Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10939543January 3, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE STALLED,AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE COASTED TO LANE OFF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. FAMILY OF FOUR IN VEHICLE. HAD A POLICE OFFICER SHUT DOWN LANE OF TRAFFIC. VERY VERY DANGEROUS. DIAGNOSIS: TIMING CHAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939028January 2, 2017
STEERING
WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO STEER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937430December 26, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN NOT IN THE LOCK POSITION. CAN BE REMOVED WHEN IN ANY POSITION. CAN BE REMOVED WHEN DRIVING OR PARKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936030December 18, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CAR KEY KEPT GETTING STUCK IN IGNITION. CAR WILL COME OUT WHILE IT IS ON. CAR ALARM FAILED NO WARNING. WE REPLACED BATTERY AND NOW CAR HAS NO POWER. WHEN WE TURN KEY NOTHING HAPPENS. NO LIGHTS. NO POWER AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935986December 17, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS,YES WHEN DRIVING IT WILL STALL TO MOVE FORWARD AND ALL LIGHTS ON DASH WILL LIGHT UP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THE RPM METER GOES ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RED,THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE RECALL NO08V200000. AND ALSO RECALL ON THE STEERING RECALL NO.08V470000 AND THE LATCHES/DOOR HANDLES RECALL NO.09V233000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935897December 16, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935222December 14, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
DRIVING VEHICLE AROUND 55MPH VEERED OFF ONTO LOOSE GRAVEL. HIT A DRAIN CULVERT FLEW INTO THE AIR, SLAMMED DOWN INTO A DITCH, AND HIT SEVERAL CUT TELEPHONE POLES USED AS LANDSCAPE DECORATIONS WITH NO FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND FILED POLICE REPORTS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10935175December 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IGNITION CYLINDER SWITCH.KEY COMES OUT AT ALL TIMES.AND THEN WHEN U TURN IT OFF SWITCH LOCKS AND NOW IT WANT UNLOCK TO START
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934824December 12, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
FIRST WAS THE PARKING BRAKE, AFTER SHOPPING IN WILLIAMSBURG MALL WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND WOULD NOT MOVE, THE PARKING BRAKES GOT STUCK.TOWED TO MECHANIC AND THEY RELEASED THE BRAKE SO THAT WE COULD GO BACK HOME, RICHMOND. AND TOLD ME NOT TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE TILL A MECHANIC IN MY CITY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. TODAY DEC 12 2016, THE BRAKES STARTED TO LOCK WHILE DRIVIN HOME AFTER TAKING MY WIFE TO WORK, WITHIN THE CITY, I NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL WAS GETTING HARDER, I DID MADE HOME AND I CHECKED THE WHEELS,ALL FOUR, AND THE DISKS WERE VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH AND THE BRAKES ARE LOCKED, THE CAR IS ABOUT 58,000 MILES ONLY. ANY IDEA WHAT IS, I HAVE TO MENTION THAT 5/6 MONTH AGO I HAD PROBLEM WITH THE ABS, ALL LIGHTS CONCERNING THE BRAKES CAME ON, TRACTION AND ABS AND OTHERS, IT COST ME AROUND $300.00 TO FIX THAT PROBLEM. ANY KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS, IS THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE? ALSO THE POWER STEERING FLUID NEED TO BE FILLED EVERY MONTH, I NOTICE OIL ON THE DRIVEWAY. THANK YOU [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
#10928842November 30, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE DRIVER IS ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVER IS IN THE SEAT, THE CAR IS ON, AND OPERATING. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927817November 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT FAILED TO SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR (CAR KEPT MOVING BUT THE RPMS WENT WAY UP). CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CODES P0700, P0752 AND P0989 WERE PULLED FROM THE CAR. MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE CAR AND IT HAD TO BE SENT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION WHICH INCLUDED A FAILED WAVE PLATE. THE NEW WAVE PLATE IS MUCH MORE ROBUST THAN THE ORIGINAL ONE. CAR WAS AT 125,844 MILES WHEN WORK COMPLETED. CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE SPECIAL COVERAGE THIS THIS TRANSMISSION. THE GM SPECIAL COVERAGE IS FOR 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY OUR SATURN WOULD NOT BE COVERED REIMBURSED BY GM EVEN THOUGH THE WAVE PLATE FAILURE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM. GM SAID THAT ANYTHING ABOVE 120,000 MILES IS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927765November 24, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR ON US 17A WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DECREASE THE SPEED CONTROL AND WHEN I TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF...DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWED THE CAR AT THE EXPENSE OF THE BRAKE PADS...I TURNED THE KEY SWITCH OFF.. PULLED OFF THE ROAD RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE OVER REVVED AND I TURNED THE KEY OFF AGAIN, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. STOMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS TIME THE RESULTS WERE NORMAL. EITHER THE CRUISE CONTROL OR ACCELERATOR PETAL OR CONTROL MODULE I SUSPECT WERE AT FAULT.....THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD IF WE HAD BEEN IN A HIGH TRAFFIC CONDITION...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926528November 16, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS, STEERING
1ST ISSUE. BOTH HEATED SEATS WENT OUT. THEN PASSENGER AIRBAG SOMETIMES GOES OFF EVEN WITH PASSENGER SITTING IN CHAIR. I CAN RESET AIRBAG WITH PASSENGER HEATED SEAT BUTTON. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR PASSENGER. KEY SWITCH LOCKS AND I HAVE TO JIGGLE STEERING WHEEL TO RELEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926088November 15, 2016
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING TO SCHOOL MY 2008 SATURN VUE THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER 15MINUTES I RESTARTED IT AND STARTED DRIVING EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THIS IS THE 3TH TIME THAT IT HAPPENS. I SPEND SOME MONEY FIXING IT AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM OR WHAT PART I NEED TO REPLACE. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE GM IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925711November 14, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925762November 14, 2016
SUSPENSION
IN OCTOBER 2016 MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. AS HE TURNED A CORNER IN THE CITY HE HEARD A CRACK AND THE VEHICLE STEERED INTO A CURB. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS NOR OTHER VEHICLES NEAR BY. HE WAS ABLE TO GINGERLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME (1 MILE). DURING A TEST DRIVE, IT WAS APPARENT THE VEHICLE HAD A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION. INVESTIGATION INDICATED ALL BALL JOINTS, SWAY BARS AND EQUIVALENT WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. AFTER TAKING IT INTO A SUSPENSION SHOP THEY ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUB FRAME RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE UNSTABLE STEERING. THEY NOTED THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT ROAD WORTHY. LIKEWISE WITH THE AMOUNT OF RUST UNDER NEITHER REPLACING THE SUB FRAME WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. RESEARCHING THIS CONDITION ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE IN CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. UP UNTIL THIS SUMMER I USED TO DRIVE THIS DOWN THE INTERSTATE DAILY. I'M THANKFUL I STOPPED AND LIKEWISE THAT MY SON WAS NOT ON AN OPEN ROAD. THE CONSUMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS CONDITION AND ALL MECHANIC SHOPS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATING FOR THIS PREMATURE FRAME FAILURE. INJURY ACCIDENTS WILL BE A GUARANTEE AT HIGHER SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925668November 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE KEY SYSTEM IS UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925257November 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SMOKE COMING OUT OF STEERING WHEEL, WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924018November 3, 2016
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923781November 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN RANDOMLY GOING ON AND OFF. SOME DAYS I WILL TURN MY CAR ON AND IT WILL STAY ON FOR AWHILE AND THEN I WILL TURN OFF AND START BACK UP AND IT WILL BE OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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