Since new, we have had passenger air bag issues, ie: not sensing an adult passenger. Brakes have been operating poorly, with rear pads wearing out, and front not. Four new master cylinders, pads & rotors with no improvement. Now mid 2018, strong gasoline smell from under rear of vehicle. I have seen where other saturns, have a fuel leak relating to the fuel pump fuel lines. I suspect the same for our car. Doesn't matter how full the tank is, and of course it is parked. Should be a recall on this defect. We live in texas where it is hot. We now have about 130,000miles on the car.
Saturn Aura fuel pump problems
25 of the 1,440 owner complaints about the Saturn Aura describe fuel pump failure, most of them for the 2007 model year.
- owner complaints
- 25
- worst model year
- 2007
- typical mileage
- 72,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20092
- 20082
- 200721
Often reported together
Fuel leak 11Fuel smell 9Stalling 1Premature wear 1Misfire 1Loss of power 1Jerking 1Engine failure 1
What owners say
Takata recall - I'm having various issues. Majority of the issues are in motion when driving on highway or street way. The issue is recall id (212567) the steering is faulty the wheel goes left and right. Recall id(204873) problems with disengaging cruise control and break system as well as traction control I get this issue during any time recall id(201888) (201887)power train issues, car swerving to other lane on high way and street roads, emissions issue , as well as rolling issue the wiring is not correctly working, as well the fuel pump doesn't get fuel I must turn the key push the gas until the car starts when refilling the tank the seats don't move front or back.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. The contact discovered fuel leaking under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (pearson buick/gmc in sunnyvale, california) where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 72,000.
When parking after a drive of any length, strong gasoline odor from tank area. After research, found it is a common fuel pump problem that was in fact recalled on the saturn ion of the same year model. To date no recalls or tsb's have been issued. I feel this is very dangerous and would like to have it fixed.
Car has had 4 recalls since purchased in sept 2013. After getting smogged on 8-mar-17 I was told I had a fuel leak and car is unsafe to drive. Followed up with paradise chevrolet and cadillac on 8-mar-17 they stated no recalls regarding fuel system. Notified general motors. Mechanic on 14 mar-17 advised that fuel is leaking at fuel pump and sending unit/modular.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and completely seized. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a faulty fuel pump. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 126,000.
2007 saturn aura. Consumer seeks reimbursement for fuel pump leakage recall repairs. *smd the consumer stated the fuel pump was leaking and he could smelled gas inside and outside of the vehicle. The fuel pump was replaced at a cost of $ 493.35.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. While the vehicle was parked, a strong odor of fuel was observed. The contact noticed fuel leaking from the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated that they experienced the same failures explained in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13e043000 (fuel system), but the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 19,000. The VIN was invalid. Updated 06/29/16*lj the consumer stated the fuel return line at the fuel pump broke, due to bad plastic. Fuel began leaking on the tank and the exhaust. The fuel pump was replaced. Updated 08/02/16.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 saturn aura. The contact smelled fuel coming from the rear of the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump was leaking fuel and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,100.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn aura. While idling, a strong fuel odor emitted from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed as a fuel pump leaked and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 33,227.. ...updated 01/20/16
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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The model years with the most reports are 2007 (21 complaints), 2008 (2 complaints) and 2009 (2 complaints).
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