2006 SATURN VUE Complaints

THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO START THE THE CAR. YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE IT AND APPLY THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TORQUE TO GET IT TO TURN AND START THE VEHICLE. I REPLACED THE KEY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME NEGATIVE RESULTS. *JS

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE KEY STICKING IN THE IGNITION AND NOT CLEARING THE SYSTEM WHEN I TAKE IT OUT. THE SYSTEM STILL DINGS WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. TWICE ON JULY 3RD, THE IGNITION LOCKED UP TOTALLY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO WIGGLE THE KEY AFTER 30 MINUTES OF TRYING AND START IT. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHERE THEY MADE ME A NEW KEY. THREE HOURS LATER THE IGNITION LOCKED UP AGAIN. WAITED 3.5 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK, CONTINUING TO WIGGLE THE KEY WITH NO LUCK. MECHANIC GOT IT TO TURN BUT TOWED IT TO GET IT FIXED... 29 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE OF THE SAME THING.. HOW MANY HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN WITHOUT REPORTING IT??? TIME TO CHECK IT OUT AND GET A RECALL!!! I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH DOORS CLOSING AND CONVERTER TORQUE, NOT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL AS DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE KEY WILL GET STUCK AND NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO KEEP JIGGLING THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET IT UNSTUCK AND TURN. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT HELP. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO. MORE RECENTLY, WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF, THE IGNITION GETS STUCK. WHEN I TAKE THE KEY OUT, I CAN FEEL IT DOES NOT REGISTER AND RELEASE INSIDE THE SWITCH. THE CAR STILL DINGS WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR AS IF THE KEY IS STILL IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN, JIGGLE IT, AND THEN TAKE IT OUT. *TR

THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON THE LOWER LEFT DASHBOARD CAME ON PERMANENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH 2006 AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NOR HAVE THE AIR BAGS EVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT A HEATED SEATS OR ANY HEATING ELEMENTS FOR THE SEATS. THIS LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF AND AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA.DOT.GOV WEBSITE, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL SO IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT AND NOT ISOLATED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THESE SENSORS SHOULD NOT FAIL SO PREMATURELY. *TR

I BOUGHT THE IN JUNE 15, 2011 TWO WEEKS LATER HAD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM WHICH IS RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING THEN IT WAS FIXED 5 MORE TIMES, THE TOTALED OF 6X. NOW THE CENTER DRIVE SHAFT SUPPORT BEARING IS BAD. PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS MATTER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* 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.

WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. IT STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS BACK WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO TURN THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD FINALLY TURN AND START. IT IS NOW COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AT ALL IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY BROTHER ALSO OWNS A 2004 VUE, HIS WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND HE SAID THAT HE HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE AN ION AND A VUE. MY ION IS IN FOR THE RECALL AND I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE SAME PART REPLACED ON THE VUE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO EVEN TURN THE KEY IT JUST COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I EVEN STARTED GOING ANYWHERE AS I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. SO I WENT AND GOT THE NEW IGNITION, PAID FOR THE LOCKSMITH TO MATCH IT TOO MY KEY AND NOW IT IS RUNNING AGAIN. I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK CLOSER AT THE OTHER VEHICLES ALSO AS WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY VIEW WAS IDENTICAL TO WHAT THE ION WAS DOING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN VUE AND I HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. WHEN I HAD A CAR WRECK EITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE LIGHTS STAY ON. I HAD TO PAY 596.00 TO REPLACE MY KEY IGNITION AND SOMETIMES IT STILL STICKS. MY DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY. I SEE THAT THEY ARE RECALLING OTHER SATURNS BUT NOT MINES. *TR