Saturn Vue Complaints (2006)

300 consumer complaints on file.

#10226396May 1, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AROUND 50 MPH, MY WIFE'S SATURN VUE (AWD) BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, AND WOULDN'T STOP. SHE FLOORED THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO RUN AT A VERY HIGH RPM, ON IT'S OWN, UNTIL SHE SHUT IT OFF. *TR
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#10219112February 25, 2008
EQUIPMENT
BOUGHT MY 2006 SATURN VUE IN JULY 2006 SECOND DAY I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO AND ONSTAR WAS VERY LOW WITH THE VOLUME TURNED UP ALL THE WAY. TOOK IT BACK THEY REPLACED THE RADIO. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE RADIO WENT OUT COMPLETELY THEY HAD TO ORDER A RADIO WHICH TOOK 5 WEEKS TO GET SO I HAD NO WAY OF USING ONSTAR NOR THE RADIO DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WOULDN'T PUT ME IN A LOANER CAR. GOT MY VUE BACK 3 WEEKS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN THEN CAME BACK ON. THEY TOOK IT AND RESET IT GAVE IT BACK TO ME AND IT WONT HOLD THE TIME RIGHT AND THE VOLUME DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME NOW. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I WAS OVER WORKING THE RADIO AND IF I NEEDED TO BUY ME AN AFTER MARKET RADIO THAT WOULD BE BETTER FOR ME AND THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT AGAIN. *TR
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#10219140February 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE ENGINE REVS BETWEEN 30-40 MPH AND SURGING IS FELT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE ALSO SLUGGISH AT TIMES UPON ACCELERATION. CAR WAS IN SHOP FIRST TIME AND THEY IGNORED MY CONCERN. THE SECOND TIME (NOW) CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR 30 DAYS AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. THEY ARE CONTACTING GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WILL HAVE AN ENGINEER EXAMINE THE CAR NOW. *TR
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#10217883February 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DURING DAY LIGHT HOURS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 BACK TO PENSACOLA. I MANUALLY TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS ON. I DROVE MY 2006 SATURN VUE FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR AS I WAS PULLING INTO A REST AREA I REACHED TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND I DISCOVERED THAT THE LIGHT SWITCH HANDLE WAS TO HOT TO TOUCH. I FEEL THAT THIS SWITCH IS SOMEHOW SHORTED INTERNALLY. THIS EXTREME HEAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I SPOKE WITH A SATURN DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT SATURN HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS CONDITION. HE WOULD NOT CHECK OUT MY COMPLAINT. MOST PEOPLE OWNING THIS CAR WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT USUALLY TURNS ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT TURNS DARK OUTSIDE. *TR
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#10217760February 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF KEYED IGNITION SWITCH LOCKING UP AND NO ALLOWING VEHICLE OPERATION (MORE THAN 6). THANK GOD THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY NECESSITATING IMMEDIATE USE OF OUR VEHICLE. JUST EPISODES OF BEING LATE TO WORK AND GETTING HOME FROM WORK. FINALLY THE VEHICLE AS TOWED TO THE DEALER. WE WERE INFORMED THIS WAS KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SATURN VUE. BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL THEY MANUFACTURER JUST LETS ITS CUSTOMERS SWING IN THE WIND UNTIL IT FAILS FOR GOOD PRESUMABLY THEY THINK THEY ARE SAVING MONEY BUT NOT SO IF THEY ARE ON THE HOOK FOR THE TOWING WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. WHICH IS WHY THEY MANUFACTURER'S FAILURE TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IS INEXCUSABLE! *TR
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#10214746January 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE FROM THE MUFFLER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP AND THE NOISE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE WAS A LEAK CAUSING THE NOISE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.
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#10203874September 23, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, WHEELS
MY 2006 SATURN VUE STARTED EXPERIENCING VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AND JERKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL DURING DECELERATION, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT HIGH SPEEDS. I WAS ADVISED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE "SHAVED" BY THE DEALERSHIP; HOWEVER, I DECLINED THIS OFFER SINCE MY VUE HAD LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON IT. I ASK THAT SATURN REPLACE THE ROTORS UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. *JB
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#10202247September 8, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
SWAY BAR, FRONT RIGHT HAS TERRIBLE GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE. MOSTLY WHEN COLD OUTSIDE. ITEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. POOR QUALITY SUSPENSION. *TR
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#10202248September 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. SOME OTHER MINOR PROBLEMS WAITING TO BE FIXED. AS I SEE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MAJOR PROBLEM: KEY AND TUMBLER WILL NOT WORK. FIRST TIME WAS SHOCKING TO ME. TOOK ME OVER 1/2 HOUR TO GET IT TO WORK. OK NOW I AM NOT STRANDED. CALLED DEALER, THEY WERE GREAT, REPLACED THE TUMBLER ASSEMBLY. SHORTLY THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. CALLED THE DEALER. THEY THEN REPLACED THE HOUSING AND TUMBLER. WORK GOOD FOR A WHILE. BUT STILL WILL SOME MINOR HANG UPS. FOR A 3RD TIME IT GOT STUCK SO BAD I WAS STUCK. GOT THE KEY TO FINALLY TURN THE CAR ON AND IT RUINED OUR VACATION BECAUSE WE COULD NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE TO WORK PROPERLY AND DEALER WAS CLOSED. THE TUMBLER AGAIN WAS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE BRASS IN THERE WAS BROKE AND THE HOUSING LOOKED FINE. I AM WAITING FOR IT TO BREAK AGAIN AND CANNOT TRUST MY VEHICLE AT ONLY 18K. SAD DON'T YOU THINK. IF I WAS REALLY THINKING RIGHT WITHIN MY FIRST YEAR I COULD HAVE FILED THE LEMON LAW ON THIS VEHICLE EASY. NO TUMBLER SHOULD BREAK OR WEAR OUT THE EASILY. I WAS TOLD THAT SATURN HAS A REPORT TO MAKE SURE THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE A LARGE RING FULL OF KEYS BECAUSE THAT MAY WEAR OUT THE TUMBLERS. THIS IS NOT HE PROBLEM HERE. IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW OR JUST CHEAP MATERIALS, METALS OR ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES. THEN NEED TO SOLVE THIS QUICKLY. WOULD YOU BUY A NEW SATURN WHEN YOUR FRIEND IS STUCK BECAUSE HIS KEY DOES NOT TURN THE NEW VEHICLE ON? DEALER WAS GREAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER. THEY ARE SIMPLY REPLACING BAD PARTS WITH BAD PARTS AND DOING ALL THEY CAN WITH WHAT THEY CAN. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10199407August 13, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. HE STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ESPECIALLY IF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS DAMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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#10197391July 24, 2007
SERVICE 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.
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#10197126July 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL 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
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#10181943February 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STEERING
#1. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH,CAUSING THE KEY TO NOT BE ABLE TO BE TURNED OR TO BE REMOVED. #2. STEERING IS VAGUE AND HARD TO KEEP POINTED IN ONE DIRECTION, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC STEERING. ALSO; THE CAR SWAYS PROFOUNDLY OVER UNEVEN SURFACES,DUE TO THE SUSPENSION DESIGN. THIS LACK OF SUSPENSION DESIGN INTEGRITY, COUPLED WITH THE USE OF ELECTRONIC STEERING CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE IN AN UNSAFE MANNER,(CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MEANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE,OFTEN INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC,UNLESS THE DRIVER IS CONSTANTLY CORRECTING THE STEERING INPUT). PLEASE HELP TO FORCE SATURN TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC! PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER SATURN VUE'S, AND THEY ALL SEEM TO BEHAVE THE SAME WAY. THANK YOU! *NM
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#10176750December 21, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING THE ROAD THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE FURTHER I DROVE THE LESS POWER I HAD UNTIL THE VEHICLE STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW MINUTES BUT WHEN I STEPPED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER ON SATURDAY EVENING. THE DEALER CONTACTED ME ON MONDAY AND SAID THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND HE WOULD HAVE TO ORDER ONE FROM THE FACTORY. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE ON TUESDAY EVENING AND IT APPEARED TO BE RUNNING FINE FOR THE MOMMENT. I MADE THEE QUARTERS OF THE WAY HOME AND THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AGAIN. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT LIKE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE NEW FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING OKAY EVER SINCE. IN FACT IT HAS BEEN RUNNING BETTER THAT NEW NEW. NOW THE EMISSIONS LIGHT IS COMING ON AND GOING OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS? *NM
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#10168405September 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
STRANGE NOISE FROM THE REAR END OF THE CAR. IT IS CONSTANT. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 200 MILES ON IT.
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#10166115August 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF GRAY SMOKE, BUT NO ACTUAL FLAMES WERE SEEN. THE SMOKE STOPPED AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION WHO DETERMINED THE LIGHTING FUSE HAD BLOWN. AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
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Deaths:
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#10161912July 9, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE A 2006 SATURN VUE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM IS TO BE IN OFF POSITION UNLESS A PERSON WEIGHING 100 LBS IS ON THE SEAT THEN IT GOES TO THE ON POSITION. MY CAR IS 3 MONTHS OLD WITH 3000 MILES AND WHILE MY 11 YEAR OLD DTR WEIGHING 65 LBS WAS IN THE SEAT FOR OVER 30 MINUTES THE AIR BAG WENT TO THE ON POSITION. I AM UNSURE WHETHER IT REALLY TURNED ON OR NOT AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE WITH ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT IT IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED AND I AM NOT SURE OF THE PROBLEM IS WITH IT. BUT, I AM EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY KILLED OR INJURED MY DAUGHTER . I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT IN CASE IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE AND THEIR LOVED ONE IS HURT.
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#10158385May 15, 2006
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER COMPLAINT DEACTIVATION OF 2006 SATURN VUE AIR BAG. *TS ***TRANSFERRED TO TIS*** THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT AN AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH BE INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS 4' 10-1/2 INCHES, 88 POUNDS AND HAS TO SIT CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO REACH THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL. *NM
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0
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0
#10156783May 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2006 SATURN VUE, VEHICLE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN,ENGINE MISS FIRED,THEN SHUT OFF. TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER STATED BAD BATTERY......SECOND TIME VEHICLE SAME THING JUST SHUT OFF.... ALSO IGNITION KEY ENTRY STICKS WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE, DEALER SAID TO HAVE REPLACED BUT STILL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO TURN TO START..... *JB
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#10153044March 10, 2006
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2006 VUE REAR TIRES WERE CUPPED, TIRES WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNUSUAL STEERING CONDITIONS. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WERE GOING TO SWAPPED THE RACK FROM ANOTHER VUE AND CHANGED SOME SENSORS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER NEVER MADE THE REPAIRS. *NM
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