Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10873502June 9, 2016
STEERING
UPON STOPPING AND SETTING GEARSHIFT TO PARK AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY TO THE POINT OF OBTAINING A DEAD BATTERY. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD A NEW KEY CYLINDER PUT ON. KEY STILL GETS STUCK. NEW ADDITIONAL PARTS ON ORDER FOR 230.00 WAITING TO FIND OUT IF THIS FIXES THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873313June 8, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE IN MOTION THE FRONT BRAKES STARTED TO ENGAGE THEMSELVES. VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO MOVE VERY WELL.VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN QUICKLY WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. PULLED OVER AND BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE SMOKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873102June 7, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TURNED ON, BUT DID NOT START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE "JUMPED TIME AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE". THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873098June 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAD 2010 SATURN VUE BACK TO DEALER 3TIMES UNDER WARRANTY . A/C FREEZES UP AND HALF TO SHUT OFF TO THAW . THEN WILL BLOW COLD FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL FREEZES UP AGAIN. ALWAYS PUDDLE UNDER CAR IN GARAGE FROM LINES THAWING. NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. WANT TO TAKE ON TRIP IF SOMEONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873125June 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING & IT CAME OUT ONCE WHILE DRIVING. I CAN STILL REMOVE THE KEY IN MODES OTHER THAN DRIVE. MY KEY HAS ALSO GOTTEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH & I HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL, ETC TO FREE IT AND/OR TUG ON THE GEAR SHIFT IN ORDER TO GET THE KEY INTO THE PROPER POSITION TO REMOVE IT. ONE TIME I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER GET IT FREE. WELL, REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BEING RECALLED, ETC, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS, BUT FEEL THIS COULD BE SERIOUS AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT DO I DO NEXT, TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871957June 1, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE PASSENGER WIPER ARM DISCONNECTED FROM THE MOTOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN. LUCKY I WAS NEAR MY HOME AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870960May 26, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED MY CAR TURNED OFF BRIEFLY LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND WE WHERE ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I CHECKED AND EVALUATED THE CAR AND WE CONTINUED ON. 35 MILES LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. WHEN WE STOPPED THIS TIME I REMOVED THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE KEY RING AND WE TRAVELED 500 MILES TO HOME. I HAD THE IGNITION EVALUATED AT VICTORY LAYNE CHEVY AND THEY DETERMINED THE IGNITION WAS WORN AND REPLACED IT BUT WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER THE ACTIVE GM IGNITION RECALL. IT SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE SATURNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871083May 26, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870722May 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
WE JUST PURCHASED A 2006 SATURN VUE, ONE OWNER, LOW MILES (53,000). HAD AN AUTO CHECK DONE AND WAS HAPPY IT HASN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AUTO CHECK STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. AFTER HAVING FOR TWO WEEKS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND INDICATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SUBJECT AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECALL ON. THE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT AIRBAGS ARE NOT INFLATING OR OPERATING PROPERLY. NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR VEHICLE AND NOT HAVING FUNDS TO REPAIR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM SINCE GM HAS QUIT MAKING THE SATURN. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL, SO MANY LIVES DEPEND ON THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870509May 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,772.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870192May 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER DRIVING MY CAR THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE "OFF" POSITION ONCE THE CAR IS STOPPED AND THE SHIFTER IN PARK. THE KEY WAS STUCK THE AFTER DRIVING ? HAD POWER BUT I COULDNT REMOVE MY KEY , ITS STUCK , COULDN'T MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL ITS LOCKED. I TRIED MOVING BACK INTO THE PARK POSITION SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE IGNITION KEY WOULD RELEASE ALLOWING THE KEY OUT SO CAN LEAVE. KEY IN "OFF" POSITION. I COULDNT REMOVE THE KEY, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THIS HAPPENED TWICE NOW ? BOTH TIMES AFTER DRIVING IN ON SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROAD FWY. ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870189May 21, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2008 SATURN VUE, LIFTGATE GAS STRUTS THAT HOLD THE LIFTGATE UP WHEN OPEN. THESE STRUTS FAILED AND THE OPEN LIFTGATE SUDDENLY FALLED AND UNEXPECTEDLY IT STRIKES ME ON HEAD. CAR WAS PARKED IN LEVEL DRIVEWAY AND I JUST OPEN IT UP - 7 SECONDS LATER IT CRUSHED MY HEAD. VERY UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO CLOSE WITHOUT GAS STRUTS IT'S TOO HEAVY AND SLAMS CLOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10865432May 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY SON AND HIS FRIEND WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THAT COMPLETELY TOTALED OUR 2007 SATURN VUE. NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THIS ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE ENDED UP UPSIDE DOWN IN A RAVINE AFTER HITTING A SIGN AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT I HAD NO IDEA THAT MEANT NEITHER OF THEM WAS OPERATIONAL. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT WHAT A HORRIBLE TURN OUT THIS COULD HAVE HAD. DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865014May 15, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT ANY TIME, MY SATURN VUE WILL START UP, BUT THEN SHUT DOWN GOING INTO ITS ANTI THEFT CYCLES. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. I WILL BEGIN WAITING OVER 10 MINUTES TO TRY AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT WILL START ON THE FIRST 10 MINUTE TRY, OTHER TIMES IT CAN TAKE UP TO 90 MINUTES TO START. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY DEALERS/GARAGES AND NO ONE CAN DIAGNOSE WHAT IS GOING ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864311May 11, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF FOR YEARS... I BELIEVE IT STARTED IN 2010 I CALLED THE DEALER AND ALSO CONTRACTED GM AND NO RECALLS WERE REPORTED. I THEN CHECK ON IT WITH NHTSA NO RECALLS. IT 1ST. STARTED ON RIGHT PASSENGERS SIDE IT WOULD WARN IT WAS NOT ON EVER WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF. NOW THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE REPORTING ON IT. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAG OR AIR BAGS WILL NOT COME ON IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. NOT A SAFE FEELING FOR MY WIFE AND I IF WE WOULD BE IN A BAD ACCIDENT. HAS ANYONE REALLY LOOKED INTO THE MANY COMPLAINTS? ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864412May 11, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,955.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864468May 11, 2016
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A VACATION TRIP WE NOTICED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS BRIGHTLY LIT AS ON. AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR WAS SHOWING TO BE ON. AFTER A WHILE BOTH LIGHTS TURNED OFF. IN A SHORT WHILE, BOTH LIGHTS APPEARED ON AGAIN. LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I THEN TOOK THE HEADLIGHTS OFF OF"ALWAYS ON" AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR WENT OUT BUT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR CAME BACK ON. THE ODOMETER JUST TURNED OVER TO THE 40K MARK. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T GET THAT MUCH DRIVING. SINCE WE ARE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH AIRBAG ISSUES, BASED ON THE TAKATA RECALL, WE ARE VERY NERVOUS OF WHAT WE MIGHT BE DEALING WITH ON THE SATURN VUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863857May 9, 2016
STEERING
I AM ENTERING THIS INFORMATION FOR MY SISTER WHO HAS NO ACCESS TO A COMPUTER: WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, THE DOORS LOCKED, THE SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY SHE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AT A GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE "POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE". I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON-LINE AND WAS SURPRISED AT THE NUMBER OF RELATED INCIDENTS AND I'M RATHER SHOCKED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS BASICALLY UN-USEABLE AT THIS TIME AS THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS. SHE HAS CONTACTED THE NC AG'S OFFICE AND WAS REDIRECTED TO THE GM RECALL DIVISION, UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO ACTIVE CAMPAIGN TO REPAIR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862934May 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT DOES THIS WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING, STOPPED, IN REVERSE OR IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862936May 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF SPORADICALLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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