2007 SATURN VUE Complaints

PURCHASED NEW VUE HYBRID GREEN LINE 5/31/07. PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION STICKING WAS REPLACED TWICE, STILL AN ISSUE. MAIN AND MAJOR PROBLEM: ON 3/13/08 IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO ENGINE SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING ITSELF. CODES P1A6F; P1A5A; P1A56, BULLETIN 07-06-03-006A SUSPECTED BATTERY CORROSION. ORDERED NEW BATTERY, I WAS GIVEN CAR TO DRIVE FOR 7 DAYS UNTIL BATTERY RECEIVED AND REPLACED AT THAT TIME. THE SAME ISSUE OF STOP/RESTARTING ENGINE OCCURING AGAIN IN FOR SERVICE ON 9/02/08, BULLETIN PIP 4009 . PCM CALIBRATION RECALIBRATED ECM WITH NEWEST CAL., SERVICE STATED DRIVING OK. AGAIN IN FOR SAME ISSUE OF ENGINE STOP/RESTARTING ITSELF ON 10/23/08 WITH NO RESOLVE. AGAIN IN FOR SAME ISSUE ON 1/28/09, CODE P1174, REPLACED INJECTORS 1 & 2. FOUND CODE P1A6F. SERVICE TECH CLEARED CODES, STATED WORKING FINE. IN AGAIN FOR STOP/RESTART OF ENGINE ON 02/05/09. WAITING TO HEAR FROM SERVICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION MALFUNCTIONED. IT STARTED UP INITIALLY, BUT STOPPED A FEW SECONDS LATER. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT LOCK. SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE HER PANIC BUTTON, BUT THAT ALSO DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY ONCE IT WAS JUMPSTARTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURES, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED DUE TO THE LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,650 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,600.

HEARD WHAT SEEMED TO BE ROAD NOISE WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS MY TIRES AFTER CHANGING TIRES WAS TOLD IT WAS A FRONT END BEARING AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. TWO MONTHS LATER SAME NOISE, RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE OTHER SIDE BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE IT WAS REPLACED. I STILL HAVE WHAT SOUNDS LIKE DRIVE TRAIN NOISE BUT GET NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM DEALER. AIR BAG SENSOR ON PASSENGER SIDE IS DEFECTIVE, DOORS ARE ALIGNED SO POORLY THAT DAYLIGHT CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE SEAL. THIS IS A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I FEAR THAT I MAY BE JEOPARDIZING MY FAMILY'S SAFETY BY DRIVING IT. IS THERE A LEMON LAW OR ANY OPTIONS FOR ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER T88 TIRES, SIZE P215-70-R16. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN AT 22,000 MILES. THE TIRES SHOULD LAST FOR 60,000 MILES. THE TIRES WILL BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000. UPDATED 2/2/09 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB

SATURN VUE 2007 V6 GAS ENGINE 15,000 MILES VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20MPH, SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, AND IDLED AT 1,500 RPM. DEALER STATED THE THROTTLE WAS FILLED WITH CARBON DEPOSITS AND THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLES AT 18,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF TOTAL MILEAGE OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IN LOUISIANA AND WITH BRAND FUELS WITH ADDITIVES. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAULTY. GOES ON WHEN NO PRESSURE IN THE SEAT, SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES, TURNS OFF RANDOMLY WHEN PASSENGER IN VEHICLE. TOOK TO LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" PROBLEM SO DID NOTHING. TAKING BACK AGAIN THIS WEEK TO TRY FOR RESOLUTION. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE LIGHTWEIGHT PASSENGERS THOUGH THEY ARE OVER 100 POUNDS. FAILURE OF ABOUT 85% OF THE TIME NOTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. AT FIRST THE SATURN DEALER IN GRESHAM SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, THEN MAKING IT CLEAR THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR. BEFORE LONG THE SAME PROBLEM OCCASIONAL OCCURRED, NOW IT HAS BECOME OVER 50% OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES GOING OFF AFTER DRIVING A WHILE, SOMETIMES CYCLING OFF AND ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID. WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE IGNITION RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY. ALSO, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE RADIO LIGHT INDICATOR SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A VOLTAGE DEFECT WITHIN THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RADIO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,942.

PURCHASED NEW 05/29/07. IN SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH THAT KEPT STICKING. WOULDN'T REPLACE BUT KEPT 'GREASING.' FINALLY AFTER IN SHOP THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY THEY REPLACED IGNITION. STARTING TO STICK AGAIN LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. SOON AFTER, DURING A STOP AT LIGHT, OR STOP SIGN, ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF COMPLETELY AND RESTART ITSELF. DEALER SAID THE REAR BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID AND EVERYTHING CORRODED. TOOK THEM DAYS TO GET REPLACEMENT AND DIDN'T OFFER ME ANOTHER VEHICLE TO USE IN MEANTIME!! THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! FINALLY HAD NEW REAR BATTERY INSTALLED. NOW I'M JUST WAITING FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT TURN OR GRIND. HE COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE TUMBLERS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THE DEALER CORRECTED THE ISSUE AND THE IGNITION WAS BEGINNING TO "CATCH" AGAIN. AFTER THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK AT ALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE 2007 SATURN VUE WAS THE ONLY MODEL YEAR THAT DID NOT HAVE A STEERING WHEEL LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,240 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. UPDATED 09/23/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK. UPDATED 09/25/08 *JB