2008 SATURN VUE Complaints

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR, GOING AROUND ANOTHER STALLED VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH. MY VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE GONE INTO 3RD GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH ONLY BRAKES AND STEERING. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT GM IS AWARE OF A FAULTY 3-5-R WAVE-PLATE USED WITHIN MANY OF THEIR 6 FORWARD GEAR TRANSMISSIONS USED ON VEHICLES FROM 2007 TO 2009. I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD BE REPLACED THROUGH A RECALL TO AVOID ANY SERIOUS FUTURE INJURIES IN ALL VEHICLES USING THIS TRANSMISSION WITH THE FAULTY WAVE-PLATE. I BELIEVE THIS INCLUDES 6T70 AND 6T75 TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES FROM 2007-2209. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2008 SATURN VUE BRAND NEW AUG. 2008. I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND THEY WANT 4,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT!! I AM SOOO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS THIS. I NEVER RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION OR ANYTHING ABOUT THE SATURN VUES HAVING THIS ISSUE. I STILL OWE ON IT AND DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX IT!! JUST 70,000 MILES REALLY!! *TR

ON A ROAD TRIP THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF A FEW TIME BUT IS NOW ON ALL THE TIME. CHEVY DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 AIR BAG SYSTEM, WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE, AND THEY WILL TROUBLESHOOT FOR $100 AN HOUR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN FM 1960 I SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THROUGH THE VENTS. I TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITION; THEN GREY SMOKE START BEING VISIBLE FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD. I CAME TO A YELLOW LIGHT AND TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP, A CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND FLOOR BOARD AREAS. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE FLAMES ENGULFED THE TRUCK. *TR

MY POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION DOESN'T WORK, I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY VEHICLE IS ON RECALL AND THE DEALER NEVER TOLD ME. *TR

VEHICLE ALL OF THE SUDDEN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. EVERYTHING RAN FINE AS FAR AS ELECTRICAL, JUST WOULDN'T DRIVE. POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT MANY TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ABS MODULE, WIRE HARNESS, AND THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP LIKE CAR HAD STALLED MOMENTARILY THEN REGAINED POWER. STARTLED I DECIDED TO EXIT FREEWAY AND WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN IT LOCKED SOLID AGAIN AND I HEARD LIKE A ACTUATOR MOTOR MAKE A BUZZING SOUND. THIS MADE ME VERY NERVOUS BECAUSE I LOST POWER TWICE. I CALLED ONSTAR RIGHT AWAY TO REPORT INCIDENT . THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE DRIVEN THOUSANDS OF CARS IN MY LIFETIME AS I WAS A FORMER G.M. DEALER BUT I NEVER HAVE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS . I AM VERY CONCERNED SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED SEVERELY IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN THIS CAR OR OTHERS LIKE IT. *TR

VEHICLE HAD NO REVERSE AND HAD THE FEELING OF MISSED GEARS. FOUND 3-5-R WENT OUT AND THE WAVE PLATE SNAPPED AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS IT WAS TOO COSTLY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

ISSUE #1 ~ TRANSMISSION WHILE MERGING FROM ONE FREEWAY TO ANOTHER, DRIVING AT A STEADY PACE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP. WHEN THE SLIPPING BEGAN, THE DELAYS WERE SHORT, MAYBE LASTING 10 SECONDS. HOWEVER AS I KEPT DRIVING, THEY BEGAN TO GET LONGER AND LONGER, IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND MOVE OVER TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. SINCE THE INITIAL TIME, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE. AND, BECAUSE THE SLIPPING DOESN'T OCCUR EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, I'M BEING TOLD THE ISSUE CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED... ISSUE #2 ~ POWER STEERING AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING STEERED STRAIGHT, I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS. HOWEVER, THE MOMENT THE VEHICLE IS STEERED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, IT BEGINS TO MAKE A LOUD ROARING LIKE SOUND. THE ROARING IS ESPECIALLY PREVALENT WHEN BEING STEERED TO THE LEFT. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TWICE NOW TO BE ATTENDED TO. EACH TIME I'VE TAKEN IT IN, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND FLUIDS ARE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. *TR