2005 SATURN VUE Complaints

THE IGNITION ON THIS CAR KEEPS LOCKING UP..I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER THINKING THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS. I WOULD LOVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE 2005 SATURN VUE HAS THE SAME IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM THAT GM IS ADDRESSING IN THEIR CURRENT RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS CAR IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AT ANY SPEED, THE SWITCH CAN TURN EASILY INTO ACCESSORY MODE. THIS TURNS OFF THE ENGINE AND ALSO DISABLES MULTIPLE SAFETY FEATURES (POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND AIRBAGS). THE SITUATION THIS CREATES IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY ITSELF IS ABLE TO SLIP OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE. THIS TOO CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. DESPITE NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS IT APPEARS THIS MODEL HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS IT RIGHTFULLY SHOULD...UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF UPDATED 06/12/2014 *JS

WHILE 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 THE KEY COME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING, BUT AS LONG AS IT COMES STRAIGHT OUT AND DOES NOT PULL AT AN ANGLE TO TURN THE STARTER, THE CAR STAYS ON AND CONTINUES TO DRIVE WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. GM NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS MODEL AS WELL AS THE OTHERS. IF WE CAN EVEN REPLICATE THE ISSUE ON DEMAND, THERE DEFINITELY IS A PROBLEM. I CAN PRODUCE VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING WITH MY CAR ON REQUEST. UPDATED 06/12/2014 *JS *TR

STARTING APPROX 3 YEARS AND 30K MILES AGO THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TIGHTLY HOLD THE KEY IN THE CYLINDER. APPROX 2 YEARS AGO THE IGNITION KEY WITH CONNECTED KEY RING FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND ONTO THE VEHICLE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN AND ACT NORMALLY. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO OFF WITHOUT USING THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE COLUMN LOCKED. WE NOW DRIVE THE CAR WITH ONLY THE IGNITION KEY AND SMALL KEY RING ATTACHED TO MINIMIZE ANY WEIGHT ON THE KEY. ..UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF UPDATED 06/12/2014 *JS

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE DEC 2013, THE KEY WOULD EJECT FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH BEFORE IT IS COMPLETELY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE KEY WOULD NEED TO BE FORCED BACK INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH TO ACTIVATE THE SWITCH BY FORCING TO TURN ON THE IGNITION AND THEN CAREFULLY TURNING IT BACK TO THE OFF POSITION TO SUCCESSFULLY EJECT THE KEY. MOST RECENTLY ON MARCH 1ST, 2014, WHILE DRIVING, MY HAND ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE KEY AND THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45MPH. *TR

ON 7-11-12 AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE & PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS. BOTH GIVING ME THE SAME ANSWER. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED & IT WOULD COST 3,000. LATER ON I FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR MY CAR. I CONTACTED THE SATURN CLAIMS DEPT., HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GM DEALER & ONCE AGAIN WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. SATURN THEN OFFERED ME A 2,500 CREDIT TOWARDS A NEW GM CAR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN OFFERED A 5,000 CREDIT OR HALF THE COST OF A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP THEY SHOULD HAVE TO RIGHT THERE WRONG. *TR

FRONT END OF 2007 SATURN VUE AWD HIT REAR END OF 2005 DODGE 1500 ON HIS TOW HITCH. IMPACT SPEED ESTIMATED AT 20MPH. WHOLE FRONT END WAS CRUSHED INWARD IN A V-SHAPE BECAUSE OF THE TOW HITCH. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT ACTIVATE, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL ON THEIR FOREHEAD. TAKEN TO ER BY AMBULANCE FOR CHECK UP. CAR TOWED AWAY. WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAG GO OFF? POLICE OFFICER SAID THAT SOME AIRBAGS DO GO OFF, AND SOME DON'T GO OFF. SEEMS LIKE THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED UNLESS THERE WAS A DEFECT OR SOME OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES (WHICH I DON'T SEE). DAMAGE AMOUNT ESTIMATED BY INSURER AT $6666.44. *TR

AFTER PURCHASING MY SATURN VUE, JANUARY 11, 2011, IT REQUIRED SERVICE AND A SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON OR ABOUT APRIL 1, 2011. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED BY MY EXTNEDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE MOST RECENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE, APRIL 2, 2012, WAS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP IS SEEKING TO HAVE ME PAY 50% OF THE COST TO REPLACE, FOR A SECOND TIME, A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT ITS PERFORMANCE WILL EXCEED THAT OF MY PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. BETWEEN THE COST OF BOTH TRANSMISSIONS, THE REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF IT AS A WHOLE. I AM TERRIFIED THAT I WILL ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM AGAIN, AND CANNOT AFFORD THE COST TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT WAS FORESEEABLE THEN, AS WELL AS NOW. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN, BUT I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS AN IRRESPONSIBLE WAY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, AND THE IMPROPER FUNCTIONING OF THIS COMPONENT COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGHWAY SAFETY AND A FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE EVENT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AT HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR ME, AND ALL OTHER CONSUMERS NOT YET AWARE OF THE BATTLE THAT THEY WILL, MOST LIKELY, FACE IF THEY ARE IN POSSESSION OF A SATURN VUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD LOCK AND HE COULD NOT TURN TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION HOUSING AND IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT DUE TO THE AGE AND THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.