2008 SATURN VUE Complaints

2008 SATURN VUE, LIFTGATE GAS STRUTS THAT HOLD THE LIFTGATE UP WHEN OPEN. THESE STRUTS FAILED AND THE OPEN LIFTGATE SUDDENLY FALLED AND UNEXPECTEDLY IT STRIKES ME ON HEAD. CAR WAS PARKED IN LEVEL DRIVEWAY AND I JUST OPEN IT UP - 7 SECONDS LATER IT CRUSHED MY HEAD. VERY UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO CLOSE WITHOUT GAS STRUTS IT'S TOO HEAVY AND SLAMS CLOSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,955.

I HAVE JUST PAID TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION WHERE THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING, THEREFORE THEY WERE UNABLE TO SAY WHETHER THE AIRBAG WOULD CORRECTLY DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION. I AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD THE RECEIPT DUE TO FILE SIZE. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THEY COULD PROVIDE DETAILS IF NECESSARY.

TRANSMISSION FAULT AND/OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0716, P0776, P0717, P0777, P2714, P2715, AND/OR P02723 ON SATURN VUE VEHICLES WITH A 6SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY DEVELOP ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FAULTS RELATED TO A BROKEN 35R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION: ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0716, P0776, P0717, P0777, P2714, P2715, AND/OR P02723, LOSS OF REVERSE GEAR, SLIPPING OR HARSH 3RD OR 5TH GEAR SHIFT. REMOVAL AND DIS-ASSEMBLY OF THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE BROKEN 35R WAVE PLATE. IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL DEBRIS FROM THE FAILED PART BE CLEANED FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHILE IT IS DISASSEMBLED IN ORDER TO TRY AND PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS THIS AFFECTED 4 MODEL YEARS: 2003, 2006, 2008 AND 2009 WHY WASN'T A RECALL DONE ON THIS? NOW I'M OUT OF POCKET FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED A LOT MORE FORCE TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

THE HEATER CORE WENT BAD IN THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED TO SMELL LIKE CHEMICALS AND THE WINDOWS ALWAYS FOGGED UP WHEN THE HEATER WAS ON.

THE BOLT IN THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE. THUS WHEN YOU TURNED THE WHEEL, THE TIRES DID NOT TURN.

AFTER STARTING MY VEHICLE, THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND CANNOT TURN IT IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT'S LOCKED UP!!!! I'M JUST THANKFUL I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED

CAR HAS 40000 MILES ON IT . LOST REVERSE GEAR AND HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. IS IN SHOP. TOLD WE NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS EPISODES WHERE IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR AND RE- START IT. MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER DOING THIS, BUT THIS PAST WEEK IT HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT. 2015. AND IT STARTED DOING THIS 3 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I AM AWARE THAT GM HAS SEVERAL MODEL VEHICLES, INCLUDING SOME SATURNS, WHICH HAVE ON- STAR THAT HAVE FAULTY WAVE PLATES AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. AFTER READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS FROM SOME OF THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES, IT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT MY CAR IS DOING.I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT ABOUT THIS. BUT FYI...SATURN HAS ALREADY HAD A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THEM FOR THE 2004-2005 MODEL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM- OR SO I'M TOLD.