2008 Saturn Aura steering problems
112 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2008 Saturn Aura — 26% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The Air Bag Service Warning Message and warning light is illuminated I took the car back to the dealership had it serviced and a month later the message and light are on again. The passenger Air Bag sensor is malfunctioning sometimes it doesn't detect the passenger most times it detects a passenger…”
filed Feb 21, 2026
“I noticed a rattling while driving also smoking under the hood so I took it to a garage and he said that's no problem and that I have a severe oil leak under the front of car he showed me and oil is everywhere he mentioned he couldnt fix it theres a problem with the abs line and powersteering axle…”
filed Jul 21, 2025
“My electric power steering stopped working. Not safe to drive. This was fixed prior on recall. I did not own car then.”
filed Dec 31, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS)…Campaign 14V153000 · Mar 31, 2014
Steering problems in other Aura years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Aura | 210 | 54% |
| 2007 Aura | 65 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Saturn Aura
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.