Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10640919October 2, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE C5 PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION SNAPPED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. NO REVERSE EITHER. CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 30, RPM'S WERE HIGH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. COST TO FIX $1794. RESEARCHED PROBLEM, BUNCH OF COMPLAINTS CAME UP, SAME PROBLEM, SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE IN LACKAWANNA NY VERIFIED THAT HE HAS DONE SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH SAME TRANSMISSION, SAME PROBLEM. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER NEEDING TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN LABELED A RECALL BEING IT'S A MANUFACTURER MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640580October 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT INTERSECTION. WAITING ON CONFIRMATION BUT MOST LIKELY VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALED DUE TO FRONT END DAMAGE. WITH THE MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10640065September 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN - DEALER PULLED IGNITION TUMBLER, VACUUMED THE SOCKET WHERE A PILE OF METAL SHAVINGS WERE SEEN INSIDE THE SOCKET, INSERTED OLD TUMBLER, CUT A NEW KEY AND CHARGED 75 DOLLARS. 12 MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM. I HAD A NEW KEY CUT, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNS LIKE IT SHOULD. DOES MY CAR HAVE A POTENTIAL IGNITION SWITCH RISK???? AS GM DESCRIBES FOR A LOT OF OTHER CARS MY DAUGHTERS 2004 SATURN VUE V6, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THREE KEYS LATER SHE SOLD IT AND BOUGHT A NEW CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640110September 30, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2006 SATURN VUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2002 THRU 2004 VUE RECALL. I CAN ALSO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL, DRIVE AND PARK WHILE RUNNING. I READ ONE OTHER COMPLAINT FROM ANOTHER 2006 OWNER AND IT WAS EXACTLY HOW MY PROBLEM STARTED, THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK AND I WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE NOR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THEREFORE I HAD TO CALL A LOCKSMITH TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION AND AS FAR AS TODAY THE KEY CAN STILL BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE NOT IN THE PROPER POSITION. LETS SEE IF THE 2006 CAN BE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640126September 30, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CANNOT GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF, HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST ONE MINUTE OR MORE TO GET IT TO UNLOCK OR RELEASE TO TAKE KEY OUT, USES TOO MUCH BATTERY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640207September 30, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640249September 30, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE TWO MAJOR COMPLAINTS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE IN THE "ON" POSITION AND IS HARD TO START. GM HAS CLAIMED THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE IGNITION RECALL THE SECOND COMPLAINT, THE VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL FROM ABOVE THE TANK WHICH SEEMS TO BE TYPICAL TO SATURN VUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639742September 29, 2014
ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639754September 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN
BACK IN 2009 I RECEIVED A NOTICED ON A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND WAS REFUSED FOR ANY HELP WITH IT. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH NOISE, SHIFTING AND OTHER PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES IF I HAD IT IN REVERSE IT WOULD GO FORWARD AND IF I HAD IT IN DRIVE IT WOULD GO INTO REVERSE. THE GEARS WOULD STICK AND MY CAR WOULD JOLT REPEATEDLY. . ON THE 27TH OF SEPTEMBER I WAS ON MY WAY TO A FRIENDS HOUSE TO REPAIR MY U JOINT . I HAD MY 2 MONTH OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME, WE WERE ON A BUSY RD DOING 55MPH WHEN MY CAR MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE AND JUST STOPPED. IT WAS RUNNING BUT WOULDN'T GO IN ANY GEAR. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND FEARED FOR MY SONS SAFETY. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND PIECES OF MY TRANSMISSION FELL EVERYWHERE ON THE GROUND. IT COMPLETELY BLEW. I WAS GRATEFUL WE BOTH WERE NOT INJURED. I TRIED CONTACTING GM AGAIN AND THEY DENIED ANY SUCH RECALL AND REFUSED AGAIN TO HELP ME. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH NO JOB AND NOW NO VEHICLE. I NEED ANY HELP I CAN POSSIBLY GET. THIS HAS BEEN VERY UPSETTING AND STRESSFUL ON ME AND UNSURE WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639658September 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN COMPLAINING THAT THE VEHICLE FEELS SLUGGISH LIKE DRIVING THROUGH QUICKSAND AND THAT THE STABILITRAK LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON EVERY SO OFTEN.TODAY I DROVE THE VUE TO WORK AND IN THAT 17 MILE DRIVE I EXPERIENCED EXTREME SHAKING LIKE A FLAT TIRE OR AN UNBALANCED RIM. I GOT OFF THE EXIT AND EXAMINED THE VEHICLE ENSURING THAT NO TIRES WERE FLAT AND THAT NO LUG NUTS WERE LOOSE. I DID NOTICE THAT THE RIMS FELT EXTREMELY HOT BUT SEEING AS I HAD DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY, THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. I CALLED ONSTAR TO DO A DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT TWO TIRES WERE A LITTLE LOW. I CONTINUED TO WORK AND RETURNED HOME WITH NO INCIDENT. AFTER WORK ON THE SAME DAY WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO DO SOME SHOPPING AND AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE 2 STABILITRAK LIGHTS DID NOT TURN OFF. WE CALLED ONSTAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STABILITRAK BUT NOT BRAKES AND THAT IT SHOULD BE SERVICED WITHIN THE NEXT 7 DAYS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE DEALERS NOT KNOWING HOW TO RESOLVE IT BUT CHARGING CONSUMERS ANYWAYS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS GOING THE SAME ROUTE AS THE IGNITION RECALL AND IS GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN A DECADE BEFORE THE ISSUE IS ADDRESSED. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS THAT FOR MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639309September 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD PULL OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE ENGINE WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639076September 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
REPAIR SHOP SAYS THAT THE WAVE PLATE HAS CRACKED AND IS NOW CAUSING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS APPEARS TO BE SOME TYPE OF SMALL DEFECTIVE PART THAT WHEN IT FAILS RESULTS IN A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED. THIS KNOWN ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND ALSO MY TRANSMISSION SHOP SAYS THEY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IS THERE ANYWAY THAT WE HAVE RECOURSE WITH GM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639162September 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING HOME GOING 35-45 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD NO POWER. MANAGED TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO TURN CAR BACK ON, PUT INTO GEAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC AND THE SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. UNFORTUNATELY HE DIDN'T KNOW I HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ( A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO) AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REBUILT. I PUT ON LESS THEN 20000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637835September 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN
I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE. SERVICE MANAGER SAID KEY WAS WORN DOWN AND COULD BE REMOVED WHILE NOT IN PARK. SAID A NEW KEY NEEDED TO BE CUT AND THEY CHARGED FOR IT. I TOLD THE MANAGER I NEVER HAD A KEY WEAR DOWN, AND THE KEY WAS ON A RING WITH OTHER KEYS, INCLUDING AN OLDER CAR, AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH KEYS WEARING DOWN. MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT. SOUNDS RELATED TO THE IGNITION RECALL, SO I'M CONCERNED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS NOT EVEN AWARE OF IT, AND STILL HAS NOT CONTACTED ME ABOUT THE RECALL. IF THAT IS NOT COVERING UP THE IGNITION ISSUE, IT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF POOR REPORTING AND TRACKING OF THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637645September 19, 2014
STEERING
THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE IN THE ON POSITION, WHICH CAN CAUSE A LOT OF SERIOUS ISSUES. NOT ONLY THE KEY CAN COME RIGHT OUT, BUT ALSO WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND I GO TO SHUT IT OFF IT WILL GO PAST THE OFF SPOT AND I COME TO FIND A DEAD BATTERY WEEKLY BECAUSE THE IGNITION IS NOT STOPPING THE KEY. THE STEERING FROM THE IGNITION WILL LOCK AND WILL BE DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10636982September 17, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ON FRONT OF ENGINE PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM IT'S HUB, CAUSING A DRIVE BELT MIS-ALLIGNMENT OF THE PULLEYS FOR CRANKSHAFT, ALTERNATOR, AND AIR CONDITIONER. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVE BELT RUNNING OF THESE PULLEYS TO SHRED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHILE LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, I FOUND OUT THAT GM HAS DISCONTINUED THIS PART, GM PART 12606927. ALSO, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE CRANKSHAFT DAMPNER PULLEYS ARE NOW FAILING, DEPLETING THE REMAINING GM PARTS STOCK TO ZERO IN THE USA, SUGGESTING A DEFECTIVE PART DESIGN. THIS DAMPNER-CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FITS SATURN VUE 2004 THRU 2007 WITH L66 3.5L 6 CYLINDER ENGINES, AS WELL AS OTHER GM CAR LINES. THE RESULTING LOSS OF ALTERNATOR POWER WILL QUICKLY RESULT IN DROP IN SYSTEM VOLTAGE DUE TO DISCHARGE OF BATTERY, CAUSING THE CAR ENGINE TO UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED BY GM TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633775September 16, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT THE KEY FROM MY 2004 SATURN VUE WITHOUT THE IGNITION BEING IN THE OFF POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I CHECKED THE GM WEBSITE WITH THE VIN NUMBER AND IT CAME BACK THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT BEING RECALLED, ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER SATURN VUE VEHICLES THAT ARE UNDER RECALL. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633788September 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WAS ONLY ONE OTHER KEY ON THE KEY RING AT THE TIME I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE SUV AND RESTART IT TO CONTINUE. THIS IS SAME IGNITION SAFETY DEFECT AS IN THE OTHER SATURNS I HAVE READ ABOUT. I LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633116September 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY REDLINE STARTED CLICKING STABILITRAK OFF AND THEN WHEN TURNING IGNITION OFF, WOULD BE COMPLETELY DEAD. THIS CONTINUED AFTER INSTALLING A NEW BATTERY (THOUGHT THE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACING). I HAVE TAKEN TO A REPAIR MAN NUMEROUS TIMES AND STILL CAN'T GET AN ANSWER. THEY REPLACED ONE OF THE BATTERY CABLES COMPLETELY AND THIS STOPPED IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THOUGHT WE HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM. WELL IT HAS SINCE CONTINUED TO HAVE A BAD CONNECTION SOMEWHERE. WHEN IT HAPPENS, I CAN "WIGGLE" THE BLACK ELECTRIC BOX ABOVE THE BATTERY AND POWER IS RESTORED. SOMETIMES, IT DISCONNECTS EVERYTIME I PUT IT IN PARK AND SWITCH OFF AND SOMETIMES I CAN GO DAYS WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. THERE HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL/WIRING ISSUE CAUSING THIS. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE LIES WITHIN THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM. I THINK THAT THE STABILITRAK TURNS OFF AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE VEHICLE LOSING THE ELECTRONIC CONNECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633126September 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING @ 60MPH ON I75 IN TOLEDO OH IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO CURBSIDE. VEHICLE REFUSED TO RESTART I DRAINED BATTERY ATTEMPTING TO RESTART. MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON IN MY VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS. WHEN I TURN KEY TO START MY VEHICLE I HAVE NO CONNECTION UNTIL I RELEASE KEY THEN IT KICKS IN AND STARTS. ON OCCASION WHEN DEPRESSING LEVER ON GEAR SHIFTER I HEAR A TICKING SOUND IN IGNITION SWITCH. ALL MYWARNING LIGHTS IN DASH COME ON AND SOME REMIN ON UNTIL NEXT START EXAMPLE: ABS BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL SEATBELT CHECK ENGINE. ETC *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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