NHTSA — Power Train: Driveline: Differential Unit Problems

4.5

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
24,167 miles

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2007 Saturn Sky drivetrain problems

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2007 Saturn Sky Owner Comments

problem #3

May 152020

Sky

  • 72,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Sky. The contact stated the while driving at 50 mph, the brakes aggressively and independently activated causing the vehicle to come to an abrupt stop without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle fishtailed. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway and waited for a while before resuming driving however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to lang Chevrolet Buick-GMC (32575 old kc rd, paola, ks 66071), to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rear differential failed and needed to replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

- Louisburg, KS, USA

problem #2

Dec 272006

Sky 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Rear differential seal leaking 12/27/06 rear differential seal leaking 02/21/07 tried to rebuilt rear differential 07/06/07 clutch replace the whole rear differential 07/30/07 rear differential seal replace 02/09/08 replace steering wheel 03/04/08 the brakes continue grind when coming down an incline. Dealer can't resolve the problem. This issue been addressed every time the car's been in the shop. 1st gear grinds but dealer states this is normal.

- Lakeland, FL, USA

problem #1

Oct 132007

Sky 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 500 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Sky. While driving 40 mph, the differential leaked. The vehicle was only two months old at the time. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that it would take three weeks for the part to arrive. The failure was repaired 4 times. The contact was stranded 30 miles from home due to one of the failures. She then decided to sell the vehicle. The failure mileage was 500 and current mileage was 6,000. The seals were replaced twice

- Midland, TX, USA

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