Saturn Vue Complaints (2008)

417 consumer complaints on file.

#10633126September 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING @ 60MPH ON I75 IN TOLEDO OH IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO CURBSIDE. VEHICLE REFUSED TO RESTART I DRAINED BATTERY ATTEMPTING TO RESTART. MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON IN MY VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS. WHEN I TURN KEY TO START MY VEHICLE I HAVE NO CONNECTION UNTIL I RELEASE KEY THEN IT KICKS IN AND STARTS. ON OCCASION WHEN DEPRESSING LEVER ON GEAR SHIFTER I HEAR A TICKING SOUND IN IGNITION SWITCH. ALL MYWARNING LIGHTS IN DASH COME ON AND SOME REMIN ON UNTIL NEXT START EXAMPLE: ABS BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL SEATBELT CHECK ENGINE. ETC *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632109September 10, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EVERY TIME A I TAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WITH THIS CAR, THE TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHT, AND ANOTHER LIGHT SYMBOL COME ON AND THE CAR STARTS DINGING. BECAUSE THIS IS A BREAKING ISSUE AND ISOLATED TO CERTAIN TURNS, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631310September 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/TRANSMISSION-FAULT-ANDOR-CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT-WITH-CODE-P0716-P0776-P0717-P0777-P2714-P2715-AN-567 HOW IS THE TRANSMISSION NOT BEING RECALLED! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. DOES IT TAKE A DEATH BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE? GOOD GRIEF!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631168September 5, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER REPAIR SERVICE CENTER STATES: "38909 TRANSMISSION 3-5-R WAVED PLATE BROKEN AND DAMAGED" PARTS REPLACED: SEAL KIT, GASKETS, NUT, VALVES, COVER, SPRING, PISTON, HOUSING, PISTON, PLATE KIT, PLATE TIMES 2 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630158September 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN 2012 ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT IN MY CAR,(SATURN VUE 2008 MODEL) WHEN THIS HAPPEN YOU LOSE ALL CONTROL OF CAR (POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC.) THIS OCCURRED AGAIN AUGUST 21 2014. SECOND OCCURRENCE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. JUST WONDERING IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629827September 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION COMPLETE FAILURE @ 57520 MILES. TECHNICIAN AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP STATED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES USE THIS TRANSMISSION AND HAS SEEN MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, CAUSED BY THE SAME PART. THE 3-5 REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE IS THE COMMON COMPONENT CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE GM TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND REQUIRE THEM TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. PULLED OUT FROM A GAS STATION, TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. A LOUD BANG!, VUE (NOW AKA: CHEVROLET CAPTIVA) STUCK INTO SAME GEAR, LUCKY FOR US, PEOPLE SLOWED DOWN, VUE WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629556August 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR TO FLORIDA . DURING THE TRIP HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS OUT ON THE DASHBOARD. HE STOPPED FOR GAS AND WENT TO TURN IT OFF . WHEN HE GABBED THE KEY HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO CAME BACK ON. A FEW HOURS LATER HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS OUT AGAIN. PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CAREFULLY LOOKED AT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FOUND THE SWITCH TO BE IN BETWEEN POSITIONS. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN DURING HIS TWO WEEK STAY. BUT IT HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627850August 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MANUFACTURER RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE BCM, THEN THEY REPLACED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AT THE SAME VISIT. HOW AND WHERE DO I ATTACH AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET WITH THE 30 REPAIRS, SOME MAJOR SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626734August 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,470.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626505August 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO. THE LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY LIT ANY TIME THE CAR WAS RUNNING. IT WOULD NOT GO OFF. I RECEIVE MONTHLY DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS ON MY CAR FROM ONSTAR. IT KEPT ALERTING ME FOR MONTHS THAT I HAD SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY AIRBAG SYSTEM. I KEPT THINKING THE LIGHT JUST WOULD NOT GO OFF. AFTER THE CONTINUED PERSISTENCE BY THE ONSTAR ALERTS, AND EMPHATIC WARNINGS TO CALL THEM AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC RUN ON THE SYSTEM WHILE I WAS IN THE CAR, I FINALLY DID. THE OPERATOR AT ONSTAR TOLD ME THAT I HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAGS, AND THAT THEY MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT I CHECK WITH MY CAR DEALER. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING. I STRESSED THAT I FEARED DRIVING IN THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHERE THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY IN A CRASH. I TOLD THEM THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED. AFTER STRESSING MY CONCERNS , GM GIVE ME THE GO AHEAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE ON THE AIRBAGS. THE CAR DEALER, CREWS CHEVROLET, IN SC, FOUND THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE! I CALLED GM REPRESENTATIVES WITH THE REPORT OF THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRBAG MODULE. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE ACTUALLY TALKED WITH THE CREWS REPRESENTATIVE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. GM THEN SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE MY CASE LOOKED AT BY THEIR SUPERIORS AND MAKE A DECISION ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED. I WAITED FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN RECALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO GET GUIDANCE ON WHEN TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. CREWS QUOTED THE COST AT $880.00. GM SAID IT WOULD ONLY ASSIST THE COST BY PAYING $264.00. THAT THE AIRBAG WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS---HOW CAN SOMETHING AS CRUCIAL AS AIRBAGS BE UNDER WARRANTY? I WAS SHOCKED THAT THE VALUE OF MY LIFE WAS WORTH LESS THAN $880 TO THEM. I WAS THEM TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS AT TOTAL COST! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617017July 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I'M EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. REGARDLESS OF, THE WEATHER AND AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECK FOR MAINTENANCE WORK. HAD A VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND THE RESULTS WAS A CODE 10. WHICH MEANS CAM ACTUATOR SOLENOID, 2008 SATURN VUES ARE KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM. REPLACE THAT PART THE ENGINE HAVE TO BE TAKEN APART. THIS ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. IT BEEN ON SINCE MARCH 2014, IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT HANDLE MY VEHICLE WILL START HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING AND SHUTTING DOWN WITHOUT MY CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A POWER DRIVE AND IGNITION/STARTER PROBLEM. CAN YOU PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND ASSIST ME WITH THIS MATTER. ALL THE DEALER DID SINCE I COULDN'T BUY A NEW VEHICLE WAS SENT ME ON A TEST DRIVE AND WHILE I WAS GONE THEY WENT UNDER THE HOOD AND MADE THE LIGHT GO OFF. THAT WORK FOR ONLY A HOUR. PLEASE RESPONSE. THANKS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609959July 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE ACCELERATING TO ENTER FREEWAY ENGINE SPEED INCREASED TO HIGH REVS AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR FOR HIGHER SPEED HAD TO PULL OUT OF FAST TRAFFIC AS CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN CAR WAS PARKED AND STARTED AGAIN, COULD NOT GET IT TO GO IN REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607692July 2, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GOT IN CAR AND NOTICED THAT MY RADIO HAD BEEN RESET, AND THAT MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I GOT A JUMP FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND SHORTLY AFTER TURNING ON THE AIR, THE ODOMETER PANEL FADED OFF. YOU CAN NO LONGER SEE THE ODOMETER READING OR THE OUTSIDE WEATHER TEMP. THE CAR ALSO DELAYS WHEN IT STARTS. SOMETIME IT WONT EVEN START THE FIRST TIME AROUND, UNLESS YOU PUMP AT THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES. THIS CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS IN THE PAST, AND I AM ALMOST CERTAIN NONE OF THE RECALLS WERE FIXED BY THE GM DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD IT TO ME IN 2011. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606762June 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE CAR IT WOULD ONLY MOVE IN REVERSE. IT WAS PUSHED TO A LOCAL GM DEALER AND THE SERVICE CENTER CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE RECALL OF 2008 SATURN VUES FOR THE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUED ON 5/6/2008 WAS NOT MENTIONED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 7/2008 AND WAS NOT SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED BY THE OWNER. THE "MY GM" WEBSITE FOR GM VEHICLE OWNERS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE VEHICLE VIN WHEN IT IS ENTERED, AND THUS PROVIDES NO INFORMATION ON RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VIN IS RECOGNIZED AS VALID ON THIS SITE, INDICATING THAT THE VIN IS CONTAINED IN STATE RECORDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606598June 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED ON 4/4/2009 WITH 13,936 MILES ON IT. AS OF THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, THERE ARE 71,694 MILES ON THE CAR OR 57,758 MILES DRIVEN (AVERAGE 11,550 PER YEAR). THIS CAR WAS WELL KEPT AND HAD THE APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCE DONE. THE FIRST THING THAT FAILED ON THE CAR WAS THE KEYLESS START. IT FAILED LESS THAN SEVEN MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. LAST WINTER, WE NOTICED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY FAILED AND NO LONGER WORKED. ON 6/24/2008; THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WE GET THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS CHECKED EVERY OIL CHANGE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CAR STARTED MAKING RUBBING NOISES UNTIL NOW THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY FAILED. CAR TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100K MILES. WITH THE HISTORY OF SATURN VUES HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES, THIS ONE HAS NOW FAILED US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605186June 23, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
MY 2008 SATURN VUE STEERING FAILED AND ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT WITH ONLY 40,000+ MILES BACK IN OCT 2013, GOT IT FIXED THAT COST ME CLOSE TO $1000 AND NOW JUNE 2014 TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES AND WAS QUOTED $4,500 WORTH OF REPAIR WHICH IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, CHECKED ONLINE REGARDING PROBLEM AND LOOKS LIKE ITS A COMMON ISSUES ON THIS MODEL AND OTHER MODELS AS WELL OF GM WHICH HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION, JUST WONDERING HOW COME NO ONE ISSUES A RECALL ON THIS. THANKS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605365June 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR AND BAR THAT EXTENDS VISOR WAS SCALDING HOT! I TURNED THE VISOR TO THE WINDOW FOR SUN AND BURNED MY HAND ON THE METAL BAR WHICH DID NOT HAVE A PLASTIC COVERING ON IT THIS TIME AFTER A REPAIR FROM OCTOBER FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE OVERHEAD AIRBAG WAS WARM TO TOUCH AND THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR WERE SHORTING ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS OFF AND KEYS WERE OUT OF IGNITION.LAST TIME IN OCOBER 2013 HAD REPAIR AND BOUGHT ANEW BATTERY BECAUSE IT RUN DOWN AFTER LIGHTS STAYED ON ALL NIGHT AT THE DEALERS UNTIL THEY WORKED ON IT.THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE CAR SMELLED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE! I BURNED MY LEFT HAND FINGERS AND WENT TO URGENT CARE UPON RETURNING HOME, LUCKILY I WAS NOT TOO FAR AWAY. I HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS FROM PAT MORAN'S CHEVROLET AND WOULD LIKE TO WARN YOU OF THE POSSIBLE FIRE ISSUE HERE. THE STRESS FROM THIS EXPERIENCE WAS AWFUL. THIS DEFINITELY SHOULD BE ON A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, AS I HAVE HEARD OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING. .THE SIMPLE FACT IS THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD OF BEEN DONE IN OCTOBER AND THIS NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT I KNOW THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE PLASTIC COVERING ALSO ON THE METAL BAR WHICH EXTENDS THE VISOR AND THIS IS WHERE I TOUCHED IT TO TURN AND EXTEND. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DEEMED SAFE FROM A REPAIR IN OCTOBER, IT WAS NOT. I MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT THE HIGH RESISTANCE SHORT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR RESULTED IN THE BCM SENSING AN OVERCURRENT ISSUE. THE BCM MIGHT OF BEEN REMOVING POWER TO THAT CIRCUIT AS A MATTER OF PRESERVATION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE NOW AFTER I HAVE HAD ANOTHER YET DRIVERS VISOR PUT IN AND ALSO A PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WHICH IS WHAT THE DEALERS BLAMED IT ON THIS TIME. LAST TIME THE BLAME WAS ON A PASSENGER PRES MODULE PROGRAM-- . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10605047June 22, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), AIR BAGS, STEERING
FIRST OFF I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FROM THE BEGINNING. BASICALLY MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PULLS BACK AND THEN ALL THE LIGHTS START TO GO OFF. ELEC STABILITY CONTROL, AIR BAGS, THE STEERING SORT OF LOCKS UP AND I HAVE STALLED ON OCCASION. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES RE: THIS ISSUE AND IT NEVER SEEMS TO GET FIXED. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE GM IS HAVING WITH THEIR CURRENT RECALL BUT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST. I HAVE ONLY ONE KEY ON MY KEY CHAIN AND THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. IT IS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING NOT KNOWING IF MY CAR WILL WORK TOMORROW. DELILLO CHEVROLET IN HUNTING BEACH, CA HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN TRYING TO DETECT THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY GRACIOUS BUT I NEED THE ISSUE RESOLVED ONCE AND FOR ALL. MY INTENTION IS TO HAND DOWN THIS CAR TO MY 16 YEAR OLD BUT NOT IF THE CURRENT ISSUE PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599122June 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING AT SPEED AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY FEELING TO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING YOUR VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY FAIL AND LOOSING CONTROL OF YOUR SPEED DURING TRAVEL. TO HAVE SUCH A VITAL PART ABLE TO FAIL IN SUCH A CRITICAL FUNCTIONING OF THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS ON THE ROADS AS WELL AS THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DON'T ALLOW THIS TO BECOME A FATALITY BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. THE WAVE PLATE ON THESE GM VEHICLES IS BREAKING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. CAUSING COMPLETE IN MOTION FAILURE OF VEHICLE AT SPEED. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604384June 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, PULLED INTO GET GAS, CAME BACK OUT AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GET OUT OF SECOND GEAR. LUCKY FOR US, WE WERE NOT FAR FROM HOME. TOOK CAR INTO A RELIABLE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, HE INDICATED THE 3-5 REVERSE DRUM WAVE PLATE WAS OUR PROBLEM. HE HAS SEEN MANY OF THESE COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NO RECALLS, SO THE BILL ENDED UP BEING $3500.00. HE INDICATED THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR VEHICLE, DID NOT KNOW WHY GM HAS NOT SENT OUT A RECALL. WAS AN EXCELLENT CAR UP UNTIL NOW. KNOWING THIS IS A PROBLEM IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. ONLY 52,000 MILES DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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