2008 SATURN VUE Complaints

DRIVING DOWN ROAD, WENT TO TURN RIGHT ONTO OTHER ROAD WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT.LOOKS TO BE BLOWN LINE. *TR

AIR BAG AND INDICATOR LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. DEALERSHIP WAS FINALLY ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, WHICH THEY STATED WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. STATED THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR UNDER A WARRANTY OR RECALL. *TR

MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SOMETIMES CAR WOULD START AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T. THE RADIO WOULD TURN OFF WHEN TURN SIGNAL TURNED ON. THE IGNITION WOULD TRY AND EAT MY KEY AND NOT RELEASE IT. THE CD PLAYER WOULD CONTINUE TO CYCLE WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. ALL POWER IN CAR WOULD RESET. WAS JUST TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW CONTROL MODULE. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, MY CAR JUST QUIT, LOCKED UP STEERING, EVERYTHING DEAD. COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL OR ANYTHING. CAR DID START UP AGAIN. DROVE DOWN THE ROAD A 1/2 BLOCK AND CAR STOPPED AGAIN, DEAD IN ROAD, NO STEERING, COULD NOT OPERATE DOOR LOCKS OR ANYTHING. CAR STARTED AGAIN AND MANAGED TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFE SPOT BEFORE IT WENT OUT AGAIN. NOTHING WAS WORKABLE. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN LLANO, TX IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE POSITIVE CONNECTION TO THE MAIN FUSE BOX HAD COME LOOSE. THE ONLY FIX WAS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THE MAIN POSITIVE LUG TO THE FUSE BOX IS ONLY HELD ON BY PLASTIC. THE DESIGN OF THIS FUSE BOX IS DEFINITELY POOR CREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH. THIS POORLY DESIGNED FUSE BOX WITH MAIN LUG NUT HELD BY ONLY PLASTIC NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT FUTURE ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATH TO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE AUDIBLE TURN SIGNAL, FUEL GAUGE SIGNAL ALSO FAILED AND THE AIR BAG AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON MULTIPLE TIMES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY WARRANTY AN KNOW IT HAS EXPIRED AN MY CAR IS GETTING WORSE IT IS COMPLETELY PULLING BACK WHILE DRIVING I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS IN DANGER I NEED SOME HELP.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER POWERING OFF, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AFTER STOPPING TO PARK THE IGNITION SWITCH CANNOT BE TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION NOR CAN THE KEY BE REMOVED. THE CAR CANNOT BE TURNED OFF AS THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION. VARIOUS METHODS SUCH AS MOVING THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR FROM D TO P, WITH OR WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED FAIL TO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. THE ISSUE OCCURS REGARDLESS OF THE SET OF KEYS USED. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO LEAVE THE CAR IN THAT POSITION AND RETURN TO IT LATER AND IT CORRECTS ITSELF AND ALLOWS THE KEY TO BE TURNED TO OFF AND THEN REMOVED. THIS FORCES ME TO LEAVE THE CAR UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY IN IT WHILE USING THE CAR. *TR

ON APRIL 12, 2014 I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR BOULEVARD TOWARDS INTERSTATE 5 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND REVVED THE ENGINE TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH RPM. IT WAS HOVERING QUITE CLOSE TO THE RED DANGER ZONE ON THE GAUGE. AS IT WAS DOING THIS I LOST FORWARD POWER AND WAS MOVING FORWARD ON MOMENTUM ONLY. IT THEN FELT LIKE IT DROPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR SEVERAL TIMES IN QUICK SUCCESSION. I WAS CLOSE TO A PARKING LOT SO I HIT THE BRAKES LIGHTLY TO DECREASE MY SPEED AND MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT AND INTO A PARKING SPACE JUST AS THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO RE-ENGAGE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED EMERGENCY ROADSIDE SERVICE TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR FORWARD INTO A SERVICE BAY BUT ADVISED ME THAT REVERSE WAS COMPLETELY GONE. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT CRASH OR SUSTAIN AN INJURY, IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE I GOT LUCKY AND HAD A SAFE PLACE TO TURN INTO. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED 5 MINUTES LATER ON THE FREEWAY, I WOULD HAVE LIKELY DIED AS THAT SECTION OF INTERSTATE 5 HAS CONSTRUCTION WORK AND NO SHOULDER, SO I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED AND BLOCKING TRAFFIC ON A FREEWAY WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND BIG RIGS TRAVELING BETWEEN 55 AND 80 MILES PER HOUR. IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN A MIRACLE FOR NO ONE TO HIT ME IN THAT SITUATION. THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 WITH JUST OVER 50K MILES ON IT - WAY TOO SOON FOR SUCH A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JS

2008 SATURN VUE HAS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. 3 MONTHS AGO I PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, TURNED CAR OFF BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CAR WOULD NOT START EITHER. CALLED A TOW TRUCK, TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC. HE ADVISED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND INSTALLED NEW IGNITION. TODAY NEW ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OCCURRED. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES THEN STAYED ON. WHEN CAR WAS RE STARTED LIGHT WAS OFF BUT CAME BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL. IT APPEARS TO HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS