2003 Saturn Vue complaints

2003 SATURN VUE. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. COMING OFF OF A BRIDGE TO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. A LOT OF SEMI'S TRAVEL THIS ROAD AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A LEAKAGE OF FLUID UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT WAS MIXING WITH THE OIL WHICH REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

MY 2003 SATURN VUE IS SHUTTING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTICE EVEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AND WENT OUT AND SINCE THEN MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND NOT START BACK UP. THE CAR WILL ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER BUT NOT RUN AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING ANY GAS. I HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO A CVS PAKING LOT BECAUSE I WAS IN THE RIGHT TURNING LANE. AFTER WAITING 15 TO 20 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STARTED UP, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT SHUTS DOWN AGAIN. IT TOOK ME 30 MINUTES TO GO 2.5 MILES BECAUSE THE CAR CONSTANTLY SHUT DOWN FOUR TIMES. THE TOTAL TIME IT TOOK ME TO GO 10 MILES FROM MY HOME, TO MY DESTINATION, AND BACK WAS 3 HOURS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP; TEST REVEALED THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM BUT IT COULD BE A BAD CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, OR AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND THE APPROXIMATE COST WOULD BE OVER $600 DEPENDING ON THE PROBLEM. A CAR SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND TO OTHERS. I AM LITERALLY AFRAID OF DRIVING MY OWN CAR NOW DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING FREQUENTLY AND A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER. *TR

I HAD A 2003 SATURN VUE WITH A VTI TRANSMISSION. IN APRIL 2007 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND I PAID $4773 TO REPAIR IT. ON APRIL 3, 2010, THE VUE SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD NOISE AND STOPPED WORKING ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET HELP PUSHING THE VEHICLE OFF THE TRACKS. THE SATURN ASSISTANCE CENTER INDICATED THAT ASSISTANCE MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT HAD FAILED ONCE BEFORE. I FOLLOWED THEIR DIRECTION TOWING THE VEHICLE TO SATURN OF ROSEVILLE TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SATURN OF ROSEVILLE DIAGNOSED AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER TALKING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT SATURN OF ROSEVILLE, THE ASSISTANCE CENTER SAID THEY COULD OFFER ME NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS A DIFFERENT PART OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED THAN THE FAILURE IN 2007. I WAS VERBALLY INFORMED THAT THE BILL TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE WELL OVER $5000. BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE, I DID NOT WANT TO SPEND A TOTAL OF OVER $10,000 IN TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. SINCE GM DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR A REPEAT REPAIR, I DONATED THE CAR TO A CHARITY. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *TR

VTI TRANSMISSION IN 2003 SATURN VUE WENT OUT, STRANDING ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN AN UNSAFE AREA. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SATURN VUES AND IONS, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND RECALL ALL OF THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS PAST THE DATE, EVEN THOUGH MY MILEAGE IS ONLY 62,000 (WELL BELOW THE 75,000 THAT GM IS SUPPOSED TO COVER UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY), I WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF, WHICH IS $2,500. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY A SINGLE PENNY FOR THIS NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

2003 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TGW AFTER THREE MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE SELLER, THE CONSUMER NOTICE THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP INTO A WEIRD GEAR AND THE ENGINE WOULD SOUND AS IF IT WERE RUNNING HARDER. THE ISSUE OCCURRED AT RANDOM INTERVALS WITH NO NOTICEABLE PATTERN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO SOUND, BUT THEY WOULD INSPECTED IT. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE MILEAGE WAS VIRTUALLY THE SAME AND WONDERED IF THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. 4-5 WEEKS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THE VEHICLE HAD A POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE VTI TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE DONE FOR HIM BASED ON THE MILEAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE EXCLUDED HIM. ALSO, THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER FOUND THE WATER PUMP LEAKING. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE PA TURNPIKE AND LOST POWER IN AN UNSAFE PULL OFF OF HIGHWAY.*DT

MY 2003 SATURN VUE WITH VTI TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN ON 3/12/10. CAR WAS TOWED AND IS AT DEALERSHIP AWAITING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND PAID FOR BY GM, INSTEAD, I HAVE TO PAY $2,500 (HALF THE COST) WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD!! THE TRANSMISSION IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND ISN'T AT THE RECALL STAGE YET AS I WAS TOLD GM HAS TO HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BEFORE IT TURNS INTO A RECALL. PLEASE ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE LIST AND HOPEFULLY THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS WILL BE RECALLED AND WE WILL BE REIMBURSED. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VIEW. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 29 TO 30 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND SHE NOTICED THAT THE RPMS INCREASED TO 4000. SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE THREE TIMES AND THE THIRD TIME, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THEY WILL GIVE HER 50% TOWARD THE REPLACEMENT OR THEY COULD GIVE HER $ 5,000 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,900.

IN 2007 I WAS DRIVING MY SATURN VUE AWD 4CL EQUIPPED WITH A VTI TRANSMISSION DOWN THE HWY 401 IN ONTARIO. I WAS GOING A SPEED OF 100KM/HR. WITHOUT WARNING MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND REDUCED POWER LIGHT WENT ON AND CAUSE MY POWER TO DROP FROM A SPEED ON 100KM/HR TO 0 IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF THE HIGHWAY AS MY SPEED WAS DECREASING BUT HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND GET MYSELF TO SAFETY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO HAD IT TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO INFORMED ME DUE TO THIS SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION (VTI) THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAD IT FIXED AT COST OF $4500. I RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL IN NOVEMBER OF 2009, FROM GM CANADA ADMITTING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THEY WERE OFFERING VARIOUS INCENTIVES. (EX A $5000 VOUCHER TOWARDS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE OR 50% REIMBURSEMENT TOWARDS A PREVIOUS REPAIR OR 50% TOWARDS A REPAIR AT PRESENT. WHEN I CALLED THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 160, 000 KM I WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY OF THESE INCENTIVES EVEN THOUGH AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION WENT THE CAR WAS AT 104,000. THEY OFFERED ME A $700 REIMBURSEMENT. AS THIS WAS GOING THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION WENT AGAIN,FORTUNATELY NOT OF THE HIGHWAY. IT AGAIN NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED FOR $5000, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND I AM UNSURE IF I WANT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I WAS EVEN TOLD WHEN BY AN AGENT AT GM NAMED ALEXIS WHEN I SAID THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED OR THE TRANSMISSION FIXED PROPERLY SHE ST

O3 SATURN VUE PURCHASED WITH 48,555 MILES. 3/20/07 TOOK TO INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION MECHANIC DUE TO TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. I WAS TOLD HE COULD NOT DO A THING TO IT BECAUSE OF A RECALL. TOOK TO SATURN OF MESQUITE TX, 3/21 ASSUMING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. CUSTOMER STATES VEH WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY FOUND CODE PO606 IN TCM FOLLOWED DOC# 1200876 TO CHECK FLUID AFTER FLUID CHECK FOUND TRANS A LITTLE LOW ON FLUID FLUSHED TRANS AND PUT IN ADDITIVE. 3/26 TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP. CUST STATES HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FOUND VEHICLE TO BE EXTREMELY NOISY WITH INTERMITTENT NO GEAR OPERATION. FOLLOWED BULLETIN # 04-07-30-24E TO REPLACE CASE COVER, FILTER AND TORQUE CONVERTER. AFTER COMPLETING BULLETIN, TEST DROVE VEHICLE. PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT, ALIGNED VEHICLE, ALL IS FINE. THE COVER ASSEMBLY, VARIABLE DRIVE AND DRIVEN PULLEY A REPAIRED. AT THIS TIME I ASSUMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED. 6.4.08 CAR BACK TO SATURN CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE SLIPPING, LIGHT IS ON. TECH SAYS NO LIGHT IS ON AND FOUND VEH DRIVING AND SHIFTING PER DESIGN. WENT BACK IN SUMMER 09, SLIPPING ONCE AGAIN, AFTER 5 DAYS THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BUT CAR WAS FINE. 2.19.10 CAR TOWED TO SATURN, TOLD TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED THIS TIME I THOUGHT THAT WAS WHAT THEY DID IN 07. CONTACTED SUPPORT TO BE TURNED OVER TO GM EMPLOYEE . HE CONTACTED ME ON 2.22.10 TO ADVISE HE WAS WORKING ON PROB.. SATURN INFORMED ME 2.25.10 AFTERWARD THAT 2500.IS WHAT I COULD PAY FOR NE

VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE OCTOBER OF 2009 DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SATURN KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE OF MILEAGE ARE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST ME IN REPAIRS. I DID NOT GET NOTIFICATION OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS I CANNOT FIND A TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE IT WITH! I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON SOMETHING JUST SITTING AT THE GARAGE AND FEEL HELPLESS AT TO WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT! IT HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING AND AGITATING. I AM NOT IN A POSITION WHERE I HAVE 2 OR 3 VEHICLES JUST SITTING AROUND WAITING FOR ME TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY SISTERS TRUCK FOR 4 MONTHS . THANK GOD FOR HER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN VUE WITH A DEFECTIVE VTI TRANSMISSION, DEC. 09. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN RALEIGH, NC, DID NOT INFORM ME OF THE DEFECT, UPON THE SALES TRANSACTION. A SERVICE BULLETIN CAME OUT 12/09, FROM GM TO APPEASE CONSUMERS, BY OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO HELP WITH THE COST TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART, HOWEVER, GM NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VTI TRANSMISSION WITH A PART THAT IS NOT DEFECTIVE. INSTEAD, THEY LEAVE CONSUMERS WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS AND HUGE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THE CAR HAS LOST VALUE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE PART AND WORST OF ALL I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF BREAKDOWN, PARTICULARLY AT FREEWAY DRIVING, WHICH HAS BEEN NOTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS. GM LOSES 100M LAWSUIT BECAUSE OF EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN MORE THAN 90,000 SATURNS CARRYING THE VTI TRANSMISSIONS AND STILL THEIR HAS BEEN NO RECALL. THIS INVESTIGATION AND RECALL IS LONG OVERDUE AND AFFECTING USED VEHICLES THAT ARE STILL BEING SOLD TODAY, WITH THE 2002-2005 SATURN VUE AND IONS BETWEEN 2003-2004 AND 2000-2003 SATURN L-SERIES, CONTAINING THE VTI TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE PURCHASED USED IN DECEMBER 2009. SHE FOUND THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VTI TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL. THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE IN DRIVING HER VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT UPON CONTACTING GENERAL MOTORS, THEY CONFIRMED WITH HER THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE VTI TRANSMISSIONS BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURES TO DATE, SHE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

MY CAR 2003 SATURN VUE (VTI TRANSMISSION) JUST STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING HAS 113,000 MILES ON IT, 2 MONTHS BEFORE THAT I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SATURN STATING THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I STILL HAVE THAT LETTER. I PAID $10,000.00 FOR THE CAR, AND STILL OWE $7,000.00 AND THE CAR IS USELESS TO ME NOW, I STILL OWE ON THE LOAN, CANNOT GET ANOTHER ONE, LIVE PAY CHECK TO PAYCHECK..NEED THE CAR FOR MY JOB, ON AND ON......... IT IS SITTING AT A GM BERGSTROM LOT RIGHT NOW, AND THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. 1ST HE SAID HE'D DO EVERYTHING HE COULD TO HELP ME, AND THE NEXT DAY HE SAID I HAVE VERY BAD NEWS, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING!! THE DIRECTOR CALLED WITH THE SAME ANSWER.. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT NORDSTROMS IN OSHKOSH, WI. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW, I FOUND THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS OF YOURS, ON AN E-MAIL OF ANOTHER UNHAPPY CUSTOMER OF 2003 SATURN VUE TRANSMISSION. IT BROKE DOWN I SAID I GUESS IT IS QUITE USELESS TALKING ANY MORE TO SATURN OR GM. *TR

2003 SATURN VUE VTI TRANSMISSION FAILURES. FIRST FAILURE IN 12/2006 W/84K MILES, SATURN PAID FOR HALF AND IT STILL COST ME $1700 TO FIX. NOW WE HAVE 132331 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN. SATURN WANTS $6000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS WORTH $0 WITH OR WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. SATURN HAS KNOWN ABOUT PAST FAILURES AND DOES NOTHING TO HELP

2003 SATURN VUE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS BECOME INCREASINGLY INOPERABLE. ON 75,000 MILE VEHICLE ON FOURTH TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE MAKES LOUD NOISES AND THEN CANNOT PUT IN GEAR AT ALL. TRANSMISSIONS ARE REPLACED BY REBUILT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. CYCLE REPEATS ITSELF! *CN

I PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN VUE FROM A PRIVATE SELLER ON FEB. 24, 2009. THE CAR HAD 94,900 MILES. IT RAN GREAT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THEN I NOTICED THE VUE WOULD RANDOMLY SLIP INTO A "WEIRD GEAR" AND THE ENGINE WOULD RUN HARDER THAN NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE 99,000 MILE SERVICE AND TOLD THE SATURN SERVICE ADVISOR THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE A "WASHING MACHINE" PLEASE BEAR IN MIND I AN NOT A CAR PERSON, I JUST DRIVE THEM. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, I NOTICED THE MILEAGE WAS THE SAME AS WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF TO BE SERVICED. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME CAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. I THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS JUST OVER-REACTING TO SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT A REAL PROBLEM. ABOUT 3 OR 4 WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THEIR COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE VTI TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. IT ALL MADE SENSE TO ME AT THAT MOMENT. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH GM AND THEY ASSIGNED A REP. TO INVESTIGATE MY CASE AND DETERMINED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, HOWEVER, I WAS 700 MILES OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT BY THIS TIME. I TRIED WITH NO SUCESS TO EXPLAIN TO THE GM REP. HOW I HAD ATTEMPTED TO COMMUNICATE THE PROBLEM TO THE SATURN SERVICE FOLKS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AT MY 99,000 MILE SERVICE. BUT HE REALLY DIDN'T CARE REALLY!!! I NEVER ASK FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION FOR FREE, I WAS PERFECTLY WILLING TO GO 50/50 WITH THEM ON THE REPAIR DUE TO THE HIGHER MILEAGE OF THE CAR. SO NOW MY CAR IS SITTING ON A DEALERS LOT AND I AM WITHOUT A CAR. MY TAKEAWAY IS BUYER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO HESITATE AND DECREASE IN SPEED WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE; HOWEVER, THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION, WHO ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE REPAIR SHOP UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2006. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEAR INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SATURN DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED UNDER HER FACTORY WARRANTY. TWO YEARS LATER, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT SHE WOULD NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAILURES. SHE HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES WITHIN 4 YEARS. NO RECENT REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS DESCRIBING THAT PARTICULAR TYPE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 52,606 AND THE CURRENT WAS 135,698.

IGNITION MODULE REPLACED , SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAY SOLID , ADVICE TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER , AFTER 2 MONTHS ENGINE COIL FAILED , 2 CYLINDERS FAILED AND CAT CONVERTER TURNED CHERRY RED DUE TO EXCESS OF FUEL BURNED , FIRE HAZARD AND ROAD HAZARD . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2002. SHE STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH THROUGH A BRUSH-LESS CAR WASH, WATER ENTERED INTO THE SUN ROOF HOUSING. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, SHE ALSO SMELLED OIL BURNING AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT INNER CV JOINT BOOT. THE HAZARDS LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND WERE REPAIRED TWICE DUE TO REPEAT FAILURES. WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE HAZARD SWITCH, IT COLLAPSED INTO THE DASHBOARD CONSOLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED. ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE PER THE WARRANTY. THE REAR LATERAL LINK ASSEMBLY RECALL NUMBER 04067001 2002-2004 VUE REAR SUSPENSION RECALL WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE IMPROPER LEVEL OF FUEL THAT WAS IN THE FUEL TANK; ALTHOUGH, THE FUEL SENDING UNITS WERE REPLACED. ALL OF THE REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED MORE THAN ONCE. THE HORN WOULD ALSO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER FOUND A SHORTAGE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED THE OPERATING DESIGN SYSTEM WHICH FORCED THE MECHANIC TO REPROGRAM THE KEYS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED A SECOND TIME WHEN THE CONTACT SMELLED OIL BURNING. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR MOST OF THE OTHER FAILED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,002 AND THE CURRENT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE, SHE COULD HEAR A LOUD WINDING NOISE; SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT IT SHIFTED VERY HARD IN SECOND GEAR, AS IF A "HORSE WERE KICKING THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE". SHE NOTICED THE ISSUE EVERY TIME SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SLIPPED IN GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND A YEAR FROM NOW, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BECOME A PROBLEM. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS A VTI FAILURE AND UNDER 5 YEARS, THEY WOULD PAY 100% OF THE REPAIR COSTS AND IF OVER 5 YEARS, THEY WOULD PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,662. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

CAR MISFIRING AND PROBABLY NEEDED NEW PLUGS. WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED AN IGNITION COIL PACK, IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AND THAT IT WOULD MORE THAN $700.00. FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE MY SAME YEAR AND MAKE. 2003 SATURN VUE. CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE COMPLAINT/RECALL IS 03V231000. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING WHEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION - WITHOUT WARNING - SHIFTER LINKAGE BECAME DISCONNECTED, LEAVING ME UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THE CURRENT GEAR, RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE AND LEAVING ME STRANDED IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. MECHANIC REPORTS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON SATURNS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS BUT THAT NO SAFETY RECALLS HAVE EVER BEEN ISSUED. SATURN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO OWNERS AND TO REIMBURSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

MY 2003 SATURN VUE DRIVERS SAT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, I SMELT A BURNING SMELL, STOPPED TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD ALL LOOKED GOOD TO ME,I CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO FILL UP WITH SMOKE NATURALLY I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND REALIZED IT WAS THE SEAT I WAS SITTING IN. *TR

LEAK IN 2003 SATURN VUE GAS TANK. I OWN A 2003 SATURN VUE WHICH HAS BEEN DRIVEN ONLY ABOUT 52,000 EASY HIGHWAY MILES. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH, NEVER ABUSED OR OFF-ROADED, IT HAS NEVER BEEN TOWED AND HAS HAD ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO, THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG, AND TO FILL IT UP AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED. WE DID THIS, AND THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL IN AND OUT OF THE CAR WITH A SMALL GAS PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. WE TOOK THIS BACK TO THE MECHANIC, AND THEY FOUND A CRACK IN THE TANK/FILLER NECK. I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS FIXED. I CALLED GM, BUT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF HELPING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN THE FACT THAT THIS IS A LIGHTLY USED VEHICLE, AND THAT A PART FAILED. AS THIS IS NOT A PART THAT BEARS ANY WEIGHT, DOES NOT WEAR OR SEE ANY STRESS OTHER THAN THE GAS, THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR A PLASTIC TANK TO FAIL, UNLESS IT WERE MADE OR DESIGNED POORLY. I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. IT IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT COULD EASILY LEAD TO A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. GAS TANKS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHOUT CAUSE UNLESS POORLY DESIGNED OR MANUFACTURED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY 2003 SATURN VUE, MILEAGE IS UNDER 100,000 MILES. *TR

A FEW YEARS AGO I PURCHASED A USED 2003 VUE. CURRENTLY THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 MILES ON IT. ON 10/31/09 I DROVE MY 40 MILES TO WORK AND ALL WAS FINE. AT LUNCH BREAK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I PUT THE GAS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD HARDLY MOVE. AFTER DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM WITH MY HUSBAND, WE DECIDED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE, NOT A SATURN DEALER, BECAUSE OF COST. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY RUNNING IN 3RD GEAR, ALL OTHER GEARS WERE NOT WORKING. WHEN THAT PROBLEM WAS FIXED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION PLACE HAS BEEN VERY NICE AND EVEN PAID FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR ME, BUT WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, I WILL OWE THEM ABOUT $3000. WHY AM I READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. SHE NOTICED THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. A TECHNICIAN RESET THE ERROR CODE. WEEKS LATER WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $5300.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THERE WAS VOLUNTARY CAMPAIGN ON THE TI1 TRANSMISSION FOR "ORIGINAL: OWNERS. SINCE SHE WAS THE SECOND OWNER SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 12/10/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB

2003 SATURN VUE - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WAS TOLD BY SATURN DEALERSHIP THAT THESE WERE RECALLED AND WILL ONLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IF FIRST OWNER. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THIS DEALERSHIP IN 2005 WITH 30,000 MILES AND WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THE RECALL. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY $5,350 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE LOCKS AND LATCHES ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND HE REALIGNED THE DOORS' TRACK. HOWEVER WHEN IT RAINS THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER, A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $80.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2003 SATURN VUE. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS. THE CAR JUMPS INTO FIRST GEAR. GREENBROOK SATURN TOLD ME A FEW THINGS THAT COULD BE WRONG. I PAID TO FIX THE CAR NOTHING THEY DID WORKED. NOW I AM BEING TOLD IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. NOW THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I AM BEING TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE. IT WAS IN WARRANTY WHEN I BEGAN HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 SATURN VUE WITH A VTI TRANSMISSION. IT IS STARTING TO REV HIGH RPM WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT IN FOR 3 TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES AND SEVERAL COMPUTER UPGRADES. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 122000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. DID SATURN EVER RECALL THIS AFTER YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION? I HAVE RECEIVED NO LETTER ON THIS FROM SATURN FOR A RECALL. HOW CAN THEY NOT BACK UP THEIR CRAPPY PRODUCT AND NOT MAKE IT RIGHT? PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE CONCLUDED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT CENTER BEARING FAILED. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED BY A TECHNICIAN THAT THE COMPONENT WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE; THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS A CONSEQUENCE, IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS, THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT IS AWARE THAT A SERIOUS INJURY COULD OCCUR IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, SINCE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,632.

ON 9/7/09, I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING MY FACE TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. I BLACKED OUT BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THE CAR FLIPPED AND THEN WRAPPED AROUND A TREE. *TR

OWNER NOTICES SMELL OF FUEL AFTER FILLING GAS TANK AT GAS STATION..... OWNER FOUND GASOLINE PUDDLE FORMING UNDER CAR WHILE CAR WAS SITTING IN HIS DRIVEWAY..... OWNER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SATURN CAR DEALER......MECHANICS AT DEALERSHIP FOUND GASOLINE TANK LEAKING AT FILLER NECK STUB AND AT SEAM.....SATURN DEALERSHIP REMOVED AND REPLACED GAS TANK, ETC....OWNER ASKED FOR DEFECTIVE GAS TANK BUT DEALERSHIP KEPT IT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2003 SATURN VUE IN AUG OF 2006, IT HAD HIGHMILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT STARTED MAKING NOISES AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN 2008 I HAD IT TOWED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THEY TOLD ME IT HAD A VTI TRANS AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE THE TRANS ONLY LAST FOR 2YRS. WELL NOW MY TRANS WAS REPLACE THE CAR MADE THE SAME SOUND THIS MONTH AND NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING FOR SATURNS MISTAKE IF YOU COULD PLEASE DO A RECALL OR TO HELP WITH THIS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 SATURN VUE, MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING STRANGE NOISES, LIKE MY BRAKES WERE GOING, MAKING A SCRAPING NOISE. I WAS PLANNING TO TAKE MY CAR TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TOMORROW, HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED OVER. TONIGHT I WAS VISITING MY DAUGHTER AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. SO I TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT MOVED A LITTLE AND STOPPED. NOW I CANNOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER CONCERNING A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND I WAS READING ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS BY ANOTHER PERSON WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THROUGH THE INFO PROVIDED BY THIS INDIVIDUAL TO CONTACT THIS SITE. I BOUGHT MY CAR USED IN 2007. IS THERE ANY RECALL??? I KNOW THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT BY GOING TO [email protected] BUT HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS REGARDING THIS LAWSUIT. IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO SINCE THIS WAS SATURN'S MISTAKE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WAY THEY ARE HANDLING THIS. I REALLY DO LIKE MY SATURN VUE & YOU WOULD THINK SATURN WOULD DO RIGHT FOR THE CONSUMER OF THEIR DAMAGED VEHICLES. IF NOT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE & LET EVERYONE KNOW NOT TO BOTHER TO DO SO TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST 30% TOWARDS THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $5,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. BL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE PROCEEDED THROUGH A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. FIRST GEAR BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND THE RPMS WERE APPROXIMATELY 6000; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DROVE AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH JUNE 2009, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND DROVE AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL GEAR. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BELT SLIPPED AND THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE RPMS RANGE FROM HIGH TO LOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE PRESENT IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DIDN'T NOTICE ANY WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE RISK SINCE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,085.

I HAVE A SATURN VUE 2003, THAT SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH. I BELIEVE IT IS A VTI TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I FEAR THE WORSE WHEN DRIVING WITH MY KIDS, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. I HATE TO DUMP ALOT OF MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE IF THE PROBLEM WILL NOT BE PERMITTENTLY FIXED. THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MATTER ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

MY MANE IS NAKISHA PAUL AND I OWN A 2003 SATURN VUE.06/22/2007 MY TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AT 91206 MILES AND NEED TO BE REPLACED 6/29/2007TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED @ A COST OF $4159 7/29/2009THE NEW TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED @137,000 IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC W/O WARNING. *TR

2003 SATURN VUE (2.2L) FUEL LINE FAILURE DRIVEN IN NW INDIANA - CORROSION OF LINE UNDER THE PLASTIC SHEATH.THAT ENDED IN PERFORATION AND STEADY DRIP OF FUEL. THIS FUEL LINE CONNECTS THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE FUEL FILTER TO THE ENGINE FUEL INJECTION RAIL. CORROSION OCCURRED WITHIN 2 FEET OF THE FILTER. 1. GASOLINE ODOR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED IN ONE PLACE FOR AWHILE UP TO 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCOVERY. 2. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE A FEW MILES AND PARKING IT, UPON RETURNING TO IT DAMPNESS AND A STEADY DRIP OF GASOLINE WAS SEEN DRIPPING STEADILY. 3. ALL NEW REPLACEMENT LINE WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS APPROX 30K MILES AND, CURIOUSLY, SHOWS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNDERCARRIAGE RUST FOR ITS AGE AND MILEAGE. BRAKE LINES ALSO SHOW SOME EXTERNAL RUST. OLD PERFORATED FUEL LINE STILL AVAILABLE. *TR

I PURCHASED A SATURN VUE IN 2003 WITH 7 MILES ON IT. 2 YEARS LATER AS I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY, MY RPM'S GAVE WAY. CAUSE: TRANSMISSION... WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED BY SATURN, THANKFULLY WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW 3 YEARS LATER, I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. I CONTACTED SATURN AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR 25% OF THE COST. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEY SOLD A CAR WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE BEING HIT WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. GM/SATURN SHOULD REPLACE ALL TRANSMISSION AT NO COST, BEING THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE A TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD LAST. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS 2003 VUE USED FROM MY SATURN DEALER WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED A GROWLING SORT OF NOISE WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND WHEN TURNING. I BROUGHT THIS INTO THE DEALER ON A FEW OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD "THEY COULDN'T HEAR THE NOISE". SINCE THEN (IN THE PAST YEAR) ON OCCASION THE CAR WON'T GO INTO GEAR; I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT DOESN'T MOVE. I STOP THE CAR, PUT THE CAR IN PARK; THEN PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE AND IT WORKS. THE SAME INITIAL NOISE IS STILL PRESENT AND RECENTLY I WAS TOLD BY THIS SAME SATURN DEALER THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION NOISE THAT "MAY HAVE BEEN HELPED WITH LOWER MILEAGE" BY INSTALLATION OF AN UPGRADED SOFTWARE BUT MOST LIKELY WILL NOT HELP MUCH NOW (I HAVE 113,000 MILES ON MY CAR AT THIS TIME). I FEEL IF THIS TRANSMISSION WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM AT THEIR EXPENSE. I STILL HAVE TWO MORE YEARS TO PAY FOR THIS CAR AND WITH REDUCED VALUE I AM UPSIDE DOWN ON THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP AND ADVISE ~ THANK YOU! *TR

MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS WELL AS IGNITION PROBLEMS. RECENTLY HAVE SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN CAR IS STARTED. *TR