2003 Saturn VUE

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2003· POWER TRAIN

  DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH MY V6 AWD VUE I WAS AT 72 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND STARTED A LONG INCLINE. INITIALLY RPM'S WERE ABOUT 2500, CAR DOWNSHIFTED TO 3500 RPM THEN AGAIN TO 4500 RPM. AFTER INCLINE THE TERRAIN BECAME FLAT AND THE RPM STAYED AT 4500 AND WOULD NOT UPSHIFT AUTOMATICALLY AS I WOULD EXPECT. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 2 MILES AND THEN TOOK ONE MPH OFF OF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN CAR UPSHIFTED TO 2500 RPM. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER NEXT WORKING DAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 25 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE DRIVETRAIN.

• 12/31/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  COMING HOME AFTER A 300 MILE HIGHWAY DRIVE THE ABS ACTIVATED ON DRY PAVEMENT AT THE END OF THE OFF-RAMP. THIS HAPPENED JUST AS THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP. THE BRAKES CAME ON VERY HARD AND UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED WHILE DRIVING HOME THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREAS. I SHUT CAR OFF AT HOME THEN TOOK IT OUT AGAIN AND THE ABS ACTIVATED HARD AND UNEXPECTEDLY AT EVERY STOP. I LET THE CAR SIT THE NEXT DAY, SUNDAY, AND TOOK IT IN TO DEALER MONDAY. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I'VE HAD CARS WITH ABS FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

• 12/30/2014· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V490000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), WEEKS LATER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EMITTING SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 271,469.

• 12/30/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  PURCHASED MY SATURN VUE USED IN MARCH 2005...AT THAT TIME I HAD 6K MILES LEFT ON THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY...IN JUNE 2005 TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP TO TAKE CARE OF ALL NORMAL ISSUES & GET A MAINT CHECKUP...AT THAT TIME THEY REPLACED THE RESISTOR- ENGINE COOLING FAN (DUE TO BLOWING HOT AIR WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON), HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY COMPOSITE ON FRONT LEFT (CRACKED WHERE BOLTED TO FRAME), OBD SYSTEM UPGRADE (RECALL), REPLACEMENT OF REAR LATERAL LINK ASSEMBLY (RECALL), AND LAST THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED/ADJUSTED & LUBED DUE TO GOING BAD - AT THAT TIME THEY NEVER DISCLOSED TO ME THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED 3X'S SINCE JAN 2003. ON DEC 24TH @ 10:00AM...MY ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND LEFT ME STRANDED...THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM...DUE TO ME BEING 5,000 OVER MY WARRANTY...THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE IT...APPROX COST OF $450. I WENT DIRECTLY OVER TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP....FORT WAYNE, IN SATURN...A SERVICE CONSULTANT PULLED UP THE HISTORY OF MY VUE AND DISPLAYED TO ME THAT THE GEAR SHIFT HAD BEEN WORKED ON 4 OTHER TIMES...HIS SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF IT DUE TO THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED & IT WAS NOT HIS FAULT...I CALLED SATURN'S CORPORATE OFFICE INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE...THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD GET IT TAKEN CARE OF WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED...WAITING TO SEE WHAT IS DONE...MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP....AS FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER @ FW, IN SATURN DEALERSHIP...I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOW HE TREATS CUSTOMERS FROM FRIENDS THAT ARE ALSO SATURN OWNERS... 8JB

• 12/29/2010· STRUCTURE

  AFTER RAINY DAYS THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR IS SOAKED WITH WATER, OVERHEAD ON ROOF IS ALSO WET ALONG SIDE THE DRIVER DOOR AND SUNROOF CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TO BECOME WET. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A MOLD FORMING IN MY VEHICLE, WHICH IS USED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN DAILY. *TR

• 12/28/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VIEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OIL HOUSING WAS CRACKED. THE ENGINE OIL HOUSING FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND CORROSION. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL HOUSING UNIT. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. KMJ

• 12/28/2004· STEERING

  AFTER 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY AND POWER STEERING FAILED. FAILURE OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) AT 48,000 MILES. LOST THE POWER STEERING, INSTRUMENTS PANEL, AND SECURITY FEATURES. REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. *JB

• 12/27/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT DIDN'T FIT THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COMPLETELY. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE VIBRATED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD MADE A KNOCKING SOUND WHICH HAD COME FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DOWN AN INCLINE, IT WOULD MAKE A NOISE. (MICHAEL LIVINGSTON IS THE SECOND CONSUMER IN REFERENCE TO THIS COMPLAINT) TS SCC

• 12/23/2007· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SATURN 2003 VUE WITH VTI TRANSMISSION WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 10/02. AT 76,000 MILES WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET ON HIGHWAY, THE RPM'S WERE ROARING AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DROPPING. PULLED ON SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR AT 30 MPH A FEW MILES TO THE SATURN CREVE COEUR DEALER, WHO MET US GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, AND TOLD US HE COULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT OUR CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE! DROVE SIDES STREETS 30 MPH TO SOUTH COUNTY SATURN DEALER WHERE PURCHASED. AFTER TEST DRIVING THEY STATED THEY THOUGHT THE RANGE SWITCH WAS BAD. NO LONGER UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY IT WOULD COST $452 TO REPLACE. AFTER READ ABOUT OTHERS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, AND HAVING NEVER HEARD OF A RANGE SWITCH I AM LEARY OF SPENDING THE $452 ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION STICKING WHEN TURNING THE KEY. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOME SWITCH THEN TOO AND THE NEXT DAY IT DID THE SAME THING. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW IGNITION AFTER THEY HELD THE KEY AND GROUND IT DOWN! I DO NOT TRUST THEM. CAR HAS NOT HAD A PROBLEMS THE PAST FEW DAYS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER SATURN! *TR

• 12/21/2004· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  UPON ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A FLAW IN THE 2003 MODEL BUT CORRECTED IN THE 2004 MODELS. *TC

• 12/21/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE TAKEN MY 2003 SATURN VUE IN 8 TIMES FOR HIGH IDLE (1000 RPM) IN NEUTRAL, SES LIGHT ON, AND ENGINE COOLING FAN GOING ON. THE DEALER STOPPED ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON VISIT 6 (WHEN THEY LET MY CAR SIT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 13 DAYS WITH 1 DIAGNOSIS ATTEMPT). ANOTHER DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE CAR FOR THE LAST TWO VISITS. SATURN SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. YET I HAVE FOUND A SATURN SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE HIGH IDLE IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT AFFECTS MY SHIFTING. AN INDEPENDENT ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS STATED THAT THE HIGH IDLE AND ENGINE FAN RUNNING WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE THE FAN, ENGINE MOUNTS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. OF COURSE, MY GAS MILEAGE IS COMPROMISED AS WELL AS MY SAFETY. THE SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINS TO THE SES LIGHT, CODE P0171 FUEL TRIM SYSTEM LEAN. *AK

• 12/20/2013· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 12/2009 AND ONE DAY IN APRIL 2010,I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR DIDN'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT COST ME $4200 AND I EVEN WORKED FOR THE COMPANY WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR AND WHERE I HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT. THEN IN 11/2012, GOOD THING THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. WELL I WAS ONCE AGAIN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING AS IT DID THE LAST 2 TIMES. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GARAGE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S METAL CHIPS IN MY TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 4/2013. I CONTACTED GM AND EVERYONE I COULD WITH NO HELP. I'VE READ SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT THING GOING ON WITH THEIR VUES AND HEARD THAT GM SETTLE A RECALL ON VUES TRANSMISSIONS. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN ARE WE GETTING REIMBURSED FOR OUR TROUBLES. *TR

• 12/18/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  CAR KEY KEPT GETTING STUCK IN IGNITION. CAR WILL COME OUT WHILE IT IS ON. CAR ALARM FAILED NO WARNING. WE REPLACED BATTERY AND NOW CAR HAS NO POWER. WHEN WE TURN KEY NOTHING HAPPENS. NO LIGHTS. NO POWER AT ALL.

• 12/18/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FAILED TO GO INTO THE FUEL TANK AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO POUR OUT RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/17/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AND ACCELERATING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK *MR

• 12/16/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE WHICH WAS EFFECTED BY THIS METHOD. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS................................................................*JB

• 12/14/2011· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY SATURN VUE 2003 EXPERIENCES SERIOUS HESITATION IN POWER WHEN TRAVELING OVER 45 MPH. THE DANGEROUS SPUTTERING GETS HARDER WHEN I NEED TO DRIVE MORE THAN 45 MPH SUCH AS WHEN I HAVE TO TRAVEL ON PARKWAYS OR EXPRESSWAYS. ON DECEMBER 3, 2011, I ENTERED EXIT 36 OF THE GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY AND MAINTAINED A STEADY SPEED OF 55 MPH IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. AS THE TRAFFIC INCREASED TO EXIT 17, THE CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE AND APPEAR TO WANT TO COME TO A STOP. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A DECREASED SPEED OF 45 MPH TO AVOID THE SPUTTERING AND HALTING. I GOT INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND EXITED THE PARKWAY AS MY CAR JOLTED THEN CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED 15 MINUTES, PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND MANEUVERED IT INTO AN OPEN SPACE ALONG THE CURB ON 78TH AVENUE. I TRIED AGAIN AND ONLY WITH HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL WAS THE CAR ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ENOUGH TO ALLOW ME TO STRAIGHTEN INTO A POSITION TO BE TOWED. I CALLED AAA AND WAS TOWED TO A SATURN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER, NORTHSHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN, WHERE IT SITS TO THIS DAY. THE BRAND NEW 2010 VT1 TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 12/13/2017· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE AFTER IT WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000. *TT UPDATED 9/19/18*JB

• 12/13/2007· POWER TRAIN

  NOVEMBER SATURDAY 10TH, 2007, MY 2003 SATURN VUE MADE A GRINDING NOISE, I HEARD A POP THEN IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED DOWN THE HILL TO PARK IT. I CALLED SATURN AND DESCRIBED THE SITUATION. THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD IT TOWED TO SATURN OF RENTON. NOVEMBER 13TH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED AND SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION BELT. I SAID OK, SO PUT A NEW BELT ON. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID, WELL THE "TRANSMISSION IS SHATTERED". I SAID "HOW ON EARTH DID THAT HAPPEN?!" HE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION BELTS IN THE 2003 SATURN VUE'S ARE METAL, SO WHEN THEY BREAK, THEY SHATTER THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I SAID, SO THERE IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION THEN. HE SAID, "YES, I SEE A LOT OF THESE". HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $5,500.00 PLUS TAX TO FIX IT. I CALLED THE SATURN COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. I OPENED A FORMAL CASE AND WAS ASSIGNED TO AN "ADVOCATE". THAT PERSON CALLED ME ON NOVEMBER 15TH AND SAID THAT BECAUSE IT IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION, THEY WOULD HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH ONLY TAKES $1,000.00 OFF OF THE REPAIRS. I SAID THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH, SATURN NEEDED TO PAY THE FULL COST TO GET IT FIXED. MY "ADVOCATE" SAID THAT WAS ALL SATURN WOULD DO, AND I HAD 30 DAYS TO DECIDE IF I WOULD ACCEPT. SATURN WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. THEY EVEN INSULTED YESTERDAY (DEC. 11TH) WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME ONLY $500.00 ON MY SATURN VUE AS THE TRADE-IN VALUE! THEY SAID BECAUSE OF THE $5,000.00 TRANSMISSION JOB THAT HAD TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO RESELL IT. I SAID "THAT TRANSMISSION JOB WAS CAUSED BY SOMETHING YOUR COMPANY DID, NOT ME...SO NOW SATURN IS SAYING, IN ESSENCE, 'WE SCREWED YOU OVER ONCE, AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO SCREW YOU OVER AGAIN'. IT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN SATURN...I'D RATHER TAKE IT TO A JUNK YARD THAT GIVE IT BACK TO YOU PEOPLE!!!!! *TR

• 12/13/2004· SUSPENSIONCrash

  I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER INCIDENT WITH MY 2003 SATURN VUE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH DUE TO RAIN AND WET ROADWAY. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT (MAY HAVE HYDROPLANED). I ATTEMPTED TO STEER OUT OF THE SLIDE AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWUNG AROUND CLOCKWISE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND LEFT THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AREA OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE INSURANCE APPRAISER THAT THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION GAVE WAY AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AREA FOLDED UNDER. I HAD RECEIVED THE VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION BACK IN AUGUST. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE SATURN DEALER SHORTLY THERE AFTER ADVISING ME TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP IN 3 WEEKS TO SCHEDULE THE WORK. I CALLED TO SCHEDULE THE WORK AS DIRECTED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY OF 2005, AND THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING ANOTHER LETTER. I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING FURTHER TO DATE.

• 12/11/2013· ENGINE

  ON 11/13/2013, I STARTED MY CAR AND THERE WAS A HORRIBLE SOUND AND IT STALLED. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE PEOPLE WHO USUALLY WORKED ON MY VEHICLE. I DID NOT TAKE IT TO A DEALER, AS I COULD NOT AFFORD A DEALER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AS THEY COULD HEAR IT WHIPPING AROUND WHEN THEY TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. THEY ADVISED ME THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT DAMAGES THE ENGINE. I CALLED A HYUNDAI DEALER AS HYUNDAI IS THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS WITH THE TIMING CHAIN IT DOES DAMAGE THE ENGINE AND THAT IT WOULD COST $4000-$7000 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. AT NO TIME WAS I TOLD I COULD BRING IT IN AND HAVE IT EVALUATED. I ONLY KNOW THAT I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE THERE AND HE FELT THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD USED THE DEALERSHIP ALL ALONG. I AM ON LIMITED INCOME AND CAN'T AFFORD A LOT SO AFTER CHECKING PLACES WHO COULD BUY THE CAR FROM ME I FOUND SOMEONE WHO WOULD GIVE ME $400 FOR THE VEHICLE. AT NO TIME WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 8/2007 WAS I TOLD THAT THERE WAS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME BECAUSE THEY KNEW I WOULD NOT BUY THE VEHICLE IF THEY DID. ALL GM SAYS IS THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE THAT THERE WAS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM INVOLVED WITH THE VEHICLE I WAS PURCHASING. THIS DEFINES NEGLECT: HAVING KNOWLEDGE OR SHOULD HAVE HAD KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM AND NOT ADVISING THE PURCHASER OF SAID PROBLEM. THEREFORE, HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE KNOWN (AS IT IS A GM DEALERSHIP) OR DID KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND FAILED TO ADVISE ME, THE BUYER, AND I WAS HARMED BY THIS NEGLIGENCE. I AM STILL PAYING ON SOME OF THE WORK I HAD DONE ON THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED IN SOME WAY. *TR

• 12/09/2025· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2003 Saturn Vue ignition switch. The switch was replaced under a recall with a switch that has the same defect; the key can be removed while the vehicle is in operation. The dealers refuse to replace it saying the car had the recall completed. They do not acknowledge the replacement has the same problem as the original. I feel they are required to do a second replacement under the recall if it the same problem -- a dangerous one at that. AI shows a number of the replacement key switches were defective like the originals. Can you help me?

• 12/09/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE VALVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 6/8/2015 *JS

• 12/09/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE BOUGHT A 2003 SATURN VUE FROM EBAY ON JULY THE 3RD, 2008 AND WAS DELIVERED TO ME ON THE 21ST OF JULY, WHEN I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE IT HAD A GRINDING NOISE, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THAT WAS UNTIL IT BROKE DOWN, THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAD A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT AND STATED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE VEHICLE VIN # 2.2 LITER WITH A CVT-I TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED BY THE MANUFACTURER CAN NOT BE REBUILT WITH AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE THE VEHICLE HAS 95,000 MILES ON WHICH NO LONGER HAS WARRANTY. AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHICH NO SIGN OF PRIOR PROBLEM STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING AND GRINDING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE WAS STRUGGLING UPON THE HILL, I PULLED OVER TO SAFETY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PRIOR TO THE STOP. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. SOMEONE HELPED ME PUSH IT TO THE SIDE AND STATED THERE MAY BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH IT. I GOT IT TOWED TO AAMCO WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRM THAT THIS TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO FIND ONLY THROUGH ITS MANUFACTURER AND THE COST OF $4,000.00. NOW, I AM UNEMPLOYED, SINGLE MOTHER HOW COULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS BE POSSIBLE TO TOP IT OFF AN ADDITIONAL $2500.00 SERVICE CHARGE THAT VEHICLE IS A PIECE OF TRASH I NEED HELP. THE WARRANTY IS ONLY TO 75K MILES ON IT. PLEASE HELP ME GET SOME TYPE OF SATISFACTION TO A RUNNING VEHICLE TO HELP ME FIND A JOB. *TR

• 12/08/2007· POWER TRAIN

  WITHOUT WARNING, THE VUE SUDDENLY CAME TO A DEAD CRAWL WHILE ACCELERATING AND WAS ALMOST T-BONED. VUE PRACTICALLY DIED BUT THE ENGINE REVVED REAL HIGH. ENGINE LIGHT AND REDUCED POWER LIGHT WERE ON. GOT THE VUE TO CRAWL HOME ANOTHER MILE. LATER, I STARTED THE CAR AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. TEST DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK WITH NO PROBLEM DROVE VUE TO O'REILLY AUTO PARTS AND USED CODE SCANNER. THE CODE SCANNER (AUTOXRAY CODE SCOUT 2500) DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES; ENGINE LIGHT OFF, P1882 = RATIO CONTROL PERFORMANCE, P0701 = TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, RANGE/PERFORMANCE, P0700 = TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SUDDENLY WHILE ACCELERATING AND WITHOUT WARNING I HAD NO POWER. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, ENGINE LIGHT AND REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON. NO POWER AND WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, ALMOST REAR ENDED. PICKED UP CODE SCANNER AGAIN AND TOOK TO VEHICLE. CONNECTED THE SCANNER AND READ THE SAME CODES AS ABOVE. THIS TIME TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED. TOWED VUE TO SOUTH COUNTY SATURN IN ST LOUIS. THE DEALER CALLED NEXT DAY AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THERE ARE NO CODES. DEALER SAID THEY MUST HAVE CODES IN ORDER TO REPAIR PROBLEM. (THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC CODES THAT WILL DISPLAY REGARDING THE PROBLEM. WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILS CODES ARE TOO BROAD AND DO NOT INDICATE SPECIFIC PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO SENSORS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION THAT MONITOR THE ACTUAL PROBLEMS. I INSISTED THAT THEY TEST DRIVE THE CAR. RELUCTANTLY, THEY HAD A TECHNICIAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. LATER THEY SAID THEY PUT AN ADDITIVE IN THE TRANSMISSION AS PER THEIR TECHNICAL BULLETIN AND THEN THE TECHNICIAN BEGAN TAKING THE CAR HOME. THE PROBLEM IS THE ADDITIVE WILL TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. OF COURSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT FAIL DURING THE WEEK LONG TEST DRIVE. THEY CALLED TODAY AND SAID WE HAVE TO PICK UP THE CAR AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE. NOW THE CAR IS A TICKING TIME BOMB WAITING FOR THE NEXT FAILURE. *TR

• 12/08/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE PADDING ON THE HORN WAS SO THICK THAT IT WAS HARD TO BLOW, AND WHEN FINDING IT UNDER THE COVERING, THE CONSUMER HAD TO STRIKE IT WITH FORCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THE DESIGN. *AK *TC BLOWING THE HORN REQUIRED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED AT A PRECISE LOCATION. *SC *JB

• 12/07/2018· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

• 12/07/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,477 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,105.

• 12/07/2010· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT A SATURN VUE 2003 WITH A VTI TRANSMISSION ON APRIL 1ST 2009, WITH A 41000 MILES. ON NOVEMBER 09, 2010 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND NO ONE IS WILLING TO DO THE WORK. THE CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 69000 MILES AND IT SHOULD BE STILL UNDER THE NEW GM WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW CAR. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/06/2011· POWER TRAIN

  ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST 2011 THE POWER TRAIN (VTI TRANSMISSION) QUIT WORKING. I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HAD APPLIED MY BRAKES, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE VTI TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS LEFT STRANDED WITH ONLY REVERSE. SATURN HAD ISSUED A VTI TRANSMISSION LETTER SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE THAT STATED THEY KNEW THEIR WAS A DEFECT WITH THE VTI TRANSMISSION AND ALL TRANSMISSION WORK WOULD BE 100% COVERED. NOW THE NEW OWNER OF GM STATES HE DOESN'T HAVE TO HONOR THAT VTI TRANSMISSION LETTER. SINCE THAT INCIDENT THE VTI TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT THREE MORE TIMES. *TR

• 12/05/2014· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKE CALIBER FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,919.

• 12/05/2006· POWER TRAIN

  VTI TRANSMISSION HAS A PROPENSITY TO REDUCE POWER WHEN WHEELS SLIP. IF PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION, WHEN ENGINE RPMS DROP THERE IS A CHANCE FOR BEING BROADSIDED BY VEHICLES. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. DRIVER IS NEVER QUITE SURE IF THE POWER WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SAFELY ENTER TRAFFIC OR CROSS INTERSECTION. THIS REDUCTION IN POWER CAN RESULT FROM A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW TO SLIPPERY CROSSWALK PAINTED LINES, TO DIRT, GRAVEL OR OIL ON ROADWAY. *JB

• 12/04/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR MISFIRING AND PROBABLY NEEDED NEW PLUGS. WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED AN IGNITION COIL PACK, IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AND THAT IT WOULD MORE THAN $700.00. FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE MY SAME YEAR AND MAKE. 2003 SATURN VUE. CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE COMPLAINT/RECALL IS 03V231000. *TR

• 12/04/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION PROBLEMS. LOCKS UP. IGNITION WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 2X AND WORKED ON A FEW TIMES. LOCK FINALLY DISCONNECTED. COST $ *TR

• 12/04/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE DRIVER PULLED THE DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT. THE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED TO RELEASE OR DISENGAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

• 12/03/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BROKEN DOWN 3X IN THE LAST 5 DAYS. DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE "BCM", THE MAIN BRAIN/COMPUTER OF THE VEHICLE IS FAILING. TS

• 12/02/2007· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2003 SATURN VUE, AWD, V6,UPON PULLING OUT OF INTERSECTION, ACCELERATING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT UP SHIFTING ON ACCELERATING. LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE ACCELS BUT VEHICLE MOVEMENT SLOWS. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE "DUMMIED UP". VEHICLE IS NOT USE TO A DIFFERENT DRIVER. CAN NOT PULL OUT OF INTERSECTION FAST. GOOD CAR FOR VERY VERY SLOW PERSON.. NOT "VTI" TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP HAS DUMMIED UP COMPUTER MANY TIMES. SEEMS TO HELP FOR A WHILE BUT AFTER A WHILE WE ARE JUST USE TO ACCELERATION SLOW TO LET THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT BEFORE APPLYING ADDITIONAL GAS PEDAL. REAR DRIVE UNIT GRINDING ON TURNING. DEALER STATES THAT THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAS A "KIT" READY WITH ALL PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS IN THE REAR END UNIT. PRICE IS OVER $1000.00... I WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR ANY COSTS. FAILURE ON REAR UNIT OCCURRED AT 70,000 MILES. VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW AND MY WIFE DROVE, TILL 75,000 MILES. NOW I AM DRIVING THE VUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ACCELERATE A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY OUT OF SOME INTERSECTION. SPARK PLUG FAILED AT 50,000 MILES. THEY ARE TO LAST TO 100,000 MILES. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG, HAVE TO TEAR OFF THE TOP END OF INTAKE MANIFOLD TO GET TO IT. MANY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE LABOR ALSO. I USED MY PERSONAL CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO SAVE SOME MONEY. BAD DESIGN. *TR

• 12/01/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO WARNING. ONE DAY THE CAR JUST STOPPED TURNING OVER. WHEN WE TOOK IT TOO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD US THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. *TR

• 11/30/2009· POWER TRAIN

  NORMAL DRIVING WHEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION - WITHOUT WARNING - SHIFTER LINKAGE BECAME DISCONNECTED, LEAVING ME UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THE CURRENT GEAR, RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE AND LEAVING ME STRANDED IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. MECHANIC REPORTS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON SATURNS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS BUT THAT NO SAFETY RECALLS HAVE EVER BEEN ISSUED. SATURN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO OWNERS AND TO REIMBURSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

• 11/29/2005· AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HORN IN MY 2003 SATURN VUE MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL SATURN DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS ($400) AND ULTIMATELY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER MODULE THAT GOVERNED THE HORN ($700). THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS MODULE GOVERNED THE AIRBAGS. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT LIT BECAUSE THE COMPUTER MODULE HAD FAILED. A HORN PART SHORTED OUT AND RESULTED IN MY SON DRIVING A CAR WITH NO AIRBAGS AND NO WARNING OF THAT. *NM

• 11/29/2004· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE WHILE DRIVING FROM A STOP POSTION, AND TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

• 11/28/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHEN CHANGING GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT FLUID WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE BEGAN IN APRIL OF 2007. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE APRIL THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,346 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,346.

• 11/27/2006· AIR BAGS

  SATURN VUE HORN FAILURE DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN. DEALER ADVISED THAT AIRBAG, HORN, AND HORN RELAY HAS TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE HORN RELAY IS THE SAME RELAY PART NUMBER AS THE REAR WINDOW WIPER - TRADING OUT THE RELAYS DID NOT CAUSE THE REAR WINDOW WASHER TO STOP WORKING, THEREFORE THE PROBLEM IS NOT IN THE HORN RELAY. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED SOME OF THE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE FLASHER, TO DISCONNECT THE HORN WHEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER TO UNPLUG THE HORN AT THE HORN RATHER THAN UNDER THE DASH. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FAILURE BUT WANTS ~$800 TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG, HORN, AND RELAY. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM BASED ON THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED. I PURCHASED A SATURN STRICTLY BECAUSE OF SERVICE DEPENDABILITY --- AND APPARENTLY THAT IS NOT SUFFICIENT REASON TO REMAIN WITH SATURN NOW THAT GM HAS TAKEN OVER. *NM

• 11/26/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WENT TO DRIVE TO WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE ACCELERATOR FLOORED, RPM SHOT UP TO 6000 AND I WAS DOING ONLY 35 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. *LA

• 11/25/2019· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOES OUT, MAKING STEERING VERY, VERY DIFFICULT. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN COOLER WEATHER AND USUALLY TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND PARKING FOR A LITTLE WHILE CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. TRIED TO CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID, WAS TOLD IT IS AN ELECTRIC SYSTEM.

• 11/25/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AND COULD BE REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 11/25/2013· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WAS DRIVING ONE DAY, AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS RUNNING DIFFERENT. WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP, THEN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT RAN LIKE THAT THE FIRST DAY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN LEAVING MY HOME, IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT FINALLY MOVED AFTER TRYING A FEW TIMES, THEN STOPPED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

• 11/24/2003· POWER TRAIN

  2003 SATURN VUE 4 CYL VTI HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, CONTINUES TO MAKE RUMBLING NOISE ALONG WITH APPARENT LOSS OF PERFORMANCE. SATURN ADMITS THAT THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE MODEL, BUT CANNOT REPAIR. *LA

• 11/23/2009· SEATSFire

  MY 2003 SATURN VUE DRIVERS SAT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, I SMELT A BURNING SMELL, STOPPED TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD ALL LOOKED GOOD TO ME,I CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO FILL UP WITH SMOKE NATURALLY I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND REALIZED IT WAS THE SEAT I WAS SITTING IN. *TR

• 11/23/2008· POWER TRAIN

  SATURN VUE 2003 TRANSMISSION CVT TRANSAXLE 2.2 MOTOR TRANS. QUIT WITH NO WARNING LUCK BEING I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR PLEASE HELP! *TR