2006 Saturn Vue complaints

KNUCKLE PART OF STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC UNABLE TO GET PART DUE TO RECALLS ON 2009 VUE. WORRIED MY STEERING MAY GO WHILE I'M DRIVING. ALSO. WHY ISN'T 2006 COVERED BY RECALL ????? FIRSTNOTICED PROBLEM WHEN TURNING.

UPON INITIAL STARTUP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DO NOT WORK IN THE DASH AND LIGHT AND POWER STEERING. AFTER IT WARMS UP, IT WILL BEGIN TO WORK. SPARKS AND BURNING SMELLS HAVE COME FROM THE DASH AREA. THIS PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY BAD IN COLD WEATHER. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT BEFORE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WARM UP AND START TO WORK THE SPARKS ARE REALLY BAD AND YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON AS I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND OTHER COMPLAINT BOARDS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF BUT IT'S PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE IN THE WINTER..183K MILES.

1ST ISSUE. BOTH HEATED SEATS WENT OUT. THEN PASSENGER AIRBAG SOMETIMES GOES OFF EVEN WITH PASSENGER SITTING IN CHAIR. I CAN RESET AIRBAG WITH PASSENGER HEATED SEAT BUTTON. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR PASSENGER. KEY SWITCH LOCKS AND I HAVE TO JIGGLE STEERING WHEEL TO RELEASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE KEY FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE KEY SYSTEM IS UNSAFE.

SMOKE COMING OUT OF STEERING WHEEL, WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.

TAKATA RECALL. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN RANDOMLY GOING ON AND OFF. SOME DAYS I WILL TURN MY CAR ON AND IT WILL STAY ON FOR AWHILE AND THEN I WILL TURN OFF AND START BACK UP AND IT WILL BE OFF.

I WAS STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE IGNITION SWITCH REFUSING TO TURN OR ENGAGE TO START THE ENGINE. I CHECKED RECALL NOTICES AND NOTICED THAT OTHER YEARS, LIKE THE 2004, HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES TO HAVE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I MISSED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. I HAD TO PAY $332.30 (INCLUDING LABOR) IN JULY, 2016 TO HAVE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED, INCLUDING HAVING THE LOCK CYLINDER REKEYED TO MY ORIGINAL KEYS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAD JUST HAD ANOTHER PERSON IN THE PREVIOUS WEEK WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE FOR ME? *TR

7-25-2016, I WAKEUP TO USE BATHROOM, THEN LOOKING OUT TO MY BACKYARD I SEE MY LIGHTS ON MY SATURN VUE ARE ON. SO I QUICKLY GET MY KEYS AND TRY TURNING LIGHTS OFF BUT THEY WOULDN'T TURN OFF, THEN I GO OUTSIDE TO VEHICLE TO TURN THEM OFF BUT THEY STILL WOULDN'T GO OUT. SO MY HUSBAND WAKES UP AND COMES OUTSIDE AND TURN VEHICLE ON AND SWITCHES SWITCH BACK AND FORWARD AND THEN THEY GO OUT. BUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, A PUFF OF SMOKE AND AN ABNORMAL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO SHUT OFF AS THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS BY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND THEN SHUTTING IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,007.

TAKATA RECALL. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSISTENTLY FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. CAME ON ONE DAY I GOT IN THE CAR TO LEAVE FOR WORK IT WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. I REACHED OUT TO SATURN TO BE TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO SET AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, WHICH WOULD COST $100 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I HAVE NOTICED PEOPLE ONLINE PAYING OVER $1000 TO HAVE THE LIGHT ISSUE REPAIRED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. NOW I CANNOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE INDICATOR STAYING ON.

TAKATA RECALL? MY 2006 SATURN VUE AIRBAG SYSTEMS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEN WILL GO OFF. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS WITH NO ACCIDENT IN CAR HISTORY. WONDERING IF IT(AIRBAGS) WILL GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING OR NOT GO OFF WHEN IT NEEDS TO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TURNED ON, BUT DID NOT START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE "JUMPED TIME AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE". THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

WE JUST PURCHASED A 2006 SATURN VUE, ONE OWNER, LOW MILES (53,000). HAD AN AUTO CHECK DONE AND WAS HAPPY IT HASN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AUTO CHECK STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. AFTER HAVING FOR TWO WEEKS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND INDICATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SUBJECT AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECALL ON. THE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT AIRBAGS ARE NOT INFLATING OR OPERATING PROPERLY. NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR VEHICLE AND NOT HAVING FUNDS TO REPAIR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM SINCE GM HAS QUIT MAKING THE SATURN. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL, SO MANY LIVES DEPEND ON THIS.

AT ANY TIME, MY SATURN VUE WILL START UP, BUT THEN SHUT DOWN GOING INTO ITS ANTI THEFT CYCLES. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. I WILL BEGIN WAITING OVER 10 MINUTES TO TRY AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT WILL START ON THE FIRST 10 MINUTE TRY, OTHER TIMES IT CAN TAKE UP TO 90 MINUTES TO START. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY DEALERS/GARAGES AND NO ONE CAN DIAGNOSE WHAT IS GOING ON.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A VACATION TRIP WE NOTICED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS BRIGHTLY LIT AS ON. AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR WAS SHOWING TO BE ON. AFTER A WHILE BOTH LIGHTS TURNED OFF. IN A SHORT WHILE, BOTH LIGHTS APPEARED ON AGAIN. LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I THEN TOOK THE HEADLIGHTS OFF OF"ALWAYS ON" AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR WENT OUT BUT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR CAME BACK ON. THE ODOMETER JUST TURNED OVER TO THE 40K MARK. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T GET THAT MUCH DRIVING. SINCE WE ARE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH AIRBAG ISSUES, BASED ON THE TAKATA RECALL, WE ARE VERY NERVOUS OF WHAT WE MIGHT BE DEALING WITH ON THE SATURN VUE.

FUEL SENSOR. CAR WILL ACT EMPTY AND NOT START WHEN IT'S A QUARTER OF A TANK OR UNDER. WHEN COMPLETELY FULL WILL SOMETIMES NOT START OR ACTS VERY SLUGGISH. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WON'T START.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WON'T GO OFF OR SERVICE LIGHT.

I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR LISTENING TO THE RADIO WAITING ON AN ORDER (ABOUT AN HOUR) ON A CITY STREET. WHEN MY ORDER WAS READY, I ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE DOORS AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN. I TRIED TO USE MY ALARM PAD TO OPEN THE DOORS, I COULD HEAR THE MECHANISM WORKING BUT THE LOCK WOULDN'T RAISE. I TRIED TO LIFT THE LOCK MANUALLY, IT RAISED BUT WOULDN'T RAISE UP ALL THE WAY. I ALSO TRIED TO TURN THE CAR ON, IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I WAS PETRIFIED AND TRAPPED IN THE CAR. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHILE I CONTEMPLATED MY DEATH HAD THERE BEEN A FIRE, IT OPENED. THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THE RADIO STILL PLAYED AND MY CHARGER ALSO WORKED. IN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CAR JUMPED, IT WAS COMPLETELY SILENT, THE ALARM WOULDN'T WORK, THEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT ELECTRONIC BUZZ AND FINALLY (AFTER ABOUT A 1/2 HOUR) THE BATTERY STARTED TRYING TO WORK. IT EVENTUALLY STARTED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND AM TRYING TO FIND A DEALERSHIP THAT'LL LOOK AT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SAYING, "IF IT'S NOT HAPPENING NOW, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO BUT CHARGE YOU FOR A DIAGNOSTIC." I'M WRITING BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE 3 YEAR OLDS THAT I TRANSPORT. THERE SHOULD NEVER BE A REASON WE CAN'T SAFELY EXIT A PARKED CAR. I'M LITERALLY FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND IT'S MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THIS LOCK ISSUE WILL AFFECT MY JOB AND MY POCKETS. I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES POSTED FOR THE 2006 SATURN VUE RELATED TO THE LOCKING MECHANISM. THIS NEE

THE TRUCK IS DRIVABLE WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION, SO ONCE YOU START THE TRUCK YOU CAN TAKE THE KET OUT OF THE IGNITION AND STILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE. ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR WHEN IT'S COLD, ALL OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON, RADIO COMES ON, AND THEN THE LIGHTS AND RADIO GO OFF AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES PASS, IT WORKS PROPERLY. SOME TIMES, UNEXPECTEDLY, ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR START FLASHING, I REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BODY CONTROL MODULE, THE ALTERNATOR, AND HAVE A BRAND NEW BATTERY (2 IN 6MO). NOTHING CHANGES.

WHEN IT IS COLD, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. ITS TAKES APPROX. 30-45 MINUTES TO TRY AND GET THE KEY TO TURN OVER. ALSO, ONCE THE CAR IS ON IT IS EXTREMELY EASY FOR THE KEY TO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. MY TRANSMISSION ALSO SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY IN THE PARK OF BRAKE POSITION. WHEN GOING UP AND HILLS OR DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS MY SPEED DECREASES WITH OUT MY CONTROL. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. I HAVE HAD TO GO IT CHECKED BUT, WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE MENTIONED ARE NOT PROBLEMS AT ALL AND THEY CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE CONTACT FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND IN THE AIR BAG HOUSING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WAS NO PROOF OF A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR WHEN IT'S COLD, ALL OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON, RADIO COMES ON, AND THEN THE LIGHTS AND RADIO GO OFF AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES PASS, IT WORKS PROPERLY. SOME TIMES, UNEXPECTEDLY, ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR START FLASHING, THE LOCKS ON THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. WE'VE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE ALTERNATOR, AND HAVE A BRAND NEW BATTERY (2X IN 6MO). THIS CAR IS POSSESSED! I WORRY FOR THE SAFETY OF MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR.

YOU KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT YOUR NOT DOING A THING ABOUT IT DOORS ARE NOT ABLE TO OPEN INSIDE OR OUT NO ONE CAN GET OUT IN A COLLISION THEY ARE STUCK TO DIE. MOSTLY REAR WHERE CHILDREN ARE MINE WONT OPEN FROM ANY SIDE MANUALLY OR ELCRONICALLY IM NOT ALONE MANY POSTING OF TRAPPED PEOPLE. WITH THE ROLL OVER RATING OF THIS SUV ITS A MUST TO GET THOSE DOORS OPEN TO ESCAPE RECALL THESE THINGS AN MAKE GM FIX THERE MISTAKE LIVES DEPEND ON IT . THE DOORS ARE STUCK SHUT WILL NOT OPEN NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY READ OTHER POST IM NOT ALONE MANY PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THESE SUVS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATER BLOWER CAUSED THE FRONT WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE TO FOG AND FREEZE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. AFTER USING THE KEY TO OPEN THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR REMAINED LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,084.

PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR DEFECTIVE. INDICATOR LIGHT SAYS AIR BAG IS OFF EVEN WHEN OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. WHEN SEAT-BELT IS UNBUCKLED, DOES NOT INDICATE PASSENGER IS UNBUCKLED AS PROGRAMMED. ABLE TO CLEAR PROBLEM BY UNBUCKLING, RAISING UP OUT OF SEAT, FORCIBLY SITTING DOWN, AND RE-BUCKLING.

WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE THE DOORS WERE ALL PROPERLY WORKING AND OPENING AND CLOSING JUST FINE. ONE DAY MY PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED OPENING I HAVE 2 KIDS AND IN CASE OF A EMERGENCY I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR THEM THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES

CAN NOT TURN ON OR OFF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG USING THE BUTTON IN ABOVE THE RADIO AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD TURNS ON EVERY TIME I PUT SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. EVEN IF IT'S A BOTTLE OF WATER MY VUE IS A V6 AUTOMATIC WITH THE HONDA ENGINE, BUT THE TRANSITION BETWEEN GEARS IS NOT SMOOTH AT ALL IT FEELS MORE LIKE IT'S JERKING INTO GEAR. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK. I'M KNOW ONE DAY I'M GOING TO WALK UP TO IT AND IT WON'T BE THERE BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE ROLLED AWAY. MY VUE ROLLS BACK N FORTH IN PARK ON FLAT SURFACES. SO ON A HILL IT'S SCARRY. IT ROLLS MORE THAN MY OLD CAR THAT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ANTI LOCK BREAKS. AND A LOT OF THE TIME USING THE E-BREAK DOSNT HELP ALL THAT MUCH

PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AROUND 2008 (MAYBE SOONER). THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING, AND TURN OFF/ON AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM, AND EACH TIME THAT ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE, YET THE DEALER CAN NEVER FIND AN ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, EVEN WHEN THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR MULTIPLE DAYS.

WHEN I TRY TO START MY VEHICLE I CANNOT TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION...I HAVE TO PUSH UP THE GEAR SHIFTER AND THEN KEEP TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL THE KEY CAN TURN. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT CANNOT FIND THE INFORMATION UPDATED 11/06/2017*CN

DOOR LATCH FAILURE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, DOOR STUCK CLOSED. LOCK MECHANISM FAILURE. THIS IS A HAZARD AS IT MAKES IT SO CHILDREN CAN NOT ESCAPE A VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED JUST AS THE 2008 MODEL HAS BEEN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON SATURN PROBLEM AS STATED ON THE SATURN FANS DISCUSSION GROUPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DELAYED TO ILLUMINATE APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. MA 08/13/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH DID NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING AND THE SPEED HAS REACHED 30 MPH. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE AT DIFFERENT TIMES. UPDATED 12/1/2015 *JS

2006 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INFORMATION ON VEHICLES DEFECTIVE AIRBAG PROBLEM. *SMD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE DATE AND MILEAGE I ENTERED ARE APPROXIMATE. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE RUN POSITION. AT TIMES, I HAVE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEY; AND THEN HAD DIFFICULTY INSERTING THE KEY THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO USE THE VEHICLE. THE KEY SLOT POSITION IS NOT IN THE OFF POSITION, BUT IN THE RUN OR ACCESSORY POSITION. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT COULD LEAD TO A PROBLEM IF THE KEY SHOULD COME OUT OF THE SWITCH WHEN I AM DRIVING. I ASSUME I WOULD BE SURPRISED, AND INSTINCTIVELY REACH TO PICK UP THE KEY. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS DISTRACTED LOOKING FOR THE KEY. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AND GM SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V490000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE KEY DISENGAGED FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE KEY WHEN NOT IN OFF POSITION FOR YEARS. FRIGHTENING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN ALSO WHILE DRIVING. ALSO HAVE HAD SOME SCARY INCIDENTS WHERE THE KEY WOULD BE STUCK IN THE IGNITION. IT TOOK A LOT OF PULLING AND TUGGING AND SWEAT TO GET IT OUT. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED FOR 2006 VUE'S??!! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AT TIMES. I AM FORCED TO ROTATE THE WHEEL TO THE LOCKING POSITION, TURN IT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE LOCK AND TURN THE KEY WITH EXCESSIVE DIFFICULTY. IN OTHER SITUATIONS, IT IS INCREDIBLY EASY TO REMOVE THE KEY WHEN THE IGNITION IS NOT IN THE OFF POSITION. *TR