2008 SATURN ASTRA

190 complaints filed with NHTSA.

190
Complaints
9
Crashes
5
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS95
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM20
POWER TRAIN15
ENGINE8
STEERING6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4
VISIBILITY/WIPER4
STRUCTURE:BODY4
TIRES3
VISIBILITY3
WHEELS3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2

Recalls (1)

16V06300003/02/2016

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Saab 9-3 vehicles manufactured May 31, 2002, to February 15, 2011, 2006-2009 Saab 9-5 vehicles manufactured June 7, 2005, to May 28, 2009, and 2008-2009 Saturn Astra vehicles manufactured April 11, 2007, to July 24, 2008. Upon deploy

Recent Complaints

20191205AIR BAGS

ON 12/4/19 THE AIRBAG IN THE 08 SATURN ASTRA DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO THE DRIVEWAY BRICK WALK AND FENCING OF A NEIGHBORING HOUSE ADJACENT TO A LOT THAT I WAS PULLING OUT FROM. I SUFFERED MINOR BRUISES AND CUTS BUT HAVE A LOT OF NECK AND CHEST PAIN.. I'VE MADE THE COMPLAINT TO TAKATA AND INFORMED THEM THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST MONTH FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP.. HOW DO I RECOUP FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY THIS, I HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER AND I NEED MY TRANSPORTATI

Mileage: 11,500

20190430CrashAIR BAGS

AIRBAG DEPLOYED LATE CAUSING ME MORE INJURY FOR NOT FUNCTIONING RIGHT.

Mileage: 150,000

20190430CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

AIRBAG DEPLOYED LATE CAUSING ME MORE INJURY FOR NOT FUNCTIONING RIGHT.

Mileage: 150,000

20190430CrashWHEELS

AIRBAG DEPLOYED LATE CAUSING ME MORE INJURY FOR NOT FUNCTIONING RIGHT.

Mileage: 150,000

20160329CrashFireENGINE

CAR LOSE POWER CHECK ENGINE ON DIAG VEHICLE REPLACE 2 ACCELERATOR PEDAL STILL THE SAME PROBLEM CODE P2138 GOOGLE THE VEHICLE PROBLEM GM HAVE OPEN BULLETIN ABOUT SOME KIND OF HARNESS REPLACEMENT FOR MORE THAN 30 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IT SHOULD BE A RECALL

Mileage: 10

20160329CrashFirePOWER TRAIN

CAR LOSE POWER CHECK ENGINE ON DIAG VEHICLE REPLACE 2 ACCELERATOR PEDAL STILL THE SAME PROBLEM CODE P2138 GOOGLE THE VEHICLE PROBLEM GM HAVE OPEN BULLETIN ABOUT SOME KIND OF HARNESS REPLACEMENT FOR MORE THAN 30 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IT SHOULD BE A RECALL

Mileage: 10

20160329CrashFireVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CAR LOSE POWER CHECK ENGINE ON DIAG VEHICLE REPLACE 2 ACCELERATOR PEDAL STILL THE SAME PROBLEM CODE P2138 GOOGLE THE VEHICLE PROBLEM GM HAVE OPEN BULLETIN ABOUT SOME KIND OF HARNESS REPLACEMENT FOR MORE THAN 30 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IT SHOULD BE A RECALL

Mileage: 10

20130328FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

OWNER WAS STOP N GO CITY DRIVING PULLED INTO HIS HOME DRIVEWAY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DASH. PARKED CAR AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED FIRE SERVICE. CAR DASH IGNITION AREA BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FIRE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY BY FIREFIGHTERS, EXTREMELY FAST MOVING FIRE AND EXCESSIVE SMOKE. TOTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. ALL DAMAGE LIMITED TO INTERIOR. POINT OF ORIGIN WAS LEFT OF LOWER DASH AREA UNDER STEERING WHEEL. UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME AS TO CAUSE. SUSPECTED

Mileage: 78,230

20120502CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SHE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A TREE AND FRACTURED HER RIBS, STERNUM AND VERTEBRAE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES TO HER RIBS AND BACK. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 06 /05/12 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TO

Mileage: 55,000

20111003CrashAIR BAGS

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

20110106FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED BEYOND REPAIR. I WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HEARD A VERY LOUD THUMP UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER TO INVESTIGATE, WHEN A CAR PULLED BESIDE ME AND THE DRIVER TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. THE FLAMES QUICKLY GREW AND HUGE BILLOWS OF BLACK SMOKE IMPAIRED VISIBILITY OF THE PEOPLE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED, FROM THE STEERING WHEEL FORWARD, THE CAR WAS LARGE

Mileage: 20,000

20090308CrashAIR BAGS

AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF NO RESPONSE FROM ONSTAR AFTER CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 4,000