Saturn Vue Complaints (2008)

417 consumer complaints on file.

#10762880September 10, 2015
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT SEIZED AND FRACTURED BEFORE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STRAP ON THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759577August 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON.THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND NEVER CAME BACK ON.TOOK THE HEADLIGHT OUT AND THE CONNECTORS ARE MELTED..THIS I THINK IS NOT GOOD AND ITS GOING TO COST ABOUT $150 TO FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750390August 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IVE HAD THIS ISSUE FIXED BY 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS. I DIDNT LIST THE FIRST INCIDENT BECAUSE I DONT REMEMBER THE MILEAGE. WHAT HAPPENS IS EVERYTIME I PUT GAS IN MY VEHICLE IT WONT CRANK. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS I PUT IN IT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY I WAS COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN AND NEEDED GAS, BUT PRIOR TO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN I TURNED ON THE AIR WHICH WASNT OFTEN IN FEBRUARY BECAUSE IT WAS MOSTLY COOL OUT. SO IVE HAD TO BUY BRAND NEW PARTS TWICE BECAUSE ITS WHAT THE COMPUTER READ AS AN ISSUE. THE OTHER ISSUE I HAVE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, I COULD BE JUST GETTING IN VEHICLE AND IT CRANKS FINE, I WOULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT AND IT WONT BULGE. ID THEN PUT IT BACK IN PARK THAIN DRIVE ITLL MOVE FORWARD PERFECTLY. WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE AGAIN IT WOULD BACK OUT WITHOUT CONTROL WITHOUT EASE. ONCE I ALMOSE HIT A CAR PASSING MY DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. IVE ALSO HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE DOOR OPENING HANDLES WHERE THEY STICK I JUST THOUGHT MY KIDS WERENT CLOSING THE DOOR ALL THE WAY. NOW THEYVE GOTTEN USED TO SLAMMING THE DOOR BECAUSE THEY DONT WANT TO HEAR MY MOUTH EVERYTIME I GET AN OPEN DOOR NOTIFICATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748967August 16, 2015
ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
I HAD BEEN OUT TO LUNCH AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE IN MY WORKPLACE PARKING LOT. I EASED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND NUDGED THE GAS TO GET COMPLETELY IN THE SPACE. WHEN I NUDGED THE GAS, MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITH SUCH A FORCE THE CAR WENT OVER A CONCRETE BARRIER IN THE PARKING SPACE AND I THEN HIT A BRICK AND CONCRETE WALL THAT WAS KNOCKED DOWN. AN IRON RAILING WAS ON TOP OF THE CONCRETE AND THAT GOT SMASHED AS WELL. MY CAR WAS MOVING AT SUCH A FAST AND FURIOUS SPEED I HAD NO CONTROL OVER IT. AS A RESULT, MY CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE REPAIRS THAT WERE NECESSARY. THIS EXACT THING HAPPENED EXACTLY THREE YEARS AGO IN THIS CAR AND IT WAS THE SAME SITUATION. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE AT A SHOPPING MALL AND AS I EASED ON THE GAS TO PULL INTO THE SPACE, AGAIN, MY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND I HIT A TRUCK THAT WAS IN THE SPACE IN FRONT OF WHERE I WAS PULLING IN AND MY CAR STOPPED WHEN IT HIT THE CAR NEXT TO THE TRUCK. MY CAR WAS REPAIRABLE. THANKFULLY, BOTH OF THESE TIMES I WAS IN THE CAR ALONE. I HAVE CALLED GM/SATURN AND MADE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. ...UPDATED 09/28/15*BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735737July 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE THE SATURN WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2013 IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C AND DEFROSTERS AND SOMETIMES HEATING, IT WORKS FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND QUITS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. MAYBE NOT HAVING A/C DOES NOT CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES BUT NOT HAVING DEFROSTERS WORK WHEN IT IS POURING OUT AND YOU CAN"T SEE OUT THE WINDOW OR WHEN IT IS SNOWING AND YOU CAN'T DEFROST IT OFF YOUR WINDSHIELD TO SEE TO DRIVE THEN THESE THINGS INTERFERE WITH YOUR SAFETY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR AND SHOULD BE A RECALL TO HAVE IT CORRECTED. 2 YEARS OF THIS EVERY SUMMER AND WINTER IS QUITE ENOUUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735446July 21, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED - WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY - 2008 SATURN VUE. I ALSO OWN A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK AND JUST RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. NOT PLEASED WITH SATURN/GM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735234July 20, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE "OFF" POSITION ONCE THE CAR IS STOPPED AND THE SHIFTER IN PARK. THE KEY WOULD ONLY MOVE TO THE ACCESSORY POWER POSITION AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO TURN OFF. TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION AND BACK INTO THE PARK POSITION SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE IGNITION WOULD UNLOCK TO ALLOW THE KEY TO MOVE TO THE "OFF" POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732177July 6, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP, COULD NOT START CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730561June 26, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BREAKS LOCK UP AND THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE, THE CAR EVENTUALLY STOPS MOVING. THE BREAK PETAL GETS EXTREMELY HOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730594June 26, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE PARKED ON A HILL, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V470000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730158June 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
I HAD WORK DONE AFTER STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR CAUSING ABS WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. THE. NOT LONG AFTER THAT MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN USING MY TURNING SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG COULD BE FOUND. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH ABOUT OTHER SATURN AND GM OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS DETERMINE TO BE A FAULTY AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING OR CONNECTOR. NOW I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE WHERE I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IF I AM IN A ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725864June 17, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION STUTTERED ONCE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, AGAIN LATER DRIVING APPRX 35 MPH CHANGING LANES; SLIGHT ACCELERATION. THEN NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, SO I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, STOP THE CAR AND BEGAN CHECKING THE VEHICLE MANUAL WHICH INDICATED POSSIBLE EMISSION ISSUES +++. BEGAN RESEARCHING WHERE THE CLOSEST GM DEALER WAS LOCATED. I TURNED THE ENGINE ON, PUT IT IN REVERSE, CHECKING FOR CLEARANCE BEHIND ME THEN STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR.... THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR STARTED TO DRIFT FORWARD TOWARDS THE VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. "NO REVERSE?" GOOD THING I LEFT PLENTY OF PARKING CLEARANCE. I THEN RESEARCHED WERE A TRANSMISSION SHOP WAS LOCATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME PULLED OUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OUT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER... ONCE ON THE MAIN ROAD HAD TO PUT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON BECAUSE THE SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR WOULD LIKE SLIP, GOING INTO A HIGH REV, LETTING UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR ALLOWED SHIFTING TO PROGRESS. THANK GOODNESS THE TRANNY SHOP WAS ONLY 1/2 MILE AWAY. A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER THE SHOP CALLED THAT A COUPLE OF CODES INDICATING POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC FAULTS MAY BE THE CAUSE. NOW WAITING FOR FOLLOW UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724783June 11, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723779June 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LAST SUMMER THE AIR WORKED ON AND OFF. PROBLEMS WERE WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED DRIVING AND IN TRAFFIC BUT OTHERWISE WORKED WELL. THIS YEAR IT HAS NOT WORKED AT ALL. IT BLOWS FINE BUT IT'S ONLY HOT AIR. MECHANIC SAID FREON WAS FINE AND COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AFTER TRYING EVERYTHING HE COULD. HE REPLACED A SWITCH OR SOMETHING WHICH I CAN'T RECALL RIGHT NOW BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. HE IS A WELL RESPECTED MECHANIC IN THE SAME PLACE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. I LIVE IN A VERY HOT AND HUMID AREA OF THE COUNTRY AND HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES WHICH MAKE DRIVING THE CAR A CONCERN FOR ME. I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723683June 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
VERY UPSET THAT ALOT OF GMC VEHICLES/SATURNS ARE ON A RECALL FOR AIRBAG PROBLEMS. EXCEPT MINE!!! MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE TWICE NOW. FIRST IN DEC 2014 THEN SUDDENLY WENT OFF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL (LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN) TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEN MESSED WITH THE WIRES AND GOT THE LIGHT OUT BUT SAID IF IT CAME ON AGAIN IT WOULD NEED REPLACED. WELL IT'S ON AGAIN AND IT WILL BE ABOUT $1,500+ TO HAVE IT REPAIRED!! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT!! AIR-BAGS DON'T WEAR OUT! THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GMC!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713253April 27, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIFFERENT REPAIR. UPON DRIVING THE CAR OFF THE LOT ON FRIDAY, I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THIS CAR HAS EXPERIENCED MAJOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES INCLUDING IGNITION FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, HVAC MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, BRAKE SENSOR FAILURE/REPLACEMENT AND NOW THE AIRBAG MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF OF THE ROADS DUE TO SEVERE SAFETY HAZARDS AND SYSTEMS FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713262April 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITH THE KEY BEING DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. ELECTRICAL LIGHTS AND OPERATIONS BECAME SPORADIC. DIAGNOSIS WAS A DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712761April 24, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
OUR 2008 SATURN VUE XE RECENTLY STARTED LOCKING UP THE ABS AND BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND MOST FRIGHTENINGLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WILL APPLY THE BRAKES AT WILL FOR NO REASON AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS COME ON. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WE HAVE REPLACED ALL BRAKE HARDWARE AND THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. WE HAVE DONE COUNTLESS HOURS OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF SATURN, CHEVROLET, AND COMMODORE VEHICLES EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUES AND GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIPS DO NOT EVEN HAVE AN ANSWER. THE VEHICLE BRAKE ISSUES RENDER THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AND CAUSE IMMEDIATE SLOWNESS AND INABILITY TO MANEUVER ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT LOCKS UP. WE CANNOT USE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL RESOURCES AND OPTIONS TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUE. IT CANNOT BE TRADED IN WITH THESE ISSUES EITHER. CAN SOMEBODY INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE RECALLS OR DEALER SOLUTIONS SO WE CAN FEEL SAFE DRIVING...WITH OR WITHOUT OUR SMALL CHILDREN. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695493March 19, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ON A RAINY DAY THE WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING THEN EVENTUALLY START BACK UP. WHILE USING THE DELAY WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK HALF THE TIME, SOMETIMES GO FAST, AND EVEN STOP. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW IF THEY WILL WORK WHICH IS REALLY SCARY ON HEAVY RAINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694163March 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THE EXTERIOR HANDLE JUST BROKE. THE BREAKAGE POINT OCCURRED "INSIDE" THE DOOR, AT THE REAR PORTION OF THE HANDLE. FROM THE OUTSIDE THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I MUST ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO USE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS STILL ATTACHED ON THE FRONT END BUT IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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