Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10547021October 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
2004 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548406October 18, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE GAS AFTER DRIVING. THE SMELL JUST BEGAN TO GET WORSE. UNBEARABLE AT TIMES. I FINALLY TOOK IT IN TO THE MECHANIC AND TELLS ME THAT THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP AND IT'S TOO MAJOR OF A JOB TO TAKE ON. SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. FIRESTONE IS WORRIED MY VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE. I HOPE THE DEALER HAS A BETTER INSIGHT ON THIS. MY WIFE HAS BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR. IT'S VERY UPSETTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548167October 16, 2013
ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY TRUCK ONLY HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING HOME I BEGAN TO NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK. BEING ONLY A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE HOUSE I PROCEEDED TO THE STOP SIGN. I WAS GOING TO PARK AND CHECK IT OUT THINKING THAT IT WAS SOMETHING MINOR. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN THE CORNER THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED. WHILE AT THE STOP SIGN THE SMOKE QUICKLY IGNITED INTO FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. TURNED OFF TRUCK, JUMPED OUT AND RAN TO THE SIDE YARD FOR THE HOSE. I YELLED OUT FOR MY WIFE CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SHE CALLED IMMEDIATELY AND I TRIED TO CONTROL THE FIRE UNTIL THE POLICE AND FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED. I WAS AFRAID THAT IT WOULD EXPLODE AND DAMAGE OTHER CARS AROUND IT. THE FIRE SPREAD UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK, UNDER THE CAR AND QUICKLY INTO THE INTERIOR THOUGH THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE IS PREGNANT AND WE HAD JUST DRIVEN TO HER DOCTORS APPOINTMENT EARLIER THAT DAY IN THE TRUCK AND IT DROVE WELL. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHT ON TO WARN ME OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE, FUEL OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE HAZARDS. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MAIL OR EMAIL NOTIFICATION ABOUT RECALLS THAT DISCLOSED A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY I RETRACED MY PATH HOME AND SAW A TRAIL OF FLUID IN THE STREET THAT LEAD TO THE SPOT THAT THE CAR FINALLY ENDED UP IN. SO SOME KIND OF LEAK AND ENGINE FAILURE TOOK PLACE THAT CAUSED THIS AWFUL FIRE.I AM JUST SO GLAD THAT I MADE IT OUT ALIVE AND THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO HER WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING BECAUSE SHE USUALLY DRIVES THIS VEHICLE. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE NOW TO DEAL WITH THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547919October 15, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE BECAME PERMANENT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547998October 15, 2013
ENGINE
I UNDERSTAND SATURNS HAVE HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH TIMING CHAINS FOR WHICH THEY DID A RECALL. I HAVE A 2008 SATURN VUE THAT I HAVE HAD ONGOING ISSUES WITH SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I WAS JUST TOLD NOISE THE VEHICLE IS MAKING IS THE TIMING CHAIN HOWEVER I CANT FIND ANYWHERE THAT THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THE 2008 SATURNS. I AM REPORTING THIS TO AVOID FUTURE INCIDENTS IN CASE THE TIMING CHAIN RESULTS IN A INCIDENT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSE TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547402October 9, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING MAKING A NOISE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547456October 9, 2013
AIR BAGS
I AM NOT SURE WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG CAME ON AND STAYED ON BUT I NOTICED IT TODAY. DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL SAFE TO THINK THERE MIGHT BE AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVERS AIRBAG BUT RIGHT NOW I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. SO THE PROBLEM IS THEIR AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE DRIVER STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546593October 3, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BOUGHT 2007 SATURN VUE 2.2L 4-CYL WITH 62,500 MILES. NOTICED RAW GAS SMELL MOST STRONG NEAR THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT LENS. TWICE MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED FOR FUEL LEAKS WITH NO RESULTS AND NO REAL DIAGNOSIS. THERE ARE NO MALFUNCTION CODES OR WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. WORRIED ABOUT A FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545036September 23, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE DIED AT 89,000 MILES ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY FELL APART BOTH OF THEM VALVE WAS BENT, TIMING CHAIN CAME LOOSE JUST WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START TOWED IN TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND FOUND IT TO BE ENGINE I TRIED TO GO THROUGH GM TO HELP WITH THIS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOTHING ELSE HAS WENT WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE EVER AND I HAVE HAD OIL CHANGES NO REASON FOR IT TO FALL APART AND 4800 DOLLARS LATER I FEEL IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE ITSELF I HAVE READ OTHER DEFECTS ON THIS 2.2 LITRE ENGINE OF COARSE NO HELP FROM MANUFACTURER EVEN THOUGH ITS A 2007 CAR THE ENGINE IS MADE SEPARATE FROM WHEN A CAR IS MADE I HAVE NOT HEARD OF TOO MANY VEHICLES WITH A DEAD ENGINE THIS EARLY...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544887September 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
2008 SATURN VUE WITH 87,000 MILES. OUT OF NOWHERE I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. 80% OF THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES ALSO. TRANSMISSION NOW SLIPS WHEN GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. EARLIER TODAY WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE SO WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE ENGINE SIMPLY REVVED LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. MY ISSUES SEEM SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS HERE. DISAPPOINTING TO SAY THE LEAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544056September 17, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543659September 15, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ON 4 OCCASIONS,...I WENT TO OPEN MY DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR.IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN (POWER WINDOWS) TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE.I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK EACH TIME,...IT WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS,...THEN I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE.AT ONE POINT THIS WEEK,..MY WINDOW GOT STUCK,..AND I COULD NOT GET MY ARM THRU IT TO REACH THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE.THIS IS A DEATH TRAP !!!!! NORTHEAST AUTO/CREDIT (BHPH) REFUSES TO TRADE ME OUT OF THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543561September 14, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM MY SATURN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IT IS MOST NOTABLE ONCE I STOP THE CAR AND GET OUT BUT IT IS ALWAYS THERE WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. I TRACED IT TO AN AREA UP HIGH AND TOWARD THE REAR OF THE GAS TANK. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE STAINING FROM A LEAK ON A PIECE OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE BELOW THAT AREA. I HAVE LEARNED THE TWO SISTER VEHICLES OF THE SATURN VUE IN 2007, THE PONTIAC TORRENT AND THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX, WERE RECALLED IN CALIFORNIA LAST YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR THE VUE WAS. RECENTLY I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE MY GASOLINE MILEAGE HAS DROPPED FROM AROUND 25 MPG TO JUST BARELY OVER 20 MPG WITH NO CHANGE IN DRIVING OR WEATHER.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542271September 6, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE OCCURRENCE WAS A NORMAL REACTION FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538478September 3, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WRESTLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER MOTORIST UNTIL THE WHEEL RELEASED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538322September 1, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. THEY WERE REPLACED IN 2008 BY THE DEALER. WELL, AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR IS ON AGAIN. IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATED SEATS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND AIR BAG INDICATOR. IF I TURN THE HEATED SEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE ON, THE VIEW MINUTES LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR GOES OFF. ONCE I TURN OFF THE HEATED SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES BACK ON. IT PRETTY STUPID TO RUN THE HEATED SEAT IN THE SUMMER TIME, BUT THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK UNLESS I USE THE HEATED SEAT. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ON THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY ENDS UP KILLED BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAGS, IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY. I AM ALSO AFRAID THAT CONSTANT CONTINUED USE OF THE HEATED SEAT WILL CAUSE A FIRE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537076August 24, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION WHILE ENTERING ONTO ROADWAY WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536928August 23, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2009 SATURN VUE XE WITH ONLY 40,515 MILES AND THE WIRING IN THE HEADLINER ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER SIDE VISOR CAUGHT ON FIRE! THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A BURNED AREA ABOUT A FOOT AROUND IS NOW IN THE HEADLINER. IT BLACKENED THE WHITE PAINT ON THE OUTSIDE ROOF. THE MELTING WIRING INSULATION IN THE HEADLINER DRIPPED AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE DRIVER LEATHER SEAT. WHAT A STINKY MESS! THANK GOD IT WAS PUT OUT QUICK ENOUGH AND DIDN'T CATCH THE WHOLE VEHICLE ON FIRE! OBVIOUSLY THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED PROBLEM BASED ON MY GOOGLE SEARCH. I'VE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SAID NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I SUSPECT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536544August 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534916August 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED MY SATURN OCT 2011 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 3 MONTHS LATER JANUARY 2012. SATURN REPLACED IT BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. AUGUST 7TH 2013 IM GETTING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER AND WOULD HARDLY ACCELERATE. MY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSES TO FIX IT SAYING THAT IT IS NOT AN INTERNAL PART. I AM BEYOND PISSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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