2006 Saturn Vue Complaint Log

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE KEY STICKING IN THE IGNITION AND NOT CLEARING THE SYSTEM WHEN I TAKE IT OUT. THE SYSTEM STILL DINGS WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. TWICE ON JULY 3RD, THE IGNITION LOCKED UP TOTALLY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO WIGGLE THE KEY AFTER 30 MINUTES OF TRYING AND START IT. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHERE THEY MADE ME A NEW KEY. THREE HOURS LATER THE IGNITION LOCKED UP AGAIN. WAITED 3.5 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK, CONTINUING TO WIGGLE THE KEY WITH NO LUCK. MECHANIC GOT IT TO TURN BUT TOWED IT TO GET IT FIXED... 29 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE OF THE SAME THING.. HOW MANY HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN WITHOUT REPORTING IT??? TIME TO CHECK IT OUT AND GET A RECALL!!! I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH DOORS CLOSING AND CONVERTER TORQUE, NOT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL AS DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR

FOR NO REASON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN...POWER LOCKS ALL WORK...JUST THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES DON'T OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

FOR SECOND TIME WITHIN A YEAR THE AIRBAG FAULT INDICATOR HAS COME ON. *TR

WHEN I TRY TO START MY VEHICLE I CANNOT TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION...I HAVE TO PUSH UP THE GEAR SHIFTER AND THEN KEEP TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL THE KEY CAN TURN. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT CANNOT FIND THE INFORMATION UPDATED 11/06/2017*CN

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

TAKATA RECALL? MY 2006 SATURN VUE AIRBAG SYSTEMS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEN WILL GO OFF. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS WITH NO ACCIDENT IN CAR HISTORY. WONDERING IF IT(AIRBAGS) WILL GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING OR NOT GO OFF WHEN IT NEEDS TO.

I HAVE AN ION AND A VUE. MY ION IS IN FOR THE RECALL AND I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE SAME PART REPLACED ON THE VUE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO EVEN TURN THE KEY IT JUST COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I EVEN STARTED GOING ANYWHERE AS I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. SO I WENT AND GOT THE NEW IGNITION, PAID FOR THE LOCKSMITH TO MATCH IT TOO MY KEY AND NOW IT IS RUNNING AGAIN. I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK CLOSER AT THE OTHER VEHICLES ALSO AS WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY VIEW WAS IDENTICAL TO WHAT THE ION WAS DOING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

MY KEY REGULARLY FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE SAME MODELS THAT CHEVY MANUFACTURED HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT THE VUE. *TR

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, 2006 SATURN VUE FOR 2014 AND I WAS TOLD THIS CAN NO LONGER BE FIXED. IT IS A RECAL NUMBER 14506 AND I NEED TO KNOW WHERE I CAN GET THIS REPAIRED. I CAN REMOVE MY KEY WHILE THE IGNITION IS STILL RUNNING.

WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. IT STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS BACK WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO TURN THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD FINALLY TURN AND START. IT IS NOW COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AT ALL IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY BROTHER ALSO OWNS A 2004 VUE, HIS WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND HE SAID THAT HE HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED. *TR

ON 5/26/14 THAT MORNING MY CAR WOULDN'T START SO I GOT JUMP START. LATE THAT AFTERNOON AGAIN IT WOULDN'T START, BUT BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY, SO I GOT A NEW ONE. DRIVING HOME THAT EVENING, WITH KIDS IN CAR, GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION CAR LOSES POWER! LUCKILY WE WERE NOT HIT. I MANAGED TO START CAR REPEATEDLY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ON 5/27/14 CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS THERE TILL 5/29/14 AND I WAS TOLD IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH AND NEED TO PAY $295.00 SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS ONE LIGHT FROM ENTERING THE FWY HOME. I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. PLEASE LOOK INTO A RECALL. *TR

THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO START THE THE CAR. YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE IT AND APPLY THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TORQUE TO GET IT TO TURN AND START THE VEHICLE. I REPLACED THE KEY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME NEGATIVE RESULTS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY NEEDED TO BE SHAKEN SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,005.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

WHEN IGNITION IS LOCKED AND ENGINE IS OFF, YOU CAN MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER TO ANY GEAR. ALSO WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED. *TR

IN MAY 2014, MY 2006 SATURN VUE AWD'S PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO INDICATE A PASSENGER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT INDICATOR, SIGNALED OFF, AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. EVER SINCE THEN, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR HAS REMAINED IN THE OFF POSITION, EVEN WITH A PASSENGER. *TR

MY CAR DEVELOPED A DANGEROUS CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. AS A RESULT FUEL WOULD LEAK OUT AND A STRONG GAS SMELL WAS PERVASIVE. I WAS TOLD I SHOULD PARK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE DANGER. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A "VERY COMMON" ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MULTIPLE OTHER MODELS OF GM CARS, INCLUDING SATURN (BUT NOT THE VUE) HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THAT EXACT ISSUE. THE RECALL WAS EVEN MORE SPECIFIC FOR CARS IN "WARM WEATHER STATES" INCLUDING NEVADA. I AM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN REGISTERED AND USED IN NEVADA ALL IT'S LIFE. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT GM ABOUT MY CONCERNS AT THE LACK OF RECALL ON THIS PART, AND BEEN MET WITH ONLY SILENCE. I FIND IT VERY, VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A PART THAT IS THE SAME, CRACKED THE SAME WAY, IN THE SAME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY SORT OF RECALL FROM GM THAT PUT MY FAMILY AND I AT GRAVE RISK. WE JUST HAD TO SPEND OVER $1000 TO GET THIS ITEM REPAIRED, AND HAVE KEPT THE OLD PART FOR REFERENCE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE A SEARCH OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP IN SATURN VUE CARS OR OTHER GM PRODUCTS IN WARM WEATHER STATES TO SEE IF GM CAN BE MOTIVATED ENOUGH TO DO THE CORRECT THING AND ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PART THAT COULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FIRE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE, CAR TURNS OFF WITHIN 1 TO 2 SECONDS AFTER STARTING. THERE IS A TSB WRITTEN FOR PROBLEM BUT DEALER STILL CAN'T FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED ONLY AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES STAY ON MOST OF THE TIME, BUT ARE OFF SOMETIMES. I OBTAINED THE ERROR CODE FROM MY ONSTAR SERVICE, IT IS B0092. A GOOGLE SEARCH RETURNED HUNDREDS OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINS ABOUT GM VEHICLES. I WOULD LIKE TO RAISE YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS SAFETY RELATED DESIGN PROBLEM FROM GM. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE 2006 SATURN VUE. WHEN REMOVING THE KEY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IT WOULD TWIST MY KEY AND EVENTUALLY WEAR DOWN THE KEY WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. EVENTUALLY THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND IGNITION REPLACED AT MY OWN COST. IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN WEARING DOWN MY KEYS AND PRACTICALLY TWISTING IT OFF WHEN I TRY TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I HAVE WORN DOWN MANY, KEYS IN THE PAST 8 YEARS. TOO MANY TO COUNT, WHICH ARE EXPENSIVE AND VERY TIME CONSUMING TO REPLACE. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE ANOTHER IGNITION AGAIN!!!! I NEED HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE 2007-2006 SATURN VUE V6, A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN HONDA/GM HAS THE SAME HONDA ODYSSEY DRIVE TRAIN AS HONDA'S CURRENT RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP COVER. IS THE SATURN MODEL AFFECTED AS WELL AND IF SO WHO WOULD FIX IT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE 113,005.

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 SATURN VUE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INSTANCES WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD, ESPECIALLY THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THIS WARNING LIGHT APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY AND I ALSO LOST THE ILLUMINATION OF MY DASHBOARD ONE EVENING. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, HE BELIEVES THAT AIR BAG LIGHT IS TRIGGERED WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED TO ANOTHER POSITION. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE SYSTEM. AS SOMEONE WHO DRIVES PRIMARILY ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING TO ME! AFTER RESEARCHING THIS TODAY, I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MANY OTHER 2006 SATURN VUE OWNERS HAVE THIS VERY SAME COMPLAINT! WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE? *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS STARTER COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT ARE NOW ON AT ALL TIMES. AT FIRST, WITH A PASSENGER PRESENT NO WARNING LIGHT WOULD DISPLAY, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE PASSENGER LIGHT AND DASH WARNING LIGHT WOULD BEGIN INDICATING NO PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT AND THE DASH WARNING WOULD COME ON. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT WOULD CYCLE ON AND OFF WHETHER THERE WAS A PASSENGER OR NOT. NOW THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR IS ON ALL THE TIME AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE LEFT LOWER DASH IS ALSO ON ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT EITHER AIR BAG WILL FUNCTION DURING AN ACTUAL FRONTAL CRASH AND, GIVEN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CONTINUOUSLY DEGRADING SYSTEM/CONTROLLER, I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT ONE OR BOTH AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY THOUGH NO VALID AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COMMAND WAS GENERATED DUE TO POSITIVE CRASH SENSOR INPUTS. *TR

THE DATE AND MILEAGE I ENTERED ARE APPROXIMATE. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE RUN POSITION. AT TIMES, I HAVE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEY; AND THEN HAD DIFFICULTY INSERTING THE KEY THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO USE THE VEHICLE. THE KEY SLOT POSITION IS NOT IN THE OFF POSITION, BUT IN THE RUN OR ACCESSORY POSITION. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT COULD LEAD TO A PROBLEM IF THE KEY SHOULD COME OUT OF THE SWITCH WHEN I AM DRIVING. I ASSUME I WOULD BE SURPRISED, AND INSTINCTIVELY REACH TO PICK UP THE KEY. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS DISTRACTED LOOKING FOR THE KEY. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AND GM SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

THE PASSGENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON INDICATING THE AIR BAG IS NOT ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER A FEW MILES BUT NOW IT DOESN'T THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALERS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST 1199.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY SO IT DID NOT GET FIXED. I AM THINKING THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT! WILL THE AIRBAG COME ON IF I AM IN A CRASH? I DON'T LIKE TAKING THAT CHANCE. *JS

THIS TIME AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED AGAIN, WITH NO FOUNDED REASON FOR THE THROTTLE STICKING (AT MILEAGE 130000 AT THE SHOP, THE THROTTLE STUCK ON HUBBY WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ONLY 40 MPH ON THE SNOW COVERED ROADS. THROTTLE STUCK AND WENT TO OVER 60MPH, AT THAT POINT HE WAS NO LONGER CONCERNED ABOUT THE TACHOMETER NOR SPEED. THE CAR STOPPED ONLY AFTER HITTING THE GUARDRAILS. POLICE, MEDICS AND TOW TRUCK ON SCENE, FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS TORN OFF TO THE GROUND, UNSURE OF WHAT ALL DAMAGE IS DONE AT THIS POINT. HOWEVER THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER! NOW THIS IS TRULY A MAJOR INCIDENT AND WE SHALL SEE HOW MY INSURANCE COMPANY WANTS TO HANDLE THE ISSUE. I WILL NOT BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SATURN, THAT IS FOR CERTAIN. *TR

COMING UP OVER A HILL THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AND I TRIED SHIFTING DOWN, BREAKING, NEUTRAL, AND EVEN LIFTING UP THE PEDAL THIS TIME. NOTHING WORKED. AS I CAME OVER THE KNOLL AND STARTED DESCENDING DOWN THE HILL IT RELEASED. NOT BEFORE I WAS CLOCKED AT 72 IN A 55 ZONE. I EXPLAINED TO THE OFFICER WHO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND EVEN CALLED THE GARAGE TO CHECK THAT WE HAD SCHEDULED AN APPT FOR DIAGNOSTICS. (IT WAS GOING IN THE NEXT DAY ON HUBBYS DAY OFF) *TR

DRIVING FROM ONE WORK SITE TO ANOTHER, THROTTLE STUCK, NOT AS BAD AS PRIOR 2 TIMES BUT NONETHELESS STUCK. TACHOMETER READING WAS APPROX 6-7K. BREAKING NOR SHIFTING DOWN WORKED FOR ME, NOR DID NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL UP ON THE PEDAL THIS TIME AND IT SEEMED TO CLICK BACK INTO POSITION AND RELEASE. AS I DID SO, I WAS CLOCKED FOR SPEEDING. CLOCKED AT 83 AND SLOWLY BROUGHT IT BACK TO 81, AND COME TO STOP WITH E-BRAKE.CALLED HUBBY AND TOLD HIM EACH OF THE TIMES, HE DROVE FOR AWHILE AND NOTHING WAS FELT. *TR

ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING. BELLS GO OFF OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD; WHEN KEY IS OUT AFTER CAR IS PARKED THE ALARM RINGS WHEN DOOR IS OPENED. PASSENGER AIRBAG READS OFF ALWAYS. PASSENGER REAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE UNLESS USING EXTREME FORSE. *TR

ONCE AGAIN ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE THROTTLE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WAS NOT RELEASING UNTIL THE TACHOMETER WAS UP ABOVE 8K. CAR WOULD NOT LET ME SHIFT AND SLOW, NOR BREAK. THIS TIME IT TOOK JUST UNDER A MILE TO RETURN TO NORMAL. NEITHER TIMES WERE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. CAR HAD BEEN WARMED UP PROPERLY BEFORE LEAVING. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK AND I WENT TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THE THROTTLE STUCK DOWN IN THE PROCESS MAKING THE ENGINE REV AND RPM TACH UP TO OVER 8K,, SHIFTING DOWN WAS NO HELP, NEUTRAL WAS NO HELP, NOR WAS BRAKING. AFTER REACHING A SPEED OF OVER 90MPH FOR ABOUT 1 MILE IT LET UP ON ITS OWN. FORTUNATELY I HAD NO OTHER TRAFFIC OR RED LIGHTS. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SHOWS THAT IT'S NOT ACTIVE WHEN THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE SEAT AND THE AIR BAG PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS LIT. THIS IS AN $800-$1,000 FIX AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. FEEL THIS SHOULD BE ROLLED INTO THE NEW RE-CALL THAT WAS ISSUED THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME ISSUE! (ALREADY REPLACED THE MASTER CONTROL MODULE FOR THE ELECTRONICS THIS PAST FALL BECAUSE EVERYTHING STARTED TO FAIL!). *TR

HITTING 2 DEER GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NEVER OPENED. THE RED LIGHT FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL BEING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALWAYS FLICKER AND THE LEFT SIDE LIGHTS AND BLINKER DO THE SAME. WE ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION BEING THE KEY WILL NOT TURN OVER, WE HAVE TO BE VERY PATIENT AND AFTER QUITE SOMETIME IT WILL FINALLY WORK AFTER YOU REMOVE THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES AND TRY TRY AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE BRAKES DONE NUMEROUS TIMES AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. I SURE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED CAR WOULD NOT START THIS WAS ON 10 7 2013. *TR

LAST YEAR MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND FINALLY STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT DOES NOT INDICATE IF SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT OR NOT. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT ( I HAVE HEATED SEATS). THIS IS VERY COSTLY AND I CANNOT AFFORD IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN NECESSARY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF THIS IS CAUSED BY A SHORT SOMEWHERE, MY HEATED SEAT MAY CATCH FIRE. I DO NOT USE THE HEAT FOR THIS REASON. RECENTLY WE ARE EXPERIENCING A KEY IGNITION PROBLEM. MY HUSBANDS KEY, IN PARTICULAR, DOES NOT TURN CORRECTLY. THIS IS OF CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT WILL JUST LOCK UP AND NOT START. I DO NOT WANT TO BE STRANDED ON THE ROAD SOMEWHERE. I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING MESSAGES FROM MY ONSTAR THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. I HOPE THESE PROBLEMS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND FELT I SHOULD TAKE ACTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. GAUGE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING . PULLED OVER JIGGLED THE KEYS AND AFTER RE-START EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES . IT ALL POINTS TO THE LOOSE IGNITION , JIGGLE THE KEYS AND ALLIS FINE . I REMOVED EVERYTHING FROM KEY RING , THIS SEEMS TO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAME INOPERABLE SPORADICALLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NUMEROUS OF TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

WITHIN 6 MONTHS 3 OF THE FOUR DOOR LATCHES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED AND WOULD NO LONGER LATCH. IN THE FIRST TWO CASES NO PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE DOOR LATCH MECHANICALLY FAILING HAS BEEN FOUND AND THE LATCH HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE THIRD LATCH IS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. GIVEN THAT THEY ARE ALL MECHANICAL FAILINGS OF A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT AND I CAN THINK OF NO EASILY EXPLAINABLE REASON OTHER THAN DESIGN I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT AS A CONCERN. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN VUE WITH IGNITION AND AIRBAG SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) ISSUES. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AT THE GM RECALL WEBSITE, CALLED MY DEALER TWICE AND FILED A CLAIM AT THE GM RECALL HOTLINE. I AM FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF OR SLOW RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY OUR MODEL YEAR WAS LEFT OUT OF THE RECALL CYCLE. MY SITUATION: MY IGNITION BECAME INCREASING TIGHT/STIFF/LOCKED TO WHERE I COULD NOT TURN MY KEY OR PULL IT OUT. I WOULD HAVE TO SHAKE THE CAR OR KEY TO GET IT TO TURN ON. MY KEY CAN SLIDE RIGHT OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING, (BUT SOMETIMES I CAN'T PULL IT OUT). I HAVE ALSO RETURNED TO MY CAR AND FOUND IT RUNNING TWICE NOW AND NOTICED IT WAS NOT TOTALLY IN THE OFF POSITION ANYMORE). AT THE SAME TIME MY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT BECAME INTERMITTENT AND FINALLY STAYED ON. OUR MECHANIC NOTIFIED US THAT THE AIRBAG SENSING AND DIAGNOTIC MODULE (SDM) IS NO LONGER WORKING. A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALERS SAY THAT PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR MY MODEL AND MY MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND THEM EITHER. THE COST IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH! I HAVE NOW BEEN ON A MISSION TO PUT IN COMPLAINTS WITH THE APPROPRIATE DIVISIONS IN AN EFFORT TO SEE THIS SITUATION RESOLVED. (NOTE THIS WEBSITE LIST SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE AND OTHERS. THERE IS SOMETHING LINKING THE IGNITION AND THE AIRBAGS: (HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/SATURN/VUE/AIR_BAGS/PROBLEM.ASPX)) THE 2006 MODEL MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BEFORE THERE ARE SERIOUS INCIDENCES. COME ON GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. HELP US LIFE LONG LOYAL BUYERS OUT. LOYAL (BUT DISAPPOINTED) GM CUSTOMER WHITE KNUCKLING IT EVERYDAY. *TR

THE AIR BAG FAILURE SENSOR LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH - INDICATING AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILURE. THE HEATED SEATS NO LONGER FUNCTION. HOWEVER AS LONG AS WE KEEP THE HEATED SEAT SWITCH ON - THE AIR BAG FAILURE SENSOR WILL NOT LIGHT, INDICATING THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. AS SOON AS WE TRY TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE HEATED SEAT SWITCH ON, THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON INDICATING SYSTEM FAILURE. MECHANICS HAVE STATED THAT WE NEED NEW HEATED SEATS AT A COST OF OVER $1500. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES CURRENTLY ON IT. REPORTED TO GM 12/2/2013 WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE FIRST THEY HEARD OF THE PROBLEM YET WE SEE DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME BIZARRE CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

BOUGHT A 2006 SATURN VUE IN 2012. WITHIN A YEAR, HAD PROBLEMS A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH THE KEY TURNING IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. 2014: NOW IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 5 - 15 MINUTES EVERY TIME TO GET THE KEY TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. AIR BAGS: THE SYMBOL FOR THE AIR BAG KEEPS APPEARING ON THE DASH BOARD OFTEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH OUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

UPON LOWERING THE SEATBACK, THE MIDDLE SEATBELT BECAME "LOCKED" IN THE LOWERED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE LOWERED THE SEAT.. *TR

THE IGNITION LOCK ON MY SATURN VUE HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS OVER MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE MAY OF THIS YEAR. IT LOCKS AND AT TIMES DOESN'T ALLOW THE KEY TO TURN THE CAR ON AND SOMETIMES ONCE ON, IT DOESN'T ALLOW IT TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO A CERTIFIED DEALER FOR REPAIR AND IT TOOK 3 TECH'S TO FIND THAT THE ONLY ISSUE THEY COULD FIND WAS A WIRING ISSUE UNDER THE CAR BUT STILL NOTHING WITH THE IGNITION LOCK AS IT WORKS ON AND OFF. I HAVE REPORTED THIS WITH SATURN ONCE ALREADY AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. I HAVE BEEN STUCK AT RANDOM STORES AND LATE FOR WORK AND EVEN HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE TO TAKE OUR SON TO SEE THE SPECIALIST IN ANOTHER STATE. WE TOOK IT FOR A OIL CHANGE TODAY AND NEW BATTERY AND ONCE AGAIN THE TECH HAD A DIFFICULT TIME WITH TURNING THE KEY. HOWEVER SEEING AS IT WAS AT A WALMART OIL & LUBE EXPRESS, THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THAT TYPE OF REPAIR. TODAY'S MILEAGE IS 132200. I AM HIGHLY RECOMMENDING AGAINST ANYONE I KNOW OF BUYING SATURNS AT THIS POINT. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS FAR LESS THAN DESIRABLE AND I WISH I HAD NEVER MADE THE PURCHASE MYSELF. *TR

NOTICED RADIO SCREEN WAS NOT FULLY ILLUMINATED & MY SEAT BELT WARNING 'CHIME' STOPPED WORKING WHEN BELT WAS UNFASTENED. HAD THIS PROBLEM W/ ANOTHER VEHICLE (1999 ACURA INTEGRA) & IT RESULTED IN REPLACING THE IGNITION CYLINDER. AS A RESULT, I STARTED JIGGLING THE SATURN KEY TO SEE IF THERE WAS IMPROPER/ INADEQUATE CIRCUIT CLOSURE. WHEN I JIGGLED THE KEY, IT WAS LOOSE AND CAME OUT, BUT THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING! SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND THE RADIO DISPLAY STILL DOES NOT DISPLAY FULLY ACROSS THE SCREEN AND THE SEAT BELT CHIME STILL DOESN'T WORK. (APPROXIMATELY MAY 2013) I STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTIES GETTING KEY TO TURN IN IGNITION ENABLING THE VEHICLE TO START. I WENT TO GM DEALER TO GET A NEW KEY IN CASE THAT MIGHT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM - IT DID NOT. RECENTLY (AUGUST 2014) ASKED A NON-GM MECHANIC ABOUT KEY TURNING DIFFICULTIES. HE INDICATED 'TUMBLERS' GETS 'STICKY' & PREVENTS KEY FROM TURNING & THAT IT WOULD GET WORSE UNTIL I REPLACED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. I CHECKED ON-LINE FOR RECALLS, AS SO MANY GM VEHICLES WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IGNITIONS AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THE 2006 SATURN VUE WASN'T ON THE LIST. I WENT TO LOCAL GM DEALER (BUICK/ GMC DEALER IN NAPERVILLE, IL) IN SEPTEMBER 2014 & THEY CONFIRMED THE 2006 VUE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I WENT AHEAD AND PROVIDED MY VIN #, PROOF OF OWNERSHIP (TITLE AND DRIVERS LICENSE) AND THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF $90 FOR THE IGNITION CYLINDER, $60. TO OBTAIN AND USE THE GM CODE TO PROGRAM THE NEW IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, & THIS DID NOT INCLUDE A NEW KEY! THEY DID THEY WORK & EVEN INCLUDED A KEY @ NO ADDITIONAL COST. NOW I AM ATTEMPTING REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, BUT IT REQUIRES KEY TO BE TURNED TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION TO REMOVE THE CYLINDER. I CAN'T GET KEY TO TURN, SO CAN'T REPLACE CYLINDER AND THE CAR IS NOT OPERABLE. I BELIEVE 2006 SATURN VUE SHOULD BE RECALLED TOO. *TR

I THOUGHT I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN I'M DRIVING ALONG, IT'S POSSIBLE TO PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN! WHEN STOPPED, THE KEY CAN ALSO BE PULLED COMPLETELY OUT BEFORE THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS COME TO THE OFF POSITION. IT IS VERY HARD TO THEN GET THE KEY BACK IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.