2003 SATURN VUE Complaints

ON OUR 2003 SATURN VUE THE LOCKS KEPT UNLOCKING AND LOCKING AT RANDOM (WHETHER THE CAR WAS RUNNING OR NOT), THEN IT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE KEYLESS ENTRY. THE HORN KEPT GOING OFF RANDOMLY AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED. ON 05/14/08 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. WE WERE TOLD THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT A BAD BCM COULD AFFECT OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE CAR. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS. I LOOKED THE BCM FOR SATURN CARS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE SEEMED TO BE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BEING A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR SATURNS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

2003 SATURN VUE, BOUGHT USED FROM SATURN OF APPLETON. THEY KNOW THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THIS VEHICLE TO THE UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC, KNOWING THE REPAIR COSTS ARE OUT OF SITE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE COMPANY CARES. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS TO ME THAT THEY HAVE THIS ATTITUDE AND ARE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH IT. SATURN IS GETTING ALOT OF FREE ADVERTISING FROM ME! SCREW US? SCREW THEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT MAKES A LOUD WHINING NOISE AND HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4.

2003 SATURN VUE HAS MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS! OURS HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE ONLY 60,000 MILES AGO AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SATURN CORP IS NO HELP! THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I KNOW AS A LARGE FAMILY WE CANNOT AFFORD A CAR PAYMENT AND TO PAY $5000+ TO FIX IT! *TR

ABOUT TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION IN 2003 SATURN VUE FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN ONE CALENDAR YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE HORN ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED SHE REMOVED THE FUSES FOR THE HORN HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIRBAG PADDING CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF APRIL 29, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

DELAYED IN SHIFTING, NO WARNING CAR WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS TRANSMISSION FAILURE X4, REPLACE OLD ONE WITH NEW ONE FAILURE X2 AT 15,000 MILES,CALLED DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE OFFICE NO HELP, FOUND OUT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS MAKE AND MODEL, IM SURPRISED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING JUST ABOUT SINCE I'VE PURCHASED MY 2003 MANUAL SATURN VUE. I DRIVE DOWN THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY THE CAR LOSES POWER AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS COME ON. THE CAR VERY SUDDENLY AND DANGEROUSLY LOSES POWER ON THE FREEWAY, I'VE HAD THIS OCCUR ON THE 405/5 SPLIT WHERE THERE WERE NO SHOULDERS TO PULL OVER TO. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART TO RETURN TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'VE TAKEN THIS CAR IN 8 TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SATURN HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE. EACH TIME THEY ATTEMPT TO FIX IT BY REPLACING THINGS, THE LAST TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY REPLACED ALL ELECTRONIC WIRING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AS IT ONLY OCCURS AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS! I KNOW THIS HAS AFFECTED OTHER VUE OWNERS BECAUSE I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE REVVED VERY LOUDLY AND THEN LOST POWER. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR TEN MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $6,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO WORK OUT A RESOLUTION, BUT HAVE NOT CONTACTED HIM BACK IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, AUTO SUDDENLY STOPPED ON FREEWAY, IT DID NOT SPEED AT ALL BUT 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR AFTER A PULL-OVER 30 MINUTES BREAK. IT CONTINUES SLIPPING AND SHAKING DURING STOPS. *TR