2006 SATURN VUE Complaints

IN MAY 2014, MY 2006 SATURN VUE AWD'S PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO INDICATE A PASSENGER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT INDICATOR, SIGNALED OFF, AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. EVER SINCE THEN, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR HAS REMAINED IN THE OFF POSITION, EVEN WITH A PASSENGER. *TR

ON 5/26/14 THAT MORNING MY CAR WOULDN'T START SO I GOT JUMP START. LATE THAT AFTERNOON AGAIN IT WOULDN'T START, BUT BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY, SO I GOT A NEW ONE. DRIVING HOME THAT EVENING, WITH KIDS IN CAR, GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION CAR LOSES POWER! LUCKILY WE WERE NOT HIT. I MANAGED TO START CAR REPEATEDLY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ON 5/27/14 CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS THERE TILL 5/29/14 AND I WAS TOLD IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH AND NEED TO PAY $295.00 SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS ONE LIGHT FROM ENTERING THE FWY HOME. I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. PLEASE LOOK INTO A RECALL. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS STARTER COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT ARE NOW ON AT ALL TIMES. AT FIRST, WITH A PASSENGER PRESENT NO WARNING LIGHT WOULD DISPLAY, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE PASSENGER LIGHT AND DASH WARNING LIGHT WOULD BEGIN INDICATING NO PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT AND THE DASH WARNING WOULD COME ON. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT WOULD CYCLE ON AND OFF WHETHER THERE WAS A PASSENGER OR NOT. NOW THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR IS ON ALL THE TIME AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE LEFT LOWER DASH IS ALSO ON ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT EITHER AIR BAG WILL FUNCTION DURING AN ACTUAL FRONTAL CRASH AND, GIVEN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CONTINUOUSLY DEGRADING SYSTEM/CONTROLLER, I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT ONE OR BOTH AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY THOUGH NO VALID AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COMMAND WAS GENERATED DUE TO POSITIVE CRASH SENSOR INPUTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE POWER SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE PASSGENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON INDICATING THE AIR BAG IS NOT ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER A FEW MILES BUT NOW IT DOESN'T THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I HAD IT CHECKED AT THE DEALERS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST 1199.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY SO IT DID NOT GET FIXED. I AM THINKING THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT! WILL THE AIRBAG COME ON IF I AM IN A CRASH? I DON'T LIKE TAKING THAT CHANCE. *JS

1ST INCIDENT DATE 1/29/2008 MILEAGE 2956,VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, 2ND INCIDENT 3/12/14 73,780, KEYS CONTINUE TO PRESENTLY GET STUCK IN IGNITION, IT LOCKS UP, YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE, TRY TO TURN STEERING, IGNITION DOESN'T LINEUP, AFTER WAITING TO PREVENT FROM BREAKING KEY IN IGNITION IT LINES UP AFTER WIGGLING LOCK STEERING, THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIMES SOMETIMES PREFER NOT TO TURN CAR OFF, TO KEEP FROM BEING STRANDED, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AGAIN FOR AT LEAST 2 YRS. I NOW HAVE 74,000 MILES. ALSO I'VE EXPERIENCED 2X'S CAR NOT STARTING, EVERYTHING SHUTTING DOWN, DOOR WON'T LOCK, LIGHTS WONT TURN OFF INSIDE VEHICLE, RADIO WORKS, BUT CAR WON'T START, OR DO ANYTHING, LAST INCIDENT 3/12/14 BRAND NEW BATTERY PURCHASE 5/17/2012. THIS LAST INCIDENT VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY NEEDED TO BE SHAKEN SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,005.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE 113,005.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED ONLY AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.