Saturn AURA engine problems
59 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,439 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
83,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2010 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,208 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
59 of 1,439 complaints match this topic (4.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10274914 · 2009-06-25 (June 25, 2009)
PURCHASED 2007 SATURN AURA IN JULY OF 2008. IMMEDIATELY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL. THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS INCLUDED; THE CAR NOT STARTING UP TWICE IN THE DEAD OF WINTER RESULTING IN IT BEING TOWED ONCE AND JUMPED ONCE, THE BRAKES SQUEAK UNBELIEVABLY LOUD AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN APPLYING MORE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE MOTOR IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BLEW OUT, THE ALARM REMOTE WILL LOCK THE DOORS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT, WHEN PUT IN THE PARKING GEAR THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD WHEN MY FOOT WA…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10274914 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10432607 · 2011-10-24 (October 24, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 92,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10432607 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10460211 · 2012-05-31 (May 31, 2012)
ENTERING HIGHWAY AND LOST GEAR - GOT 2ND BACK TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. STOPPED FOR A TRAIN: COULD NOT REVERSE. LOST GEAR: NO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS ON A TWO LINE BRIDGE. TOWED TO A SHOP: TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTION. ABLE TO GET TO A DEALER: NOBODY WANTED TO HEAR WHAT HAPPENED - NOBODY ABLE TO TELL WHEN CAR WOULD BE EVEN CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS. THAT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE: WHAT IF THE VEHICLE STALLED IN A MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION INSTEAD OF ON A SLOW MOVING BRIDGE. DEALER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT I FOUND ABO…
Owner-reported narrative. 112,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10460211 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10508056 · 2013-04-12 (April 12, 2013)
OUR TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JUMPING BETWEEN 40 AND 50MPH AND ATTEMPTS TO STALL OUT. IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WILL BARELY MOVE WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND MAKING HORRIBLE NOISES ALSO ATTEMPTING TO STALL OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES! THIS IS LUDICROUS! THE DANGER IS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD STALL OUT AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING, THEREFORE, PLACING THE DRIVER IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH THE POTENTIAL OF BEING STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC; REAR ENDED, ETC. I SPENT HOURS THIS MORNING RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE EXTENSIVELY,…
Owner-reported narrative. 48,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10508056 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10513031 · 2013-05-21 (May 21, 2013)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS DECREASED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KNOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 …
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10513031 at NHTSA ↗