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2009 Saturn Aura steering problems

213 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2009 Saturn Aura, which is 36% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
213 36% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
123,000 miles 179 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2009 Saturn Aura Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 123,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 17 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 19 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 23 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 36 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 24 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 19 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 9 complaints 200k+ miles: 7 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 123,000 miles
Based on 179 complaints that include mileage. 14% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles17
80k to 100k miles19
100k to 120k miles23
120k to 140k miles36
140k to 160k miles24
160k to 180k miles19
180k to 200k miles9
200k+ miles7

What the data shows

Of the 179 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 123,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving on the pennsylvania turnpike and a newer toyota tundra made unsafe lane change and at high speeds came into my lane and made impact and pushed me into cement barrier. The truck then spun counter clockwise and collided with the front of my car. I suffered small neck fractures and severe spinal issues. The airbags never deployed and the doctor stated the front airbag not deploying created issue with the severity of spine injury. Product liability of the saturn airbags needs to be addressed by GM.

March 2014 CrashInjury

I bought my 2009 saturn aura in september of 2015. Just recently in december of 2016, whenever I started the vehicle, the steering wheel would begin to vibrate followed by the power steering warning light illuminating. Upon driving the vehicle, the power steering goes completely out at anytime.

Reported at 150,000 miles, December 2016

Other problems reported for the 2009 Saturn Aura

Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Saturn models