2009 Saturn Vue Electrical System Problems

CAR HAS LOST POWER ON DASH LIGHTS, RADIO WHEN OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR AROUND TOWN ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNIN THE STEERING WHEEL, LOOSES POWER, AND SHE WAS FORCED TO GET INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. KEY GETS STUCK IN INGNITION UPON STARTING CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START WITHOUT JUMPING THE CAR OFF OR WITHOUT WIGGLING THE WIRES ON TOP OF THE BATTERY CONNECTING TO THE BRAIN. WE HAVE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED. STABILITRACT LIGHT WAS ON AND WE HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT OUT THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE COMPUTER MODULE. RADIO WILL CUT OFF, DASH LIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY.

UNABLE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF WHILE IN PARK. KEY GETS STUCK AT ACC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SEIZED WHILE THE KEY WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND REFEREED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V490000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HER VEHICLE'S YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,551.

THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WHEN A MESSAGE STATING "STABILITRACK OFF" APPEARED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I CONTINUED DRIVING WITH THE MESSAGE AND PARKED AS NORMAL.THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR THE MESSAGE WAS GONE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. DOOR LOCKS, RADIO, EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER I WENT OUT IN THE MORNING TO A DEAD CAR AGAIN. JUMPING THE CAR WAS AN INSTANT FIX, AND THE VEHICLE RAN FINE AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE A MONTH FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS, WITH THE "STABILITRAK OFF" MESSAGE OCCASIONALLY POPPING UP WHILE DRIVING. EACH TIME IT WOULD NOT START A JUMP WAS REQUIRED, AND THEN THE CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION THAT THE BATTERY WAS LOW, AND IT NEVER QUIT WHILE ACTIVELY BEING DRIVEN. OVER THE PAST MONTH THE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY, AND NOW HAPPEN ABOUT 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. I HAVE TO KEEP A PORTABLE BATTERY CHARGER IN MY GLOVEBOX TO JUMP IT MYSELF. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE AND STILL HAVE THESE ISSUES. WE TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, THOUGH HE ASSURED US THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ETC. WERE FINE. AT THIS POINT WE ARE LOOKING TO SELL THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE MY KIDS AND I CANNOT KEEP BEING STRANDED WHEN IT WON'T START. I NO LONGER FEEL IT IS A SAFE VEHICLE FOR THEM TO BE RIDING IN. UNFORTUNATELY WE WILL TAKE A HUGE HIT WHEN WE SELL, AS THE CAR IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WORTH WHAT WE PAID FOR IT SINCE THESE PROBLEMS WERE UNKNOWN THEN. IT HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT NOW, AND THESE PROBLEMS STARTED AT 75,000 MILES.

THE HOSE FOR THE MOON ROOF DRAINS ARE LEAKING CAUSING MOLD AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THE VUE. WE HAD THE HOSES REPLACED TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING. ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE CAUSED ISSUES WITH STARTING, INSTRUMENT PANEL, ETC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT KEEPS MELTING, CAUSING ME TO LOOSE THE USE OF THAT HEADLIGHT. I HAVE ALREADY REPAIRED THE SITUATION TWICE, NOW I AM SEE THAT OTHER SATURN OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED GM AND THERE IS NO RECALL? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THIS ISSUE FOR 2 YEARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, I CAN'T SEE WITH ONE HEADLIGHT. PLEASE HELP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY HESITATED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN MY 2009 SATURN VUE OFF I CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND THEN BACK IN PARK BEFORE I CAN GET THE KEY OUT.

2009 SATURN VUE. DRIVER STATES THE ENGINE STALLED REPEATEDLY, KEYS BECAME STUCK IN IGNITION AND THE AIRBAG AND STABILITY LIGHTS CAME ON. *TA

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD ACCELERATION SLOWED, ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON, LOSS FULL POWER STEERING & BRAKE FUNCTIONS, NO TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY, MESSAGES ON DRIVER AIR BAG, STABILITRAK,TIRE AIR PRESSURE,ABS, EVERYTHING WAS FLASHING. ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE ON, RADIO STOPPED, SUDDEN INCREASED ACCELERATION THEN DECREASED AGAIN. I GOT PULLED OVER TO A PARKING LOT (WHICH WAS VERY HARD WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR & STEERING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE), TURNED OFF CAR & REMOVED KEY. STILL HAD ALL (4) OPEN DOOR LIGHTS ON AND ALL THE DOORS WERE SHUT. THEY STAYED ON MORE THAN 5 MINUTES BEFORE FINALLY GOING OFF. I SAT THERE 30 MINUTES BEFORE TRYING TO START THE CAR AGAIN. WHEN I STARTED IT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING AGAIN AS IF IT HAD RESET ITSELF. YESTERDAY AUGUST 31, 2015 WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH OR MORE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I DRIVE DAILY ON HEAVILY TRAVELED PARKWAYS. DEALERSHIPS CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM WHEN I TAKE IT TO THEM. THEY JUST WANT TO RESET THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IT JUST OCCURS AGAIN SO THAT IS NOT THE SOLUTION. NEED HELP GETTING THIS RESOLVED.

THE LIGHTS (COURTESY LIGHTS, DASH, AND HEADLIGHTS) ON MY VEHICLE WERE FLICKERING. WHILE DRIVING, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A BURNING SMELL. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS COMING FROM OUTSIDE, BUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS DID NOT HELP. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR AREA. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS ABOUT THE HEADLINER THAT GOES INTO THE SUNSHADE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR RETRACTION CLIP FRACTURED AND THE VISOR WOULD NOT PROPERLY RETRACT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE DOME, DOOR, AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT LIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 08/27/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BAR THAT RUNS THROUGH THE VISOR BECAME HOT TO TOUCH AND CAUSED THE WIRING THAT RUNS TO THE DOME TO BURN OUT. THIS CAUSED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO FAIL. THE VISOR WAS REPLACED BUT, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE NOT REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/18/2014 *JS

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY REDLINE STARTED CLICKING STABILITRAK OFF AND THEN WHEN TURNING IGNITION OFF, WOULD BE COMPLETELY DEAD. THIS CONTINUED AFTER INSTALLING A NEW BATTERY (THOUGHT THE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACING). I HAVE TAKEN TO A REPAIR MAN NUMEROUS TIMES AND STILL CAN'T GET AN ANSWER. THEY REPLACED ONE OF THE BATTERY CABLES COMPLETELY AND THIS STOPPED IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THOUGHT WE HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM. WELL IT HAS SINCE CONTINUED TO HAVE A BAD CONNECTION SOMEWHERE. WHEN IT HAPPENS, I CAN "WIGGLE" THE BLACK ELECTRIC BOX ABOVE THE BATTERY AND POWER IS RESTORED. SOMETIMES, IT DISCONNECTS EVERYTIME I PUT IT IN PARK AND SWITCH OFF AND SOMETIMES I CAN GO DAYS WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. THERE HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL/WIRING ISSUE CAUSING THIS. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE LIES WITHIN THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM. I THINK THAT THE STABILITRAK TURNS OFF AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE VEHICLE LOSING THE ELECTRONIC CONNECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE EMISSIONS PLUNGE OVERFLOW SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR HATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH DISPLAY INDICATED THAT THE DOORS WERE AJAR BUT THEY WERE LOCKED AND THE REAR PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DURING THE INCIDENT. THE FUSE WAS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE LIGHT WHICH STOPPED THE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE DAMAGED FROM CONTACT WITH THE LICENSE TAG WHICH CAUSED THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 1/16/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSURANCE SENT COMPANY SENT HER A CHECK, TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED.

LEFT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH REMOTE OR WITH SWITCH VIA CAR INTERIOR. ADVISED TO REPLACE DOOR ACTUATOR. ONCE THE LEFT SIDE WAS REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THE RIGHT PASSENGER REAR DOOR IS NOW NON OPERATIONAL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DOOR LOCK FAILURES ARE NOT SAFE. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT SOMEONE COULD BE EJECTED IF THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK PROPERTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AS THE AIR BAG AND STABILITY TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY 2009 SATURN VUE SHORTS OUT CAUSING ALL KINDS OF ISSUES, THE FIRST TIME WAS IN LATE 2013 WHEN NOTHING ON THE DASH CAME ON, MY RADIO DID NOT PLAY, NO GAGES WORKED. DROVE IT TO THE FIRST DEALERSHIP IN WATERFORD AND THEY GOT THE GAGES WORKING BUT HAD LITTLE NEWS TO SAY ABOUT IT, IT WAS A BAD EXPERIENCE TO SAY THE LEAST. THE 2ND TIME IT DIED IN MY DRIVE WAY ( IT HAD A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN IT AT THE TIME)I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD AT FIRST THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE HOOD LATCH LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO GIVE IT BACK THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF EVEN WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED MANUALLY AND WAS CORRECT . THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER BOARD AND IT WAS FIXED. THIS TIME I DROVE MY CAR FOR OVER A 2 MONTH PERIOD WHERE THE BLINKER WOULD CAUSE THE RADIO TO GO OUT, IF I TURNED ON THE BRIGHTS THE RADIO WOULD GO OUT, THEN ONE DAY I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND REALIZED THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TO SHUT IT DOWN . LIGHTS FLICKER ON THE DASH AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. MY LAST STRAW WAS WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START, IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING, I SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE AND TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED UP, SO I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD THE CAR FORM APRIL 23 THRU MAY 8 AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN OCTOBER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP AND NO ONE HAS FOUND THE PROBLEM YET. I HAVE TO SAY I HAVE DROVE IT NOW FOR 4 DAYS AND NONE OF THE THINGS I DESCRIBED EARLIER HAS HAPPENED. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME, NOT FAIR TO HAVE THESE KINDS OF ISSUES ON A CAR OF THIS CALIPER.

I HAVE A 2009 SATURN VUE XE WITH ONLY 40,515 MILES AND THE WIRING IN THE HEADLINER ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER SIDE VISOR CAUGHT ON FIRE! THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A BURNED AREA ABOUT A FOOT AROUND IS NOW IN THE HEADLINER. IT BLACKENED THE WHITE PAINT ON THE OUTSIDE ROOF. THE MELTING WIRING INSULATION IN THE HEADLINER DRIPPED AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE DRIVER LEATHER SEAT. WHAT A STINKY MESS! THANK GOD IT WAS PUT OUT QUICK ENOUGH AND DIDN'T CATCH THE WHOLE VEHICLE ON FIRE! OBVIOUSLY THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED PROBLEM BASED ON MY GOOGLE SEARCH. I'VE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SAID NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I SUSPECT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

APPROXIMATELY JULY 2013, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND RADIO SHUT OFF. THE SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. AFTER MOVING THE BATTERY, THE LIGHTS TURNED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THIS LASTED FOR AN HOUR. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND MOVING THE BATTERY WORKED. I TOOK IT TO LOU FUSZ GMC BUICK. THEY TESTED THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND ALL OF THEIR COMPONENTS. THEY WERE FINE. I TOOK IT TO THEM IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, AND OCTOBER. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE BATTERY NOT BEING SECURED OR I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED BY LOU FUSZ IN JANUARY 2014. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE UNTIL EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND ISSUES HAPPENED AGAIN. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE VEHICLE AT A GM SERVICE CENTER HOPING THEY CAN RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. MY CONCERN IS IT MAY BE OVERHEATING CAUSING THE WIRES TO BURN. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2009 SATURN VUE. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER. *TR