2009 SATURN VUE Complaints

WHEN THE AUTO WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE IGNITION KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CRUISING AT 70 IN THE FAR LEFT HAND LANE, AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE SPEED DROPPED TO 40 MPH AND ERROR CODES STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH (DECREASE ENGINE, ENGINE, STABILITY TRACK SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, AND OTHERS I DON'T REMEMBER). WITH SEMI TRUCKS AND A HIGH VOLUME OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND BLOWING THEIR HORNS, I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES IN AN EFFORT TO PULL OVER ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AS GEORGIA LAW STATES...BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CONTINUED TO DECREASE. IT WAS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I DID NOT GET HIT BY THE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I NEARLY MISSED THE OFF RAMP. OFF ON THE EXIT RAMP WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE LIGHT SO PULLED OVER TO RIGHT SIDE. MY CAR MADE A HIGH PITCHED SOUND LIKE IT DOES WHEN I REALLY STEP ON THE GAS, IT WAS REVVING AND NOW PULLING FORWARD. IT CONTINUED TO MAKE THIS NOISE WHILE I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, NOT MOVING, TRIED PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL, PARK, NOTHING WOULD MAKE THE REVVING STOP. FINALLY, LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR JERKED ME FORWARD BUT THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AGAIN AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT TO THE GAS STATION OFF THE EXIT. I PULLED INTO THE LOT AND AGAIN WHEN I BRAKED TO PUT IN REVERSE TO PARK IT STARTED REVVING HIGH AND JERKED FORWARD AGAIN THEN BACKWARDS. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LET SIT 10 MINUTES. TURNED IT ON, IT WOULD NOT GO AWAY THE ENGINE WAS IN REVVING SO HIGH I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BLOW. I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM 30+ MILES AWAY FROM HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE SERVICE AIR BAG, ABS, AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,955.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SLIGHTLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

LEFT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH REMOTE OR WITH SWITCH VIA CAR INTERIOR. ADVISED TO REPLACE DOOR ACTUATOR. ONCE THE LEFT SIDE WAS REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THE RIGHT PASSENGER REAR DOOR IS NOW NON OPERATIONAL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DOOR LOCK FAILURES ARE NOT SAFE. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT SOMEONE COULD BE EJECTED IF THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK PROPERTY. *TR

I TURNED THE CORNER TO ENTER MY STREET, THERE IS A SLIGHT "S" CURVE TO ENTER MY STREET. I WAS NO MORE THAN 50 YARDS FROM THE CORNER WHEN MY VEHICLE REVVED LOUDLY, RPM TO 3500 AND ACCELERATED , I MANAGED TO AVOID MORE DAMAGED THAN WAS DONE, BUT IN THE INTERIM I HIT A 3' TALL BRICK MAIL BOX AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE GENTLEMAN WHOSE MAIL BOX I HIT SUGGESTED I RESEARCH RECALLS, - AND I FOUND A TON OF "LIKE" INCIDENCES WITH THESE VEHICLES AND TRANSMISSIONS. IT IS AMAZING NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED. GENERAL CONSENSUS IS GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE SITUATIONS. GM KNOWS THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, BUT REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED WITH A NON WORKING VEHICLE AND STILL OWING MONEY FOR THIS. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF FAILURE ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, BUT GM IS ABANDONING THE CAUSE. DISGUSTING SINCE WE THE TAX PAYERS BAILED THEM OUT WITH THEIR SUB STANDARD PRODUCT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

SINCE APRIL 2014 OUR 2009 SATURN VUE HAS EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST WHICH REQUIRES BOTH HANDS FOR STEERING AT LOW SPEED. RECENTLY WE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR OUR 2007 GMC ACADIA. THE RECALL IS FOR THE SAME CONDITIONS WE EXPERIENCE WITH OUR SATURN. AS BOTH VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME POWER TRAIN TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED BY GM. *TR

2009 SATURN VUE. DRIVER STATES THE ENGINE STALLED REPEATEDLY, KEYS BECAME STUCK IN IGNITION AND THE AIRBAG AND STABILITY LIGHTS CAME ON. *TA

WAS ON INTERSTATE WITH MY 10 YR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ME WITH CRUISE SET AT 75MPH, LANE WAS MERGING, SO I ACCELERATED TO GET PAST A SEMI TO GET OVER. LET UP OFF GAS AND CAR KEPT ACCELERATING FASTER. HIT BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. CAR STILL KEPT ACCELERATING. TURNED OFF CRUISE AND LAID ON BRAKE BUT CAR STILL KEPT ACCELERATING. SPEED REACHED 110MPH AND CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME IN ALL LANES. FINALLY PUT IN NEUTRAL AND ENGINE REVVED UP UNTIL FINALLY A LOUD POP NOISE AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. HOWEVER THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO STOP ACCELERATING. I WAS IN FEAR FOR THE LIFE OF MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. THEY RECOMMENDED PUTTING A NEW THROTTLE BODY IN AND DOING A FULL SYSTEM FLUSH WHICH WILL COST AROUND $800. I JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WORK DONE TO CORRECT TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITRAK AND ABS ISSUE. I HAVE DONE A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAR THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR STICKING AND CAR SPEEDING UP ON ITS OWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IT BY BRAKING. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY RELATED RECALLS. *TR