2008 Saturn Vue Complaint Log

WHILE SATURN WAS STILL IN BUSINESS, THE FRONT ENGINE SEAL WENT OUT BETWEEN 25-30,000 MILES. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 55,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE RIGHT FRONT. REALLY,AT 55,000 MILES! WHAT'S NEXT? BY THE WAY THE FRONT CRANK SEAL IS LEAKING AGAIN. *TR

PURCHASED MY SATURN OCT 2011 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 3 MONTHS LATER JANUARY 2012. SATURN REPLACED IT BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. AUGUST 7TH 2013 IM GETTING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER AND WOULD HARDLY ACCELERATE. MY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSES TO FIX IT SAYING THAT IT IS NOT AN INTERNAL PART. I AM BEYOND PISSED. *TR

BATTERY COMPLETELY DEAD; THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DRAWING POWER FROM THE BATTERY ALL THE TIME CAUSING IT TO DRAIN WITH NO START SITUATION. THIS COULD BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE CAR DOES NOT START IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN A PARKING LOT. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE ELECTRICAL DRAW COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. *KB

MY SATURN VUE REDLINE WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WAS RIPPED FROM THE SEAT, FROM THE INTERIOR. THE SEAT BELT WAS FOUND WRAPPED UP IN THE AXEL, WHEEL AND TIRE. THE DOOR TO THE VEHICLE DID NOT OPEN AT ANY TIME. I HAVE PHOTOS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN IN THAT SEAT INVESTIGATORS SAID THAT THE PERSON WOULD HAVE BEEN RIPPED IN TWO. I ONLY WANT SOMEONE TO SEE IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN VUE AS I OWN ANOTHER ONE AND DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF HAVING SOMEONE KILLED OR INJURED. I HAVE CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS, BUT THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE ONLY INTERESTED IF SOMEONE HAS BEEN INJURED. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT, BUT A NEW BULB DOESN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE WIRING GOING TO THE LIGHT IS MELTED AND THERE ARE NOTICEABLE BURN MARKS AROUND THE LIGHT AND LIGHT HOUSING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SATURN VUE XE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND ROLLED 20 FEET DOWN INTO AN INBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETAIN THE PASSENGER. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A SEVERE CONTUSION AND ABRASIONS. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A DAMAGED KNEE, SHOULDER, ARM, HAND AND HEAD. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DECLINED SERVICES THROUGH AN AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

LIGHT APPEARS, CONTINUES TO STAY ON.IS THIS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? *JS

WHILE ON OUR FAMILY TRIP OUR VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STALL. WE HAD NO POWER, NO ACCELERATION NO POWER STEERING. *JS

ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH REAR WIPER AND HEATING ELEMENT(DEFOGGER) SYSTEM. PRESSING THE REAR DEFOGGER SWITCH TO TURN ON THE HEATING ELEMENT WOULD INSTEAD START DELIVERING WINDSHIELD WASHING FLUID CONTINUOUSLY. PRESSING THE REAR WIPER SWITCH WOULD START THE WIPER IN A VERY ERRATIC AND SCARY WAY. WHOLE SYSTEM WORKS IN A SPOOKY WAY. *KB

ISSUE #1 ~ TRANSMISSION WHILE MERGING FROM ONE FREEWAY TO ANOTHER, DRIVING AT A STEADY PACE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP. WHEN THE SLIPPING BEGAN, THE DELAYS WERE SHORT, MAYBE LASTING 10 SECONDS. HOWEVER AS I KEPT DRIVING, THEY BEGAN TO GET LONGER AND LONGER, IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND MOVE OVER TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. SINCE THE INITIAL TIME, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE. AND, BECAUSE THE SLIPPING DOESN'T OCCUR EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, I'M BEING TOLD THE ISSUE CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED... ISSUE #2 ~ POWER STEERING AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING STEERED STRAIGHT, I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS. HOWEVER, THE MOMENT THE VEHICLE IS STEERED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, IT BEGINS TO MAKE A LOUD ROARING LIKE SOUND. THE ROARING IS ESPECIALLY PREVALENT WHEN BEING STEERED TO THE LEFT. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TWICE NOW TO BE ATTENDED TO. EACH TIME I'VE TAKEN IT IN, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND FLUIDS ARE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. *TR

PURCHASED IN 2011 FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LOUISVILLE. IT HAD THE TIRE SENSOR LIGHT ON. THEY SENT IT TO THE SHOP AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR MALFUNCTION OVER AND OVER. THEN OTHER LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON ALONG WITH THE SLUGGISH FEELING AND AN ANNOYING RATTLING, ROLLING SOUND. DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS FROM SPARK PLUGS???? I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY WANTED 100.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC 500 FOR SPARK PLUGS. I DECLINED. THE ROTOR AND STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE CAR WOULD OFTEN TIMES BE RUNNING WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, GAS GONE, NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS AND BAD FOR THE CAR. TRANSMISSION FAILURE STARTS AND CONTINUES. HAD A CAR ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER 2013. AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE. DEALERSHIP RECEIVED OVER $5000. AFTER A MONTH THEY SAY IT'S FINISHED BRING ME THE CAR. I GET HOME AND THE KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ROCKING AND ROLLING SOUND IN THE STRUTS IS WORSE. THEY SAID THAT IS ALSO A KNOWN ISSUE ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT FROM THE ACCIDENT. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO FIX IGNITION. THIS VEHICLE IS A FAILURE! NO WONDER SATURN IS OUT OF BUSINESS. AS FOR THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE GM DEALER UNDER PROGRESSIVE INS. THIEVES! I TOOK PICTURES OF MY FILE AND HAVE WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DID FOR THE 5000. HOW MUCH THEY PAID FOR THE PARTS. I ALMOST THREW UP. IT WAS 300% MARK UP ON SOME THINGS. OTHERS WERE CHARGED FOR AND NOT REPLACED. AFTER THIS I LOST ALL FAITH IN TRUSTING DEALERSHIPS ETC. I STILL OWE ON THE CAR. I WILL CONTINUE TO EDUCATE MYSELF ON THE THIEVERY THAT GOES ON IN THE VEHICLE INDUSTRY. I PRAY EVERYDAY THAT KARMA WILL CATCH UP WITH THEM. DON'T BOTHER CONTACTING GM. THEY WILL ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AND NEVER GET BACK WITH YOU. *TR

NO HEAT. GOT CAR 2500 MILES AGO NOW THAT ITS COLD OUTSIDE TRIED TO USE HEATER NO HEAT. INSTALLED NEW T-STAT. FLUSHED HEATER CORE. STILL NO HEAT. NEED HELP

THE SATURN VUE I OWN IS A 4 CYLINDER AND THE HEATER CORE IS CRACKED JUST AS GM'S DOCUMENT ID[XXX] DESCRIBES. I STARTED TO SMELL ANTIFREEZE COMING FROM THE VENTS, ON ABOUT 9-3 WE HAVE GONE TO A RESTAURANT THAT NIGHT AND WHEN WE CAME OUT TO GO HOME, THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS FOGGED UP, I TRIED TO USE THE DEFROST SETTING TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT, I HAD NO RAG TO WIPE THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD SO I WIPER IT WITH MY HAND TO GET SOME VISIBILITY, I WAS FORCED TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY HOME TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD BY HAND. I CALLED SATURN GM CONCERNING THE ISSUE AND THEY HAD ME TAKE THE CAR TO A GM DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE HEATER CORE IS CRACKED. GM CLAIMS THEY HAVE A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM TO FIX THIS ISSUE SO THE HEATER CORE WILL NOT CRACK BUT THEY CLAIM THAT MY CAR IS NOT IN THE PROGRAMS GROUP. THE PROGRAM REROUTES THE HEATER HOSES SO THAT INTERNAL PRESSURE BUILD UP IS REDUCED TO A SAFE LEVEL AND PREVENTS THE HEATER CORE FROM CRACKING THE PROGRAMS NUMBER IS #09206A. FROM WHAT I CAN FIND OUT THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 2009 AND WAS TO END 1-2011 BUT IT HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO 1-31-2012. AS I SAID ABOVE THEY CLAIM THAT THE DEFECT IS FOR A GROUP OF VUES WITH SERIAL NUMBERS 8S500002 TO 8S645537 WHICH WOULD NOT INCLUDE MY CAR. IF YOU READ #09206A IT DESCRIBES WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO MY HEATER. THEY STATE IN THIS DOCUMENT " WE HAVE LEARNED THAT YOUR 2008 MODEL YEAR SATURN VUE, EQUIPPED WITH A 4-CYLINDER ENGINE, MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A HEATER CORE THAT COULD EVENTUALLY FRACTURE DUE TO PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS WITHIN THE HEATER CORE. IF THE HEATER CORE FRACTURES, YOU WOULD NOTICE A STRONG COOLANT SMELL, VAPOR OR MIST COMING OUT OF THE HEATER VENTS, AND OR AN OILY FILM ON THE WINDSHIELD." THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY VUE CONFIRMED BY THE GM DEALER AND REPORTED TO GM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER GOING, THE AIR CONDITIONER ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR AND AT THE HIGHEST FAN SPEED. AT FIRST WE COULD NOT TURN DOWN THE SPEED AND THEN AS WE PLAYED WITH THE DIALS WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT DOWN TO THE LOWEST SPEED. BECAUSE THE AIR FLOW IS ALWAYS MOVING IN THE VUE (ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL) WERE WERE NOT ABLE TO SHUT THE FAN OFF COMPLETELY. EVEN TURNING THE AIR CONTROL UNIT TO MANUAL THE HEAT CONTINUED TO BLOW. THE TOP OF THE UNIT WAS GETTING EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. WE WERE STOPPING FOR LUNCH WITH AND WHEN WE RETURNED AFTER THE MEAL THE UNIT HAD RESET ITSELF AND WE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS ON THE RETURN TRIP FROM VA TO OH. ON 8/23/11 THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND ONLY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE RESET THE UNIT. TOOK THE VUE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE AIR CONDITIONER, EVACED (?) THE UNIT AND RECHARGED WITH FREON. TWO WEEKS LATER, ON 9/6 /11 THE SAME THING OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN 6 HOURS. WILL BE CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE DRIVER BEGAN TO HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED THAT THE PLASTIC BUSHING WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPERS TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,782 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER OVERLAPPED THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO UNTANGLE THE WIPERS. THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER HOWEVER, WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,842 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,862.

2008 SATURN VUE WITH A/C PROBLEMS. A/C WILL BLOW HOT AIR AFTER 10-15 MIN OF DRIVE TIME. WILL NOT COME BACK ON, AND A/C LIGHT FLASHES. A/C SOMETIMES RETURNS AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS, BUT ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN. HAS BEEN AT GM DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. 1ST TIME THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG, 2ND TIME THEY DID A GAS TEST SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. 3RD TIME I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN A/C WENT OUT, THEY SAW IT WAS NOT WORKING, AND REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. A/C IS NOW OUT AGAIN 1 WEEK LATER. *TT

MY 2008 VUE HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. IT STARTED WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT FOR 10-30 SECONDS. NOW THERE IS A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND THAT IS OCCURRING WHEN THE WHEEL IS BEING TURNED. GM HAS REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND OTHER MULTIPLE ITEMS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST 7 MONTHS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE NOZZLE UPSIDE DOWN IN ORDER TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE OTHERWISE, FUEL WOULD NOT ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FAILURE WITHIN THE VENTING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN THE REPAIR SHOP INSTALLED A NEW VENT CHECK VALVE WITH NO SUCCESS. UPDATED 09/21/11

WHIRRING/WHOOSING AND SLIGHT GROANING/VIBRATION COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND AT LOW SPEED. POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW AND FILLED AT THAT TIME. SYMPTOMS CONTINUED. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY GM SERVICE. THE STEERING SHAFT BOOT WAS GREASED AND THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY RACK AND PINION. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING PUMP WAS FLUSHED AND FILLED AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. ALTHOUGH WE WERE OUT OF WARRANTY, THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE WAS HALF AND THE PARTS WERE NOTED AS "GOOD WILL PARTS ONLY/WARRANTY". WE APPRECIATED THIS GESTURE FROM GM; WE ABSORBED THE LABOR COSTS. SINCE THE REPAIR WE HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE A SLIGHT GROANING/VIBRATION AGAIN WHEN TURNING AT START-UP. THIS SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR WHILE DRIVING. NOTE: HAVING DONE SOME RESEARCH, OUR ISSUE SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM WITH SOME 2008 VUE VEHICLES.

2008 SATURN VUE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AS IT WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY PUTTING MY ENTIRE FAMILY AT RISK. CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO CONTINUE REPAIRING THE POWER STEERING AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH POWER STEERING REPAIR LASTED ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM LINDSAY CHEVROLET (15605 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191, (571) 200-4754). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

A/C FAILS/WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES, THE VENTS BLOW A WHITE, VERY COLD "FOG" INTO THE VEHICLE. ONCE THIS OCCURS THE A/C WILL "FREEZE UP" AND NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE/CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JAN 2011. DURING THE EXTREME HEAT EXPERIENCED IN MO DURING THE SUMMER OF 2011; THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN AS THE HEAT INDEX ROSE TO OVER 100 DEGREES AND SUSTAINED FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. I HAVE A 6 YR & 8 YR OLD (WHO HAS HEAT TRIGGERED ASTHMA). FOR THIS HEALTH REASON I MAINTAIN A NEWER VEHICLE THAT SHOULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE A/C. FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE, MILEAGE, AND COST OF THIS VEHICLE, I EXPECT THE MANUFACTURER TO ENSURE THAT THIS IMPORTANT FEATURE IS CAPABLE OF RUNNING CORRECTLY FOR THE FIRST 100,000 MILES; OR RECALL & FIX THIS A/C ISSUE THAT I HAVE FOUND IS PLAGUING MANY SATURN VUE OWNERS. AS A SINGLE MOTHER, I DO NOT HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY OR INCOME TO BE WITHOUT MY VEHICLE WHILE IT IS SERVICED BY A DEALERSHIP AT DEALERSHIP COSTS. YET, IT IS NOW UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN TO TRAVEL ON EXTREMELY HOT DAYS IN THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,430.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE EBAP SOLENOID WAS CORRODED AND THE HARNESS BODY WIRING SHORTED OUT DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS BEING UTILIZED, THE WIPER ARMS WOULD BECOME TANGLED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO A DEALER AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

2008 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE NEEDS TO HAVE HER HEATER CORE REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND GM HAS REFUSED TO PAY THE INITIAL COST OF THE REPAIR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED BECAUSE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE HEATER HOSE, GM SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE BILL, NOT JUST HALF. *JB

HI I HAVE A 2008 SATURN VUE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN 2008. IN 2010 WITH ABOUT 32,000 MILES THE TRANNY WAS BLOWN, THEY FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THAT WINTER IT HERE I WENT TO PUT MY CAR IN MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO GO DOWN A SNOW COVERED HILL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT, IT STAYED IN 4TH. (I HAVE NOT TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT SINCE THE NEW TRANNY WAS PUT IN, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME) BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP THINKING IT WAS THE TRANNY AND THEY SAY IT IS THE FLOOR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WIRING AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS ISSUE? THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 3 YRS OLD! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

MY SATURN 2008 HAS 47 000 MILES AND IT ALREADY NEEDS HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT COST $333 TO REPLACE CAM HAFT ACUTERS. SIX MONTHS AGO I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ONE OF THE SAFETY RECALLS BECAUSE GM WAS RECALLING 44,451 2008 SATURN VUE VEHICLES WITH BODY COLOR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES. THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES MAY STICK OR BIND. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE DOOR MAY NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. CONSEQUENCES DRIVING WITH AN UNLATCHED DOOR COULD RESULT IN AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING INCREASED RISK OF INJURY. A MONTH AGO I TOOK IT FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL. GM WAS RECALLING 42,408 2008-2009 SATURN VUE VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NUT SECURING THE POWER STEERING LINE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAY LOOSEN. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THERE MAY BE A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. CONSEQUENCES THE FLUID COULD CONTACT HOT EXHAUST COMPONENTS RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. NOW I HAVE COOLANT FLUID DRIPPING ON MY ENGINE AND I CAN NOT BREATHE WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO PAY FOR IT. DEALERSHIP IS ASKING FOR $1100 FOR JUST A PART PLUS HOURS OF WORK. THEY USUALLY CHARGE $80 AN HOUR. MY 2008 SATURN IS SPENDING MORE TIME IN SHOP IN REPAIRS THAN ON THE ROAD.

WHEN I'D USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, I LOSE ALL POWER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AND THE BLINKER WOULD NOT WORK,ALL WHILE THE FLUID IS RUNNING OUT THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER CONNECTION. I HAD THE VUE IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE 4 TIMES AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE AT THE BEGINNING AND WHEN THEY FINALLY FIXED THE GROUNDING BOX AND REPLACED THE SO CALLED LIFETIME HEADLAMP, I WAS CHARGED 364.00. NOT WARRANTY COVERED. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 36,000. GM SCREWED US SATURN OWNERS BIG TIME. *TR

CURRENTLY MY 2008 SATURN VUE IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING REPEATEDLY GOING OUT IN THE VEHICLE. I WILL LOSE POWER STEERING FOR UP TO 10-30 SECONDS, PRIMARILY AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IS OCCURRING ABOUT 5-8 TIMES PER WEEK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES. THE STEERING GEAR HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACED AND INCLUDING THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO LOSE POWER STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TEMPERATURE AND ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE OWNER PUT WATER IN THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO A GOODYEAR REPAIR SHOP AND DROPPED IT OFF. THEY ADVISED THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. SATURN STATED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSEMENT THE OWNER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 47,770. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES. I SPENT 30 MINUTES INSIDE AND THEN UPON RETURNING TO MY CAR DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THE CAR WAS TURNED ON/OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FAILURE LIGHT REMAINED AS WELL AS THE FAILURE. CAR WAS BARELY DRIVABLE TO GET HOME. GM WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON SUCH A PART. CAR HAS LESS THAN 60K AND IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. AN ONLINE SEARCH INDICATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER 2008 VUE XE OWNERS; THE CHEVY COBALT, WHICH HAS A SIMILAR SYSTEM AND ENGINE, SEEMS TO HAVE RECALLED THE PART. PARTS WERE REPLACED AND OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

MY 2008 SATURN VUE XR HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN MAY 2010, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL (SPEEDOMETER, RPM, ODOMETER, RADIO, ETC.) WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED A COMPUTER COMPONENT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. NOW IN JULY 2010 (2 MONTHS LATER) I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER WHICH SAID I WAS GOING 80 MPH. I WAS CLEARLY NOT GOING 80 MPH, SO RIGHT AWAY I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I STOPPED THE CAR AND EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED THE SPEEDOMTER READ 30 MPH. IT EVEN STAYED ON 30 MPH WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AM BEING TOLD THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE EXACT SAME PART THAT THEY JUST REPLACED TWO MONTHS AGO. CLEARLY THIS PART IS FAULTY AND IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ARE UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE REGARDING A SIMILIAR ISSUE. *TR

DOOR HANDLE STICKS IN OPEN POSITION. THE DOOR HAS FLOWN OPEN WHILE DRIVING TWICE DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE HANDLE. *TR

CAR SHUDDERS & HESITATES WHEN RPM'S RUN BELOW 1 1/2 (1500). INDUCTION & INJECTOR CLEANING, SUGGESTED BY DEALER DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM - AT COST OF $300. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM - NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH 'DIAGNOSTIC SCAN'. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE AND STALL. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SHAKING, THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART IT. A SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS UPDATED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS AGAIN UPDATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,500.

I WAS MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY 696 IN DETROIT AREA. SEMI TO MY LEFT, THOUGHT I COULD ACCELERATE AND EASE IN FRONT. PUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL STRONGLY AND IT DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR MAKING THE CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATE TO WELL OVER 80 MPH. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS WITH NO EFFECT. PUT FOOT ON BRAKES AND IT TEMPERED SPEED; NO LONGER ACCELERATED, BUT DID NOT SLOW IT DOWN. ALL THE WHILE I COULD HEAR ENGINE STRAINING TO ACCELERATE BUT NOT BEING ALLOWED TO. TRIED EASING OFF BRAKE BUT CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP EVEN FURTHER. WAS PRACTICALLY STANDING ON BRAKE PEDAL NOW WITH LEFT FOOT AND DID NOT SLOW. HIT GAS PEDAL A COUPLE TIMES HARD WITH RIGHT FOOT AND PEDAL RELEASED AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW, BUT HAVE NO IDEA IF THAT WAS THE REASON IT LET UP OR JUST COINCIDENCE. INSPECTED GAS PEDAL AREA. NOTHING TO ENCUMBER PEDAL. NOTHING TO CATCH ON. NO REASON FOR IT TO STICK. ABOUT SCARED ME TO DEATH. IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. I WAS JUST SHOCKED. I THEN HAD TO PICK UP MY KIDS IN ANN ARBOR AND DRIVE ALL THE WAY BACK HOME TO ILLINOIS WORRYING IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. WILL CALL SATURN IN MORNING TO SEE WHAT SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE TRAVELING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,874. UPDATED 12/10/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AS OF NOVEMBER 28,2010 THE PROBLEM HAD NOT RETURNED. UPDATED 12/17/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMELL FROM THE VENTS WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH. HE TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE SMELL BECAME STRONGER. WITHIN SECONDS, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD; HE SAW THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 16,000. UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ UPDATED 02/11/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CONTACT NOTICED HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

AUTOMATIC 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE. ALSO, THE CAR ROLLS WHEN IN "PARK" ON AN INCLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND ADVISED A BOOTH MODIFICATION. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

OUR INSUREDS 2008 SATURN VUE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TOTALLY BURNED THE VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 08V470000, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 08284. *TR

THIS IS A STURN VUE, 2008 - 6 CYCLINDER. FIRST 18,000 MILES WERE TROUBLE FREE. CAR SHUDDERS AND HESITATES - DOES IT AT ANY SPEED AND NOT CONSISTENT WITH RUNNING TIME- TACHOMETER FLUTTERS WHILE IT IS HAPPENING. AT 2ND VISIT TO DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM, TOLD IT IS A COMPUTER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND NO PROGRAM HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO CORRECT. TOLD THIS IS A NORMAL OPERATING PROBLEM. HAVE SPOKEN TO SATURN REPS AT GMC EVERY DAY SINCE MARCH 15. CAR IS GETTING WORSE- NOT BETTER, THEY HAVE OFFERED NO HOPE OF ANY RESOLUTION AND WILL NOT RECOMMEND EVEN TRYING TO SWAP OUT PARTS. KEEP ON TELLING ME THE CAR IS SAFE AND WILL STAND BY THEIR ORIGINAL WARRANTY OF 5 YEARS/100,000 MILES ON TRANSMISSION IF IT FAILS. CAR GETS LOUSY GAS MILEAGE SINCE THIS STARTED - WENT FROM 22.5 MPG TO 19.5 *CN

ON 2/23/09- MY HUSBAND OPENED THE HATCHBACK OF MY 2008 SATURN VUE. HE NOTICED THE HATCHBACK A BIT HEAVY AND AFTER LIFTING IT, HE NATURALLY LET IT GO. I WAS ALREADY STARTING TO PUT GROCERIES WHEN THE DOOR FELL DOWN. LUCKILY, MY HUSBAND WAS QUICK AND CAUGHT THE DOOR BEFORE IT CRUSHED MY ARM. HE OPENED IT AGAIN AND THEN REALIZED THE PNEUMATIC LIFTS WERE NOT WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE XR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS AS WELL AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER A REGULAR SERVICE CHECK WAS PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN UNUSUAL SOUND ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.