Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10454324April 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AFTER PURCHASING MY SATURN VUE, JANUARY 11, 2011, IT REQUIRED SERVICE AND A SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON OR ABOUT APRIL 1, 2011. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED BY MY EXTNEDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE MOST RECENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE, APRIL 2, 2012, WAS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP IS SEEKING TO HAVE ME PAY 50% OF THE COST TO REPLACE, FOR A SECOND TIME, A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT ITS PERFORMANCE WILL EXCEED THAT OF MY PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. BETWEEN THE COST OF BOTH TRANSMISSIONS, THE REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF IT AS A WHOLE. I AM TERRIFIED THAT I WILL ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM AGAIN, AND CANNOT AFFORD THE COST TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT WAS FORESEEABLE THEN, AS WELL AS NOW. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN, BUT I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS AN IRRESPONSIBLE WAY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, AND THE IMPROPER FUNCTIONING OF THIS COMPONENT COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGHWAY SAFETY AND A FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE EVENT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AT HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR ME, AND ALL OTHER CONSUMERS NOT YET AWARE OF THE BATTLE THAT THEY WILL, MOST LIKELY, FACE IF THEY ARE IN POSSESSION OF A SATURN VUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453967April 3, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 SATURN VUE. FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON EVEN WITH A HEAVY PERSON. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE SEAT WARMER. BAD DESIGN! WILL COST $900.00 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452910March 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
UPON ENTERING MY 2004 SATURN VUE AND CLOSING THE DRIVER DOOR, BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION, HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY IMPACT, AND NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452779March 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE DRIVEN IN FIRST OR SECOND GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD POSSIBLY REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452560March 21, 2012
AIR BAGS
LIGHT APPEARS, CONTINUES TO STAY ON.IS THIS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452369March 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BATTERY COMPLETELY DEAD; THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DRAWING POWER FROM THE BATTERY ALL THE TIME CAUSING IT TO DRAIN WITH NO START SITUATION. THIS COULD BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE CAR DOES NOT START IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN A PARKING LOT. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE ELECTRICAL DRAW COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452370March 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH REAR WIPER AND HEATING ELEMENT(DEFOGGER) SYSTEM. PRESSING THE REAR DEFOGGER SWITCH TO TURN ON THE HEATING ELEMENT WOULD INSTEAD START DELIVERING WINDSHIELD WASHING FLUID CONTINUOUSLY. PRESSING THE REAR WIPER SWITCH WOULD START THE WIPER IN A VERY ERRATIC AND SCARY WAY. WHOLE SYSTEM WORKS IN A SPOOKY WAY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451639March 14, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
I STARTED THE ENGINE AND HEARD A CLANG. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND THERE WAS A PART OF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR (PART OF THE CLUTCH) LAYING ON THE GROUND. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE BEARINGS FAILED AND IT WAS FALLING APART. I NOTICED ON EDMOND'S THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MILEAGE FOR THE SAME MODEL SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD DOCUMENT THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450184March 4, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE SATURN WAS STILL IN BUSINESS, THE FRONT ENGINE SEAL WENT OUT BETWEEN 25-30,000 MILES. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 55,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE RIGHT FRONT. REALLY,AT 55,000 MILES! WHAT'S NEXT? BY THE WAY THE FRONT CRANK SEAL IS LEAKING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449690February 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIGHTLY HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYING REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448799February 21, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I TOO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY IGNITION AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON. THE KEY WAS FIXED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. NOW MY ISSUES IS WITH THE WINDOWS RANDOMLY NOT WORKING AND PASSENGER AIR BAG ON. MY CAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE DID NOT WORK FOR A YEAR. IT WOULD WORK OCCASIONALLY (WHEN I TESTED THE BUTTON) NOW THE PASSENGERS SIDE WORK, BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOSE NOT. I WAS TOLD BY SATURN THAT THEY ARE UNRELATED ISSUES. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND THAT? MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP TO HAVE SERVICE DONE ON IT. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW NEEDS TO BE FIXED. AT THE COST OF $265.00 JUST THE DRIVER SIDE, AND THEY SAID THAT THEIR IS NO PROBLEM WITH PASS. SIDE... I CAN SEE THAT THE WINDOWS ARE AN ISSUES WITH THIS TYPE ON SATURN... AND NO ONE IS ADDRESSING THIS ISSUES. THEIR IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE WINDOW SYSTEM. I LOVE MY CAR, BUT WHAT I'M READING HERE SEEM TO SHOW ME THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE REAL CONCERNING MY CAR. AND THE SERVICE CENTER SAID THAT THEY NOT RELATED? I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THAT. SOME ONE NEED TO CHECK IN TO THE WINDOW AND AIR BAG PROBLEM. THEIR MUST BE A SITE THAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES?? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448562February 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2010 WITH 85000 MILES ON IT, ONE WEEK AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT. AROUND SIX MONTHS LATER THE COIL PACK WENT OUT, TWO MONTHS AFTER THAT THE FRONT BEARINGS WENT OUT. AT ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS THE TUMBLER IN THE IGNITION WENT OUT. AT ABOUT NINE MONTHS THE THERMOSTAT WENT OUT. WE NOW ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND TRANSMISSION ARE BAD AT 116000 MILES AND LESS THAN 18 MONTHS SINCE OUR PURCHASE DATE. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES HAVING THESE SORT OF ISSUES. I ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE MAKER OF THE VEHICLE IN WHICH WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND IT SEEMS QUITE RARE THAT ONE WOULD HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WITH A VEHICLE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447833February 13, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447677February 12, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY REGARDLESS OF SPEED, CONDITION, OR TIME OF DAY. SEATS HAVE NOT BEEN WET FROM SPILLAGE OR ABUSE. THIS FAILURE CAUSES ME CONCERN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS NEXT. AND, IS THE AIRBAG GOING TO ACTIVATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445907January 30, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HORN STARTED BLOWING EARLY 1 MORNING AND I HAD TO DISCONNECT MY HORN THE SWITCH WENT OUT THE HORN SWITCH IS IN THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 SATURN VUE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444906January 23, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SEATS
MY 2007 SATURN VUE ALL THE TIME SINCE I PURCHASED IT THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYMENT BAG LIGHT WILL NOT WORK, UNLESS I TURN ON THE PASSENGER HEAT , AND THE SEAT DOES NOT HEAT UP, AND I AM STILL NOT SURE IT WILL WORK BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, ALSO MY ELECTRIC WINDOWS WON'T WORK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE IGNITION SHIFT THE KEY STICKS AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND IT WON'T RELEASE THE KEY. DEALER WON'T DEAL WITH IT, WONDER IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS, IT CANNOT BE TRUSTED, NOT SURE OF ANY RECALLS, BUT IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND FIXED BEFORE ANYONE COULD GET HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444682January 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,430.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444689January 20, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED IF THE HEATED SEAT IS NOT TOGGLED REGULARLY FROM LOW TO HIGH. ON PERMANENTLY AND DOES NOT RECOGNIZE SEAT OCCUPANT IF HEATED SEAT IS LEFT IN THE OFF POSITION. HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK EVEN IF IN THE LOW OR HIGH POSITION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443371January 10, 2012
WHEELS, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH HEARD A CLUNK BY THE BACK REAR PASSENGER TIRE, THE TOP OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS TILTED IN. APPEARED TO HAVE A BROKEN LATERAL ARM WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING ANY RATE OF SPEED THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I CONTACTED SATURN WHO TOOK MY CLAIM AND ADMITTED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LATERAL ARM IN 2005. THIS SUPPOSELY WAS TAKEN IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND FIXED. I DIDN'T OWN THIS VEHICLE THEN. SATURN REFUSES TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND SAID IT VERY LIKELY COULDVE BEEN A FAULTLY PART BUT SINCE IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF IN 2005 NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE. I FEEL I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF, LOST CONTROL AND/OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE IF I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442516January 5, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT WHAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS OR IF ANY REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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