NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Saturn Aura Recalls
The 2008 Saturn Aura has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 14, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Saturn Aura. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 432
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Saturn Aura, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2008 Saturn Aura
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V252000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,440,524
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Aura, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 14V224000
- Reported
- April 30, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,131,113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Aura, 3 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V153000
- Reported
- March 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,373,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Aura, 6 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 12V460000
- Reported
- September 18, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 426,240
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Aura, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 Aura, 2 other models
2008 Saturn Aura complaints by year
NHTSA has received 432 owner complaints about the 2008 Saturn Aura, the newest on February 21, 2026. Of these, 18 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2008 Saturn Aura, the component group named most often is the power train (29%), followed by the steering (26%) and the electrical system (21%).
2 of the 2008 Saturn Aura's 5 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2008 Saturn Aura owners gave the mileage (360 complaints), the median was 78,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train124
- Steering112
- Electrical System92
- Service Brakes59
- Exterior Lighting45
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)43
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 33 | |
| 2013 | 51 | |
| 2014 | 100 | |
| 2015 | 42 | |
| 2016 | 45 | |
| 2017 | 22 | |
| 2018 | 25 | |
| 2019 | 23 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Saturn Aura peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 100. 11% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 432 complaints about the 2008 Saturn Aura are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saturn Aura by model year
Other 2008 Saturn models
Newest record on this page: February 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted