2003 Saturn Vue

'03 SATURN VUE 4 VTI PURCHASED 6/03. SOON AFTER, FAILED TO GO IN DRIVE AT WORK. WOULD GO IN REVERSE BUT NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. SATURN GARAGE (LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY EMPLOYER) & SERVICE MANAGER & A TECH. CAME & DROVE IN REVERSE UNTIL FINALLY WENT IN DRIVE. TOOK TO GARAGE. THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION & TOP OFF FLUIDS. TOOK VEHICLE HOME & LATER LEAVING WORK, CAR WAS STUCK & WOULD NOT GO IN DRIVE. IT DID NOT MOVE & FRONT WHEELS DID NOT TURN. COWORKERS PUSHED ME UNTIL IT STARTED TO MOVE SLUGGISH IN DRIVE. IT SPUTTERED DOWN THE ROAD TO THE GARAGE. EACH TIME I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE CAR WOULD HESITATE, ALMOST STALL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS & RMP'S STUCK AT 4000. THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, RECALIBRATED & ADDED TRANSMISSION ADDITIVE. I TOOK THE CAR HOME & WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO THE BUSIEST INTERSECTION IN NORTH CENTRAL WV IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE, RPM'S STUCK AT 4000 & SPUTTERED THRU THE INTERSECTION AT 10 MPH, OTHER VEHICLES HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. I WAS SCARED & DAUGHTER WAS CRYING IN THE BACK AS OTHER DRIVERS BLEW HORNS & GAVE OBSCENE GESTURES. BACK TO GARAGE THE NEXT MORNING. TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, RECALIBRATED, ADDITIVE ADDED. 7/18/04 ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN PA (INTERSTATE 279) DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC,TRIED TO ACCELERATE, RPM'S STUCK AT 4000, SLOWED TO 50MPH & OTHER VEHICLES SLAMMED ON BRAKES BEHIND ME. HAD ACCELERATER TO FLOOR & IT SPUTTERED FOR 1MILE AT 50MPH. PUMPED ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES, FINALLY CAME OUT OF 4000RPM & STARTED TO REGAIN SPEED. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO REGAIN COMPOSURE BEFORE CONTINUING ON. 8/10/04, I HAVE ANOTHER APPT. TO HAVE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. CONTACTED SATURN & GEORGIA MCCONVILLE OF CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER CONTACTED THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPT. SHE ADVISED IN HER REPLY "WE NEED TO GIVE RON (SERVICE MANAGER) THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES YOU ARE CURRENTLY HAVING. CERTAINLY IF THIS VISIT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE CONCERN PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US." *AK

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ON 2003 SATURN VUE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONTO HE MAIN ROAD AND THE VEHICLE DIED IN THE STREET. TWO DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. SIX WEEKS LATER THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DIED. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING A LIGHT SNOWSTORM, I PASSED UNDER A BRIDGE WHERE THERE WAS SOME ACCUMULATION OF WATER. I WAS TRAVELING (COASTING) AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR (SPEED LIMIT 65) AND WHEN I BEGAN CROSSING THE WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE THE CAR'S ENGINE ACCELERATED FROM ABOUT 2500 RPM TO 5500 RPM. THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE, AND ONLY RECOVERED AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED ITS ACCELERATION OF RPM. ONCE I WAS OUT FROM UNDER THE BRIDGE AND THE ROAD WAS NOT AS WET THE RPM RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE CAR STRAIGTHENED OUT. AT THE POINT OF ACCELERATION, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL ENTIRELY, AND ALTHOUGH THE "TRACTION CONTROL" BUTTON IS TURNED ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN YOU START THE CAR, THE WARNING LIGHT THAT NORMALLY COMES ON DURING TRACTION CONTROL DID NOT LIGHT, INDICATING THAT IT WAS NOT THE TRACTION CONTROL THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CONTROLS ARE ON THE STEERING WHEEL I DO NOT DRIVE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON (I RARELY IF EVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AS I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS SAFE). I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THAT NOTHING HAD BEEN RECORDED ON THE COMPUTER AND NOTHING WAS MALFUNCTIONING. HE BELIEVED I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL INADVERTENTLY, WHICH IS NOT POSSIBLE. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE HAS AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *AK

FIRST MY ENGINE BLEW BECAUSE SATURN DID NOT PUT OIL BACK INTO MY VUE DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE NEXT MY CONTROL COMPUTER IN THE VUE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT DID NOT WORK. NOW MY TRANSMISSION COVER NEEDS REPLACED. I ALSO HEAR ABOUT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR END SUSPENSION NOW. I BOUGHT A NEW VUE FOR ITS RELIABILITY AND IT IS NOT RELIABLE ALL ON SATURNS FAULT.*AK

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 VUE. FIRST, THE VTI TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HESITATE AND OR SLIP WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, IT COMES AND GOES. IT ALSO SEEMS LOUDER THAT IT SHOULD BE WITH CLICKING NOISES, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OK, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. SECOND, THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO USE, MY WIFE DOES NOT LIKE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE SHE DOES MOSTLY CITY DRIVING AND NEEDS A HORN. IT'S NOT BROKEN, JUST VERY DIFFICULT TO USE AND I THINK A POTENTIAL HAZARD. FINALLY THERE ARE MANY OTHER SQEAKS AND RATTLES THAT DRIVE ME CRAZY. THE HEADLINER AROUND THE SUNROOF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE RATTLES A LOT. ALSO THE REAR TRUNK/LIFTGATE SQUEEKS AND AFTER CLOSER EXAMINATION I SAW THAT THE INSIDE PLASTIC WAS COMING APART FROM THE REAR TRUNK/LIFTGATE. I PUSHED IT BACK TOGETHER, BUT I THINK IT LOOSENS EVERYTIME I CLOSE THE TRUNK/LIFTGATE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THESE PROBLEMS. *AL

MY 2003 FWD SATURN VUE HAS HAD CONSTANT FRONT-END, STEERING, AND BRAKING ISSUES THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE VUE HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE 10,000 MILES, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NEARLY EVERY MONTH FOR LOOSE FRONT END SUSPENSION PARTS, LOOSE STEERING PARTS, LOOSE BRAKE PARTS, ETC. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS. ONCE THEY ARE DUPLICATED FOR THEM, THEY CLAIM TO REPLACE PARTS AND THAT THE ISSUES ARE RESOLVED, ALTHOUGH THERE IS LITTLE OR NO CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING IT, AND THE CURRENT PROBLEMS MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.*AK

2003 VUE AWD VTI 4-CYL  TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 10,229 MILES, DEALERSHIP REPAIRED. TRANSMISSION MAKES METALLIC RUBBING NOISE WHENEVER CAR IS DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUETS. ONLY HAPPENS ONCE CAR IS WARM. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THEY ADDED SPECIAL FLUIDS WHICH TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM FOR 8,000 MILES. NOISE IS BACK. *AK