2003 SATURN VUE Complaints

WHEN IT IS EITHER HUMID OR RAINY, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN I PRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON, IT ELECTRONICALLY SWITCHES BETWEEN LOCK AND UNLOCK SEVERAL TIMES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOOR OPEN IS TO HOLD IT DOWN THE BUTTON IN UNLOCK MODE, UNROLL THE WINDOW AND THEN I HAVE TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THIS HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE YET, BUT I FEAR THAT IT COULD BECOME ONE IF IT GETS ANY WORSE OR IF I EVER HAD TO GET OUT OF MY CAR QUICKLY. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH TWICE, WHICH HAS HAD NO IMPACT ON RESOLVING THE ISSUE AND I WILL BE RETURNING TO THEM TOMORROW FOR A THIRD TRIP TO RESOLVE THIS. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS AGAINST SATURN...MY FAMILY HAS OWNED 4 SATURNS IN THE PAST 8 YEARS...3 OF THESE HAVE HAD FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AFTER OWNING THEM FOR A LITTLE OVER 5 YEARS... THE OTHER ONE IS AN 07 SO IT HAS 4 YEARS LEFT I GUESS... REGULAR MECHANICS WILL NOT EVEN TAKE A JOB WORKING ON THEM... SATURN WANTS OVER $4500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION NOT COUNTING LABOR... A FRIEND OF OURS ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 2003 VUE. *TR

MY 2003 SATURN VUE'S CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE SOON LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER WHEN YOU START TO DECELERATE. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT GET ANY CODES TO REGISTER ON HIS COMPUTER, HOWEVER SATURN IS TELLING ME IT NEEDS A THERMOSTAT. I DON'T BELIEVE A FAULTY THERMOSTAT WOULD RENDER MY CAR LOSING ALL POWER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AWAY, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO A STOP AND HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE; THEREFORE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER 30,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $6,000. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 09/17/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME SHE HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAMISSION, A PART WAS REPLACED, THE SECOND AND THIRD TIME THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. UPDATE 09/24/08. *JB

ON 5TH SET OF TIRES, UNEVEN WEAR, MAINLY RIGHT REAR. GETTING ONLY 12,000 MILES FOR 1ST 2 SETS, BOUGHT BETTER TIRES ELSEWHERE. TOLD OF NOISE AND VIBRATION. WAS TOLD WAS CAUSED BY WORN TIRES. WHEN TIRES WORE AGAIN, WENT TO DEALER TO REPLACE THE WORST, RIGHT REAR, AND TOLD OF UNEVEN WEAR, NOISE AND VIBRATION. WAS BLAMED WITH POOR MAINTENANCE, DEALER DID NOT TEST DRIVE. OFFERED ALIGNMENT, COULD NOT GET RIGHT REAR TO ALIGN. THEY SAID REPLACE KNUCKLE JOINT, BUT COULDN'T TELL ME IT WOULD FIX IT. TOLD THEM I COULDN'T AFFORD AT THAT TIME, DIDN'T TELL ME IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. DIDN'T LIKE HOW I WAS TREATED, WENT ELSEWHERE FOR OTHER 3 TIRES. THEY ALSO SAID THE NOISE/VIBRATIONS FROM WORN TIRES. THEY ALIGNED NO PROBLEMS. REPLACED WHEEL BEARING MONTH LATER. EVERY 10 -12 MONTHS REPLACED TIRES AND ALIGN, ALL TOLD ME THE NOISE/VIBRATION FROM WORN TIRES (THE NOISE/VIBRATION WOULD GO AWAY WITH NEW TIRES). LAST ROUND, HAD TIRES, ALIGNMENT, NEW FRONT BRAKES, AND REAR BRAKES CLEANED. FOUND BROKEN REAR AXLE. REPLACED AXLE, NOISE/VIBRATION BACK, WITH NEW TIRES. THEY PULLED UP SERVICE BULLETIN FROM 2004, DEFECTIVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAKING CAUSING THE CLUTCH DRUM TO GO. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY CONFIRMED REAR DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCH DRUM NEEDED REPLACED. THEY WOULD NOT PAY , AS NO WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY MISSED THE DIAGNOSIS IN 2006, UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE OLD AXLE (I HAVE ). THEY SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT FELL APART, NOT BROKEN. BEEN TRYING TO REACH CORPORATE INVESTIGATOR OVER 3 WEEKS WITH NO LUCK. SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF OTHERS WITH THESE SAME ISSUES. NOTES: MILEAGE WAS DOCUMENTED 3000 MILES OVER ACTUAL ON 2 OCCASIONS (DEALER), WAS GIVEN A COMPETITOR WARRANTY COMPANY'S PHONE NUMBER WHEN I ASKED FOR DEALERS WARRANTY COMPANY PHONE NUMBER, AND CORPORATE DOCUMENTED MY PHONE NUMBER WRONG (EVEN AREA CODE) AND THEN TRIED TO BLAME ME. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,962, DEALER HAS ME DOCUMENTED AT 85623 ON 06/23/08. *TR

HEY - I PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN VUE IN FEB, 2008, AROUND MAY 1ST THE TRANSMISSION DIED ON IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. WHICH GM WILL NOT CALL A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE SO BAD THAT YOU CAN NOT FIND A WRECKED SATURN SO YOU CAN GET THE TRANSMISSION OUT TO REPLACE MINE. YOU CAN GET A REFURBISHED ONE FROM SATURN FOR $4,500.00. TO ME WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. GM KNOWS THAT THESE TRANSMISSION ARE DEFECTED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT USING THEM ANYMORE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD AT LEAST TELL ME THE STEPS I WILL NEED TO TAKE TO TRY AND GET A RECALL ON THIS TYPE TRANSMISSION. THANKS. *TR

WHEEL BEARING REPLACED 3 TIMES NOW ON THE SAME WHEEL. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BARRING TWICE SO FAR FOR A 2003 VUE, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE ACCORDING TO SATURN, IT ALL STARTED WHEN I HAD TO MUCH MILEAGE. I'M ABOUT TO REPLACE IT AGAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME AND I THOUGHT I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT APPARENTLY NOT. THERE IS NO CRASH TO REPORT BECAUSE IT MAKES THIS TERRIBLE NOISE THAT LETS ME KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AND I CAN REPLACE IT BEFORE IT GETS BAD. *TR

I HAVE BEEN PUT-OFF MANY TIMES BY SUTLIFF/YORK SATURN FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS YOU DESCRIBE IN YOUR COMPLAINT. HAD A VERY CLOSE CALL WITH A TRACTOR&TRAILER IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. MANY VISITS TO THE DEALER HAVE YIELDED NOTHING BUT A WASTE OF GAS. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS I AM MAKING UP SIGNS TO DISPLAY AT ALL PUBLIC EVENTS IN THE GETTYSBURG, HANOVER, YORK, SHIPPENSBURG, MECHANICSBURG, BIGLERVILLE AREAS TELLING OF MY PROBLEMS WITH THE SATURN VUE!! ALSO DISPLAYING ONE IN MY VUE WINDOW FOR ALL WORK TRAFFIC 5 DAYS A WEEK TO SEE!*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE BELIEVED THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY TERMINAL HAD CAME OFF, AND BATTERY ACID LEAKED ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW EXIDE AUTO LITE BATTERY. THE PRIOR ONE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 07/29/08.*LJ UPDATED 08/05/08. *JB UPDATED 09/17/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BEEPING NOISE AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE LOST TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER. SHE CONTACTED A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BCM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. CURRENTLY, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE INOPERATIVE. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000.