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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1G8ZS57B59F••••••2009 Saturn AURA
This build draws 3.2× more complaints than the average 2009 Saturn AURA build (29 vs 9).
29on this build
359on the model
39builds in total
2involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedSteering 14Power Train 6Electrical System 4Vehicle Speed Control 3
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashNov 2014
I was driving north on the hwy and the other person ran a stop sign and t-boned me on the driver side. My face and body smashed into the drivers door causing sever whiplash and some other things yet identified by an orthopedic surgeon. The drivers door and rear drivers door is…
SteeringJan 2024
The contact owns a 2009 Saturn Aura. The contact stated driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the…
Power TrainMay 2019
I have a 2009 saturn aura, this vehicle was not recalled previously for the transmission issue, but I find now the transmission is going out on my car. It is only 10 years old and was wondering if somehow it was missed or something. It is slipping in the transmission and I was…
Electrical SystemSep 2018
The contact owns a 2009 saturn aura. While the vehicle was parked and while driving 40 mph, the electronic locks would lock and unlock without being engaged by the contact. The lock buttons also failed to work on the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle. The dealer had not…
EngineJan 2017
Vehicle intermittently stalls while traveling. Causing the inability to steer properly, always receive beeping alert with service ESC in instrument panel
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G8ZS57B59F218624 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.