2008 SATURN VUE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAA ROAD SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A METAL PART WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SUBMIT A LETTER, DETAILING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

MY WIFE TOLD ME SHE WAS HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY STEERING SO I DROVE THE CAR MYSELF THIS MORNING. AS I STARTED OUT, YES, I FOUND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FELT QUITE KLUNKY. WHEN I GOT UP ON THE FREEWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL JUST LOCKED STRAIGHT AHEAD. I BUMPED THE BRAKES AND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE CAR TO VEER RIGHT TO GET ONTO THE EXIT. BY THE GRACE OF GOD I MADE IT. THEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN GOT A BIT LOOSER AND I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK HOME. IT'S AT THE MECHANIC NOW.

HOOD LATCH CABLE FAILED. HOOD WAS SHUT BUT STARTED TO LIFT AND VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ALSO REAR LIFT GATE ELECTRICAL FAILED. COULD NOT OPEN. HAD LOTS OF GROCERIES IN REAR FORCING US TO PULL REAR SEATS DOWN TO RETRIEVE. WHY NO KEY HOLE TO OPEN. SOMEONE DROPPED THE BALL. LIGHT SHIELD ON OVERHEAD PANEL FALLS OUT CONSTANTLY.

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. BRAKES LOCKED. SHIFTER LOCKED. EMERGENCY FLASHER LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ALL ELECTRICAL OFF, WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN. KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN LOCK CYLINDER. CAR WOULD NOT START. ONSTAR COMMUNICATION WAS DISABLED. LOCK CYLINDER HAD TO BE DRILLED OUT AND REPLACED. HOUSING IN STEERING COLUMN WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. SATURN VUES WERE RECALLED FOR IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REPLACEMENT, BUT 2008 MODELS WERE LEFT OUT OF THE RECALL. THEY SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST FOR IGNITION CYLINDER STEERING WHEEL LOCK PROBLEMS ALONG WITH THE OTHER SATURN VUE MODELS. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND PREVENTED ME FROM LEAVING A NEARLY EMPTY PARKING LOT AT DUSK. I HAD NO WAY TO CALL FOR HELP FROM THE CAR. I DEPEND ON ONSTAR FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WHERE CELL SIGNALS ARE WEAK.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN LOCK CYLINDER. CAR WOULD NOT START. ONSTAR COMMUNICATION WAS DISABLED. LOCK CYLINDER HAD TO BE DRILLED OUT AND REPLACED. HOUSING IN STEERING COLUMN WAS DAMAGED. SATURN VUES WERE RECALLED FOR IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REPLACEMENT, BUT 2008 MODELS WERE LEFT OUT OF THE RECALL. THEY SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST FOR IGNITION CYLINDER STEERING WHEEL LOCK PROBLEMS ALONG WITH THE OTHER SATURN VUE MODELS. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND PREVENTED ME FROM LEAVING A NEARLY EMPTY PARKING LOT AT DUSK. I HAD NO WAY TO CALL FOR HELP FROM THE CAR. I DEPEND ON ONSTAR FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WHERE CELL SIGNALS ARE WEAK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THIS MADE STEERING VERY DIFFICULT. AND DRIVING DANGEROUS. POWER STEERING LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON, WILL HAVE TO TAKE TO DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME INOPERABLE AS AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V200000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK (DOWNTOWN) MY STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT ON MY 2008 SATURN VUE XE. I PULLED OVER, PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I RESTARTED IT AND STARTED DRIVING EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEN ABOUT 100 FT DOWN THE ROAD IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND I LOST ALL POWER TO MY STEERING WHEEL. I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THIS TIME I LOST ALL POWER TO THE CAR AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I SAT FOR 5 OR 10 MINUTES THEN TRIED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED UP AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS OFF. I TRIED DRIVING AGAIN BUT HAD BARELY PULLED AWAY FROM THE CURB WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY TO BE IN THE CITY AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET TO A SIDE STREET AS CONTROLLING AND TURNING THE WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT.

ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CODE READ. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. IT SOUNDED SERIOUS SO I SAID JUST FIX IT. $600 LATER MY CAR WAS RUNNING GREAT WITH NO PROBLEMS. ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE SAME REASON. DEALERSHIP WONT FIX IT AGAIN AND BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO. THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS. EVERYTIME I FILL MY GAS TANK MY CAR TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO START AGAIN AND IT STRUGGLES. LOTS OF SPUTTERING AND MOST OF THE TIME IT STARTS THEN DIES. IVE BEEN TOLD I WASN'T THE CAUSE AND ITS PROBABLY JUST A FAULTY GAS CAP SO I REPLACED THAT AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON AFTER HAVING IT CLEARED. THEIR OTHER EXPLANATION WAS ITS A SATURN SO EXPECT PROBLEMS. I WAS NOT HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. THEY REPLACED THE PURGE VALVE, VENT VALVE, CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND EVERYTHING. THERE IS NO REASON IT SHOULD BE MESSED UP AGAIN ESPECIALLY THIS SOON AFTER REPLACEMENT. OTHER THAN THAT MY CAR RUNS GREAT AFTER 4 YEARS OF OWNING AND DRIVING IT ALL OVER THE STATE.