2004 SATURN VUE Complaints

TOTAL FAILURE OF A VARIABLE SPEED TRANSMISSION WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE. A 2004 SATURN VUE WITH 32,652 MILES ON IT. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER, THE CAUSE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION 'BELT' THAT DESTROYED THE OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IN A VEHICLE SO YOUNG. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDLE GO OFF OR DON'T LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. (THE GAUGE REMAIN LIT). THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER OVER 5 TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESSFULLY FIXING THE PROBLEM. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A LOOSE CONNECTION IN A WIRE. WITHOUT THE NEEDLES WE ARE UNABLE TO READ SPEED, RPM, TEMP OR GAS. *JB

MY VUE WAS PURCHASED IN 2004 AND HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES. ONE OF THE ISSUES I HAVE IS THE FRONT END SHAKES, SOMETIMES IT SHAKES SO BAD IT SCARES ME. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR THIS TO A DEALER IN DENVILLE AND MOUNT OLIVE; BOTH IN NJ, AND THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. LAST WEEK I WAS TOLD I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND NEW TIRES. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD, NEW BRAKES NEW TIRES ??? THAT DOESN'T MAKE SINCE. THE GUYS AT THE SERVICE NEVER TOOK IT FOR A SPIN, I'M APPROACHING 36K MILES AND I'M SCARED ONCE I PASS THE WARRANTY TIME I WILL BE OUT OF LUCK. I'M NOT SATISFIED AT ALL AND WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. MY WIFE THINKS THE CAR IS FALLING APART, IT SHAKES AND MAKES WEIRD SOUNDS. THE FIRST YEAR I WAS RAVING ABOUT THIS CAR NOW I TELL PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM SATURN. HELP ME CHANGE MY OPINION ON SATURN BY GETTING MY CAR FIXED ! *JB

CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICE ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASION FOR THE SAME DEFECT. *NM

CHIME SOUNDS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND PLACING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN CHIME IS SOUNDING. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER, THE CHIME INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER, SATURN, IT IS COVERED BY TSB 1700388. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AUGUST OF 2005. INCREASE IN FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM EVEN WHEN FOLLOWING TSB. *NM

DURING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHY THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

SATURN VUE 4 CYL WITH VTI TRANS . SHUDDER FELT & HEARD ON LIGHT UP HILL GRADES. REALLY BAD WITH CRUISE ON. SHAKES VEHICLE. 3 REPAIRS MADE INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANS.PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. OTHER SATURN OWNERS HAVE COMPLAIND ALSO, THIER TRANS FAILED COMPLETLY LEAVING THEM STRANDED ON THE HIGH WAY. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 SATURN VUE 4 CYLINDER WITH THE TVI TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 24,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE STURN DEALER IN GREENVILLE ON THREE OCCASIONS TO REPAIR THIS TRANSMISSION. OFTEN, BUT NOT ALWAYS, WHEN YPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND.THIS CAUSED A VERY NEAR SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AND THANKFULLY THE DRIVER OF THE ON COMING TRANSFER TRUCK WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CAR. THE VUE HAS NOW BEEN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY NOW TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR; ENEV THOUGH THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. THIS DEARLERSHIP HAS HAD TWO SEPERATE OWNERS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. I MUST HAVE A CAR TO PREFORM MY JOB DUTIES, WITHOUT APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WORK. WITHOUT MY JOB I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE NECESSARY MEDICATION THAT ALLOWS ME TO LIVE. (INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETIC). I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS CAR WITH OUT APPROPRIATE REPAIRS. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A DANGER TO DRIVE IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP HAS ACTED IN AN UNPROFESSIONAL MANNER IN WORKING WITH ME. I HAVE GOTTEN NO ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TREATED RUDLY AND RECEIVED VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WANT THIS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. I WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE IS RESOLVING THIS MATTER AND INSURE THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT OTHERS ON THE ROADS. MARCH OF 2004 THE SATURN COOPERATION SENT A LETTER TO THE OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR EQUIPTED WITH THE VTI TRANSMISSION REGARDING THE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT "MAY" REQUIRE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THIS LETTER STATES THAT SATURN WILL PROVIDE EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR UP TO 75 THOUSAND MILES OR 5 YEARS. THIS LETTER ALSO INFORMS THE OWNER THAT WHILE THIS IS NOT A RECALL A SATURN DEARLER MUST PERFORN REPAIRS AT NO CHARGE.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 84 AT 70 MPH I LOST MY CLUTCH AND NEARLY HAD A COLLISION WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER. THE SEALS IN MY SLAVE CYLINDER LEAKED AND I LOST THE HYDRAULIC POWER IN MY CLUTCH. 2004 SATURN VUE, MANUAL SHIFT, 44,600 MILES ON ODOMETER. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW MANY SLAVE CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED IN 2002,2003, 2004, 2005. *NM

LATE AT NIGHT IN A MAJOR DOWNTOWN PARKING DECK, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. GO TO START VEHICLE, CRANKS BUT NEVER TURNS OVER. SHUT VEHICLE OFF, GO TO RESTART AND VEHICLE WILL START. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS EVERY FEW DAYS. NOT TO MENTION, SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED MY REMOTE TO UNLOCK AND LOCK DOORS HAS STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. SOMETIMES IT WILL LOCK BUT NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND CLEANED CONTACTS ON REMOTE, WHICH TWO TRIES LATER TO GET INTO VEHICLE, DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. *JB