Saturn Vue Complaints (2009)

125 consumer complaints on file.

#10615382July 22, 2014
STEERING
STEERING MOTOR SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING ON NJ TURNPIKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614505July 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR RETRACTION CLIP FRACTURED AND THE VISOR WOULD NOT PROPERLY RETRACT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE DOME, DOOR, AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT LIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 08/27/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BAR THAT RUNS THROUGH THE VISOR BECAME HOT TO TOUCH AND CAUSED THE WIRING THAT RUNS TO THE DOME TO BURN OUT. THIS CAUSED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO FAIL. THE VISOR WAS REPLACED BUT, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE NOT REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/18/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608165July 3, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT BECAME STIFF AND HARD TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,765. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,853. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607391July 1, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SLID, AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR WAS NOT PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY AND THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V616000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,952.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606618June 28, 2014
STEERING
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING AN ABUNDANCE OF POWER STEERING FLUID. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL OF THE POWER STEERING NUT. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE "EFFECTED" VEHICLES ARE HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606619June 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE IS SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND WOULD REQUIRE AN OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604942June 21, 2014
STEERING
THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT. I IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM IN APRIL AFTER I PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL CAR. THEN I NOTICED MORE CLEARLY HOW THE SATURN STEERING PROBLEM HAD BECOME MORE SERIOUS AND NOTICEABLE. THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BIND WHEN THE DRIVER TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A DISTINCT SOUND LIKE IT IS BINDING. IT ALSO TAKES MORE EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THAN IN MY OTHER GM CAR. THE STEERING DOES NOT QUITE RE-CENTER THE VEHICLE AFTER MAKING A TURN; THE CAR WILL REMAIN IN A SLIGHT DIRECTION LEFT OR RIGHT AFTER TURNING A CORNER; THE DRIVER MUST MAKE AN EFFORT TO RETURN THE STEERING TO POINT THE CAR DUE CENTER. THIS DEFECT IS WORSE IN THE COLD WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604732June 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STEERING:COLUMN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604754June 20, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY OVER A FOUR MONTH PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594492May 28, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V470000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593620May 23, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOST OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRICAL ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593402May 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT START, WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WILL NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS YOU CAN FINALLY GET IT TO CONNECT. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE GARAGE SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND NEVER HAPPENS WHEN THE GARAGE HAS THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME WAS ON SATURDAY 5/18/2014 THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO START WAS TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE STEERING COLUMN, THEN WHEN IT WOULD GO BACK TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT FIVE TIMES TRYING IT THIS WAY I LEFT THE WHEELS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR AND MADE A U TURN AND KEEP GOING TO HOME. I AM AFRAID TO TRY THIS CAR FOR FEAR IT WILL CUT OUT AND SOMEONE WILL RUN INTO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588877May 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DEFROST BUTTON FLASHES AND DEACTIVATES DURING FREEZING TEMPERATURES PREVENTING THE WINDOWS FROM DEFOGGING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588806May 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES WHERE THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577917April 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IF FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574900March 26, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574789March 25, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS DRIVING ALONG 35 MPH. VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE PULL OVER PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHEN I GOT OUT TO CHECK TO SEE WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM I SAW FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMED BY FLAMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574124March 22, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE ON A TRIP DRIVING FROM CENTRAL ARKANSAS TO WISCONSIN, THE WIPER MOTOR WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE FRONT WIPERS TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. AND OF COURSE THIS STARTED HAPPENING WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THERE WAS NO WAY FOR THE WIPERS TO GO BACK DOWN TO THEIR PROPER POSITION. WHILE IN WISCONSIN I TRIED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WHILE THE LOCAL CERTIFIED SATURN DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID IT WOULD BE OVER A WEEK BEFORE THEY COULD GET ME IN. WE HAD TO DRIVE ALL OF THE WAY BACK TO ARKANSAS WITH THE WIPERS NOT WORKING AND STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW. THE COST TO HAVE IT FIXED WAS OVER $500 AND HAD TO DRIVE 1 HR AWAY TO GET THE CAR TO THE CERTIFIED SATURN DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573107March 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE (2009 SATURN VUE) WAS TRAVELLING SOUTHBOUND THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE, BY ANOTHER VEHICLE (TRAVELING EASTBOUND) WHO DID NOT STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. AFTER BEING STRUCK THE SATURN VEERED TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST CORNER WHERE IT ROAD UP A SNOWBANK AND THEN HIT A TELEPHONE POLE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS QUARTER/DRIVERS DOOR. THE SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION WHEN HER HEAD STRUCK THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568482March 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I TOO AM EXPERIENCING MY BRAKE PEDAL STICKING, SEEMS TO DRAG AT TIMES, ANY IDEAS, HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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