CarComplaints.com Notes: The Saturn Aura was a mid-size car meant to replace the somewhat problematic L-Series. Unfortunately, the Aura brought its own problems: namely cheap brake parts that needed early replacement and a gear shifter that could say it’s in park while the transmission was still engaged.
Brake problems, including uneven wear and warped rotors that cause the car to wobble, are common complaints from 2007 owners. Did GM use metal for its rotors that can’t stand the heat? That’s what some say, and it’s hard to argue when reports show that rotors could start to warp as early as 500 miles off the dealer lot.
Meanwhile, a busted gear shifter cable lead to some unwanted rollaways. That’s because the shifter could say “Park” while the transmission was still in drive, reverse or neutral. A defect investigation into the issue was opened in 2011, eventually leading to a recall of 56,000 vehicles in 2014.
4.0
definitely annoying- Typical Repair Cost:
- $80
- Average Mileage:
- 106,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replaced with oem (A/C delco) oil pressure switch (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I was driving home in the rain one day, got out of the car and noticed my driveway looked like a rainbow. I mean it had rainbow colored liquid all over it... OIL. The next day, the rain had evaporated only to leave a huge puddle of oil underneath my car. (That's not at all embarrassing... jk that's embarrassing as f***!)
Well, it wasn't dripping oil anymore, so I tried to drive it, with no oil leaks for days. But, alas, the oil pressure light comes on. It came on and went right off immediately. The car had proper oil levels in it... I had to add some to keep it that way, but it did have the right amount, so I knew it wasn't low pressure. We took it to a shop that same day and by this time I suspected it was the oil sending unit, (or what GM calls, and is more aptly named the oil pressure sensor).
The shop used a part made by BWD. 80 bucks for parts and labor... not bad. A month goes by, no problems. Then the oil light comes on again. Sure enough, I get home and there is oil under the car again. I call them back, they fix it with another BWD sensor. Month later... Same problem. No light this time, just leaks. By this time I've done the research and see that I just need to use the OEM AC Delco part, so they agree to do this, because originally they refused to use anything other than what their parts supplier could get them, but this time they drove to local dealer and got the AC Delco part we had ordered from the dealer... and we paid for the part, so they reimbursed us for the difference, and the car runs fine now.
But the reason I am posting this is because had I not been so lucky and noticed the oil, or had it happened on the highway instead of my driveway, the engine could have blown. It has been almost a year now and there have been no further oil pressure problems.
- Tirken E., Bristol, TN, US