2004 SATURN VUE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER AND STOP. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AS OF 06-05-07, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,344.

2004 SATURN VUE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED SIX MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP**CC THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE HOOD LATCH WAS REPLACED.*JB

JULY 2005 - WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY DASH GAUGES BEGAN DROPPING TO ZERO AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON (ABS, TC, CHECK ENGINE, ETC) AND THE ALARM BELLS STARTS DINGING. THE CAR DIED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN.. ALL WAS WELL FOR A FEW MILES WHEN BELLS STARTS GOING OFF AND ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS AGAIN COME ON. CAR DIES SEVERAL TIMES ON FREEWAY BEFORE ABLE TO GET IT HOME. TAKEN TO SATURN DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A BODY CONTROL MODULE.. ALL WAS WELL. OCTOBER 2006 - ANOTHER MODULE WENT OUT - THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. MARCH 24 2007 - WENT OUT TO CAR AROUND 11 AM AND STARTED IT ONLY TO NOTICE TC WARNING LIGHT ON. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED - LIGHT WENT OUT. GOT TWO BLOCK AWAY FROM HOME AND ALARM BELLS BEGIN DINGING, ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND GAUGES (FUEL, TEMP) FLATLINE. TAKEN TO SATURN DEALER AND TOLD THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IS OUT AGAIN. CAR HAS 64000 MILES ON IT TOTAL AND HAS THREE TIMES HAD A MODULE REPLACED. TWICE IT HAS BEEN THE SAME ONE FOR OVER $500 EACH TIME.*JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WASN'T WORKING. WHEN PRESSING THE HAZARD BUTTON DIDN'T RELEASE OR COME OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THIS BUTTON ON TWO OCCASIONS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,720. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,209. *AK UPDATED 2/27/2007 - *NM

I HAVE UNFORTUNATELY OWNED MY SATURN 2004 VUE FOR 2 YEARS. THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF HAVING IT, AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE MY 2003 VUE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS IT HAD WAS IN THE SHOP THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. THE POWER ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND I WOULD LOSE ALL POWER TO THE CAR. THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. THEN THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE GAS MILEAGE IS HORRIBLE AND THE WHOLE GAS TANK AND ODOMETER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD FEEL THE CAR UP WITH GAS AND THE ODOMETER WOULD GO TO FULL AND MOVE BACK UP TO HALF FULL. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THROTTLE AND ENGINE PROBLEMS AGAIN. HAVE HAD THE REAL DISPLEASURE OF WORKING WITH A VERY RUDE LADY AT SATURN BY THE NAME OF MARCIA WHO CLEARLY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ONES SAFETY IN THEIR VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO SATURN THE NEWER VEHICLES HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS FIXED. HOWEVER, I MUST SAY HAVING BEEN A SATURN OWNER FOR 12 YEARS NOW MY FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCT IS GONE. *JB

ANOTHER CAR GOING WRONG WAY ON FREE WAY STRUCK MY VEHICLE AND I ENDED UP STRIKING THE MEDIAN WITH THE FRONT OF MY CAR THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR DID NOT DEPLOY I WAS DRIVING A 2004 SATURN VUE STANDARD SHIFT VEHICLE. *NM

1) AND 2) WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS (>60 MPH) ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH CRUISE ENGAGED, PERIODICALLY THE CRUISE WILL FAIL TO DISENGAGE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (AT LEAST 5) WHILE DRIVING, AND NEEDING TO SLOW DOWN (E.G. TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, OR FOR SLOW TRAFFIC AHEAD), THE BRAKE IS PRESSED AND THERE IS RESISTANCE AT THE PEDAL AND THE CRUISE WILL NOT SHUT OFF/CAR ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE, WHICH ON TWO OCCASIONS HAS LED TO A NEAR-ACCIDENT. ON ONE OCCASION IT ALSO FAILED TO SHUT OFF AT THE STEERING WHEEL FOR SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. 3)NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND SATURN REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PART UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS THEY ARE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE EVIDENCE OF FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WOULD RESOLVE THE MALFUNCTION SINCE THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *NM

2004 SATURN VUE: AT 50,000 MILES THE REAR BEARING / HUB ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH SIDES, START TO FAIL. THEY GRADUALLY START MAKING A LOT OF NOISE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY EITHER FALL APART, LOCK UP A WHEEL OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AND FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

2004 SATURN VUE WAS PURCHASE 1/24/04. WE NOTICED A VERY LOUD NOISE SO WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO HAVE A REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. WE HAVE NEVER HAD THIS REPAIRED ON AN AUTO BEFORE. THE CAR HAS 45169 MILES WHICH SEEMS A SMALL AMOUNT TO NEED A BEARING REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST US $400. IN ADDITION, OUR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THEY DIDN'T WORK ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. SATURN TOLD US IT WAS A BULB. THEY AREN'T WORKING AGAIN (NOW OUT OF WARRANTY) AND NOW WE ARE TOLD IT ISN'T THE BULB, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. WE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS RESURFACED IN 11/05. WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH A SATURN VEHICLE. THE SATURN EMPLOYEES ARE GREAT, BUT THE VEHICLE ISN'T. I WISH I'D NEVER BOUGHT THE CAR. WE WERE ALL SET TO BUY A SATURN RELAY IN THE SPRING, BUT NOW ARE THINKING BUICK, OR MAYBE OUR FIRST FOREIGN CAR. THANKS! *JB

FAILURE OF VTI TRANSMISSION. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS - TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SERVICED AT REGULAR INTERVALS - 50,000 AND 98,000 MILES. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 102,000 MILES ON IT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOSS OF POWER AND CODE DIAGNOSIS INDICATED P1882 - RECOMMEND REPLACE CASE COVER ASSEMBLY AND FILTER - ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $4,300 WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN. HAD TO TRADE CAR - BOUGHT A HONDA. *NM