# 2008 SATURN AURA — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1069520` · 2014-05-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** AURA
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 86,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 6 AM IT THERE WAS SOME SNOW ON THE GROUND.  AS I WAS DRIVING MY TRACTION CONTROL KEEP GOING ON AND OFF. AT THAT TIME I DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT KEEP GOING ON AND OFF.  THE ONLY PROBLEM I THOUGHT I HAD WAS FOR MY BRAKE LIGHT TO RANDOMLY COME ON. WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW IT CAUSE ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS TO COMPLETELY GO OUT.   I WASN'T GOING BUT 35MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS SPINNING AND IN THE DITCH. I GREW UP DRIVING IN THE SNOW KNOWING TO DRIVE A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR IN THE SNOW IT'S BETTER THAN A REAR. NOT UNTIL THIS WINTER HAVE I HAD A PROBLEM.  IN THIS INCIDENT I SPUN COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL NOTHING THAT I COULD DO TO TRY AND PREVENT IT. YES I KNOW THE SNOW IS NOT SAFE CONDITIONS TO DRIVE IN. I HAVE CLEAN RECORD NOT ONCE HAVE I BEEN INTO A WRECK NOR HAD PROBLEMS DRIVING IN THE SNOW.  I HAD TO HAVE TOW TRUCK GET MY CAR OUT OF THE DITCH AFTER LEAVING IT THERE CAUSE I WAS TOO COLD TO BE IN IT. NOW MY DRIVERS SIDE BACK IS DENTED AND A HUGE CATCH DOWN THE CAR.  *TR
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