2006 Saturn Vue complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT IN THE OFF POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V490000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

MY KEY REGULARLY FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE SAME MODELS THAT CHEVY MANUFACTURED HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT THE VUE. *TR

WHEN IGNITION IS LOCKED AND ENGINE IS OFF, YOU CAN MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER TO ANY GEAR. ALSO WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED. *TR

ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING. BELLS GO OFF OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD; WHEN KEY IS OUT AFTER CAR IS PARKED THE ALARM RINGS WHEN DOOR IS OPENED. PASSENGER AIRBAG READS OFF ALWAYS. PASSENGER REAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE UNLESS USING EXTREME FORSE. *TR

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!!!! SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT TURN ON AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH SAYS THE AIRBAG IS OFF WHEN A PERSON IS SITTING THERE. I FOUND THAT IF YOU UNBUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELT AND GET OUT AND BACK INTO THE SEAT IT SOMETIMES RESETS THE LIGHT. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THE SAME UNSAFE CONDITION. SEE-- "ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTED TO BECOME INCONSISTENT IN ITS ON/OFF STAGES. WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE AGE OF THE CAR, BUT SATURN IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE, SO WE FELT THERE WASN'T MUCH WE COULD DO. AFTER READING SOME OF THE RECENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2006 VUE (ON THIS SITE), WE FELT IT NECESSARY TO ADVISE THAT WE ALSO HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SIDE." DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG WILL WORK? *TR

THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LATCH DOESN'T ALWAYS KEEP DOOR SHUT. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. LITTLE UNNERVING TAMAKING A TURN AND THE DOOR FLY'S OPEN. UNTIL I GET IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS IT IS STRAPPED FROM THE INSIDE AND DUCT TAPED ON THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND WONDERING IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND HAVE STRANGERS PUSH MY CAR INTO THE GAS STATION. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE CLOSEST DEALER AND THEN I REALIZED I COULD DRIVE IN REVERSE BUT NOT FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY OIL PIPE BROKE, WHICH I WAS TOLD FEEDS OIL TO MY ENGINE. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A VEHICLE ONLY 6 YEARS OLD WITH VIRTUALLY NO UNDERBODY RUST COULD HAVE A PIPE BREAK WITHOUT ANYTHING HITTING IT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT WITH TEMPERATURES FLUCTUATING THE METAL EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS. BUT WOULDN'T OTHER PARTS HAVE ISSUES AS WELL? *TR

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTED TO BECOME INCONSISTENT IN ITS ON/OFF STAGES. WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE AGE OF THE CAR, BUT SATURN IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE, SO WE FELT THERE WASN'T MUCH WE COULD DO. AFTER READING SOME OF THE RECENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2006 VUE (ON THIS SITE), WE FELT IT NECESSARY TO ADVISE THAT WE ALSO HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

HITTING 2 DEER GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NEVER OPENED. THE RED LIGHT FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL BEING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALWAYS FLICKER AND THE LEFT SIDE LIGHTS AND BLINKER DO THE SAME. WE ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION BEING THE KEY WILL NOT TURN OVER, WE HAVE TO BE VERY PATIENT AND AFTER QUITE SOMETIME IT WILL FINALLY WORK AFTER YOU REMOVE THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES AND TRY TRY AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE BRAKES DONE NUMEROUS TIMES AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. I SURE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR AND AS USUAL THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED LIKE IT ALWAYS DOES. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED LIT UP, BUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER LIT UP AS BEING "ON" EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. I READ UP ON THE MATTER AND SAW THAT A LOT OF SATURN VUE'S HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT COULD BE ELECTRICAL AND VERY COSTLY. HOWEVER, A RECALL HAS NEVER BEEN ISSUED EVEN THOUGH THE MANUAL CLEARLY STATES THAT IT COULD BE AN "ELECTRICAL" ISSUE AND TO HAVE THE MATTER TAKEN CARE OF "IMMEDIATELY!" HOW IS IT SAFE FOR A COMPANY TO SELL A CAR KNOWING FULL WELL THAT THERE COULD BE AND HAVE BEEN REPORTED CASES OF ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAGS. THE MANUAL WENT ON TO SAY THAT IT COULD RESULT IN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING ON ITS OWN WITHOUT EVEN BEING IN AN ACCIDENT! SO WHAT I'M GATHERING IS THAT INSTEAD OF FIXING A PROBLEM BY ISSUING A RECALL THE COMPANY WOULD RATHER HAVE PEOPLE DRIVING THEIR CARS, QUITE POSSIBLY ON AN EXPRESSWAY THAT HAS A SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH AND WITH FAMILY OR FRIENDS IN THE CAR, HAVE THE AIRBAG DEPLOY ON ITS OWN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT: WHICH IN TURN CAN TURN INTO A TRIAL SUING THE COMPANY COSTING THEM MORE MONEY THAN IT WOULD TO FIX THE ISSUE! SEEING AS THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND THAT I DON'T HAVE THE CASH TO SHELL OUT TO FIX THIS AND THAT IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, I THINK THE COMPANY NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND HAVE IT FIXED OR FACE A LAWSUIT BY MANY UNSATISFIED CUSTOMERS. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT AFTER HALF AN HOUR. DASH IGNITED IN FLAMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HARD TO TURN INTO THE ON POSITION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ORIGINAL KEY AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A METAL PIECE AND SPRING FRACTURED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A CLICKING SOUND UPON STARTING AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY A REPAIR SHOP AND LATER THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE WIRE AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR AND FIND WHERE THE SPRING CAME FROM, THE IGNITION CYLINDER WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT TIGHTLY CONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN VUE WITH IGNITION AND AIRBAG SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) ISSUES. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AT THE GM RECALL WEBSITE, CALLED MY DEALER TWICE AND FILED A CLAIM AT THE GM RECALL HOTLINE. I AM FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF OR SLOW RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY OUR MODEL YEAR WAS LEFT OUT OF THE RECALL CYCLE. MY SITUATION: MY IGNITION BECAME INCREASING TIGHT/STIFF/LOCKED TO WHERE I COULD NOT TURN MY KEY OR PULL IT OUT. I WOULD HAVE TO SHAKE THE CAR OR KEY TO GET IT TO TURN ON. MY KEY CAN SLIDE RIGHT OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING, (BUT SOMETIMES I CAN'T PULL IT OUT). I HAVE ALSO RETURNED TO MY CAR AND FOUND IT RUNNING TWICE NOW AND NOTICED IT WAS NOT TOTALLY IN THE OFF POSITION ANYMORE). AT THE SAME TIME MY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT BECAME INTERMITTENT AND FINALLY STAYED ON. OUR MECHANIC NOTIFIED US THAT THE AIRBAG SENSING AND DIAGNOTIC MODULE (SDM) IS NO LONGER WORKING. A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALERS SAY THAT PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR MY MODEL AND MY MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND THEM EITHER. THE COST IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH! I HAVE NOW BEEN ON A MISSION TO PUT IN COMPLAINTS WITH THE APPROPRIATE DIVISIONS IN AN EFFORT TO SEE THIS SITUATION RESOLVED. (NOTE THIS WEBSITE LIST SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE AND OTHERS. THERE IS SOMETHING LINKING THE IGNITION AND THE AIRBAGS: (HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/SATURN/VUE/AIR_BAGS/PROBLEM.ASPX)) THE 2006 MODEL MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BEFORE THERE ARE SERIOUS

REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT INTERSECTION. WAITING ON CONFIRMATION BUT MOST LIKELY VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALED DUE TO FRONT END DAMAGE. WITH THE MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN - DEALER PULLED IGNITION TUMBLER, VACUUMED THE SOCKET WHERE A PILE OF METAL SHAVINGS WERE SEEN INSIDE THE SOCKET, INSERTED OLD TUMBLER, CUT A NEW KEY AND CHARGED 75 DOLLARS. 12 MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM. I HAD A NEW KEY CUT, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNS LIKE IT SHOULD. DOES MY CAR HAVE A POTENTIAL IGNITION SWITCH RISK???? AS GM DESCRIBES FOR A LOT OF OTHER CARS MY DAUGHTERS 2004 SATURN VUE V6, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THREE KEYS LATER SHE SOLD IT AND BOUGHT A NEW CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN VUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2002 THRU 2004 VUE RECALL. I CAN ALSO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL, DRIVE AND PARK WHILE RUNNING. I READ ONE OTHER COMPLAINT FROM ANOTHER 2006 OWNER AND IT WAS EXACTLY HOW MY PROBLEM STARTED, THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK AND I WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE NOR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THEREFORE I HAD TO CALL A LOCKSMITH TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION AND AS FAR AS TODAY THE KEY CAN STILL BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE NOT IN THE PROPER POSITION. LETS SEE IF THE 2006 CAN BE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS RECALL. *TR

THIS HAS TO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. FOR AT LEAST THE LAST TWO YEARS AND MAYBE LONGER I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY WILL GET STUCK AND NOT MOVE IN THE IGNITION. THEREFORE I CANNOT START THE CAR. NOT GOOD IF YOU NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE OR ARE TRYING TO LEAVE SOMEWHERE. ALSO, I HAVE THE REVERSE PROBLEM, I WILL TRY TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE KEY WILL NOT "SWITCH" ALL THE WAY TO THE RELEASE POINT, THEREFORE CAUSING ME TO OFTEN HAVE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION A FULL STOP BEFORE IT IS TRULY OFF. THIS OF COURSE IS TROUBLESOME THE NEXT TIME I START THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TO TRY AND WORK THE KEY FIRST BACK TO THE INITIAL IGNITION POSITION AND THEN START THE CAR AS YOU WOULD NORMALLY. ALSO, I CAN PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION GOING ANYWHERE FROM 0 - 65 MPH DOWN THE STREET / HIGHWAY WITH THE CAR OBVIOUSLY IN DRIVE. I CAN HAVE THE CAR IN PARK AND RUNNING AND PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO RUN / OPERATE AS IF THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION (OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE). SATURN / GM, YOU STATE THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF YOUR CUSTOMERS, WHOM BY THE WAY, ENTRUST THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN TO GM CARS. PLEASE DO THE CORRECT THING AND IMMEDIATELY INCLUDE SATURN VUE 2006 OWNERS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WHO CLEARLY HAVE AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

NOTICED RADIO SCREEN WAS NOT FULLY ILLUMINATED & MY SEAT BELT WARNING 'CHIME' STOPPED WORKING WHEN BELT WAS UNFASTENED. HAD THIS PROBLEM W/ ANOTHER VEHICLE (1999 ACURA INTEGRA) & IT RESULTED IN REPLACING THE IGNITION CYLINDER. AS A RESULT, I STARTED JIGGLING THE SATURN KEY TO SEE IF THERE WAS IMPROPER/ INADEQUATE CIRCUIT CLOSURE. WHEN I JIGGLED THE KEY, IT WAS LOOSE AND CAME OUT, BUT THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING! SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND THE RADIO DISPLAY STILL DOES NOT DISPLAY FULLY ACROSS THE SCREEN AND THE SEAT BELT CHIME STILL DOESN'T WORK. (APPROXIMATELY MAY 2013) I STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTIES GETTING KEY TO TURN IN IGNITION ENABLING THE VEHICLE TO START. I WENT TO GM DEALER TO GET A NEW KEY IN CASE THAT MIGHT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM - IT DID NOT. RECENTLY (AUGUST 2014) ASKED A NON-GM MECHANIC ABOUT KEY TURNING DIFFICULTIES. HE INDICATED 'TUMBLERS' GETS 'STICKY' & PREVENTS KEY FROM TURNING & THAT IT WOULD GET WORSE UNTIL I REPLACED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. I CHECKED ON-LINE FOR RECALLS, AS SO MANY GM VEHICLES WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IGNITIONS AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THE 2006 SATURN VUE WASN'T ON THE LIST. I WENT TO LOCAL GM DEALER (BUICK/ GMC DEALER IN NAPERVILLE, IL) IN SEPTEMBER 2014 & THEY CONFIRMED THE 2006 VUE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I WENT AHEAD AND PROVIDED MY VIN #, PROOF OF OWNERSHIP (TITLE AND DRIVERS LICENSE) AND THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF $90 FOR THE IGNITION CYLINDER, $60. TO OBTAIN AND USE THE GM CODE TO PROGRAM THE NEW I

ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, STILL HAVE IT. THE IGNITION WASN'T RIGHT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. I COULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE ALARM - IT WOULDN'T GO OFF DESPITE THE KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION. I TOOK THE CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE IGNITION ISSUE CORRECTED. THE ISSUE WE HAVE NOW IS THE IGNITION WON'T RESPOND TO THE KEY WHEN IT IS INSERTED. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS NOT RELEASING THE KEY WHEN WE TRY TO REMOVE IT. RIDICULOUS- AN OTHERWISE GREAT CAR AND WE HAVE HAD 3 OTHER SATURNS AND THE IGNITION WAS ALWAYS THE ONLY ISSUE- ION, VUE AND SC3. *TR

FIRST THE VEHICLE HAS MADE A STRANGE NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE SUV. I THOUGHT IT WERE JUST THE TIRES BUT I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND FOUND THAT THE BEARINGS ON ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER, WE WERE STRANDED ON A RAINY FLORIDA AFTERNOON AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE.THE TRANSMISSION CAN GO INTO REVERSE BUT NO FORWARD GEAR. COST TO REPLACE/ REBUILT $2500.00, MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. FURTHERMORE THE RADIO TURNS ON WHENEVER IT WANTS TO, IT FADES IN AND OUT OF ALL LOCAL STATIONS. WORST AMERICAN CAR I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. THAT IS PROBABLY WHY THEY WENT BANKRUPT. *TR

I WAS BACKING UP MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR ALMOST EMPTY. I HAPPEN TO HAVE A CAN OF DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID SO I FILLED THE RESERVOIR AND DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK. BREAKING WAS A LITTLE WEAK, THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS ALMOST EMPTY. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS A LEAK IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM AT A COST OF $2,300 PLUS TAX. *TR

SEVERAL ISSUES WITH 2006 SATURN VUE TO REPORT: - AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON VIRTUALLY EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. THERE IS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT - IGNITION - KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH WHILE MOTOR IS RUNNING - IGNITION - KEY IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN UNLESS IT IS CAJOLED REPEATEDLY. TYPICAL START UP TIME IS IN EXCESS OF 5 MINUTES TO FIND THE "SWEET SPOT". "SWEET SPOT" TENDS TO MOVE ON A DAILY BASIS. NO PARTICULAR TECHNIQUE WORKS EVERY TIME - IGNITION - KEY WILL BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. RESULTS IN A TWO TO FIVE MINUTE CAREFUL TUG OF WAR WITH THE CAR IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. IGNITION SWITCH HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND WAS REPLACED (AT OWNERS EXPENSE OF $214 DOLLARS) AND THINGS WERE FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. NOW THE SYMPTOMS (SEE ABOVE) HAVE RETURNED. - POWER LOCKS - UNABLE TO LOCK DOORS (ANY) WITH DRIVERS SIDE LOCK CONTROLS. *TR

LAST YEAR MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND FINALLY STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT DOES NOT INDICATE IF SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT OR NOT. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT ( I HAVE HEATED SEATS). THIS IS VERY COSTLY AND I CANNOT AFFORD IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN NECESSARY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF THIS IS CAUSED BY A SHORT SOMEWHERE, MY HEATED SEAT MAY CATCH FIRE. I DO NOT USE THE HEAT FOR THIS REASON. RECENTLY WE ARE EXPERIENCING A KEY IGNITION PROBLEM. MY HUSBANDS KEY, IN PARTICULAR, DOES NOT TURN CORRECTLY. THIS IS OF CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT WILL JUST LOCK UP AND NOT START. I DO NOT WANT TO BE STRANDED ON THE ROAD SOMEWHERE. I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING MESSAGES FROM MY ONSTAR THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. I HOPE THESE PROBLEMS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND FELT I SHOULD TAKE ACTION. *TR

BOUGHT A 2006 SATURN VUE IN 2008. WITHIN A YEAR, HAD PROBLEMS: IGNITION SWITCH/KEY. DOES NOT FUNCTION AS IT SHOULD WITH THE KEY TURNING IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED TUMBLER. WORKED FOR AWHILE. IT BROKE AGAIN. FOR BOTH TIMES IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 5 - 15 MINUTES EVERY TIME TO GET THE KEY TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I AM A 60+ YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO WORKS NIGHTS. IF I HAVE TO LEAVE AN AREA QUICKLY FOR MY OWN SAFETY, I CANNOT DO SO. THE AC FAN SHUTS OFF AS SOON AS THE EXTERIOR CAR TEMP REACHES 100 DEGREES. HAD THAT FIXED TWO YEARS AGO. BUT THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. NOW THE AC ONLY BLOWS WARM AIR WHEN AND IF THE FAN WORKS. DOOR LOCKS: KEYS FUNCTION INCONSISTENTLY. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO LOCK ALL DOORS, WHICH IT ONCE DID. FOB: FUNCTIONS INCONSISTENTLY DESPITE BATTERY REPLACEMENT. WINDOWS; DO NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY, ALLOWING RAIN AND AIR IN. STEERING WHEEL: SHAKES. HAD IT FIXED. SHAKES AGAIN BETWEEN 60-70 MPH. I AM FED UP WITH THIS CAR. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN MADE CAR. *TR

BOUGHT A 2006 SATURN VUE IN 2012. WITHIN A YEAR, HAD PROBLEMS A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH THE KEY TURNING IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. 2014: NOW IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 5 - 15 MINUTES EVERY TIME TO GET THE KEY TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. AIR BAGS: THE SYMBOL FOR THE AIR BAG KEEPS APPEARING ON THE DASH BOARD OFTEN. *TR

2006 SATURN VUE. CONSUMERS WRITE IN REGARDS TO BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACEMENT BEARINGS FAILED, TOO. ALSO, THE REAR BEARINGS FAILED. *JB

I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED CAR WOULD NOT START THIS WAS ON 10 7 2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 41,630. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ UPDATED 11/7/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND A FIRE IGNITED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME DIM AND THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE WERE UNABLE TO BE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHEN ALL FOUR POWER DOORS WERE LOCKED WITH THE KEY FOB A FEW MOMENTS LATER ALL DOORS WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO SOUND WHEN ACCESSING THE DOORS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT TO DEACTIVATE THE SECURITY ALARM, THE CONTACT WOULD USE THE UNLOCK FEATURE ON THE KEY FOB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAME INOPERABLE SPORADICALLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NUMEROUS OF TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

IGNITION SWITCH IS HARD TO TURN, I HAVE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT REALLY HARD TO GET THE SWITCH TO TURN THE CAR ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAD THE CAR SINCE 2005. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THERE WOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THE SHAKING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND I DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE RECALL I RECEIVED BUT IT STARTED BACK SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE "SO CALLED REPAIR WAS DONE. I NOTICED THAT THE SHAKING, RATTLING AND LOUD VIBRATION FROM THE TRANSMISSION WAS WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED AND HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO 40 OR SLOWER THIS IS WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN AND NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE MOTOR IS BEING TURNED OFF AND ON LATELY THERE IS A SOUND OF SHAKING AND RATTLING LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE. *TR

WAS HAVING TO SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER FOR THE KEY TO TURN. FINALLY SHAKING IT STOPPED WORKING AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO GET REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE IGNITION CASING WAS CRACKED AND HE ALSO SAID I HAD TO GET A NEW KEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED. THE LATCH DID NOT LOCK AND WAS UNABLE TO UNLATCH WHILE IT WAS LOCKED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ON ONE OCCASION, THE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE THE CONTACT DROVE WITH A PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

FOR NO REASON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN...POWER LOCKS ALL WORK...JUST THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES DON'T OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO START THE THE CAR. YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE IT AND APPLY THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TORQUE TO GET IT TO TURN AND START THE VEHICLE. I REPLACED THE KEY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME NEGATIVE RESULTS. *JS

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE KEY STICKING IN THE IGNITION AND NOT CLEARING THE SYSTEM WHEN I TAKE IT OUT. THE SYSTEM STILL DINGS WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. TWICE ON JULY 3RD, THE IGNITION LOCKED UP TOTALLY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO WIGGLE THE KEY AFTER 30 MINUTES OF TRYING AND START IT. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHERE THEY MADE ME A NEW KEY. THREE HOURS LATER THE IGNITION LOCKED UP AGAIN. WAITED 3.5 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK, CONTINUING TO WIGGLE THE KEY WITH NO LUCK. MECHANIC GOT IT TO TURN BUT TOWED IT TO GET IT FIXED... 29 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE OF THE SAME THING.. HOW MANY HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN WITHOUT REPORTING IT??? TIME TO CHECK IT OUT AND GET A RECALL!!! I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH DOORS CLOSING AND CONVERTER TORQUE, NOT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL AS DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR

FOR SECOND TIME WITHIN A YEAR THE AIRBAG FAULT INDICATOR HAS COME ON. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE KEY WILL GET STUCK AND NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO KEEP JIGGLING THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET IT UNSTUCK AND TURN. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT HELP. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO. MORE RECENTLY, WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF, THE IGNITION GETS STUCK. WHEN I TAKE THE KEY OUT, I CAN FEEL IT DOES NOT REGISTER AND RELEASE INSIDE THE SWITCH. THE CAR STILL DINGS WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR AS IF THE KEY IS STILL IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN, JIGGLE IT, AND THEN TAKE IT OUT. *TR

THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON THE LOWER LEFT DASHBOARD CAME ON PERMANENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH 2006 AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NOR HAVE THE AIR BAGS EVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT A HEATED SEATS OR ANY HEATING ELEMENTS FOR THE SEATS. THIS LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF AND AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA.DOT.GOV WEBSITE, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL SO IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT AND NOT ISOLATED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THESE SENSORS SHOULD NOT FAIL SO PREMATURELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH OUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I BOUGHT THE IN JUNE 15, 2011 TWO WEEKS LATER HAD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM WHICH IS RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING THEN IT WAS FIXED 5 MORE TIMES, THE TOTALED OF 6X. NOW THE CENTER DRIVE SHAFT SUPPORT BEARING IS BAD. PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS MATTER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. IT STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS BACK WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO TURN THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD FINALLY TURN AND START. IT IS NOW COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AT ALL IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY BROTHER ALSO OWNS A 2004 VUE, HIS WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND HE SAID THAT HE HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE AN ION AND A VUE. MY ION IS IN FOR THE RECALL AND I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE SAME PART REPLACED ON THE VUE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO EVEN TURN THE KEY IT JUST COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I EVEN STARTED GOING ANYWHERE AS I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. SO I WENT AND GOT THE NEW IGNITION, PAID FOR THE LOCKSMITH TO MATCH IT TOO MY KEY AND NOW IT IS RUNNING AGAIN. I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK CLOSER AT THE OTHER VEHICLES ALSO AS WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY VIEW WAS IDENTICAL TO WHAT THE ION WAS DOING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN VUE AND I HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. WHEN I HAD A CAR WRECK EITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE LIGHTS STAY ON. I HAD TO PAY 596.00 TO REPLACE MY KEY IGNITION AND SOMETIMES IT STILL STICKS. MY DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY. I SEE THAT THEY ARE RECALLING OTHER SATURNS BUT NOT MINES. *TR

IN MAY 2014, MY 2006 SATURN VUE AWD'S PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO INDICATE A PASSENGER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT INDICATOR, SIGNALED OFF, AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. EVER SINCE THEN, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR HAS REMAINED IN THE OFF POSITION, EVEN WITH A PASSENGER. *TR

ON 5/26/14 THAT MORNING MY CAR WOULDN'T START SO I GOT JUMP START. LATE THAT AFTERNOON AGAIN IT WOULDN'T START, BUT BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY, SO I GOT A NEW ONE. DRIVING HOME THAT EVENING, WITH KIDS IN CAR, GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION CAR LOSES POWER! LUCKILY WE WERE NOT HIT. I MANAGED TO START CAR REPEATEDLY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ON 5/27/14 CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS THERE TILL 5/29/14 AND I WAS TOLD IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH AND NEED TO PAY $295.00 SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS ONE LIGHT FROM ENTERING THE FWY HOME. I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. PLEASE LOOK INTO A RECALL. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS STARTER COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT ARE NOW ON AT ALL TIMES. AT FIRST, WITH A PASSENGER PRESENT NO WARNING LIGHT WOULD DISPLAY, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE PASSENGER LIGHT AND DASH WARNING LIGHT WOULD BEGIN INDICATING NO PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT AND THE DASH WARNING WOULD COME ON. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT AND WARNING LIGHT WOULD CYCLE ON AND OFF WHETHER THERE WAS A PASSENGER OR NOT. NOW THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR IS ON ALL THE TIME AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE LEFT LOWER DASH IS ALSO ON ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT EITHER AIR BAG WILL FUNCTION DURING AN ACTUAL FRONTAL CRASH AND, GIVEN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CONTINUOUSLY DEGRADING SYSTEM/CONTROLLER, I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT ONE OR BOTH AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY THOUGH NO VALID AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COMMAND WAS GENERATED DUE TO POSITIVE CRASH SENSOR INPUTS. *TR