2005 SATURN VUE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. BEFORE THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONSUMER HAD A CRASH. THE CONSUMER HIT THE SIDE OF A TUNNEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 4/14/09 *CN THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE IF SHE REPORTED IT TO THE POLICE. UPDATED 04/17/09. *JB

CAR LOSES POWER. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THREE YEARS, AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. SATURN SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, BUT IT WILL COST US $1200 + TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND POSSIBLY REPAIRED.*TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. UPDATED 09/23/09

THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTIONED BURNING A HOLE THROUGH THE UPHOLSTERY AND MY SWEATER AS I DROVE MY 2 MINUTES TO WORK. I TURNED THE HEAT SEAT ON THE LOWEST SETTING FOR WARMTH AND WITHIN THE COMMUTE FROM HOME TO WORK, IT MALFUNCTIONED. THERE IS A 2 CM HOLE IN MY CAR SEAT AND MY SWEATER HAS BURN MARKS ON IT. I TURNED OFF THE HEATER AS SOON AS I FELT THE OVER HEATING ON MY REAREND, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. *TR

IN BELOW ZERO WEATHER WINDOW WASHER FLUID DOES NOT COME OUT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS TRUE WITH MOST GM VEHICLES AND THE AUTO COMPANIES KNOW IT BUT HAVE NOT PUT OUT A BULLETIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF YOU TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT FOR CERTAIN YEARS THE MANUFACTURE MAKE THE TUBE FOR THE FLUID SMALLER AND SO IT FREEZES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURERS FIXED THIS ON LATER MODELS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALER WILL OFFER SOME SORT OF CONCENTRATED WIPER SOLUTION THAT WON'T FREEZE. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ON YOUR SITE AS I KNOW AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE WITH GM CARS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILED ON MY 2005 SATURN VUE, EQUIPPED WITH 2.2L L4 ENGINE. CYLINDERS 2 & 3 MISFIRED, CAUSING SECONDARY FAILURE OF THE OXYGEN SENSORS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AFTER DRIVING IT ONLY 10 MILES TO DEALERSHIP AFTER PRIMARY FAILURE OCCURRED. THIS IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM THAT IS THE SUBJECT FOR RECALL OF SEVERAL OTHER SATURN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THE REPAIR COST ME APPROXIMATELY $250 FOR THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE, $150 FOR OXYGEN SENSORS AND AN AS YET UNDETERMINED AMOUNT FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *TR

MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON 2005 SATURN VUE 4 CYL FAILED AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. LOST THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR AT ALL. OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. GOT IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SLAVE UNIT FAILED, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO BE REPLACED. PAID ABOUT $1800.00 FOR THE REPAID AND SATURN WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS. DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND SUSPENSION FAILURES ON THE CARS. I AM NOT EXPERIENCING MORE TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT SATURN/GM IS AWARE OF DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THEIR CARS AND REFUSE TO MAKE THE PROPER REPAIRS NEEDED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 SATURN VUE WITH 54,000 MILES AND HAVE, FOR THE PAST YEAR, EXPERIENCED A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH. THE SHUDDER OCCURS REGULARLY DURING SLOW ACCELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T, UNTIL RECENTLY, BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOW TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, WHICH WILL BE INSTALLED TOMORROW. IN ADDITION, I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCE SQUEAKING IN MY SUSPENSION EVERYTIME I TURN OR GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND SHOULDN'T BE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. I WILL NOW BE TAKING MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION LOOKED AT. *TR

SATURN 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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE TURBULENT INJECTOR SYSTEM WAS SEPARATING, WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL LINES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,985.

I TRAVELING ON RURAL HIGHWAY AND WHEN I PRESSED THE CLUTCH TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN AT STOP LIGHT IT WAS NOT WORKING. AUTO ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT WHICH I WAS LUCKY TO AVOID. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER HAD GONE OUT. I HAD LESS THAT 40,000 MILES ON THE AUTO AND JUST TURNED OVER 39,000 RECENTLY ON THIS 2005 SATURN VUE. *JB