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2007 SATURN AURA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

crash1 injured · 639628 · 2007-09-21

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
AURA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
14,286
Speed
18 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY 2007 SATURN AURA HAD BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP APPROX. 1.5 WEEKS AGO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ON THE NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR REVVED, SURGED FORWARD THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY CAR HIT CAR #2 WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT CAUSED CAR #2'S WHEEL AXLE TO SNAP IN HALF AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO CAR #2'S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER AND DOOR THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED AWAY. I WAS TAKEN AWAY IN AN AMBULANCE. ONSTAR CONFIRMED TWO CODES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT: #1--ABS/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND #2--TAKE THE CAR TO A SERVICE CENTER AS IT MAY EXHIBIT ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR WHEN DRIVING AND/OR STOPPING. THIS SATURN AURA HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE GETTING IT IN OCTOBER 2006. IT HAS JUST OVER 14,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED ISSUE PLUS REPLACING A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT, REPLACING A LEAKING ENGINE GASKET, RESURFACING THE BRAKE ROTORS AT 7,000 MILES, MULTIPLE REPAIRS TO A NON-FUNCTIONING ONSTAR SYSTEM, AND CONSISTENT ISSUES WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE TIRE INFLATION MONITOR (I EVENTUALLY HAD THE TIRES FILLED WITH NITROGEN). THIS CAR IS A HAZARD. BECAUSE OF THE SERVICE HISTORY OF TH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10203677
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