2006 SATURN VUE Complaints

I WAS DRIVING AND A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME VERY QUICKLY I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO STOP. I HIT THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK. WHICH HAD THE TAILGATE LOWERED . THE TAIL GATE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY CAR . COMPLETELY TOTALING MY CAR . AS A RESULT MY LEG WAS PINNED I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH AS I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STARING WHEEL . MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE . THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH SAID THE AIR BAG WAS OFF FOR PASSENGER SIDE . I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR AND NEITHER AIR BAG CAME OUT CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO MY HEAD AND NECK

LATELY I'VE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION, THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT'S IN THE OFF POSITION, AND I TRY TO START IT UP, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT. I HAVE TO WIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND KEY TO GET IT TO TURN OVER. YESTERDAY, IT TOOK ME OVER 3 HOURS TO GET IT STARTED. I WENT TO GET A COPY MADE, AND THAT STILL DIDN'T WORK. I'VE NOTICED THAT THE SATURN VUE'S IN THE YEARS 2002 THROUGH 2004 WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, WHAT ABOUT 2006 SATURN VUE'S?

INTERMITTANT AIRBAG FAULT INDICTER IN INSTRUMENT PANAL WHEN KEY TURNED ON AND OFF. PASSENGER PRESENT AIRBAG ILNDICATOR GOES BACK AND FORTH INTERMITTANTLY FROM ON TO OFF AGAIN ON IGNITION TURNING ON AND OFF..

PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR ON DASH INDICATES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF AND THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERIODICALY TE SYSTEM APPEARS TO WORK BUT SHORTLY THEREAFTER RETURNS TO THE WARNING STATUS WITH PERSON OCCUPYING THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH WHEN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND RADIO/DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. I FELT THE CAR STALL AND LOSE POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND STOP ON AN OFF RAMP. I THEN SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD BUT COULD NOT FIND EXACTLY WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THEN DISCOVERED IN THE MORNING THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES UNDER THE FUSE BOX CAUGHT FIRE. THE FUSE BOX WAS DAMAGED PRETTY SEVERELY AND THE CAR IS INOPERABLE. *TR

I HAD JUST DROPPED OFF A CO-WORKER WHEN MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITH NO ONE IN THE SEAT. I WENT DOWN THE ROAD A FEW MILES AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF. I WENT A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THEY CAME BACK ON AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT THIS TIME THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR, THE FIRST TIME MARCH 4, 2015, AND THE SECOND INCIDENT ON MARCH 5, 2015. I HAVE HAD PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT BEFORE WITHOUT THE LIGHT COMING BACK ON AFTER THEY HAVE GOTTEN OUT. THIS IS A NEW PROBLEM THAT I HAVE JUST RECENTLY EXPERIENCED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FIVE MONTHS SO I DO NO KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPENED PRIOR TO ME OWNING IT. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A GARAGE TO BE CHECKED OUT IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN TO TRY AND DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A STREET WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND THE RPMS SHOT UP LIKE THE ACCELERATOR HAD STUCK. THE TRUCK STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD AND I HAD TO THROW THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AT FIRST I HAD THOUGHT THAT MAYBE MY FOOT HAD INADVERTENTLY SLIPPED PARTWAY OFF THE BRAKE ONTO THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE MY BOOTS WERE WET AND SLIPPERY FROM THE SNOW, OR THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME COLD WE WERE EXPERIENCING. I DO NOT BELIEVE EITHER WAS THE CASE BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES SINCE THEN IN THE SPAN OF THREE WEEKS, AND ALL AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AS I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE SPED UP AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. I HAD TO THROW THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AGAIN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. AT THAT TIME I WAS PROBABLY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THIS OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 26, 2015. THE THIRD INCIDENT WAS ONCE AGAIN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A ROADWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN LURCHED FORWARD AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE RPMS SHOT UP. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MARCH 3, 2015. A CHECK OF THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE AND PEDAL SHOWED THE LINKAGE AND PEDAL TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS NOT ACTIVATED WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

ON 1-19-2015 I STARTED MY CAR (AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR 2 DAYS/IT WAS VERY COLD) AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, DASHBOARD, RADIO, BLINKER SIGNALS, ALL BEGAN FLASHING. IT WOULD STOP FOR A SECOND AND START AGAIN, DURING THIS TIME THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CONK OUT, BUT DIDN'T. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE FLASHING WOULD GO FASTER. ALSO THE SEAT CONTROLS AND DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES IT STOPPED AND THE CAR WAS FINE. THAT SAME THING HAS HAPPENED ROUGHLY 4-5 MORE TIMES, LASTING 5-10 MINUTES EACH TIME. THE CAR HAS ONLY STOPPED RUNNING 1 TIME (LUCKILY IN FRONT OF HOME) AND STARTED FINE THE NEXT DAY. TOOK VIDEO AND WENT TO LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR (BOTH FINE-NO $ CHARGE), ALSO CHECKED RECALLS FOR CAR (NOTHING). TOLD ME TO GO TO DEALERSHIP OR ELECTRICAL MECHANIC. THOUGHT PERHAPS THE ALARM SYSTEM, DUE TO FLASHING. AFTER GOING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT CHEAP TO FIX. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. I COULD CAUSE A SEVERE, DEADLY ACCIDENT IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, ALSO THE DOORS WOULD BE LOCKED BECAUSE THEY LOSE POWER. *JS

THE DOOR LATCHES ARE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE. WE HAVE HAD TO TIE THE BACK DOORS CLOSED WITH ROPE TO PREVENT THEM FROM OPENING WHILE DRIVING. I'VE SEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ON THE 2008 MODELS, WHAT ABOUT THE 2006 MODELS? *TR