Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#11118607August 8, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEATS
TRIED TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON . THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT SAID MY PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR GET THE SENSOR FOR THE PART. UNFORTUNATELY THE DON'T MAKE THE PIECES FOR THE CAR ANYMORE . YOU HAVE TO GO TO A JUNK YARD , BUT EVEN THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY ANY OF THE PIECES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11117948August 6, 2018
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
2007 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSAFE DRIVERS SHAFT. *LD *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE BOLTS MISSING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *JS *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115497August 3, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
' TAMARA RECALL' WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND STICKS AND WHEN RELEASED THE CAR DARTS AWAY AND MAKES IT HARD TO STOP. I HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS AND HAVE RECEIVED TWO TICKETS BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES .
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114532July 30, 2018
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT STEERING WHEEL FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114537July 30, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, BRAKING REGULARLY WITH THE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED UP ON ME AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET BACK UP TO 50 MPH. EVENTUALLY I WAS CLOSE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT THE CAR WASN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, AND WE BEGAN REPLACING PARTS ON THE BRAKES. THEN, WHILE DRIVING AGAIN, THE BRAKES LOCKED DOWN AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. ONCE LOCKED, THE BRAKES DID NOT RELEASE, OR DO NOT RELEASE COMPLETELY. AND WE DISCOVERED - ULTIMATELY, ONCE THIS HAPPENS YOU SIMPLY CAN'T FIX IT. THE FIRST THING THAT WE DID IS WE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, TIE ROD ENDS AND BOOTS, BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THE PADS WERE GOING BAD AND THE ROTOR WAS WARPED (THE FRONT END HAD STARTED HAVING A SHIMMY AT HIGHER SPEEDS SOMETIMES ALSO). THAT SEEMED TO FIX ALL BUT THE SHIMMY SO WE THEN REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES AND HAD THEM REBALANCED AND REALIGNED. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED UP RATHER HARD. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY DO 10 MPH BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES LOCKING DOWN. WE TOOK IT IN AND REPLACED PARTS FOR ALL OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WE REPLACED THE PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, HOSES, MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS UNIT (ONLY FOUND IN JUNKYARDS NOW). THEN THE BRAKES LOCKED ONCE AGAIN AND CAUGHT FIRE! WE PUT IT OUT, BUT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE BRAKE PARTS ON THIS MODEL. WE FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL, AND NOT JUST FOR 2005.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114231July 27, 2018
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AN OFF ON PASSENGER SIDE. NOW AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.IT HAPPENED WHEN CAR WAS MOVING AND STOPPED.TOOK IT TO SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT SAID IT IS A DEFECTIVE IMPACT SENSOR AN UNABLE TO VERIFY IF AIR BAG WORKS . AM GETTING IT REPLACED AS SOON AS I GET THE MONEY, JUST REPLACED CATALATIC CONVERTER AT ONLY 72000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED IT FOR 260.00 PLUS PART 1200.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113375July 24, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER SITTING FOR AWHILE, I TRIED TO USE THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK THE CAR. IT DID NOTHING. I USED THE KEY THEN TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND THE DOME LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. HOWEVER, THE CAR STARTED UP WITH THE SECOND TURN OF THE KEY. AFTER DRIVING HOME, THE KEY FOB WORKED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE DOME LIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING AT SEVERAL OTHER TIMES, THE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF AND THE CLOCK WILL RESET TO MIDNIGHT AND THE CALENDAR WILL RESET. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN THE ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110846July 11, 2018
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING FROM PROVIDENCE RI TO ATHENS OH. I WAS IN WEST VIRGINIA AROUND MORGANTOWN, DRIVING FROM 68 WEST TO 79 SOUTH RAMP, AND I WAS DRIVING IN THE RANGE OF SPEED LIMITS. SUDDENLY IN THE RAMP, I FELT CAR IS TURNING UNWANTEDLY TO THE LEFT, AND I TRIED TO BRING IT BACK TO THE ROAD BUT I COULD NOT, AND THE CAR HIT ORTHOGONALLY THE JERSEY BARRIERS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE RAMP. MY AIRBAGS OPENED, ONE OF MY TIRES EXPLODED, AND FRONT OF MY CAR COMPLETELY WRECKED. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE HIT ME FROM SIDE AND BEHIND. I COULD REALLY DIE, I SEE DEATH IN FRONT OF MY EYES WHEN I WAS TURNING WITH THE CAR. I HAD REPLACED MY CONTROL ARM, SHOCKS ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, ALL IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS OF THE ACCIDENT. BUT THIS CAR WAS TERRIBLY BAD IN THE TURNS AND RAMPS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM DID NOT WORK WELL IN THESE CARS IN COMPARE TO THEIR HEIGHTS, AND ALWAYS YOU HAVE THE CHANCE OF COLLAPSING. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT COLLAPSE. IT HAD HAPPENED A LOT FOR ME THAT I FELT THESE CAR IN NOT STABLE IN RAMPS AND TURNS, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME. I ALSO DID NOT HAVE COLLISION INSURANCE, AND I HAD TO SELL MY CAR FOR A 100 $ TO A JUNK YARDS. I AM ALMOST SURE THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THEIR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS, AND I AM REQUESTING TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE IN THESE CARS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109883July 6, 2018
STEERING
I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 62,301 MILES ON IT. AT 90K MILES, I'M ON MY WAY TO WORK, AND WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE I NOTICED A TUG LIKE FEELING IN MY STEERING WHEEL. I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING IT. BESIDES OF THAT LITTLE S CURVE, IT'S A STRAIT SHOT TO WORK. I NEEDED GAS, SO I WENT TO TURN INTO THE GAS STATION AND ALMOST HIT A TRUCK PARKED THERE BECAUSE I HAD NO STEERING. I TURNED THE WHEEL A FULL 360 AND LUCKILY MANAGED A TURN ENOUGH TO MISS THE GUYS TRUCK BY INCHES (LITERALLY). IN MY COMPLETE EMBARRASSMENT, I JUMP OUT APOLOGIZING AND TOLD HIM THE ISSUE. HE STATED HE SEEN ME CRANKING THE WHEEL AND FIGURED AS MUCH AND OFFERED TO CHECK THE STEERING FLUID FOR ME. ASTOUND TO FIND THERE WAS NOTHING TO CHECK. I TOOK IT TO LACLAIRS IN CHESANING MI, AND THIS IS WHAT THE REPAIR ORDER READS : POWER STEERINGQUIT WHILE DRIVING. AND NOW STEERING BINDS AND CLUNKS AND CAN BARELY TURN, SCANNED SYSTEM, BUT NO CODES STORED, CONTACTED TECH ASSIST CENTER..UNPOWERED STEERING ASSIST MOTOR THEN STEERING MODULE. CONDITION NO DUPLICATED, REPLACED STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED FRONT AND REAR ALIGNMENT AS NEEDED RESET FRONT AND REAR TOE. $672.33. I CHOSE THE REMANUFACTURED PART HOPING THAT WHAT EVER THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ORIGINAL WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BEFORE THEY COULD PUT IT BACK ON THE SHELF, NOW, AT 131 K MILES, ONLY 42 K MILES SINCE THAT REPAIR, THE SAME ISSUE HAS RETURNED. NOW, I HAVE TO ONCE AGAIN PAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AND ONCE AGAIN PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM MANY DIFFERENT YEARS FROM PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL MADE. I LOOKED UP THE RECALL INFORMATION WHEN I FIRST HAD THIS PROBLEM AND LIKE EVERYONE ELSE MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, YET MY CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S NOT JUST THE POWER STEERING THAT FAILED, IT WAS ALL THE STEERING. A FULL 360 TURN AND ONLY MOVED LITTLE INCHS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104231June 27, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 SATURN VUE IGNITION SWITCH TURNS EXTREMELY HARD MOST OF THE RIME WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. I CAN ALSO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE 'OFF' POSITION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE REASON IT TURNS SO HARD IS BECAUSE IT'S A SAFETY MECHANISM. I HAVE TO ROCK THE KEY BACK AND FORTH FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, SOMETIMES. OTHER TIMES, I ONLY HAVE TO ROCK IT ONCE OR TWICE. I CAN FEEL IT 'CATCHING' AND NOT WANTING TO MOVE PAST THE OFF POSITION. BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT IT BEING IN THE 'OFF' POSITION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE KEY HAS ALWAYS TURNED HARD SINE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2009. IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER I AM PARKED ON A CITY STREET, OR ANY OTHER PLACE INCLUDING INCLINES AND DECLINES, MY DRIVEWAY, ETC. THE IGNITION IS IN THE OFF POSITION AND I AM TRYING TO START IT WHEN IT TURNS EXTREMELY HARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104242June 27, 2018
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE AND WILL STAY ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE IN MOTION AND WHILE STATIONARY, ON CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT MAY GO OFF FOR A LITTLE BIT, SUCH AS 5 MILES, THEN COME BACK ON OR IT MAY STAY ON. THESE DAYS CAN BE BOTH HOT AND HUMID OR JUST HOT WITH NOT A LOT OF HUMIDITY. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY OR MAYBE IT WON'T DEPLOY AT ALL IF IT WAS IN A CRASH. I HAD THE COMPUTER SYSTEM READ ON 6/25/2018 AND WAS TOLD IT IS SHOWING THAT IT IS SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE SUMMER 2015.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104133June 26, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND, STABILITY, ANTISKID LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY. THE CAR WILL DIE AND RESTART W HIKE DRIVING. THE AC BLOWS FROM BOTTOM HEATER VENTS. BATTERY WILL ACTS AS IF DEAD UNTIL I BANG TERMINAL WITH A HAMMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102697June 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE ROLLS WHILE IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101094June 11, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR STEPPED DOWN ON ACCELERATOR A LITTLE HARDER IN ORDER TO PASS SOMEBODY AND THE THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN ENGINE WAS RACING CAR WAS SPEEDING UP. I TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES BUT THEY WERE INSUFFICIENT I SHIFTED THE CAR TO NEUTRAL PULL OVER AND THEN TURN THE ENGINE OFF WHEN I START IT AGAIN THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. I DO NOT WISH TO DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL THIS IS FIXED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100801June 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 1ST GEAR. HAS BEEN STICKING IN FIRST GEAR. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS CODE PO700 AND PO752. THE FIRST IS TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER AND THE LATER ONE IS SHIFT SOLENOID STUCK. TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE WAVE PLATE BREAKS. I AM DISABLED AND NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I LOVED THE CAR. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100805June 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND IT STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WON'T SHIFT GEARS. I AM NOW WITHOUT A CAR. ITS CODE PO700 AND PO752. THE FIRST IS TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER AND THE LATER IS SHIFT SOLENOID. TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN WAVE PLATE BREAKS. CAR IS PAID FOR AND I LIKE IT. CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. I AM DISABLED NOW WITHOUT WHEELS AND NO WAY TO FIX IT. IS IT A RECALL? CAN THE AGENCY HELP FIX IT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100105June 5, 2018
STEERING, VISIBILITY/WIPER
1.ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN TURN ON HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TWICE AT ANY LOCATION. 2. POWER STEERING WHEN OUT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 3. DOOR HANDLE ON MY DRIVER SIDE CAME OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099271June 2, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS
MY CARS HUBCAPS HAVE FELL OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND J CAN'T FIND A SIZE THAT FITS 2 OF THEM SO I DON'T HAVE ANY. MY IGNITION SWITCH GETS STUCK WHILE PARKED AND I'VE BEEN LOCKED OUT IF MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE IT WON'T TURN AT ALL AND I HAVE TO LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRY TO JIGGY THE KEY FOREVER. THE KEY DOESN'T TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE OFF SWITCH AND THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE DRIVING. NOW MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WON'T UP. I USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND THE THING POPS UP BUT THE DOOR WON'T OPEN AND SINCE I ONLY HAVE ONE DOOR WITH A KEY HOLE ALL THE OTHER DOORS STAY LOCKED AS WELL. SO I'VE SPENT HUNDREDS ON LOCKSMITHS OR I HAVE TO KEEP PULLING THE HANDLE OR BANGING ON THE DOOR OR MY HUSBAND PUSHES THE DOOR AN SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR. THIS IS EMBARRASSING AND FRUSTRATING AS WELL AS DANGEROUS SINCE J CAN'T LOCK MY DOORS. SOMETIMES WHEN I LEAVE THE DOORS UNLOCKED THEY LOCK ON THEIR OWN AFTER I WALK AWAY. I HAVE TO CRAWL THROUGH THE PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR TO GET IN WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR WON'T OPEN. THIS CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098433May 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
2007 SATURN VUE HAVE TWO RECALLS THE IGNITION AND THE TRANSMISSION THEY REFUSED TO FIXED IT BECAUSE I BROUGHT FROM A TIRTH PARTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097984May 25, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN SINCLAIR NISSAN (478 SIEMERS DR., CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701), BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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