2008 Saturn Vue Complaint Log

LTR FWD EMAIL FM (AL) RE 2008 SATURN VUE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL DEFECTS AND RECEIVED NOTICE THAT GM EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NO LONGER COVER THIS VEHICLE, REPLY TO MOBILE, AL OFC. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE FRONT END MADE POPPING NOISES AND A STRANGE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE DASH. *JB

STARTED MAKING A RUBBER ON RUBBER SOUND WHEN TURNING. NOW AT 89000 MILES HAS STARTED TO BIND AND NOTICEABLY TAKES AN EFFORT TO TURN. IT DOES NOT PREVENT A TURN. DEALER SAID IT IS A FAULTY RACK AND PINION AND WILL PROBABLY COST $900.00 TO REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT IT IS COMMON TO THE VUE. *TR

"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. FAULT CODE P0446. GAS TANK HISSES LOUDLY WHEN I UNDO THE GAS CAP. LOUD POPPING SOUND (LIKE PRESSURE RELEASING FROM A PLASTIC BOTTLE WHEN AIR IS SUCKED OUT AND THEN AIR IS ALLOWED TO RE-ENTER),FROM UNDER THE CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY GAS TANK COULD RUPTURE, LEAK OR EXPLODE AND CATCH FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 01/26/10 *BF UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

THE DRIVER SIDE VANITY LIGHT/VISOR BECAME DAMAGED WHEN THE INTERNAL PINS THAT STOP THE VISOR WHEN SLIDING OUT TO ADJUST BROKE AND SHORTED OUT THE WIRING. THE WIRES, WHICH RUN THROUGH THE METAL VISOR POLE WOULD SHORT OUT AND HEAT THE METAL TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES, CAUSING BURNS TO THE HAND AND POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO START A FIRE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO FIX IT. I DISCONNECTED THE VISOR FOR TIME BEING UNTIL PROPER REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II TIRES, LINE SIZE: 235/60R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT IN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WERE HAIRLINE FRACTURED THROUGHOUT ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. KMJ *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS NOTHING BUT EXTREMELY HOT AIR. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT YOU DO WITH THE CONTROLS. THE FAN IS ON HIGH AND THE LIGHTS ON THE CONTROLS BLINK.

WE PURCHASED A 2008 SATURN VUE ON JUNE 28, 2008. THE PAST 3 WEEKS, THE KEY WOULD PERIODICALLY NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION - SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE SHIFTER SAYING IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY GOING INTO PARK. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT (FOR DRIVER) STARTING BLINKING AT THE TIME THE ABOVE OCCURRED (THIS WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION). WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, IT STARTED TO BLINK (ONLY LIGHT BLINKING) AND CONTINUED BLINKING WHEN ALL OTHER LIGHTS FADED. NO ERROR MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED BY THE CHIP. MILE ONE SATURN CLAIMS THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE AIR BAG ISSUE, THEREFORE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERCEIVED THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND RELEASED THE CAR TO ME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WENT BACK IN AND TOLD THEM I WAS NOT TAKING THE CAR UNTIL THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED MY SATURN IN OCTOBER, 08. I ENJOYED DRIVING MY VUE THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE PAST FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. MY SATURN STALLS WHEN I ACCELERATE. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS, BUT I FOUND OUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO SATURN IN JUNE 09, THAT STATED "THEY DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM". THE TAKE OFF IS SO SLOW AND MY VUE IS STILL STALLING. I NEED THE PROBLEM SOLVED. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN VUE. AT 52000 MILES MY WARNING LIGHT FOR MY TEMPERATURE OVERHEATING CAME ON. MY COOLANT TANK WAS EMPTY. MY COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR DID NOT COME ON. MY TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON ONLY WHEN MY TANK WAS EMPTY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY HEATER CORE HAD WENT OUT. BECAUSE OF THIS COOLANT LEAKED UNDER MY DASH INTO MY CAR. I WAS TOLD IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING I HAD NOT DONE. IT JUST HAPPENS. WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP A 2007 OUTLOOK CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SATURN REPLACED THE HEATER CORE AT A DISCOUNT COST TO ME. I ALSO WAS HAVING A RATTLING SOUND UNDER MY HOOD. NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT IT WAS. THE SOUND STARTED FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT MY VUE IN 10/08. IT HAD 22 MILES ON THE VUE AT THE TIME. I WOULD CALL AND AS IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD NO. EACH TIME I WOULD GO TO TAKE IT IN TO BE CHECK, THE VUE WOULD NOT MAKE THE SOUND. I WAS ALSO TOLD, BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW ENGINE IT WILL MAKE SOUNDS UNTIL THE ENGINE HAD SOME MILES PUT ON IT. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE HEATER CORE PROBLEM, THAT IS WHEN I WAS TOLD IT HAS THE HEAT SHIELD. IT WAS FIXED AT A COST TO ME. MY QUESTION ALSO IS WHY WOULD IT NOT BE COVERED AND WHY WASN'T THE HEATER CORE COVER UNDER THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY. IF THE COOLANT SENSOR WOULD HAD CAME ON BEFORE THE TANK WAS EMPTY, IT COULD HAVE SAVED MY HEATER CORE. *TR

DOOR HANDLES STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION NOT ALLOWING DOORS TO LATCH WHEN CLOSED. *TR

SAFETY RECALL FOR 2008 SATURN VUE WITH SAME COLOR DOOR HANDLES WOULD BE REPLACED WITH CHROME HANDLES. MY 2008 SATURN VUE HAS THE SAME COLOR DOOR HANDLES AND WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE HANDLES BECAUSE THE VIN WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, MY DOOR HANDLES HAVE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION SEVERAL TIMES. KNOWING OF THE RECALL, I'M VERY CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DOOR HANDLE LATCHES AND THE DOOR CLOSES. ALTHOUGH I'M CAREFUL, MY PASSENGERS MAY NOT NOTICE IT AND COULD POSSIBLY HAVE THE DOOR OPEN ON THEM. *TR

I HAVE A SATURN VUE AND AM GOING TO BE HAVING ANOTHER BABY, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY CAR SEAT INSPECTOR THAT THE ONLY SAFE AND CORRECT PLACE TO INSTALL A FORWARD FACING CAR SEAT IS IN THE CENTER SEAT, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO THEN FIT AN INFANT CAR SEAT NEXT TO IT. I AM NOT WILLING TO COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN BECAUSE SATURN CANNOT DESIGN A BACK SEAT TO ACCOMMODATE CHILD CAR SEATS. I HAVE HAD LITTLE HELP OR SUGGESTIONS ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION AND DO NOT WANT TO BE STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MANUFACTURER RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE BCM, THEN THEY REPLACED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AT THE SAME VISIT. HOW AND WHERE DO I ATTACH AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET WITH THE 30 REPAIRS, SOME MAJOR SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE? *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2008 SATURN VUE ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MONITORS DISAPPEARED - DIDN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR, SPEED OR GAS GAUGE ETC. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERS' WHERE THEY FIGURED IT WAS THE COMPUTER- AS THEY COULD NOT RESET IT. AFTER MANY DAYS, THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM SO THEY PUT THE ORIGINAL ONE BACK IN. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A 2008 CHEVY BLAZER, THEY DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS FLUID IN THE THROTTLE BOX -WHEN WE MENTIONED THIS TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE PROBLEM WAS QUICKLY RESOLVED! ANOTHER TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - WE DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SIMPLY THAT THE GAS CAP HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED PROPERLY. SEEMS IT IS VERY SENSITIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT SEIZED AND FRACTURED BEFORE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STRAP ON THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 12,000.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSITION. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE RECALL THE WOMAN ON THE OTHER END SAID I WASN'T ABLE TO BE INCLUDED THAT'S WHY I WASN'T NOTIFIED. THE RECALL STATED ANY OWNER. AS EVEN THOUGH I WAS SOLD THE CAR AS NEW, THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS OWNER. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 420 MILES. MY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR SOMETIMES, WHEN IN PARK IT ROLLS ABOUT 8 TO 10 INCHES. WHEN MY CAR WON'T SHIFT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I USE THE TIPTRONIC SHIFT AND WHERE THERE SHOULD BE A 1 FOR FIRST GEAR THERE IS NOTHING. ON THE HIGH WAY WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS MY CAR WON'T SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR TO PICK UP SPEED

THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND, STABILITY, ANTISKID LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY. THE CAR WILL DIE AND RESTART W HIKE DRIVING. THE AC BLOWS FROM BOTTOM HEATER VENTS. BATTERY WILL ACTS AS IF DEAD UNTIL I BANG TERMINAL WITH A HAMMER

THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LATCH AND FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE AS OF THIS DATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT OPENS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR HANDLE WILL REMAIN OPEN. IF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE, THE DOOR COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT IS NOT FULLY LOCKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL OF THE VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. IF THEY WERE TO REPLACE THE PART, IT WOULD BE WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART, WHICH WOULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 03/04/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/06/09. *JB

THIS IS A POTENTIAL LIFE SAFETY ISSUE ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A NEW 2008 SATURN VUE RL (RED LINE). AFTER PURCHASE I WAS REVIEWING MANUAL ON THE AUTOLOCKING DOOR SYSTEMS. IT STATED THAT SYSTEM COULD BE REPROGRAMMED. THE ISSUE IS THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK - ALL 4 DOORS ARE AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKED. I WANTED TO CHANGED THIS FOR SAFETY RESULTS. FIRST IF YOU EITHER DRIVE UP TO AN ATM LATE AT NIGHT OR PARK YOUR VEHICLE IN A DARK AREA - ONCE YOU PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK - ALL DOOR ARE UNLOCKED. THIS GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE TO ENTER INTO THE VEHICLE AND PUT YOU INTO A POSSIBLE LIFE SAFETY SITUATION. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT IF YOU HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND ONCE AGAIN YOU STOP AND PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK ALL DOORS ARE UNLOCKED - THE CHILDREN CAN OPEN THE DOOR(S) AND JUMP INTO TRAFFIC OR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE SPOKE TO BOTH THE LOCAL DEALER AND SATURN'S MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE GROUP. THEIR ANSWER AND RESPONSE IS THAT ON THE RL MODEL - THE AUTOLOCKING SEQUENCE CANNOT BE REPROGRAMMED. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO LIVE WITH. THEY UNDERSTAND THE LIFE SAFETY IMPACT BUT DO NOT HAVE OR PLAN TO FIX THIS SITUATION. *TR

I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAK FEATURE ON MY 2008 SATURN VUE REDLINE. I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 16 MONTHS (PURCHASED BRAND NEW) AND WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD THE TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAK INDICATORS TURNED ON IN THE DIC APPROXIMATELY 15-20 TIMES. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTS TO JERK PRETTY ROUGH. I NEED TO PULL OF THE ROAD AND SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE THEN RESTART FOR THE INDICATOR LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. IT HAPPENS AT ANY GIVEN TIME MOST OF THE TIME IN IDEAL CONDITIONS EITHER ON THE HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY. I'VE NEVER TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM THAT I'M BRINGING IN THE VEHICLE FOR. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MY TIME GOING THERE FOR NO RESULTS BEING THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE DEALERSHIP ON THE ISLAND. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S AN ISOLATED CONDITION OR IF OTHER SATURNS HAVE THE SAME CONDITION. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE LAST TIME THE INDICATORS WENT ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FLOOR SHIFTER FAILED TO RELEASE INTO GEAR. AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO BE REPAIRED WHICH CONSISTED OF REPLACING COMPONENTS SUCH AS; FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY, ACCELERATION PEDAL ENGINE MOUNT, AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION DRIVE TRAIN MOTOR MOUNT. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS ALSO TIGHTENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 04/15/10. *LJ THE STEERING COLUMN, STEERING SHAFT, GEAR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE MOUNT WERE ALL REPLACED. UPDATED 09/30/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED STRAINED LIGAMENTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINEER WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 24,000. UPDATED 12/17/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/18/08. *JB

I OWN A 2008 SATURN VUE AND MY DOOR LATCHES AND HANDLES HAVE FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE STICKS AND CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. PASSENGERS HAVE HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE SEATS TO EXIT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH AND HANDLE DOESN'T FULLY CATCH EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE IN A LOCKED POSITION. THIS DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN AS SOON AS THE PROBLEM OCCURS. I DID THAT LAST WEEK AND THEY FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. FAULTY DOOR HANDLES. THEY INFORMED ME THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT FAULTY DOOR HANDLES FOR SOME TIME EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS AND SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT.. NEW HANDLES ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE HANDLES WILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR

ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING LIKE CAME ON AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY INTO DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT HEAD GASKET BLEW AND I NEED NEW MOTOR-HAD NO COOLANT. WASN'T AWARE OF ANY LEAKS OR PROBLEMS. 3 WEEKS BEFORE MY DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE ODOMETER READING INDICATES 7000 MILES MORE THAN WHAT IT SHOULD BE. *TR

ON 9/24/08 I PURCHASED A 2008 SATURN VUE XR AWD WITH 5945 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. IT WAS A CORPORATE FLEET VEHICLE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. IT HAS A "PREFERRED PACKAGE" INCLUDING A FACTORY-INSTALLED REMOTE START. IN THE SHORT 4 MONTHS I OWN IT I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL AT LEAST 10 TIMES OR MORE. SPECIFICALLY, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO FUEL GAGE, RPM'S OR TURN SIGNALS YET THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AND RUNNING. WHAT I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN I USE THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) TO REMOTE START THE VEHICLE & PARTICULARLY WHEN IT'S EXTREMELY COLD OR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I REMOTE START THE VEHICLE THEN WITHIN 6-8 MINUTES I ENTER THE VEHICLE USING THE UNLOCK KEY ON THE REMOTE. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT TO THE "ON" POSITION WHICH SHOULD THEN ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY ONCE IT IS PUT IN GEAR. MY VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IS COMPLETELY DARK WITH NO DISPLAY WHATSOEVER YET THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND IN MOTION. ONE DAY I TRIED TO REMOTE START IT AS I USUALLY DO BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN RANGE AND THEN WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT STILL WOULD NOT START. ON ANOTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY THE DASHBOARD JUST WENT COMPLETELY BLACK FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VUE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES ALREADY AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. I JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE ON SATURN/GM'S BEHALF. I KNOW THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT THEY WON'T LISTEN TO ME. I HAVE ALSO HAD A CONTROL ARM BUSHING REPLACED ALREADY. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID DOES NOT COME OUT WHICH THEY SAY WAS CLOGGED & FIXED. THANKS TO NHTSA'S WEBSITE I WAS ABLE TO FIND A POWER STEERING RECALL THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T ADDRESS - MY ENTIRE RESERVOIR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

SATURN SOLD ME A VUE WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS AND DIDN'T FIX OR INFORM ME OF THIS ISSUE. I WAS TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR THERMOSTAT HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

I OWN A 08 SATURN VUE. THE CAR WAS A YEAR OLD BEFORE THE PROBLEM STARTED. MY CAR STARTED HAVING A VERY CAUSTIC ODOR THAT MADE YOUR EYES BURN AS WELL AS YOUR THROAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES & THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG & PUT AIR FRESHENER IN THE VENTS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, 4 MONTHS LATER I AM STILL BATTLING WITH THEM ABOUT THIS ISSUE & WE HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH GM. THE ODOR IS ALSO CORRODING THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. IT IS NOT ONLY CORRODING METAL TIE DOWNS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, CREATING AN OILY FILM ON THE WINDOWS, BUT EATING THE LAMINATE OFF PARTS INSIDE THE CAR. SATURN HONESTLY DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE LOCAL DEALER IS DOING WHAT THEY CAN. IT IS GM THAT IS BEING DIFFICULT. WE FINALLY HAVE THEM CONVINCED TO DO AN AIR QUALITY TEST WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE FT. WORTH POLICE FORENSIC LAB SAID THERE IS AN ACIDITY TO THE AIR. THEY TOOK SEVERAL SAMPLES TO RUN TESTS, WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING THE RESULTS. THE FRUSTRATING PART IS THEIR DENIAL THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR & EVEN AFTER WE PROVED TO THEM THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ISSUES. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED FOR MY HEALTH AFTER BREATHING THIS TOXIC AIR FOR 4 MONTHS & ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE THAT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES & NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WITH SATURN OR GM. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE DRIVER STATES SINCE THE DAY HE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HE HAS HAD A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE DRIVER STATES THIS HAPPENS WHILE SLOWING DOWN UNDER 5MPH TO MAKE A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER AND THEY AGREED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDS REPLACING AND WOULD REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE DRIVER STATES AFTER HAVING REPAIRS DONE AT 9,000 MILES HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. DRIVER ALSO STATES HE HAD TO THEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS UNTIL THE DEALER GOT NEW PARTS IN. THE VEHICLE IS WITH THE DEALER AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,000. AR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARS A RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 800.

AT 200 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. TOLD ME THAT I PROBABLY DIDN'T PUT THE GAS CAP ON PROPERLY. THEY RE-SET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AT 800 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEY WERE ABLE TO DETECT 2 ERROR CODES ON THE COMPUTER. THEY EXAMINED THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE ON THE FLANGE OF THE FUEL PUMP. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND RE-SET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE SINCE. OLD FUEL PUMP IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 SATURN VIEW AND HAD IT 3 MONTHS 2,000 MILES. AUGUST 1,2008. I WAS DRIVING IT DOWN BRANDT PIKE AND ALL A SUDDEN SMOKED STARTED POURING OUT AROUND THE HOOD AND INTO THE CAR. IT HAD A TERRIBLE SMELL TO IT, LIKE BURNING PLASTIC AND CHEMICALS. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AS FAST AS I COULD. A GUY POPPED THE HOOD AND IT WAS A BLAZING. FIRE DEPT WAS THERE. *TR

UPON GETTING IN MY TRUCK THE CHANGE TRAY WAS SLIGHTLY OPEN . I GOT IN AND IT CUT MY RIGHT LEG ONE INCH DOWN FROM MY KNEE. IT BEGAN TO BLEED AND SKIN WAS LEFT ON THE SHARP PART OF THE TRAY. IT HAS LEFT A SCAR AND I WANT TO ADVISE YOU HOW SERIOUS IT WAS. *TR

I PURCHASED A SATURN VUE 2008 AUTOMOBILE WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON FEB.18,2008. I'VE HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE, BOTH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE FIRST ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 27,2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15AM. I WAS MANEUVERING MY VEHICLE IN A GARAGE AREA WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE , THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE THUS "STOPPING " THE CAR, THE CAR WAS MOVING 5-10 M.P.H. THE SECOND ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 17, 2008 AT 4:15PM. I WAS 3 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 25 M.P.H WHEN I STEPPED ON MY BRAKE PEDDLE WHICH "AGAIN" WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND I CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SATURN DEALER ON THE 17TH OF JULY 2008 AND AS OF THIS DATE, AUGUST 26, 2008, SATURN STILL RETAINS POSSESSION OF MY VEHICLE ALLEGING TO BE HAVING IT REPAIRED. THERE IS 8,283 MILES ON THIS CAR WHICH I AM APPREHENSIVE AND FRIGHTEN TO DRIVE. I FEEL THAT THE "NEXT" ACCIDENT WILL BE MY LAST.I HAVE "NO" CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE AND FEAR FOR MY LIFE. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT IS RELEASED FROM THE SATURN DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WHILE I AM "ALIVE" DO SOMETHING FOR ME CONCERNING A NEW REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR MONEY REFUND. FORTUNATELY I AM ALIVE TO WRITE THIS MESSAGE TO YOU. THESE "TWO" ACCIDENTS OCCURRED BY NO FAULT OF MY OWN, BUT BY A MANUFACTURERS "DEFECT" LOCATED IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

TAIL LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. *TR

2008 SATURN VUE IS A LEMON ,BOUGHT IN WEST NYACK NY,SATURN DEALER FOR 20,078.62..THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A LEASED CAR FOR 289 PER MO,,INSTEAD IT WAS SOLD,WITHOUT A WARRANTY ALL I WANT IS A WARRANTY POLICY..PLEASE HELP ME..DEALER TOLD ME FIRST I WOULD HAVE A POLICY, HE CHANGED HIS MIND DUE TO GREED FOR MONEY,,,,I HAVE A SATURN WITHOUT A WARRANTY DO I NEED A LAWYER....*TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2003 SATURN VUE FAILED. *TR

2008 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED MINIMAL DOWNSHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAYS AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN MINIMUM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *NJ

I BOUGHT THIS CAR APRIL 23, AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS. AT 200 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE EVAP CANISTER. BUT I WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRYING TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS AND THEN IT WOULD REDLINE AND KICK IN TO THE NEXT GEAR. BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WOULD ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFT ON FLAT GROUND AND ON SLIGHT GRADES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT AS I DROVE OFF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I ENDED UP HAVING TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPT FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THEN WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT AGAIN THEY SAID THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE WASN'T WORKING CORRECTLY SO THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. WELL WHEN I DROVE OFF ABOUT 25 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. WHEN I TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 30MPH-60MPH. IT ALSO ROLLS BACK WHEN IN THE DRIVE WAY OR AT A SLIGHT INCLINE AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. IM SCHEDULE FOR ANOTHER APPT. ONCE AGAIN TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2008 SATURN VUE REDLINE HAS EXHIBITED NEAR STALLING, SHUDDERING,AND BUCKING ON THREE (3) OCCASIONS WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. MY FEAR IS THAT I WILL BE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THIS EVENT WILL OCCUR. IN AN EFFORT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, I CONTACTED TWO SATURN DEALERS, NEITHER OF WHOM WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND DEALER THAT I CONTACTED INFORMED ME THAT SATURN MAY NOW, AS OF JULY 5, 2008, HAVE SOME IDEA AS TO THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. FOR THE RECORD, THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN APRIL 2008, WITH TWO SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES IN JULY OR 2008. THANK YOU, HDJ *TR

2008 SATURN VUE WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS DOWN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE ENGINE WILL SPEED UP TO ABOUT 80 MPH BEFORE GOING BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE KICKED INTO GEAR WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE GAS MILEAGE DOES NOT MEET THE STATED HIGHWAY DRIVING AVERAGE MILES PER GALLON FOR A 4 CYLINDER VEHICLE. *JB

THE DOOR LOCKS ON OUR 2008 SATURN VUE AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO PARK. ALL FOUR DOORS UNLOCK. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE, THERE IS NO WAY TO DISABLE THIS FEATURE. I THINK THIS IS UNSAFE WHEN PARKING, ESPECIALLY IN UNFAMILIAR AREAS. I WOULD LIKE THE OPTION OF HAVING THE DOORS REMAIN LOCKED UNTIL I WANT THEM UNLOCKED. *TR

I CAN NOT UTILIZE THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR TOTALLY, BECAUSE THE TOP HALF OF THE INSIDE MIRROR IS TAKEN UP BY THE BACKSIDE OF THE ONSTAR PANEL, IT IS WHAT YOU SEE IN THE MIRROR. ALSO, THE REAR SEAT HEAD REST TAKE UP THE LOWER HALF OF PORTIONS OF IT, SO I HAVE TO KEEP THE REAR SEATS LOWERED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO UTILIZE THE LOWER PORTION OF THE MIRROR. SO NOW I HAVE A 2 SEAT SUV. WHEN PEOPLE ARE SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT, ESPECIALLY WITH 3 PEOPLE, YOU HAVE NO MIRROR VIEW AT ALL. DEALER SAID FRONT MIRROR CANNOT BE RELOCATED AND GLUED BECAUSE OF THE WIRE GOING TO IT AND THE RAIN SENSING WINDSHIELD. THERE ARE A LOT OF DEAD SPOTS IN THIS VEHICLE, AS TO SEEING YOUR WAY CLEAR! TRIED TO REMOVE REAR HEADREST BUT WAS UNABLE TO. *TR

WHEN CAR IS IN CRUISE CONTROL IT IS CONSTANTLY DOWNSHIFTING TO MAINTAIN SPEED EVEN ON FLAT SURFACE. APPARENTLY THE GEARING ON THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SUPPORT TO WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CANNOT MAINTAIN THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. MOST RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS DIMMED. WHEN THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER BODY SENSOR. AFTER THE LAST FAILURE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENTAL GAUGE CLUSTER AND THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXCHANGE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,719 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,070. UPDATED 04/02/08. *LJ THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START

AIRBAG ISSUE - REAR SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WERE TESTED BY THE IIHS AND FOUND TO BE FAULTY - THEY DID NOT INFLATE QUICKLY ENOUGH, ALLOWING THE REAR OCCUPANTS' HEADS TO HIT THE WINDOW. IT IS STATED ON THE IIHS WEBSITE THAT GM REDESIGNED THESE AIRBAGS AND THAT MODELS MANUFACTURED AFTER DECEMBER 2007 HAVE THE NEW AIRBAGS THAT INFLATE MORE QUICKLY AND EXTEND FURTHER AND HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM. UPON CONTACTING GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CANADA, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS INFORMATION AND THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO SAFETY ISSUES AND "MEETS AND EXCEEDS...GOVERNMENT STANDARDS." THEY TOLD ME THAT SHOULD A RECALL BE ISSUED, I WILL BE INFORMED. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM WOULD INVEST MONEY IN FIXING A PROBLEM THAT SUPPOSEDLY DOESN'T EXIST. WHEN I TOLD THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON THIS, THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCTS AND THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE OLD AIRBAGS, THAT THEY REDESIGNED THEM ANYWAY. OF COURSE, WHEN I ASKED FOR A LETTER STATING THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS IN MY VUE AND THAT THEY WILL PERFORM UP TO THE STANDARDS OF THE NEWLY DESIGNED AIRBAGS, THEY DECLINED. TYPICAL BUREAUCRATIC NONSENSE - I AM VERY UPSET AT GM'S ATTITUDE AND AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING A DIFFERENT CAR MANUFACTURER FOR MY NEXT VEHICLE. I HOPE MY CHILDREN WILL BE SAFE WITH THE OLD AIRBAGS IN THE BACK SEAT... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. AFTER HAVING THE TIRES INSPECTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A STARTER, IN WHICH THEY REPLACED AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. A FORMAL COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,000. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB