There are 6 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2009 Saturn Aura in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 6 of 6 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)LINKAGE BUSHING FAILED AND FELL APART ON WIPER TRANSMISSION CAUSING BOTH WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
RIGHT SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER NOZZLE BROKE AT THE ELBOW WHERE IT CONNECTS THE WASHER HOSE, THE WINDSHIELD CAN'T BE CLEANED, SIMPLE USE OF THE SYSTEM AND THIS SMALL PIECE BROKE, DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING QUALITY?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF WAS CONSTANTLY INOPERABLE, WHICH ALLOWED RAIN TO SEEP INSIDE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES OR MORE OF WATER COLLECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH RAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS HAVE FAILED AFTER LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR.
2009 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ENGAGED THE LEVER CONTROL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AT A SELECTED INTERMITTENT SPEED, THE WIPERS OVERLAPPED ONE ANOTHER AND STOPPED FUNCTIONING. AFTER HAVING THE WIPERS REPLACED, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM.*JB
WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE POURING RAIN ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 16, 2010, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WIPER SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, QUIT WORKING. AS A RESULT, I LOST TOTAL VISIBILITY RESULTING IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO MYSELF AND THE DRIVERS IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY WITS ABOUT ME, TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND SLOWLY MADE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIPER ARM WHERE IT BOLTS TO THE WIPER MOTOR SHAFT. THE GROVES IN THE WIPER ARM HOLE WHERE THE SHAFT FROM THE WIPER MOTOR MOUNTS WERE COMPLETELY STRIPPED OUT. BUICK ENCLAVE, GMC ACADIA AND SATURN OUTLOOK HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED - IN THE SALT BELT STATES.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.