Saturn Vue Complaints (2003)

622 consumer complaints on file.

#10315750March 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
IN 2007 I WAS DRIVING MY SATURN VUE AWD 4CL EQUIPPED WITH A VTI TRANSMISSION DOWN THE HWY 401 IN ONTARIO. I WAS GOING A SPEED OF 100KM/HR. WITHOUT WARNING MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND REDUCED POWER LIGHT WENT ON AND CAUSE MY POWER TO DROP FROM A SPEED ON 100KM/HR TO 0 IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF THE HIGHWAY AS MY SPEED WAS DECREASING BUT HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND GET MYSELF TO SAFETY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO HAD IT TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO INFORMED ME DUE TO THIS SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION (VTI) THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAD IT FIXED AT COST OF $4500. I RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL IN NOVEMBER OF 2009, FROM GM CANADA ADMITTING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THEY WERE OFFERING VARIOUS INCENTIVES. (EX A $5000 VOUCHER TOWARDS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE OR 50% REIMBURSEMENT TOWARDS A PREVIOUS REPAIR OR 50% TOWARDS A REPAIR AT PRESENT. WHEN I CALLED THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 160, 000 KM I WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY OF THESE INCENTIVES EVEN THOUGH AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION WENT THE CAR WAS AT 104,000. THEY OFFERED ME A $700 REIMBURSEMENT. AS THIS WAS GOING THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION WENT AGAIN,FORTUNATELY NOT OF THE HIGHWAY. IT AGAIN NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED FOR $5000, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND I AM UNSURE IF I WANT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I WAS EVEN TOLD WHEN BY AN AGENT AT GM NAMED ALEXIS WHEN I SAID THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED OR THE TRANSMISSION FIXED PROPERLY SHE STATED"REGARDLESS OF IF THE VEHICLE IS SAFE OR NOT THIS IS OUR POLICY" . THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE VTI TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BELT. THE ONLY RECTIFYING GM DOES IS TO PUT IN ANOTHER TRANSMISSION EXACTLY THE SAME. THIS CAR IS A HUGE SAFETY LIABILITY ESPC WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY, NOT TO MENTION THE FINANCIAL LIABILITY. GM'S SOLUTION FOR THE $5000 VOUCHER FOR A NEW VEHICLE WAS A COBALT (HOW IRONIC AS THEY ARE NOW BEING RECALLED). THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE!!! *TR
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#10314626February 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
O3 SATURN VUE PURCHASED WITH 48,555 MILES. 3/20/07 TOOK TO INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION MECHANIC DUE TO TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. I WAS TOLD HE COULD NOT DO A THING TO IT BECAUSE OF A RECALL. TOOK TO SATURN OF MESQUITE TX, 3/21 ASSUMING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. CUSTOMER STATES VEH WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY FOUND CODE PO606 IN TCM FOLLOWED DOC# 1200876 TO CHECK FLUID AFTER FLUID CHECK FOUND TRANS A LITTLE LOW ON FLUID FLUSHED TRANS AND PUT IN ADDITIVE. 3/26 TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP. CUST STATES HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FOUND VEHICLE TO BE EXTREMELY NOISY WITH INTERMITTENT NO GEAR OPERATION. FOLLOWED BULLETIN # 04-07-30-24E TO REPLACE CASE COVER, FILTER AND TORQUE CONVERTER. AFTER COMPLETING BULLETIN, TEST DROVE VEHICLE. PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT, ALIGNED VEHICLE, ALL IS FINE. THE COVER ASSEMBLY, VARIABLE DRIVE AND DRIVEN PULLEY A REPAIRED. AT THIS TIME I ASSUMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED. 6.4.08 CAR BACK TO SATURN CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE SLIPPING, LIGHT IS ON. TECH SAYS NO LIGHT IS ON AND FOUND VEH DRIVING AND SHIFTING PER DESIGN. WENT BACK IN SUMMER 09, SLIPPING ONCE AGAIN, AFTER 5 DAYS THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BUT CAR WAS FINE. 2.19.10 CAR TOWED TO SATURN, TOLD TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED THIS TIME I THOUGHT THAT WAS WHAT THEY DID IN 07. CONTACTED SUPPORT TO BE TURNED OVER TO GM EMPLOYEE . HE CONTACTED ME ON 2.22.10 TO ADVISE HE WAS WORKING ON PROB.. SATURN INFORMED ME 2.25.10 AFTERWARD THAT 2500.IS WHAT I COULD PAY FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. I ALREADY HAD A LETTER DATED 11.09 STATING THE SAME THING AFTER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. TANNER CALLED 2.25 TO UPDATE I COULD PAY 2500.00. IF I HAD USED MY EXT WARRANTY CONTRACT IN 07 I WOULD NOT BE OUT MONEY AND HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION. SAID HE GM COULD NOT HELP ME AND IF I WAS NOT SATISFIED I COULD TAKE IT UP WITH DEALERSHIP. THEY PUT A BANDAID ON A RECALL AND NOW I AM TO PA. *TR
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#10314091February 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE OCTOBER OF 2009 DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SATURN KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE OF MILEAGE ARE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST ME IN REPAIRS. I DID NOT GET NOTIFICATION OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS I CANNOT FIND A TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE IT WITH! I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON SOMETHING JUST SITTING AT THE GARAGE AND FEEL HELPLESS AT TO WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT! IT HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING AND AGITATING. I AM NOT IN A POSITION WHERE I HAVE 2 OR 3 VEHICLES JUST SITTING AROUND WAITING FOR ME TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY SISTERS TRUCK FOR 4 MONTHS . THANK GOD FOR HER. *TR
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#10313867February 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN VUE WITH A DEFECTIVE VTI TRANSMISSION, DEC. 09. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN RALEIGH, NC, DID NOT INFORM ME OF THE DEFECT, UPON THE SALES TRANSACTION. A SERVICE BULLETIN CAME OUT 12/09, FROM GM TO APPEASE CONSUMERS, BY OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO HELP WITH THE COST TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART, HOWEVER, GM NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VTI TRANSMISSION WITH A PART THAT IS NOT DEFECTIVE. INSTEAD, THEY LEAVE CONSUMERS WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS AND HUGE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THE CAR HAS LOST VALUE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE PART AND WORST OF ALL I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF BREAKDOWN, PARTICULARLY AT FREEWAY DRIVING, WHICH HAS BEEN NOTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS. GM LOSES 100M LAWSUIT BECAUSE OF EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN MORE THAN 90,000 SATURNS CARRYING THE VTI TRANSMISSIONS AND STILL THEIR HAS BEEN NO RECALL. THIS INVESTIGATION AND RECALL IS LONG OVERDUE AND AFFECTING USED VEHICLES THAT ARE STILL BEING SOLD TODAY, WITH THE 2002-2005 SATURN VUE AND IONS BETWEEN 2003-2004 AND 2000-2003 SATURN L-SERIES, CONTAINING THE VTI TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
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#10310854February 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE PURCHASED USED IN DECEMBER 2009. SHE FOUND THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VTI TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL. THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE IN DRIVING HER VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT UPON CONTACTING GENERAL MOTORS, THEY CONFIRMED WITH HER THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE VTI TRANSMISSIONS BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURES TO DATE, SHE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
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#10308723February 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR 2003 SATURN VUE (VTI TRANSMISSION) JUST STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING HAS 113,000 MILES ON IT, 2 MONTHS BEFORE THAT I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SATURN STATING THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I STILL HAVE THAT LETTER. I PAID $10,000.00 FOR THE CAR, AND STILL OWE $7,000.00 AND THE CAR IS USELESS TO ME NOW, I STILL OWE ON THE LOAN, CANNOT GET ANOTHER ONE, LIVE PAY CHECK TO PAYCHECK..NEED THE CAR FOR MY JOB, ON AND ON......... IT IS SITTING AT A GM BERGSTROM LOT RIGHT NOW, AND THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. 1ST HE SAID HE'D DO EVERYTHING HE COULD TO HELP ME, AND THE NEXT DAY HE SAID I HAVE VERY BAD NEWS, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING!! THE DIRECTOR CALLED WITH THE SAME ANSWER.. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT NORDSTROMS IN OSHKOSH, WI. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW, I FOUND THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS OF YOURS, ON AN E-MAIL OF ANOTHER UNHAPPY CUSTOMER OF 2003 SATURN VUE TRANSMISSION. IT BROKE DOWN I SAID I GUESS IT IS QUITE USELESS TALKING ANY MORE TO SATURN OR GM. *TR
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#10307529February 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 SATURN VUE VTI TRANSMISSION FAILURES. FIRST FAILURE IN 12/2006 W/84K MILES, SATURN PAID FOR HALF AND IT STILL COST ME $1700 TO FIX. NOW WE HAVE 132331 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN. SATURN WANTS $6000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS WORTH $0 WITH OR WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. SATURN HAS KNOWN ABOUT PAST FAILURES AND DOES NOTHING TO HELP
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#10307116February 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2003 SATURN VUE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS BECOME INCREASINGLY INOPERABLE. ON 75,000 MILE VEHICLE ON FOURTH TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE MAKES LOUD NOISES AND THEN CANNOT PUT IN GEAR AT ALL. TRANSMISSIONS ARE REPLACED BY REBUILT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. CYCLE REPEATS ITSELF! *CN
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#10303311January 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN VUE FROM A PRIVATE SELLER ON FEB. 24, 2009. THE CAR HAD 94,900 MILES. IT RAN GREAT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THEN I NOTICED THE VUE WOULD RANDOMLY SLIP INTO A "WEIRD GEAR" AND THE ENGINE WOULD RUN HARDER THAN NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE 99,000 MILE SERVICE AND TOLD THE SATURN SERVICE ADVISOR THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE A "WASHING MACHINE" PLEASE BEAR IN MIND I AN NOT A CAR PERSON, I JUST DRIVE THEM. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, I NOTICED THE MILEAGE WAS THE SAME AS WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF TO BE SERVICED. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME CAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. I THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS JUST OVER-REACTING TO SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT A REAL PROBLEM. ABOUT 3 OR 4 WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THEIR COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE VTI TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. IT ALL MADE SENSE TO ME AT THAT MOMENT. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH GM AND THEY ASSIGNED A REP. TO INVESTIGATE MY CASE AND DETERMINED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, HOWEVER, I WAS 700 MILES OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT BY THIS TIME. I TRIED WITH NO SUCESS TO EXPLAIN TO THE GM REP. HOW I HAD ATTEMPTED TO COMMUNICATE THE PROBLEM TO THE SATURN SERVICE FOLKS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AT MY 99,000 MILE SERVICE. BUT HE REALLY DIDN'T CARE REALLY!!! I NEVER ASK FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION FOR FREE, I WAS PERFECTLY WILLING TO GO 50/50 WITH THEM ON THE REPAIR DUE TO THE HIGHER MILEAGE OF THE CAR. SO NOW MY CAR IS SITTING ON A DEALERS LOT AND I AM WITHOUT A CAR. MY TAKEAWAY IS BUYER BEWARE!! GM THROWS OUT JUNK AND COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. VS WHAT I AM SEEING TOYOTA DO. TOYOTA HAS SHUT DOWN THEIR PLANTS AND ARE NOT GOING TO BUILD ANYMORE CARS UNTIL THEY CORRECT A PROBLEM. WHILE GM KEEPS ON THROWING OUT THE @#$% AND TO ADD FURTHER INSULT TO INJURY OUR TAX DOLLARS WENT TO RESCUE THIS BUNCH OF CROOKS. *TR
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#10301905January 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO HESITATE AND DECREASE IN SPEED WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE; HOWEVER, THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION, WHO ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE REPAIR SHOP UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72000.
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#10300330January 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2006. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEAR INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SATURN DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED UNDER HER FACTORY WARRANTY. TWO YEARS LATER, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT SHE WOULD NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAILURES. SHE HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES WITHIN 4 YEARS. NO RECENT REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS DESCRIBING THAT PARTICULAR TYPE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 52,606 AND THE CURRENT WAS 135,698.
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#10299571January 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
IGNITION MODULE REPLACED , SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAY SOLID , ADVICE TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER , AFTER 2 MONTHS ENGINE COIL FAILED , 2 CYLINDERS FAILED AND CAT CONVERTER TURNED CHERRY RED DUE TO EXCESS OF FUEL BURNED , FIRE HAZARD AND ROAD HAZARD . *TR
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Deaths:
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#10298766January 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2002. SHE STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH THROUGH A BRUSH-LESS CAR WASH, WATER ENTERED INTO THE SUN ROOF HOUSING. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, SHE ALSO SMELLED OIL BURNING AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT INNER CV JOINT BOOT. THE HAZARDS LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND WERE REPAIRED TWICE DUE TO REPEAT FAILURES. WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE HAZARD SWITCH, IT COLLAPSED INTO THE DASHBOARD CONSOLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED. ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE PER THE WARRANTY. THE REAR LATERAL LINK ASSEMBLY RECALL NUMBER 04067001 2002-2004 VUE REAR SUSPENSION RECALL WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE IMPROPER LEVEL OF FUEL THAT WAS IN THE FUEL TANK; ALTHOUGH, THE FUEL SENDING UNITS WERE REPLACED. ALL OF THE REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED MORE THAN ONCE. THE HORN WOULD ALSO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER FOUND A SHORTAGE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED THE OPERATING DESIGN SYSTEM WHICH FORCED THE MECHANIC TO REPROGRAM THE KEYS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED A SECOND TIME WHEN THE CONTACT SMELLED OIL BURNING. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR MOST OF THE OTHER FAILED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,002 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,501.
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0
#10298156January 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE, SHE COULD HEAR A LOUD WINDING NOISE; SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT IT SHIFTED VERY HARD IN SECOND GEAR, AS IF A "HORSE WERE KICKING THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE". SHE NOTICED THE ISSUE EVERY TIME SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SLIPPED IN GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND A YEAR FROM NOW, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BECOME A PROBLEM. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS A VTI FAILURE AND UNDER 5 YEARS, THEY WOULD PAY 100% OF THE REPAIR COSTS AND IF OVER 5 YEARS, THEY WOULD PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,662. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.
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0
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#10294537December 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CAR MISFIRING AND PROBABLY NEEDED NEW PLUGS. WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED AN IGNITION COIL PACK, IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AND THAT IT WOULD MORE THAN $700.00. FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE MY SAME YEAR AND MAKE. 2003 SATURN VUE. CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE COMPLAINT/RECALL IS 03V231000. *TR
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0
#10293990November 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NORMAL DRIVING WHEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION - WITHOUT WARNING - SHIFTER LINKAGE BECAME DISCONNECTED, LEAVING ME UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THE CURRENT GEAR, RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE AND LEAVING ME STRANDED IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. MECHANIC REPORTS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON SATURNS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS BUT THAT NO SAFETY RECALLS HAVE EVER BEEN ISSUED. SATURN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO OWNERS AND TO REIMBURSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10293267November 23, 2009
SEATS
MY 2003 SATURN VUE DRIVERS SAT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, I SMELT A BURNING SMELL, STOPPED TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD ALL LOOKED GOOD TO ME,I CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO FILL UP WITH SMOKE NATURALLY I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND REALIZED IT WAS THE SEAT I WAS SITTING IN. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292740November 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LEAK IN 2003 SATURN VUE GAS TANK. I OWN A 2003 SATURN VUE WHICH HAS BEEN DRIVEN ONLY ABOUT 52,000 EASY HIGHWAY MILES. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH, NEVER ABUSED OR OFF-ROADED, IT HAS NEVER BEEN TOWED AND HAS HAD ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO, THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG, AND TO FILL IT UP AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED. WE DID THIS, AND THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL IN AND OUT OF THE CAR WITH A SMALL GAS PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. WE TOOK THIS BACK TO THE MECHANIC, AND THEY FOUND A CRACK IN THE TANK/FILLER NECK. I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS FIXED. I CALLED GM, BUT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF HELPING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN THE FACT THAT THIS IS A LIGHTLY USED VEHICLE, AND THAT A PART FAILED. AS THIS IS NOT A PART THAT BEARS ANY WEIGHT, DOES NOT WEAR OR SEE ANY STRESS OTHER THAN THE GAS, THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR A PLASTIC TANK TO FAIL, UNLESS IT WERE MADE OR DESIGNED POORLY. I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. IT IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT COULD EASILY LEAD TO A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. GAS TANKS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHOUT CAUSE UNLESS POORLY DESIGNED OR MANUFACTURED. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292175November 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY 2003 SATURN VUE, MILEAGE IS UNDER 100,000 MILES. *TR
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Deaths:
0
#10291683November 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A FEW YEARS AGO I PURCHASED A USED 2003 VUE. CURRENTLY THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 MILES ON IT. ON 10/31/09 I DROVE MY 40 MILES TO WORK AND ALL WAS FINE. AT LUNCH BREAK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I PUT THE GAS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD HARDLY MOVE. AFTER DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM WITH MY HUSBAND, WE DECIDED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE, NOT A SATURN DEALER, BECAUSE OF COST. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY RUNNING IN 3RD GEAR, ALL OTHER GEARS WERE NOT WORKING. WHEN THAT PROBLEM WAS FIXED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION PLACE HAS BEEN VERY NICE AND EVEN PAID FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR ME, BUT WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, I WILL OWE THEM ABOUT $3000. WHY AM I READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE? *TR
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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