2003 Saturn Vue

THIS VEHICLE WAS 6 CYLINDER MODEL WITH AWD. IT HAS A STANDARD 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT (SLIPPED) COMPLETELY GOING UP A LOW RISE. AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING UP AGAIN, IT WORKED AGAIN FOR ANOTHER FEW HUNDRED YARDS AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN JUST AS WE WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR A TOW. A TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REQUIRED AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2003 AND AM THE ONLY DRIVER. OTHER THAN THE NOW DEFUNCT TRANSMISSION, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. WHILE DRIVING APPX. 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY, MY VUE LOST POWER DOWN TO 30MPH AND RPMS INCREASED TO OVER 5000. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "REDUCED POWER" WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE RECOMMENDED GM SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VTI TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. SERVICE ADVISOR CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULDN'T PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. CAR IS STILL AT GM SERVICE CENTER AS THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AND ASSURE ME THAT THE $5000 IT WILL COST ME WILL LAST SINCE THEY CAN NOT GET A NEW TRANSMISSION, ONLY REBUILD ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS FAILED. THIS CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD WITH 114K MILES AND BASED ON MY HISTORY WITH SATURN VEHICLES, MY EXPECTATION WAS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST ANOTHER 3 YEARS AND 50K MILES. ALSO, BASED ON THE INFORMATION I HAVE READ ONLINE FROM OTHER VUE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT GM IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE LEVEL OF RESPONSE OR ASSISTANCE TO US. HOW CAN IT BE THAT SOMEONE WITH 120K MILES GETS THEIR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT AT NO CHARGE AND OTHERS WITH LESS MILEAGE CAN NOT? THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY, IT IS A CRAP SHOOT AS TO THE RESPONSE YOU WILL RECEIVE. I STILL HAVE THE LETTERS I RECEIVED FROM SATURN NOTIFYING ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTINED TO FAIL. GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING RELIEF TO ALL OF US, EQUALLY, SINCE THEY KNEW THAT EVENTUALLY WE WOULD ALL BE AFFECTED. I AM INCLUDED IN THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT WITH LAKIN CHAPMAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD, HUMMING NOISE. THE HORN SENSOR WAS MELTED, CAUSING THE HORN TO MALFUNCTION AND SOUND CONTINUOUSLY. THE FUEL TANK WAS ALSO FRACTURED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND FUMES TO FILL THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE MUFFLER WAS ABNORMALLY LOUD AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING AND MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN. IN ADDITION, THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE HAZARD LIGHT ACTIVATION BUTTON ALSO FRACTURED THEREFORE; THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO ALL OF THE FAILURES EXPERIENCED IN THE VEHICLE BUT NEITHER PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

MY CAR HAS 103,000 ON IT AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. IT SUDDENLY DIED WITH NO WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP, WHERE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. I HAVE A TRANSMISSION LEAK, A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN INCREDIBLY LEAN, AND A SENSOR PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS BABIED, AND WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING ANY ISSUES WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE SENSOR I CAN UNDERSTAND FAILING, BUT THE AMOUNT OF ISSUES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD, AND THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2003 SATURN VUE V6 AWD IS STAGGERING. THESE ARE CLEARLY VEHICLES WITH ISSUES AND SATURN OWNERS SHOULD RECEIVE SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE ARE PUTTING OUT TO MAKE REPAIRS FOR SHODDY WORKMANSHIP. *TR

I HAVE AN 03 SATURN VUE WITH MULTIPLE ISSUES. I SHOULD HAVE COMPLAINED YEARS AGO BUT I AM ONLY NOW SEEING THE BLOGS REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS HIDEOUS VEHICLE. THE BACK WINDOW WIPER BLADES WORK WHENEVER, SPORADICALLY; THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ARE INOPERABLE MOST OF THE TIME, THE BUTTON THAT TURNS THEM ON IS DEFECTIVE,;THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM- CAUTION LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF;REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS IN THIS VEHICLE AND I REALIZED IT SHOULD OF NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO BE ON THE ROAD. IT IS A DISASTER. WHY ARE OUR TAX DOLLARS BAILING OUT COMPANIES LIKE GM WHEN THEY MAKE SUCH DEFECTIVE, DEATH TRAPS AS THIS? SOMETHING IS TRULY WRONG HERE. RUN FROM THE SATURN VUE -HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT BE ON THE ROAD MUCH LONGER BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE ONE OF ITS CASUALTIES. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE ERUPTION OF FLAMES. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND HAD COMPLICATIONS OPENING THE DOOR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOW STATION AND WAS DECLARED AS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,072.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING AS WELL AS THE DOOR HINGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE DOORS WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.