There are 4 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2002 Saturn Vuein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 12/15/10. *LJ THE CAUSE FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/27/10
I HAVE A SATURN VUE 2002. I TOOK INTO A SATURN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS IN JULY 17, 08. SATURN REPEATEDLY TOLD ME THE PART WAS COMING. ON AUG 3, 2008, THEY ASKED ME TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT BE IN UNTIL THE 18TH OF AUGUST. NOW SATURN IS STATING THE PART MAY NOT COME IN UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER. MY THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR WILL SIMPLE SHUT OFF WHILE I TRAVELING, I MAY BE GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL SIMPLY NOT START. *TR
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING THE RPM GAUGE JUMPED FROM TWO TO SEVEN OR EIGHT. THEN DROPPED BACK TO TWO. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT STATED IT HAPPENED SO FAST THAT THERE WAS NO TIME TO REACT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST SIX TIMES. THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE SERVICE DEALER HAS DONE, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY DID EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER YEAR. *AK
WHEN ON AN INCLINE AND IN PARK, THE ENGINE SURGES AND SOUNDS AS IF IT IS GOING TO FALL OUT.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026