Saturn Vue Complaints
2,395 consumer complaints on file.
- #10199293August 11, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH UNABLE TO ROTATE TO START VEHICLE ON 2004 SATURN VUE. DEALERSHIP CHARGED 75 DOLLARS TO CLEAN IGNITION SWITCH, AND SAYS THEY GET 3 OR 4 COMPLAINTS A WEEK FOR THE SAME THING. IS THIS A SATURN PROBLEM OR A PERSONAL PROBLEM? I'VE HAD CARS 14 YEARS OLD AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. NOW IN TWO DAYS, THE DEALER HAS HAD 7 SATURN VUES COME IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, FROM 2004 TO 2007 MODELS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10199029August 9, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. ON JUNE 27, 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 70 MPH, THE GEAR CABLE FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED 911 AND THE DISPATCHER INSTRUCTED HER ON HOW TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE A CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY FAILURES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION. ONE WEEK AGO, THE HORN SOUNDED ON ITS OWN AT 2 AM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A DEFECT IN THE HORN AND AIR BAGS. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10198828August 8, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH/CONTROL "LOCKS" WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, AND THEN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR .... VUE IS 4 YEARS OLD, WITH 33,000 MILES... VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SINCE THE FIRST DAY I OWNED IT. COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP A YEAR AGO, DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, AND WAS TOLD THAT I MUST BE YANKING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT INTO "LOCK" POSITION WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR! SERIOULY, IF IT WAS THAT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE STARTING IT, DO THEY THINK I WOULD DELIBERATELY DO THIS? IGNITION SWITCH/CONTROL COMPLETELY FAILED 8/7. HAD TO CALLED AAA TWICE FOR HELP; FIRST TIME THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER BANGED ON THE KEY WHILE IT WAS IN THE IGNITION AND IT UNLOCKED...SAID HE SEES THIS ALL OF THE TIME AND THAT THE CONTROL WAS PROBABLY GOING OUT. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPT. TO TAKE IT IN, TO BE CHECKED. SECOND TIME, SAME DAY @10 PM....AGAIN AAA DRIVER HAD TO BANG ON THE KEY, TO GET IT UNLOCKED...IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT IT IN THEIR DRIVEWAY TO SERVICE IN THE MORNING. AWAITING CALL ON COST OF REPAIRS.. MORE THAN LIKELY OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. MY SATURN L300 SEDAN, DID THE SAME THING .....TRADED IT FOR THE VUE WHEN MY LEASE WAS UP. A CO-WORKER SAYS HIS ION DOES IT, AND HIS DAUGHTER'S OLDER MODEL L200 HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS .... *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10198909August 8, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR NEW 2007 SATURN VUE GREEN LINE HYBRID SUV HAD A CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT AT 2334 MILEAGE. WE LUCKILY WERE IN TOWN AND PARKED THE CAR IN OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS THEN TOED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC OR ON AN INTERSTATE WITH CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. SATURN HAD A TECH DOC#1978388 AND TSB#07-06-03-004 AS NOTED ON OUR SERVICE RECEIPT. IT IS VERY DISTURBING THAT THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THESE VEHICLES AND DID NOT PERFORM A ENGINE HARNESS JUMPER REPLACEMENT AND REPROGRAM BEFORE THE NEW VEHICLE WAS SOLD. I WOULD REFER THE NHTSA TO THE EDMUND TOWNHALL FORUM AT THE WEB ADDRESS BELOW WHICH HAS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, WHICH ALSO LIST INCIDENCES OF THE SATURN VUE GREEN LINE STOPPING IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F0D7FDB/ *JB I BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10198171August 1, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND REDUCE POWER LIGHT WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO THE SLOW LANE ALLOWING HIM TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT FAULTY WIRING CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE WIRING; HOWEVER, THE TIMING CHAIN FELL OFF. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN UP TO DATE SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,165.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10197926July 31, 2007UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE LIVED NORTH OF DES MOINES FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. I HAVE NOTICED GROWING TRAFFIC BETWEEN DES MOINES AND ANKENY AS THE AREAS OUTSIDE OF DES MOINES CONTINUE TO GROW. I HAVE OBSERVED A GROWING PROBLEM AND I AM BECOMING MORE AND MORE CAUTIOUS WITH ROAD RAGE DRIVERS. ON NE 14TH HEADING NORTH (DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE I-80) THE LEFT LANE MERGES AFTER THE STOP LIGHT. VEHICLES WILL SPEED THROUGH THE LIGHT AND THEN MERGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE TO BEAT THE TRAFFIC. IT WOULD BE MUCH SAFER AND IT WOULD REDUCE THE ROAD RAGE DRIVERS/INPATIENT SPEEDERS IF YOU WERE TO MERGE THE LANES BEFORE (SOUTH) OF THE LIGHT. IS THIS A POSSIBILITY?*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10197974July 31, 2007TIRES
TL*THE CONTACTS DAUGHTER OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO TREES, AND ROLLOVER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE DOT NUMBER AND ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN APPEARED TO BE INVALID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000 MILES.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10197572July 26, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SATURN OF MANCHESTER HAS ADVISED US THAT SATURN IS NO LONGER UTILIZING THE VTI TRANSMISSION IN ANY OF THEIR AWD 4 CYL. SATURN VEHICLES, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION JUST DID NOT WORK OUT. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN OUR VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AS THE VEHICLE GETS OLDER, IT SEEMS TO REQUIRE MORE AND MORE TRANSMISSION SERVICE. THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED OURSELVES IS NOW ALMOST OVER. AS SENIORS LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME, WE THOUGHT THIS AUTOMOBILE WOULD LAST US FOR MORE THAN ONLY 100,000 MILES. WHO WOULD BUY IT KNOWING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION? WE THINK THIS PROBLEM MAKES THIS MODEL A LEMON FROM THE BEGINNING. WE HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VTI TRANSMISSION ON THIS VUE. WE READ THAT OVER 88,000 WERE SOLD. THE ONLY THING SATURN HAS DONE, IS EXTEND THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY FROM 36000 TO 75000 MILES. SATURN CLAIMS TO HAVE ALL AMERICAN PARTS, BUT THIS TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN HUNGARY. THERE IS IN PROGRESS A CLASS ACTION SUITE BEING FORMED AGAINST SATURN FOR USING THE VTI TRANSMISSION. WE FOUND THE FOLLOWING ONLINE: "26TH MAR 2007, 07:15 THERE IS CURRENT A CLASS ACTION CASE UNDER REVIEW IN MADISON CO, IL FOR THE AWD 2.2 SATURN VUE TRANSMISSION. IF YOU EMAIL OR PHONE US, WE WILL GIVE YOU THE ATTORNEY'S EMAIL ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, AND NAME OF THE INVESTIGATOR AND HIS PHONE NUMBER. WE PURSUED IT AND HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE INVESTIGATOR AT THE LAW FIRM. HE CLAIMS THAT HE NOW HAS JUST ABOUT ENOUGH CLAIMS IN ENOUGH STATES TO FILE A CLASS ACTION CASE AGAINST SATURN CORPORATION. WOULD YOU PLEASE BE KIND ENOUGH TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM ASAP. SEE IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT AND LET US KNOW IF WE CAN CLAIM OUR CAR AS A LEMON OR GET SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION? JUST YESTERDAY, THE SATURN SERVICE HAD TO REPLACE HALF OF THE VTI TRANSMISSION AND GAVE US A 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON IT. THIS WARRANTY DOES US NO GOOD BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE 13,000 MILES OF WARRANTY ON OUR WARRANTY WE PURCHASED OURSELVES, SO THEY OVERLAP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10197438July 25, 2007TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRIDGESTONE TIRE FAILED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE DRIVER WAS BRUISED. THE ON-STAR SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STATE TROOPER ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, PURCHASE DATE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND HAD LESS THAN 13,000 MILES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 13,000 MILES. UPDATED 08/14/07. *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10197391July 24, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES MAKE A RATTLING SOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PAD PIN CUSHION FAILED AND THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10197126July 21, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 SATURN VUE WITH 18,000 MILES. THREE TIMES, WHILE MY 73 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS DRIVING, THE ENTIRE WARNING LIGHT CLUSTER HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE SHE PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE MOTOR. SHE RESTARTED IT AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON FOR ABOUT 1 MILE, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE WORKING OKAY, THEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT BEFORE SHE GOT HOME. SHE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER (IT IS A LEASE VEHICLE). THEY ASKED HER TO DRIVE IT IN THE FOLLOWING DAY; THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RETURNED THE CAR TO HER. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER. THIS TIME THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS TRACED TO A BAD ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THEY REPLACED THE CONNECTOR AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO MOM. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER THE LIGHTS ALL CAME AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. MOM COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL ENOUGH TO PULL OVER. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS STOPPED AT THE TIME TALKING TO A FRIEND ON THE STREET NEAR HER HOUSE. IF SHE HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC THERE SURELY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SENT A TOW TRUCK RIGHT AWAY AND PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE REPLACED AN ELECTRONIC MODULE AND THE LIGHTS STAYED ON; THEY NOW HAVE CHANGED THE MAIN COMPUTER AND A TOTALLY DIFFERENT BANK OF LIGHTS CAME ON. NOW THEY ARE WORKING ON GETTING HER A DIFFERENT VEHICLE, ONE THAT SHE CAN FEEL SAFE IN. EVEN IF THEY REPLACE EVERYTHING IN THAT VUE AND GET THE LIGHTS TO STAY OFF SHE DOES NOT FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT DRIVING IT -- IF THE STEERING FAILS IN TRAFFIC THERE WILL BE A WRECK AND POSSIBLE INJURY/DEATH. THE DEALERSHIP IN COLORADO SPRINGS WHERE SHE LEASED IT FROM IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT -- THEIR SERVICE HAS BEEN GREAT, JUST A PIECE OF JUNK SYSTEM IN THE 2006 VUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10195419July 5, 2007VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I OWN 2 SATURN SUV AND BOTH HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED CRACKING FROM ROAD DEBRIS. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT A STRESS CRACK. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT QUALITY OF THE GLASS WAS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE WITH MY CARS BEING DRIVEN BY DIFFERENT DRIVERS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10195103July 1, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 SATURN VUE GREEN LINE (HYBRID GAS ELECTRIC). THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON AFTER RESTART. THE BATTERY LIGHT PROBLEM WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO SATURN OF CERRITOS WHO DID A FIRMWARE UPDATE TO FIX IT. AFTER 2ND OCCURRENCE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SATURN OF ANAHEIM WHERE A WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10193626June 18, 2007AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. SHE WAS LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ONCE SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS UNLOCKED. THE SATURN DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND A VALID VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10193652June 18, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY 6 DAY OLD SATURN VUE - HYBRID HAD 242 MILES ON IT WHEN THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WENT ON, THEN THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALERS, COASTED IN TO THEIR SHOP. THE NEW CAR SAT THERE FOR 12 DAYS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THE STARTER/ GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT HAD TO COME FROM AN OUTSIDE SUPPLIER, WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE SHIPPED IT, BUT HAD NO TRACKING NUMBER, AND SUPPOSEDLY IT COULD NOT BE FOUND. IT FINALLY ARRIVED AFTER THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 12 DAYS AND WAS INSTALLED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192916June 11, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2002 SATURN VUE, THAT HAS ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT, BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE DESTROYED. (ENGINE DESTROYED WAS VERIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO, THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING THEY HAD NEVER SEEN HAPPEN, YET I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR L SERIES HERE. MY CAR HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR THE VUE WAS MADE AND THE ENGINE WAS THE SAME AS THE L SERIES THAT YEAR). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192656June 7, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. ON MAY 10, 2007, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WOULD RUN BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS 50,000 AND THEN CHANGED THE MILEAGE TO 75,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $4,950 AND A CREDIT WAS ISSUED BY THE DEALER OF $1,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WANTED TO KNOW WHY WAS THE FULL AMOUNT NOT PROVIDED? UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192471June 5, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER AND STOP. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AS OF 06-05-07, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,344.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10192107May 31, 2007STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN, BUT HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAUGES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE PURCHASE DATE AND CORRECT VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A/C, HORN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, INTERNAL LIGHTS, AND ODOMETER ALL WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED AUSTIN SATURN TRIED TO TIGHTEN THE FUSE BLOCK BOLTS, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY WORSE AFTERWARDS. THEY REPLACED THE BCM FOR HALF PRICE. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10191881May 29, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 SATURN VUE VTI TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 59K MILES. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS NEW TRANSMISSION LASTED 12 HUNDRED MILES. IT WAS AGAIN REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY, THEN 1200 MILES LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. IT WAS "REBUILT" BY THE SATURN DEALERSHIP EACH TIME. IT IS NOW DRIVING EXACTLY THE WAY IT DID AFTER THE 2ND REPAIR AND I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL IT FAILS AGAIN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0