2004 Saturn Vue complaints

OUR 2004 SATURN FWD V6 SATURN VUE HAS DEVELOPED A "SHUDDER" IN THE DRIVE TRAIN THAT'S PREVALENT IN THE 30-35MPH RANGE UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION. IT IS AKIN TO A TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE ALTHOUGH WE'VE NEVER LOST TRACTION TO THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE PRESENTLY HAS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 THOUSAND MILES. THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT BUT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AS WE PUT ON MORE MILES. WE HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE TO OUR LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM HOWEVER HAVE FOUND NOTHING IN THE ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS THAT WOULD REVEAL ANY FAILURES. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND DROVE IT NUMEROUS TIMES BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE BEEN AS HELPFUL AS POSSIBLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. OUR CONCERN IS THE ISSUE, WHICH CERTAINLY SEEMS TRANSMISSION RELATED, MAY PRESENT ITSELF AT A BAD TIME AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE LOSS OF TRACTION AT A CRUCIAL TIME AND LEAVE US (MY WIFE MAINLY DRIVES THE VEHICLE) IN A VULNERABLE POSITION. HOWEVER, UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP WITNESSES THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO DO ANYTHING. CAN THE NHTSA BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF GM AND SATURN? AGAIN IT IS A 2004 SATURN VUE WITH THE V6 FWD CONFIGURATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. SHE HAS CALLED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO THE FAILURE. INITIALLY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW IT OCCURS EVERYDAY. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A MECHANIC FOR APRIL 23, 2008. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

IGNITION KEY FELL OUT OF LOCK CYLINDER WHILE WAS RUNNING. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF I EVER NEED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND THE KEY WERE TO FALL OUT I'D BE IN TROUBLE. LOCK CYLINDER STICKS AND I CAN BARELY TURN IT TO START SOMETIMES. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES! *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BACK IN MY AUTOMOBILE BECAME DISLODGED WHEN THE OCCUPANT TRIED TO RECLINE THE SEAT. THE OCCUPANT AT THE TIME WAS MY SON WHO WEIGHS ONLY 110 POUNDS. I AM SURPRISED AND CONCERNED BY HIS ABILITY TO CAUSE THIS MUCH DAMAGE TO THE SEAT. I DO NOT FEEL THIS SEAT WOULD BE SAFE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND BECAUSE OF ITS SIMILARITY TO THE DRIVER SEAT, I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THAT ONE. *TR

OWNER OF 2004 SATURN ATI TRANNY 4 CYL VUE, 3 TRANSMISSIONS FAILURES, 35K, 79K, 130K. SATURN REPLACED ONLY ONE, PAID FOR ONE AND THEN GAVE THE VEHICLE AWAY TO THE PURPLE HEART GROUP. IS THERE A CAR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT I CAN FILE WITH? *TR

SATURN VUE AWD 2004 PISTON ROD BECAME BENT , ACCORDING TO A MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT THE CAR, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL IN THE CAM CASE, THE ENGINE WIL NOT RUN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE CONCERNING THE ENGINE. *TR

2004 SATURN VUE WITH 18,938 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG. I THOUGHT SOMEONE THREW A ROCK AT MY CAR. I FAILED TO FIND REASON FOR NOISE UNTIL I DROVE MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I PULLED OUT, THE REAR END WAS VERY LOOSE, SWAYING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO CONTROL. RETURNED TO MY DRIVEWAY AND FOUND A WASHER LAYING ON THE GROUND. THE LOUD NOISE I HEARD MUST HAVE BEEN A BOLT(S) THAT SHEARED, WHILE THE CAR WAS JUST SITTING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT BOTH BOLTS FOR THE LATERAL LINKS WERE BROKEN AND TWISTED. TECH REPLACED BOTH REAR LATERAL LINKS AND SET TOE. *TR

THE HEATED SEAT WARMER ON OUR 2004 SATURN VUE SHORTED AND BURNED A SMALL DIME SIZED HOLE IN THE SEAT BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT.*CN

WITH ONLY 40K MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE CLUTCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35MPH. I HAD TO CUT OFF CARS AND COAST ACROSS TWO LANES TO A SIDE STREET. I COULDN'T GET THE CLUTCH TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE CLUTCH SYSTEM (SLAVE CYLINDER, CLUTCH PLATE) WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE IS NOW DRIVABLE (CAN BE PUT INTO GEAR), BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HASN'T GONE OFF AND CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. THE MECHANIC SAYS "NO CODE" APPEARS WITH CODE READER. THERE IS ALSO A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUMES EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED OR IS IDLING. A WEEK PREVIOUS TO THE CLUTCH PROBLEM, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. I HAD A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WHICH ALSO PRODUCED "NO CODE" WITH CODE READER. I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE IN ORDER TO START THE ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE HP, SIZE 255/35ZR20 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AIR LEAKING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE SHOP FOUND CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRE AND REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES AS WELL. AS OF OCTOBER 15, 2007, THE TIRE SHOP HAD NOT REPLACED THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,900.

A/C SYSTEM KEEPS GOING OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 4/14/2006. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO LEAK & SYSTEM JUST NEEDED TO BE CHARGED. STOPPED COOLING AGAIN. TOOK IN TO DEALER 5/24/2007. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM - IT JUST NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED AGAIN. I TOLD THEM THAT A/C SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE CHARGED ANNUALLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE VEHICLE WAS 2004 MODEL. QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT THE A/C COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT NHTSA ITEM #10010459 - SAID MY CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH A/C COMPRESSOR. OFFERED TO SPLIT COST OF RECHARGE WITH ME BECAUSE THEY SAID IT COULD NOT BE TURNED IN ON WARRANTY AGAIN. A/C QUIT COOLING AGAIN 9/07/2007. *JB

WE HAVE A 2004 SATURN VUE AWD AND THE TRANSMISSION FLOATS BETWEEN OVERDRIVE AND THE LOWER GEAR CONSTANTLY, WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. THERE IS A LOW GRINDING NOISE AND A SHUDDER IN THE CAR WHEN IT SHIFTS TO THE LOWER GEAR, REQUIRING YOUR TO DOWNSHIFT THE CAR MANUALLY TO AVOID THE PROBLEM AT LOW SPEED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE FOUND ONLINE, I'M NOW AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE TAKE THE VEHICLE ON LONG TRIPS. SURELY GM HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS? *TR. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAS RELUCTANTLY OFFERED TO COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS ONLY. UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

IGNITION SWITCH UNABLE TO ROTATE TO START VEHICLE ON 2004 SATURN VUE. DEALERSHIP CHARGED 75 DOLLARS TO CLEAN IGNITION SWITCH, AND SAYS THEY GET 3 OR 4 COMPLAINTS A WEEK FOR THE SAME THING. IS THIS A SATURN PROBLEM OR A PERSONAL PROBLEM? I'VE HAD CARS 14 YEARS OLD AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. NOW IN TWO DAYS, THE DEALER HAS HAD 7 SATURN VUES COME IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, FROM 2004 TO 2007 MODELS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. ON JUNE 27, 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 70 MPH, THE GEAR CABLE FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED 911 AND THE DISPATCHER INSTRUCTED HER ON HOW TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE A CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY FAILURES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION. ONE WEEK AGO, THE HORN SOUNDED ON ITS OWN AT 2 AM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A DEFECT IN THE HORN AND AIR BAGS. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER AND STOP. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AS OF 06-05-07, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,344.

2004 SATURN VUE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED SIX MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP**CC THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE HOOD LATCH WAS REPLACED.*JB

JULY 2005 - WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY DASH GAUGES BEGAN DROPPING TO ZERO AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON (ABS, TC, CHECK ENGINE, ETC) AND THE ALARM BELLS STARTS DINGING. THE CAR DIED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN.. ALL WAS WELL FOR A FEW MILES WHEN BELLS STARTS GOING OFF AND ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS AGAIN COME ON. CAR DIES SEVERAL TIMES ON FREEWAY BEFORE ABLE TO GET IT HOME. TAKEN TO SATURN DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A BODY CONTROL MODULE.. ALL WAS WELL. OCTOBER 2006 - ANOTHER MODULE WENT OUT - THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. MARCH 24 2007 - WENT OUT TO CAR AROUND 11 AM AND STARTED IT ONLY TO NOTICE TC WARNING LIGHT ON. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED - LIGHT WENT OUT. GOT TWO BLOCK AWAY FROM HOME AND ALARM BELLS BEGIN DINGING, ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND GAUGES (FUEL, TEMP) FLATLINE. TAKEN TO SATURN DEALER AND TOLD THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IS OUT AGAIN. CAR HAS 64000 MILES ON IT TOTAL AND HAS THREE TIMES HAD A MODULE REPLACED. TWICE IT HAS BEEN THE SAME ONE FOR OVER $500 EACH TIME.*JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WASN'T WORKING. WHEN PRESSING THE HAZARD BUTTON DIDN'T RELEASE OR COME OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THIS BUTTON ON TWO OCCASIONS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,720. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,209. *AK UPDATED 2/27/2007 - *NM

I HAVE UNFORTUNATELY OWNED MY SATURN 2004 VUE FOR 2 YEARS. THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF HAVING IT, AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE MY 2003 VUE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS IT HAD WAS IN THE SHOP THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. THE POWER ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND I WOULD LOSE ALL POWER TO THE CAR. THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. THEN THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE GAS MILEAGE IS HORRIBLE AND THE WHOLE GAS TANK AND ODOMETER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD FEEL THE CAR UP WITH GAS AND THE ODOMETER WOULD GO TO FULL AND MOVE BACK UP TO HALF FULL. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THROTTLE AND ENGINE PROBLEMS AGAIN. HAVE HAD THE REAL DISPLEASURE OF WORKING WITH A VERY RUDE LADY AT SATURN BY THE NAME OF MARCIA WHO CLEARLY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ONES SAFETY IN THEIR VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO SATURN THE NEWER VEHICLES HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS FIXED. HOWEVER, I MUST SAY HAVING BEEN A SATURN OWNER FOR 12 YEARS NOW MY FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCT IS GONE. *JB

ANOTHER CAR GOING WRONG WAY ON FREE WAY STRUCK MY VEHICLE AND I ENDED UP STRIKING THE MEDIAN WITH THE FRONT OF MY CAR THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR DID NOT DEPLOY I WAS DRIVING A 2004 SATURN VUE STANDARD SHIFT VEHICLE. *NM

1) AND 2) WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS (>60 MPH) ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH CRUISE ENGAGED, PERIODICALLY THE CRUISE WILL FAIL TO DISENGAGE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (AT LEAST 5) WHILE DRIVING, AND NEEDING TO SLOW DOWN (E.G. TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, OR FOR SLOW TRAFFIC AHEAD), THE BRAKE IS PRESSED AND THERE IS RESISTANCE AT THE PEDAL AND THE CRUISE WILL NOT SHUT OFF/CAR ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE, WHICH ON TWO OCCASIONS HAS LED TO A NEAR-ACCIDENT. ON ONE OCCASION IT ALSO FAILED TO SHUT OFF AT THE STEERING WHEEL FOR SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. 3)NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND SATURN REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PART UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS THEY ARE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE EVIDENCE OF FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WOULD RESOLVE THE MALFUNCTION SINCE THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *NM

2004 SATURN VUE: AT 50,000 MILES THE REAR BEARING / HUB ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH SIDES, START TO FAIL. THEY GRADUALLY START MAKING A LOT OF NOISE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY EITHER FALL APART, LOCK UP A WHEEL OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AND FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

2004 SATURN VUE WAS PURCHASE 1/24/04. WE NOTICED A VERY LOUD NOISE SO WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO HAVE A REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. WE HAVE NEVER HAD THIS REPAIRED ON AN AUTO BEFORE. THE CAR HAS 45169 MILES WHICH SEEMS A SMALL AMOUNT TO NEED A BEARING REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST US $400. IN ADDITION, OUR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THEY DIDN'T WORK ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. SATURN TOLD US IT WAS A BULB. THEY AREN'T WORKING AGAIN (NOW OUT OF WARRANTY) AND NOW WE ARE TOLD IT ISN'T THE BULB, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. WE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS RESURFACED IN 11/05. WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH A SATURN VEHICLE. THE SATURN EMPLOYEES ARE GREAT, BUT THE VEHICLE ISN'T. I WISH I'D NEVER BOUGHT THE CAR. WE WERE ALL SET TO BUY A SATURN RELAY IN THE SPRING, BUT NOW ARE THINKING BUICK, OR MAYBE OUR FIRST FOREIGN CAR. THANKS! *JB

FAILURE OF VTI TRANSMISSION. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS - TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SERVICED AT REGULAR INTERVALS - 50,000 AND 98,000 MILES. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 102,000 MILES ON IT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOSS OF POWER AND CODE DIAGNOSIS INDICATED P1882 - RECOMMEND REPLACE CASE COVER ASSEMBLY AND FILTER - ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $4,300 WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN. HAD TO TRADE CAR - BOUGHT A HONDA. *NM

TOTAL FAILURE OF A VARIABLE SPEED TRANSMISSION WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE. A 2004 SATURN VUE WITH 32,652 MILES ON IT. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER, THE CAUSE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION 'BELT' THAT DESTROYED THE OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IN A VEHICLE SO YOUNG. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDLE GO OFF OR DON'T LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. (THE GAUGE REMAIN LIT). THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER OVER 5 TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESSFULLY FIXING THE PROBLEM. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A LOOSE CONNECTION IN A WIRE. WITHOUT THE NEEDLES WE ARE UNABLE TO READ SPEED, RPM, TEMP OR GAS. *JB

MY VUE WAS PURCHASED IN 2004 AND HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES. ONE OF THE ISSUES I HAVE IS THE FRONT END SHAKES, SOMETIMES IT SHAKES SO BAD IT SCARES ME. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR THIS TO A DEALER IN DENVILLE AND MOUNT OLIVE; BOTH IN NJ, AND THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. LAST WEEK I WAS TOLD I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND NEW TIRES. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD, NEW BRAKES NEW TIRES ??? THAT DOESN'T MAKE SINCE. THE GUYS AT THE SERVICE NEVER TOOK IT FOR A SPIN, I'M APPROACHING 36K MILES AND I'M SCARED ONCE I PASS THE WARRANTY TIME I WILL BE OUT OF LUCK. I'M NOT SATISFIED AT ALL AND WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. MY WIFE THINKS THE CAR IS FALLING APART, IT SHAKES AND MAKES WEIRD SOUNDS. THE FIRST YEAR I WAS RAVING ABOUT THIS CAR NOW I TELL PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM SATURN. HELP ME CHANGE MY OPINION ON SATURN BY GETTING MY CAR FIXED ! *JB

CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICE ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASION FOR THE SAME DEFECT. *NM

CHIME SOUNDS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND PLACING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN CHIME IS SOUNDING. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER, THE CHIME INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER, SATURN, IT IS COVERED BY TSB 1700388. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AUGUST OF 2005. INCREASE IN FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM EVEN WHEN FOLLOWING TSB. *NM

DURING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHY THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

SATURN VUE 4 CYL WITH VTI TRANS . SHUDDER FELT & HEARD ON LIGHT UP HILL GRADES. REALLY BAD WITH CRUISE ON. SHAKES VEHICLE. 3 REPAIRS MADE INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANS.PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. OTHER SATURN OWNERS HAVE COMPLAIND ALSO, THIER TRANS FAILED COMPLETLY LEAVING THEM STRANDED ON THE HIGH WAY. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 SATURN VUE 4 CYLINDER WITH THE TVI TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 24,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE STURN DEALER IN GREENVILLE ON THREE OCCASIONS TO REPAIR THIS TRANSMISSION. OFTEN, BUT NOT ALWAYS, WHEN YPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND.THIS CAUSED A VERY NEAR SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AND THANKFULLY THE DRIVER OF THE ON COMING TRANSFER TRUCK WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CAR. THE VUE HAS NOW BEEN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY NOW TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR; ENEV THOUGH THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. THIS DEARLERSHIP HAS HAD TWO SEPERATE OWNERS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. I MUST HAVE A CAR TO PREFORM MY JOB DUTIES, WITHOUT APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WORK. WITHOUT MY JOB I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE NECESSARY MEDICATION THAT ALLOWS ME TO LIVE. (INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETIC). I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS CAR WITH OUT APPROPRIATE REPAIRS. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A DANGER TO DRIVE IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP HAS ACTED IN AN UNPROFESSIONAL MANNER IN WORKING WITH ME. I HAVE GOTTEN NO ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TREATED RUDLY AND RECEIVED VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WANT THIS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. I WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE IS RESOLVING THIS MATTER AND INSURE THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT OTHERS ON THE ROADS. MARCH OF 2004 THE SATURN COOPERATION SENT A

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 84 AT 70 MPH I LOST MY CLUTCH AND NEARLY HAD A COLLISION WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER. THE SEALS IN MY SLAVE CYLINDER LEAKED AND I LOST THE HYDRAULIC POWER IN MY CLUTCH. 2004 SATURN VUE, MANUAL SHIFT, 44,600 MILES ON ODOMETER. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW MANY SLAVE CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED IN 2002,2003, 2004, 2005. *NM

LATE AT NIGHT IN A MAJOR DOWNTOWN PARKING DECK, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. GO TO START VEHICLE, CRANKS BUT NEVER TURNS OVER. SHUT VEHICLE OFF, GO TO RESTART AND VEHICLE WILL START. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS EVERY FEW DAYS. NOT TO MENTION, SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED MY REMOTE TO UNLOCK AND LOCK DOORS HAS STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. SOMETIMES IT WILL LOCK BUT NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND CLEANED CONTACTS ON REMOTE, WHICH TWO TRIES LATER TO GET INTO VEHICLE, DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. *JB

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MY 2004 SATURN VUE WHEN A SUBURBAN REAR-ENDED ME AT APPROXIMATELY 40+ MILES PER HOUR. I THEN HIT THE SUV THAT WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME - AND WE BOTH WENT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FORWARD FROM THE STOP SIGN. THE IMPACT TOTALED MY TRUCK TO THE POINT OF THE REAR WAS CRUSHED TO THE BACK SEAT AND THE FRONT FRAME WAS BROKEN IN HALF WITH ABOUT A 1 INCH GAP. MY ISSUES WITH THE SAFETY ARE: THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE NEARLY ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THE REAR SEAT TO THE RIGHT WITH THE SEAT SLIDING BACK AND FORTH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY - YES, I WAS ORIGINALLY REAR-ENDED - HOWEVER THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT WAS EXTENSIVE AS WELL. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE CAUSING ME TO HIT MY FACE AND HEAD AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING SEVERE NECK PAIN (A CERVICAL SPRAIN) AND A BROKEN NOSE REQUIRING SURGERY TO REPAIR. *NM

I HAVE A QUESTION. ON 2004 SATURN VUES, IF THE CAR IS NOT ON, WILL THE AIR BAGS STILL DEPLOY? I RECENTLY WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT. I WAS NOT IN NOR WAS I DRIVING MY CAR, AND MY INSURANCE IS NOW SAYING THAT THE ONLY WAY THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE GONE OFF IS IF THE CAR WAS ON AND THE SEAT BELTS WERE CLICKED IN. CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER CLAIMS OR IF THIS COULD HAPPEN. THANKS. *NM

2004 VUE MULTIPLE ISSUES... FIRST ISSUE LESS THEN 100 MILES ON VEHICLE, DEPRESSED BRAKES CAR CONTINUED TO CREEP AT STOP SIGN. DIAGNOSTICS AT SATURN DEALERSHIP: SPLIT IN BRAKE LINE, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND ISSUE: LESS THEN 300 MILES ON VEHICLE, QUICK STOP CAUSED REAR SEAT SAFETY HARNESS TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE WALL.. DAUGHTER WAS NOT RESTRAINED AND SLID FORWARD IN SEAT. SATURN DIAGNOSTICS: SOMEONE WAS NOT DOING THEIR JOB THE DAY IT WAS MADE... THEY TIGHTENED SCREW BACK INTO WALL OF CAR AND HAVE NOT HAD ISSUES SINCE... THIS WAS UNCALLED FOR AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT DURING SAFETY INSPECTION. THIRD ISSUE: SAW DETAILS ON NEWS ABOUT RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF VUE, CONTACTED SATURN DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT WE WOULD BE GETTING INFORMATION IN THE MAIL ABOUT REPAIRS. FOURTH ISSUE: ABOUT 20,000 ON VUE, WENT TO STORE AND WAS FUNCTIONAL, CAME OUT AND CAR WOULD NOT START, OVER HALF A TANK OF GAS IN VEHICLE AND GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY, BOUGHT GAS CAN AND PUT 5 MORE GALLONS OF GAS IN CAR. STILL SHOWS EMPTY AND CAR WOULD NOT START, NO WORD ON REASON FOR FAILURE BEACHES IT HAPPENED TODAY (10/23/05). *NM

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN. SHE SAYS IT MAKES A SQUEALING NOISE. ONCE THE STEERING LOCKED. SHE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. SHE SAID IT HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS, DRIVEWAYS, AND WHILE TURNING CORNERS. IT STARTED HAPPENING WITHOUT WARNING, AND IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THEY REPLACED SOMETHING CALLED STEERING SHAFT INTERMEDIATE. ALSO, THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER HOUSING TO FIX THE LOCKING. THEY REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HELP THE CALLER WITH THE REPAIRS. BUT SHE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE. *AK *JB

VEHICLE HAS A LOSS OF SPEED. RPMS INCREASE. NO SPEED. STOP CAR, PUT IN PARK, BACK IN DRIVE A COUPLE OF TIMES. GETS BACK UP TO SPEED. DOORS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED OR UNLOCKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES . DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES. *JB

DT: THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD FOGGING UP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE WEATHER WAS VERY HUMID. BETWEEN THE LAYERS OF GLASS THERE WERE STAINS. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED, THEY TOLD HIM THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE HEAT ON TO GET THE STAIN OUT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 4, 2005. THERE HAD BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. *AK (12/02/05) THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR EACH DAY WHEN IT WAS HOT AND HUMID WITH OR WITHOUT THE WINDOWS OPEN. *SC

DT: IN APRIL 2005 THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SQUEAKING NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, AND THEY TOLD HER THE BUSHINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON 8-10-05 THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE TIRE AREA. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT IT WAS WITH THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN ROTATED RECENTLY. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THE ROCKER ARM/LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS BROKEN. THE CONSUMER HAD IT REPLACED. ALSO, TOLD HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION ON THE 4 CYLINDER SATURN . AFTER THE CONSUMER HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SATURN HAD SENT HER A LETTER ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH TBI/VMI TRANSMISSION, AND THEY WOULD COVER THIS FOR UP TO 75,000 MILES. IT WAS NOT A RECALL. THE SHIFTER WAS VERY STIFF. THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOUD WHEN PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST 6 TIMES. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT EVERY TIME SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THERE WERE MORE PROBLEMS. *AK

IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPAIR THE REAR SUSPENSION TWICE, THE FRONT SUSPENSION, MY BACK SEAT LATCH, AND MY ROTORS. MY VUE IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. WHEN DRIVING IN ANY BAD WEATHER I HAVE NO TRACTION AND SLIP ALL OVER THE ROAD.

DT: WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. IT SEEMED IT ONLY DOES IT WHEN THE MOTOR IS COLD, LIKE IN THE FIRST HALF A MILE DRIVEN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL DEALER COULD GIVE THEM A COMPUTER CODE.*AK *JB UPDATED 024/24/06.*JB

2004 SATURN VUE UNDERWENT COMPREHENSIVE VEHICLE TEST INCLUDING BRAKS AT SATURN OF NEW BRUNSWICK ON 6/4/05. ON 6/24/05 WHILE AT FULL STOP IN TRAFFIC ( SLIGHT INLINE IN ROAD), VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL WHILE BREAK ENGAGED. IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS TO PRESS HARDER THEN PUMPED SEVEREAL TIMES WITHOUT RESULTS. MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT IN THE REAR AT WHICH TIME I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OF THE IGNITION. THE DISTANCE OF THE ROLL WAS APPROX 8 FEET AT APPROX 3 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL AFTERWARD BUT REPORTED THE FAILURE AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO SATURN OF NEW BRUNSWICK. THE FINDING ON THE SERVICE INVOICE STATES, "TECH VERIFIED LOW PEDAL, FOUND PEDAL TRAVEL TO BE TOO MUCH. TECH REMOVED REAR DRUMS TO CLEAN AND ADJUST REAR BRAKES, REINSTALLED AND FOUND TO BE OK AT THIS TIME. TECH ALSO CHECKED FRONT BRAKES AND CALIPERS, BRAKES OK".

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 SATURN VUE RED LINE WHEN I WAS STRUCK IN THE DRIVERS/DRIVERS DOOR POST AT APPROX. 40-45 MPH AND THE HEAD CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED,I WAS/AM INJURED.TALKING TO A SATURN MOTOR CORP. REP. ABOUT THIS IT WAS CONVEYED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AS MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING ,NOT STOPPED.THIS DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL TO ME,AS I THOUGHT THEY WOULD DEPLOY.NOT SURE WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THE EXPLANATION,WANTED NHTSA TO KNOW.

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HESITATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT, THEY HAVE SPEEDED UP THE COMPUTER, BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED EVERY WEEK OR TWO. *AK THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK TWICE A WEEK. *SC

DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLES CRUISE TURNED ON MOST OF THE TRIP, WITH A SPEEDOMETER READING OF 67-72MPH. AROUND TOMAH, WISCONSIN, THE DRIVER PLANNED TO EXIT/ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLES CRUISE. DRIVER DEPRESSED THE CRUISE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE, THE NO RESPONSE. THE DRIVER WENT TO DEPRESS/ENGAGE THE CLUTCH, AND FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH WAS STUCK AND DID NOT RESPOND/WAITED A FEW SECONDS, TRIED THE CLUTCH AGAIN, THIS TIME GETTING A RESPONSE. DRIVERS TRIP CONTINUED (WITH THE CRUISE ON) AND TRAFFIC WAS CONGESTED. THE DRIVER HAD SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN USING THE CRUISE & REMEMBERS A SPEEDOMETER READING OF 60MPH. TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE BUTTON. THE CRUISE FAILED TO RESPOND OR SHUT OFF AS SHE USED HER LEFT FOOT TO ENGAGE/PUSH IN THE CLUTCH WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. NO RESPONSE. BOTH THE CLUTCH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WERE LOCKED/STUCK AND DID NOT RESPOND TO THE APPLICATION OF PRESSURE APPLIED BY THE DRIVERS FEET. DRIVER TRIED TO USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES -NO RESPONSE. NEITHER THE CLUTCH OR BRAKES RESPONDED. DRIVER SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND THE VEHICLE SPUN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AS THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND GRASPED THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE WENT THROUGH A DITCH & RECALLS FRONT END HITTING AN EMBANKMENT AND THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN A SERIES OF FLIPS AND ROLLS. AFTER HITTING THE EMBANKMENT WITH THE FRONT END OF HER CAR, THE PASSENGER OR RIGHT

NEW 2004 SATURN VUE(2WD) WITH 3.5 LITER V6, PURCHASED IN JULY 2004 1ST SYMPTOM: POOR FUEL EFFICIENCY 16MPG CITY INSTEAD OF 20MPG; WORSE DURING RAIN 22-24MPG HWY INSTEAD OF 28MPG; 19MPG OVERALL AVERAGE -DEALER RESPONSE NORMAL FOR FIRST 5K MILES, I'M NOW OVER 8K 2ND SYMPTOM: ENGINE BACKFIRES AFTER COLD START; WORSE DURING RAIN -DEALER RESPONSE NO TROUBLE FOUND, CHANGED OIL 3RD SYMPTOM: SLOW TO START WHEN PARKED ON SLIGHT UPWARD INCLINE -HAVEN'T NOTIFIED DEALER YET 4TH SYMPTOM: LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON BUT COOLANT LEVEL WAS OK -WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO DEALER I'M CONCERNED ABOUT TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICE AFTER READING SIMILAR REPORTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND NUMEROUS TALES OF POOR RESOLUTION. PLEASE NOTIFY OR POST ABOUT ANY NEW BULLETINS OR RESOLUTIONS THAT MAY BE HELPFUL.*AK

ENGINE STALLED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHICH WAS DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A CHECK UP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK VEHICLE ACCELERATED TOO FAST WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL TO START AUTO AFTER STALLING. *BF *NM

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, IT SWERVED. THIS WAS DUE TO THE RUBBER ON THE REAR WHEELS WEARING OUT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK