Ownership Cost for 2009 Saturn Sky (Red Line Ruby Red SE)
Estimated: $45125 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3209
$1541
$1348
$1220
$1091
$8409
Insurance
$1793
$1855
$1920
$1987
$2057
$9612
Fuel
$1696
$1747
$1808
$1880
$1965
$9096
Maintenance
$2763
$2094
$1254
$1438
$2291
$9840
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1155
$1155
$1155
$1155
$1155
$1710
Total Ownership Costs
$11593
$8507
$7795
$8050
$9180
$45125
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 2000
Displacement CI: 122.0474881894
Displacement L: 2
Doors: 2
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine Model: LNF
Make: SATURN
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Sky
Model Year: 2009
Note: GM code: 67
Other Engine Info: DI - Direct Injection
Other Restraint System Info: Occupant Sensor
Plant City: Wilmington
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Delaware
Series: Redline Merlot Jewel Turbo Special
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2007
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
I DELIVERED THE VEHICLE TO BILL FOX CHEVY FOR SERVICING AS DIRECTED BY GM (SATURN) CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE NUMBER [XXX] FOR GRINDING NOISE AND FLUID LEAKING ON THE 2007 SATURN SKY (21433 MILES). THERE WAS A RECALL ( 07V58900) FOR A FAULTY SEAL ON THIS MODELS DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. IT SHOWED THE RECALL WAS HANDLED ON APRIL 29,2008 BY LAKESIDE OF SATURN WHICH I DID NOT RECALL. AFTER INVESTIGATION BY THE DEALER IT WAS AGREED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS GRINDING AND THE LEFT DIFFERENTIAL/AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND HAD TO PAY $ 455.63 FOR THE REPAIRS ON THIS DEFECTIVE DESIGNED PART. GM DENIED MY REQUEST FOR COVERING THIS UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE ONLY DRIVEN IN THE SUMMER. SHE DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE. I DROVE IT AND NOTICED RIGHT AWAY AND FOUND THE RECALL AND CONTACTED GM(SATURN) CS. I STOPPED MY WIFE FROM DRIVING BECAUSE THE RECALL STATED THE DIFFERENTIAL COULD LOCKUP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO I HAD A 100K WARRANTY ON THE DRIVETRAIN WHICH THEY SAID HIT 5 YRS IN AUGUST 2012. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS RECALL ON THE TOTAL DIFFERENTIAL EXT/INT PARTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT START UP AFTER TURNING ON THE A/C THE RADIATOR/CONDENSER COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE FAN TO "LOCK-UP". THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND THE FAN ASSEMBLY BEGAN SMOKING. I'M GLAD I NOTICED THIS AT START UP AND NOT IN NORMAL DRIVING IN WICH THE VEHICLE COULD BLOW UP CAUSING INJURY OR FATALITY TO MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS NEAR THE VEHICLE. YET ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY SATURN SKY! *TR