Saturn Vue Complaints (2009)

125 consumer complaints on file.

#10721320May 25, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE TURNING AND VEHICLE HEADED INTO ONCOMING VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CRASH AND STEERING CAME BACK AFTER SLOWING DOWN. DRIVER INFO CENTER SHOWED A POWER STEERING MESSAGE BUT WAS UNABLE TO READ IT BEFORE IT WENT AWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716880May 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY 2009 SATURN VUE SHORTS OUT CAUSING ALL KINDS OF ISSUES, THE FIRST TIME WAS IN LATE 2013 WHEN NOTHING ON THE DASH CAME ON, MY RADIO DID NOT PLAY, NO GAGES WORKED. DROVE IT TO THE FIRST DEALERSHIP IN WATERFORD AND THEY GOT THE GAGES WORKING BUT HAD LITTLE NEWS TO SAY ABOUT IT, IT WAS A BAD EXPERIENCE TO SAY THE LEAST. THE 2ND TIME IT DIED IN MY DRIVE WAY ( IT HAD A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN IT AT THE TIME)I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD AT FIRST THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE HOOD LATCH LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO GIVE IT BACK THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF EVEN WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED MANUALLY AND WAS CORRECT . THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER BOARD AND IT WAS FIXED. THIS TIME I DROVE MY CAR FOR OVER A 2 MONTH PERIOD WHERE THE BLINKER WOULD CAUSE THE RADIO TO GO OUT, IF I TURNED ON THE BRIGHTS THE RADIO WOULD GO OUT, THEN ONE DAY I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND REALIZED THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TO SHUT IT DOWN . LIGHTS FLICKER ON THE DASH AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. MY LAST STRAW WAS WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START, IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING, I SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE AND TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED UP, SO I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD THE CAR FORM APRIL 23 THRU MAY 8 AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN OCTOBER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP AND NO ONE HAS FOUND THE PROBLEM YET. I HAVE TO SAY I HAVE DROVE IT NOW FOR 4 DAYS AND NONE OF THE THINGS I DESCRIBED EARLIER HAS HAPPENED. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME, NOT FAIR TO HAVE THESE KINDS OF ISSUES ON A CAR OF THIS CALIPER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715363May 8, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN THE AUTO WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE IGNITION KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706593April 20, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CRUISING AT 70 IN THE FAR LEFT HAND LANE, AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE SPEED DROPPED TO 40 MPH AND ERROR CODES STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH (DECREASE ENGINE, ENGINE, STABILITY TRACK SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, AND OTHERS I DON'T REMEMBER). WITH SEMI TRUCKS AND A HIGH VOLUME OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND BLOWING THEIR HORNS, I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES IN AN EFFORT TO PULL OVER ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AS GEORGIA LAW STATES...BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CONTINUED TO DECREASE. IT WAS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I DID NOT GET HIT BY THE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I NEARLY MISSED THE OFF RAMP. OFF ON THE EXIT RAMP WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE LIGHT SO PULLED OVER TO RIGHT SIDE. MY CAR MADE A HIGH PITCHED SOUND LIKE IT DOES WHEN I REALLY STEP ON THE GAS, IT WAS REVVING AND NOW PULLING FORWARD. IT CONTINUED TO MAKE THIS NOISE WHILE I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, NOT MOVING, TRIED PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL, PARK, NOTHING WOULD MAKE THE REVVING STOP. FINALLY, LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR JERKED ME FORWARD BUT THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AGAIN AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT TO THE GAS STATION OFF THE EXIT. I PULLED INTO THE LOT AND AGAIN WHEN I BRAKED TO PUT IN REVERSE TO PARK IT STARTED REVVING HIGH AND JERKED FORWARD AGAIN THEN BACKWARDS. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LET SIT 10 MINUTES. TURNED IT ON, IT WOULD NOT GO AWAY THE ENGINE WAS IN REVVING SO HIGH I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BLOW. I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM 30+ MILES AWAY FROM HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701236March 23, 2015
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE SERVICE AIR BAG, ABS, AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,955.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700971March 22, 2015
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S BELT NO LONGER RETRACTS AFTER DRIVER EXITS THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692479March 6, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SLIGHTLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679057January 26, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LEFT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH REMOTE OR WITH SWITCH VIA CAR INTERIOR. ADVISED TO REPLACE DOOR ACTUATOR. ONCE THE LEFT SIDE WAS REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THE RIGHT PASSENGER REAR DOOR IS NOW NON OPERATIONAL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DOOR LOCK FAILURES ARE NOT SAFE. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT SOMEONE COULD BE EJECTED IF THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK PROPERTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672493January 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I TURNED THE CORNER TO ENTER MY STREET, THERE IS A SLIGHT "S" CURVE TO ENTER MY STREET. I WAS NO MORE THAN 50 YARDS FROM THE CORNER WHEN MY VEHICLE REVVED LOUDLY, RPM TO 3500 AND ACCELERATED , I MANAGED TO AVOID MORE DAMAGED THAN WAS DONE, BUT IN THE INTERIM I HIT A 3' TALL BRICK MAIL BOX AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE GENTLEMAN WHOSE MAIL BOX I HIT SUGGESTED I RESEARCH RECALLS, - AND I FOUND A TON OF "LIKE" INCIDENCES WITH THESE VEHICLES AND TRANSMISSIONS. IT IS AMAZING NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED. GENERAL CONSENSUS IS GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE SITUATIONS. GM KNOWS THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, BUT REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED WITH A NON WORKING VEHICLE AND STILL OWING MONEY FOR THIS. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF FAILURE ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, BUT GM IS ABANDONING THE CAUSE. DISGUSTING SINCE WE THE TAX PAYERS BAILED THEM OUT WITH THEIR SUB STANDARD PRODUCT! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672049January 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10671546January 10, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BROKEN TIRE BELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668744December 29, 2014
STEERING
SINCE APRIL 2014 OUR 2009 SATURN VUE HAS EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST WHICH REQUIRES BOTH HANDS FOR STEERING AT LOW SPEED. RECENTLY WE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR OUR 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE RECALL IS FOR THE SAME CONDITIONS WE EXPERIENCE WITH OUR SATURN. AS BOTH VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME POWER TRAIN TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660633December 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2009 SATURN VUE. DRIVER STATES THE ENGINE STALLED REPEATEDLY, KEYS BECAME STUCK IN IGNITION AND THE AIRBAG AND STABILITY LIGHTS CAME ON. *TA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667092December 18, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS ON INTERSTATE WITH MY 10 YR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ME WITH CRUISE SET AT 75MPH, LANE WAS MERGING, SO I ACCELERATED TO GET PAST A SEMI TO GET OVER. LET UP OFF GAS AND CAR KEPT ACCELERATING FASTER. HIT BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. CAR STILL KEPT ACCELERATING. TURNED OFF CRUISE AND LAID ON BRAKE BUT CAR STILL KEPT ACCELERATING. SPEED REACHED 110MPH AND CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME IN ALL LANES. FINALLY PUT IN NEUTRAL AND ENGINE REVVED UP UNTIL FINALLY A LOUD POP NOISE AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. HOWEVER THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO STOP ACCELERATING. I WAS IN FEAR FOR THE LIFE OF MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. THEY RECOMMENDED PUTTING A NEW THROTTLE BODY IN AND DOING A FULL SYSTEM FLUSH WHICH WILL COST AROUND $800. I JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WORK DONE TO CORRECT TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITRAK AND ABS ISSUE. I HAVE DONE A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAR THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR STICKING AND CAR SPEEDING UP ON ITS OWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IT BY BRAKING. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY RELATED RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651721October 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AS THE AIR BAG AND STABILITY TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640126September 30, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CANNOT GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF, HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST ONE MINUTE OR MORE TO GET IT TO UNLOCK OR RELEASE TO TAKE KEY OUT, USES TOO MUCH BATTERY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633116September 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY REDLINE STARTED CLICKING STABILITRAK OFF AND THEN WHEN TURNING IGNITION OFF, WOULD BE COMPLETELY DEAD. THIS CONTINUED AFTER INSTALLING A NEW BATTERY (THOUGHT THE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACING). I HAVE TAKEN TO A REPAIR MAN NUMEROUS TIMES AND STILL CAN'T GET AN ANSWER. THEY REPLACED ONE OF THE BATTERY CABLES COMPLETELY AND THIS STOPPED IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THOUGHT WE HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM. WELL IT HAS SINCE CONTINUED TO HAVE A BAD CONNECTION SOMEWHERE. WHEN IT HAPPENS, I CAN "WIGGLE" THE BLACK ELECTRIC BOX ABOVE THE BATTERY AND POWER IS RESTORED. SOMETIMES, IT DISCONNECTS EVERYTIME I PUT IT IN PARK AND SWITCH OFF AND SOMETIMES I CAN GO DAYS WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. THERE HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL/WIRING ISSUE CAUSING THIS. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE LIES WITHIN THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM. I THINK THAT THE STABILITRAK TURNS OFF AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE VEHICLE LOSING THE ELECTRONIC CONNECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630401September 3, 2014
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SUN VISOR CAME DOWN OBSTRUCTING BLOCKING THE VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE VIN WAS NOT UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628258August 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
APPROXIMATELY JULY 2013, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND RADIO SHUT OFF. THE SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. AFTER MOVING THE BATTERY, THE LIGHTS TURNED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THIS LASTED FOR AN HOUR. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND MOVING THE BATTERY WORKED. I TOOK IT TO LOU FUSZ GMC BUICK. THEY TESTED THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND ALL OF THEIR COMPONENTS. THEY WERE FINE. I TOOK IT TO THEM IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, AND OCTOBER. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE BATTERY NOT BEING SECURED OR I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED BY LOU FUSZ IN JANUARY 2014. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE UNTIL EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND ISSUES HAPPENED AGAIN. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE VEHICLE AT A GM SERVICE CENTER HOPING THEY CAN RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. MY CONCERN IS IT MAY BE OVERHEATING CAUSING THE WIRES TO BURN. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2009 SATURN VUE. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626260August 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE LIGHTS (COURTESY LIGHTS, DASH, AND HEADLIGHTS) ON MY VEHICLE WERE FLICKERING. WHILE DRIVING, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A BURNING SMELL. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS COMING FROM OUTSIDE, BUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS DID NOT HELP. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR AREA. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS ABOUT THE HEADLINER THAT GOES INTO THE SUNSHADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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