2008 SATURN VUE Complaints

WE WERE DRIVING I55 SOUTH NEAR BATESVILLE,MS. AT ABOUT 7:30PM WHEN THE LIGHTS STARTED DIMMING AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LITE UP AIRBAGS,CHECK ENGINE ETC. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF AT THE BATESVILLE,MS. EXIT AND HEADED EAST TO THE WALMART..THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE BATTERY AND DECODED THE SUV AND SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE WIRING HARNESSES WHICH REST ON TOP OF THE BATTERY.THE MAIN BRAIN OF THE SUV LITERALLY REST ON TOP OF THE BATTERY.THE MECHANIC SHOOK THE HARNESS AND THE SUV CRANKED BUT THE LIGHTS WERE DIM AND WE DROVE IT HOME.I LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY AND THE HARNESS IS FASTENED TO THE TOP OF THE BATTERY AND IT WASN'T COMPLETELY FASTENED.WHEN THE PERSON INSTALLED THE NEW BATTERY AT AUTOZONE IT MUST HAVE NOT GOTTEN COMPLETELY FASTENED.I LOOKED FURTHER AND NOTICED THAT THE CONDUIT ON ALL THREE BRANCHES HAD DISINTEGRATED AND WIRES WERE EXPOSED.THERE WAS A WIRE TIE THAT WAS CLIPPED BELOW TO THE BATTERY BOX AND SINCE THE CONDUIT DISINTEGRATED THIS CAUSES THE WIRES TO PULL OUT FROM THE BRAIN OF THE SUV.I PULLED THE WIRES BACK UP AND WRAPPED THESE THREE BRANCHES WITH TAPE SEPARATELY.AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE THREE WENT TOGETHER,I PUT EXTRA TAPE AND ANOTHER WIRE TIE TO THE BATTERY CASING.IT STILL JARS LOOSE ON OCCASION AND I CAN TELL WHEN THE LIGHT DIMS AT THE ODOMETER.I GENERALLY RAISE THE HOOD AND PUSH ON THE FIRST HARNESS UNTIL THE LIGHT STOPS DIMMING ON THE ODOMETER.I WON'T DRIVE THIS SUV OUT OF TOWN.I THINK THIS WAS A POOR DESIGN AND GM COULD HAVE PUT THE BRAIN SOMEWHERE ELSE.I RETIRED FROM GM'S DELPHI PACKARD ELECTRIC DIVISION AND USED TO CHECK FIRST PIECE SAMPLE WIRING HARNESSES.I AM THINKING THEY PROBABLY USED THE WRONG CONDUITS BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T HEAT RESISTANT,BUT THESE WIRES SHOULDN'T SHAKE LOOSE UNLESS THEY ARE UNSEATED OR BROKEN.THESE THREE CONNECTIONS CAN COMPLETELY SHUT THE SUV OFF EVEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IF THEY COME LOOSE. *TR

WAS TAKING MY GRANDCHILDREN TO A SKI RESORT FOR THE EVENING . CAME TO A STOP SIGN, NEED TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, NO REVERSE. THEN IT WOULD NO SHIFT GOING FORWARD , ONE GEAR FORWARD ONLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAM ON HAD IT CHECKED. ERROR CODE OF PO776. WHEN INSPECTED HAVE BEEN TOLD IT NEED TO BE REBUILT. AT A COST OF $3000. WHEN SEARCHING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM , IT IS VERY COMMON AND NOBODY CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL OVER THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. FRONT ENGINE COVER LEAK DISCOVERED. DAMAGE TO WATER OUTLET SEAL, WATER PUMP GASKET, CRANK SEAL, VALVE COVER GASKETS AND SEALS. *TR

THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO START WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINKING WILDLY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND SURGE. HAD NEW IGNITION SWITCH INSTALLED. AXLE SHAFT SEAL LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. TRANSMISSION FAILED SHORTLY THEREAFTER (NHTSA COMPL #10565714). *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE FRONT ENGINE COVER WAS DISCOVERED TO BE LEAKING. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 35 MILE PER HOUR AND STRUGGLE TO GO UP AN INCLINE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, REVVING AT 2000 RPM. AFTER AN EXAMINATION BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE WAS CRACKED, FAILING TO PRODUCE ENOUGH PRESSURE FOR A GEAR CHANGE. *TR

STARTING UP SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN CAR LOST SPEED, THEN STARTED MOVING AGAIN BUT WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH AT 4000RPMS. PULLED INTO SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY SAID TRANY GONE . NOW ONLY HAVE FIRST GEAR. NEEDS NEW ONE BUT COST IS 5,500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,325. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I WAS ACCELERATING OFF A STOP LINE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WAS AT 3000 RPM. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL. IS MY CAR UNDER THIS RECALL. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 19, 2013 AS I WAS IN MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A WEIRD NOISE AND AS I KEPT DRIVING I FELT A JERK ON THE CAR AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, HAD TO TURN BACK HOME. I WAS NOT GOING TO DRIVE THE CAR AND GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE ON THE ROAD. I CALL CARL BLACK CHEVROLET AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HAVE IT SERVICE. ON FRIDAY I PICKED UP THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THE FIXED THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS THE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. THEY FOUND FLUID PRESSURE SWITCHES DAMAGED, REPLACED TCM AND SOL ASSEMBLY. ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2013 I PICKED UP MY CAR AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT ON NOVEMBER 25, 2013 AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN, GOING ABOUT 35 MILES THE CAR JERKED BACK SO BAD THAT I ALMOST HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I THANK GOD THERE WAS NOBODY BEHIND ME BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME BUT NOT BEFORE THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN AND THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AGAIN TO CARL BLACK CHEVROLET AND IS AT THEIR SERVICE CENTER TODAY, I WANT A NEW TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR NOT JUST REPLACE SOME PARTS AND SENDING ME ON MY WAY WITH A CAR THAT I CAN HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH AND POSSIBLE GET HURT OR HURT OTHERS. ALL THIS PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED ME TO MISSED WORK AND SPEND MONEY I DON'T HAVE, I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE HAVING PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE AVOIDED. THIS IS A VERY STRESSFUL SITUATION FOR ME, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIX. *TR