Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10787363October 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE IGNITION KEY WAS ABLE TO BE EJECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURN TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN ON, EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787147October 29, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK (DOWNTOWN) MY STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT ON MY 2008 SATURN VUE XE. I PULLED OVER, PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I RESTARTED IT AND STARTED DRIVING EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEN ABOUT 100 FT DOWN THE ROAD IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND I LOST ALL POWER TO MY STEERING WHEEL. I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THIS TIME I LOST ALL POWER TO THE CAR AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I SAT FOR 5 OR 10 MINUTES THEN TRIED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED UP AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS OFF. I TRIED DRIVING AGAIN BUT HAD BARELY PULLED AWAY FROM THE CURB WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY TO BE IN THE CITY AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET TO A SIDE STREET AS CONTROLLING AND TURNING THE WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785723October 23, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I CAN NOT START VEHICLE. I CAN'T PUT IN THE SWITCH TO START VEHICLE EVEN WHEN I TURN WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785740October 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
YOU KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT YOUR NOT DOING A THING ABOUT IT DOORS ARE NOT ABLE TO OPEN INSIDE OR OUT NO ONE CAN GET OUT IN A COLLISION THEY ARE STUCK TO DIE. MOSTLY REAR WHERE CHILDREN ARE MINE WONT OPEN FROM ANY SIDE MANUALLY OR ELCRONICALLY IM NOT ALONE MANY POSTING OF TRAPPED PEOPLE. WITH THE ROLL OVER RATING OF THIS SUV ITS A MUST TO GET THOSE DOORS OPEN TO ESCAPE RECALL THESE THINGS AN MAKE GM FIX THERE MISTAKE LIVES DEPEND ON IT . THE DOORS ARE STUCK SHUT WILL NOT OPEN NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY READ OTHER POST IM NOT ALONE MANY PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THESE SUVS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783595October 20, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE JERKED ROUGHLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783220October 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN MY 2009 SATURN VUE OFF I CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND THEN BACK IN PARK BEFORE I CAN GET THE KEY OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783508October 19, 2015
STEERING
INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT PROBLEMS NOISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782297October 15, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS A RECALL ON SIMILAR MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NOT MINE. MY KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING AND CONTINUES TO RUN. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHILE IN PARK. THIS COULD CAUSE AIRBAGS TO NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS IT HAS DRAINED MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS BECAUSE IF IT IS NOT FULLY DISENGAGED I CAN STILL REMOVE THE KEY IN ACC MODE AND DRIVE MODE. ALSO, I HAVE TO TUG ON THE GEAR SHIFT IN ORDER TO GET THE KEY INTO THE PROPER POSITION TO REMOVE IT PROPERLY. NOW'I CANNOT EVEN TURN MY KEY, AS THE IGNITION IS SEIZING. IT TAKES ME NO LESS THAN 10 MINUTES TO GET IT TO CLICK AND TURN ON. I WAS ADVISED MY MODEL IS NOT IN THE RECALL THOUGH THE SAME AND SAME MAKES ARE. I REALLY FEEL THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE! THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I WENT TO MY APPOINTMENT, THEY ADVISED IT IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780960October 9, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CODE READ. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. IT SOUNDED SERIOUS SO I SAID JUST FIX IT. $600 LATER MY CAR WAS RUNNING GREAT WITH NO PROBLEMS. ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE SAME REASON. DEALERSHIP WONT FIX IT AGAIN AND BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO. THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS. EVERYTIME I FILL MY GAS TANK MY CAR TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO START AGAIN AND IT STRUGGLES. LOTS OF SPUTTERING AND MOST OF THE TIME IT STARTS THEN DIES. IVE BEEN TOLD I WASN'T THE CAUSE AND ITS PROBABLY JUST A FAULTY GAS CAP SO I REPLACED THAT AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON AFTER HAVING IT CLEARED. THEIR OTHER EXPLANATION WAS ITS A SATURN SO EXPECT PROBLEMS. I WAS NOT HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. THEY REPLACED THE PURGE VALVE, VENT VALVE, CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND EVERYTHING. THERE IS NO REASON IT SHOULD BE MESSED UP AGAIN ESPECIALLY THIS SOON AFTER REPLACEMENT. OTHER THAN THAT MY CAR RUNS GREAT AFTER 4 YEARS OF OWNING AND DRIVING IT ALL OVER THE STATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780573October 7, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATER BLOWER CAUSED THE FRONT WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE TO FOG AND FREEZE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779626October 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A USED CAR DEALER. NEVER IN MY 40 YEARS OF DRIVING HAVE I EVER "TESTED" HORN OPERATION... SEEMS I SHOULD HAVE AS THE HORN DOESNT WORK. I FOUND AND REPLACED THE FUSE FOR THE HORN AND AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON ALL 2002 SATURN VUE VEHICLES.... WHY THIS ISNT A RECALL ISSUE I HAVE NO IDEA BECAUSE THE HORN AND AIR BAG WORK OFF THE SAME POWER LINE AND THE CONTACT FOR THE HORN IS THE PROBLEM HORN WISE. I TOOK MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON THE "FIX" AND IT WOULD COST ME 1100 BUX TO REPLACE THE FAULTILY DESIGNED UNIT GUARANTEED TO FAIL WITH ANOTHER FAULTILY DESIGNED UNIT GUARANTEED TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779693October 5, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IGNITION KEYS SLIP OUT WHEN CAR IS RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779785October 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHEN PARKING, WHETHER ON AN INCLINE OR LEVEL GROUND MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD. SO A MAJORITY OF THE TIME I HAVE TO UTILIZE MY MANUAL BRAKE WHEN PLACING MY VEHICLE IN PARK JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE AND TO VOID ANY MISHAPS. ALSO, WHEN IN DRIVE MY VEHICLE MAKES A VERY STRONG NOISE THAT INTENSIFIES THE LONGER I AM DRIVING. WHEN I MAKE TURNS OR REVERSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS STRUGGLING TO PERFORM. THE BEST ANALOGY I CAN GIVE IS WHEN A PERSON WITH ASTHMA FIRST BEGINS TO STRUGGLE WITH BREATHING AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR RESCUE INHALER THAT STRUGGLE IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO KICK UP A NOTCH. I REVIEWED THE OPEN RECALLS AND FOUND THAT THERE IS ONE REGARDING THE ISSUES THAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY VEHICLE (CORRECT MAKE/MODEL) WHOEVER, I AM BEING TOLD THAT RECALLS ARE VIN SPECIFIC AND THAT MY VIN DOESN'T QUALIFY. IT WAS LIKE I WAS BEING HANDLED AND THE OH WELL TONE REGARDING MY CONCERN THAT IT CAN'T BE THAT ISSUE BECAUSE YOUR VIN IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL APPROACH WAS QUITE UNNERVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778836September 30, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V490000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHILE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777915September 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWER STEERING WOULD CUT IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. CHECK LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. LET CAR SIT A BIT RESTART ENGINE THEN WOULD STEER CORRECTLY BUT NOT FOR TOO LONG THEN STEERING WOULD BECOME VERY HARD AND CHECK LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AGAIN. A FEW DAYS WOULD PASS WITHOUT INCIDENT THEN IT WOULD FAIL TO STEER PROPERLY,(WITHOUT POWER). TOOK IN AND MECHANIC FOUND A CODE FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE AND ALSO THE TORQUE SENSOR,( STEERING COLUM ANGLE SENSOR) WAS BAD. I READ AN ARTICAL SOMETIME IN 2013 THAT DESCRIBED MY PROBLEM AND IT WAS BEING FOLLOWED FOR A HISTORY BUT HAD NOT BECOME A RECALL YET. BEFORE WRINTING THIS COMPLAINT FORM I REVIEWED MY VIN # AND STILL NO RECALL :(
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765226September 18, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. AFTER USING THE KEY TO OPEN THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR REMAINED LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,084.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764720September 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
A CAR HIT ME FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE I WAS HIT BY A CAR ON DRIVER FRONT. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CHEMICAL IN THE BAGS CAUSED 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON MY HAND AND ARMS. MEDICAL EXPENSES WERE NOT THAT MUCH BUT I HAVE BEEN LEFT WITH SCARRING THAT I THINK ARE UNATTRACTIVE. DOCTORS SAY IT IS PERMANENT.ARE AIRBAGS SUPPOSED TO EXPLODE AND THE CHEMICAL IN THEM BE RELEASED?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764725September 17, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT THE IGNITION SWITCH. I JUST RECENTLY STARTED PURCHASING A 2007 SATURN VUE. FROM THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT, I HAD TROUBLE TURNING THE IGNITION, THEN ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO, IT WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER I AM PURCHASING THROUGH AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE IGNITION SWITCH...BRAND NEW. BUT NOW, THE SAME PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING. THIS PARTICULAR YEAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE. I NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER SAUTUN VUE'S FOR 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 & 2009 ARE ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION SWITCH. WISH I HAD DONE MY HOMEWORK BEFORE I STARTED MAKING PAYMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764201September 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
UPON A COLD START, WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS ROLLED ABOUT TEN FEET, FORWARD OR REVERSE, WITH NO INPUT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THERE IS A WHIR FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AKIN TO A STEPPER MOTOR NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. IN REVERSE, APPLYING THE BRAKES STOPS THE CAR, AND THEN SELECTING DRIVE, THE VEHICLE RESPONDS TO THE ACCELERATOR CORRECTLY. THE SAME THING HAPPENS IN FORWARD, BUT IN MOST CASES THE ACCELERATOR IS ENGAGED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO OCCUR WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP AND BEING DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL USE. IN REVIEWING THE SHOP MANUALS, THERE IS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MOTOR, WHICH I ASSUME IS A STEPPER TYPE MOTOR, IN THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THIS IS CONTROLLED BY THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL(TAC) AND THE POWER CONTROL MODULE(PCM). I ASSUME THAT THE MOTOR IS FAILING, BUT HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE OR ENGINE SHUTDOWN MODE EVENT. IF THIS PART IS FAILING IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE EMISSION WARRANTY OF 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR IS 9 YEARS OLD. I WILL APPROACH MY DEALER AND SATURN ABOUT POSSIBLE COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THEM IN THE PAST. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT CAN CATCH A DRIVER UNAWARE AND CREATE A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT SCENARIO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763774September 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD AT ANY TIME WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE (INCREASE IN ACCELERATE, FAST BREAKING, ETC.) AND WILL STAY ON FOR HOURS/DAYS, THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THE LIGHT IS ON VARIES WITH EACH TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES. IT LIGHT TURNS ON ANYWHERE FROM 4-10 TIMES PER WEEK. SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX AN APPARENT DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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