2008 SATURN VUE Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIFFERENT REPAIR. UPON DRIVING THE CAR OFF THE LOT ON FRIDAY, I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THIS CAR HAS EXPERIENCED MAJOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES INCLUDING IGNITION FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, HVAC MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, BRAKE SENSOR FAILURE/REPLACEMENT AND NOW THE AIRBAG MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF OF THE ROADS DUE TO SEVERE SAFETY HAZARDS AND SYSTEMS FAILURE. *TR

OUR 2008 SATURN VUE XE RECENTLY STARTED LOCKING UP THE ABS AND BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND MOST FRIGHTENINGLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WILL APPLY THE BRAKES AT WILL FOR NO REASON AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS COME ON. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WE HAVE REPLACED ALL BRAKE HARDWARE AND THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. WE HAVE DONE COUNTLESS HOURS OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF SATURN, CHEVROLET, AND COMMODORE VEHICLES EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUES AND GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIPS DO NOT EVEN HAVE AN ANSWER. THE VEHICLE BRAKE ISSUES RENDER THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AND CAUSE IMMEDIATE SLOWNESS AND INABILITY TO MANEUVER ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT LOCKS UP. WE CANNOT USE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL RESOURCES AND OPTIONS TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUE. IT CANNOT BE TRADED IN WITH THESE ISSUES EITHER. CAN SOMEBODY INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE RECALLS OR DEALER SOLUTIONS SO WE CAN FEEL SAFE DRIVING...WITH OR WITHOUT OUR SMALL CHILDREN. PLEASE HELP. *TR

ON A RAINY DAY THE WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING THEN EVENTUALLY START BACK UP. WHILE USING THE DELAY WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK HALF THE TIME, SOMETIMES GO FAST, AND EVEN STOP. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW IF THEY WILL WORK WHICH IS REALLY SCARY ON HEAVY RAINS. *TR

I WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THE EXTERIOR HANDLE JUST BROKE. THE BREAKAGE POINT OCCURRED "INSIDE" THE DOOR, AT THE REAR PORTION OF THE HANDLE. FROM THE OUTSIDE THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I MUST ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO USE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS STILL ATTACHED ON THE FRONT END BUT IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. *TR

I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND TURN THE IGNITION , THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP BLINKING OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUING TO BLINK OFF AND ON. I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT START AND THE DASHBOARD DID NOT LIGHT UP, BUT RATHER ONLY THE MILEAGE INDICATOR DIMLY LIT UP. I WAITED 5 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP WITH DASHBOARD WORKING PROPERLY. WITH MONTHS LATER ON I NOTICED THE AC WOULD GO HAYWIRE BLOWING HOT AIR VIA VENT AND I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF OR GET ANY COLD AIR TO BLOW.THIS WOULD ALL HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. THEN THE BACKUP LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WITHIN A MINUTE IT WOULD STAY OFF. THEN AS TIME PASSED I NOTICED THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR STAYED ON PERMEMENTLY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I TURNED LEFT USING THE THE TURN SIGNAL AND THEN OFF WHEN I TURN RIGHT USING TURN SIGNAL. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND MULTIPLE DTC OF LOSS COMMUNICATION WITH VARIOUS MODULES AND LOOSE NEGATIVE TERMINAL AND HAD TO RECALIBRATE ALL AC ACTUATORS. I HAD CHECKED THE BATTERY TERMINALS PRIOR TO TAKING CAR INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE TIGHT. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND ON WAY HOME THE HEATER CAME ON FULL BLAST VIA VENT AND WHEN I TURNED CONTROLS OFF NOTHING WORKED. THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON LIKE BEFORE INTERMITTENTLY. THE NEXT DAY THE AC WORKED FINE, BUT THERE IS OCCATIONALLY A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM UNDERNEITH DASH. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAITING TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WITH MY WIFE AND 3 KIDS CAR REDUCED GEAR FROM 6 TO 5 AND I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME BECAUSE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES AND SENDING THE WARNING BY THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO THE CAR BEHIND ME. CAR JUST STARTED TO SLOW DOWN BUT WHOEVER WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME COULDN'T KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF NO WARNING. TRANSMISSION VALVE PLATE 35R FAILED WHICH IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN THIS CAR AND MODEL. THERE SHOULD BE RECALL IN MY OPINION. I READ MANY PEOPLE'S REPORTS OF THAT HAPPENING AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET HURT OR KILLED TO GET THIS RECALL DONE? *TR

PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE SATURN VUE 2008. WAS TOLD BY SALES MAN IT HAD A 1 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND 2 YEAR ON THE POWER TRAIN. JUST AFTER MY 1 YEAR MARK MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FELT ASSURED AT LEAST IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, ONLY TO FIND OUT IT, THAT IS WAS ONLY COVERED FOR 1 YEAR ON THE POWER TRAIN, I WAS VERY DISPLEASED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT WITH ONLY 50K MILES ON IT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL "MANAGERS" ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HOW I FELT THEY SHOULD COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY, THEY FINALLY AGREED TO ABSORB SOME OF THE COST, I PAID 1K DOLLARS FOR THE TRANSMISSION, WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING WORKED ON THEY DID THE SERVICE THAT IT WAS DUE SUCH AS ROTATING TRIES ETC. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER MY AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING :( NOW IT WORKS OFF AND ON, THEN A DAY LATER MY LOW TIRE SENSOR COMES ON, SHOWING MY TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FAULTY. REALLY??? NOW WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN, MY TRACTION CONTROL/ABS WARRING LIGHTS COME ON AND DING. WOW WHY AS THIS CAR NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS I NOW FIND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUES TO THE TEE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. NOW I REMEMBER WHY MY 3 PREVIOUS VEHICLES HAVE BEEN TOYOTA AND HONDA'S I PAID 5K DOWN ALL THE MONEY I HAD BUY A CERTIFIED CAR THINKING IT WOULD LAST ME LONGER THAN 1 YEAR. I WAS WRONG AND I OWE MORE ON IT NOW THAT I AM SURE IT IS WORTH. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 PENSACOLA FL HEADING NORTHWEST GOING 70-75 MILES AN HOUR SEMI TRUCK ABOUT 2 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND ME I M INT THE RIGHT LANE CARS TO MY LEFT TRAFFIC IS HEAVY 3:45 IN THE PM. MY CAR MAKES CHUNK THEN A BUMP ENGINE SHUTS OFF NO POWER NO POWER STEERING SEMI LOCKS UP HIS BRAKES ALMOST HITS ME PULLED THE CAR TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER I COLLECTED MYSELF CAR WONT TURN OVER NO SMOKE OR FLUIDS POPPED THE HOOD NOTHING TO INDICATE WHAT HAPPENED. HAD IT TOWED TO VINNC WHIBBS I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE LOCKED UP NO REASON WHY. PUT A NEW ENGINE IN FOUND OUT IN FACT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. I DID RESEARCH ON THIS AND COME TO FIND OUT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN GM CARS INT THE TRANSMISSION THE 35R WAVE PLATE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND CAN CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT AFFECTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CARS 2007-2009 SATURNS. TAVERSE, ACADIA, OUTLOOK, MALIBU, ARURA. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT BUT WONT DO A RECALL. THIS IS WRONG AS A CONSUMER IM SUPPOSE TO BE PROTECTED BY LAW FROM DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. THIS DEPT THE NHTSA HAS LOOKED IN TO THIS ISSUE AND YOUR DEPT HAS DETIRMENED IT TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART BUT NO SAFETY ISSUES, I BE G TO DIFFER I WAS ALMOST IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE PART. ONCE AGAIN GM HAS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT HOW MANY LIVES LOST DOES IT TAKE BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION. *JS

I HAD DRIVEN TO THE STORE AND PARKED THE CAR. AFTER SHOPPING, I STARTED THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN, AND I REALIZED THAT I SHOULDN'T TRY TO DRIVE IT. I RETURNED IT TO THE PARKING SPOT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW OTHER SATURN MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT THIS ONE. *TR