Saturn ASTRA electrical problems
10 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
164 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
52,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2008 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 73 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
10 of 164 complaints match this topic (6.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10504780 · 2013-03-28 (March 28, 2013)
OWNER WAS STOP N GO CITY DRIVING PULLED INTO HIS HOME DRIVEWAY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DASH. PARKED CAR AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED FIRE SERVICE. CAR DASH IGNITION AREA BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FIRE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY BY FIREFIGHTERS, EXTREMELY FAST MOVING FIRE AND EXCESSIVE SMOKE. TOTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. ALL DAMAGE LIMITED TO INTERIOR. POINT OF ORIGIN WAS LEFT OF LOWER DASH AREA UNDER STEERING WHEEL. UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME AS TO CAUSE. SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 78,230 miles reported. Look up ODI 10504780 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10513785 · 2013-05-28 (May 28, 2013)
WHEN YOU HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DEFROSTER AND HEAD LIGHTS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL REST ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10513785 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10615980 · 2014-07-24 (July 24, 2014)
ORIGINAL OWNER OF A SATURN ASTRA 2008 XR WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. CAR STARTED LOSING POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS (I.E. TURNING FROM A STOP, PARALLEL PARKING, ANY MOVEMENT THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE ACTIVELY APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR SUCH AS BACKING UP, SLOWING TO TAKE A CURVE, ETC). DEALER STATES NEED TO REPLACE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR AND CONTROLLER UNIT GEAR. BATTERY IS AT 35% AND ALSO NEEDS REPLACING. NO NOTICE OF LOW BATTERY WAS SHOWN ON THE DASHBOARD. LAST SERVICE (ALWAYS AT DEALERSHIP) 12/31/13 THEY HAD TO FORCE THE ON-BOARD COMPUT…
Owner-reported narrative. 39,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10615980 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10715499 · 2015-05-09 (May 9, 2015)
WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE LIGHTS LIGHT UP ON THE GEAR SHIFT, AND WILL NOT ENGAGE. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND BACK IN REVERSE. 2ND TIME I HAD AN ISSUE THAT CAR WOULD NOT START EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK, I SOMEONE TRY TO JUMP IT, THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY, BECAUSE I HAVE GONE THROUGH 5 BATTERIES BECAUSE OF A SHORT IN THE DOORS AND ALSO THE RELAY FOR POWER LOCKS.. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NUTRAL THEN THE CAR COULD START AND THEN I CAN DRIVE IT AND 3 RD INCIDENT I PARKED THE CAR, MY DAUGHTER GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND IT WENT FORWARD AND…
Owner-reported narrative. 78,750 miles reported. Look up ODI 10715499 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10748853 · 2015-08-15 (August 15, 2015)
EARLY MORNING, PARKED IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. FINISHED SHOPPING, LOADED GROCERIES IN TRUNK, TRIED TO START CAR...KEY DID NOT EVEN TURN IN LOCK AT FIRST. THEN ALL GEAR LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT NO ENGINE START. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES. THEN I CALLED AAA. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT BATTERY, BUT GOT IT STARTED BY TURNING KEY TO FIRST POSITION, STEPPED ON BRAKE, PUT GEAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN TURNED KEY FURTHER TO START. I THEN DROVE CAR TO GARAGE WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A TRANSMISSION SWITCH PROBLEM. I AM WAITING TO HEAR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON W…
Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10748853 at NHTSA ↗