Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10599041June 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
FIRST INCIDENT- AS I TRIED TO PARK MY CAR ON A STREET GOING UP HILL, THE CAR EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON DRIVE KEPT MOVING BACKWARDS I HAD TO RIGHT AWAY STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND HIT THE GAS SO IT WOULD GO FORWARD MAKING THE CAR JUMP AND ALMOST CRASH INTO THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. SECOND INCIDENT - I PARKED IN A PARKING LOT GOING UP HILL AS I TRIED PULLING OUT OF THE SPOT, MY CAR WAS IN REVERSE, AS I HIT THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WENT FORWARD, I HAD TO AGAIN HIT THE BRAKES REALLY BAD AND PLACE THE CAR IN PARK THEN IN REVERSE AGAIN.... AND HIT THE GAS VERY VERY SLOWLY TO MAKE SURE THIS TIME MY CAR WAS GOING BACKWARDS AT THE REVERSE. THIRD INCIDENT- TO GET HOME I HAVE TO GO THRU A STEEP HILL WHICH HAS A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT BOTH ENDS, WHEN EVER I GET STOP GOING UP HE HILL ON THE LIGHT THE CAR GOES BACKWARD WHEN IT'S ON DRIVE AND WHEN U GET STUCK GOING DOWN THE CAR STOPS WHEN I GOT THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY IN AND THE CAR KEEPS ROLLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598488June 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IGNITION TO START CAR. SOMETIMES AFTER SHAKING KEY UP TO 15 MINUTES THE KEY WILL FINALLY TURN AND CAR WILL START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598533June 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO PLACE HER KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598640June 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. IT STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS BACK WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO TURN THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD FINALLY TURN AND START. IT IS NOW COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AT ALL IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY BROTHER ALSO OWNS A 2004 VUE, HIS WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND HE SAID THAT HE HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598680June 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, STEERING
TRAVELING AT 65MPH THE KEY & KEY FOB FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN BUT HAD LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598695June 16, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE "KICKED" AND JERKED, THEN SLOWED SLIGHTLY. WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL, AND PARKING, TRANSMISSION SEEMED NOT TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER. ROLLS BACKWARDS WHILE IDLE BEFORE TAKING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598046June 13, 2014
STEERING
IN 2013 I HAD STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 SATURN VUE XR AND THE DEALER REPLACED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THE RACK AND PINION AND FRONT WHEELS STRUT BEARINGS AND I PAID AROUND $900. THIS YEAR, I START HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ( NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER AT LOW SPEED AND LOW STEERING FLUID LEVEL ) AND THE DEALER COST WAS $530 REPLACING THE STEERING PUMP. GM HAD A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE ON THE STEERING FLUID LINE NUT BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. I CALLED GM ASKING FOR COST ASSISTANCE SINCE IT IS THE SAME SYSTEM ( STEERING ) AND CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND THE ONLY THING THEY OFFERED THIS YEAR WAS TO CALL THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN ASSIST. THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY ( $1,430 ) TO BE SPENT BY A VEHICLE OWNER ON THE SAME VEHICLE SYSTEM ( STEERING ) THAT IS RELATED TO SAFETY AND MY CONCERN IS THAT THE PROBLEMS WILL NOT STOP HERE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE I FOUND A LOT OF SATURN OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT STEERING WHEEL ( COMPONENTS ) ISSUES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598163June 13, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SEAT BELT EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION IN THE UPPER MIDDLE AREA. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,550. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN UPDATED 8/23/2017*CT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597904June 12, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG AND INDICATOR LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. DEALERSHIP WAS FINALLY ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, WHICH THEY STATED WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. STATED THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR UNDER A WARRANTY OR RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597967June 12, 2014
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP I CAN PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND IT LOCKS UP THE WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. THE KEY CAN SLIDE IN AND OUT WHILE THE CAR IS TURNED ON. I CAN BECOME STRANDED BECAUSE I CAN NOT GET THE CAR TO TURN ON. I HAVE TO WIGGLE THE WHEEL AND HIT THE BRAKE AND EVEN THEN IT IS NOT ENOUGH. I AM VERY UPSET AND HAVE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597981June 12, 2014
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN ROAD, WENT TO TURN RIGHT ONTO OTHER ROAD WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT.LOOKS TO BE BLOWN LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597596June 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
CAR STARTS, HOWEVER CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, SERVICE LIGHT ALL COME ON. POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK, NOR DOES REAR WIPER. HAVE IN PAST BEEN ABLE TO RESET THE ISSUE BY PULLING AND REPLACING FUSES WHICH SOLVES ISSUE TEMPORARILY. HOWEVER THAT FIX NO LONGER WORKING. ALSO, NEED TO WRENCH HARD ON STEERING WHEEL TO BE ABLE TO START IGNITION. ONCE ON, ABLE TO REMOVE KEY WHILE VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597352June 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID, MY KEY CONSTANTLY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN. AT TIMES IT HAS TAKEN ME A FULL HOUR TO GET THE KEY TO TURN AFTER COUNTLESS JIGGLING OF THE KEY AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OR PRESSING THE BRAKE. I HAVE TRIED THE SPARE KEY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN A HOT CAR IN FLORIDA, AND I'M PREGNANT. NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597418June 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE AN ION AND A VUE. MY ION IS IN FOR THE RECALL AND I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE SAME PART REPLACED ON THE VUE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO EVEN TURN THE KEY IT JUST COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I EVEN STARTED GOING ANYWHERE AS I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. SO I WENT AND GOT THE NEW IGNITION, PAID FOR THE LOCKSMITH TO MATCH IT TOO MY KEY AND NOW IT IS RUNNING AGAIN. I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK CLOSER AT THE OTHER VEHICLES ALSO AS WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY VIEW WAS IDENTICAL TO WHAT THE ION WAS DOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597472June 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE KEY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,062.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597066June 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK FAILED, AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597199June 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SOMETIMES CAR WOULD START AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T. THE RADIO WOULD TURN OFF WHEN TURN SIGNAL TURNED ON. THE IGNITION WOULD TRY AND EAT MY KEY AND NOT RELEASE IT. THE CD PLAYER WOULD CONTINUE TO CYCLE WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. ALL POWER IN CAR WOULD RESET. WAS JUST TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW CONTROL MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596614June 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596363June 5, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596402June 5, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES TO BE PASSED ON, HOPING I WILL GO AWAY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY SATURN A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 8,500 MILES. AFTER THE WARRANTY I HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN BRAIN. I CALLED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY KEY WILL PULL RIGHT OUT WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. I KNOW THIS MODEL ISN'T IN THE RECALL, BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO [XXX] WHO'S WIFE HAS ONE AND A FRIEND OF MINE HIS BROTHERS DOES THE SAME THING. THEY DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. IT ALSO STALLS AND HAS THAT WAS WHY THEY REPLACED THE MAIN BRAIN. I FEEL LIKE MY VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP AND I AM STUCK IN IT AND HOPING I DON'T GET KILLED WHILE DRIVING IT. I WANT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I DON'T WANT TO BECOME ONE THE STATISTICS BECAUSE GM WON'T ADMIT THAT THERE IS PROBLEM LIKE THEY HAVE WITH ALL THE OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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