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2008 Saturn Aura lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 46 complaints for the 2008 Saturn Aura, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
46 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2008 Saturn Aura Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 13 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 40 complaints that include mileage. 23% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles13
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 40 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the brake lights were illuminated even though the brake pedal was not depressed. The contact also stated that the brake lights stopped illuminating once the brake pedal was engaged. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the switch stop lamp was replaced. The failure continued. The vehicle was not taken back for additional repairs. The failure mileage was 66,000.

Reported at 66,000 miles, February 2012

The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Aura. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH with cruise control activated, the vehicle lost cruise control functionality with the "Service Traction" message displayed. Additionally, the brake lights turned on unintendedly. The contact stated that the brake lights remained illuminated; however, the brake lights would turn off while depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the failure.

Reported at 160,000 miles, November 2022

Other problems reported for the 2008 Saturn Aura

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Saturn models