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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Electrical System. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Air Bags. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
26 reports
130,000 miles · Aug 24, 2014
Electrical System
THE IGNITION FAILED TO WORK. TURNING THE KEY TO THE START POSITION DID NOT TURN THE ENGINE ON. DID NOT START THE STARTER MOTOR. ALSO AFTER TURNING THE KEY TO THE START POSITION, THE KEY DID NOT RECOIL BACK TO THE ON POSITION AS IT DOES SO CUSTOMARILY. THE KEY JUST REMAINS IN THE START POSITION BY ITSELF. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOW…
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THE IGNITION FAILED TO WORK. TURNING THE KEY TO THE START POSITION DID NOT TURN THE ENGINE ON. DID NOT START THE STARTER MOTOR. ALSO AFTER TURNING THE KEY TO THE START POSITION, THE KEY DID NOT RECOIL BACK TO THE ON POSITION AS IT DOES SO CUSTOMARILY. THE KEY JUST REMAINS IN THE START POSITION BY ITSELF. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO ALEXANDER/GMC/CADILLAC AUTO CENTER IN OXNARD, CA. I WAS TOLD THAT I AM GOING TO BE CHARGED CLOSE TO $600 (PARTS & LABOR). ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT THE DRIVERS AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I TOOK IT TO THE SAME SHOP MENTIONED ABOVE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO FAULT CODE WHEN THEY SCANNED THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER VIA OBD-II. HOWEVER, AND TO THIS DAY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO BE LIT, GIVING ME AN UNSETTLING FEELING. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10627808
Mileage unknown · Jul 28, 2014
Air BagsSeat Belts
1) LIKE OTHERS, I ALSO HAVE HAD OCCASIONAL, BUT FRUSTRATING, PROBLEMS GETTING MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. 2) I RETURNED MY SATURN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR A LIGHT THAT KEEPS COMING ON WHICH WAS TREATED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS A SEATBELT ISSUE. STILL COMING ON (AND THEY REPLACED THE SEATBELT)! BUT I THINK T…
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1) LIKE OTHERS, I ALSO HAVE HAD OCCASIONAL, BUT FRUSTRATING, PROBLEMS GETTING MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. 2) I RETURNED MY SATURN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR A LIGHT THAT KEEPS COMING ON WHICH WAS TREATED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS A SEATBELT ISSUE. STILL COMING ON (AND THEY REPLACED THE SEATBELT)! BUT I THINK THEY WERE WRONG AND THAT THE LIGHT COMING ON IS REALLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT. AGAIN, DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERYDAY, BUT ENOUGH THAT IF IT IS TRULY THE AIRBAG AND I'M IN AN ACCIDENT, I'M OUT OF LUCK. SOMETIMES IF I WAIT UNTIL THE BEEPING STOPS WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR, BEFORE I PUT ON MY SEATBELT, IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T GO ON AS MUCH. *JS
NHTSA ODI #10616735
115,000 miles · Jul 23, 2014
Electrical System
HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE KEY TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. CAN TAKE NUMEROUS TRIES AND SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE KEY FINALLY TURNS. NOT SURE WHAT MAKES THE KEY TURN -- HAD IT WORK AFTER BUCKLING THE SEAT BELT, SHIFTING THE STEERING WHEEL, OR TAKING THE KEY OUT AND TRYING AGAIN. PROBLEM HAS BEEN WORSENING IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, BUT …
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HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE KEY TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. CAN TAKE NUMEROUS TRIES AND SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE KEY FINALLY TURNS. NOT SURE WHAT MAKES THE KEY TURN -- HAD IT WORK AFTER BUCKLING THE SEAT BELT, SHIFTING THE STEERING WHEEL, OR TAKING THE KEY OUT AND TRYING AGAIN. PROBLEM HAS BEEN WORSENING IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, BUT HAS OCCURRED ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10615686
Mileage unknown · Jun 10, 2014
Electrical System
I OWN A 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID, MY KEY CONSTANTLY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN. AT TIMES IT HAS TAKEN ME A FULL HOUR TO GET THE KEY TO TURN AFTER COUNTLESS JIGGLING OF THE KEY AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OR PRESSING THE BRAKE. I HAVE TRIED THE SPARE KEY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVER…
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I OWN A 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID, MY KEY CONSTANTLY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN. AT TIMES IT HAS TAKEN ME A FULL HOUR TO GET THE KEY TO TURN AFTER COUNTLESS JIGGLING OF THE KEY AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OR PRESSING THE BRAKE. I HAVE TRIED THE SPARE KEY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN A HOT CAR IN FLORIDA, AND I'M PREGNANT. NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10597352
68,000 miles · Apr 26, 2014
Engine
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. MY HYBRID SYSTEM IS NOT KICKING IN. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND READ RECALLS ON THIS CAR FOR THIS YEAR WITH THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT BEING RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE VEHICLES DEFECTED. …
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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. MY HYBRID SYSTEM IS NOT KICKING IN. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND READ RECALLS ON THIS CAR FOR THIS YEAR WITH THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT BEING RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE VEHICLES DEFECTED. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS FIXED. ITS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON THE RECALL LIST TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10585025
Mileage unknown · Mar 2, 2014
Air BagsElectrical SystemSeat Belts
I PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID AND I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM BOULEVARD CADILLAC IN LONG BEACH, CA. IN NOVEMBER OR DEC. OF 2013 THE BATTERY IN MY VUE DIED AND I PURCHASED A NEW ONE FROM BUMIN CHEVROLET IN CULVER CITY, CA. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND SINCE I HA…
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I PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID AND I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM BOULEVARD CADILLAC IN LONG BEACH, CA. IN NOVEMBER OR DEC. OF 2013 THE BATTERY IN MY VUE DIED AND I PURCHASED A NEW ONE FROM BUMIN CHEVROLET IN CULVER CITY, CA. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND SINCE I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR BACK TO BOULEVARD CADILLAC. I TOOK THE CAR THERE IN DEC. OF 2013 AND THEY TOLD ME THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT SENSORS HAD GONE OUT, THEY WERE NOT COVERED BY MY PORTFOLIO ELITE EXTENDED WARRANTY INS. POLICY NO. ? BOULEVARD CADILLAC DID NOT RETURN BUT POLICY BUT I CAN PROVE THAT I PURCHASED A POLICY. BOULEVARD CADILLAC TOLD ME THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT SENSORS WERE NOT COVERED AND IT WILL COST $1600.00 TO REPAIR. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AND A CHILD INC COLLEGE. NOW THE SUNROOF IS FLOODING AND I DO NOT HAVE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY TO SEE IF THE SUNROOF IS COVERED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT=VEHICLE!!! *TR
NHTSA ODI #10566691
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