2007 Saturn Aura Lighting Problems

I'VE RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP ILLUMINATING WHEN NOT PRESSED AND HAS DESTROYED TWO BRAND NEW SETS OF ROTORS IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS DUE TO HOT SPOTS AND STRESS FRACTURES. I HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHETHER I'M DOING CITY OR COUNTRY DRIVING. ALSO THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WILL FAIL TO LIGHT UP SOME OF THE TIMES WHENEVER I'M ONLY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR BUT IT WILL REFUSE TO LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING.

I TRIED PULLING MY CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE AND MY CAR GOT STUCK IN DRIVE AND WILL NOT SHIFT TO ANY OTHER GEAR. AND SINCE IT'S STUCK IN DRIVE IT WILL NOT START BACK UP.

MY EXTERNAL BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AS SOON AS I CRANK MY VEHICLE. THEY DO NOT GO OFF UNLESS I PRESS MY BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED A COUPLE OF TIMES. ALSO WHEN I FIRST GET IN MY VEHICLE WHEN I PRESS MY BRAKE PEDAL IT GETS STUCK AND IT MAKES IT HARD TO PUT MY CAR IN GEAR. I NEED THIS CHECKED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS MY SECOND TIME FILING A CLAIM. THE FIRST ONE WAS NOT LOOKED AT.

TAKATA RECALL- I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY ON. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SENSORS REPLACED AND SAME OUTCOME. I EVEN HAD THE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED. WHILE I AM DRIVING MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND WHEN I USE THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF. HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED QUITE A FEW TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *AS *TR

HEAD LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

TAKATA RECALL THE ECM LIGHT WAS ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN CAR IS ON AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. IT HIS DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAVE THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND EVERY TIME I CHECK THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE COMES AND GOES ALL THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. CALLED GM AND THEY CLAIM TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.HAVE TAKEN TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. 1ST TIME THEY REPLACED BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH(DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM)2ND TIME REPLACED 2 BULBS THAT WERE "DIM"(DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM)3RD TIME APPLIED DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO BAS CONNECTOR, STILL NOT FIXED.WHY IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ON MOTORTREND WEBSITE DATED 5/14/2014 BUT GM AND THEIR DEALERS PLAY DUMB?HOW CAN PEOPLE GET THIS FIXED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND DIMMED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TAPPED, THE LIGHTS GO OFF BRIEFLY, THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN. IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE LIGHTS GO OFF BRIEFLY, THEN COME ON AS THEY SHOULD. *TR

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS RESPOND AND LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WHILE I'M DRIVING AND THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY DRIVING IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN NO ONE IS STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AND THE HIGH-MOUNT STOPLAMP WILL WORK SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHER TIMES. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM THAT PROMPTED GM TO RECALL THE PONTIAC G6 (THE "SISTER" CAR TO THE AURA) IN 2009. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON OUR CAR, BUT WE FIRST NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN NO ONE WAS STEPPING ON THE PEDAL THIS MORNING. MY WIFE NORMALLY DRIVES THE CAR AND STATED THAT SHE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET (SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS ALREADY). IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE CONTROL MODULE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CRUISE TO BE SET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DESPITE THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STOP ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE FAILED TO WORK AND, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN IT WAS NOT APPLIED. THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REMEDY DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ *CN

FIRST NOTICED CRUISE DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. CRUISE CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER TRYING IT AFTER SEVERAL MILES. SECOND, A FEW WEEKS LATER, CRUISE QUIT FUNCTIONING AGAIN, THIS TIME I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE NOT TOUCHING BRAKE PETAL. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PETAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF, AND THEN THEY WILL COME ON WHEN THE PETAL IS RELEASED. DROVE 60 MILES THIS WAY IN THE DARK. WHEN I REACHED DESTINATION IT WAS DAWN LIGHT AND CAR WAS RUNNING IN PARK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OFF AND RUNNING LIGHTS ON. WHEN I HIT BRAKE PETAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD FUNCTION AS NORMAL. I DON'T KNOW IF CRUISE WAS WORKING SINCE I WAS PARKED. PERSONAL THOUGHT; COULD BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE ONLY BE RELATED WHILE THE AUTO HEADLAMPS ARE FUNCTIONING? MY INVESTIGATION LED TO MANY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AROUND THE INTERNET ABOUT ALL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME ON SATURN AURA, CHEVY MALIBU, AND PONTIAC G6. IE BRAKE LIGHTS OPERATING IN REVERSE OF INTENDED DESIGN, CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, AND ALSO TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING INTO OR OUT OF GEAR BY THE SELECTOR LEAVER. HOWEVER, I AM NOT NOTICING A SHIFTER ISSUE AT THIS TIME. HUGE SAFETY HAZARD THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FUNCTIONING IN REVERSE OF NORMAL DESIGN. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS SEEM TO BE RELATED AND HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME. I ALSO FOUND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN NO.: 08-05-22-009 WITH ALL OF THESE RELATED PROBLEMS. PLEASE FINISH INVESTIGATION AND MOVE THIS TO A RECALL! *TR

I NOTICED THIS MORNING AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK (DARK, 5 AM, CST) THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE BACK WINDOW STAYS LIT. IT WOULD GO OFF FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, BUT THEN IT WOULD COME BACK ON AND STAY LIT UNTIL THE PEDAL IS PRESSED AGAIN. I'VE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS WIDESPREAD AND COMMON IN THIS CAR. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT COME ON WHEN EVER STAY UNTIL WHENEVER DID SERVICE BULLETIN 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR WORKS TEMPORARY I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR 2 1/2 YEARS CHANGE EVERYTHING DID EVERY THING BY THE BOOK. *TR