Saturn Vue Complaints (2008)

417 consumer complaints on file.

#10533327August 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2008 SATURN VUE OCTOBER 31, 2011 AND BY JULY 5, 2013 MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR GOING TO WORK AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT REVERSE. NO WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533333August 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE HAS 87,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT I FELT IT SHIFT HARD. IT DROVE FINE FOR A FEW MILES, THEN WHILE IN RESIDENTIAL AREA I HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE. I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND IT WOULD GO IN REVERSE BUT NOT DRIVE. WAITED AGAIN FOR 30 MINUTES AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR. THERE SHOULD NOT BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 87,000 ON A ONE OWNER, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 26 DAYS BEFORE RETURNING IT. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NOT HELPFUL AND VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. THE REASON FOR THE 26 DAY DELAY IS BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MANY IN FOR REPAIRS. WHILE THE 87,000 MILES WAS INSIDE THE MILEAGE WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525042July 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE FROM 38TH STREET TACOMA TO I5 NORTH ACCELERATED FROM THE OFF RAMP VEHICLE TACHOMETER CLIMBED, LOSS OF ACCELERATION-POWER, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE WITH NO RESULT. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY I5 DRIVERS DOING 60-65 WITH MY VEHICLE SLOWING, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN THEN BACK TO DRIVE FOR SECOND TIME WITH NO RESULT, ALMOST GOT HIT A 4TH TIME, VEHICLE FINALLY RESPONDED TO 4TH GEAR IN MANUAL MODE. VEHICLE OPERATED POORLY FOR NEXT FEW MILES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THE SATURN/GM PRODUCTS THAT HAVE A DEFECTIVE 35 WAVE PLATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY LAST SERVICE WAS 7 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS NEAR ACCIDENT NO ERROR CODES OR ENGINE LIGHTS HAD COME ON PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. GLAD TO SEE THE FEDERAL GOVT. CAN BAIL OUT A COMPANY THAT ENDANGERS THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND GAMBLES WITH THE IDEAL OF MAY IT WILL MAYBE IT WON'T BREAK, AS LONG AS WE GET MONEY. SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS THEY SHOULD HAVE A NEW ASSOCIATION SOCIETY OF COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520160June 17, 2013
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II TIRES, LINE SIZE: 235/60R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT IN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WERE HAIRLINE FRACTURED THROUGHOUT ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. KMJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513657May 27, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, COMPASS, AND OUTSIDE TEMP GAUGES WERE NOT WORKING. I ARRIVED AT MY STOP AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. UPON STARTING THE ENGINE AND PROCEEDING ON HOME THE GAUGES ALL WORKED FINE AND HAVE DONE SO SINCE THAT DAY. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I NOTICED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. (WHICH IS A GOOD THING IN MY OPINION). THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A HISTORY OF THE COMPASS AND TEMP GAUGE ACTING UP. IF IT AIN'T BROKE THEY CANNOT FIX IT SO THEY SAID AT THE DEALER. ALONG WITH THE GAUGES NOT WORKING AT TIMES, I CANNOT GET THE CHANGE OIL LIGHT TO RESET. I JUST GAVE UP ON THAT AS I DID ON THE OTHER GAUGES. I HAVE CHALKED IT UP TO ANOTHER CHEAP GM PRODUCT WITH POOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT THE SATURN DEALER BEFORE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. NO MORE GM PRODUCTS FOR ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510051April 30, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY APPROX 50MPH AND SPEED DROPPED BELOW 30MPH. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TURN ON MY HAZARDS AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND EVENTUALLY PULL OVER TO SERVICE ROAD. DROVE CAR AT 10MPH TO A SECURED LOCATION AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN LOCAL AREA THE NEXT DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505774April 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CONTACT NOTICED HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507534April 8, 2013
STEERING
YESTERDAY (APRIL 7, 2013) AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30PM, I WAS DRIVING ON THE BAY BRIDGE (I-80 E) AND MY STEERING WHEEL APPEARED TO BE STUCK AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER IN ANY DIRECTION. I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND GOT OFF AT THE FIRST EXIT AFTER PASSING THE BRIDGE (ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AFTER THIS STARTED) AND WENT TO A SAFE AREA WHERE I PROCEEDED TO TURN OFF MY ENGINE. WHEN I TURNED MY ENGINE BACK ON, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2008, BUT THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT MY SERVICE SHOP. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THIS HAPPENED OCCURRED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE SERVICE SHOP WAS ONLY ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS TAKING PLACE AT THAT EXACT MOMENT. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR THESE VISITS TO THE SERVICE SHOP. THIS TIME ON THE BRIDGE WAS ALSO THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR THIS TO OCCUR. NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS UP, THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM (WHICH SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIXED THE FIRST TIME). I DEMAND ANSWERS FROM SATURN AND REFUSE TO CONTINUE TO PUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497710February 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHETHER THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496192February 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MANUAL SHIFT MODE ON GEAR SELECTOR DOES NOT WORK, UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT. P, D AND R SEEM TO WORK NORMAL. UNABLE TO USE TRANSMISSION TO CONTROL SPEED ON HILLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495094January 29, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ENTERING I-880 @ 45 MPH INCREASED SPEED TO 60 MPH TO GET INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. CAR ACCELERATED TO 70-80 MPH. ATTEMPTS TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN BY STEPPING ON BRAKE DID NOT WORK BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO 80-85 MPH. I HAD TO SWITCH LANES TO NOT HIT CAR IN FRONT. ALL ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE DID NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDDLE NUMEROUS TIMES FINALLY ALLOWED THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. INITIALLY BELIEVING CAR WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL I DID NOTHING. THIS HAPPEN 3 MORE TIMES WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE TO PASS A CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND ONCE ON A PRIVATE ROAD. THE LATTER WAS DONE INTENTIONALLY, LATE AT NIGHT, TO ASSURE MY MIND IT WAS REALLY HAPPENING. CAR IS IN THE DEALER NOW AND THEY ARE TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED SINCE THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN A DRIVER HAS NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES A LOT OF LIVES SEEM TO BE AT RISK INCLUDING MY OWN. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY PLACE TO FILE THIS INFORMATION SINCE DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER COMPLAINT CANNOT BE FILED SINCE SATURN NO LONGER MAKES VEHICLES. AS I STATED TO DEALER SATURN IS COVERED UNDER GMC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493308January 17, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING RACK, COLUMN AND THE MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483892November 9, 2012
STEERING
STARTED MAKING A RUBBER ON RUBBER SOUND WHEN TURNING. NOW AT 89000 MILES HAS STARTED TO BIND AND NOTICEABLY TAKES AN EFFORT TO TURN. IT DOES NOT PREVENT A TURN. DEALER SAID IT IS A FAULTY RACK AND PINION AND WILL PROBABLY COST $900.00 TO REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT IT IS COMMON TO THE VUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479269October 8, 2012
STEERING
I PARKED MY SATURN AND WENT INTO RESTAURANT TO EAT AND COMING OUT BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND HAD NO STEERING. I CALLED MY DAD HE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING IN THIS MODEL. WE TOOK A HAMMER AND HIT THE ASSIST MOTOR AND STEERING GEAR BOX AND IT STARTED WORKING. THE GARAGE INFORMED US (MY DAD AND ME) THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON OTHER SIMILAR MODELS BUT NOT THIS MODEL. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM AS A RECALL BECAUSE GETTING ON LINE I HAVE DISCOVERED OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477846October 1, 2012
POWER TRAIN
2008 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REVERSE GEAR STOPPED WORKING AND THE DRIVE GEAR STARTED SLIPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475599September 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. VEHICLE JERKS WHILE SHIFTING AND DOES NOT REACH OVER 60 MPH WITHOUT GOING TO 6 RPMS. WHILE IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469706August 8, 2012
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO HAIR APPOINTMENT, TAKING A SHARP CURVE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A NOISE, AND I LOST ALL STEERING, WE VEERED OFF OF ROAD AND I GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THEIR WAS NOBODY COMING THE OPPOSITE WAY, OR A LITTLE FARTHER UP ROAD WAS A GULLY!! THE PINION WAS TOTALLY STRIPPED OUT FROM RACK. IT REALLY WAS A SERIOUS UNSAFE SITUATION! AND I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO EXPERIENCE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460541June 4, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD BACK PAIN BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN HIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND HAD AN INSPECTOR COME OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10459487May 23, 2012
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOST ITS POWER STEERING ASSIST MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN AND/OR UNABLE TO TURN AT ALL. THE WHEEL WOULD THEN LOCK ITSELF WITH EACH 30 DEGREE TURN. AT TIMES, THE WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ONLY BEING ABLE TO TURN IN 15 DEGREES IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY OCCURING SINCE FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012. THE SERVICE DEALERSHIPS STATE THEY CANNOT FIX THE ISSUE UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE ISSUE UPON APPOINTMENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456135April 23, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISSING. SEEMS THE COMPRESSOR BUILDS UP TOO MUCH PRESSURE AND BLOWS THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY OFF MAKING THE A/C INOPERABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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