2003 Saturn Vue

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE BELIEVED THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY TERMINAL HAD CAME OFF, AND BATTERY ACID LEAKED ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW EXIDE AUTO LITE BATTERY. THE PRIOR ONE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 07/29/08.*LJ UPDATED 08/05/08. *JB UPDATED 09/17/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BEEPING NOISE AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE LOST TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER. SHE CONTACTED A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BCM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. CURRENTLY, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE INOPERATIVE. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY. THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THEY PLACED HER NAME ON A WAITING LIST AND INFORMED HER THAT SHE WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

ON OUR 2003 SATURN VUE THE LOCKS KEPT UNLOCKING AND LOCKING AT RANDOM (WHETHER THE CAR WAS RUNNING OR NOT), THEN IT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE KEYLESS ENTRY. THE HORN KEPT GOING OFF RANDOMLY AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED. ON 05/14/08 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. WE WERE TOLD THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT A BAD BCM COULD AFFECT OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE CAR. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS. I LOOKED THE BCM FOR SATURN CARS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE SEEMED TO BE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BEING A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR SATURNS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE VIBRATED AND THEN MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 1 MPH AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: MODULE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V231000) FOR THE 2000-2003 SATURN L-SERIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT HER VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB THE COIL PACK WAS REPLACED WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/08/08

THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF CRAP. I CANNOT EVEN SELL IT BECAUSE PEOPLE WHOMEVER LOOK AT IT SAYS IT RUNS HORRIBLY. THE TRUCK DOESN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY, THE GAS TANK FLOAT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK, THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR (IF YOU CAN GET IT IN IT DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN), IT MAKES GRINDING SOUNDS WHEN IT TURNS, THE CD PLAYER SCRATCHES YOUR CD'S, THERE ARE BURNING SMELLS FOR NO REASON .... ON AND ON AND ON. DON'T KNOW WHY THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON WITH IT. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT PLEASE EMAIL ME AT. *TR

THE SWITCH IN THE AIRBAG MODULE GETS STUCK AND THE HORN BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY AND WHEN IT WANTS TO; IT HAS FAILED FOR ME AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN ONE DAY BEFORE BURNING OUT THE HORN. THEN AFTER A BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED (NOT NEEDED) AND THE HORN THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW OUT OF CONTROL AGAIN. I HAVE HAD TO DISABLE THE HORN (A SAFETY FEATURE OF A CAR) TO KEEP FROM IT BLOWING MORE. *TR