Saturn Vue Complaints (2003)

622 consumer complaints on file.

#10452779March 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE DRIVEN IN FIRST OR SECOND GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD POSSIBLY REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449690February 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIGHTLY HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYING REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448562February 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2010 WITH 85000 MILES ON IT, ONE WEEK AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT. AROUND SIX MONTHS LATER THE COIL PACK WENT OUT, TWO MONTHS AFTER THAT THE FRONT BEARINGS WENT OUT. AT ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS THE TUMBLER IN THE IGNITION WENT OUT. AT ABOUT NINE MONTHS THE THERMOSTAT WENT OUT. WE NOW ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND TRANSMISSION ARE BAD AT 116000 MILES AND LESS THAN 18 MONTHS SINCE OUR PURCHASE DATE. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES HAVING THESE SORT OF ISSUES. I ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE MAKER OF THE VEHICLE IN WHICH WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND IT SEEMS QUITE RARE THAT ONE WOULD HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WITH A VEHICLE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447833February 13, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445907January 30, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HORN STARTED BLOWING EARLY 1 MORNING AND I HAD TO DISCONNECT MY HORN THE SWITCH WENT OUT THE HORN SWITCH IS IN THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 SATURN VUE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443371January 10, 2012
WHEELS, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH HEARD A CLUNK BY THE BACK REAR PASSENGER TIRE, THE TOP OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS TILTED IN. APPEARED TO HAVE A BROKEN LATERAL ARM WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING ANY RATE OF SPEED THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I CONTACTED SATURN WHO TOOK MY CLAIM AND ADMITTED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LATERAL ARM IN 2005. THIS SUPPOSELY WAS TAKEN IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND FIXED. I DIDN'T OWN THIS VEHICLE THEN. SATURN REFUSES TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND SAID IT VERY LIKELY COULDVE BEEN A FAULTLY PART BUT SINCE IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF IN 2005 NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE. I FEEL I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF, LOST CONTROL AND/OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE IF I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441485December 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VIEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OIL HOUSING WAS CRACKED. THE ENGINE OIL HOUSING FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND CORROSION. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL HOUSING UNIT. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. KMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439883December 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY SATURN VUE 2003 EXPERIENCES SERIOUS HESITATION IN POWER WHEN TRAVELING OVER 45 MPH. THE DANGEROUS SPUTTERING GETS HARDER WHEN I NEED TO DRIVE MORE THAN 45 MPH SUCH AS WHEN I HAVE TO TRAVEL ON PARKWAYS OR EXPRESSWAYS. ON DECEMBER 3, 2011, I ENTERED EXIT 36 OF THE GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY AND MAINTAINED A STEADY SPEED OF 55 MPH IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. AS THE TRAFFIC INCREASED TO EXIT 17, THE CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE AND APPEAR TO WANT TO COME TO A STOP. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A DECREASED SPEED OF 45 MPH TO AVOID THE SPUTTERING AND HALTING. I GOT INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND EXITED THE PARKWAY AS MY CAR JOLTED THEN CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED 15 MINUTES, PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND MANEUVERED IT INTO AN OPEN SPACE ALONG THE CURB ON 78TH AVENUE. I TRIED AGAIN AND ONLY WITH HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL WAS THE CAR ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ENOUGH TO ALLOW ME TO STRAIGHTEN INTO A POSITION TO BE TOWED. I CALLED AAA AND WAS TOWED TO A SATURN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER, NORTHSHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN, WHERE IT SITS TO THIS DAY. THE BRAND NEW 2010 VT1 TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438913December 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,477 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,105.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438743December 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN
ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST 2011 THE POWER TRAIN (VTI TRANSMISSION) QUIT WORKING. I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HAD APPLIED MY BRAKES, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE VTI TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS LEFT STRANDED WITH ONLY REVERSE. SATURN HAD ISSUED A VTI TRANSMISSION LETTER SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE THAT STATED THEY KNEW THEIR WAS A DEFECT WITH THE VTI TRANSMISSION AND ALL TRANSMISSION WORK WOULD BE 100% COVERED. NOW THE NEW OWNER OF GM STATES HE DOESN'T HAVE TO HONOR THAT VTI TRANSMISSION LETTER. SINCE THAT INCIDENT THE VTI TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT THREE MORE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436042November 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE WAS 6 CYLINDER MODEL WITH AWD. IT HAS A STANDARD 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT (SLIPPED) COMPLETELY GOING UP A LOW RISE. AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING UP AGAIN, IT WORKED AGAIN FOR ANOTHER FEW HUNDRED YARDS AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN JUST AS WE WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR A TOW. A TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REQUIRED AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435725November 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2003 AND AM THE ONLY DRIVER. OTHER THAN THE NOW DEFUNCT TRANSMISSION, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. WHILE DRIVING APPX. 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY, MY VUE LOST POWER DOWN TO 30MPH AND RPMS INCREASED TO OVER 5000. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "REDUCED POWER" WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE RECOMMENDED GM SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VTI TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. SERVICE ADVISOR CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULDN'T PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. CAR IS STILL AT GM SERVICE CENTER AS THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AND ASSURE ME THAT THE $5000 IT WILL COST ME WILL LAST SINCE THEY CAN NOT GET A NEW TRANSMISSION, ONLY REBUILD ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS FAILED. THIS CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD WITH 114K MILES AND BASED ON MY HISTORY WITH SATURN VEHICLES, MY EXPECTATION WAS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST ANOTHER 3 YEARS AND 50K MILES. ALSO, BASED ON THE INFORMATION I HAVE READ ONLINE FROM OTHER VUE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT GM IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE LEVEL OF RESPONSE OR ASSISTANCE TO US. HOW CAN IT BE THAT SOMEONE WITH 120K MILES GETS THEIR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT AT NO CHARGE AND OTHERS WITH LESS MILEAGE CAN NOT? THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY, IT IS A CRAP SHOOT AS TO THE RESPONSE YOU WILL RECEIVE. I STILL HAVE THE LETTERS I RECEIVED FROM SATURN NOTIFYING ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTINED TO FAIL. GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING RELIEF TO ALL OF US, EQUALLY, SINCE THEY KNEW THAT EVENTUALLY WE WOULD ALL BE AFFECTED. I AM INCLUDED IN THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT WITH LAKIN CHAPMAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10431092October 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN
2003 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430665October 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD, HUMMING NOISE. THE HORN SENSOR WAS MELTED, CAUSING THE HORN TO MALFUNCTION AND SOUND CONTINUOUSLY. THE FUEL TANK WAS ALSO FRACTURED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND FUMES TO FILL THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE MUFFLER WAS ABNORMALLY LOUD AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING AND MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN. IN ADDITION, THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE HAZARD LIGHT ACTIVATION BUTTON ALSO FRACTURED THEREFORE; THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO ALL OF THE FAILURES EXPERIENCED IN THE VEHICLE BUT NEITHER PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430400October 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF, THE IGNITION WANT TURN OR CRANK SOMETIMES, YOU CAN SMELL OIL WHEN THE CAR STOPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428729October 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR HAS 103,000 ON IT AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. IT SUDDENLY DIED WITH NO WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP, WHERE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. I HAVE A TRANSMISSION LEAK, A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN INCREDIBLY LEAN, AND A SENSOR PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS BABIED, AND WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING ANY ISSUES WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE SENSOR I CAN UNDERSTAND FAILING, BUT THE AMOUNT OF ISSUES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD, AND THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2003 SATURN VUE V6 AWD IS STAGGERING. THESE ARE CLEARLY VEHICLES WITH ISSUES AND SATURN OWNERS SHOULD RECEIVE SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE ARE PUTTING OUT TO MAKE REPAIRS FOR SHODDY WORKMANSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427699September 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
I HAVE AN 03 SATURN VUE WITH MULTIPLE ISSUES. I SHOULD HAVE COMPLAINED YEARS AGO BUT I AM ONLY NOW SEEING THE BLOGS REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS HIDEOUS VEHICLE. THE BACK WINDOW WIPER BLADES WORK WHENEVER, SPORADICALLY; THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ARE INOPERABLE MOST OF THE TIME, THE BUTTON THAT TURNS THEM ON IS DEFECTIVE,;THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM- CAUTION LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF;REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS IN THIS VEHICLE AND I REALIZED IT SHOULD OF NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO BE ON THE ROAD. IT IS A DISASTER. WHY ARE OUR TAX DOLLARS BAILING OUT COMPANIES LIKE GM WHEN THEY MAKE SUCH DEFECTIVE, DEATH TRAPS AS THIS? SOMETHING IS TRULY WRONG HERE. RUN FROM THE SATURN VUE -HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT BE ON THE ROAD MUCH LONGER BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE ONE OF ITS CASUALTIES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426873September 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE ERUPTION OF FLAMES. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND HAD COMPLICATIONS OPENING THE DOOR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOW STATION AND WAS DECLARED AS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,072.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424634September 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT ON FREEWAY WITH MY KIDS IN IT. IT HAD ONLY LESS THAN 80000 MILES ON IT. SATURN COVERED ONLY HALF OF COST FOR NEW TRANSMISSION, SHOULD BEEN RECALL. THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED FOR FULL COST OF THIS FAILED TRANSMISSION. SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN FIRST PLACE. VERY DANGEROUS CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422778August 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING AS WELL AS THE DOOR HINGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE DOORS WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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