Saturn Vue Complaints (2006)

300 consumer complaints on file.

#10399374May 6, 2011
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTION. SEEMS THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE SATURN BLOG WITH SAME ISSUE AND SAME SYMPTOMS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399046May 3, 2011
AIR BAGS
I NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAGS WERE FLIPPING ON AND OFF, AND THAT WHEN I HIT THE SEAT WARMER THE AIR BAGS FLIP BACK TO ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE HEATER IN THE SEAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394939April 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION TO START THE ENGINE AND/OR TO STOP THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE KEY WAS WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS SOMETIMES NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE TURNED OFF AND AT OTHER TIMES NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO START UP. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND CANNOT BE STARTED, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS IF THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SHUT DOWN IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393711March 30, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FILED THE BRAKES DOWN YET THE GRINDING NOISE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCH DRUM AND BEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS MAKING A NOISE. UPDATED 05/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392638March 23, 2011
VISIBILITY
IT WAS RAINING ON MARCH 22ND AND I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FRONT WIPERS GOING AND MY PASSENGER SIDE WIPER JUST STOPPED WORKING!!!! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAPPENED AND HOW IT COULD HAPPEN BUT I'M LOOKING AT AN EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373581December 30, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2006 SATURN VUE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR INDICATES OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ADULT IS SEATED. ALSO, THE PASSENGER HEATED SEAT INOPERABLE. AIRBAG INDICATOR ON MAIN DASH ILLUMINATED WHEN PASSENGER LIGHT IS OFF OR DURING ABSENCE OF PASSENGER. DIAGNOSIS CODE OF B0092 PRESENTED AND DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF AIRBAG SENSOR AND SEAT CUSHION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367924November 26, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SYSTEM SENSORS FOR 2006 SATURN VUE ARE FAILING. A LIGHT IS INDICATING THAT AIRBAGS WILL NOT INFLATE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. THIS OCCURRED JUST AFTER MY 60,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY SATURN AS A WARRANTY ITEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED AND REPLACED BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE VUE CURRENTLY HAS 88,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PROTECT PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION IN IT'S CURRENT STATE. CORRECTION MADE TO YEAR IN DESCRIPTION. UPDATED IVOQ 01/19/11 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365854November 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION SWITCH IS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE, ADDED GRAPHITE LUBRICANT BUT ONLY PARTIAL RELIEF. OTHER MODELS OF SAME YEAR HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. GM SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358475September 30, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE AN '06 VUE. BOTH OF THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE FACTORY WAS NO HELP. I AM IN THE SHREVEPORT AREA AND WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. THEY WERE NOT EVEN SURE IF THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP TO HAVE IT SERVICED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352437August 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFT CABLE DETACHED FROM THE SHIFTER, A PIECE OF PLASTIC BROKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347599August 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE: 2006 SATURN VUE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TWICE IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE SHIFTER SEPARATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN GEAR. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ON AN I-95. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP REPLACED AND END CLIP THE FIRST TIME AND THE SHIFTER CABLE THE SECOND TIME. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE OCCURRENCES ARE UNRELATED - DIFFERENT PARTS AND BALKING AT FIXING THE DEFECT WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR IT. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL INTERNET SITES IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME FAILURE OVER SEVERAL MODEL YEARS IN THE SATURN VUE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS FAILURE - ESPECIALLY THE SECOND TIME ON I-95. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344276July 20, 2010
SEAT BELTS
N 2006 SATURN VUE, THE REAR SEAT IS A 2/3 SPLIT BENCH UPON LOWERING THE SEATBACK DOWN, THE MIDDLE SEATBELT BECAME "LOCKED" IN THE LOWERED POSITION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE ONLY REMEDY WAS TO CUT THE SEATBELT. THEY THEN TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 300 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT!INTERIOR PARTS). I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT GM'S 'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I WAS USING THE AUTOMOBILE FEATURES AS THEY ARE INTENDED TO BE USED. I SEE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME DESCRIPTION ON THE INTERNET! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343789July 17, 2010
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. OUT OF WARRANTY (47,000 MILES), SO HAVE JUST TRIED TO GET BY WITHOUT HAVING IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343063July 13, 2010
SEAT BELTS
HAD VEHICLE LESS THAN THREE YEARS. DRIVER'S SEATBELT CLIP HAS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BREAKS OFF INSIDE THE HOUSING OF THE FLOOR HARNESS. TOOK TO DEALER; TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO OUTSIDE OF REPLACING--@OVER $300. WHEN ASKED ABOUT REPLACING THE MIDDLE SEAT HARNESS, WAS TOLD IT WAS ANOTHER SIZE ... REALLY? ISN'T THERE A LAW FOR SEATBELTS AND ATTENDANT SAFETY. WE ARE RUNNING BELT THROUGH PASSENGER LOOP WHEN DOUBLE FRONT OCCUPANCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343066July 13, 2010
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILS; HAD VEHICLE LESS THAN THREE YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342011July 8, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BECAME INOPERABLE AND PREVENT THE DOORS FROM LATCHING AND CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DOOR LATCH ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE HANDLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL RETURN HER CALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341272July 2, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON EPISODICALLY. TAKEN TO GM SERVICE CENTER, 1 JUNE 2010. TO DATE, 2 JULY 2010, THE PART HAS NOT ARRIVED AND WAS TOLD I COULD DRIVE THE CAR BUT WITHOUT A PASSENGER UNTIL THE PART COMES IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336835June 17, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STEERING
1) LEADING EVENTS - PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2009 USED FROM A CERTIFIED DEALER, WAS PROVIDED WITH 2 SEPARATE SETS OF KEYS. WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING I NOTICED INCREASED DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE CAR WITH THE KEYS PROVIDED. ALERTED DEALER AND WAS GIVEN ANOTHER SET OF KEYS. 2) FAILURE - KEY TO IGNITION FREQUENTLY STICKS AND STAYS IN THE IGNITION WHILE CAR IS RUNNING. ALSO HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FREQUENTLY LOCKS WHICH MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO START THE IGNITION. 3) INITIALLY I WAS GIVEN A REPLACEMENT KEY FROM THE DEALER THAT WORKED ON AND OFF. THE CAR WILL BE TURNED IN FOR SERVICE THIS WEEKEND TO DETERMINE WHAT THE DEFECT IS IF ANY ON THE CAR. ESTIMATED COST $250-$500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336108June 13, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2006 SATURN VIEW, LIGHT FOR DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ON NEARLY 100% OF TIME. PREVIOUSLY ONLY NOTED ISSUE DURING WET CONDITIONS BUT NOW IS PERMANENT PROBLEM. ALSO HAVE NOTED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL BLINK FROM ON TO OFF WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330235May 13, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2006 SATURN VUE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED, COST IS OVER $1000.00 TO REPAIR. UNTIL REPAIRED, THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT FUNCTION! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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