2006 SATURN VUE Complaints

VEHICLE ENGINE REVS BETWEEN 30-40 MPH AND SURGING IS FELT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE ALSO SLUGGISH AT TIMES UPON ACCELERATION. CAR WAS IN SHOP FIRST TIME AND THEY IGNORED MY CONCERN. THE SECOND TIME (NOW) CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR 30 DAYS AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. THEY ARE CONTACTING GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WILL HAVE AN ENGINEER EXAMINE THE CAR NOW. *TR

BOUGHT MY 2006 SATURN VUE IN JULY 2006 SECOND DAY I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO AND ONSTAR WAS VERY LOW WITH THE VOLUME TURNED UP ALL THE WAY. TOOK IT BACK THEY REPLACED THE RADIO. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE RADIO WENT OUT COMPLETELY THEY HAD TO ORDER A RADIO WHICH TOOK 5 WEEKS TO GET SO I HAD NO WAY OF USING ONSTAR NOR THE RADIO DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WOULDN'T PUT ME IN A LOANER CAR. GOT MY VUE BACK 3 WEEKS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN THEN CAME BACK ON. THEY TOOK IT AND RESET IT GAVE IT BACK TO ME AND IT WONT HOLD THE TIME RIGHT AND THE VOLUME DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME NOW. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I WAS OVER WORKING THE RADIO AND IF I NEEDED TO BUY ME AN AFTER MARKET RADIO THAT WOULD BE BETTER FOR ME AND THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT AGAIN. *TR

DURING DAY LIGHT HOURS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 BACK TO PENSACOLA. I MANUALLY TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS ON. I DROVE MY 2006 SATURN VUE FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR AS I WAS PULLING INTO A REST AREA I REACHED TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND I DISCOVERED THAT THE LIGHT SWITCH HANDLE WAS TO HOT TO TOUCH. I FEEL THAT THIS SWITCH IS SOMEHOW SHORTED INTERNALLY. THIS EXTREME HEAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I SPOKE WITH A SATURN DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT SATURN HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS CONDITION. HE WOULD NOT CHECK OUT MY COMPLAINT. MOST PEOPLE OWNING THIS CAR WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT USUALLY TURNS ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT TURNS DARK OUTSIDE. *TR

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF KEYED IGNITION SWITCH LOCKING UP AND NO ALLOWING VEHICLE OPERATION (MORE THAN 6). THANK GOD THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY NECESSITATING IMMEDIATE USE OF OUR VEHICLE. JUST EPISODES OF BEING LATE TO WORK AND GETTING HOME FROM WORK. FINALLY THE VEHICLE AS TOWED TO THE DEALER. WE WERE INFORMED THIS WAS KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SATURN VUE. BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL THEY MANUFACTURER JUST LETS ITS CUSTOMERS SWING IN THE WIND UNTIL IT FAILS FOR GOOD PRESUMABLY THEY THINK THEY ARE SAVING MONEY BUT NOT SO IF THEY ARE ON THE HOOK FOR THE TOWING WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. WHICH IS WHY THEY MANUFACTURER'S FAILURE TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IS INEXCUSABLE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE FROM THE MUFFLER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP AND THE NOISE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE WAS A LEAK CAUSING THE NOISE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

MY 2006 SATURN VUE STARTED EXPERIENCING VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AND JERKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL DURING DECELERATION, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT HIGH SPEEDS. I WAS ADVISED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE "SHAVED" BY THE DEALERSHIP; HOWEVER, I DECLINED THIS OFFER SINCE MY VUE HAD LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON IT. I ASK THAT SATURN REPLACE THE ROTORS UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. *JB

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. SOME OTHER MINOR PROBLEMS WAITING TO BE FIXED. AS I SEE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MAJOR PROBLEM: KEY AND TUMBLER WILL NOT WORK. FIRST TIME WAS SHOCKING TO ME. TOOK ME OVER 1/2 HOUR TO GET IT TO WORK. OK NOW I AM NOT STRANDED. CALLED DEALER, THEY WERE GREAT, REPLACED THE TUMBLER ASSEMBLY. SHORTLY THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. CALLED THE DEALER. THEY THEN REPLACED THE HOUSING AND TUMBLER. WORK GOOD FOR A WHILE. BUT STILL WILL SOME MINOR HANG UPS. FOR A 3RD TIME IT GOT STUCK SO BAD I WAS STUCK. GOT THE KEY TO FINALLY TURN THE CAR ON AND IT RUINED OUR VACATION BECAUSE WE COULD NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE TO WORK PROPERLY AND DEALER WAS CLOSED. THE TUMBLER AGAIN WAS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE BRASS IN THERE WAS BROKE AND THE HOUSING LOOKED FINE. I AM WAITING FOR IT TO BREAK AGAIN AND CANNOT TRUST MY VEHICLE AT ONLY 18K. SAD DON'T YOU THINK. IF I WAS REALLY THINKING RIGHT WITHIN MY FIRST YEAR I COULD HAVE FILED THE LEMON LAW ON THIS VEHICLE EASY. NO TUMBLER SHOULD BREAK OR WEAR OUT THE EASILY. I WAS TOLD THAT SATURN HAS A REPORT TO MAKE SURE THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE A LARGE RING FULL OF KEYS BECAUSE THAT MAY WEAR OUT THE TUMBLERS. THIS IS NOT HE PROBLEM HERE. IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW OR JUST CHEAP MATERIALS, METALS OR ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES. THEN NEED TO SOLVE THIS QUICKLY. WOULD YOU BUY A NEW SATURN WHEN YOUR FRIEND IS STUCK BECAUSE HIS KEY DOES NOT TURN THE NEW VEHICLE ON? DEALER WAS GREAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER. THEY ARE SIMPLY REPLACING BAD PARTS WITH BAD PARTS AND DOING ALL THEY CAN WITH WHAT THEY CAN. *TR

SWAY BAR, FRONT RIGHT HAS TERRIBLE GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE. MOSTLY WHEN COLD OUTSIDE. ITEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. POOR QUALITY SUSPENSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. HE STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ESPECIALLY IF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS DAMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES MAKE A RATTLING SOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PAD PIN CUSHION FAILED AND THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.