The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated all the door locks and trunk functionality stopped due to the battery drainage from an electrical failure. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact replaced the battery; however, the battery drained again. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Saturn Aura door locks problems
50 of the 1,440 owner complaints about the Saturn Aura describe doors won't lock, open or latch, most of them for the 2008 model year.
- owner complaints
- 50
- worst model year
- 2008
- typical mileage
- 67,416
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Won't start 6Key fob 5Headlights 4Check engine light 4Transmission failure 2Battery drain 2Airbag light 2Wipers 1
What owners say
My battery keeps going dead my door locks will not unlock with key fob only driver door have to manually unlock passenger and back locks .front suspension keeps vibrating and making clinking noises.
Since the car was repurchased from another buy the car has had electrical issues with it. It blows a fuse constantly causing the rear taillights not to work when the fuse is then replaced it last a day or so then blows again. This c not in nuesbto happen even after replace the taillights with new ones. We replaced the entire thing not just the bulbs. The headlights even though we have had attempted to replace them the driver side headlight continues to come on and go off as if it's got a short in it some where. The battery has a short some where I think. At times after driving it we go to shut it off and we'll go in the store and come and the car won't start. We have had to wait 2-3 hours before it would start up again. So since we live in the desert it being hot we started checking things. When the battery is lifted up on or my bed around the car will then attempt to start but it just makes the noise like it is trying to crank over and there's been multiple times that the ignition has attempted to start itself while messing with the battery. And the ignition gets stuck. Soon as we let go of the battery it stops trying to do anything. We have replaced the starter the battery and other things and nothing's works to fix it. Also the door locks like to engage and disengage randomly on their own as if the car is haunted. Causing us to disconnect them all together.
The saturn aura has repeatedly had door lock switches go out, each time the front head light is replaced, it blows out again, the lights inside the car dim randomly. The traction control/ABS lights are disabled on the car constantly despite replacing the ECM, upper and lower intake gaskets, coolant flushing, and other cleared codes. The car jerks and jolts when slowing down, parking, starting, and changing gears. It violently pushes the car. The engine light and tire pressure lights also remain constant despite consistent work on the car. Four different dealerships (including a chevrolet dealership) have been unable to fix the issues with the car. The car also engaged low power mode and almost caused numerous accidents because the car stopped being able to accelerate while on the road.
I bought this vehicle from I'm assuming the original owner I was informed there were a few quirks like the key won't come out of the ignition sometimes and the air conditioner sometimes works randomly.. I investigated the quirks and have found that when I put the car in park I'm not always able to remove the key it died somebody's eventually lunges forward as if it just went into gear and then the key is released the automatic door locks do not work and I am unable to determine whether the AC is due to a malfunction or if it's due to a electrical shortage however it also seems to when it goes out the front drivers headlight stops working I see that there are several recalls for this make and model and year how do I put the VIN number in it states that there are no open recalls on this vehicle.
Doors to the vehicle will intermittently not unlock, either with key fob, or from inside the vehicle when the power lock button is depressed. At this time the front passenger door will not unlock or open, even when the lock is manually placed into the unlock position. This is a safety hazard due to the fact that in an emergency the front passenger door is unable to be opened, possibly causing an occupant to be trapped. The rear doors will not lock with the power lock switch or key fob. Those doors are able to be unlocked manually. This poses a security issue as the vehicle cannot be properly secured. I would like general motors to pay for the needed repairs to the doors/door locking system.
When I shut the front driver or passenger side door they won't stay shut. This only happens if you open the door from the inside. It started with the driver side door first now its both front doors. To get it to shut you have to oil the outside handle like your going to open the door. This is very unsafe!!!! Sometimes also the doors won't unlock with the car in park or if I turn the car off.
When I bought the car last year the dealership said they installed brand new brakes but they where still squeaking so I just thought it was because of the new brakes but a month later my brakes and rotors and calipers were completely gone it costed me $1200 to replace them but then 2 months later again it started doing the same thing my brakes wore down completely so I asked my uncle to look at them and change them for me so he did and now my brakes are doing the same thing they grind very loud and squeak and I didn't buy no cheap brakes either they where top performance brakes another problem I had what's my control module in my transmission went out as I was driving on the high way my speedometer wasn't working and my car moved slowly and made a loud noise so I replaced it and it's working for now then my doors won't unlock I'll hit the unlock button in the car and the key chain but my back door on the drivers side does not unlock and my driver door does the same occasionally I have to pull the lock to unlock it and I've had my tires balance rotated and all that more than once but for some reason my front tires wear down fast I've went through 2 sets of front tires but my back tires are still good
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. While driving various speeds or when the vehicle was parked, the door locks would lock and unlock independently. There were no warning indicators illuminated. Upon exiting the vehicle, the contact would manually lock all the doors. Upon returning, the doors would be unlocked. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. James martin chevrolet (6250 woodward ave, detroit, mi 48202 (313) 875-0500) was contacted and stated that there were no recalls for the doors. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
My trunk button only works on occasions and 2 of my door won't lock or unlock if it's hot outside. If it's cold all my doors work. It's crazy! I have to walk around my car locking all my doors. Although locked or not the alarm will go off. I have had to change my water pump 2 times in this car. I took it in for brakes & they're saying it needs to be changed again! There's no way I should be doing this. The water pump was changed twice by an actual dealership. This car has serious issues especially in the heat!
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Saturn Aura door locks
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The model years with the most reports are 2008 (32 complaints), 2007 (13 complaints) and 2009 (5 complaints).
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