2006 Saturn Vue Fuel System Problems

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.

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

MY CAR DEVELOPED A DANGEROUS CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. AS A RESULT FUEL WOULD LEAK OUT AND A STRONG GAS SMELL WAS PERVASIVE. I WAS TOLD I SHOULD PARK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE DANGER. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A "VERY COMMON" ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MULTIPLE OTHER MODELS OF GM CARS, INCLUDING SATURN (BUT NOT THE VUE) HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THAT EXACT ISSUE. THE RECALL WAS EVEN MORE SPECIFIC FOR CARS IN "WARM WEATHER STATES" INCLUDING NEVADA. I AM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN REGISTERED AND USED IN NEVADA ALL IT'S LIFE. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT GM ABOUT MY CONCERNS AT THE LACK OF RECALL ON THIS PART, AND BEEN MET WITH ONLY SILENCE. I FIND IT VERY, VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A PART THAT IS THE SAME, CRACKED THE SAME WAY, IN THE SAME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY SORT OF RECALL FROM GM THAT PUT MY FAMILY AND I AT GRAVE RISK. WE JUST HAD TO SPEND OVER $1000 TO GET THIS ITEM REPAIRED, AND HAVE KEPT THE OLD PART FOR REFERENCE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE A SEARCH OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP IN SATURN VUE CARS OR OTHER GM PRODUCTS IN WARM WEATHER STATES TO SEE IF GM CAN BE MOTIVATED ENOUGH TO DO THE CORRECT THING AND ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PART THAT COULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FIRE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

THE 2007-2006 SATURN VUE V6, A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN HONDA/GM HAS THE SAME HONDA ODYSSEY DRIVE TRAIN AS HONDA'S CURRENT RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP COVER. IS THE SATURN MODEL AFFECTED AS WELL AND IF SO WHO WOULD FIX IT? *TR

MY CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO HAVE NO EFFECT AT ALL - THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, BUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT REV THE ENGINE OR CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES THIS OCCURS JUST AFTER I APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT OTHER TIMES IT JUST HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING. THE ACCELERATION NEVER RECOVERS UNTIL I STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, SIT A WHILE AND RE-START THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM WILL RECUR SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY AND SOMETIMES NOT FOR SOME TIME. THE FIRST EPISODE HAPPENED IN OCT 2011. AFTER 2-3 INCIDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THEY MERELY CLEANED THE "CONNECTOR TO APP SENSOR TO PCM." THIS PROBLEM RECURRED LAST WEEK AND WITH MORE SEVERITY. INITIALLY, THE PROBLEM RETURNED LAST WEEK, TWICE, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN FOR BUSINESS ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE PROBLEM RECURRED THREE TIMES. WHILE RETURNING HOME ON TUESDAY, THE PROBLEM RECURRED ABOUT 15 TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF AN APPROXIMATE 60 MILE DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS UPON ARRIVAL HOME AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT DESCRIBED IT AS "RESEALED ALL CONNECTORS RELATED TO ELECT THROTTLE SYSTEM." THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE PARTS, MORE THAN THEY WOULD EXPECT IN 7 MONTHS, BECAUSE OF OUR LOCATION ON THE COAST. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISOLATED ONE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS BLOGS AND SITES WHERE SATURN OWNERS DESCRIBE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. A LOCAL MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED IN A SAAB VEHICLE, WHICH HE ADVISED ME HAD THE SAME PARTS AS MY CAR, AND THAT THE SAAB VEHICLE WAS RECALLED. *TR

MY 2006 SATURN VIEW WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE WIRING LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FUEL TANK CHEWED CAUSING THE METAL EXPOSURE OF THE WIRE. THIS WIRE WAS NOT SHIELDED, AS SHOULD BE, AND DUE TO LOCATION ABOVE FUEL TANK COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY SITUATION DUE PLASTIC FUEL HOSES JUST BELOW THE WIRES. ALL WIRING INTO THE FUEL TANK AND ADJACENT TO FUEL LINES SHOULD HAVE EXTRA SHIELDING IN CASE OF NOT ONLY CHEWING BY RODENTS BUT POSSIBLE RUBBING ACTIONS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ROAD THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE FURTHER I DROVE THE LESS POWER I HAD UNTIL THE VEHICLE STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW MINUTES BUT WHEN I STEPPED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER ON SATURDAY EVENING. THE DEALER CONTACTED ME ON MONDAY AND SAID THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND HE WOULD HAVE TO ORDER ONE FROM THE FACTORY. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE ON TUESDAY EVENING AND IT APPEARED TO BE RUNNING FINE FOR THE MOMMENT. I MADE THEE QUARTERS OF THE WAY HOME AND THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AGAIN. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT LIKE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE NEW FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING OKAY EVER SINCE. IN FACT IT HAS BEEN RUNNING BETTER THAT NEW NEW. NOW THE EMISSIONS LIGHT IS COMING ON AND GOING OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS? *NM