2008 SATURN VUE Complaints

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE IN PARKED TRANSMISSION POSITION, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD AND HIT THE GARAGE DOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. MAILED OUT 01/13/15*LJ UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 10/2/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE AIR VENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIREWALL UNDER THE HOOD WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN, AT NORMAL SPEED. AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS IN VERY GOOD RUNNING CONDITION WITH REG MAINTENANCE ON CAR. I HAD A SMALL CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THIS TIME. I HAD TO MAKE IT HOME GOING 5-10 MPH. THIS SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED AT THIS LOW OF MILES AND REG MAINTENANCE ON CAR. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? *TR

AS I AM DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND GETTING READY TO MAKE A TURN, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IS A STRUGGLE TO STEER AND COMPLETE THE TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THE MOST RECENT, 11/1714. THE LAST TIME I ALSO HEARD A NOISE LIKE SOME SORT OF MOTOR STRUGGLING. THREE OF THESE TIMES IT WAS A RAINY OR WET SLUSHY DAY. IN EACH OF THE INCIDENTS, AFTER GETTING TO SAFETY AND TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT, IT BEGAN TO RUN FINE AGAIN. THIS LAST TIME, I WAS JUST BARELY ABLE TO COMPLETE A SHARP ENOUGH RIGHT TURN TO STAY IN MY LANE. I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE VEHICLE EXITING THE STREET TO LEAVE, SO I KNEW I WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN AND PULL OVER SAFELY! I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE GM PLACE FOR SERVICE LAST MONTH (OCTOBER 2014) BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED I WILL HAVE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING SOMEWHERE. THEY SAID THEY TRIED BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY SAY THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT. BECAUSE IT IS A SPORADIC PROBLEM, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WILL EVER BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT UNLESS THEY DROVE IT AROUND FOR A COUPLE WEEKS! THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. I AM GOING TO BRING IT BACK AND TRY AGAIN, BUT WANTED TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. THERE ISN'T A RECALL, HOWEVER IN SEARCHING, I FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THE SAME VEHICLE! THERE MUST BE SOMEONE IN THIS INDUSTRY WHO CAN FIGURE THIS OUT AND FIND A SOLUTION TO IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,314.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. MA 08/13/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE AIR BAG COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VHEICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/30/201* JS

MY 2008 SATURN VUE HYBRID STARTED HAVING HUGE PROBLEMS. FIRST THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR THEN THE STABILITITRAK AND SERVICE HYBRID SYSTEM; LOSS POWER WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MY 2008 SATURN VUE HYBRID WOULD POWER DOWN TO 50% BEFORE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. SOMETIMES IT RESTARTS THEN SHUTS DOWN AGAIN. IT DID THIS OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT A FEW WEEKS. SOMETIMES VEHICLE REFUSED TO START AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN KEY IT SEEMED LIKE WAS STUCK INSIDE MAKING IT HARD TO TURN OR REMOVE IT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY AND EVEN HYBRID BATTERY AND IT WAS FINE FOR SOME TIME. HOWEVER TODAY 10/14/14 IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY (BUSY HIGHWAY) IN NEW YORK CITY THE AUTOMOBILE STARTED TO STALL AT 45 MPH AND THE STABILITITRAK AND SERVICE HYBRID SYSTEM, LOSS POWER WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN SUDDENLY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND CARS BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO MANEUVER WHILE I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO CURBSIDE. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF MY CAR STALLED AT THE CROSSROADS? I WAS HAVING MY WIFE AND (XXX) YEARS OLD CHILD IN THE CAR TRAVELING WITH ME. THEY STARTED TO HAVE A PANIC ATTACK BECAUSE IT SEEMED WE ARE GOING TO CRASH AND DIE. I CALLED TOWING COMPANY TO TOW US TO SAFETY. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR SINCE. PLEASE HELP AND ASSIST TO PUSH GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THE ISSUE IN ORDER TO AVOID MORE SERIOUS CASUALTIES. *TRPARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

CAR IS NOT SHIFTING APPROPRIATELY WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. ALSO NOTICE ISSUES WHEN DRIVING WHERE CAR APPEARS TO STRUGGLE SHIFTING TO THIRD GEAR. HAS STALLED OUT. *TR