Saturn Vue Complaints

2,395 consumer complaints on file.

#10607123June 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY FALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING. HARD TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON. HAVE HAD CAR TURN OFF AFTER GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AFTER THE KEY FELL OUT. LOCKED UP THE STEERING AND BRAKES. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $600 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY WHAT THE SYMPTOMS ARE FOR THE CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. PLEASE MAKE THEM INCLUDE SATURN VUE, AS THE PART IS THE SAME THAT'S BEEN RECALLED ON THE ION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607153June 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE KEY WILL GET STUCK AND NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO KEEP JIGGLING THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET IT UNSTUCK AND TURN. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT HELP. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO. MORE RECENTLY, WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF, THE IGNITION GETS STUCK. WHEN I TAKE THE KEY OUT, I CAN FEEL IT DOES NOT REGISTER AND RELEASE INSIDE THE SWITCH. THE CAR STILL DINGS WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR AS IF THE KEY IS STILL IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN, JIGGLE IT, AND THEN TAKE IT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607230June 30, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I TRIED TO RESTART MY ENGINE. ALTHOUGH IT TURNED OVER, IT WOULDN'T START. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, AND HE CONCLUDED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SHORTAGE IN THE SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED A FUSE TO BE BLOWN. HE REPLACED THE FUSE, AND MY CAR STILL DIDN'T START. AFTER THAT, HE USED HIS DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AND SAW THAT I NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH IS WHY IT DIDN'T START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606762June 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE CAR IT WOULD ONLY MOVE IN REVERSE. IT WAS PUSHED TO A LOCAL GM DEALER AND THE SERVICE CENTER CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE RECALL OF 2008 SATURN VUES FOR THE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUED ON 5/6/2008 WAS NOT MENTIONED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 7/2008 AND WAS NOT SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED BY THE OWNER. THE "MY GM" WEBSITE FOR GM VEHICLE OWNERS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE VEHICLE VIN WHEN IT IS ENTERED, AND THUS PROVIDES NO INFORMATION ON RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VIN IS RECOGNIZED AS VALID ON THIS SITE, INDICATING THAT THE VIN IS CONTAINED IN STATE RECORDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606618June 28, 2014
STEERING
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING AN ABUNDANCE OF POWER STEERING FLUID. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL OF THE POWER STEERING NUT. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE "EFFECTED" VEHICLES ARE HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606619June 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE IS SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND WOULD REQUIRE AN OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606673June 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND THE DOORS LOCKED BY THEMSELVES. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE HEARD THE DOOR LOCKS CYCLE WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED. WE ALSO HAD THE DOOR LOCKS CYCLE RANDOMLY AS WE ARE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606598June 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED ON 4/4/2009 WITH 13,936 MILES ON IT. AS OF THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, THERE ARE 71,694 MILES ON THE CAR OR 57,758 MILES DRIVEN (AVERAGE 11,550 PER YEAR). THIS CAR WAS WELL KEPT AND HAD THE APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCE DONE. THE FIRST THING THAT FAILED ON THE CAR WAS THE KEYLESS START. IT FAILED LESS THAN SEVEN MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. LAST WINTER, WE NOTICED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY FAILED AND NO LONGER WORKED. ON 6/24/2008; THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WE GET THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS CHECKED EVERY OIL CHANGE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CAR STARTED MAKING RUBBING NOISES UNTIL NOW THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY FAILED. CAR TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100K MILES. WITH THE HISTORY OF SATURN VUES HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES, THIS ONE HAS NOW FAILED US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606391June 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN THE PROCESS OF RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY SLIPPED OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606476June 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING AND THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO READ THE ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606576June 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON THE LOWER LEFT DASHBOARD CAME ON PERMANENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH 2006 AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NOR HAVE THE AIR BAGS EVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT A HEATED SEATS OR ANY HEATING ELEMENTS FOR THE SEATS. THIS LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF AND AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA.DOT.GOV WEBSITE, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL SO IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT AND NOT ISOLATED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THESE SENSORS SHOULD NOT FAIL SO PREMATURELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606113June 26, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN WHILE IN THE IGNITION OR IT WAS HARD GETTING IT OUT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605925June 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WOULD HESITATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. ALSO ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 THE CAR WOULD NOT START, JUST CRANK, EVENTUALLY IT DID START AND I TOOK IT TO LIBERTYVILLE CHEVROLET, LIBERTYVILE, ILINOIS, FOR SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I BELIEVE THE SCOPE OF THE GENERAL MOTORS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I HAVE NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER,[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605133June 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY CAR KEPT CUTTING OFF AND WOULDN'T START. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SENSOR IN IT.. NOW IT SOMETIMES DON'T WANT TO CRANK, THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THY CANT FIGURE IT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605151June 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE MANIPULATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE KEY DETACHED FROM THE IGNITION AND LANDED ON THE CONTACT'S LAP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE KEY WAS REINSERTED AND MANIPULATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURED WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605186June 23, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
MY 2008 SATURN VUE STEERING FAILED AND ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT WITH ONLY 40,000+ MILES BACK IN OCT 2013, GOT IT FIXED THAT COST ME CLOSE TO $1000 AND NOW JUNE 2014 TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES AND WAS QUOTED $4,500 WORTH OF REPAIR WHICH IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, CHECKED ONLINE REGARDING PROBLEM AND LOOKS LIKE ITS A COMMON ISSUES ON THIS MODEL AND OTHER MODELS AS WELL OF GM WHICH HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION, JUST WONDERING HOW COME NO ONE ISSUES A RECALL ON THIS. THANKS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605349June 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,595.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605365June 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR AND BAR THAT EXTENDS VISOR WAS SCALDING HOT! I TURNED THE VISOR TO THE WINDOW FOR SUN AND BURNED MY HAND ON THE METAL BAR WHICH DID NOT HAVE A PLASTIC COVERING ON IT THIS TIME AFTER A REPAIR FROM OCTOBER FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE OVERHEAD AIRBAG WAS WARM TO TOUCH AND THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR WERE SHORTING ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS OFF AND KEYS WERE OUT OF IGNITION.LAST TIME IN OCOBER 2013 HAD REPAIR AND BOUGHT ANEW BATTERY BECAUSE IT RUN DOWN AFTER LIGHTS STAYED ON ALL NIGHT AT THE DEALERS UNTIL THEY WORKED ON IT.THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE CAR SMELLED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE! I BURNED MY LEFT HAND FINGERS AND WENT TO URGENT CARE UPON RETURNING HOME, LUCKILY I WAS NOT TOO FAR AWAY. I HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS FROM PAT MORAN'S CHEVROLET AND WOULD LIKE TO WARN YOU OF THE POSSIBLE FIRE ISSUE HERE. THE STRESS FROM THIS EXPERIENCE WAS AWFUL. THIS DEFINITELY SHOULD BE ON A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, AS I HAVE HEARD OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING. .THE SIMPLE FACT IS THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD OF BEEN DONE IN OCTOBER AND THIS NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT I KNOW THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE PLASTIC COVERING ALSO ON THE METAL BAR WHICH EXTENDS THE VISOR AND THIS IS WHERE I TOUCHED IT TO TURN AND EXTEND. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DEEMED SAFE FROM A REPAIR IN OCTOBER, IT WAS NOT. I MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT THE HIGH RESISTANCE SHORT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR RESULTED IN THE BCM SENSING AN OVERCURRENT ISSUE. THE BCM MIGHT OF BEEN REMOVING POWER TO THAT CIRCUIT AS A MATTER OF PRESERVATION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE NOW AFTER I HAVE HAD ANOTHER YET DRIVERS VISOR PUT IN AND ALSO A PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WHICH IS WHAT THE DEALERS BLAMED IT ON THIS TIME. LAST TIME THE BLAME WAS ON A PASSENGER PRES MODULE PROGRAM-- . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10605383June 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION TUMBLERS AND WIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605047June 22, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), AIR BAGS, STEERING
FIRST OFF I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FROM THE BEGINNING. BASICALLY MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PULLS BACK AND THEN ALL THE LIGHTS START TO GO OFF. ELEC STABILITY CONTROL, AIR BAGS, THE STEERING SORT OF LOCKS UP AND I HAVE STALLED ON OCCASION. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES RE: THIS ISSUE AND IT NEVER SEEMS TO GET FIXED. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE GM IS HAVING WITH THEIR CURRENT RECALL BUT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST. I HAVE ONLY ONE KEY ON MY KEY CHAIN AND THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. IT IS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING NOT KNOWING IF MY CAR WILL WORK TOMORROW. DELILLO CHEVROLET IN HUNTING BEACH, CA HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN TRYING TO DETECT THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY GRACIOUS BUT I NEED THE ISSUE RESOLVED ONCE AND FOR ALL. MY INTENTION IS TO HAND DOWN THIS CAR TO MY 16 YEAR OLD BUT NOT IF THE CURRENT ISSUE PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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