2003 SATURN VUE Complaints

TRYING TO START CAR IT WOULDN'T START WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN IT WOULD THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2003 SATURN VUE A MONTH AGO AND A DAY AFTER I GOT IT THE VEHICLE STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING!! SOMETIMES IT CRANKS RIGHT BACK UP AND THEN OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO JUST LET IT SLOWLY ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO THAT I CAN CRANK IT BACK UP! I HAVE MY TWO CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN MY CAR WITH ME AND IF THIS DOESN'T GET FIXED IT WILL PROBABLY END UP KILLING ALL THREE OF US! OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE SO SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!! *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR AND TRANSMISSION STARTED BUCKING AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN -- WAS NOT GETTING ANY ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT GO. WE WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED ON. SINCE THEN THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPETITIVE THROUGH TODAY, JULY 10, 2014. *TR

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.

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

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

WAS DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOME WHERE IT HAS BEEN SITTING. I AM RESEARCHING HOW TO GET THE TCM TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ENGINE COMPUTER. I WROTE TO GM FOR ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE LAWSUIT WITH SATURN VEHICLES AND THEY ARROGANTLY REPLIED BACK "THAT THEY ARE LONGER ADDRESSING ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION ON THIS SUBJECT." HOW ARROGANT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO PLACE HER KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP I CAN PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND IT LOCKS UP THE WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. THE KEY CAN SLIDE IN AND OUT WHILE THE CAR IS TURNED ON. I CAN BECOME STRANDED BECAUSE I CAN NOT GET THE CAR TO TURN ON. I HAVE TO WIGGLE THE WHEEL AND HIT THE BRAKE AND EVEN THEN IT IS NOT ENOUGH. I AM VERY UPSET AND HAVE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. *TR

CAR STARTS, HOWEVER CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, SERVICE LIGHT ALL COME ON. POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK, NOR DOES REAR WIPER. HAVE IN PAST BEEN ABLE TO RESET THE ISSUE BY PULLING AND REPLACING FUSES WHICH SOLVES ISSUE TEMPORARILY. HOWEVER THAT FIX NO LONGER WORKING. ALSO, NEED TO WRENCH HARD ON STEERING WHEEL TO BE ABLE TO START IGNITION. ONCE ON, ABLE TO REMOVE KEY WHILE VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING. *TR