Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10398326April 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
INCORRECT GAS GAUGE READING. 11 GAL. TANK IS CLOSE TO EMPTY AT THE 1/2 MARK. HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THE DAY PURCHASED, BUT UNTIL I SAW THE NEWS ABOUT OTHER GM VEHICLES LAST EVENING, I WASN'T AWARE WHO TO PLACE A COMPLAINT WITH. AT THE 1/2 MARK, TAKES 7-8 GAL. OF GAS TO TOP OFF. SHOCKED AT FIRST GAS PURCHASE AFTER BUYING CAR SINCE GAUGE WAS READING 1/2 FULL; ADJUSTED MY GAS PURCHASES ACCORDINGLY OVER THE YEARS, ALWAYS KEEPING WATCHFUL EYE ON GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398277April 29, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR EXTREME OUTSIDE NOISES AND WIND BLOWING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY FOLLOWED BY RAIN LEAKING IN THROUGH BOTH DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE DOORS WOULD NEED THE ALIGNMENT READJUSTED AND RESEALED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398120April 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE IT DISPLAYED REDUCE SPEED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS IS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,445 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397134April 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE CABLE THAT HELD THE GEAR SHIFTER FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SHIFT STICK CABLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. UPDATED 08/05/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397139April 22, 2011
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS BEING UTILIZED, THE WIPER ARMS WOULD BECOME TANGLED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO A DEALER AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396684April 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) FAILURE WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND GAUGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395742April 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING CONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800. UPDATED 04/25/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395655April 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 SATURN VUE IS ON IT'S SECOND TRANSMISSION. AFTER 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I HAD TO GET A NEW ONE. THE MECHANICS DID NOT SEE ANY REASON WHY THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT. ANOTHER 50,000 MILES MY CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND DID NOT SEE A REASON TO INSPECT. ABOUT 20,000 MILES LATER THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND MY CAR WOULD MOVE BUT WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED AS I PRESS THE GAS. I HAD TO PARK MY CAR IN A WALMART PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR A WRECKER TO COME PICK IT UP. THE MECHANIC AT THE YARD WHERE THE WRECKER CAME FROM TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THEY COULD NOT SEE A REASON WHY. MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND I DO NOT HAVE 6000 DOLLARS TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394374April 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 SATURN VUE CVT/VTI TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ALREADY "FIXED" AT A SATURN DEALER 2 YEARS AGO AFTER COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVY 55 MPH COUNTRY ROAD. AN ACCIDENT WAS POSSIBLE AT THAT TIME AND LUCKILY I HAD A PARKING LOT PULL OFF TO ACCESS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A HIGHLY APPARENT KNOW DEFECT. THIS SATURN WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE AND ONLY AFTER A SATURN DEALERSHIP "FIXED" THIS PROBLEM 2 YEARS PRIOR AND NOT MANY MILES LATER. LUCKILY, I WAS RETURNING HOME AFTER RETURNING MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO HER MOTHER JUST TEN MINUTES AND 6 MILES EARLIER. IF SHE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DEAD. THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. I WAS BANGED UP AS THE DRIVER. THIS VTI TRANSMISSION IS AN EPIC FAILURE! HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO LOSE THEIR LIVES BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM UNTIL I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. BEYOND SHOCKING, TO SAY THE LEAST. I AM CONTACTING AN ATTORNEY AND INQUIRING ABOUT BEING STUCK WITH THIS UNSAFE LEMON. I HAVE BEEN REFERRED BY SATURN TO A LOCAL GM DEALER FOR SERVICE VIA MAIL, SO I WILL START THERE. I AM DISMAYED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE WITH THIS EVEN AFTER A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS AWARDED WHICH I WAS UNAWARE OF UNTIL TONIGHT 4/6/11. CAN YOU LIVE WITH THE GUILT OF KNOWING ABOUT AN ONGOING AND EVIDENT PROBLEM AND THE LIVES THAT WILL LIKELY BE LOST DUE TO KNOWN PROBLEM. WHY IN THE WORLD HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS A FEW GAS PEDAL ISSUES AND BINGO. I WOULD RATHER BE DRIVING ONE OF THOSE AFTER SEEING AND EXPERIENCING WHAT I HAVE RECENTLY. HOW MANY OF THESE TICKING TIME BOMBS ARE STILL OUT ON THE ROAD. I SEE SEVERAL ALMOST DAILY. THERE IS ANOTHER FORM OF A DOMESTIC TERRORIST AND IT IS THE POOR UNASSUMING SATURN DRIVERS. THIS CAR FELL SHY OF BEING A TOTAL. INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL HAVE INTEREST. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10394939April 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION TO START THE ENGINE AND/OR TO STOP THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE KEY WAS WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS SOMETIMES NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE TURNED OFF AND AT OTHER TIMES NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO START UP. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND CANNOT BE STARTED, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS IF THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SHUT DOWN IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393866March 31, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE EBAP SOLENOID WAS CORRODED AND THE HARNESS BODY WIRING SHORTED OUT DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393711March 30, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FILED THE BRAKES DOWN YET THE GRINDING NOISE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCH DRUM AND BEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS MAKING A NOISE. UPDATED 05/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393109March 28, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH ON A SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROAD SURFACE WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT RELEASE. ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR BY APPLYING EXCESSIVE FORCE WITH A HAMMER TO THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. THE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392873March 25, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393271March 24, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING MY SON NOTICED A SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT WAS NOT NORMAL. WHEN WE STOPPED I OPENED THE HOOD AND INVESTIGATED. WHEN IDILING IT SOUNDED LIKE A CHAIN SLAPPING, AT 1000 RPMS THE SOUND WAS LIKE A WHIR INSTEAD OF A SLAP. AFTER LISTENING FOR A FEW MOMENTS I DECIDED IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TIMING CHAIN. THE NEXT DAY MY WIFE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TENSIONER HAD FAILED AND THE CHAIN WAS INDEED SLAPPING AROUND, BUT IT HAD NOT DAMAGED A VALVE. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SATURN ENGINES, SUCH AS MINE (2.2L ENGINES), DID INDEED HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THAT ENGINE, BUT ONLY 2000-2002 MODEL YEAR. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR WAS ALMOST $1400.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392638March 23, 2011
VISIBILITY
IT WAS RAINING ON MARCH 22ND AND I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FRONT WIPERS GOING AND MY PASSENGER SIDE WIPER JUST STOPPED WORKING!!!! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAPPENED AND HOW IT COULD HAPPEN BUT I'M LOOKING AT AN EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392539March 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN VUE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL ON FEBRUARY 14, 2011. WE HAD THE CAR ALMOST ONE MONTH AND WE WERE OUT TO EAT ON A SUNDAY IN HENDERSONVILLE TN WHEN MY HUSBAND GOES TO PUT OUR VUE INTO REVERSE TO PULL OUT OF A STALL AND IT WOULD BACK UP IT JUST WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE FILLED IT WITH SOME AND IT STILL DIDNT MOVE FORWARD ONLY REVERSE. WELL WE CALL FOR IT TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST SATURN DEALER IN GOODLETTSVILLE TN. NOW GM IS GIVING US THE RUNAROUND ABOUT GIVING US ANY MONEY AT ALL ON THIS VEHICLE. WE FURTHER FOUND OUT UPON INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET THAT SATURN ADMITTED THERE WAS TROUBLES WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WERE NEVER MADE TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS. NOW AS A CONSUMER THAT MAKES ME MAD, WE WENT ON CRAIGSLIST AND THERE ARE A TON OF THESE BEING SOLD RIGHT HERE IN TENNESSEE. MORE SUCKERS THAT HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THEY ARE GETTING INTO. WHAT IF MY HUSBAND WERE TO HAVE BEEN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THAT DAY AND A SEMI RAMMED INTO HIM BECAUSE HE COULD ONLY GO BACKWARDS???????? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!! I AM MAD AS A CONSUMER AND I DONT WANT ANYONE ELSE TO GO THROUGH THIS NIGHTMARE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393229March 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY 2004 SATURN VUE AWD, EQUIPPED WITH A 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SUPPLIED TO GM BY HONDA) HAS 44,550 ORIGINAL MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION VIBRATION OR SHAKING MOTION (JUDDER OR SHUDDER) WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 45 MPH. GM HAS ISSUED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM RECALL 10285 - V2386 IN FEBRUARY 2001 FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT IT ONLY COVERS 2005, 2006 AND 2007 VUES. THE RECALL REPROGRAMS THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE EXACT SAME ENGINE/TRANSMISSION IS USED IN THE 2004, 2005, 2006, AND 2007 VUES YET GM HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE 2004 VUE OWNERS WITH THE PROBLEM. I HAVE WRITTEN TO GM'S CUSTOMER & RELATIONSHIP SERVICES BUT THEIR ONLY REPLY IS "YOUR VIN IS NOT COVERED". SOMEONE NEEDS TO FORCE GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE 2004 SATURN VUE WITH THE HONDA SUPPLIED ENGINE/AUTO TRANSMISSION HAS THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE THEM REPROGRAM THE 2004 POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AS THEY HAVE DONE WITH THE OTHER MODEL YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10391228March 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE HAS A SHUDDER / VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHILE SPEEDING UP BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 20-45MPH. IT OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED SO I CANNOT BE FOR SURE WHEN IT STARTED BUT IT HAS DONE IT EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389900March 11, 2011
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I'D USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, I LOSE ALL POWER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AND THE BLINKER WOULD NOT WORK,ALL WHILE THE FLUID IS RUNNING OUT THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER CONNECTION. I HAD THE VUE IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE 4 TIMES AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE AT THE BEGINNING AND WHEN THEY FINALLY FIXED THE GROUNDING BOX AND REPLACED THE SO CALLED LIFETIME HEADLAMP, I WAS CHARGED 364.00. NOT WARRANTY COVERED. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 36,000. GM SCREWED US SATURN OWNERS BIG TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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