Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10021596May 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE HAS TO STOP SUDDENLY AND WHILE APPLYING BRAKES HARD VEHICLE LOSS TOTAL CONTROL OF BRAKES. LATER CONSUMER DISCOVERED A HOLE IN THE BRAKE HOSE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019217May 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE CHUGGS (SURGES) AND ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER AND THEY BASICALLY SAY "ALL SYSTEMS OPERATING AS INTENDED". THIS SITUATION IS VERY SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT NUMBER 567762. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018861May 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS SO DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THAT IT IS COMPLETELY USELESS. WHILE DRIVING, A PERSON CANNOT FEEL WITH HIS/HER FINGERS THE DIFFERENCE IN TEXTURE ON THE WHEEL FROM WHERE THE HORN IS LOCATED AND WHERE IT IS NOT. ONCE IT IS FOUND, THE PLASTIC IS SO DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL MUST APPLY AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WITH THEIR ENTIRE FIST FOR THE HORN TO GO OFF, AND FINALLY, THE AREA TO ACTIVATE THE HORN IS SO SMALL IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, I ESTIMATE IT IS SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE NAIL ON MY THUMB...AND I HAVE VERY AVERAGE SIZE HANDS FOR A MAN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HORN ASSEMBLY, AS A RESULT, IT IS USELESS IN REAL LIFE DRIVING SITUATIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019713May 13, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018558May 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MISC ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAR WON'T START, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON, SERVICE SOON LIGHT ON, SPEEDOMETER TO ZERO, TACHOMETER TO ZERO, CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T WORK. THIS HAPPENED ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018584May 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRYING TO STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSTOPPABLE IN THAT SHORT DISTANCE. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS OF THIS TYPE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE INTERNET AND BY OTHER OWNERS. THE RESULT WAS A COLLISION THAT TOTALED THE SATURN AND ANOTHER DRIVER'S VOLVO. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10017858May 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE CONSUMER INSISTED THE 2002 SATURN VUE WAS A POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP FOR ANYONE WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIVING REQUIREMENTS. ACCORDING TO VUE OWNER'S MANUAL ALL-WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) SYSTEM HAS THE FOLLOWING FATAL FLAW. IF VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO EXTENDED HEAVY USAGE, THE AWD SYSTEM WILL SHUT OFF TO PROTECT THE SYSTEM FROM OVER HEATING. WHEN THE SYSTEM COOLS, THE AWD SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE ITSELF AGAIN AUTOMATICALLY. COOL DOWN PERIOD CAN TAKE UP TO 20 MINUTES DEPENDING ON OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AND VEHICLE USE. CONSUMER PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING ARGUMENTS TO SATURN, AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016189April 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, STEERING:COLUMN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED A 2003 VUE ON 12/02 THERE WAS A RECALL IN 03/03 THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT LEAD TO OTHER PROBLEMS. (1) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT TOOK IT IN 2 TIMES. (2) THE CAR WAS LURCHING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. (3) THE CAR DID NOT GET ENOUGH GAS WHEN TAKING OFF. (4) THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I TURN A CORNER. (5) THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED IN JUST 1 DAY AFTER PICKING IT UP FOR OTHER PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011806April 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO REACH. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010603March 17, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON MARCH 14, 2003, MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING W ON HWY 138 IN STOCKBRIDGE, GA. WE HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND WERE PROCEEDING THROUGH WHEN A FORD EXPLORER PULLED IN FRONT OF US. WE HIT HIM IN THE PASSENGER SIDE, SQUARELY ACROSS THE FRONT OF OUR VEHICLE. WE WERE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN WE HIT AND THE TWO FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DAMAGE TO OUR VEHICLE IS EQUAL ACROSS THE FRONT AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IS CRUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT TIRES. OUR VEHICLE WAS A 2002 SATURN VUE. NO ONE WAS INJURED SERIOUSLY, BUT WE WERE TOLD WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY IN FRONT END COLLISIONS. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007635February 17, 2003
STEERING
STEERING PULLS RIGHT NO OR SHORTLY AFTER ABRUPT START FROM STANDSTILL. JUMPED A CURB FROM PARALLEL PARK AT DEALER SERVICE CENTER IN ST CHARLES WITH TECHNICIAN IN PASSENGER SEAT OBSERVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007638February 17, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HORN DOESN'T HONK OR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HONK UNTIL TOO LATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007639February 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
VIBRATION IN POWERTRAIN AFTER FIRMWARE UPGRADE....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006085January 31, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT HAVE BROKEN THEY WONT LOCK OR RETRACT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004955January 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE RPM REV'S TO 4000 RPM, SPEEDOMETER INDICATES A SPEED OF 80-90 MPH, WHILE PHYSICALLY GOING 10-15MPH. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR APPEARS AS WELL AS THE REDUCED POWER INDICATOR. ALSO HAPPENED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON TWO VUE'S, BOTH TIMES WITH LESS THAN 1300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, BOTH WITH 4 CYL, VTI AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. ONE INCIDENT ON DEC 24 - DEC 27 2002 WAS THE FIRST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004977January 30, 2003
AIR BAGS
IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER, THE AIR BAG TROUBLE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004462January 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATES HE HAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE THAT THE MECHANIC IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. HE STATES THE SERVICE TECH HAS DRIVEN HIS AUTO AND THE NOISE WAS HEARD BY HIM, THEN GOT OUT AND THEY BOTH GOT OUT AND GOT INTO A NEW CAR, AND THE NOISE WAS NOT THERE, YET THE SERVICE TECH WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATES HE HAS HAD HIS AUTO IN FOR VARIOUS THINGS NINE TIMES SINCE HE PURCHASED THE AUTO. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003235January 22, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG FAILURE IN A 2003 SATURN VUE WITH SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. LUCK PREVENTED SEVERE INJURY, WHILE A VITAL SAFETY FEATURE FAILED. WE ARE ENRAGED BY THE FACT THAT WE BOUGHT A VEHICLE THAT PROFESSED SAFETY, BUT DID NOT PERFORM WHEN NEEDED. WE LOVED THE VEHICLE TO THIS POINT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10003044January 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN MY 2002 SATURN VUE IS VERY COLD 20 DEGREES OR COLDER INSIDE CAR THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO PUSH THE PLASTIC WILL NOT FLEX MANY WOMEN WUOLD NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE HORM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004167January 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
WHEN SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FIRST GEAR, THE SHIFTER HAD BROKEN. TS THERE HAD BEEN A CHATTER IN THE SHIFTER WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS RELEASED, ALSO WHEN THE GAS WAS APPLIED, SOMETIMES CAUSING A SURGE IN THE FIRST GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THE SHIFT CABLE AND ADJUSTER HAD BROKEN. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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