2003 Saturn Vue complaints

WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAYER SPRAYED TOO LOW ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER STATES IT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE SPRAY TOUCHED ONLY THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD.*AK

FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WARRANTY TRANSMISSION HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE HORRIBLY LOUD AND ANNOYING GRINDING AND WHIRRING SOUNDS THAT CONTINUE TO GET WORSE AND WORSE. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION IN 8 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EVOKE THE LEMON LAW, BOTH CORPORATE AND THE DEALER WERE EXTREMELY BELLIGERANT AND UNCOOPERATIVE--DENYING THAT ANY PROBLEM EXISTED. THIS IS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS SO SEVERE THAT SATURN STOPPED PRODUCTION ON THE VUE WITH CTI TRANSMISSION AND HAS MADE THE DECISION NOT TO CONTINUE TO USE IT AFTER THIS YEAR'S MODEL END. IMMEDIATGELY UPON EVOKING THE LEMON LAW, NOT ONLY DID CORPORATE REFUSE TO HONOR IT, BUT ORPORATE TOLD THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP NOT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH FIXING MY CAR WITHOUT THEIR APPROVAL.*AK

BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS (RAIN) CAR HIT SIDE GUARD ON HIGHWAY, REAR WHEEL SNAPPED OFF CAUSING ROLL OVER - RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVER - CAR TOTALLY DESTRYOED. *JB

WE HAVE CONTINUALLY HAD OUR STRUTS ADJUSTED/AND OR REPLACED. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR MORE THAN 15 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. WE HAVE HAD THE STRUTS REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND HAD TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED DUE TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES CAUSED BY THE STRUT PROBLEMS. THE CAR WAS FIRST BROUGHT IN ABOUT 11 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE AND ALMOST EVERY MONTH - MONTH AND A HALF SINCE THEN.*AK

REAR SUSPENSION UNSAFE. *BF THROUGH THE MEDIA THE CONSUMER BECAME AWARE OF HER VEHICLE'S REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE NHTSA TEST WAS NOT RELIABLE AN D THAT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE UNTIL OCTOBER 2004. *NM

I OWN A 2003 SATURN VUE V-6 AWD. WE HAVE HAD THE FRONT TORSION SUPPORT BARS REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS AT ALL. THERE MUST BE ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING THE TORSION SUPPORT BAR TO GO BAD. 4 TIMES IN A YEAR, THERE IS A PROBLEM THERE. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. WE ARE NOW TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK AGAIN FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME THING . SATURN ASSURES US THEY HAVE A AREA MANAGER MONITORING OUR CONCERN. *NM

COOLANT LIGHT APPEARS & I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR MORE THEN 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE CAR LEAKS, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THE COOLANT IS MIXING WITH THE OIL. THE HOSE HAS BEEN REPLACED & THE ENGINE HAS BEEN PULLED OUT FROM THE CAR, BUT THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED IN OCTOBER 2002, & ITS NOW SEPTEMBER 2004 & THE DEALER STILL CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING IN NEW FALLEN SNOW THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO UP A SMALL GRADE. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT BEGAN TO SLIDE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION MODULE. THE HOOD RELEASE WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE WAS STRETCHED AND BENT *AK *NM

ON 5/1/04, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SATURN SERVICE BECAUSE THE FUEL GUAGE READ THAT THE TANK WAS 3/4 FULL AFTER VEHICLE WAS FILLED UP. THE SENDING UNITS WERE REPLACED. *AK ON 6/28/04 THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE FUEL GUAGE READ THAT IT WAS ABOUT 1/8 FULL WHEN THERE WAS LESS THAN 1 GALLON OF FUEL IN THE 15 GALLON TANK. SATURN SERVICE CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GUAGE. ON 9/8/04 DURING RUCH HOUR, I WAS TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 8 WEEK OLD SON WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS. THE GUAGE READ THAT THERE WAS ALMOST 1/4 TANK OF FUEL LEFT. I WAS STRANDED IN THE FAST LANE DURING RUSH HOUR ON A 106 DEGREE DAY WITH AN 8 WEEK OLD INFANT BECAUSE THE FUEL GUAGE ON MY SATURN VUE DID NOT READ THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT IN THE TANK. TWO HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS HAD TO CLOSE THE FREEWAY AND PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY. WITHOUT THEIR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ON 9/9/04 SATURN SERVICE CHECKED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GUAGE AND THE TANK HAD 2.5 GALLONS LEFT OF FUEL. ONLY WHEN A SERVICE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR AND WAS STRANDED WHEN IT RAN OUT OF GAS DID THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TAKE THE CLAIM SERIOUSLY.

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK THE DOORS WHICH PREVENT THE CONSUMER FROM GETTING IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER REPLACED THE POWER DOOR ASSEMBLY, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THEN, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. *AK

TURN SIGNAL FAILED. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE BULBS BUT WITHIN A WEEK THEY BURNED OUT AGAIN. *AK THE CONSUMER THEN COMPLAINED TO THE DELAER WHO REPLACED THE RESISTOR AND BULBS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD COLLISION. AS RESULT OF THE COLLISION REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. INSURANCE COMPANY INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. CONSUMER HAS PICTURE OF THE ACCIDENT. *AK

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELLING NORTH ON INTERSTATE RT 83 TOWARDS YORK, PA IN OUR 2003 SATURN VUE. THE WEATHER WAS LIGHT RAIN WITH THE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30'S. THE TIME OF DAY WAS AROUND NOON. WITHOUT WARNING, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT ROLLED OVER, RESTING ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I VIEWED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR WHEEL WAS CROOKED, AS IF THE REAR AXLE WERE BENT. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER-SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY UNUSUAL TO HAVE A BENT REAR WHEEL WITH NO DAMAGE ON THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NOW I'M WONDERING IF THE WHEEL COLLAPSE DEFECT IS WHAT CAUSED OUR SATURN VUE TO ROLL OVER. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE , AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED , AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ON JULY 28, 2004, DRIVING EAST ON HWY 221 TOWARD MARATHON, NY WHEN I PASSED OVER A FLOODED SECTION OF ROAD IN A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AND ROLLED OVER TWICE. I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM SATURN SECONDARY TO POSSIBLE SUSPENSION FAILURE AND ROLLOVER RISK. THE CAR IS BEING HELD BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY, USAA AUTO, AT CO-PART, 46 ZUK PIERCE ROAD, CENTRAL SQUARE, NY 13036. THE STOCK NUMBER IS 681194. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER SUSPENSION FAILURE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ROLLOVER ACCIDENT.*AK

BARK ON 5/15/2004 I NOTICED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE ON OUR 2003 SATURN VUE WITH UNEVEN WEAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ALSO BUT NOT AS BAD. TOOK CAR INTO SATURN THEY SAID WE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING AND BENT SOME PART OF THE REAR SUSPENSION CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO OUT OF ALINEMENT. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND DOESN'T REMEMBER HITTING THING LET ALONE SOMETHING THAT COULD BEND METAL. THEY CHARGE US $324.63 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE ONE TIRE. THEY SAID THAT WARRENTEE DID NOT COVER THIS. NOW I SEE THAT A TEST CAUSED THE REAR SUSPENTION TO BEND AND THEY HAVE A RECALL. THEY WON'T TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO, AND I NOT REALLY SURE JUST WHAT THEY REPLACED LAST TIME, THIS MIGHT BE RELATED? I STILL NEED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD A NEW ONE, BUT I THINK THIS MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE RECALL. IF SO IS SATURN LIABLE FOR THE PAST REPAIRS? HOW CAN I FIND OUT WHAT THEY INTEND TO REPLACE IN THE RECALL? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

WE HAVE HAD THE TORSION BAR SUPPORT REPLACED 3 TIMES IN OUR 2003 SATURN VUE. *JB

SECOND COMPLAINT: ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE WORK, AT BUSY INTERSECTION ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO INTERSECTION. VUE HESITATED, DROPPED ALL POWER, RPM'S STUCK AT ABOUT 4000 AGAIN, HAD ACCELERATOR PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS STALLING AND WOULD BARELY MOVE. DID THIS FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS BEFORE IT FINALLY STARTED ACCELERATING AGAIN. LUCKILY OTHER DRIVERS CAME TO A STOP AND AVOIDED HITTING ME. THE SATURN VUE WITH VTI IS A DANGER ! THE ONLY FIX SATURN HAS FOR IT IS TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION, RECALIBRATE AND ADD TRANSMISSION ADDITIVE. THIS ONLY HELPS FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AND IT STARTS AGAIN. I CAN NOT PARK IN GRAVEL, DIRT OR GRASS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHUT DOWN AND IT WILL NOT GO IN DRIVE. I CAN NOT PARK ON ANYTHING MORE THAN A 4% INCLINE OR THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHUT DOWN AND IT WILL NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. THESE VEHICLES NEED RECALLED AS THEY POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY. MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE NARROWLY ESCAPED ACCIDENTS 3 TIMES IN THIS VEHICLE !*AK

'03 SATURN VUE 4 VTI PURCHASED 6/03. SOON AFTER, FAILED TO GO IN DRIVE AT WORK. WOULD GO IN REVERSE BUT NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. SATURN GARAGE (LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY EMPLOYER) & SERVICE MANAGER & A TECH. CAME & DROVE IN REVERSE UNTIL FINALLY WENT IN DRIVE. TOOK TO GARAGE. THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION & TOP OFF FLUIDS. TOOK VEHICLE HOME & LATER LEAVING WORK, CAR WAS STUCK & WOULD NOT GO IN DRIVE. IT DID NOT MOVE & FRONT WHEELS DID NOT TURN. COWORKERS PUSHED ME UNTIL IT STARTED TO MOVE SLUGGISH IN DRIVE. IT SPUTTERED DOWN THE ROAD TO THE GARAGE. EACH TIME I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE CAR WOULD HESITATE, ALMOST STALL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS & RMP'S STUCK AT 4000. THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, RECALIBRATED & ADDED TRANSMISSION ADDITIVE. I TOOK THE CAR HOME & WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO THE BUSIEST INTERSECTION IN NORTH CENTRAL WV IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE, RPM'S STUCK AT 4000 & SPUTTERED THRU THE INTERSECTION AT 10 MPH, OTHER VEHICLES HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. I WAS SCARED & DAUGHTER WAS CRYING IN THE BACK AS OTHER DRIVERS BLEW HORNS & GAVE OBSCENE GESTURES. BACK TO GARAGE THE NEXT MORNING. TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, RECALIBRATED, ADDITIVE ADDED. 7/18/04 ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN PA (INTERSTATE 279) DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC,TRIED TO ACCELERATE, RPM'S STUCK AT 4000, SLOWED TO 50MPH & OTHER VEHICLES SLAMMED ON BRAKES BEHIND ME. HAD ACCELERATER TO FLOOR & IT SPUTTERED FOR 1MILE AT 50MPH. PUMPED ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES, FINALLY CAME OUT OF 4000RPM & STARTED TO REGAIN SPEED.

HAD VERY SIGNIFICANT SWAYING BACK & FORTH WHILE TRAVELING ON I-95 AT 70 MPH ON 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DIDN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT DID HAPPEN GOING DOWN TO FL AND ALSO RETURNING BACK FROM FL. ONLY NOTICEABLE AT HIGH SPEEDS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON A RAINY DAY CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN TWICE, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ON AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK

FIRST MY ENGINE BLEW BECAUSE SATURN DID NOT PUT OIL BACK INTO MY VUE DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE NEXT MY CONTROL COMPUTER IN THE VUE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT DID NOT WORK. NOW MY TRANSMISSION COVER NEEDS REPLACED. I ALSO HEAR ABOUT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR END SUSPENSION NOW. I BOUGHT A NEW VUE FOR ITS RELIABILITY AND IT IS NOT RELIABLE ALL ON SATURNS FAULT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING A LIGHT SNOWSTORM, I PASSED UNDER A BRIDGE WHERE THERE WAS SOME ACCUMULATION OF WATER. I WAS TRAVELING (COASTING) AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR (SPEED LIMIT 65) AND WHEN I BEGAN CROSSING THE WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE THE CAR'S ENGINE ACCELERATED FROM ABOUT 2500 RPM TO 5500 RPM. THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE, AND ONLY RECOVERED AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED ITS ACCELERATION OF RPM. ONCE I WAS OUT FROM UNDER THE BRIDGE AND THE ROAD WAS NOT AS WET THE RPM RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE CAR STRAIGTHENED OUT. AT THE POINT OF ACCELERATION, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL ENTIRELY, AND ALTHOUGH THE "TRACTION CONTROL" BUTTON IS TURNED ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN YOU START THE CAR, THE WARNING LIGHT THAT NORMALLY COMES ON DURING TRACTION CONTROL DID NOT LIGHT, INDICATING THAT IT WAS NOT THE TRACTION CONTROL THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CONTROLS ARE ON THE STEERING WHEEL I DO NOT DRIVE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON (I RARELY IF EVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AS I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS SAFE). I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THAT NOTHING HAD BEEN RECORDED ON THE COMPUTER AND NOTHING WAS MALFUNCTIONING. HE BELIEVED I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL INADVERTENTLY, WHICH IS NOT POSSIBLE. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE HAS AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ON 2003 SATURN VUE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONTO HE MAIN ROAD AND THE VEHICLE DIED IN THE STREET. TWO DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. SIX WEEKS LATER THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DIED. *SC *JB

MY 2003 FWD SATURN VUE HAS HAD CONSTANT FRONT-END, STEERING, AND BRAKING ISSUES THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE VUE HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE 10,000 MILES, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NEARLY EVERY MONTH FOR LOOSE FRONT END SUSPENSION PARTS, LOOSE STEERING PARTS, LOOSE BRAKE PARTS, ETC. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS. ONCE THEY ARE DUPLICATED FOR THEM, THEY CLAIM TO REPLACE PARTS AND THAT THE ISSUES ARE RESOLVED, ALTHOUGH THERE IS LITTLE OR NO CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING IT, AND THE CURRENT PROBLEMS MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.*AK

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 VUE. FIRST, THE VTI TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HESITATE AND OR SLIP WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, IT COMES AND GOES. IT ALSO SEEMS LOUDER THAT IT SHOULD BE WITH CLICKING NOISES, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OK, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. SECOND, THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO USE, MY WIFE DOES NOT LIKE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE SHE DOES MOSTLY CITY DRIVING AND NEEDS A HORN. IT'S NOT BROKEN, JUST VERY DIFFICULT TO USE AND I THINK A POTENTIAL HAZARD. FINALLY THERE ARE MANY OTHER SQEAKS AND RATTLES THAT DRIVE ME CRAZY. THE HEADLINER AROUND THE SUNROOF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE RATTLES A LOT. ALSO THE REAR TRUNK/LIFTGATE SQUEEKS AND AFTER CLOSER EXAMINATION I SAW THAT THE INSIDE PLASTIC WAS COMING APART FROM THE REAR TRUNK/LIFTGATE. I PUSHED IT BACK TOGETHER, BUT I THINK IT LOOSENS EVERYTIME I CLOSE THE TRUNK/LIFTGATE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THESE PROBLEMS. *AL

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE COMMENCED TO LOSE POWER FROM 50 MPH TO LESS THEN 5 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOW TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO TRANSMISSION SENSOR STICKING, WHICH OVERHEATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER REPLACED THE VALVE BODY AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. *AK

2003 VUE AWD VTI 4-CYL  TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 10,229 MILES, DEALERSHIP REPAIRED. TRANSMISSION MAKES METALLIC RUBBING NOISE WHENEVER CAR IS DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUETS. ONLY HAPPENS ONCE CAR IS WARM. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THEY ADDED SPECIAL FLUIDS WHICH TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM FOR 8,000 MILES. NOISE IS BACK. *AK

MY 2003 SATURN VUE LOSES POWER SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. A "REDUCED POWER" WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING GOES ON AT THE SAME TIME. SUDDENLY YOU HAVE NO POWER. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE FREEWAY AND IT IS REALLY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS. I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, THE "TRACHION CONTROL" WILL GO ON WHEN IT SHOULDN'T AND YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STALLS FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE POWER IS RESTORED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THIS FAILURE HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL REAR END COLLISIONS. THE DEALERSHIP TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM BUT PERFORMED THE REPAIRS IN THE TSB 03-07-300-051 TWICE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NOW, THE DEALERSHIP IS INDICATING THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. ALSO, THERE WAS HESITATION, AND THE RPM'S WENT UP. DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR ON THE TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM

1) LEFT PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DOWN A SURFACE STREET; 2) NO DOOR AJAR SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER DOORS (ONLY TRUNK AND IF A LOOSE GAS CAP); 3) CONTACTED SATURN, FEEL THERE 2003 SATURN VUE IS SAFE WITHOUT THIS FEATURE. THEY WILL ONLY TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT. IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. UNACCEPTABLE! EVEN MY 8 YEAR OLD FORD AEROSTAR VAN HAD THAT SYSTEM; AND, WITH KIDS IT IS NECESSARY! *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, FORCING CONSUMER TO PULL VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

NORMAL DRIVE ABOUT 45 MPH ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY. WITH NO NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO DISENGAGE. WE HAD POWER AND STEPPING ON THE GAS MADE PLENTY OF REVE BUT WE WERE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. LUCKILY THE CAR HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO ACCIDENTS TODAY, BUT IF I HAD BEEN ON MY WAY TO WORK USING THE WASHINGTON DC CAPITAL BELTWAY WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SO LUCKY.*AK

WHEN DRIVING ENGINE MADE A RINGING NOISE. IT ELEVATED AND DECREASED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMED IT WAS JUST A MINOR DEFECT. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED IT WAS OKAY. *AK

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN VUE. UNFORTUNATELY SHORTLY THERE AFTER I HEARD ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CTV OR VTI AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THIS TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED BY HONDA USES A DRIVE BELT THROUGH PULLEYS FOR ITS OPERATION. IF THIS BELT FAILS THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL, BECAUSE THE DRIVE SYSTEM STOPS.OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THE BELT SNAPS YOUR CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP.WHETHER CITY OR HIGHEWAY DRIVING ITS A DANGEROUS THING. ITS UNSETTLING AND AT THIS POINT I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR. SATURN WAS CONCERNED ENOUGH TO HALT PRODUCTION OF THIS TRANSMISSION UNTIL IT WAS REMEDIED.SATURN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS TRANSMISSION WHICH IS A NICE GESTURE BUT THE FACT IS I KNOW LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT AND I THINK IF THEY HAVE FOUND AWAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR THEM TO STOP PRODUCTION TILL THEY FOUND IT, WELL THEN THIS SITUATION DEMANDS A RECALLL SO EVERYONE CAN BENEFIT ALL 82,000 OF US AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THERE VEHICLES COMING TO A DEAD STOP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.THIS PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE NY TIMES AND NY NEWSDAY AS I WILL SHOW YOU THE NEWSDAY STORY. NY NEWSDAY APRIL 30, 2004 SATURN TRANSMISSION FIX GENERAL MOTORS SAYS IT HAS FIXED PROBLEMS WITH THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION IT USES IN THE SATURN ION AND VUE AND IS OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO EASE BUYERS' FEARS -- FROM THREE YEARS/36,000 MILES TO FIVE YEARS/75,000 MILES. GM YANK

I HAVE HAD MY 2003 VUE FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS. IN THAT TIME I HAVE HAD AN UNEXPLAINABLE RATTLE IN THE HEAD LINER, DESIGN FLAW IN THE SUNROOF/MOONROOF, GAS GUAGE SENSOR REPLACED, THERMOSTAT REPLACED, SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, "FLAME OUTS" WHEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE RESULTING IN FLOODING, "JUMPING" TO THE RIGHT AT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, HEAT BLOWING OUT OF THE VENTS DURING THE SUMMER WHEN THE FAN IS SHUT OFF AND TEMP IS ON COLD, AND THIS WEEK A DAZZLING DISPLAY OF INDICATOR LIGHTS AND GUAGES AND DASH LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURNING ON AND OFF WITH THE EVENTUAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AND I THOUGHT MY TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY TAHOE WERE BAD? WE PURCHASED THE VUE FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE WHEN SHE TURNS 16. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR WILL NOT BE SAFE FOR HER TO DRIVE. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH STORIES I AM HEARING ABOUT THE AIRBAGS FAILING, ABS FAILING, STEERING FAILING. THIS COULD BE FATAL FOR AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A FRONT END BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE REPAIRED, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. LATER THAT DAY, WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MIDAS SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WERE CORRODED , AND IT WAS CAUSING THE ROTORS AND PADS TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND PREMATURELY. *AK

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE DRIFTED ONTO THE GRASSY SHOULDER. WITHOUT HITTING MY BRAKES, I STEERED BACK ONTO THE ROAD. THE REAR END OF MY VEHICLE FISH-TAILED SLIGHTLY. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING, THE DRIVER'S BACK WHEEL BENT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER, PASSENGER SIDE FIRST, ONTO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. DURING THE ROLL-OVER, NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BOTH DRIVER- SIDE TIRES BLEW, BOTH AXLES BENT, THE TOPS OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE DOORS CRUMPLED, THE PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOWS SHATTERED, AND THE ROOF CRUMPLED LIKE A CRUSHED ALUMINUM CAN. I RECEIVED NUMEROUS INJURIES, INCLUDING NECK/BACK/SHOULDER STRAINS, BROKEN RIBS AND DAMAGE TO MY RIGHT KNEE AND ANKLE.

TWICE (JULY/2003 AND APRIL/2004) MY SATURN VUE VTI TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. IN APRIL, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN HIGHWAY DRIVING. WAS MOVING ALONG ABOUT 55 MPH IN MODERATE STATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GRINDING AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER ANY POWER. IN 2003, I WAS ABLE TO DROP THE SHIFTER INTO A LOWER GEAR (I) WHICH INCREASED POWER TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD CONTROL VEHICLE. SATURN'S SOLUTION IS TO EXTEND WARRANTY BUT I HAVE REAL CONCERNS.

THE WINDSHIELD WASHER NOZZLE DISC POPS OUT OF ITS NOZZLE ASSEBLY MAKING THE WINDSHIELD FLUID SPRAY PUR OUT RATHER THAN PROPERLY SPRAY THE WINDSHIELD INORDER TO PROPERLY CLEAR THE VIEWING AREA. EPECIALLY NEEDED DURING WINTER SEASON OF SALT/SLUSH SPRAY FROM FORWARD VEHICLE ON ROAD/HWY OPERATION. (BASICALLY THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOUR VEHICLES TIRES SPRAYS SALT/SLUSH SPRAY UP ON YOUR WINDSHIEL, AND WITHOUT THE WINDSHIELD SPRAYER WORKING CORRECTLY YOU CAN'T SEE THE ROAD.*AK

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH VTI TRANSMISSION. EXPERIENCE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROBLEMS, THE MOST NOTEWORTHY IS AN INTERMITTENT HESITATION, USUALLY WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. SATURN DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT, SATURN CORPORATE LINE IS NO HELP. *JB

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN ACCELERATING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. ALMOST HAD COLLISION FROM ONCOMING VEHICLE. VEHICLE HESITATED AGAIN WITH LOSS OF POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE TO SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS THE VTI TRANSMISSION AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN, HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING DAY SAME HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING WITH LOSS OF POWER. NEXT STEP WAS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AS PER DEALERS COMMENT. *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC, RENDERING IT A SAFETY HAZZARD.*AK

WHILE THE HOOD ROD WAS HOLDING THE HOOD UP, A STRONG WIND BLEW THE HOOD AWAY FROM THE ROD. THE HOOD CAME DOWN AND CAUSE THE HOOD TO HIT THE DRIVERS FINGER AND DAUGHTERS NECK. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION OF A 2003 SATURN VUE VTI STARTED TO MAKE SCREAMING NOISES, WHEN ACCELERATING UP A RAMP ONTO A HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY ENTER THE HIGHWAY AT A REDUCED SPEED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AND LOOSES POWER. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP OR AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD WHILE ACCELERATING. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE A REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. *AK