2007 Saturn Vue complaints

PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE LIGHTWEIGHT PASSENGERS THOUGH THEY ARE OVER 100 POUNDS. FAILURE OF ABOUT 85% OF THE TIME NOTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. AT FIRST THE SATURN DEALER IN GRESHAM SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, THEN MAKING IT CLEAR THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR. BEFORE LONG THE SAME PROBLEM OCCASIONAL OCCURRED, NOW IT HAS BECOME OVER 50% OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES GOING OFF AFTER DRIVING A WHILE, SOMETIMES CYCLING OFF AND ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID. WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE IGNITION RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY. ALSO, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE RADIO LIGHT INDICATOR SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A VOLTAGE DEFECT WITHIN THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RADIO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,942.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT TURN OR GRIND. HE COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE TUMBLERS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THE DEALER CORRECTED THE ISSUE AND THE IGNITION WAS BEGINNING TO "CATCH" AGAIN. AFTER THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK AT ALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE 2007 SATURN VUE WAS THE ONLY MODEL YEAR THAT DID NOT HAVE A STEERING WHEEL LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,240 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. UPDATED 09/23/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK. UPDATED 09/25/08 *JB

PURCHASED NEW 05/29/07. IN SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH THAT KEPT STICKING. WOULDN'T REPLACE BUT KEPT 'GREASING.' FINALLY AFTER IN SHOP THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY THEY REPLACED IGNITION. STARTING TO STICK AGAIN LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. SOON AFTER, DURING A STOP AT LIGHT, OR STOP SIGN, ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF COMPLETELY AND RESTART ITSELF. DEALER SAID THE REAR BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID AND EVERYTHING CORRODED. TOOK THEM DAYS TO GET REPLACEMENT AND DIDN'T OFFER ME ANOTHER VEHICLE TO USE IN MEANTIME!! THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! FINALLY HAD NEW REAR BATTERY INSTALLED. NOW I'M JUST WAITING FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SHORTLY THEREAFTER ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD, THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENT. TOOK TO DEALER, DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN, 5 CODES CAME UP, REPAIRED ONLY ONE ACCORDING TO PAPERWORK. NEXT TIME DROVE VEHICLE HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

I HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES, THE NOISE BECAME NOTICEABLY WORSE. I WENT TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE PROBLEM CHECKED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TENSIONER ON THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD 'DISINTEGRATED' AND WAS ON THE VERGE OF FAILURE. *TR

(1) THE IGNITION CYLINDER HAS BEEN FAULTY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS RECEIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2007. IT WAS GREASED TWICE. SINCE POSSESSING THE CAR (BOUGHT MAY 2007), I HAVE HAD INCREASING TROUBLE TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALERSHIP JUST URGED ME TO GREASE IT, BUT FINALLY, JULY 2008, THEY REPLACED THE FAULTY IGNITION CYLINDER. (2) THE BATTERIES IN THIS GREENLINE VUE WERE LEAKING, TWICE, LEADING TO A RECALL, AND HAVING THEM REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES, THE CONTACT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ALL THE OTHER DOORS ON THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND ALLOWED HIM TO ENTER AND EXIT. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION SO THEY COULD ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHENEVER SHE APPROACHES A STOP OR DECELERATES AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT WILL STALL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD EITHER BE THE BATTERY OR THE SPARK PLUGS. BOTH HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,140 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN VUE GREENLINE AND HAVE HAD THE HYBRID BATTERY REPLACED AFTER HAVING THE CAR SHUT OFF AND RESTART AND LOSING ALL HYBRID FUNCTION. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT ALL BATTERY CELLS WERE LEAKING IN MY CAR. NOW THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP DUE TO 3 INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN ONE DAY. FIRST TIME I WAS PARKING AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, SECOND TIME AT A STOP LIGHT AND THIRD TIME STOPPING AT TRAIN TRACKS AND THAT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I THEN PARKED MY CAR AND HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TRIED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE WITH NO REPAIRS DONE. I REFUSED AND THEY STILL HAVE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED IT ONE YEAR AND THE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS FIXED 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE SECOND ISSUE STARTED. *TR

I PURCHASED A SATURN VUE HYBRID ALMOST A YEAR AGO AND I HAVE SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY 12 OCCURRENCES OF THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY GOING DEAD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES IN 8 MONTHS. 2 OF WHICH WERE DIRECTED AT THE BEHEST OF RECALL ISSUES RELATED TO THE BATTERY AND BATTERY HARNESS. BOTH THE BATTERY AND BATTERY HARNESSES WERE REPLACED YET THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. TODAY, I RETRIEVED MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER WHO JUST REPLACED THE BATTERY HARNESS AND THE VEHICLE DIED TWO MILES AFTER PICKING IT UP WHEN THEY INFORMED ME THAT NO POWER APPEARED TO BE DRAINING THE BATTERY. WHILE I RECEIVED QUALITY CARE, THE ITEMS WERE WARRANTED AND I RECEIVED COURTEOUS SERVICE. THE CAR STILL REMAINS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN VUE GREEN LINE. OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THE VEHICLE WILL STALL ON STARTING AFTER STOPPING OR COMING TO A NEAR STOP (BRAKING AND THEN ACCELERATING). THE ENGINE STALLS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. CODES WERE RESET AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY GPS UNIT WHICH IS PLUGGED INTO THE INTERIOR OUTLET MAY BE A CAUSE. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITHOUT THE GPS BEING PLUGGED IN. THE STALLING HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME SINCE THEN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON. THE DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2007, THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO GET A NEW ONE THREE HOURS LATER. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR 5,000 MILE SERVICING, THE DEALER DISCOVERED A RECALL, INFORMED THE CONTACT, AND MADE THE REPAIRS. WITHIN TWENTY DAYS, THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THREE HYBRID ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES REPLACED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS RE-WIRED, AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, IT IS INOPERABLE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE FAILURES REPAIRED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A NEW RECALL RELATED TO THE EMISSION, BUT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR. THEY RECOMMENDED A SHOP (FREEMOND AUTO) AND THEY REPLACED THE FACTORY FITTING FOR THAT MAKE AND MODEL. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING WIRING AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,311. UPDATED 4/7/08 *CN UPDATED 04/07/08 *TR

STARTED HEARING A NOISE THAT I ASSUMED WAS A ROCK IN MY BRAKES. IT TURNED INTO A CHIRPING NOISE FOR A COUPLE DAYS, WHICH THEN TURNED INTO AN AWFUL SQUEALING NOISE WHEN I STARTED IT. I CALLED SATURN FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND HAD TO WAIT 2 DAYS TO GET IN. THEY TOLD ME THE BEARINGS WERE GOING OUT ON MY AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART. NOW IT SEEMS THERE IS NO PART AVAILABLE AND THEY WILL HAVE TO MAKE ONE SPECIAL FOR MY CAR - WHICH MEANS I'M IN A RENTAL CAR FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 WEEKS - OR SO THEY THINK. MY LAST SATURN WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 32 DAYS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID (NA). WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE RADIO, POWER ASSIST, ALL OF THE LIGHTING, AND THE WINDOWS SHUT DOWN, INCLUDING THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES, BUT THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT ALL THEY COULD DO WAS SEND INFORMATION TO THE DEALER TO ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE REMAINS UNDETERMINED. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. ON AUGUST 3, 2007, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE IGNITION LOCK WAS STICKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK HOUSING AND WIRING HARNESS. ON OCTOBER 12, 2007, THE CONTACT EXPRESSED HIS CONCERN TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS HIS RESPONSIBILITY. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE HIS VEHICLE TO HAVE THE FEATURES THAT ARE MENTIONED IN HIS OWNER'S MANUAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,025 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,548. THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION IN ANY GEAR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE IGNITION FROM STICKING WAS TO TAKE THE STEERING LOCK OFF. THE CONSUMER DECLINED. UPDATED 12/04/07.

2007 SATURN VUE GREENLINE (HYBRID) HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAULTS RELATED TO ELECTRICAL CHARGING SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S ADVISORY LETTER, AFTER THE "CHECK BATTERY" LIGHT COMES ON, THE VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM IS DISABLED AND THE VEHICLE'S 12 VOLT BATTERY WILL PROVIDE 20-60 MINUTES OF RUN TIME BEFORE THE ENTIRE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS TOTALLY DISABLED. AFTER 3 TRIPS TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE "CHECK BATTERY" LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. *TR

2007 SATURN VUE WAS SERVICED BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. DEALER REPLACED AND FIXED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS STILL NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE VEHICLE RAN. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIO WAS REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME, AND THERE WAS EVEN MORE WIND NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WITH THE NEW RUBBER SEAL. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED MAJOR LOSS OF POWER, ROUGH UPSHIFTING, DOUBLE DOWNSHIFTING WHILE BRAKING AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A NEW CALIBRATION WAS MADE TO THE PCM AS PART OF THE CORRECTION MADE ALONG WITH THE WIRING HARNESS TO MAKE THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS GO OFF. *TR

I HAVE LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN IN THE SHOP. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, ALL ELECTRICAL SUDDENLY DIES, THE HYBRID HAS STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRBAGS HAVE HAD TO BE FIXED. THERE IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. *TR

MY SATURN HYBRID VUE HAS HAD SEVERAL "INCIDENTS" SINCE IT'S PURCHASE. THE FIRST WAS AT AROUND 800 MILES. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE STARTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. ALL ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON. WHEN IT FINALLY STARTED, IT JERKED SEVERELY AND LUNGED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES. HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A PEDESTRIAN BEEN IN FRONT OF ME THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO SATURN SERVICE. THERE WERE SEVERAL PROBLEM CODES IN ECM. THEY SAID IT WAS A CHAFFED WIRE THAT NEEDED TO INSULATED. AT AROUND 1,200 MILES THE JERKING HAPPENED AGAIN. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THERE WOULD BE EPISODES OF WHERE THE ENGINE LIGHTS OR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT WOULD STALL BUT THEN IT WOULD DRIVE FAIRLY NORMAL. I CHECKED WITH ONSTAR TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND THEY SAID EVERY THING SEEMED OK. I COMPLAINED TO THE SATURN DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE PERSISTENT BUT INTERMITTENT. I BEGAN TO FEAR DRIVING THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN IT. ALL DURING THIS TIME THE MILEAGE WAS VERY LOW (ESPECIALLY FOR A HYBRID). THREE MONTH'S SINCE ITS FIRST FAILURE I TOOK THE SATURN VUE INTO SERVICE WITH ALL THE ENGINES LIGHTS ON -- THEY FOUND PROBLEMS WITH STARTER GENERATOR, AND THE CHARGING AND AUTOSTOP SYSTEMS RELATED TO THE 12 V AND 36 VOLT BATTERIES. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. NOW IT IS ONE MONTH LATER AND IT IS GOING BACK INTO SERVICE FOR LUNGING FORWARD AT A STOP SIGN, AND FOR ANSWERS ABOUT WHY I GET SUCH LOW MPG (22). *TR

HELLO, I AM WRITING CONCERNING ISSUES WITH MY BRAND NEW SATURN GREEN-LINE HYBRID VUE. I PURCHASED IT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FRIGHTENING ISSUES. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE ABOUT THE VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE GREEN-LINE HYBRID VUE- THE FIX DOES NOT WORK. IT HAS PUT OUR FAMILY IN HARM'S WAY. I RECEIVED A VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE TO FIX THE ELECTRIC HARNESS WIRING ON MY HYBRID, TO PREVENT PROBLEMS. WELL, I TOOK IT IN TODAY, AND NOT LESS THAN 1 MINUTE AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (FIRST TIME EVER). THEN ABOUT 8 MINUTES LATER, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE IN THE CAR... ALL ELECTRONICS FAILED- RADIO LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, ENGINE WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS, LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF, SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK, THEN THEY WERE ALL FLICKERING, THEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, ONSTAR DIED, RADIO DIED, POWER STEERING DIED! ME AND MY FAMILY WERE IN THE CAR AND ALMOST DIED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION BECAUSE I COULDN'T BARELY STEER THE CAR!! WELL, FROM TAKING MY NEW CAR IN TO PREVENT A PROBLEM, TO THE SATURN TEAM ALMOST KILLING US, I AM FAR FROM HAPPY. PLEASE LET WHOEVER NEEDS TO KNOW THIS, KNOW IMMEDIATELY. IF WE HAD GOTTEN ON THE HIGHWAY AS PLANNED, WE MOST LIKELY WOULDN'T BE TALKING BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

2007 SATURN VUE GREEN LINE (HYBRID) REGARDING NEW (8/24/2007) CAMPAIGN #07195. SATURN OF TEMPE SERVICE ADVISOR JERED SCHAGER DESCRIBED TO ME A LOCAL INCIDENT, LIKELY RELATED TO THIS CAMPAIGN, WHERE THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING SUDDENLY DURING A MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN 18-WHEELER CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO CRASH, BUT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE FREEWAY. THIS WAS NOT MY VEHICLE. THIS WAS RELATED TO ME WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. MY SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM WAS A "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THAT IF I HAD NOT TAKEN CARE OF THIS PROBLEM SOON, THEN I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED SOMEWHERE (HOPEFULLY NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT IN 130 DEGREE SUNSHINE), OR WORSE YET IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FIX TO MY VEHICLE WAS TO REROUTE SOME JUMPER WIRING AND REPROGRAM THE ECM & TCM.

I RAN INTO A BUILDING AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONT END HIT- BROKE INTO WALL, BRICK COLUMN SMASHED FRONT OF CAR. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE. IT'S A 2007 SATURN VUE--PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY OF 2007. *TR

VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO PURCHASE. PURCHASED 5/26/07 - 7/7/07 IN SHOP ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. CHK. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, GAUGES ERRATIC, POWER STEERING FAILS, MILEAGE 3,043. PROBLEMS PERSIST, EVENTUALLY ENTIRE MAIN WIRING HARNESS REPLACED (REMOVED SEATS, DASH, ETC. FROM INTERIOR). MORE PROBLEMS EACH TIME, GAUGES STILL ERRATIC, LOW POWER LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL COME ON. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, IF POWER LOST AT HIGH SPEED COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *TR

2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID MODEL: KNOWN ISSUE: WIRING HARNESS, BUT NO RECALL. CAR LOOSES ALL BATTERY POWER WHEN DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SATURN KNOWS OF ISSUE W BULLETIN TO REPLACE PART OF WIRING HARNESS. *JB

OUR NEW 2007 SATURN VUE GREEN LINE HYBRID SUV HAD A CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT AT 2334 MILEAGE. WE LUCKILY WERE IN TOWN AND PARKED THE CAR IN OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS THEN TOED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC OR ON AN INTERSTATE WITH CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. SATURN HAD A TECH DOC#1978388 AND TSB#07-06-03-004 AS NOTED ON OUR SERVICE RECEIPT. IT IS VERY DISTURBING THAT THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THESE VEHICLES AND DID NOT PERFORM A ENGINE HARNESS JUMPER REPLACEMENT AND REPROGRAM BEFORE THE NEW VEHICLE WAS SOLD. I WOULD REFER THE NHTSA TO THE EDMUND TOWNHALL FORUM AT THE WEB ADDRESS BELOW WHICH HAS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, WHICH ALSO LIST INCIDENCES OF THE SATURN VUE GREEN LINE STOPPING IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F0D7FDB/ *JB I BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I HAVE LIVED NORTH OF DES MOINES FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. I HAVE NOTICED GROWING TRAFFIC BETWEEN DES MOINES AND ANKENY AS THE AREAS OUTSIDE OF DES MOINES CONTINUE TO GROW. I HAVE OBSERVED A GROWING PROBLEM AND I AM BECOMING MORE AND MORE CAUTIOUS WITH ROAD RAGE DRIVERS. ON NE 14TH HEADING NORTH (DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE I-80) THE LEFT LANE MERGES AFTER THE STOP LIGHT. VEHICLES WILL SPEED THROUGH THE LIGHT AND THEN MERGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE TO BEAT THE TRAFFIC. IT WOULD BE MUCH SAFER AND IT WOULD REDUCE THE ROAD RAGE DRIVERS/INPATIENT SPEEDERS IF YOU WERE TO MERGE THE LANES BEFORE (SOUTH) OF THE LIGHT. IS THIS A POSSIBILITY?*JB

TL*THE CONTACTS DAUGHTER OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO TREES, AND ROLLOVER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE DOT NUMBER AND ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN APPEARED TO BE INVALID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000 MILES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRIDGESTONE TIRE FAILED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE DRIVER WAS BRUISED. THE ON-STAR SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STATE TROOPER ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, PURCHASE DATE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND HAD LESS THAN 13,000 MILES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 13,000 MILES. UPDATED 08/14/07. *JB

2007 SATURN VUE GREEN LINE (HYBRID GAS ELECTRIC). THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON AFTER RESTART. THE BATTERY LIGHT PROBLEM WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO SATURN OF CERRITOS WHO DID A FIRMWARE UPDATE TO FIX IT. AFTER 2ND OCCURRENCE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SATURN OF ANAHEIM WHERE A WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. SHE WAS LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ONCE SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS UNLOCKED. THE SATURN DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND A VALID VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

MY 6 DAY OLD SATURN VUE - HYBRID HAD 242 MILES ON IT WHEN THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WENT ON, THEN THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALERS, COASTED IN TO THEIR SHOP. THE NEW CAR SAT THERE FOR 12 DAYS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THE STARTER/ GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT HAD TO COME FROM AN OUTSIDE SUPPLIER, WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE SHIPPED IT, BUT HAD NO TRACKING NUMBER, AND SUPPOSEDLY IT COULD NOT BE FOUND. IT FINALLY ARRIVED AFTER THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 12 DAYS AND WAS INSTALLED.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE LEFT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SLIGHTLY AJAR. WHEN SHE TOUCHED THE DOOR, ALL THE VEHICLE DOORS LOCKED. THE KEY WAS IN THE VEHICLE BUT NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT CALLED ON STAR TO UNLOCK THE DOOR, BUT THEIR SYSTEM WAS SHOWING THAT THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. THE POLICE WERE CALLED BECAUSE A CHILD WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DOORS UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. THE DEALER RESET THE LOCKS BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT TRIGGERED THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,000. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 935. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEALER , WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DIRT IN THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE LOW POWER, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE WIRE IN THE IGNITION MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1342. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN , AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERWAS CURRENTLY DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 935, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1400. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CLIP BROKE ON THE GEAR SHIFT IN THE CENTER OF THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FLUKE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE FREEWAY. THE WEATHER WAS VERY NICE THAT DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AS OF 3/9/07, AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 1,207.*AK

I BOUGHT A SATURN VUE HYBRID IN SEPTEMBER, WITH IN TWO HOURS THE DRIVER SEAT BACK LUMBAR MECHANISM FEEL APART WHEN A CAR PARKED TO CLOSE FORCED ME TO WORM MY WAY IN THE DOOR. IT WAS FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AND SATURN OF LIBERTYVILLE, USING SLIP TIES TO FINALLY HOLD IT TOGETHER. WITH THE HELP OF SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, PARTS ARE ON ORDER. MY BACK BEING BROKEN THREE TIMES REAR ENDED STOPPED AT LIGHTS, MY BACK DID NOT FEEL GOOD RIDING IN THE BROKEN SEAT FOR A MONTH. SATURN TELLS ME ALL WARRANTIES ETC. ARE VOID IF I HAVE A SAFE SEAT, RECAR OTHODEIC, I WILL NOT RIDE IN AN UNSAFE SEAT WHEN IT IS SO EASY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF ANY PERSON GETS REAR ENDED AT MORE THAN ABOUT TEN MILE PER HOUR THEY WILL HAVE BACK INJURIES. HAVING ATTENDED COLLEGE FOR ME.BS. AND EE. BS. I WILL NOT BE PLAYED FOR A FOOL BY ANY CAR COMPANY. THOMAS F. LYNCH. *NM