2010 Saturn SKY problems and owner complaints

I OWN A 2007 SATURN SKY AND HAVE FOR 31/2 YEARS IN THAT TIME THERE HASNT BEEN ANYBODY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT MAYBE A TOTAL OF 4 MONTHS. MY PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR HAS ALREADY GONE BAD AND I KNOW ON THE SKYROADSTER AND THE SOLLSTICE FORUMS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL MORE. THE SENSOR I THINK IS MADE BY NIPPONDENSO AND INSTALLED ON THE 2006-2009 SKY/SOLSTICE'S I DONT EXPECT GM TO SPEND A TON OF MONEY REPLACING THEM BUT THEY COULD AT LEAST COME UP WITH A MOD SO THE AIRBAG IS ON ALL THE TIME OR GO AFTER NIPPONDENSO FOR A INFERIOR PRODUCT. I REALLY…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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THE VEHICLES AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED IN MY DASH UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE TODAY. THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT REGISTERING THAT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. ACCORDING TO GM {OWNER OF THE LATE SATURN)THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHILE THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND QUOTED ME ALMOST $1,100.00 TO FIX IT. MY FRIENDS SKY IS DOING THE SAME THING, EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEMS! HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? RECALL! *TR

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THE WIRING FOR THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR MELTED AT THE CONNECTION TO THE RESISTOR PACK THAT CONTROLS THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEED. YOU COULD SMELL MELTING PLASTIC. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT START THE WIRING HARNESS ON FIRE AS THE FUSE FOR THE CIRCUIT DID NOT OPEN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS THIS IS BE A KNOWN PROBLEM ON HUMMER H3, SATURN SKY, AND PONTIAC SOLSTICE VEHICLE ALSO AS THEY SHARE THE SAME PARTS IN MODEL YEARS 2006 - 2010. HTTP://PARTS.NALLEYGMC.COM/PRODUCTS/HUMMER/2010/H3/HARNESS-CHASSISENGINE-WIRING-HARNESS/3041298/25867517.HTML THIS PRO…

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AND SOME OF THE TROUBLE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP. WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY, POWER CAME BACK AND THE DASH RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED AGAIN NEARLY A YEAR LATER. GM TECHNICIANS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DURING HOT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO MALFUNCTION AND OTHER COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIR CONDITIONER/HEATING SYSTEM, AND FOG LIGHTS. IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD …

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THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR HAS FAILED IN MY CAR. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A CONDITION IN WHICH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS PERMANENTLY DISABLED, A POTENTIAL LARGE SAFETY HAZARD. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE SATURN SKY AND PONTIAC SOLSTICE CARS, AND THERE IS NO OUTSTANDING RECALL TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD TODAY THAT ARE OPERATING WITHOUT A FUNCTIONAL PASSENGER AIR BAG, PUTTING PASSENGERS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER RISK FOR INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A COLL…

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PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SAYS OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED OR UNSEATED. ALSO SHOWS RED ERROR AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH. PER THE GM DEALER, THEY SAY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

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THE VEHICLES AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED IN MY DASH UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE TODAY. THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT REGISTERING THAT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. ACCORDING TO GM {OWNER OF THE LATE SATURN)THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHILE THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND QUOTED ME ALMOST $1,100.00 TO FIX IT. MY FRIENDS SKY IS DOING THE SAME THING, EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEMS! HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? RECALL! *TR

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AFTER I PARKED MY SATURN SKY IN MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S DRIVEWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, MY SON-IN-LAW AND I HEARD A LOUD "POP" FROM MY SATURN SKY. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, MY SATURN SKY DRIFTED BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY (SLIGHT DOWNHILL DIRECTION) AND INTO THE STREET. MY SON-IN-LAW RAN AFTER THE CAR AND CAUGHT UP TO IT JUST AS STOPPED DRIFTING BACKWARDS UPHILL IN THE STREET AND BEGAN DRIFTING FORWARD IN A DOWNHILL DIRECTION. HE WAS ABLE TO REACH INTO THE CAR (THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS DOWN) AND SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHILE DOING S…

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AT STARTUP IN SKY 2008 POWER BRAKES FAIL TO WORK, THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME CAR IS STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS DEALER REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY CORRECTION STATES ITS BY DESIGN LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.SKYROADSTER.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=19220&HIGHLIGHT=POWER+BRAKES. *TR

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REVS FORWARD BY REVING FORWARD I MEAN THAT WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE CAR GOES FORWARD MANY TIMES UNTIL I COMPLETE A STOP AND EVERYTIME THAT HAPPENS ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGE THE BRAKES AND STILL PROBLEM CONTINUES. AIR BAG I HAVE FIXED IT WHEN IT WHEN OFF AND SPEND AROUND $1100 IN TOTAL AND MONTHS LATER WHEN ON AGAIN. I REALLY DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT ANYMORE SO PLEASE HELP AND FIX MY CAR. *TR

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BRAKE FAILURE. HARD BRAKE PEDAL RESULTING IN THE BRAKES NOT HOLDING THE CAR AT A STOP. ON JULY 4, 2012 WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION THE BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD THE CAR INPLACE RESULTING IN THE CAR CREEPING INTO THE CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A JEEP WITH 6 PEOPLE AND AN INFANT HIT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR AND FLIPPED OVER. THE INFANT AND 2 OF THE PEOPLE IN THE JEEP ARE IN THE HOSPITAL. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON HWY. 84 IN DALEVILLE, ALABAMA. *TR

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Ignition was replaced under recall and now the passenger air bag light is on and will not go out and passenger side airbag is inop. ABS Ecm failed and replacement cost was $1300.00. This is a known issue and should be investigated. Thank you [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAKING 12/27/06 REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAKING 02/21/07 TRIED TO REBUILT REAR DIFFERENTIAL 07/06/07 CLUTCH REPLACE THE WHOLE REAR DIFFERENTIAL 07/30/07 REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL REPLACE 02/09/08 REPLACE STEERING WHEEL 03/04/08 THE BRAKES CONTINUE GRIND WHEN COMING DOWN AN INCLINE. DEALER CAN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE BEEN ADDRESSED EVERY TIME THE CAR'S BEEN IN THE SHOP. 1ST GEAR GRINDS BUT DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

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WE TOOK DELIVERY OF A 2008 SATURN SKY RL (TURBO) IN EARLY AUGUST 2007. THE VERY NEXT DAY WE STARTED THE CAR AND PULLED OUT INTO THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE USED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE THEIR WAS ABOUT A 75% FAILURE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY WIFE WAS BRIEFLY PANICKED AND SLAMMED THE BRAKES DOWN FURTHER AND EVENTUALLY GOT THE CAR TO STOP. BY THIS POINT SHE HAD ALREADY TRAVELED AN EXTRA 15 FEET DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND NEARLY HIT ME AS I WAS STANDING IN THE DRIVEWAY WATCHING HER BACK OUT HER NEW VEHICLE. WE INITIALLY THOUGHT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS N…

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OUR OFFICE HAS PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT IN REGARD TO A 2007 SATURN SKY THAT WE BELIEVE IS DEFECTIVE. MY CLIENT'S NAME IS MATT CASTRO AND THE PENDING ODI NUMBER IS 10237967. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 GENERAL MOTORS SENT OUT AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR TO CONDUCT AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INSPECTION, MR. BRISCOE NOTED SOMETHING PECULIAR ON THE SDM INFORMATION BOX. MR. BRISCOE, THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR, FOUND THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN ON THE BOX STATED THE MY CLIENT MATT CASTRO DID NOT HAVE HIS SEAT BELT ON AT THE TIM…

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY THE NHTSA AS WELL AS GM THAT THE RECENT HUMMER RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE VEHICLES THAT SHARE SOME OF IT'S COMPONENTS THAT ARE BEING RECALLED CURRENTLY. IT ALSO EFFECTS THE CHEVROLET COLORADO, GMC CANYON TRUCKS. AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE I DRIVE WHICH IS THE SATURN SKY AND IT'S IDENTICAL PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE SKY/SOLSTICE HAS THE SAME HVAC UNIT AND WIRING HARNESS THAT IS BEING RECALLED DUE TO FIRE RISKS IN THE HUMMER. I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS FOR MY…

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MANUFACTURER:GM MODEL: SATURN SKY REDLINE 2008 BRAKES BECOME INEFFECTIVE AFTER CAR SITS IDLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME OVER 7 HOURS. ESSENTIALLY OCCURS EVERY DAY WHEN THE CAR INITIALLY STARTS AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD EVERYTIME YOU START YOUR CAR AND ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OFF STRAIGHT AWAY AS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO USE AND THE STOPPING RESPONSE TIME IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR DRIVING PAST MY DRIVEWAY AND AS I WAS REVERSING OUT A PARKING LOT. JUST IMAGI…

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