Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10156783May 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2006 SATURN VUE, VEHICLE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN,ENGINE MISS FIRED,THEN SHUT OFF. TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER STATED BAD BATTERY......SECOND TIME VEHICLE SAME THING JUST SHUT OFF.... ALSO IGNITION KEY ENTRY STICKS WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE, DEALER SAID TO HAVE REPLACED BUT STILL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO TURN TO START..... *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156308April 27, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 SATURN VUE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AT AN INTERSECTION. THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER, WHICH IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP(IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET THERE WHEN THEY ARE OPEN). NOW THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ARE BOTH READING BAD, AND MY VEHICLE WILL QUIT RUNNING AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155461April 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICE ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASION FOR THE SAME DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155490April 17, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
COMPUTER FAILED ON 2003 SATURN VUE (4-CYL VTI VERSION) CAUSING GAUGES AND SYSTEM LIGHTS TO BLINK AND FLUCTUATE UNCONTROLLABLY. ADDITIONALLY, DOOR LOCKS WERE TURNED ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. I HAD DIFFICULTY EXITING THE VEHICLE ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE LOCKS. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN ON HIGHWAY AT 58 MPH. MILEAGE OF VEHICLE IS 52,600. DEALERSHIP REPLACED COMPUTER -- PROBLEM WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155066April 11, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS THE POINT OF IMPACT IN THE CRASH. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE 2 OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE, BOTH WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS DID NOT TIGHTEN TO KEEP CONTACT AND PASSENGER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL OR DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK,BACK, CHEST AND TOOTH INJURIES. PASSENGER SUFFERED FROM B URNS FROM MATERIAL THAT CAME OUT OF THE AIR BAGS, AND SUSTAINED CHEST, BACK AND LEG AND BACK INJURIES FROM HITTING DASHBOARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10154547April 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
SOMEONE WAS PREPARING TO CUT ME OFF, SO I SOUNDED THE HORN AS A WARNING. THE HORN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I PULLED THE FUSE TO QUIET THE HORN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SAME DAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HORN/DRIVER AIR BAG RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT OVER $700 JUST FOR THE PART! COMMON PROBLEM/POOR DESIGN FEATURE - SEE WWW.SATURNFANS.COM/FORUMS/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-52432.HTML. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154333April 1, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CHIME SOUNDS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND PLACING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN CHIME IS SOUNDING. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER, THE CHIME INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER, SATURN, IT IS COVERED BY TSB 1700388. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AUGUST OF 2005. INCREASE IN FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM EVEN WHEN FOLLOWING TSB. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153160March 20, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME, FEAR OF REAR END COLLISION. THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE TO BE RESET BY TURNING ON HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS MOMENTARILY THEN TRY TURN SIGNALS! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153212March 20, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:REAR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE FRONT CONTROL ARM LINKAGE AND BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERFORMED THE REPAIR AS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION LATERAL LINK ASSEMBLIES. UPDATED 04/06/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153044March 10, 2006
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2006 VUE REAR TIRES WERE CUPPED, TIRES WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNUSUAL STEERING CONDITIONS. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WERE GOING TO SWAPPED THE RACK FROM ANOTHER VUE AND CHANGED SOME SENSORS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER NEVER MADE THE REPAIRS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151532March 1, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHY THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10151552March 1, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1) NO PRIOR WARNING LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE 2) I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME, BUT THE GAS GAUGE WAS BROKEN CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HAD TO COAST OVER 2 LANES THANKFULLY NOT GETTING HIT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HEART BEATING "-THANK GOD I"M ALIVE", II CALL SATURN DESCRIBING THAT MY CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THEY LOOK UP MY CAR, TELL ME IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THAT I WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE TOW AND REPAIRS. 3)I HAD IT TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP, PAID FOR TOW, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FUEL SENSOR AND LABOR TOTALING $750.00. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150959February 22, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
DRIVING CAR STARTED TO BLOW OIL FROM THE CAM COVER GASKET CAUSED BY MOISTURE/WATER ENTERING ENGINE BECAUSE OF MOISTURE BUILD UP IN PVC HOSE. WATER IN ENGINE FROZE CAUSING GASKET TO BLOW. TOTAL LOSS OF OIL IN ENGINE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THEY REROUTED PVC HOSE TO PREVENT MOISTURE BUILD UP AGAIN. GASKET WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150636February 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SATURN VUE 4 CYL WITH VTI TRANS . SHUDDER FELT & HEARD ON LIGHT UP HILL GRADES. REALLY BAD WITH CRUISE ON. SHAKES VEHICLE. 3 REPAIRS MADE INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANS.PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. OTHER SATURN OWNERS HAVE COMPLAIND ALSO, THIER TRANS FAILED COMPLETLY LEAVING THEM STRANDED ON THE HIGH WAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150489February 17, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALER MORE THAN ONCE FOR FOLLOWING ITEMS: (1) IGNITION DOES NOT RELEASE WHEN KEY REMOVED. THE FIRST TIME ALL THEY DID WAS MAKE A NEW KEY, TODAY (FEB 16, 2006) THEY CHANGED A SPRING ON THE 1ST "LEVEL". PROBLEM STILL EXISTS INTERMITTENT, AFTER I LEFT DEALER. FIRST REPORTED APX SEPT 2005. (2) MAJOR SKIDDING ON SLIGHT GRADES WHEN SUDDEN BRAKING. DEALERS MAINT FLUFFED IT OFF EACH TIME SAYING NOTHING WRONG. PROBLEM SINCE 2004. (3) WHEN SHIFTING DOWN FROM DRIVE TO PARK INTERMITTENT STICKING AT REVERSE POSITION, VERY SUBTLE BUT DEFINITELY NOT NORMAL. PROBLEM JUST STARTED (JAN 2006). DATE LISTED UNDER "INCIDENT DATE" WAS JUST TO BE ABLE TO INPUT INTO COMPUTER. THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT ISSUES FROM DIFFERENT DATES AND YRS. ALL ARE APX. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150308February 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 SATURN VUE IN APRIL OF 2005. WE HAD NO PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS FOR THE FIRST 10-12000 MILES. THEN WE STARTED TO GET A SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT PREVENTED ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY, A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW DISCONCERTING IT IS TO BE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC WITH YOUR TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, AND THAN YOUR ENGINE REVS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND YOU CANNOT MOVE! WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SATURN DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES WE WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THAN ON FEBRUARY 9TH, 2006, MY HUSBAND WAS LEAVING HIS WORK, AND COULD NOT GET OUT OF HIS PARKING SPACE, AS HIS CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT WOULD GO FORWARD, BUT ONLY WHEN IN PARK. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LIBERTYVILLE SATURN DEALER, AND, OF COURSE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. THEY SAID IF THE CAR IS COLD, THE COMPUTER WILL PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM BEING ENGAGED, TO AVOID TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS "NORMAL OPERATION" FOR THE CVT TRANSMISSION. WELL, I DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE HAPPEN WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR, AND FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS AFTER. I DO NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM FOR A WEEK OR SO AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A BLATANT PERFORMANCE PROBLEM WITH THE CVT (CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TRANSMISSION) CONTINUOUS IMPLIES THAT THE TRANSMISSION VARIES "CONTINUOUSLY" I CAN ASSURE YOU, IF MY CAR HAD DONE THIS WHILE I WAS TEST DRIVING IT, I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND MAKES ME EXTREMELY ANXIOUS WHEN I AM DRIVING, AS THERE IS NO WAY TO ANTICIPATE WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. SATURN HAS REPEATEDLY STATED THAT THIS "SLIPPING" IS NORMAL. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL WEB SITES ON THE WEB WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150276February 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FIRST TIME DRIVING SATURN VUE ON FREE WAY, MOTOR STARTED RACING AND VUE HAD NO GEARS, LOST SPEED , HAD TO GET OFF ROAD AND HAVE VUE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY INSTALLED NEW TRANSMISSION CALIBRATION AND NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ADDITIVE AND INFORMED ME FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT MY VUE HAD A VTI TRANSMISSION AND THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION MAY EXPERIENCE CERTAIN TRANSMISSION CONCERNS THAT MIGHT AFFECT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND MAY REQUIRE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. 2ND TIME I WAS DRIVING ON ROAD AND AGAIN MOTOR STARTED TO RACE AND GEARS WOULD NOT WORK, AGAIN I HAD TO GET OFF ROAD AND HAVE VUE TOWED TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR INSIDE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY COVER. 2ND TIME DRIVING ON ROAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150156February 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE REVS HIGH AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE SAME TRANSMISSION WOULD BE USED. ALTHOUGH, THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149784February 7, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2003 SATURN VUE HOOD RELEASE CABLE AND WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *TS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED (WARRANTY). WHILE REPAIRING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE PROMPT SHAFT CENTER BEARING WAS BROKEN (WARRANTY). THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSAXLE. THE TECHNICIAN UPDATED THE TCM AND ADDED CVT ADDITIVE (WARRANTY). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS FAULTY (WARRANTY). THE AIR BAG AND HORN WERE ALSO REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148895January 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 SATURN VUE 4 CYLINDER WITH THE TVI TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 24,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE STURN DEALER IN GREENVILLE ON THREE OCCASIONS TO REPAIR THIS TRANSMISSION. OFTEN, BUT NOT ALWAYS, WHEN YPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND.THIS CAUSED A VERY NEAR SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AND THANKFULLY THE DRIVER OF THE ON COMING TRANSFER TRUCK WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CAR. THE VUE HAS NOW BEEN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY NOW TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR; ENEV THOUGH THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. THIS DEARLERSHIP HAS HAD TWO SEPERATE OWNERS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. I MUST HAVE A CAR TO PREFORM MY JOB DUTIES, WITHOUT APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WORK. WITHOUT MY JOB I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE NECESSARY MEDICATION THAT ALLOWS ME TO LIVE. (INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETIC). I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS CAR WITH OUT APPROPRIATE REPAIRS. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A DANGER TO DRIVE IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP HAS ACTED IN AN UNPROFESSIONAL MANNER IN WORKING WITH ME. I HAVE GOTTEN NO ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TREATED RUDLY AND RECEIVED VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WANT THIS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. I WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE IS RESOLVING THIS MATTER AND INSURE THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT OTHERS ON THE ROADS. MARCH OF 2004 THE SATURN COOPERATION SENT A LETTER TO THE OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR EQUIPTED WITH THE VTI TRANSMISSION REGARDING THE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT "MAY" REQUIRE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THIS LETTER STATES THAT SATURN WILL PROVIDE EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR UP TO 75 THOUSAND MILES OR 5 YEARS. THIS LETTER ALSO INFORMS THE OWNER THAT WHILE THIS IS NOT A RECALL A SATURN DEARLER MUST PERFORN REPAIRS AT NO CHARGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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