My electronic power steering went out
2008 Saturn Aura steering complaints
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Check engine, ABS, and traction control indicator lights have come on and gone off intermittently, even though the car has received routine services, as indicated -- though prior to that, for many months, the tire pressure indicator light would come on and go off intermittently. As I drove about 25 to 30 mph, the above mentioned control lights came on as I came to a stop, followed by the power steering indicator light (for the first time). Immediately, there was loss of power steering control. With great difficulty, I drove the car about 3 blocks and attempted to park. It took about 15 minutes to parallel park in a large space, with great difficulty. I turned off the engine and let the car sit for about 10 to 15 minutes, then restarted the car, which then seemed to be fine (at least drivable) -- though the check engine and traction control lights remained on. (Still, I was afraid to drive -- thinking the power steering could go out at any time, knowing it could easily result in no control of the car, grave danger, and serious accident. Anyway, with trepidation, I drove the car back home, where it has sat since. I find the host of this car's repairs troublesome and expensive. As for the loss of power steering -- I find this unconscionable.
The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the rack and pinion and steering rod however, the failure persisted. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000.
Steering wheel shakes while in both idle position, took car to the dealership they rotated the tires which the thought would fix the issue but the steering while started to shake while both in idle position and while driving. I was told the entire electric power steering module would need to be replaced for a cost of $900.00.
On sunday february 7 2021, I was driving in the grocery store parking lot at a slow rate of speed making a right turn when my 2008 saturn aura lost all power steering almost causing an accident. I had a difficulty getting the vehicle to straighten out to get into a parking space. I shutoff the engine and when I restarted my car and it was fine. On tuesday february 23, 2021, I was backing out of my driveway and again I lost all steering power. I pulled back into my driveway, shut off the engine, started it and it was fine. As I was driving to work on the freeway, on march 4 2021, the vehicle again loss power steering. I am worried of another complete steering failure in a critical situation. This failure has happened intermittently several more times, and the vehicle is too unpredictable to drive. The vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The fix gm released under the recall doesn't look to be a long term durable fix and is a safety concern.
Loss of power steering withought warning, shut the car off and turned back on and it was fine, but this has happened twice now that while driving the car the power steering suddenly went out
The steering wheel shakes when driving and when idle. The shaking makes it difficult to steer and control the car. This happens are any speed and driving on the roads and highways.
Replaced all breaks, power steering is out, chugs when driving down highway and blinker, power seats and windows blow fuse all the time. The blinker is a hazard. One owner previous us and only one recall was done
Camshaft position sensor circuit malfunction, or false code. Power steering stops working in transit. Car has to be shut off and restarted to regain use.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering became firm and difficult to maneuver in either direction. The ignition was turned off and back on and the vehicle operated as intended. The failure recurred and persisted after the ignition was turned off and back on. Sims buick gmc located at (3100 elm road ne, warren on) was contacted and informed of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
I would not even fill out this form if the things I am about to write down did not happen at such an unexplained and with extreme progression. The car started off with just a wobble and a jerk. Which now has progressed to the traction light popping on and off; the car sways from side to side so dangerously it is now almost not drivable; the passenger side tire has started to flatten and wear and tear very fast, even after getting brand new tires, now all of the tires are starting the same wear and tear; when accelerating it starts to jerk and lock up not going over a certain speed limit even if you floor the pedal until it lurches forward; the break lights were also staying on and then turning off when we pressed the brakes, we got that fixed at the dealership though; the car is completely falling apart; we took the batteries out of the key chains and the car door still lock and unlock by themselves; the steering wheel doesn't seemed to be aligned or straight. Like if if you want to keep the wheel somewhat straight (a straight line is now almost impossible with this car) then you have to angle it kind of the left. Its so dangerous now to drive this car. The whole thing fell apart at once.and all of these problems happen while moving. While the car is in parked and also while its turned completely off. That only with the locks unlocking and locking. And the speeds at which im going when the other problems are happening are no more than 35 miles per hour.;' I know that we take very good care of the car and have all the service reports . Something is not right with my car.
I have a recall complaint... Recall#: 14e044000 --steering; the wheel is stiff and hard to turn recall#: 14v153000 --steering: electric power assist system; hard to turn wheel, leaking ps fluid, no longer has whining noise. Vehicle was in motion and turning I had previously replaced my battery, because I constantly had to use a battery booster to start it after every time I shut the car off, and the former one became faulty and it tested as a bad battery. Within 2 days of replacing the battery, the ps fluid rapidly started leaking after starting the car ignition and the steering wheel is stiff and very hard to turn now. I've put more ps fluid in my car, but it doesn't help the stiff steering at all almost as if I never even put any ps fluid in it to begin with. I'm also having an electrical issue to where when I go to put on my brakes sometimes, it'll dim my lights at the same time while driving down the road.
Power steering, traction control, power inside car comes on and off
On sunday september 30 2018, I was driving in the church parking lot at a slow rate of speed making a left turn when my saturn aura lost all power steering almost causing an accident. I had a difficult time getting the car to straighten out to park. I turned if off and when I started my car and it was fine the rest of the day. On monday october 1, 2018 I was backing out of my driveway to go to work and again I lost al steering power. I pulled back into my driveway, turned it off, started it and it was fine; however, I work 50 miles from home and did not want the chance it would do that during highway driving. Gm which made the saturn as of sept 13, 2018 has a recall on a number of their vehicles with this very problem. Is it possible to be included in this recall as this car is made by gmc and it is the same problem? This could be very serious if I had been driving in traffic.
My vehicle has had electrical issues for a few months. The power locks will not work but, randomly driving down the road they will start going up and down and then in park when I'm not in the vehicle the doors will automatically lock but, any other time they do not work. Also 2 days ago on my way to work the power steering instantly went when I pulled into work. I parked the car and shut it off. When I turned it back on it was working again. I'm very scared of this happening while driving.
#1 (steering column) jars occasionaly when turning at slow speeds making it jar the whole car and also makes it hard to turn. #2 (electrical)power locks on every door but driver side does not work occasionaly...and passenger door sometimes does not latch and sometimes wont open when door is unlocked and car is setting still and or moving.
My tire problem
The steering has gotten very hard to steer at slow speeds. It takes effort to turn it and once turning, it will not return straight but you have to forcefully turn the steering wheel back to go straight instead of it wanting to go straight . It is not the power steering which is working fine.a machanic told me that this is an issue for many gm cars and to check. Sure enough there are many models of my car that have this issue and have been recalled. I have luckily avoided any accidents so far but the problem seems to be getting worse.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. While operating the vehicle, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned and caused the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn. In addition, the service brakes and electronic stability control indicators illuminated, and the brake lights remained illuminated without depressing the brake pedal. The failures were not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer (sutliff gmc in state college, pa) were notified, but no assistance was offered. The contact indicated that the vehicle was serviced per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electrical system, exterior lighting, vehicle speed control, electronic stability control) in 2014, but the failures recurred. The failure mileage was 190,000.
Electronic power steering on vehicle keeps cutting out while driving. Car is very hard to steer when this happens, making it very dangerous. 105,000 miles on car. Recall is there for this problem on model year of car, but gm says it does not apply to my VIN
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the message center displayed 'power steering ". The contact also stated that the failure began in december of 2017, but would always correct itself. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering motor failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
Power steering went out without warning
Driving down a road doing about 35mph and notice the power steering quits working, a message comes up on the info panel that reads power steering, and a bell rings. I look in the manual and it says that the car has electric power steering (no fluid to check). I call the dealer and he says the car was repaired under a recall at 86000 miles (it has 126000 now). Apparently what ever happened before is happening again. Before all of this happened I noticed a slight vibration in the steering wheel as I was at a red light. Not sure if the two are related.
Power steering went out as I was driving my car to work, I had to have it towed . I was tolded that this part was on a recall so I called a gm shop and was told that my car was not included in the recall why is that!!!!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. The contact stated that the steering wheel lost power intermittently without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
The first sign of problems was while driving the automatic locks started locking and unlocking themselves. This would happen off and on with it locking and unlocking very quickly and repeatedly, ceasing and then starting it again forapproximately 2 or 3 days. Then it would stop all together for 3 or 4 days maybe a week and then repeat the same pattern. I also noticed a couple of times while my car was parked in my driveway the brake lights would be on. I'm not sure if they went off when I parked my car and got out for the day or if they just suddenly came on while my car was parked. I only noticed this around 3 or 4 times. The main event which brings me here is I was driving doing around 30 miles per hour on a side road when suddenly I could not control my steering easily. Around the same time or seconds after my dash lights started going crazy and all of them flickering off and on. I immediately started to brake my vehicle to come to a stop because it scared me. I was seconds from my destination and my husband was with me and we decided very slowly make it to the bank parking lot. As I turned my car started acting as if it was just failing to run. My husband says this was the transmission. As I turned and started to brake to a stop my brakes did not work as they normally did. Once stopped my car died and would not turn over. We thought the battery died. We then got a jump and the car died again this time not starting back at all.
Power steering leaks, noisy steering/ grinding sound... Saw a recall online for the power steering dated for 2014 however I never received a notice for that I just bought this car 3 months ago.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. While driving various speeds, the power steering failed and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. In addition, the steering wheel shook prior to the failure. The vehicle was serviced per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14e044000 (steering), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.
On the ground I would see small amounts of oil. I took it to get an oil change and the mechanic saw and showed me where the oil was coming from. I was told that I have a valve leak from the engine and showed me. I only have 73,879 miles on the car and feel this should not be a problem. I only use the car to go about 8 hrs of driving a week. I would like to know if there has been a recall for the engine? I have a noise in the steering wheel that makes me feel very uncomfortable and I hear it every time I back the car up. I know there was a recall on that. Would some one please get back to me concerning this issue. I am asking because I know that I am still under the manufacture warranty. Thank you [xxx] *dl information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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