Other Restraint System Info: Driver and Passenger Roof Airbags and Occupant Sensors
Plant City: Fairfax II
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Kansas
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, I DISCOVERED A SLIGHT NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN EACH TIME I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION TO THE NOISE, I FELT A "POPPING" THAT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE BASE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. REGARDLESS OF WHICH WAY I TURNED THE WHEEL, THE SOUNDS WERE THE SAME, AND CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER THE MORE I DROVE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. AFTER THE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. REPAIR COST OF $950. WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS WAY TOO SOON TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL STEERING PROBLEM COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED REGARDING THE 2008 SATURN AURA. *TR
2009
STEERING
STEERING SOMETIMES PULLS LEFT OR RIGHT, LIKE YOUR ARE IN A RUT. IT CAN NOT BE CORRECTED BACK TO CENTER IT IN YOUR LANE. IT JUMPS TO THE OPPOSITE PULL. IT CAN DO THIS @ ANY SPEED INCLUDING ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS CAUSES YOU TO DRIFT BACK AND FORTH IN YOUR LANE FIGHTING TO CENTER THE CAR UNTIL THE STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL. SOMETIMES IT LASTS ONLY A MINUTE, AND GOES AWAY, OTHER TIMES IT LASTS SEVERAL MINUTES AND JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT'S BACK TO NORMAL IT STARTS PULLING AGAIN. WHEN IT'S BEEN PULLING A LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ALSO SHAKE WHILE SITTING STILL SOMETIMES. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND NOTHING, BUT IT WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. NOW IT'S BACK AGAIN, AND I WILL BE RETURNING TO THE DEALER. *TR
