Saturn Vue Complaints
2,395 consumer complaints on file.
- #10221880March 20, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2007, THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO GET A NEW ONE THREE HOURS LATER. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR 5,000 MILE SERVICING, THE DEALER DISCOVERED A RECALL, INFORMED THE CONTACT, AND MADE THE REPAIRS. WITHIN TWENTY DAYS, THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THREE HYBRID ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES REPLACED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS RE-WIRED, AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, IT IS INOPERABLE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE FAILURES REPAIRED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A NEW RECALL RELATED TO THE EMISSION, BUT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR. THEY RECOMMENDED A SHOP (FREEMOND AUTO) AND THEY REPLACED THE FACTORY FITTING FOR THAT MAKE AND MODEL. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING WIRING AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,311. UPDATED 4/7/08 *CN UPDATED 04/07/08 *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10221628March 18, 2008POWER TRAIN
OWNER OF 2004 SATURN ATI TRANNY 4 CYL VUE, 3 TRANSMISSIONS FAILURES, 35K, 79K, 130K. SATURN REPLACED ONLY ONE, PAID FOR ONE AND THEN GAVE THE VEHICLE AWAY TO THE PURPLE HEART GROUP. IS THERE A CAR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT I CAN FILE WITH? *TR
- Crash:
- No
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- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10221417March 17, 2008AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AIRBAG ISSUE - REAR SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WERE TESTED BY THE IIHS AND FOUND TO BE FAULTY - THEY DID NOT INFLATE QUICKLY ENOUGH, ALLOWING THE REAR OCCUPANTS' HEADS TO HIT THE WINDOW. IT IS STATED ON THE IIHS WEBSITE THAT GM REDESIGNED THESE AIRBAGS AND THAT MODELS MANUFACTURED AFTER DECEMBER 2007 HAVE THE NEW AIRBAGS THAT INFLATE MORE QUICKLY AND EXTEND FURTHER AND HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM. UPON CONTACTING GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CANADA, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS INFORMATION AND THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO SAFETY ISSUES AND "MEETS AND EXCEEDS...GOVERNMENT STANDARDS." THEY TOLD ME THAT SHOULD A RECALL BE ISSUED, I WILL BE INFORMED. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM WOULD INVEST MONEY IN FIXING A PROBLEM THAT SUPPOSEDLY DOESN'T EXIST. WHEN I TOLD THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON THIS, THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCTS AND THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE OLD AIRBAGS, THAT THEY REDESIGNED THEM ANYWAY. OF COURSE, WHEN I ASKED FOR A LETTER STATING THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS IN MY VUE AND THAT THEY WILL PERFORM UP TO THE STANDARDS OF THE NEWLY DESIGNED AIRBAGS, THEY DECLINED. TYPICAL BUREAUCRATIC NONSENSE - I AM VERY UPSET AT GM'S ATTITUDE AND AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING A DIFFERENT CAR MANUFACTURER FOR MY NEXT VEHICLE. I HOPE MY CHILDREN WILL BE SAFE WITH THE OLD AIRBAGS IN THE BACK SEAT... *TR
- Crash:
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- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10221036March 13, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
DELAYED IN SHIFTING, NO WARNING CAR WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS TRANSMISSION FAILURE X4, REPLACE OLD ONE WITH NEW ONE FAILURE X2 AT 15,000 MILES,CALLED DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE OFFICE NO HELP, FOUND OUT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS MAKE AND MODEL, IM SURPRISED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10220708March 10, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE REVVED VERY LOUDLY AND THEN LOST POWER. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR TEN MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $6,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO WORK OUT A RESOLUTION, BUT HAVE NOT CONTACTED HIM BACK IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10220717March 10, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING JUST ABOUT SINCE I'VE PURCHASED MY 2003 MANUAL SATURN VUE. I DRIVE DOWN THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY THE CAR LOSES POWER AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS COME ON. THE CAR VERY SUDDENLY AND DANGEROUSLY LOSES POWER ON THE FREEWAY, I'VE HAD THIS OCCUR ON THE 405/5 SPLIT WHERE THERE WERE NO SHOULDERS TO PULL OVER TO. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART TO RETURN TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'VE TAKEN THIS CAR IN 8 TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SATURN HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE. EACH TIME THEY ATTEMPT TO FIX IT BY REPLACING THINGS, THE LAST TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY REPLACED ALL ELECTRONIC WIRING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AS IT ONLY OCCURS AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS! I KNOW THIS HAS AFFECTED OTHER VUE OWNERS BECAUSE I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10220335March 7, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION SLIPS, AUTO SUDDENLY STOPPED ON FREEWAY, IT DID NOT SPEED AT ALL BUT 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR AFTER A PULL-OVER 30 MINUTES BREAK. IT CONTINUES SLIPPING AND SHAKING DURING STOPS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10219906March 3, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND GREATER, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES STRANGE NOISES, HESITATES, JERKS, VIBRATES, HOPS, SLIPS, AND SLAMS INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR UPON TAKE OFF. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOUR TIMES ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: 12/05/2007, 12/08/2007, 01/09/2008, AND 02/11/2008. THE TIRES WERE ALSO BALANCED DURING THE FOURTH REPAIR, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT ANYTHING. ONE OF THE TRANSMISSIONS HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 50 MILES. THE NEXT TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWENTY ONE DAYS. THE DEALER OFFERED HIM A $1,000 CERTIFICATE TO TRADE THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED A FIFTH TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10219705February 29, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
STARTED HEARING A NOISE THAT I ASSUMED WAS A ROCK IN MY BRAKES. IT TURNED INTO A CHIRPING NOISE FOR A COUPLE DAYS, WHICH THEN TURNED INTO AN AWFUL SQUEALING NOISE WHEN I STARTED IT. I CALLED SATURN FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND HAD TO WAIT 2 DAYS TO GET IN. THEY TOLD ME THE BEARINGS WERE GOING OUT ON MY AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART. NOW IT SEEMS THERE IS NO PART AVAILABLE AND THEY WILL HAVE TO MAKE ONE SPECIAL FOR MY CAR - WHICH MEANS I'M IN A RENTAL CAR FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 WEEKS - OR SO THEY THINK. MY LAST SATURN WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 32 DAYS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10219112February 25, 2008EQUIPMENT
BOUGHT MY 2006 SATURN VUE IN JULY 2006 SECOND DAY I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO AND ONSTAR WAS VERY LOW WITH THE VOLUME TURNED UP ALL THE WAY. TOOK IT BACK THEY REPLACED THE RADIO. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE RADIO WENT OUT COMPLETELY THEY HAD TO ORDER A RADIO WHICH TOOK 5 WEEKS TO GET SO I HAD NO WAY OF USING ONSTAR NOR THE RADIO DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WOULDN'T PUT ME IN A LOANER CAR. GOT MY VUE BACK 3 WEEKS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN THEN CAME BACK ON. THEY TOOK IT AND RESET IT GAVE IT BACK TO ME AND IT WONT HOLD THE TIME RIGHT AND THE VOLUME DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME NOW. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I WAS OVER WORKING THE RADIO AND IF I NEEDED TO BUY ME AN AFTER MARKET RADIO THAT WOULD BE BETTER FOR ME AND THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT AGAIN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10219108February 25, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
FLAGGED. [ FLAG MESSAGE - MARK AS UNREAD ] SUBJECT: RE: SATURN DEFECT DATE: MON, 25 FEB 2008 16:38:45 -0500 FROM: "PUB INQ WEB MAILBOX" <[email protected]> ADD MOBILE ALERT THE CORRECT AGENCY TO CONTACT WOULD BE THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV. SUSAN STEVENSON INFORMATION SPECIALIST NTSB RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION 490 L'ENFANT PLAZA EAST, SW WASHINGTON, DC 20594 800-877-6799 -----ORIGINAL MESSAGE----- FROM: [email protected] [MAILTO:[email protected]] SENT: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008 3:20 PM TO: PUB INQ WEB MAILBOX SUBJECT: PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE THE FOLLOWING REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM THE NTSB WEB SITENONE USA HIGHWAY MESSAGE: I AM TYING TO FIND OUT IF THE NTSB HAS INVESTIGATED THE VTI TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT SATURN IS IGNORING. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT SATURN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RECALL THEM OR COME UP WITH A PERMANENT FIX. I AM ON MY THIRD TRANNY AND THESE ARE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY AND QUICKNESS WITH NO WARNING THAT THEY ARE BREAKING. MINE HAS LEFT ME AND/OR MY WIFE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR THE INTERSECTION TWICE NOW. IS IT NOT GOING TO BE INVESTIGATED UNTIL AFTER SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY HURT? HAS THE NTSB ALREADY DONE AN INVESTIGATION AND FOUND NOTHING? PLEASE LET ME KNOW THANK YOU *** THIS REQUEST FOR AN INFORMATION PRODUCT REQUIRES A RESPONSE *** *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10219140February 25, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE ENGINE REVS BETWEEN 30-40 MPH AND SURGING IS FELT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE ALSO SLUGGISH AT TIMES UPON ACCELERATION. CAR WAS IN SHOP FIRST TIME AND THEY IGNORED MY CONCERN. THE SECOND TIME (NOW) CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR 30 DAYS AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. THEY ARE CONTACTING GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WILL HAVE AN ENGINEER EXAMINE THE CAR NOW. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10218959February 23, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN PULLING OFF THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND WOULD NOT GO WHEN IT DID GO AFTER ABOUT A SECOND AND I WAS ALREADY OUT IN THE ROAD THE CAR WAS STALLING AND ME AND MY THREE CHILDREN WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOOK THE CAR INTO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHICH A TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE FOUND TO FIT THIS CAR BUT ONE WHICH ALMOST 8000. AND NOW I AM READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND NOW AM SCARED TO TAKE A CHANCE TO FIX IT NOW THAT IT MAY NOT TAKE SINCE ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE RECALL THIS TYPE TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO SOMEONE AND THEIR CHILDREN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10218743February 21, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10218697February 20, 2008POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2003 SATURN VUE AWD CAR THAT HAS 79,500 MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE PURCHASING IT BRAND NEW IN 2003. THE BIGGEST ISSUE INVOLVED THE POWER TRAIN. A SECONDARY BELT IN THE ENGINE BROKE WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE SECONDARY BELT BROKE IS TANGLED WITH THE TIMING BELT CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO SKIP A TOOTH. 12 VALVES WERE BENT. I CONTACTED A SATURN DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE ISSUE WITH THE POWER TRAIN AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 7000.00 TO REPAIR. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER APPEARED TO DENOTE ANY ISSUE WITH THE POWER TRAIN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10218552February 19, 2008VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN CAR IS IN CRUISE CONTROL IT IS CONSTANTLY DOWNSHIFTING TO MAINTAIN SPEED EVEN ON FLAT SURFACE. APPARENTLY THE GEARING ON THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SUPPORT TO WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CANNOT MAINTAIN THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10217883February 12, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DURING DAY LIGHT HOURS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 BACK TO PENSACOLA. I MANUALLY TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS ON. I DROVE MY 2006 SATURN VUE FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR AS I WAS PULLING INTO A REST AREA I REACHED TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND I DISCOVERED THAT THE LIGHT SWITCH HANDLE WAS TO HOT TO TOUCH. I FEEL THAT THIS SWITCH IS SOMEHOW SHORTED INTERNALLY. THIS EXTREME HEAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I SPOKE WITH A SATURN DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT SATURN HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS CONDITION. HE WOULD NOT CHECK OUT MY COMPLAINT. MOST PEOPLE OWNING THIS CAR WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT USUALLY TURNS ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT TURNS DARK OUTSIDE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10217629February 11, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PICKED UP MY BRAND NEW 2008 SATURN VUE FROM THE DEALER SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2007. UPON DRIVING IT TO MY OFFICE I NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO WHICH THE SALES PERSON ADVISED IT WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD STORED THE CARS IN DOORS. KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT CARS I TOOK THE CAR AND LEFT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I NOTICED THE NOISE UPON STARTING THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 3 TIMES SINCE PICKING IT UP FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT SATURN DESIGNED THE CAR THIS WAY WHICH DOES NOT SEEM LOGICAL TO ME. NOW I AM AT ABOUT 1,200 MILES (IT HAD 300 ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT WHICH SEEMS NOW SUSPECT TO ME) AND THE SQUEAKING ISSUES HAS GOTTEN LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10217760February 11, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF KEYED IGNITION SWITCH LOCKING UP AND NO ALLOWING VEHICLE OPERATION (MORE THAN 6). THANK GOD THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY NECESSITATING IMMEDIATE USE OF OUR VEHICLE. JUST EPISODES OF BEING LATE TO WORK AND GETTING HOME FROM WORK. FINALLY THE VEHICLE AS TOWED TO THE DEALER. WE WERE INFORMED THIS WAS KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SATURN VUE. BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL THEY MANUFACTURER JUST LETS ITS CUSTOMERS SWING IN THE WIND UNTIL IT FAILS FOR GOOD PRESUMABLY THEY THINK THEY ARE SAVING MONEY BUT NOT SO IF THEY ARE ON THE HOOK FOR THE TOWING WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. WHICH IS WHY THEY MANUFACTURER'S FAILURE TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IS INEXCUSABLE! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10217487February 8, 2008EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. MOST RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS DIMMED. WHEN THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER BODY SENSOR. AFTER THE LAST FAILURE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENTAL GAUGE CLUSTER AND THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXCHANGE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,719 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,070. UPDATED 04/02/08. *LJ THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0