Saturn Vue Complaints (2004)

276 consumer complaints on file.

#10391228March 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE HAS A SHUDDER / VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHILE SPEEDING UP BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 20-45MPH. IT OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED SO I CANNOT BE FOR SURE WHEN IT STARTED BUT IT HAS DONE IT EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386161March 2, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACTS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE UPPER BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN ADVISING THAT THE CRASH WOULD BE ON RECORD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,350.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10383824February 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN
2004 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER STATES FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BELONGS TO HER AUNT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379955February 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372114December 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A SATURN VUE 2004, BLUE. ON SATURDAY DEC 11, MERGING ONTO I-495 EAST AT EXIT 31, I ACCELERATED SHARPLY AND STEADILY; 'PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN.' THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON BUT NOT ENGAGED. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER IT WAS TAPPED OR NOT DURING THE ACCELERATION, BUT I DID NOT INTENTIONALLY ENGAGE IT. REGARDLESS, WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, I DID NOT EXPERIENCE A RELIEF OF ACCELERATION. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE PEDAL STAYED LOOSE, RELATIVELY. I TRIED THE BRAKE - IT SLOWED THE ACCELERATION BUT DID NOT STOP IT. I TRIED THE ACCELERATOR TO LOOSEN IT. I APPLIED THE BRAKE IN A SUSTAINED FASHION. I WAS CURRENTLY GOING ~80 MPH, FASTER THAN INTENDED. AT THIS TIME, I MOVED ONTO THE SHOULDER, TO THE RIGHT, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED ON THE BLINKERS. THE ENGINE RACED AND THE TACHOMETER WAS HIGH. I BRAKED TO ABOUT 40-50 MPH. I NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS ON, AND TURNED IT OFF. THE ENGINE STOPPED RACING AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW A BIT MORE. ONCE I WAS SURE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER CONTROL, I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, DEACTIVATED THE BLINKERS, REGAINED SPEED, MERGED OFF THE SHOULDER AND CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION. I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369182December 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 SATURN VUE WITH 137,000 MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT ON IT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $3,800 AND $4,200 AND THEY STILL COULD NOT GUARANTEE TO FIX IT. I NOTICE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SATURN VUE AND DECIDED TO VOICE MINE ALSO. MAINLY, BECAUSE I NOTICE THAT THE 2004 SATURN VUE IS STILL BEING SOLD BY DEALERS WHEN THEY KNOW OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM ONE OF THE ONES THAT IS HAVING TO LET MY VEHICLE BE REPOSESSED DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED. I BROUGHT MY CAR NEW AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON A RECALL. SATURN (OR DEALERS SELLING THIS VEHICLE) KNOWING OF THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE MADE TO RECOMPENSE PEOPLE FOR THEIR EXPENSES. I AM HAVING TO DEPEND ON FRIENDS/FAMILY TO GET AROUND. WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS SOMETHING SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS BY NOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362239October 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WENT TO USE HORN TO WARN ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT THEY WERE SWAYING INTO MY LANE AND WHEN DID SO HORN KEPT GOING OFF AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO PULL HORN RELAY IN ORDER TO GET HORN TO STOP BEFORE BURNING IT OUT. DUE TO LOCATION OF HORN SWITCH (INSIDE AIRBAG) THE APPROXIMATE COST FOR WHAT WOULD APPEAR TO BE AN EASY FIX COULD COST UPWARDS OF $700. OUTRAGEOUS! NOW DUE TO HIGH COST VEHICLE WILL BE WITHOUT AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE....A HORN. RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356645September 20, 2010
SEAT BELTS
2004 SATURN VUE, REAR SEAT, MIDDLE, SEATBELT DOESN'T STAY LATCHED. I WAS CARPOOLING SOME KIDS AND IT APPEARED THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCHED, BUT WHEN WE CAME TO A QUICK STOP, THE SEATBELT WAS NOT ACTUALLY ENGAGED. IT WAS A FALSE LATCH CONDITION. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON SATURN OUTLOOKS DUE TO SIMILAR CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347816August 6, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:REAR, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD "POP" FROM REAR OF CAR. AFTER PULLING OVER THE DRIVER SAW THAT THE TOP OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS TIPPED IN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR STATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT REAR LATERAL LINK ASSEMBLY BROKE. THE MOUNTING BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE MOUNTING FLANGE TO BRAKE OFF OF THE FRAME. THIS ACTION ALSO CAUSED THE FRAME TO BEND. IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE FRAME, LINKS, CONTROL ARMS AND SHOCK ABSORBER. TOTAL COST TO ME WAS $1,900.42. SATURN SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY EXPENSES. A RECALL ( CAMPAIGN #04067001 ) TO REPLACE THE REAR LATERAL LINKS WAS PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE ON 5/21/2005. APPARENTLY, THIS RECALL WORK WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THE DRIVER WAS NOT SPEEDING, DID NOT HIT A POT HOLE OR OTHER OBJECT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THESE ARE NOT PARTS THAT REQUIRE PERIODIC MAINTENANCE OR UPKEEP. THE PARTS ON THIS CAR FAILED. THE MECHANIC AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER THAT PERFORMED THE WORK SAID THAT ALL THE BOLTS IN THAT AREA WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACED. IF THIS FAILURE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED ON AN INTERSTATE ROAD GOING AT A MUCH FASTER RATE OF SPEED, I CAN'T IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344149July 20, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. UPON EXAMINING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE IT WAS BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH THE REAR TOE LINKS WERE BEING REPLACED BECAUSE A BOLT SHEARED OFF. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335669June 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. SHE STATED THAT IN JUNE 2009, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BEGAN LOSING POWER AT A LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO RESET ITSELF. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RE-OCCURED FOUR TIMES WITHIN A YEAR AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335447June 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 SATURN VUE. TRANSMISSION GONE, OVER 5 GRAND TO FIX DUE TO THERE BEING PROBLEMS WITH THE VUES, JUNK YARDS DO NOT CARRY THEM. IT WAS APPARENTLY A KNOWN DEFECT YET THEY SOLD IT TO ME. I STILL OWE 110000 ON THE CAR AND I CANT DRIVE NOR DO I HAVE THE CASH TO FIX. WITH THE DEALERSHIPS GONE I CAN'T EVEN TAKE THE PIECE OF JUNK BACK TO THEM. I FOUND OUT THAT MOST SHOPS DO NOT WORK ON THESE (3 OF THE 4 I CALLED) DUE TO THE FACT THAT EVEN WITH A REBUILT ONE, YOU ARE STILL PUTTING IN A TRANSMISSION THAT IS FAULTY AND THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE THEM. SINCE I NOW NEED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THIS HEAP WILL CERTAINLY BE REPOSSESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331645May 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SATURN IN WHICH IT STATES THAT MY CAR IS A RECALL, DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS. (THREE MONTH PRIOR TO THE RECALL LETTER I HAD EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH THE CAR.) SATURN/GMC DO NOT WANT TO PAY THE REPAIR IN FULL,$5,927.03, THEY WANT ME TO PAY THE HALF OF IT. NEITHER DO THEY HELP ME TO GET A CAR OF THE SAME YEAR OR VALUE. I WROTE THEM A HAND WRITTEN LETTER AND NEVER RECEIVED AN ANSWER FROM THEM. AFTER THREE MONTHS I CONTACTED THEM BY PHONE, TO ASK WHAT THEY ARE DOING ABOUT THE CAR,I WAS TOLD THAT MY CASE IS DISMISSED?( I CALL THAT DISCRIMINATION) I WENT TO COURT AND FILED A SMALL CLAIMS COURT AGAINST SATURN. THREE WEEKS AFTER THEY WERE SERVED THE PAPERWORK I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEM THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DISMISS THIS CLAIM SINCE THEY GO THROUGH BANKRUPTCY. I AM A DIVORCED MATURE FEMALE, AND HAVE A SMALL RESIDENTIAL,LIGHT COMMERCIAL AND JANITORIAL CLEANING BUSINESS. I NEED THE CAR ON A DAILY BASIS, AND HAVE TO DRIVE SOMETIMES FAR TO GET TO MY CLIENTS. AND SINCE THE ECONOMY HAS TURNED BAD FOR LOTS OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, LIKE ME, I BARELY MAKE ENDS MEET. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, NOR DO I HAVE THE OTHER HALF OF WHAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD COST. AND SINCE I DID NOT DESIGN THE CAR NEITHER MANUFACTURE THE CAR, I DON'T SEE WHY I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OFF FROM THE COMPANY WHO PUTS THEM ON THE MARKET. THE TIME FOR MY CAR IS RUNNING OUT, AND FOR ME AS WELL. IF I HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND PERFORMANCE ISSUE, OR IF THE TRANSMISSION CATCHES FIRE THAT WOULD BE HORRIBLE. IF I LOOSE ALL MY CLIENTS IF THE CAR BREAKS DOWN I WON'T BE ABLE TO PAY MY RENT, AND END UP LIVING ON THE STREETS WITH MY ANIMALS. PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS BAD PROBLEM? I HAVE RUN OUT OF OPTIONS. [XXX] *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330148May 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-45MPH THE RPM'S REV UP BUT THE CAR SLOWS DOWN! ON HILLS, IT WON'T ACCELERATE AT ALL! EVEN IN LOW GEAR IT WON'T MOVE. RPM'S JERK AT HIGH SPEEDS AS WELL. HAD DIAGNOSTIC DONE 5-7-10 THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD GEAR, IT'S NOT READING ANY CODES AND THE FLUID IS DISCOLORED. ESTIMATING COST TO FIX IS $3,000. TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT!! PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYDAY -- TRANSMISSION HASN'T COMPLETELY FAILED YET, BUT I FEAR IS GOING TO HAPPEN SOON! I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I'M GOING TO PAY FOR THIS... I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR 2 YEARS. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN YOU'RE ON THE HWY AND YOUR CAR WON'T ACCELERATE AND PEOPLE BEHIND YOU ARE SWERVING TO MISS YOU AND BLOWING AT YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328024April 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HORN ENGAGED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HORN MODULE HAD FAILED AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SAFETY AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 06/25/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/07/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325987April 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE "PUSHED BACK" AND SLOWED DOWN WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. SHE DROVE ON TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER HOME. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED OF A CURRENT LAWSUIT REGARDING THE VTI TRANSMISSION AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,623. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,615.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325654April 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 SATURN VUE WITH A VARIABLE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS 83,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT BECAUSE OF HEARING ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THESE CARS HAVE HAD. SOMEHOW WHILE THEY WERE LOOKING AT IT THE TRANSMISSION WENT AND I COULDN'T DRIVE MY CAR OVER 20 MPH. I WAS STUCK THERE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD I HAD TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. SATURN WILL ONLY PAY FOR HALF SO NOW AFTER PAYING OVER $20,000 FOR THIS CAR I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $3,000 TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION MIGHT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS THIS ONE HAS HAD. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THEY DON'T STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS AND WILL NOT COVER THE WHOLE REPLACEMENT OF SOMETHING THEY KNOW TO BE FAULTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323453April 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE POWER LOCKS IN MY 2004 SATURN VIEW WHERE THE UNLOCK BUTTON DID NOT WORK ON RANDOM OCCASIONS. IT THEN SEEMED THAT IF IT HAD RAINED THIS IS WHEN THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR. IT HAS SINCE BECOME A CHRONIC ISSUE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO USE MY DOOR LOCKS FOR UNLOCKING WHETHER WITH THE REMOTE OR THE BUTTON. THIS MORNING THE LOCKS UNLOCKED THEMSELVSE AND CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT UNLOCKING FOR THE ENTIRE HOUR LONG DRIVE AT RANDOM INTERVALS. I HAVE HAD OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS WELL WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE WITH INQUIRES TO SATURN AS TO THE ISSUE. SINCE PURCHASE THE REAR WIPER WORKS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO MY HORN BEGAN TO BLARE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ALL BY ITSELF. THE REMEDY FOR THE HORN WAS TO REMOVE THE RELAY AS THE MECHANIC I DEAL WITH DID NOT HAVE THE CODE TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL ISSUE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE COST I WILL INCUR TO RECTIFY THESE ISSUES, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT SATURN NO LONGER OFFICIALLY EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321898March 25, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE VTI TRANSMISSION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PUT IN IT FAILED AT A LITTLE OVER 57,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN AUGUST 2008 WITH ANOTHER VTI TRANSMISSION. THIS MONTH, MARCH 2010, THE 2ND VTI TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILED (80,650 MILES/ABOUT 23,000 MILES AFTER THE REPAIR) AND IS NOW NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. GM WILL ONLY COVER 50%, ALTHOUGH A PREVIOUS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REQUIRES THEY PAY MORE. IT WILL NOW COST ME $1638 PLUS TAXES TO REPAIR IT AND PUT IN THE THIRD TRANSMISSION THAT WILL ONLY HOLD A 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE ORIGINAL VTI TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FAULTY ENGINE. IF IT HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH WHAT THEY CLAIM TO BE A BETTER TRANSMISSION THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY REPLACING THEM WITH, THEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY AND THE CURRENT COST NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ME. GM KNOWS THE VTI TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND ISN'T USING IT ANYMORE, YET IS FAILING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE APPROPRIATELY FOR CURRENT OWNERS SUCH AS MYSELF. WITH THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS THAT THIS TRANSMISSION HAS PROVEN TO HAVE FOR ITS OWNERS, GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION AS IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND SINCE IT WILL GO OUT WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING (PASSING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, TURNING, ETC) IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO INDIVIDUALS WHEN DRIVING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317422March 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON MANY OCCASIONS MY 2004 SATURN VUE V6 AWD APPEARS TO SHUDDER WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING FROM A LOWER GEAR AT SPEEDS USUALLY LESS THAN 40MPH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS UNNERVING TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAVE READ ACCOUNTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM OTHER SATURN OWNERS AND HAVE FOUND THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED 2/09/06. CONCERNING TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER. I BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AS MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY A BIT OVER 50000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL SATURN DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY HAD ACCESS TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN INFORMATION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT AND ALTHOUGH THEY ADVISED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK SHOULD THE PROBLEM REOCCUR IT IS NOT AT ALL CLEAR WHETHER THE REPAIR WILL BE MADE AT NO COST TO ME. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL VEHICLES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS WHETHER UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT, ESPECIALLY FOR VEHICLES UNDER 100K MILES. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL. ( THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 3713). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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