2005 Saturn Vue complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. I PULLED OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN DURHAM NC. THEY FIXED THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST EXCEPT I WAS OUT THE MONEY FOR TOWING. AT THIS TIME THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST. FOR ME AND IF I SOLD IT. THE NEXT PERSON TO OWN THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN ON THE CAR. I ONCE AGAIN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DURHAM SATURN AND THEY FIXED IT AT NOT PRICE. IT HAS JUST GONE OUT AGAIN 1-6-2015 AND WHEN I CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP, I CALLED TWO OF THEM THOMPSONS GM IN RALEIGH AND HENDRICKS IN RALEIGH THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT ANYMORE THAT THEY ONLY HAD TO FIX IT FOR 5 YEARS OR 75,000 MILES OR IT WAS THEN INCREASED TO 8 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. SO I AM OUTSIDE OF EITHER OF THESE PARAMETERS SO THEY SAID IT WAS GOING TO COST 5000.00 DOLLARS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. 4000.00 FOR PARTS AND APPROX.1000.00 FOR THE WORK OR THEY WILL GIVE ME 5000 DOLLAR CREDIT FOR THE CAR AS A TRADE IN ON A BRAND NEW GM VEHICLE THAT I WILL HAVE TO BUY TO GET ANY TRADE IN VALUE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN PERFECT CONDITION BECAUSE I HAVE TAKEN REALLY GOOD CARE OF IT. IT IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I HAVE DRIVEN OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR AND I LOVE IT, BUT THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THE SHOULD AT LEAST OF LET ME KNOW THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HONOR THE CLASS ACTION LA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WOULD COME OUT FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

OVERALL FOR LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE LOCK CYLINDER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. ALSO WILL SOMETIMES JAM AND NOT ALLOW THE REMOVAL OF THE KEY WITHOUT RESETTING THE LOCK CYLINDER TO THE LOCK POSITION. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT GM HAS ISSUED RECALL# 14506 FOR 2003 SATURN VUE'S. CONTACT WITH GM DEALER CONFIRMS THE PROBLEM. GM EXECUTIVE CUSTOMER RELATIONS REFUSES TO OFFER ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIR DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THE ABOVE RECALL#14506 SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER 2005 SATURNS AS WELL. *TR

I CRASHED THE FRONT END AND NO AIR BAGS. *TR

KEY WILL COME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. THE KEY IS NOT LOCKED INTO IGNITION AT ALL. *TR

TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS TO GET THE IGNITION FIXED. I COULD PULL THE KEY OUT WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND IT BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE KEY TO TURN ON THE CAR IT GOT TO POINT WHERE IT WOULD NOT TURN AND WORE THE KEY DOWN. AS I STATED - THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT IS NOT A CHEAP FIX. *TR

IGNITION TUMBLER DOES NOT WORK APPROPRIATELY AND KEY IS EASILY REMOVED WHEN CAR IS ON AND WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE ON POSITION TO START THE CAR. LAST WEEK AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, THE IGNITION TUMBLER FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE PROPER MANNER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE VEHICLE MANY TIMES FIDDLING WITH THE KEY TO,TRY TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS LACK OF FUNCTION CAUSED AN ENTIRE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, A TOW TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, INCONVENIENCED ME FOR THREE DAYS WITH NO VEHICLE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE YEAR, WHEN THIS CLEARLY HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH SATURN VUES FOR THE PRECEDING YEARS. *TR

STARTED THE CAR TONIGHT AND KEY CAME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE RUNNING.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY SATURN VUE'S KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION. THERE IS NOTHING ON MY KEY RING BUT THEY KEY AND THE KEYLESS REMOTE. I WAS ABLE TO RE-INSERT THE KEY AND REGAIN STEERING CONTROL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT MOVED FROM THE "RUN" POSITION TO THE "ACC" POSITION AND LOCKED MY STEERING COLUMN. THE ENGINE ALSO SHUT OFF. I SEE THAT THE 2002-2004 SATURN VUE HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT HAS ALREADY CAUSED NUMEROUS CONFIRMED FATALITIES AND NEED TO POINT OUT THAT ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS, THE 2005-2007 SATURN VUE'S HAVE THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER IGNITION CYLINDER AND SWITCH. I AM ABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PRESSURE, AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE VEHICLE GOING INTO "ACC" MODE WHILST MOVING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT YOU WILL RECALL EARLIER MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT EVERY VEHICLE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

ON MY 2005 SATURN VUE, THE KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT OF THE SWITCH IN THE RUN POSITION, AND ALSO THE SWITCH IS GETTING VERY HARD TO TURN TO START OR TO SHUT OFF. *TR

MY KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN I AM DRIVING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 60 MPH AND NOTICED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THERE WAS SMOKE. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THE SMOKE WENT AWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND WE COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO DUPLICATE THE SMELL OR SMOKE. I HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. *TR

THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE KEY WILL FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. AFTER I AM STOPPED AND PARKED, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER SEIZES UP AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO REMOVE KEY UNTIL AFTER I HAVE ALMOST EXHAUSTED ALL OPTIONS TO GET IT OUT, IE. SHAKING KEYS, BANGING ON IGNITION HOUSING, AND FINALLY HAVING TO USE FORCE AND ALMOST BREAKING THE KEY OFF IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK. AFTER LEAVING IT PARKED OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY TRYING TO START MY CAR, THE KEY IS HARD TO GET INTO THE CYLINDER AND HARD TO TURN IT TO THE RUN POSITION, BUT YOU CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT AT ANYTIME IT'S IN THE RUN POSITION. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK ISSUE THE SAME AS I AM HAVING, AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 SATURN VUE'S MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS. PLEASE ADVISE AS THIS IS ONE HECK OF A COSTLY REPAIR OF OVER 300 US DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SYSTEM. IF YOU WILL TAKE THE TIME TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND CHECK WITH GM DEALERS ON THE NUMBERS OF VEHICLES THEY HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK ON THE SATURN VUE'S I AM SURE YOU WILL FIND A HUGE PATTERN DEFECTIVENESS . MY NEIGHBOR IS A MECHANIC AND SHE SAYS SHE'S DONE TONS OF THEM OVER THE YEARS ON THIS VEHICLE IN THE AFTERMARKET FIELD OF MECHANIC WORK. SHE'S THE ONE THAT SUGGESTED I CONTACT YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH THE PROBLEM. SHE HAS DONE RESEARCH OF INTERNET FORUMS AND FOUND THOUSA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

BACK IN 2009 I RECEIVED A NOTICED ON A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND WAS REFUSED FOR ANY HELP WITH IT. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH NOISE, SHIFTING AND OTHER PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES IF I HAD IT IN REVERSE IT WOULD GO FORWARD AND IF I HAD IT IN DRIVE IT WOULD GO INTO REVERSE. THE GEARS WOULD STICK AND MY CAR WOULD JOLT REPEATEDLY. . ON THE 27TH OF SEPTEMBER I WAS ON MY WAY TO A FRIENDS HOUSE TO REPAIR MY U JOINT . I HAD MY 2 MONTH OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME, WE WERE ON A BUSY RD DOING 55MPH WHEN MY CAR MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE AND JUST STOPPED. IT WAS RUNNING BUT WOULDN'T GO IN ANY GEAR. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND FEARED FOR MY SONS SAFETY. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND PIECES OF MY TRANSMISSION FELL EVERYWHERE ON THE GROUND. IT COMPLETELY BLEW. I WAS GRATEFUL WE BOTH WERE NOT INJURED. I TRIED CONTACTING GM AGAIN AND THEY DENIED ANY SUCH RECALL AND REFUSED AGAIN TO HELP ME. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH NO JOB AND NOW NO VEHICLE. I NEED ANY HELP I CAN POSSIBLY GET. THIS HAS BEEN VERY UPSETTING AND STRESSFUL ON ME AND UNSURE WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD PULL OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE ENGINE WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ON FRONT OF ENGINE PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM IT'S HUB, CAUSING A DRIVE BELT MIS-ALLIGNMENT OF THE PULLEYS FOR CRANKSHAFT, ALTERNATOR, AND AIR CONDITIONER. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVE BELT RUNNING OF THESE PULLEYS TO SHRED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHILE LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, I FOUND OUT THAT GM HAS DISCONTINUED THIS PART, GM PART 12606927. ALSO, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE CRANKSHAFT DAMPNER PULLEYS ARE NOW FAILING, DEPLETING THE REMAINING GM PARTS STOCK TO ZERO IN THE USA, SUGGESTING A DEFECTIVE PART DESIGN. THIS DAMPNER-CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FITS SATURN VUE 2004 THRU 2007 WITH L66 3.5L 6 CYLINDER ENGINES, AS WELL AS OTHER GM CAR LINES. THE RESULTING LOSS OF ALTERNATOR POWER WILL QUICKLY RESULT IN DROP IN SYSTEM VOLTAGE DUE TO DISCHARGE OF BATTERY, CAUSING THE CAR ENGINE TO UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED BY GM TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION. *TR

I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK STEERING TO GET MY KEY IN. STEERING LOCKED UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES STARTING WHEN THE SUV WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD. ALSO MY KEY JUST COMES OUT WHILE SATURN IS STILL RUNNING, THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN 2009. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE KEY. I TRADED KEYS WITH MY HUSBAND. HE HAD THE SPARE. BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. I CAN PULL MY KEY OUT AND IT KEEPS RUNNING. THIS SATURN VUE 2005 SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT RIDE WITH ME. WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR A INJURY OR FATALITY? *TR

AFTER INITIAL START, THE CAR KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN. TO SWITCH OFF THE MOTOR, THE KEY MUST BE REINSERTED AS USUAL. THERE IS NO RESISTANCE IN REMOVING THE KEY WHILE THE MOTOR IS RUNNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A METAL GROUND WIRE WHICH FLIPPED THE VEHICLE OVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MADE AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V470000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V616000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

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

I WAS LEAVING WORK, I ENTERED MY CAR, PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE KEY. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED AND THERE WAS NO UNLOCKING IT. I CALLED SEVERAL TOW COMPANIES AS THIS HAD HAPPENED A YEAR EARLIER AND A TOW COMPANY CAME OUT, SPRAYED THE IGNITION WITH WD-40 AND IT TURNED RIGHT AWAY. I TRIED THE WD-40 BEFORE CALLING THE TOW COMPANY AND IT DID NOTHING. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, HE HAD MADE A STATEMENT THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS A LOT WITH THESE SUV'S. HE GOT THE KEY INTO THE AUXILIARY POSITION AND HIT IT THE KEY WITH THE HARD END OF A BUTT OF A KNIFE. THIS MADE THE IGNITION SLIP TO THE "ON" POSITION. I COULD THEN TURN THE KEY AND START THE TRUCK. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THIS IGNITION REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THIS IGNITION SHOULD BE REPLACED AS JUST BECAUSE IT HAS NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THIS IGNITION. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED UNTIL THE KEY COULD BE TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION. I HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AT THIS TIME SO, THAT I CAN START THE TRUCK AND GET TO WORK. I AM TOLD IT WILL BE CLOSE TO $300 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT!. *TR

DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM IN OR OUTSIDE. REFERRED TO GM DEALERSHIP THAT WAS DESIGNATED BY GM TO WORK ON SATURNS. AFTER 4 HOURS AND 441.00, THEY REMOVED THE ENTIRE DOOR AND REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORKED SUCH AS DOOR LOCKS, HANDLES, WINDOWS AND SIDE MIRRORS. I ALSO HAVE AN IGNITION ISSUE AND CAN REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. WHY ARE SATURNS NOT PART OF THE IGNITION RECALL? JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED LIKE PONTIAC AND OLDSMOBILE? WHAT ABOUT OUR SAFETY? *TR

KEYS GET STUCK IN IGNITION NOT ALWAYS INTERMITTENT AND FOR NO REASON 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. *TR

HAD KEY IN IGNITION CAR WAS RUNNING IN THE ON POSITION AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE KEY OUT. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON OUR 2005 SATURN VUE IS MALFUNCTIONING AS DESCRIBED IN THE AUG 2014 GM RECALL AFFECTING OTHER MODELS. THE KEY IS DIFFICULT TO TURN TO START AND CAN BE REMOVED WHILE RUNNING. *TR

I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. ALSO, THERE ARE TIMES THE IGNITION WILL PHYSICALLY NOT TURN SO THAT I CAN CRANK THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY KEY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE IN DRIVE AND THE CAR DIDN'T SHUT OFF. SINCE THEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE KEY TO TURN THE IGNITION. THE KEY NEEDS TO BE WIGGLED AND PLAYED WITH TO TURN THE CAR ON EVERY TIME I WANT TO START IT. THE 2005 VUE NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN ON I HAD TO WIGGLE KEY AROUND TO FINALLY GET IT TO TURN. SINCE THAT TIME THE KEY HAS TO BE WIGGLED AROUND EVERY TIME YOU WANT TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT WITHOUT SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE KEY SLOT REALIGNED IN ORDER TO PLACE THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE KEY HAS ALSO FALLEN OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

IT IS DIFFICULT/CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, OR TO EVEN TURN IT ALL OF THE WAY TO THE "OFF" POSITION. THE KEY IS EASILY REMOVED IF THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. *TR

WE CAN EASILY PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. WE HAVE A 2005 SATURN VUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS BUT I JUST LISTED THE LATEST DATE AND TIME. WE CAN PULL OUT THE KEY AT ANY TIME. *TR

MY SON CURRENTLY DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND HE MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WILL COME OF THE IGNITION WITH THE ENGINE IN THE RUNNING MODE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT HANDLES THE GM IGNITION RECALLS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL IN THE RECALL LIST AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER AND HAVE IT REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE KEY HOWEVER, THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 9/29/14*CN

THE KEY BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR ON. I HAD TO JIGGLE FOR SOME TIME TO GET IT TO WORK. THESE TIMES HAVE BECOME MUCH MORE FREQUENT AND MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN THE KEY. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY ONCE IT WAS STARTED AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN. I FOUND THIS OUT BY CHANCE AND NOW IT JUST SLIDES IN AND OUT WHEN RUNNING!!! WELL IT FINALLY HAPPENED AND NO MATTER HOW HARD OR HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE TRIED, THE KEY WON'T WORK AT ALL. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED IN THE MORNING TO HAVE THIS FIXED NOW. *TR

KEY CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF IGNITION WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR STILL BE ON AND RUNNING AND OR BEING DRIVEN. AT ANY TIME AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE KEY CAN TAKEN OUT AND IT NOT AFFECT THE RUNNING OF THE CAR AT ALL. IT ALSO IS HARD TO TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR. YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE THE KEY AROUND BEFORE IT RECOGNIZES THE KEY AND THEN IT WILL FINALLY TURN TO BE ABLE TO START THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO DRIVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

DRIVING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT (AUTOMATIC) AND STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE LOUD VIBRATING NOISE. LETTING OFF THE GAS HOPING AND THINKING IT WOULD DOWN SHIFT, THE CAR STARTED TO TOTALLY SLOW DOWN. SCARED BEING ON A FREEWAY WE PULLED TO THE SIDE, PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS - WE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED STARTING AGAIN BUT THE CAR WOULD NEVER GET ABOVE 40MPH. WE CRAWLED ALONG AT ABOUT 30MPH TO FIND AN EXIT RAMP, CALLED A TOW TRUCK ($300 FOR BEING OUT OF TOWN) TO BE TOWED BACK TO OUR MECHANIC SHOP. FOUND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT BAD WHICH "TOASTED" THE TRANSMISSION. WE ENDED UP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS THE OLD ONE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES THAT THERE HAD BEEN PRIOR ISSUES AND I AM NOW TERRIFIED THAT THIS ONE WILL GO BAD AS I HAVE RECENTLY READ THAT THESE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. *TR

FAULTY IGNITION! NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE GM RECALL!!! I AM NOT CERTAIN ON THE DATES OF THE INCIDENTS OR THE MILEAGE - THAT IS ALL ON FILE AT MERIT CHEVROLET IN ST. PAUL, MN - I PLACED THIS INFORMATION IN THE FORM BECAUSE IT IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO SUBMIT - I CAN RETRIEVE THE DATES OF SERVICE AND MILEAGE IF NEEDED OTHERWISE, THE REPAIRS ARE FILED!!! THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS UP - UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. TAKES GREAT MANIPULATION (JIGGLING) TO GET IT TO TURN. EVENTUALLY, COMPLETELY LOCKS AND MUST BE TOWED TO REPAIR. ONLY HAVE 1 CAR KEY AND 2 HOUSE KEYS ON THE RING. HAVE HAD NEW KEYS CUT. IGNITION STILL FAILS AND IT IS GETTING READY TO FAIL AGAIN! KEY HAS ALSO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING - SAME ISSUE WITH GM IGNITION INVOLVED IN RECALLS. IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT MINIMUM ....2 TIMES THROUGH MERIT CHEVROLET ON HWY 94 & CENTURY/120 IN ST PAUL MN. MAY HAVE BEEN A THIRD REPLACEMENT AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AT OWNER'S COST - LOOKING FOR THE RECEIPT AND LOCATION FOR THAT. THE IGNITION IS GETTING READY TO FAIL AGAIN. THE 2005 SATURN VUE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT GM RECALL!!! *TR

SINCE I HAVE HAD MY 2005 SATURN VUE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. MY SHIFTING LINKAGE HAS GONE OUR SEVERAL TIMES. LEAVING ME IN WHATEVER GEAR I'M IN. THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH THREE (3) TIMES! COMING DOWN A HILL AT 50MPH MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 5TH TO 2ND! THAT BLEW MY CLUTCH! ($2000) MY LINKAGE WAS FIXED (THEORETICALLY) BY THREE DEALERSHIPS WHICH DID NOT LAST. ONE ONLY SIX (6) MONTHS! MY 5TH GEAR AND REVERSE DISAPPEARED IN MARCH OF 2014 ($1600) THEN AGAIN MY LINKAGE CABLES WOULDN'T WORK ($448) AND I HAD THEM REPLACED.FINALLY MY SHIFTING FORK FOR THREE (3) GEARS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THAT WAS ANOTHER $336! ON TOP OF ALL THIS MY IGNITION, AFTER A YEAR OF OWNING THIS CAR, I BOUGHT IT NEW, MY KEY WOULD FALL OUT IF MY KNEE HIT IT. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING! IF I TURNED THE KEY TO THE LOCKED POSITION IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL JIGGLES TO GET IT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT! WHEN I TOOK IT THE LAST TWO (2) FOR TRANSMISSION FIXES THE SHOP COULD NOT START THE CAR! I HAD TO BICYCLE 3 MILES TO THE SHOP TO GET IT STARTED! THE SHIFTING LINKAGE, TRANSMISSION AND KEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM! I AM THINKING OF SUING GM! *TR

KEY FALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING. HARD TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON. HAVE HAD CAR TURN OFF AFTER GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AFTER THE KEY FELL OUT. LOCKED UP THE STEERING AND BRAKES. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $600 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY WHAT THE SYMPTOMS ARE FOR THE CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. PLEASE MAKE THEM INCLUDE SATURN VUE, AS THE PART IS THE SAME THAT'S BEEN RECALLED ON THE ION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE MANIPULATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE KEY DETACHED FROM THE IGNITION AND LANDED ON THE CONTACT'S LAP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE KEY WAS REINSERTED AND MANIPULATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURED WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO THE PARK POSITION AND TURNED OFF FOR FOUR SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST COMPLETED BY THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ

WIFE REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ON POSITION. *TR

THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. I CONTACTED GM ON JUNE 19, 2014 AT 1 800 222 1020 AND TALKED TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND SHE INDICATED THE VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT I COULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP BUT THE REPAIR WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT BE COVERED. I LET HER KNOW THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE SATURN IONS ARE EXPERIENCING WHICH ARE PART OF THE RECALL. WHY AREN'T THE 2005 SATURN VUE'S PART OF THE RECALL? IT APPEARS FROM READING OTHER VUE'S OWNER COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE. *TR

IN MAY OF 2013 MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2005 SATURN VUE AT A DEALER IN ANGOLA, INDIANA WHILE VISITING WITH FAMILY. FOUR MONTHS LATER WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION TO THE POINT WHERE IT BLEW. BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WE CALLED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND THEY REFUSED TO DO THE WORK SINCE IT A CVT TRANSMISSION. SO THE LOCAL CHEVY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND IT HAD NOT BEEN 24 HOURS AND WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS WHICH DID NOT HELP SO THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE IT A SECOND TIME. I AM DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SECOND ONE AND DURING ONE OF THEIR TEST DRIVES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO THE SATURN VUE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR A MONTH. AND OF COURSE THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR A 3RD TIME. TRANSMISSION NUMBER 3 LASTED FOR OCTOBER OF 2013 TO FEBRUARY OF 2014. THAT BEING SAID, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME. THIS ONE ONLY LASTED TO JUNE. ON FRIDAY JUNE 13TH THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID THEY HAD TO ORDER THE 5TH REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I CALLED GM ON FRIDAY JUNE 13TH AND I WAS VERY UPSET WITH THEM. GM INFORMED ME AS SO DID THE DEALER THAT BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY THE DEALER IS NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN A FAILED REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE REALLY UPSET, WE FEEL THAT BECAUSE OF THIS WARRANTY AN

IGNITION WILL NOT START THE ENGINE KEY APPEARS TO BE STUCK. THE KEY CAN BE EASILY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR?S ENGINE IS ON. I HAVE HAD TO PLAY WITH THE KEY FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. *TR

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT. OTHER TIMES IT FALLS OUT OF IGNITION WHILE CAR IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

IGNITION WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IGNITION TO START CAR. SOMETIMES AFTER SHAKING KEY UP TO 15 MINUTES THE KEY WILL FINALLY TURN AND CAR WILL START. *TR

DUE TO PROBLEMS INSERTING AND REMOVING IGNITION KEY, I HAD THE KEY CYLINDER REPLACED. THE COST WAS $254.04. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM GM REPLACED THE KEY CYLINDER ON MY 2006 SATURN ION UNDER THE RECALL AT NO COST TO ME. I CONTACTED GM THROUGH THEIR RECALL WEBSITE AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL OR COMPENSATION FOR MY 2005 SATURN WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS IN THE NATIONAL RECALL ON MY ION. THIS IS MY COMPLAINT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE TARGET PARKING LOT IN HUMBLE TEXAS WHEN SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN APPARENT REASON. IN PREVIOUS MINOR ACCIDENTS NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAR NOW HAS ISSUES WITH DAMAGED HEADLINER AND OTHER EXPENSIVE PARTS WITHOUT A COLLISION THEREFORE I APPEAR TO BE OUT THE MOST TO REPAIR AND TO BE FRANK AND RELATIVELY CERTAIN TAT VEHICLE MAY BE WORTHLESS DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SAFETY GEAR. *TR