Saturn Vue Complaints (2003)

622 consumer complaints on file.

#10208988November 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE VIBRATED AND THEN MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 1 MPH AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: MODULE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V231000) FOR THE 2000-2003 SATURN L-SERIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT HER VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB THE COIL PACK WAS REPLACED WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/08/08
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#10208765November 13, 2007
POWER TRAIN
YORK PA> SATURN HAS PATCHED UP MY 2003 VUE BY REPLACING VALVES SENSORS ETC. WHICH THEY WELL KNOW WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER REGULAR PREVENTABLE MAINTENANCE, 2003 SATURN VUE HAS CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM 10,000 POINT ON. VEHICLE WHILE JUST TRAVELING DOWN A ROAD AT 30-40 MPH), DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO HIGHER GEAR , MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISES WHILE TURNING AND ACCELERATING AND OTHERWISE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY TRANSMISSION WAS LOOKED AT BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AVOIDING THE ISSUE OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. PROBLEMS CONTINUE AFTER SERVICING. HAVE READ EXTENSIVE REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS INVOLVING SATURN VUE VT1 TRANSMISSION. SATURN NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL - IT'S CONSUMERS CAN'T AFFORD ALL OF THESE REPAIRS FOR WHAT IS CLEARLY A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED! NEXT STEP IS CLASS ACTION SUIT BY OWNERS!!!!!!!!!! THINK ABOUT ALL OF THESE UNHAPPY PEOPLE WHEN SALES GET TOUGH SATURN??? I WILL NOT CONSIDER ANOTHER SATURN UNDER THESE IRRESPONSIBLE CONDITIONS SATURN HAS BROUGHT ON ITSELF!!! *TR
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#10208817November 13, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF CRAP. I CANNOT EVEN SELL IT BECAUSE PEOPLE WHOMEVER LOOK AT IT SAYS IT RUNS HORRIBLY. THE TRUCK DOESN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY, THE GAS TANK FLOAT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK, THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR (IF YOU CAN GET IT IN IT DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN), IT MAKES GRINDING SOUNDS WHEN IT TURNS, THE CD PLAYER SCRATCHES YOUR CD'S, THERE ARE BURNING SMELLS FOR NO REASON .... ON AND ON AND ON. DON'T KNOW WHY THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON WITH IT. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT PLEASE EMAIL ME AT. *TR
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#10208125November 7, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE SWITCH IN THE AIRBAG MODULE GETS STUCK AND THE HORN BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY AND WHEN IT WANTS TO; IT HAS FAILED FOR ME AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN ONE DAY BEFORE BURNING OUT THE HORN. THEN AFTER A BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED (NOT NEEDED) AND THE HORN THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW OUT OF CONTROL AGAIN. I HAVE HAD TO DISABLE THE HORN (A SAFETY FEATURE OF A CAR) TO KEEP FROM IT BLOWING MORE. *TR
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#10208249October 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN
2003 SATURN VUE WITH ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES WILL NOT ACCELERATE. MECHANIC TOLD HER THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FIXED OR REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE CAR IS SOMETIMES HARD TO ACCELERATE OR IT OVER ACCELERATES. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND IT SMELLED LIKE BURNT RUBBER. THE CONSUMER RETURNED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER WHEN SHE PICKED IT UP AND BEGAN TO DRIVE, SEVERAL THINGS STARTED TO HAPPEN:THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, AS SHE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BOLT AND SPEED UP, AND JUST BEFORE ARRIVING HOME, IT SLOWED DOWN AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER WAS BARELY ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE. *JB
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#10199980August 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOTAL FAILURE OF THE VTI TRANSMISSION (SATURN VUE 2003, 4 CYL). REPLACED 3 TIMES. CAR JUNKED, WASTE OF OVER $20,000, I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. MULTIPLE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. CONTACT ME, ANYONE SO I CAN GET ON CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. SATURN SERVICE AND PRODUCTS TERRIBLE. *JB
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#10199776August 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER REGULAR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, 2003 SATURN VUE HAS CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM 70,000K POINT ON. VEHICLE DROPS GEAR (OFTEN IN BUSY TRAFFIC, AT INTERSECTIONS, OCCASIONALLY WHILE JUST TRAVELING DOWN A ROAD AT 30-40 MPH), DOES NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR (CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL), MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISES WHILE TURNING AND ACCELERATING AND OTHERWISE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. RECENTLY HAD VEHICLE SERVICED ($1,000 IN CHARGES) AND WAS TOLD THAT MODULAR WAS CRACKED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PROBLEMS CONTINUE AFTER SERVICING. HAVE READ EXTENSIVE REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS INVOLVING SATURN VUE VT1 TRANSMISSION. SATURN NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL - IT'S CONSUMERS CAN'T AFFORD ALL OF THESE REPAIRS FOR WHAT IS CLEARLY A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED!*JB
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#10198828August 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL 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
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#10197572July 26, 2007
POWER 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
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#10192656June 7, 2007
POWER 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
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#10192107May 31, 2007
STEERING: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
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#10191881May 29, 2007
POWER 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
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#10190391May 10, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT INJURED HER NECK AND HER VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.
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#10191102May 10, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, POWER TRAIN
2003 VUE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD A RECALL AND AFTER HAVING IT FIX IT BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THEN THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED**CC THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, THE BRAKES SQUEALED WHENEVER THE CONSUMER BACKED-UP AND THE REAR WIPER WAS REPLACED. *JB
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#10190076May 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN
2003 SATURN VUE VTI WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. CUSTOMER STATES THAT IT HAS BEEN MANY REPOSTS OF BAD TRANSMISSIONS**CC *TR
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#10188387April 19, 2007
SUSPENSION:REAR
I AM DISSATISFIED WITH THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TOWARDS SATURN VUE RECALL CAMPAIGN # 04067001. THE INSIDE PIVOT BOLT ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR LATERAL LINK SHEARED OFF ON OUR SATURN VUE BEFORE HAVING THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. THE BOLT I AM TALKING ABOUT IS THE M12-1.75X85MM 10.9 HARDNESS BOLT. MOMENTS BEFORE THE BOLT BROKE, MY WIFE AND ONLY CHILD WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY SHE WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONLY TRAVELING AROUND 20 MPH ROUNDING A CORNER WHEN THE BOLT SHEARED OFF. THAT VERY BOLT THAT SHEARED OFF WAS REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME DIAMETER AND HARDNESS BOLT AS PART OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION. TO ME, SATURN IS STILL COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND ONLY CHILD. I CRAWLED UNDER A 2007 SATURN VUE ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR AT SATURN OF BINGHAMTON. JUST AS I SUSPECTED...........THAT VERY SAME PIVOT BOLT UNDER THE 2007 WAS MUCH LARGER IN DIAMETER (16MM IN DIAMETER ROUGHLY). SO THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY APPARENT IN THE ENGINEERS DESIGN, BECAUSE THEY MADE A CHANGE TO THE NEWER VEHICLES. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW, SO WHY WASN'T OURS FIXED CORRECTLY? WHAT'S FROM KEEPING THIS SAME BOLT FROM SHEARING OFF AGAIN IN SAY 2 OR 3 YEARS. THE M12 BOLT OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T HAVE THE SHEAR STRENGTH FOR THAT APPLICATION. THAT IS WHY THEY ARE NOW PUTTING A MUCH LARGER DIAMETER BOLT IN ITS PLACE ON THE NEWER MODELS. ALL THESE 2002-2004 SATURN VUE OWNERS IN THE COUNTRY HAVE WARM AND FUZZY FEELINGS ABOUT FEELING SAFE IN THEIR VEHICLE AGAIN NOW THAT THEY HAD THE RECALL CAMPAIGN PERFORMED. WHEN IN FACT THE MAJORITY DON??T EVEN HAVE A CLUE WHAT THE RECALL ENTAILED. SATURN IS BANKING ON THESE VEHICLES TO BE IN THE SCRAP YARD BEFORE ANYTHING MAJOR HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!! I ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE ALREADY. THEY ARE BASICALLY SAYING TOUGH LUCK, THE RECALL CORRECTIVE ACTION IS WHAT IT IS. *JB
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#10186458March 29, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
FAILED VTI TRANSMISSION..STARTED ON 12/03/03 WITH 9199 MILES. REDUCED POWER LIGHT, CAR WOULD NOT GO WHEN PLACED IN GEAR, FIX-CODE P0107, MAP SENSOR LOW CIRCUIT VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM ON 6/28/04 WITH N14807 MILES. WRENCH LIT, SATURN ALLEGEDLY NOT FOUND ON 12-02-04 WITH 20178 MILES NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING,WRENCH LIGHT,FIXED. DTC B2707 INTO SHIFT LOCK TRANSMISSION ON 6/30/05 WITH 27797 MILES SES LIGHT, NOT FOUND. ON 7/17/06 WITH 48664 MI.LES WONT SHIFT GEARS. FIX TOTAL REBUILD AS PER SATURN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON 11/21/06 4WITH 8664 MILES NOT SHIFTING , STOPPED, THEN WENT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE, FIX ED AGAIN. ON 3/10/07 WITH 50107 MILES STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THEN WENT. INTERMITENTLY SHOOK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN AT OPERATING TEMPERATURES. AS PER SATURN NOT FOUND. ALSO, AIR BAG/HORN ISSUES, ON 1/31/06 WITH 38441 MILES AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. .SATURN ALLEDGED NOT FOUND ON 4/10/06, AND ON 41040 MILES AGAIN AIR BAG LI, AS PER SATURN DTCB1800472,,DTCB1001, REPLACED MODUAL ASSEMBLY.WAS CHARGED $578.40 .AFTER THAT HORN WAS GOING ON OWN , ASSUMED WAS PART OF ALARM SYSTEM . HORN BURNED OUT, AND SATURN WANTA ABOUT $1500 TO REPAIR WHEN THERE IWAS A AN ADMITTED DESIGN FLAW. ALARM SYSTEM WAS VERIFIED BY OUTSIDE SOURCE OPERATIONAL, NOT EVEN SURE IF AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
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#10185375March 17, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
IT STARTED WITH HAVING STRANGE CLICKING IN THE TURN SIGNALS. THEN THE TEMP LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE NEEDLE WOULD BURY ITSELF INTO THE RED PORTION OF THE DIAL. WE NOTICED NO SMELL OR PROBLEMS WITH DRIVING THE CAR AND THE RADIATOR AND COOLANT RESEVIOR CHECKED OUT TO BE FINE. NEXT CAME THE OIL LIGHT ON AFTER WE HAD ALREADY HAD THE OIL CHANGED. THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON LONGER AFTER STARTING THE CAR. THEN AS SUDDENLY AS THINGS STARTED, EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL EXCEPT THE TURN SIGNALS. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT BEGAN. THIS TIME WITH THE HORN GETTING STUCK, THEN THE SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON ALONG WITH THE OIL LIGHT. THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON LONGER AND LONGER. BY THIS TIME IT IS WINTER AND I'M HEARING STRANGE SOUNDS FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. ONE DAY WE NOTICE THE HORN IS NO LONGER WORKING AND THE FRONT END SOUND LIKE IT'S GOING TO FALL OFF. WE'RE AFRAID TO USE THE HEATER DEFROSTER TOO MUCH FOR FEAR THE CAR MAY OVER HEAT. I TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND DIAGNOTIC. IT WAS NOT BOUGHT AT A SATURN DEALER. I AM TOLD THAT THE HOUSING FOR THE OIL FILTER IS BROKEN AND NEEDS REPLACING. I PAY FOR HALF OF THAT. I NEED NEW LINKS IN THE FRONT. THE HORN WORKS. THE TEMP GAUGE IS GOING INTO THE RED. AFTER I EXPLAINED WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE GAUGES. IT WAS SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO A SATURN DEALER. I WENT TO MY LOCAL SATURN DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT LINKS. THEY DIAGNOSED THE OTHER PROBLEMS AS: AIRBAG STEER WHEEL CONTACTS COLLAPSED - $800.00, SHORTED BCM- $449.00, HORN SHORTED- $101.00, FUSE BLOWN-$23.60, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. SPOKE WITH SATURN CORP, THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY $500.00 TOWARD REPAIR OF AIRBAG AS LONG AS WE GO TO THE SATURN DEALER. PRESENTLY WE'RE SEEKING MONETARY ASSISTANCE FROM THE SELLING DEALERSHIP WHICH HAS MOVED OVER 50 MILES AWAY. THIS CASE IS STILL PENDING.
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#10184096March 3, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 VTI TRANSMISSION IN SATURN VUE. THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRES CONSTANT TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP FOR MONITORING UPDATES OR REPAIRS. GETS FIXED, ONLY TO HAVE SAME PROBLEMS RETURN AGAIN VERY SOON. SEE WWW.SATURNFANS.COM BLOG TO SEE HIGH REPORTS OF PROBLEMS. TRIED TO TRADE IN VEHICLE ON NEWER VUE WITHOUT VTI TRANSMISSION. DEALER OFFERED TRADE-IN VALUE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN KELLY BLUE BOOK. DEALER STATED "WE WON'T PUT A VTI VUE ON LOT FOR RESALE." SATURN DISCONTINUED PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 04. *JB
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#10183993March 2, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2003 SATURN VUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A PLANE TAKING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE. WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEED THERE WAS A CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD A FAILURE WITH THE HUB ASSEMBLY AT 40,644 MILES AND REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLY. AT 46,972 THE CONTACT HAD THE SAME FAILURE AND REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOW HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS THEY HAD IN THE PRIOR FAILURES BEFORE THEY REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE ANY INVOICE REPAIR IF NEEDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000.*AK
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