| Electrical System | 3118.6%ODI 10066136I HAVE HAD MY 2002 SATURN VUE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. THE PROBLEMS ACTUALLY STARTED AFTER ABOUT THREE MONTHS OF MY PURCHASE DATE. I HAVE CONTINUOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING, NEVER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE. THE ENTIRE COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, BUT IS CAUSING ME PROBLEMS AGAIN. I JUST PICKED IT UP LAST NIGHT AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED; THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN THIS MORNING. THIS IS THE SEVENTH TIME I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS DEALING WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I ALSO HAVE HAD NUM… Look up ODI 10066136 at NHTSA ↗ | 8213.2%ODI 10018558 · 3,200 miMISC ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAR WON'T START, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON, SERVICE SOON LIGHT ON, SPEEDOMETER TO ZERO, TACHOMETER TO ZERO, CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T WORK. THIS HAPPENED ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *NLM Look up ODI 10018558 at NHTSA ↗ | 5319.2%ODI 10100312 · 31,600 miELECTRICAL INTERMITTENT FAILURES. UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK USING REMOTE CONTROL, HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHT, DASH LIGHTS, RADIO (ALL ELECTRICAL EXCEPT ENGINE ACCESSORIES) FAIL RANDOMLY. ON ONE OCCASSION ALL INTERIOR & EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A DARK HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY BUT HAD NO HAZARD LIGHTS (AND PRESUMABLY NO BRAKE LIGHTS) TO WARN OTHER TRAFFIC. WIGGLING THE INTERIOR FUSE PANEL RESTORED POWER. LATER CHECKS OF ALL RELAYS AND FUSES REVEALED NO CONTACT OR COMPONENT FAILURES IN EITHER IN INTERIO… Look up ODI 10100312 at NHTSA ↗ | 5532.4%ODI 10230609SATURN VUE WITH SPORADIC ELECTRONIC FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FAILURE CONSISTS OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND GAUGES GOING TO ZERO. ALSO WHEN THE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION THE POWER STEERING IS DECREASED OR STOPS COMPLETELY. *KB Look up ODI 10230609 at NHTSA ↗ | 8528.3%ODI 10197126 · 18,000 mi2006 SATURN VUE WITH 18,000 MILES. THREE TIMES, WHILE MY 73 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS DRIVING, THE ENTIRE WARNING LIGHT CLUSTER HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE SHE PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE MOTOR. SHE RESTARTED IT AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON FOR ABOUT 1 MILE, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE WORKING OKAY, THEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT BEFORE SHE GOT HOME. SHE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER (IT IS A LEASE VEHICLE). THEY ASKED HER TO DRIVE IT IN THE FOLLOWING DAY; THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RETURNED THE CAR TO HER. THE SAME THING HAPPENED … Look up ODI 10197126 at NHTSA ↗ | 10135.3%ODI 10195103 · 6,735 mi2007 SATURN VUE GREEN LINE (HYBRID GAS ELECTRIC). THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON AFTER RESTART. THE BATTERY LIGHT PROBLEM WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO SATURN OF CERRITOS WHO DID A FIRMWARE UPDATE TO FIX IT. AFTER 2ND OCCURRENCE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SATURN OF ANAHEIM WHERE A WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. *TR Look up ODI 10195103 at NHTSA ↗ | 8120.0%ODI 10250501TL*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 Look up ODI 10250501 at NHTSA ↗ | 3227.1%ODI 10359322 · 19,000 miMY 2009 SATURN VUE HYBRID HAS HAD 2 CAR BATTERIES DIE AND THE HYBRID BATTERIES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. I PURCHASED THE VUE IN JULY OF 2009. THE FIRST CAR BATTERY WAS REPORTED DEAD BY THE LOU FUZE DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER MY PURCHASE AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE HYBRID BATTERIES WERE DEEMED "DEAD" BY THE LOU FUZE DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2010 AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN OCTOBER 2010, THE CAR BATTERY WAS AGAIN DEEMED "DEAD" AND REPLACED BY THE LOU FUZE DEALERSHIP. EACH TIME THE CAR BATTERY WAS REPLACED, I WAS TOLD BY THE … Look up ODI 10359322 at NHTSA ↗ | 350.0%ODI 10459169 · 21,000 miBOUGHT THE VUE IN APRIL 2011 AND WHEN I STARTED USING MY AC IN MAY IT WOULD BARELY BLOW COOL AIR, TOOK IT IN AND THE SEALS WERE BAD AND COMPRESSER WAS CRACKED AND FREON ALMOST GONE. THEY FIXED IT BUT IT STILL DIDNT BLOW COLD LIKE IT SHOULD. TOOK IT BACK IN JULY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BLOWING EVEN COOL AIR. THEY SAID THE AIR INLET DOOR WASNT OPEN AND I GUESS THEY OPENED IT. BLEW COLD AIR BUT STILL ONLY IF I HAD IT GOING FULL BLAST. AND STILL NOT AS COOL AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. BUT AT LEAST IT WAS A BIT COOLER. FALL CAME AND MY TRANSMISSION CROAKED O… Look up ODI 10459169 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Power Train | 84.8%ODI 10017858THE CONSUMER INSISTED THE 2002 SATURN VUE WAS A POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP FOR ANYONE WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIVING REQUIREMENTS. ACCORDING TO VUE OWNER'S MANUAL ALL-WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) SYSTEM HAS THE FOLLOWING FATAL FLAW. IF VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO EXTENDED HEAVY USAGE, THE AWD SYSTEM WILL SHUT OFF TO PROTECT THE SYSTEM FROM OVER HEATING. WHEN THE SYSTEM COOLS, THE AWD SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE ITSELF AGAIN AUTOMATICALLY. COOL DOWN PERIOD CAN TAKE UP TO 20 MINUTES DEPENDING ON OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AND VEHICLE USE. CONSUMER PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING ARGUMENTS TO SATU… Look up ODI 10017858 at NHTSA ↗ | 9014.5%ODI 10001536THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT DIDN'T FIT THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COMPLETELY. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE VIBRATED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD MADE A KNOCKING SOUND WHICH HAD COME FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DOWN AN INCLINE, IT WOULD MAKE A NOISE. (MICHAEL LIVINGSTON IS THE SECOND CONSUMER IN REFERENCE TO THIS COMPLAINT) TS SCC Look up ODI 10001536 at NHTSA ↗ | 4415.9%ODI 10056379 · 400 miRANDOM OBD CODE P0571 CRUISE/BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTION SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON 6 DEC 03. THE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN CHECKED SWITCH ALIGNMENT, CONNECTORS. NUMEROUS FAILURES CURRENTLY WAITING SINCE 29 JAN ON ENGINEER TO LOOK AT FREEZE FRAME DATA FROM THE COMPUTER. *JB Look up ODI 10056379 at NHTSA ↗ | 1710.0%ODI 10373781 · 44,000 miI OWN A 2005 SATURN VUE ALL WHEEL DRIVE THAT WHEN THE ROADS ARE ICY OR SNOW PACKED IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN A CORNER YOU DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO TURN OR NOT. THE REAR WHEELS KICK IN WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS SLIP AND I HAVE HAD IT SLIDE SIDEWAYS CLOSE TO HITTING A CURB. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE TURNING AND THERE IS NO CONTROL. THE BRAKING IS ALSO AS BAD SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. I KNOW THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER BEING BUILT BUT I STILL FELL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO, I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME ACCIDENTS… Look up ODI 10373781 at NHTSA ↗ | 175.7%ODI 10236466 · 40,000 miNOISE FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPORADICALLY AROUND 30K BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AT 41K THE NOISE BECAME MORE CONSISTENT AND THE DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE REAR CLUTCH AND WOULD COST $1,500 TO FIX AS THE WARRANTY ENDED AT 36K. *TR Look up ODI 10236466 at NHTSA ↗ | 196.6%ODI 102072102007 SATURN VUE WAS SERVICED BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. DEALER REPLACED AND FIXED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS STILL NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE VEHICLE RAN. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIO WAS REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME, AND THERE WAS EVEN MORE WIND NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WITH THE NEW RUBBER SEAL. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED MAJOR LOSS OF POWER, ROUGH UPSHIFTING, DOUBLE DOWNSHIFTING WHILE BRAKING AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A NEW CALIBRATION WAS MADE TO THE PCM AS PART OF THE CORR… Look up ODI 10207210 at NHTSA ↗ | 10826.6%ODI 10258220 · 29,875 mi2008 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 Look up ODI 10258220 at NHTSA ↗ | 1411.9%ODI 10451639 · 53,000 miI STARTED THE ENGINE AND HEARD A CLANG. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND THERE WAS A PART OF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR (PART OF THE CLUTCH) LAYING ON THE GROUND. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE BEARINGS FAILED AND IT WAS FALLING APART. I NOTICED ON EDMOND'S THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MILEAGE FOR THE SAME MODEL SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD DOCUMENT THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR Look up ODI 10451639 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 95.4%ODI 10000748 · 1,000 miI HAVE ALSO FOUND A METAL CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER''S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR OUT OF PARK, OR REVERSE. IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 12 TO 30 MPH, AGAIN THE PROBLEM PRESENTS ITSELF MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COASTING AND LOSING MOMENTUM. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT ANY AID OF BRAKING OF ANY KIND AND AS THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO DOWN SHIFT, IT WOULD SOMETIMES MAKE A CLANKING NOISE, OR BUCK, OR IN THE MOST EXTREME CASES COMPLETELY STALL OUT. ALSO THE WIPER SPRAYERS… Look up ODI 10000748 at NHTSA ↗ | 20032.2%ODI 10004955 · 1,284 miWHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE RPM REV'S TO 4000 RPM, SPEEDOMETER INDICATES A SPEED OF 80-90 MPH, WHILE PHYSICALLY GOING 10-15MPH. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR APPEARS AS WELL AS THE REDUCED POWER INDICATOR. ALSO HAPPENED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON TWO VUE'S, BOTH TIMES WITH LESS THAN 1300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, BOTH WITH 4 CYL, VTI AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. ONE INCIDENT ON DEC 24 - DEC 27 2002 WAS THE FIRST. Look up ODI 10004955 at NHTSA ↗ | 3813.8%ODI 10126233 · 12,000 miDT: WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. IT SEEMED IT ONLY DOES IT WHEN THE MOTOR IS COLD, LIKE IN THE FIRST HALF A MILE DRIVEN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL DEALER COULD GIVE THEM A COMPUTER CODE.*AK *JB UPDATED 024/24/06.*JB Look up ODI 10126233 at NHTSA ↗ | 95.3%ODI 10114349 · 300 miMANY INCIDENCES OF SATURN VUE ROLLING BACKWARDS NON-STOP IN DRIVE (GEAR). TOLD UPON EACH OF 5 REPORTS THAT ALL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ROLL BACKWARDS IN DRIVE. VEHICLE HAS ALSO ROLLED (NOT SLID)4 TIMES FORWARDS IN PARK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE ROAD WITH ALL WHEELS ROLLING. IT HAS ROLLED BACKWARDS ONCE WITH ALL WHEELS ROLLING. VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE ENTERED AN EMERGENCY BRAKE PULLED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE.*AK Look up ODI 10114349 at NHTSA ↗ | 41.3%ODI 10219140 · 20,000 miVEHICLE ENGINE REVS BETWEEN 30-40 MPH AND SURGING IS FELT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE ALSO SLUGGISH AT TIMES UPON ACCELERATION. CAR WAS IN SHOP FIRST TIME AND THEY IGNORED MY CONCERN. THE SECOND TIME (NOW) CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR 30 DAYS AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. THEY ARE CONTACTING GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WILL HAVE AN ENGINEER EXAMINE THE CAR NOW. *TR Look up ODI 10219140 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.3%ODI 10204728I HAVE LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN IN THE SHOP. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, ALL ELECTRICAL SUDDENLY DIES, THE HYBRID HAS STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRBAGS HAVE HAD TO BE FIXED. THERE IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10204728 at NHTSA ↗ | 112.7%ODI 10216833THE CAR IS A 2008 SATURN VUE 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC WITH TWO MAIN SAFETY PROBLEMS. PROBLEM ONE IS THE CAR WILL LOCK YOU OUT AUTOMATICALLY WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. CAR CAN BE RUNNING OR SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 14 TIMES. LUCKILY I HAD THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO ACCESS THE CAR. SATURN HAS REPEATED THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER VUE AND DEEMS IT A "NORMAL FUNCTION" EVEN THOUGH THE OWNERS MANUALS SAYS THERE IS A FUNCTION IN THE CAR ENGINEERED INTO IT TO PREVENT YOU FROM LOCKING YOUR KEYS … Look up ODI 10216833 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Air Bags | 95.4%ODI 10004977 · 13,450 miIN EXTREME COLD WEATHER, THE AIR BAG TROUBLE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. Look up ODI 10004977 at NHTSA ↗ | 284.5%ODI 10003235 · 3,500 miAIRBAG FAILURE IN A 2003 SATURN VUE WITH SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. LUCK PREVENTED SEVERE INJURY, WHILE A VITAL SAFETY FEATURE FAILED. WE ARE ENRAGED BY THE FACT THAT WE BOUGHT A VEHICLE THAT PROFESSED SAFETY, BUT DID NOT PERFORM WHEN NEEDED. WE LOVED THE VEHICLE TO THIS POINT. Look up ODI 10003235 at NHTSA ↗ | 134.7%ODI 10143854 · 45,000 miI WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MY 2004 SATURN VUE WHEN A SUBURBAN REAR-ENDED ME AT APPROXIMATELY 40+ MILES PER HOUR. I THEN HIT THE SUV THAT WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME - AND WE BOTH WENT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FORWARD FROM THE STOP SIGN. THE IMPACT TOTALED MY TRUCK TO THE POINT OF THE REAR WAS CRUSHED TO THE BACK SEAT AND THE FRONT FRAME WAS BROKEN IN HALF WITH ABOUT A 1 INCH GAP. MY ISSUES WITH THE SAFETY ARE: THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE NEARLY ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THE REAR SEAT TO THE RIGHT WITH THE SEAT SLIDING… Look up ODI 10143854 at NHTSA ↗ | 137.6%ODI 10160573 · 34,300 miDRIVING NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 116. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND SLIGHTLY PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE HIGHWAY. AT THE TIME BEFORE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO SLOW DOWN I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 60-65 MPH AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD SLIGHTLY. THERE WAS A SEMI TRUCK TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON THE HIGHWAY I THOUGHT EITHER THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AHEAD OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR THE TRUCK WAS IN OUR LANE. THE ROADS WERE DRY AND THE… Look up ODI 10160573 at NHTSA ↗ | 7625.3%ODI 10158385CONSUMER COMPLAINT DEACTIVATION OF 2006 SATURN VUE AIR BAG. *TS ***TRANSFERRED TO TIS*** THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT AN AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH BE INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS 4' 10-1/2 INCHES, 88 POUNDS AND HAS TO SIT CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO REACH THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL. *NM Look up ODI 10158385 at NHTSA ↗ | 8429.4%ODI 10200850 · 8,216 miI RAN INTO A BUILDING AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONT END HIT- BROKE INTO WALL, BRICK COLUMN SMASHED FRONT OF CAR. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE. IT'S A 2007 SATURN VUE--PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY OF 2007. *TR Look up ODI 10200850 at NHTSA ↗ | 235.7%ODI 10250052 · 24,000 miTL*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 Look up ODI 10250052 at NHTSA ↗ | 108.5%ODI 10299575 · 11,000 miI WAS HIT ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR..HIGH SPEED IMPACT.. FIRE DEPT NEEDED TO USE JAWS OF LIFE TO GET ME OUT.. I WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND TAKEN TO TRAUMA..NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED..HITS WERE ALSO NOTED TO FRONT PANEL AND REAR..CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR Look up ODI 10299575 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Steering | 95.4%ODI 10023669 · 10 miRUBBING SOUND IN STEERING COLUMN. DEALER SAYS SATURN KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND IS LOOKING FOR A FIX. HAVE BROUGHT IT IN 3 TIMES AND NOTHING HAS WORKED. *JB Look up ODI 10023669 at NHTSA ↗ | 304.8%ODI 10007635 · 900 miSTEERING PULLS RIGHT NO OR SHORTLY AFTER ABRUPT START FROM STANDSTILL. JUMPED A CURB FROM PARALLEL PARK AT DEALER SERVICE CENTER IN ST CHARLES WITH TECHNICIAN IN PASSENGER SEAT OBSERVING. Look up ODI 10007635 at NHTSA ↗ | 134.7%ODI 10137431 · 300 miDT: THE CALLER SAID THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN. SHE SAYS IT MAKES A SQUEALING NOISE. ONCE THE STEERING LOCKED. SHE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. SHE SAID IT HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS, DRIVEWAYS, AND WHILE TURNING CORNERS. IT STARTED HAPPENING WITHOUT WARNING, AND IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THEY REPLACED SOMETHING CALLED STEERING SHAFT INTERMEDIATE. ALSO, THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER HOUSING TO FIX THE LOCKING. … Look up ODI 10137431 at NHTSA ↗ | 1710.0%ODI 10583974 · 60,000 miTHE KEY WILL NO LONGER TURN IN THE IGNITION. IT'S AS IF I AM USING THE WRONG KEY ENTIRELY. IT HAS STRANDED ME NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR Look up ODI 10583974 at NHTSA ↗ | 299.7%ODI 101530442006 VUE REAR TIRES WERE CUPPED, TIRES WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNUSUAL STEERING CONDITIONS. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WERE GOING TO SWAPPED THE RACK FROM ANOTHER VUE AND CHANGED SOME SENSORS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER NEVER MADE THE REPAIRS. *NM Look up ODI 10153044 at NHTSA ↗ | 3211.2%ODI 10238844 · 20,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT TURN OR GRIND. HE COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE TUMBLERS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THE DEALER CORRECTED THE ISSUE AND THE IGNITION WAS BEGINNING TO "CATCH" AGAIN. AFTER THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK AT ALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE 2007 SATURN V… Look up ODI 10238844 at NHTSA ↗ | 8420.7%ODI 10318978 · 1,000 miTL*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 ENGIN… Look up ODI 10318978 at NHTSA ↗ | 3731.4%ODI 10476681 · 58,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWERING STEERING OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE HOSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 08V470000 (STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNEC… Look up ODI 10476681 at NHTSA ↗ | 116.7%ODI 10683874 · 37,875 miPOWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. *TR Look up ODI 10683874 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine | 169.6%ODI 10474562 · 12,000 miWHEN OPERATING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND STEERING BRAKING AND ALL CONTROL IS LOST' THIS CONSTANTLY HAPPENS. *TR Look up ODI 10474562 at NHTSA ↗ | 294.7%ODI 10500628 · 88,000 miIT DOSENT MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY IT IS BUT WHEN I TURN ON CAR THERE IS A WHINDING NOISE THAT IS VERY DISTINCTIVE SOUND AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING LOUDER IN PARK AND NEUTRAL. WHEN I PUT CAR IN DRIVE IT GOES AWAY PUT IN PARK COMES BACK. I ALSO HAVE RATTLING IN LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE AROUND TIE ROAD END AREA. WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT BUT NOT TURNING LEFT AT THIS TIME. I WAS TOLD BY SOME ONE THE SATURN VUE 4CYLINDER HAVE SOME REAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY ARE GOING OUT. *TR ## VIN PASSED ## Look up ODI 10500628 at NHTSA ↗ | 82.9%ODI 10564878 · 145,192 miTHE TRANSMISSION FOR MY SATURN VUE (2004) WAS REPLACED IN 2010 WHEN MY VEHICLE HAD 77637 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2010 AFTER RECEIVING A LETTER FROM SATURN NOTIFYING OF ISSUE WITH INTELLIGENCE (VTI) TRANSMISSION AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ISSUES. MY NOW SECOND TRANSMISSION IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THE FIRST TRANSMISSION HAD. THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE HAS SAID THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE TO HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND I KNOW MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF ISSUE WITH THEIR V… Look up ODI 10564878 at NHTSA ↗ | 95.3%ODI 10574997WHILE IN OUR DRIVEWAY GETTING READY TO LEAVE IN OUR SATURN VUE, MY HUSBAND PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND STARTED TO BACK UP. AT THIS TIME THE LANYARD ON THE KEY CHAIN GOT HOOKED AND TUGGED THE KEY A BIT. THE ENTIRE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF.UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF AFTER HEARING OF THE RECENT GM RECALLS AND REMEMBERING THIS HAPPENING WITH MY VUE, WE TRIED TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY, BUT NOT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. BY TUGGING ON THE LANYARD, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME. I HAVE ALSO HAD TH… Look up ODI 10574997 at NHTSA ↗ | 72.3%ODI 10598748 · 84,000 miTL* 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. Look up ODI 10598748 at NHTSA ↗ | 279.4%ODI 10505504 · 44,000 miI BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY 22, 2012 IN CITY KIA IN ORLANDO( USED CAR) WITH 37,299 MILES ON THIS DAY.2007 SATURN VUE. IN MARCH 2013 I TOOK A RIDE FROM KISSIMMEE TO MIAMI AND WHEN I CAME BACK HOME AND GOT OFF THE TURNPIKE I HEARD A BIG SOUND UNDER MY CAR AND IT STARED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT STOPPED COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION,THEY FIXED FOR $1,926. I ALSO HAS SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ONCE IN A WHILE THE RADIO GOES RANDOMLY CHANGING CHANNELS BY ITSELF AND WHEN I O… Look up ODI 10505504 at NHTSA ↗ | 389.4%ODI 10505774 · 30,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CONTACT NOTICED HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTR… Look up ODI 10505774 at NHTSA ↗ | 75.9%ODI 10511902 · 97,000 miGOING ONTO 105 FWY, NOTICED SMOKE FROM REAR VIEW MIRROR, PEDESTRIAN WAVING ME DOWN, 2 PEOPLE CAME UP W/EXT. FIRE IN ENGINE CAR WENT UP IMMEDIATELY, FOUND THERE WAS RECALL OF HOSE BECOMING LOSE THAT CAN CAUSE FIRE IN CAB, INS. DETERMINED THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, WENT THROUGH GM, REP. SAYING THERE NOT SURE WHAT THERE GOING TO DO, I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD STAND BY THERE NAME AND REPLACE MY VEHICLE, I HAD JUST DROPPED MY DAUGHTER OFF BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED AND BARELY ESCAPED MYSELF. I WILL BE SEEKING LEGAL COUNCIL IF I'M NOT HAPPY WITH GM SOLUTION. … Look up ODI 10511902 at NHTSA ↗ | 233.3%ODI 10475814 · 28,000 miCRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, THIS HAPPENED TWICE OVER A PERIOD OF A MONTH, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE DASH LIGHTS WENT DIM , ON SEPT 14,2012 , ON I-75 AT 60 MPH THE CRUISE DISENGAGED AND THE ENGINE QUIT, I WAS PUT IN A VERY SCARY SITUATION, ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED CAR IS AT A CHEVY GARAGE NOW AND BECAUSE IT WILL NOT DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME THERE IS NO FIX. IT SCARES ME TO THINK OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER SATURNS WITH NO ISSUES THIS ONE HAS HAD A FEW WHICH WILL SHOW ON THE GMS LIST OF FIXES IT HAS HAD. I WISH NOW I HAD NOT BOUG… Look up ODI 10475814 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Unknown Or Other | 42.4%ODI 10248886 · 104,000 miI HAD MY 100,000 SERVICE PERFORMED ON MY CAR(2002 SATURN VUE) AND SIX MONTHS LATER (LESS THEN 5,000 MILES) MY TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO A "POSSIBLE OIL LEAK" OR BECAUSE I HADN'T HAD MY OIL CHANGED SINCE MY LAST SERVICE AND SLUDGE HAD POSSIBLE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I NOTED THAT MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN L SERIES AND A FEW VUES. I WAS TOLD TO REPAIR THE TIMING CHAIN, CYLINDER HEAD, AND GASKETS WOULD COST $2600 OR I COULD RE… Look up ODI 10248886 at NHTSA ↗ | 152.4%ODI 10007638 · 222 miHORN DOESN'T HONK OR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HONK UNTIL TOO LATE Look up ODI 10007638 at NHTSA ↗ | 176.2%ODI 10274974 · 35,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MAKE ENOUGH NOISE FOR THEM TO MAKE AN UNSPECIFIED REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DESPITE THE NOISE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE COMPUTER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF A COMPONENT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES DURING THE TEST DRIVE, … Look up ODI 10274974 at NHTSA ↗ | 137.6%ODI 10147985 · 100 miTHE VEHICLE HAS MAJOR WIND NOISE...YOU CAN NOT EVEN HEAR THE RADIO OR CONVERSATIONS IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS NOISE. THE CAR ALSO HAS A RATTLING COMING FROM THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, WE CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE SOURCE. THE VEHICLE ALSO ROLLS BACK ON A HILL WHEN IN DRIVE. THE BRAKES ALSO SQUEAL AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY ARE FINE, BUT WE DO NOT BELIEVE THEY ARE. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE MAY 2005 AND TILL NOW (1/18/06) SATURN HAS NOT FIXED ANY OF THEM. *JB Look up ODI 10147985 at NHTSA ↗ | 134.3%ODI 10394939 · 65,000 miTHE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION TO START THE ENGINE AND/OR TO STOP THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE KEY WAS WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS SOMETIMES NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE TURNED OFF AND AT OTHER TIMES NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO START UP. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND CANNOT BE STARTED, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS IF THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SHUT DOWN IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE. Look up ODI 10394939 at NHTSA ↗ | 207.0%ODI 10197926I HAVE LIVED NORTH OF DES MOINES FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. I HAVE NOTICED GROWING TRAFFIC BETWEEN DES MOINES AND ANKENY AS THE AREAS OUTSIDE OF DES MOINES CONTINUE TO GROW. I HAVE OBSERVED A GROWING PROBLEM AND I AM BECOMING MORE AND MORE CAUTIOUS WITH ROAD RAGE DRIVERS. ON NE 14TH HEADING NORTH (DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE I-80) THE LEFT LANE MERGES AFTER THE STOP LIGHT. VEHICLES WILL SPEED THROUGH THE LIGHT AND THEN MERGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE TO BEAT THE TRAFFIC. IT WOULD BE MUCH SAFER AND IT WOULD REDUCE THE ROAD RAGE DRIVERS/INPATIENT SPEEDERS … Look up ODI 10197926 at NHTSA ↗ | 4410.8%ODI 10372784MY SATURN 2008 HAS 47 000 MILES AND IT ALREADY NEEDS HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT COST $333 TO REPLACE CAM HAFT ACUTERS. SIX MONTHS AGO I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ONE OF THE SAFETY RECALLS BECAUSE GM WAS RECALLING 44,451 2008 SATURN VUE VEHICLES WITH BODY COLOR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES. THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES MAY STICK OR BIND. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE DOOR MAY NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. CONSEQUENCES DRIVING WITH AN UNLATCHED DOOR COULD RESULT IN AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IN… Look up ODI 10372784 at NHTSA ↗ | 75.9%ODI 10715363 · 87,410 miWHEN THE AUTO WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE IGNITION KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. Look up ODI 10715363 at NHTSA ↗ | 116.7%ODI 10873098 · 40,000 miHAD 2010 SATURN VUE BACK TO DEALER 3TIMES UNDER WARRANTY . A/C FREEZES UP AND HALF TO SHUT OFF TO THAW . THEN WILL BLOW COLD FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL FREEZES UP AGAIN. ALWAYS PUDDLE UNDER CAR IN GARAGE FROM LINES THAWING. NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. WANT TO TAKE ON TRIP IF SOMEONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM Look up ODI 10873098 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 2012.0%ODI 10070255 · 16,000 miTHIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS TROUBLE SINCE ITS PUCHASE. AFTER THE FIRST BREAK DOWN, SATURN RETURNED IT TO US STATING THAT IT WAS A LOOSE BATTERY TERMINAL. THE SECOND TIME SATURN STATED THAT THEY REPLACED TWO OF THE THREE ON BOARD COMPUTERS, THEY ALSO STATED THAT A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR RECORD WOULD BE FOWARDED TO US. THAT NEVER CAME. YESTEDAY 7/6/03 THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. I COULD NOT GET IT STARTED AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. I WILL NOT PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THIS CAR AGAIN, I DON'T TRUST SATURN, THE COMPANY OR THE VEHICLE WITH MY FAMI… Look up ODI 10070255 at NHTSA ↗ | 386.1%ODI 10004462CONSUMER STATES HE HAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE THAT THE MECHANIC IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. HE STATES THE SERVICE TECH HAS DRIVEN HIS AUTO AND THE NOISE WAS HEARD BY HIM, THEN GOT OUT AND THEY BOTH GOT OUT AND GOT INTO A NEW CAR, AND THE NOISE WAS NOT THERE, YET THE SERVICE TECH WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATES HE HAS HAD HIS AUTO IN FOR VARIOUS THINGS NINE TIMES SINCE HE PURCHASED THE AUTO. TS Look up ODI 10004462 at NHTSA ↗ | 103.6%ODI 10100362 · 2,400 miNEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 2,500 MILES-2004 VUE. THEY WANT TO "FIX" REPLACE/REPAIR ENGINE FAILURE. WE KNOW THAT OTHER SYSTEMS CAN/WILL BE AFFECTED BY TOTAL BREAKDOWN ON INTERSTATE-IMMEDIATE ENGINE BLOW-NO POWER ETC. WE ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE "OFFER" OF REPAIR AND MINIMUM "WARRANTY" COVERAGE AS "ADDITIONALLY COURTESY OFFER". *JB Look up ODI 10100362 at NHTSA ↗ | 52.9%ODI 10248358 · 67,000 miTIMING CHAIN BROKEN ON A 2005 SATURN VUE AT 67,000 MILES. *TR Look up ODI 10248358 at NHTSA ↗ | 31.0%ODI 10394939 · 65,000 miTHE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION TO START THE ENGINE AND/OR TO STOP THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE KEY WAS WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS SOMETIMES NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE TURNED OFF AND AT OTHER TIMES NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO START UP. IF THE VEHICLE STALLS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND CANNOT BE STARTED, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS IF THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SHUT DOWN IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE. Look up ODI 10394939 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.7%ODI 10228314 · 47,140 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHENEVER SHE APPROACHES A STOP OR DECELERATES AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT WILL STALL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD EITHER BE THE BATTERY OR THE SPARK PLUGS. BOTH HAVE BEEN REPLACE… Look up ODI 10228314 at NHTSA ↗ | 82.0%ODI 10217629I PICKED UP MY BRAND NEW 2008 SATURN VUE FROM THE DEALER SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2007. UPON DRIVING IT TO MY OFFICE I NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO WHICH THE SALES PERSON ADVISED IT WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD STORED THE CARS IN DOORS. KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT CARS I TOOK THE CAR AND LEFT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I NOTICED THE NOISE UPON STARTING THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 3 TIMES SINCE PICKING IT UP FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT SATURN DESIGNED THE CAR THIS WAY WHICH DOES NOT SEEM LOGICAL TO ME. NOW I AM AT ABOUT 1… Look up ODI 10217629 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.5%ODI 10315182 · 5,266 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE PIECES OF METAL IN THE OIL FILTER. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T MALFUNCTION OR AFFECT HIS ABILITY TO DRIVE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. HE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER ON 03/02/2010. HE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,325. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,266. Look up ODI 10315182 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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