent. the brake master cylinder was also defective because the rubber around the cylinder had to be replaced when the brake fluid leaked. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 81,000. rvk | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 09/14/2010 | |||
| Brake lights come on while driving day or night and when pedal is depressed lights do not come on. must drive with foot depressing brake pedal in order for lights to remain off. this is serious as the driver behind thinks that i am riding the brakes and then when i do need to brake there are no brake lights. | |||
| 10/16/2010 | 16192 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. when pressing on the brake, the radio turned off, the red battery light flashed and the engine made a cranking noise. she also noticed while driving that the powering steering went out. she only experiences these problems after braking.the vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed. the current mileage was 16,291. the failure mileage was 16,192. bw | |||
| 10/25/2010 | 49000 | ||
| 2007 saturn aura. brake lights started coming on for no reason while driving at night. when brake pedal was depressed, the lights would go out. consequently, when pressing the brake pedal to stop, my brake lights did not go on. the cruise control did not work while this was happening. if i set the cruise after i tapped the brake pedal to turn off the brake lights, the cruise would engage for a couple of seconds, then turn off and the brake lights went on again. this was a very dangerous situation and i felt very unsafe driving my vehicle at night. this only occurred at night, so wonder if it's tied in some way to the headlights. cruise and brakes work fine during the day. took to my mechanic today and he replaced the brake switch. haven't driven at night to see if problem is resolved. | |||
| 10/06/2010 | 41000 | ||
| 2007 saturn aura's break lights will not go on. when you slam on the brakes in the vehicle or pressing the brake pedal to quickly shifting from park, it must mess up a switch or a sensor. after slamming on the brakes the next time you press the brakes the brake lights will not light. occasionally the brake lights will randomly come on, however, when one applies pressure to the brakes the lights will then go off again. this is a very serious matter and could cause problems notifying other drivers of the vehicles deceleration. i am not sure if anything was done to correct this problem i'm still having it. it seems to occur every time the brake pedel is rapidly pressed. i have done web based research and it seems that other consumers have experienced the same problem. | |||
| 03/18/2003 | 1 | ||
| Since buying my saturn aura in march 2007 my life has been a complete headache. i first had to take my car into the shop with only 2300 miles on it for rack and pinion to be replaced. since then it has been in the shop no less than every 6 months. i have had to replace the brakes and rotors two times, motor mount, passenger air bag, sunroof drain, water pump, coolant crossover pipe, water reservoir, steering shaft and more. now my rack and pinion is bad again and they will not fix it. also there is a major rattle in front of car and squeal coming from front drivers side tire. they tell me that there is nothing wrong and cannot duplicate. just recently i have started to notice that my car steering is funny and also that it cuts out or accelerates on it's own. i am planning on getting it back in again to the shop soon. i do not feel safe driving this car. i have three small children and want something done to stop all the problems. *tr | |||
| 02/06/2010 | 1 | ||
| Saturn aura has already been in the shop almost 30 days in the past year. it has 32,000 miles on it and now they are telling me i need new back brake pads and the rotors turned. it makes a horrible highpitched screeching noise when you hit the brakes, when you turn, and sometimes when you are just going down the road. *tr | |||
| 10/20/2009 | 1 | ||
| Back brakes were feeling different and when i had car inpected found that it needed back brakes and routers. my car had only 38000 miles on it. i found this to be very unusual also. had them replaced and all is good for now. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 49000 | 1 | |
| The brake pedal position switch is incorrectly programmed, this causes the brake lamps to operating in a constant state of illumination when the pedal is not pressed, worse yet the brake lights shut off when brake pedal is pressed. i have already replaced the brake switch and relay. this is the same issue for recall pontiac g8 recall nhtsa campaign id number: 09v172000. *tr | |||
| 03/01/2008 | 4000 | 1 | |
| I purchased a 2007 saturn aura xr new from saturn of thornton rd. in march 2008. beginning at purchase i have had to have the brakes replaced, 2 window motors redone, steering parts ordered and put on door handles replaced, and i am currently waiting for more steering parts and door handles to be ordered. i make monthly trips to this dealership to have something repaired...please help me. *tr | |||
| 07/11/2008 | 34800 | 1 | |
| The car's brakes started making funny noises and when depressed the steering column would vibrate. saturn said the rotors were warped and re-surfaced them at 13,000 miles. at 35,000 miles the car started to do the exact thing. however the dealership would have nothing to do with them this time and said they were not covered under the warranty. the rotors need to be replaced. there was 65% of the brake pad life yet. the failure was premature and corporate will not fix the problem. it seems like there was bad metal involved in the rotors. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 04/14/2008 | 36000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. the contact stated that the brake position sensor would continue to fail, causing the cruise control and exterior brake light to become inoperative. the dealer repaired the failure numerous times, but the failure would recur. the manufacturer was contacted, but denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 62,000. kmj | |||
| 04/14/2008 | 36000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. the contact stated that the brake position sensor would continue to fail, causing the cruise control and exterior brake light to become inoperative. the dealer repaired the failure numerous times, but the failure would recur. the manufacturer was contacted, but denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 62,000. nw | |||
| 02/05/2007 | 2000 | ||
| Only 2 months old, passenger air bag light, would read off when a normal size adult was in the seat. also on star reported air bag inoperative. alwaws had brake problems with rear pads wearing out way before the front. stearing wheel lock does not lock, and i noted this after 2 years, as my wife is the major driver of the car. i was so sick of the dealer, i replaced the master cylinder, rotors, with brembo, and used quality pads. the government should have gotten after gm! there are many complaints! | |||
| 11/29/2011 | 13000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura xr. the contact stated that the brake lights illuminated when the brake was not being applied and would not illuminate when the brakes were applied. the vehicle was never taken to a mechanic or dealer. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 13,000. kmj | |||
| 11/29/2011 | 13000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura xr. the contact stated the brake lights comes on automatically when the brake was not being depressed. whenever the brake was being depressed the brake lights goes out. the vehicle was never taken to a mechanic or dealer. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 13,000. mw | |||
| 02/09/2011 | 65000 | ||
| My brakes lights continue to come off and on for no reason. when my brakes are on and im not braking, if i step on the brake peddle my lights go off,often causing me to nearly get rear ended. i have also had the same problem with the lights turning off my cruise control at random. my last incident happened when the cruise control wouldn't turn off and i almost got sent through a toll gate at 75 mph when i was trying to pull over to pay my toll. if there would have been anyone else in line waiting to pay their tolls i would have surely been in a horrible accident. i have taken my car to three different mechanics on three different incidents and no one can seem to fix the problem. i believe this is a manufacturing flaw and all owners of this vehicle should be notified of the possible risk.before someone gets seriously hurt, or worse yet killed! | |||
| 09/30/2009 | |||
| The brake light comes on while i'm driving. the brake pedal position and the bcm has been replaced. this was only a temporary solution. within a month the issue with the brake lights began to happen again.this is a dangerous and costly issue. i've almost been rearended mulitple times. for safety reasons i've taken my vehicle to several different mechanics and gmc service mechanics without resolution. this is a serious problem. i have done research and apparently i am not the only one with the same issue. a recall should be done to resolve this problem. | |||
| 05/23/2010 | 35000 | ||
| I bought this 2007 saturn aura on 05/23/2010. the same day i started noticing my cruise control wasn't working properly. sometime it would work, other times it wouldn't. then i realized when i drove the car home that night that the brake lights were on and this was causing the cruise to not work. the brake lights will come on at random times without pressing on the brake pedal. you have to press the brake pedal to shut them off. opposite of what should be happening. so when my brake lights are on(came on by themselves) and i actually need to stop, the brake lights go off when i use the brake. a major safety issue in my opinion. we replaced two pressure switches in the brake pedal thinking that was the problem. still not fixed. we also replaced a few other parts associated with the brake pedal and it still wasn't corrected. so, i contacted the dealership who told me they had no idea how to fix it and would need to go thru my wiring one by one and inspect everything and warned me it was limitless how much a repair like that could cost. so, i called saturn customer service. i talked to a woman named judy who was no help. she gave me a list of repairs to be done and said i had to go thru that list first and pay for all the repairs out of pocket and if it didn't work then she was at a loss too. i told her i have done alot of research about this online and have found hundreds of complaints for this very issue on numerous web site's. she said the company is unaware of the problem. (which i doubt). i have a 3 year old son who rides in the backseat of this car and it is a disaster waiting to happen. there have been multiple times i have been slowing down to turn into a store or an intersection and people have come flying up behind me because my brake lights are not working almost rear ending me. when the lights go off, its 8 seconds before they come back on. | |||
| 10/15/2007 | 200 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. while driving approximately 55-60 mph with the cruise engaged the brake lights came on and the brakes engaged independently. he stated if he tap the brake pedal the brake lights will go off for 2 to 3 seconds and will come back on by independently. when this happens you can not use the cruise control. the vehicle was taken to the dealer four times for the failure and the dealer could not duplicate the failure. he also stated that there was a noise coming from the passenger side front brake. the vehicle has been taken to an authorized dealer seven times for the failure. the dealer has replaced the front brake pads and rotors twice. the rear brakes pads and rotors has also been replaced. in december of 2009 a gmc field engineer inspected the vehicle and the dealer replaced the brakes in the front. the contact was unable to provide a vin. the failure mileage was 200 and the approximate current mileage was 52,000 vwb | |||
| 04/18/2007 | 54000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. the contact was driving approximately 55 mph; proceeding to a stop. there was a grinding noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. the rotors were turned, however the failure continued to occur without warning. the vin was not available. the current and failure mileages were 54,000. | |||
| 10/31/2009 | 42000 | 1 | |
| Saturn 2007 aura rear brakes fail due to manufacture part defect. our leased saturns rear brakes began grinding 3 weeks ago. we had the saturn dealership look at it. they said the brake pads were shot and have dug into the rotors. the front brakes show little ware. saturn said that it is very unusual for the rear brakes to fail before the front, however gm investigated and offered no explanation for the failure. gm closed the case (71-776581112) stating they determined their was no defect. i have never had a vehicle that the rear brakes wore this fast and failed this quick. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2009 | 26427 | 1 | |
| I purchased my car new off the lot while out of state. i have had several issues with this vehicle. i am unsatisfied with saturn that they are not willing to look into these issues and fix, repair or replace the parts to fix the problems. unless continuously my expense. the brake lights are lit while driving down the road, and when you place your foot on the pedal and apply pressure, the lights will go off, thus removing your foot from petal, 8 seconds, the lights for my brakes are back on. mind you when you apply the brake, the lights go off, so explain this to the officers that stop me, and give me a ticket for repair because i don't have brake lights when stopping!! not to mention the times of being almost rear ended because of this issue! getting it fixed and it continues to reoccur is getting old. does someone really have to be killed to fix this problem? the braking system in general with the rotors and pads has been a consistent repair replace factor. i have replaced brake pads, had rotors turned, had them replaced, etc minimum of every 10,000 miles due to the rotors being warped, causing severe shaking in the front end. service garage at saturn dealer just says this is a continued problem with the aura vehicles, but nothing is getting resolved. again, does someone really have to be killed to get these real issues settled? these are issues with the brakes, not with something minor. again, issues with the air bag service light coming on, and the garage not finding a repeating error, occurs yet occasionally. fix by turning car off and restarting. inflate tire signal repeatedly occurs, yet to find actual cause for this issue. these are the real concerns i have with this vehicle, minor issues are the doors filling with water, pealing of interior on black areas of door molding, handles. failure of increase of immediate speed when wanting extra power to pass or coming in on ramp to highway traffic and does not kick down immediately. *tr | |||
| 03/15/2008 | 29000 | 1 | |
| Brakes needed replacing before 30,000 miles. *tr | |||
| 11/05/2008 | 30000 | 1 | |
| 2007 auras brakes all 4 rotors and pads have been replaced twice with warping grooves cut into rotors and rust problems,only 30000 miles on car. service mgr. says manufacturer is aware of problem but wont fix it.mgr.said it will happen over and over until auras brakes are redesigned its also a problem on the 08 model. i think brakes are of the highest importance in safety and a manufacturer should make sure to correct on going problems, god forbid these brakes fail from poor design. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 05/20/2007 | 17000 | 16 | 02/17/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. while driving 35 mph and coming to a sudden stop, the contact noticed that only the front driver side brakes functioned. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for service. after the repair, the contact began hearing a squeaking sound whenever he stopped the vehicle. the vehicle was returned to the dealer three different times, but the brake failure remains. the current mileage was 17,382 and failure mileage was 17,000. | |||
| 09/20/2007 | 14286 | 1 | 10/11/2006 |
| My 2007 saturn aura had been into the dealership approx. 1.5 weeks ago because the vehicle was having difficulty accelerating. the engine would rev but the car wouldn't move. the dealership said there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. on the night of september 20, 2007, at approximately 8:30 pm, while driving the car in a residential neighborhood, i tried to apply the brakes at a stop sign. the abs light came on, the pedal went to the floor, and the car revved, surged forward through an intersection and struck another vehicle. my car hit car #2 with such force that it caused car #2's wheel axle to snap in half and severe damage to car #2's front passenger side fender and door that the car needed to be towed away. i was taken away in an ambulance. onstar confirmed two codes at the time of the accident: #1--abs/traction control system malfunction and #2--take the car to a service center as it may exhibit abnormal behavior when driving and/or stopping. this saturn aura has been nothing but problems since getting it in october 2006. it has just over 14,000 miles on it and has been serviced for the aforementioned issue plus replacing a broken engine mount, replacing a leaking engine gasket, resurfacing the brake rotors at 7,000 miles, multiple repairs to a non-functioning onstar system, and consistent issues with the warning light on the tire inflation monitor (i eventually had the tires filled with nitrogen). this car is a hazard. because of the service history of the vehicle, i have obtained legal counsel. the saturn will be evaluated by an independent mechanic to determine what needs to be repaired. i am scared to drive this car again. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 09/20/2007 | 14286 | 1 | 10/11/2006 |
| My 2007 saturn aura had been into the dealership approx. 1.5 weeks ago because the vehicle was having difficulty accelerating. the engine would rev but the car wouldn't move. the dealership said there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. on the night of september 20, 2007, at approximately 8:30 pm, while driving the car in a residential neighborhood, i tried to apply the brakes at a stop sign. the abs light came on, the pedal went to the floor, and the car revved, surged forward through an intersection and struck another vehicle. my car hit car #2 with such force that it caused car #2's wheel axle to snap in half and severe damage to car #2's front passenger side fender and door that the car needed to be towed away. i was taken away in an ambulance. onstar confirmed two codes at the time of the accident: #1--abs/traction control system malfunction and #2--take the car to a service center as it may exhibit abnormal behavior when driving and/or stopping. this saturn aura has been nothing but problems since getting it in october 2006. it has just over 14,000 miles on it and has been serviced for the aforementioned issue plus replacing a broken engine mount, replacing a leaking engine gasket, resurfacing the brake rotors at 7,000 miles, multiple repairs to a non-functioning onstar system, and consistent issues with the warning light on the tire inflation monitor (i eventually had the tires filled with nitrogen). this car is a hazard. because of the service history of the vehicle, i have obtained legal counsel. the saturn will be evaluated by an independent mechanic to determine what needs to be repaired. i am scared to drive this car again. *jb | |||