Saturn Vue Complaints (2004)

276 consumer complaints on file.

#11023651September 15, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V490000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ON 9/5/17. THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BY DON NESTER AUTO GROUP (7566 WEST HOUGHTON LAKE DRIVE, HOUGHTON LAKE, MI 48629, PHONE: (989) 422-5126); HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED TWO KEYS WITH THE REPAIR, BUT NEITHER OF THEM UNLOCKED THE VEHICLE DOORS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH REPLACING THE DOOR LOCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,479.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019927August 27, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT... WHEN IT GREEN AND TIME TO DRIVE THE GAS MOVED BY THE CAR WAS A COMPLETE STOP AND IT WONT NOT MOVE FOWARD OR BACKWARDS... LEAVING ME AND MY 2 TODDLERS STUCK INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013069August 6, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE KEY FALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR WON'T START SOMETIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005281July 14, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE IGNITION LOCKS AND CAN NOT TURN KEY WITH OUT JERKING AND BEATING THE STERRING WHEEL. YOU CAN'T PUT THE INGITION IN THE OFF POSITION. KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. MY VIN # WAS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST BUT OTHER SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES WERE IN WITH THIS RECALL. I NEED THIS FIXED PLEASE. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994307June 10, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING AT AN HIGH SPEED OF 65-70 ON FREEWAY THROUGH MOUNTAIN TERRITORY, SPEED DROPS AND ACCELERATION IS HARD TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED LIMIT. ALSO CAR START SHAKING WHILE ACCELERATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966163March 15, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956414February 22, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"TAKATA RECALL". MY MECHANIC FOUND A FAULTY TAKATA AIRBAG WHILE DIAGNOSING A HORN PROBLEM. MY VIN IS NOT ON THE AIRBAG RECALL LIST OR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL LIST. ALSO THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IS CAUSING SECURITY SYSTEM ISSUES AND CAUSING MY HORN RELAY TO STAY PERMANENTLY IN THE ON POSITION WHICH IS DRAINING MY BATTERY TO NOTHING. HOW DO I GET MY VIN ADDED TO THESE LISTS SO THAT THESE PARTS CAN BE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956015February 21, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, FUEL MILEAGE, AND THE BRAKES BEING WORN OUT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937430December 26, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN NOT IN THE LOCK POSITION. CAN BE REMOVED WHEN IN ANY POSITION. CAN BE REMOVED WHEN DRIVING OR PARKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10913881October 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION RECALL HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND NOW IT'S DOING THE SAME THING WHERE THE KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT IN THE RUNNING POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904376September 7, 2016
STEERING
INNER, OTTER RODS AND HUB BEARINGS WERE REPLACED IN JULY BY GM OF ENGLEWOOD, NJ. AFTER TWO DAYS I HEARD A METAL RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT BACK TO GM THEY CHECKED IT AND MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STEERING COLUMN AND QUOTED A $3100.00 FOR REPAIR COST WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. FOR A SECOND OPINION; I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. AS WELL AS A PRINT OUT FOR 2002-2004 SATURN VUE MODELS RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED SATURN HEADQUARTERS, THEY CHECKED MY VIN FOR RECALLS AND CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY UNDER THIS RECALL BY THE VIN NUMBER. CAN YOU HELP?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897909August 23, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I JUST BROUGHT A 2004 SATURN VUE, AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET TO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, AND IF I AM DRIVING 30 MPH OR LOWER IT SHAKES. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE ALREADY AND IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. IT ALSO MAKES A ROUGH GRINDING, AND GROWLING SOUND. IT DOES ALL OF THE ABOVE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. IT IS ALSO HARD AT TIMES FOR ME TO TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR , AND THE KEY CAN COME OUT AT ANY TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897505August 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK, WENT TO STEP OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE I REALIZED THAT MY KEYS WERE IN MY HAND BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE ENGINE RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877043June 28, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION SWITCH ASSY; DEALER CHARGED ME FOR FLASHING IGNITION SYSTEM, VEHICLE STILL WILLNOT START
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876026June 22, 2016
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I AM PAYING ON A 2004 SATURN VUE AND AFTER 101,000 MILES I WAS ON MY WAY TO DAYCARE WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHT AND THE CAR TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL NOW IT CONTINUOUSLY SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. 3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED CREAKING AND MAKING LIKE A HONKING SOUND AND WE TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WERE TURNED AWAY DUE TO IT BEING A PERSONAL PROBLEM. IT ALSO MAKES POPPING NOISES AND SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE ON FREEWAY AFTER 50 MPH AND WHEN MAKING SOME RIGHT TURNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863857May 9, 2016
STEERING
I AM ENTERING THIS INFORMATION FOR MY SISTER WHO HAS NO ACCESS TO A COMPUTER: WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, THE DOORS LOCKED, THE SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY SHE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AT A GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE "POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE". I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON-LINE AND WAS SURPRISED AT THE NUMBER OF RELATED INCIDENTS AND I'M RATHER SHOCKED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS BASICALLY UN-USEABLE AT THIS TIME AS THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS. SHE HAS CONTACTED THE NC AG'S OFFICE AND WAS REDIRECTED TO THE GM RECALL DIVISION, UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO ACTIVE CAMPAIGN TO REPAIR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862944May 4, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR HATCH WON'T OPEN BECAUSE ACTUATOR MECHANISM IS BROKEN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL YEARS AGO (2013 OR 14?), & THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE HATCH TO FIX IT. YOU HAVE TO CLIMB THRU THE CAR TO GET THE OUT JACK, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862445May 2, 2016
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
TAKATA RECALL IT STARTING MAKING A WHISTLE NOISE AND IT FEEL THAT IT'S SLIPPING IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855647April 15, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 05/17/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839649March 3, 2016
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A STATE ROUTE (THANKFULLY AT LOW SPEED) THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL COLLAPSED ON OUR 2004 SATURN VUE. THIS WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED IN 2004 UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN #04067001. HAD THIS BEEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS, MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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