NHTSA — Service Brakes Problems

2007 Saturn Aura (Page 3 of 5)

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CarComplaints.com Notes: The Saturn Aura was a mid-size car meant to replace the somewhat problematic L-Series. Unfortunately, the Aura brought its own problems: namely cheap brake parts that needed early replacement and a gear shifter that could say it’s in park while the transmission was still engaged.

Brake problems, including uneven wear and warped rotors that cause the car to wobble, are common complaints from 2007 owners. Did GM use metal for its rotors that can’t stand the heat? That’s what some say, and it’s hard to argue when reports show that rotors could start to warp as early as 500 miles off the dealer lot.

Meanwhile, a busted gear shifter cable lead to some unwanted rollaways. That’s because the shifter could say “Park” while the transmission was still in drive, reverse or neutral. A defect investigation into the issue was opened in 2011, eventually leading to a recall of 56,000 vehicles in 2014.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
71,359 miles

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2007 Saturn Aura Owner Comments (Page 3 of 5)

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problem #41

Mar 312014

Aura

  • 121,340 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was on the interstate then I realized my car was slowing down. I pressed the accelerator and that's when I noticed the RPM passed three. I noticed both my front tires were smoking. I took it to the dealership and he told me he replaced the brakes and the caliper. A month later, it did the same thing. He then told me it need to be replaced again and I have to pay.

- Crystal Springs , MS, USA

problem #40

Jun 012013

Aura

  • 122,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that the brake light remained illuminated when the brake pedal was not depressed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was advised that the body control module failed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14V252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 122,000 and the current mileage was 155,000.

- Cleaveland , MS, USA

problem #39

May 262014

Aura 6-cyl

  • 125,600 miles
I found an article on-line regarding the ntsb investigating brake light problems with Chevy Malibu and Saturn Aura's. my 2007 Saturn Aura has the same issue. On occasions the brake light will be "reversed" the brake light will be on when the brake pedal is not pressed, then they will got off once the brake pedal is pressed. The most recent occurrence was on 5/26/14. I am aware of it happening another 6-7 times in the past couple of years.

- Westmont, IL, USA

problem #38

Nov 132008

Aura

  • 12,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

TL * the contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. While driving at an unknown speed, the brakes and rotors began to overheat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they diagnosed the issue as normal wear and tear. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer stated that the contact was responsible for the failure. The failure mileage was 12,000.

- Lincoln, CA, USA

problem #37

Feb 032014

Aura 6-cyl

  • 90,000 miles
The locks continuously lock and unlock themselves; the emergency brakes when activated sometimes still roll.

- Lowell, MA, USA

problem #36

Jan 082013

Aura

  • 82,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, another driver informed him that the brake lights were erroneously illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the brake sensor needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000.

- Nor Cross, GA, USA

problem #35

Mar 092010

Aura 6-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 30,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that the brake lights remained illuminated at all times except for when the brakes were engaged. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 87,000. Updated 05/12/14 MA the consumer states the cruise control is inoperable as well.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #34

Jun 122012

Aura 6-cyl

  • 57,000 miles
Brake lights come on when foot is off the brake pedal. Brake lights will only turn off it pedal is tapped but brake lights will again come on a short time later 10 seconds +/- without foot on pedal. Also the cruise control will either not engage or will disengage on its own. The brake light problems is obviously dangerous. I've talked to several other people who have this same problem with the Aura, G6, Malibu build platform. Please issue a safety recall.

- Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

problem #33

Nov 032013

Aura 6-cyl

  • 75,000 miles
The brake lights are on all the time while the car is running. If the brake pedal is tapped, the lights go off briefly, then come back on again. If the brakes are applied, the lights go off briefly, then come on as they should.

- Mint Hill, NC, USA

problem #32

Oct 232013

Aura

  • miles
My brake lights turn on while I'm driving and this is safety issue for me and my family driving in the car. The dealership will not help.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #31

Oct 132013

Aura

  • 91,110 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

For the past few years- I have noticed that my brake lights will light up without me pressing on the brake. At times- the brake lights will not illuminate when I am pressing the brake. My dad has corrected this in the past with using diastolic lubrication on a connector under the passenger side dash board- which he found to do online. The local GM dealership wasn't able to help me nor was willing to research this for me. Generally my dad has been able to keep it corrected for 6 months at a time; now it wont make it past 2 weeks.

- Bloomington, MN, USA

problem #30

Oct 012011

Aura

  • 21,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brake warning light illuminated and when the brakes were depressed the light would shut off for five seconds and then back on again. The contact also mentioned that pressure had to be applied to the brake pedal in order to operate normally. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the mechanic stated that the problem was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,000. The current mileage was 52,000.

- Odessa, TX, USA

problem #29

Jun 012009

Aura

  • 40,000 miles
Brakes lights are reversed. Brake lights are on when my foot is off the brake pedal (when the car is parked, when I am accelerating/coasting). When I press on the brake pedal the lights go off. This issue is intermittent. When the issue is occuring the cruise control does not work and I also have to press the brake pedal all the way to the floor to put it in gear. I have had it in the shop on and off for years no one can seem to fix it. This is a safety issue, please recall.

- Warrenton, VA, USA

problem #28

Jul 012013

Aura

  • 75,000 miles
Occurring often but intermittently, my brake lights remain on while the brakes are not being engaged. When the brake lights are engaged, the brake lights will turn off and will then come back on when disengaged. This also does not allow cruise control to be activated while the brake lights remain on. This issue has been reported by multiple Saturn Aura owners. The cause for concern is driver safety. Please take this issue into consideration as a recall for Saturn Aura owners.

- Cortland, OH, USA

problem #27

Jul 102013

Aura 6-cyl

  • 61,325 miles
I have a 2007 Saturn Aura xe my problem is the seat motors housing driver side are starting to come apart when I move seat up/down the parts make a grinding noise and the frame is poking through the seat on the left back side lower cushion that is sticking me in the butt when I get into car.also the front brakes get really shaky when I have to stop suddenly on rough roads pedal seems to go to floor and brakes make loud clunking noise its a little scary to say the least. Also the post for my gas cap that allows the door to pop open fell apart the pin fell into the mounting hole and whole assembly is coming apart.

- Vero Beach, FL, USA

problem #26

Jul 302013

Aura 6-cyl

  • 74,600 miles
First noticed cruise disengaged while driving and would not re-engage. Cruise corrected itself after trying it after several miles. Second, a few weeks later, cruise quit functioning again, this time I noticed the brake lights were on while not touching brake petal. When applying brake petal the brake lights go off, and then they will come on when the petal is released. Drove 60 miles this way in the dark. When I reached destination it was dawn light and car was running in park. The brake lights were off and running lights on. When I hit brake petal the brake lights would function as normal. I don't know if cruise was working since I was parked. Personal thought; could brake light issue only be related while the auto headlamps are functioning? my investigation led to many hundreds of complaints around the internet about all of the same problems happening at the same time on Saturn Aura, Chevy Malibu, and Pontiac G6. Ie brake lights operating in reverse of intended design, cruise control not working, and also transmission not shifting into or out of gear by the selector leaver. However, I am not noticing a shifter issue at this time. Huge safety hazard that the brake lights are functioning in reverse of normal design. However, all of the symptoms seem to be related and happening at the same time. I also found a technical bulletin no.: 08-05-22-009 with all of these related problems. Please finish investigation and move this to a recall!

- Burton, MI, USA

problem #25

Jan 072012

Aura

  • 65,000 miles
Hard shifting from park to drive/reverse. Most of the time I have to press on the brakes really hard to get out of park and when I press on brakes it makes a scraping sound. Also while driving the center brake light comes on and will not go out until I press on the brake. When I press on the brake the brake light goes out and cars behind me almost run into me. This occurs often. I don't know if it happens during the day but it does at night because I can see the center brake light via my rear view mirror.

- Laurel, MD, USA

problem #24

Aug 082013

Aura 6-cyl

  • 89,890 miles
Three problems seem to have occurred around the same time: 1) the brake lights will illuminate when the brake pedal is not being depressed and will not illuminate when the brake pedal is being pressed; 2) the cruise control will not engage; and 3) sometimes the only way to get the gear selector out of park is to press down very hard on the brake pedal.

- Martinez, CA, USA

problem #23

Apr 032013

Aura 6-cyl

  • 80,000 miles
My brake lights just randomly comes on. It will come on when I press the gas and stay on while going down the road. It also goes off when I hit the brake sometimes. I have had it worked on and it still hasn't been fixed more than once. When this problem occurs it is hard to put my car in gear. The brake lights sometimes flicker randomly. I never really know when it will happen. The past two months the car has been in the shop for this problem at least twice if not more. This doesn't count the 6 times it had been looked at within the last year. The problem never seems to get fixed. The closest GM dealer is about an hour away as well.

- Jonesborough, TN, USA

problem #22

Jul 242013

Aura 6-cyl

  • miles
First it was my gear shift, I had to get it fixed back in may of this year 2013 because when I tried to put the car in park, and did not park at all, matter of fact, when I placed the car in park it started reversing, literally going backwards. I got it fixed but yet there seems to still be issues with the gear shift, just hasn't been the same. Now when I drive my brake lights stays on, but when I press on the brakes my brake lights shuts off. Very dangerous situation, and also inside my car the lights seem to flicker on my dash board and everywhere else lights are in the car so I'm assuming that's a electrical problem. Updated 08/15/13 the rack and pinion was replaced.

- Houston, TX, USA

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