Placed car in park, car doors did not unlock and key could not be removed from the transmission. Other symptoms included selecting reverse and gear shift stayed in neutral, car shut down ok and would not re-start. The problem is intermittent but would return at random intervals. Took the car to a local garage and nothing was found. The problem seemed to clear up by repeatedly cycling the shift selector. The last time was this weekend when the parking brake was used to stop the car from rolling in the garage after the console indicator and position indicated park. Took the car to the Chevy dealer today and the shift cable and bracket were replaced. Seems to be ok now. Filed this report because the Chevy 1-800 line said no help because the car was out of the VIN number range -- was told that another Aura out of the VIN range on the service bulletin was towed in for the same problem. The range GM has identified is apparently too narrow and more cars are involved than GM acknowledges. It was my fault this wasn't addressed sooner -- but just couldn't find time or resources to deal with it after the local garage found nothing.

- Akron, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, red fluid was leaking from the vehicle. The contact checked the transmission reservoir and noticed that there was no transmission fluid in the vehicle. The contact called the manufacturer who suggested that the contact take the vehicle to a dealer. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer where it was discovered that transmission fluid was leaking from the faulty trans cooler lines. The dealer replaced both trans cooler lines. The failure mileage was 47,942.

- Auburn, CA, USA

This vehicle is a major safety concern for me. This car started jerking out of nowhere when I was on my way home from work. The other major problem it has is that if I have the car in one gear it forces itself to drive in another gear. I try to switch gears and that became almost impossible to do. This car did not switch to the correct gear when I was driving amidst traffic. A car could have easily toppled me over with this car not wanting to drive when I know that it is in the right gear. Most every other Saturn has had plenty of issues in regards to recalls. How this car seems to escape the same fate is beyond me. I never thought that I would be posting anything negative about my car but this needs to be brought to attention. This car is more of a safety issue than any other car I have previously owned.

- Paducah, KY, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. While driving in reverse approximately 5 mph, the contact attempted to shift the gear selector into drive; however the shifter failed to respond and remained in reverse. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated the transmission shifter cable fractured. There was an open investigation associated with NHTSA action number EA11015 (power train: Automatic transmission: Gear position indication; prndl). The vehicle was in the process of being repaired at the owner's expense. The manufacturer was notified of the transmission malfunction. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.

- Conshohocken, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that the driver shifted the vehicle into park and exited. Upon exiting, the vehicle rolled backward. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the shift cable fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure and the current mileages were 43,689.

- Murrieta, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. While stopped with the gear in drive and the brake pedal depressed, the contact switched the gear to park and noticed that the gear would not engage in park. The failure recurred intermittently and more often when the weather was warm. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. There was an investigation under NHTSA action number: EA11015 (power train: Automatic transmission: Park/neutral start switch power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:floor shift power train: Automatic transmission: Gear position indication (prndl) that could possibly have been related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

- Canton, MI, USA

I came to a complete stop, the car was in drive. I accelerated and my car drove backwards, in reverse. I was frightened and deeply concerned. I took my car to the dealership for repair, no repair was done on this serious problem. The work order states, they could not duplicate concern.

- Lago Vista, TX, USA

I pulled into a parking space, put my car into park(2008 Saturn Aura)turned the key off took the key out of the ignition and exited the vehicle, the car started rolling backwards as I had parked on a slight hill, the car rolled backwards and almost knocked me down as I had not closed the door yet. The car rolled approx 15-20 feet before I could re-entered the vehicle and apply the parking brake. I tried to restart the car as it was now part way into the street and blocking the sidewalk. The car would not restart, the shift lever was in the park position. When I shifted the shift lever from park down to drive and back to park it felt like it was not engaging all the way into the park position, just before the lever got to the park position there was a little resistance and it felt like something was making it not go all the way into park even though the selector was at the park point in the column. I opened the hood and looked around & noticed the shift cable casing just before the mounting bracket was broken. I was able to push the rod by the mounting bracket where it connects to the transmission slightly and heard a click noise. I re-entered the vehicle and it started it as it was now engaged fully into park. I put the car into drive and drove it 4 blocks to my house and parked it in my driveway where I shut it off, applied the parking brake, opened the hook and manually pushed the rod into the park position. I feel that the 2008 Saturn Aura should be recalled as this is a highly dangerous condition and I've been reading that many people have been having this exact same problem with many different year Saturn Aura's. I have found the 2009 Aura's have a recall. Why not 2008? I feel that every Saturn with this style shift cable should be recalled and cable replaced ! not to mention, there should be a redesigning of this cable so this doesn't happen again.

- Elmhurst, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. The contact stated the vehicle continued to roll forward after shifting into park gear. In order to stop the vehicle, the contact engaged the parking brake. The contact also stated she was unable to remove the key from the ignition. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who stated that the shifter cable was fractured. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered to cover half of the expenses. The failure and current mileages were 56,000.

- Brighton, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. The contact stated while driving at approximately 15 mph, the vehicle would intermittently exhibit abnormal shaking and jerking. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure persisted. The contact also stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the engine would begin to rev unusually loud without warrant. The vehicle was not taken in to be examined for the failure. The failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was 25,000.

- Panama City Beach, FL, USA