Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10051414December 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
COMING HOME AFTER A 300 MILE HIGHWAY DRIVE THE ABS ACTIVATED ON DRY PAVEMENT AT THE END OF THE OFF-RAMP. THIS HAPPENED JUST AS THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP. THE BRAKES CAME ON VERY HARD AND UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED WHILE DRIVING HOME THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREAS. I SHUT CAR OFF AT HOME THEN TOOK IT OUT AGAIN AND THE ABS ACTIVATED HARD AND UNEXPECTEDLY AT EVERY STOP. I LET THE CAR SIT THE NEXT DAY, SUNDAY, AND TOOK IT IN TO DEALER MONDAY. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I'VE HAD CARS WITH ABS FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050888December 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
I HAVE TAKEN MY 2003 SATURN VUE IN 8 TIMES FOR HIGH IDLE (1000 RPM) IN NEUTRAL, SES LIGHT ON, AND ENGINE COOLING FAN GOING ON. THE DEALER STOPPED ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON VISIT 6 (WHEN THEY LET MY CAR SIT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 13 DAYS WITH 1 DIAGNOSIS ATTEMPT). ANOTHER DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE CAR FOR THE LAST TWO VISITS. SATURN SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. YET I HAVE FOUND A SATURN SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE HIGH IDLE IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT AFFECTS MY SHIFTING. AN INDEPENDENT ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS STATED THAT THE HIGH IDLE AND ENGINE FAN RUNNING WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE THE FAN, ENGINE MOUNTS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. OF COURSE, MY GAS MILEAGE IS COMPROMISED AS WELL AS MY SAFETY. THE SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINS TO THE SES LIGHT, CODE P0171 FUEL TRIM SYSTEM LEAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051692December 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AND ACCELERATING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051595December 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE WHICH WAS EFFECTED BY THIS METHOD. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS................................................................*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050065December 4, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE DRIVER PULLED THE DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT. THE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED TO RELEASE OR DISENGAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048857November 30, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
WATER THAT COLLECTS IN BOLT HOLE WELLS IN ROOF RACK RAILS CAN PROMOTE CORROSION. EVAPORATION IS THE ONLY WAY FOR THE WATER TO ESCAPE. MANUFACTURER SHOULD PROVIDE A SET OF SEALING PLUGS AND CORROSION INHIBITING GREASE/GEL TO SEAL OF THESE HOLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047602November 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WENT TO DRIVE TO WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE ACCELERATOR FLOORED, RPM SHOT UP TO 6000 AND I WAS DOING ONLY 35 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047477November 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 SATURN VUE 4 CYL VTI HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, CONTINUES TO MAKE RUMBLING NOISE ALONG WITH APPARENT LOSS OF PERFORMANCE. SATURN ADMITS THAT THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE MODEL, BUT CANNOT REPAIR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047369November 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND AT SPEED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING BUT CONTINUED TO PRODUCE RPM'S. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 4 TOTAL TIMES DEALING WITH ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. CREATES MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! DEALERSHIP HAS "WASHED HANDS" OF PROBLEM WE ARE NOW TAKING UP ISSUE WITH MANUFACTURER. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048464November 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047151November 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VTI TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT, VEHICLE COULD NOT HOLD SPEED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGWAY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047085November 18, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION. WOULDN'T GO OVER AROUND 25-30 MPH. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047799November 12, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, THE NEXT DAY THE CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC NOTICED THE FUEL LINES HAD A HOLE IN THEM AND HAD TO REPLACED THEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042477November 5, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT DOOR LATCHES RELEASED FROM THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE INSIDE RELEASE HANDLES FAILED. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR WAS TO REACH OUTSIDE THE WINDOW AND PULL THE DOOR HANDLE. *PH THE DOOR WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043274October 21, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE
THE HEADLIGHT AND DAYTIME RUN LIGHTS BURN OUT WHEN IT RAINS... INSTEAD OF FINDING OUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS, THE DEALER JUST REPLACES THE BULBS AND SENDS ME ON MY WAY. THE FOLLOWING RAINY DAY, THERE I AM BACK AT THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SO FAR THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME, NOT INCLUDING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVETRAIN/REAR DIFF THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE DASH AND CABIN RATTLES THAT NONE CAN SEEM TO FIX, AND THE TRANSMISSION THAT ONCE LEFT ME STRANDED AT A STOP SIGN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043130October 17, 2003
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN
MAY 2003, BOUGHT 03 SATURN VUE. JUNE 2003: POINTED OUT RATTLE IN STEERING COLUMN. TOLD THE WRONG PART HAD BEEN INSTALLED, REPLACEMENT PART ORDERED/INSTALLED. *LA 7/03, REPORTED SAME RATTLING. TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS SAME PROBLEM, BUT WROTE DOWN IT WAS A NOISE IN THE DASHBOARD. 9/03, RATTLE BACK. 9/28, STEERING SEEMED LOOSE, WENT OFF THE ROAD TWICE GOING AROUND CURVES. 9/29 DRIVING TO WORK, HEARD A LOUD RATTLE, THEN "THUNK", THEN THE STEERING PULLED & I HIT A PARKED CAR. TOLD SATURN DEALER ABOUT ACCIDENT, ASKED TO CHECK STEERING. DEALER SAID THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND "A PART" WAS BEING ORDERED. LATER CALLED, SAID WE HADN'T TOLD HIM CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT (WE HAD) AND THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT UNTIL ENGINEER LOOKED AT IT. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED, PROVIDING RENTAL WHILE CAR WAS IN SHOP, UNTIL ENGINEERING TEAM LOOKED AT THE CAR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE "RACK" HAD TO BE REPLACED. SATURN CALLED 10/10, 4PM. SAID ENGINEER WOULD LOOK AT CAR SOMETIME FOLLOWING WEEK. SAID THEY HAD "BACKLOG" AND COULDN'T GET TO IT SOONER. 10/13, CALL FROM ENGINEER SAYING NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING, SATURN NOT AT FAULT FOR THE ACCIDENT, WOULD NOT REIMBURSE FOR RENTAL OR COVER DEDUCTIBLE. BUT THEY WOULD FIX THE STEERING UNDER THE WARRANTY - THE SAME STEERING THAT WAS NOT A PROBLEM?! I WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED AT THE FIRST VISIT. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEEN REPLACED AT THE FIRST VISIT. OCT. 17, PICKED UP THE VUE FROM THE SATURN DEALER. SUPPOSEDLY, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. STEERING WHEEL IS NOW 20 DEGREES OFF CENTER. WHEN STEERING, THERE IS A FEELING OF NO CONTROL & WAY TOO MUCH PLAY. TURNING THE WHEEL PRODUCES A LOUD GROANING SOUND. I WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THESE SAME PROBLEMS. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042206October 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED AFTER SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE WHILE GOING DOWN HILL TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040995September 30, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2003. AT THE DEALER THE STABILIZER LINKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF SEVERE BINDING (2 TIMES IN AUGUST 2003 AND 1 TIME IN SEPTEMBER, 2003). THE FACTORY WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER AND THE FACTORY ADVISED THAT NO FIX OR REPLACEMENT LINK IS AVAILABLE. THE FACTORY ALSO ADVISED THAT IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM OF A DEFECTIVE PART AND OTHER VUES ARE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE BINDING OF THE STABILIZER LINK OCCURS IT CAUSES A GRINDING AND CLUNKING NOICE WHILE TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039640September 27, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
2003 SATURN VUE: WHILE DRIVING, THE "REDUCED POWER" LIGHT COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN REDUCED IN SPEED TO 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS SUDDEN REDUCTION, WITHOUT WARNING IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE SUDDEN REDUCTION HAS THE SAME EFFECT AS PUTTING ON THE BRAKES WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039641September 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ODI 10039640 (RELATED?) WHILE STOPPED ON A HILL, THE VEHICLE SLIDES BACK VERY,VERY QUICKLY WHILE ACCESSING THE GAS PEDAL. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AVERTED BY USING LEFT LEG FOR THE BRAKE. TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE, STARTING TO DO THE SAME AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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