2004 SATURN VUE Complaints

MY CAR IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN WONT KICK INTO DRIVE UNTIL CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING ATLEAST 30 MIN THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 40 IS WHAT I GOT TO THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WAS COMING TO A STOP WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A BIG ACCIDENT IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DURING HIGH TRAFFIC TIMES AND WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN I COME TO A FULL STOP AND THE CAR WONT KICK INTO DRIVE AGAIN UNTIL I PUT IT IN LOW AND MOVE UP MANUALLY. THEN IT IS HAVING A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AXEL OR SOMETHING I WAS DRIVING AT 35 HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR REARED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT WAS LIKE IT LOCKED BACK IN WHEN I STARTED MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL SIDE TO SIDE AND THE T/C LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON NOW AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS A SWITCH TO TURN IT ON OR OFF AND THAT COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING PROBLEM BUT I HAVE FOUND NO SUCH SWITCH. PLEASE HELP ME AND TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THESE ISSUES AS GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS YRS MODEL COMPLETELY AND PAY THE OWNERS FOR A NEW VEHICLE SINCE THIS IS THERE FAULT. *TR

TRANSMISSION TOTALLY DESTROYED AS PER TOWING COMPANY. AS MANY CLAIMANTS BEFORE THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM OF THIS YEAR CAR. I THINK A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WAS REACHED WITH GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

THE 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 VEHICLES. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND THAT THE ISSUE WITH THE INTELLIGENCE (VTI) TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I AM ASKING FOR GMC TO COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE NEW DEFECTED TRANSMISSION FOR MY VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE ESCALATED. MY EXPERIENCE WITH GMC PRODUCT AND CUSTOMER SERVICES I RECEIVE FROM JAY HAS LEFT ME VERY DISAPPOINTED AND DISSATISFIED WITH GMC. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO CAN HELP ME FIGHT THIS ISSUE WITH GMC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2004 SATURN VUE IN2007. IN 2010 WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT BECAUSE WE HAD A VTI TRANSMISSION. WE PAID 50/50 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHANGED. NOW 40 000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE AGAIN. GM KNEW THIS WAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE ONLY COMPENSATION WE WERE OFFERED IS $4,000 TOWARD A NEW GM CAR! *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND AT THE SAME TIME A VISIBLE LOSS IN ACCELERATION WAS NOTICED AT ALL TIMES WHEN TAKEN OFF. ALSO A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IDLING AND WHEN MOVING. TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS REPLACED FOR ANOTHER (DIFFERENT NUMBER) ORIGINAL GM TRANSMISSION PART NUMBER, COOLER FLUSHED, TCM CALIBRATED. A CHARGE FOR $ 5324 WAS PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT, NO EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS AVAILABLE ANY LONGER, ALTHOUGH FORCED TO BUY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TR

AFTER DRIVING TO WORK I PARKED MY 2004 SATURN VUE AND REACHED FOR THE KEYS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I TOUCHED THE KEY IT FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. WHEN I INVESTIGATED FURTHER, I FOUND I WAS ABLE TO INSERT AND REMOVE THE KEY REPEATEDLY AND WITHOUT FORCE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE RUN POSITION. I SHOT A VIDEO OF THIS WHICH IS VIEWABLE AT HTTP://YOUTU.BE/RVEMLYQXPP8&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, TO FIX THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A FAULTY 02 SENSOR. UPDATED 10/02/12

UPON ENTERING MY 2004 SATURN VUE AND CLOSING THE DRIVER DOOR, BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION, HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY IMPACT, AND NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR

STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I WENT ONLINE TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION I HAVE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR SATURN. I CALLED SATURN AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE FOR ME. I THEN CALLED GM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD PAY HALF OF THE TRANS COST OR GIVE ME 5000 FOR NEW GM VEHICLE. THAT'S NOT AN OPTION CAUSE THIS CAR IS PAID OFF AND DON'T WANT CAR PAYMENTS AT THIS TIME. MY ISSUE IS IF SATURN OR GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHY AREN'T THEY DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS SOLVED AND GET A NEW TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 78*** MILES ON IT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE WORRYING ABOUT THIS SO SOON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP. *TR