2008 Saturn Aura transmission problems
16 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2008 Saturn Aura, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 46,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles, and 71% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
I have a 2008 saturn aura. The car was parked with nobody inside it and the, keys removed, in a parking lot with a very slight incline. While my wife was inside a store the vehicle rolled backward 100 feet only to be stopped by a parking block. The prndl still showed the vehicle as being in park.
I have a 2008 saturn aura. Car fails to engage in park 75% of the time, especially when the transmission is hot. Does not allow car to auto-unlock, not be able to be restarted unless shifted to neutral, causes car to roll unless emergency brake is engaged........dealer claims shifter cable is cracked and is charging $360 to replace.......I noticed a recall for almost this exact same problem on the 2009 aura....should this model year be included also?
Other problems reported for the 2008 Saturn Aura
- Drivetrain & axles 113 complaints
- Steering 113 complaints
- Electrical system 92 complaints
- Brakes 62 complaints
- Lighting 46 complaints
- Stability control 43 complaints
- Air bags 26 complaints
- Cruise control 22 complaints
Transmission problems in other years
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007