2004 Saturn Vue

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY AVENUE DURING RUSH HOUR, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. NO WARNING, JUST FAILED. SEVERAL GOOD SAMARITANS PUSHED ME ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET ME OFF THE BUSY ROAD. IT DIED WHILE I WAS IN GEAR AND DRIVING. I DID FIND OUT THAT THIS MODEL WAS PART OF A RECALL AND I ENDED UP PAYING 2500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED THAT I DID NOT TAKE IN ON TIME. 5 YEARS LATER, IT'S DOING THE SAME THING. A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTS AROUND 3000. WHAT PART DID THEY PAY? DID THEY EVEN REPLACE IT? 2 YEARS AFTER THAT THE ENGINE QUIT ON A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES. I HAD TO REPLACE THAT. THEN 1 YEAR LATER, THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF 1200. WE GOT A TUNE UP AND OIL CHANGE AS WE WERE HEADED TO BRECKENRIDGE, THE TECH SAID WE WERE LUCKY BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD HAVE BEEN USELESS IN MOUNTAIN DRIVING. THAT WAS A SCARY THOUGHT FOR SURE.

3.5 L HONDA WITH HONDA MDRA 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC. 78930B HONDA TRANSMISSION LUBE CORRECTION KIT (6 CYLINDER MODELS) AND VALVE UPDATE FOR TRANSMISSION IS NOT KNOWN TO SATURN/GM. VALVES FAILED, OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION ON I20, BURNED UP TORQUE CONVERTER, LOST 4TH & 5TH GEAR, TEMP LIGHT CAME ON, REVVED FROM 2000 RPM TO 4000 RPM AND LOSS OF POWER/SURGING. GOT OFF INTERSTATE BEFORE SEMI HIT ME. TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED RECALL / UPDATE / SERVICE BULLETIN FOR NEW SELF CLEANING LUBE/COOLING VALVES AND VALE BODY UPDATE FOR SMOTHER SHIFTING. WHEN IGNITION RECALL DONE GM SHOWED NOTHING ABOUT HONDA MDRA TRANSMISSION ALSO GM RECALL DEPARTMENT UNAWARE SATURN USED HONDA POWER TRAIN. HONDA IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT GM WASN'T. GM VIN SO HONDA CAN'T PULL UP ANY INFO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD EJECT FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL AWAY INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER BECAME STUCK IN THIRD GEAR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

1ST INSIDENT WAS DRIVING DOWN BUSY BULIVARD AND THE VEHICLE QUIT AND COSTED TO A STOP THERE WAS NO STEERING. WE HAD TO GET A RIDE HOME AND PAY TOWING. 2ND INSIDENT WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A HILL IN ALABAMA JUST FINISHED THE LAST CURVE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED NO STEERING NO ABILITY TO GET OFF ROAD AND COASTED TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT. WE WERE STRANDED ON OUT TRIP TO SEE MY GRAND KIDS. WE HAD TO GET A TOW TO A MERCURY DEALER BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER MADE. WE HAD TO GET A MOTEL AND A RIDE FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP AS IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK TO GET FIXED. GM WAS ORDERED BY THE COURT TO PAY 100% FOR THIS PART AND FOR ME IT FAILED TWICE THE SECOND TIME ALMOST TAKING OUR LIVES. I'VE TRIED FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW TO GET SOME JUSTICE! EACH TIME I WAS FORCED TO PAY 1/2 THE REPAIRS THAT IS 2400.00 EACH TIME! LET ALONE GETTING LETTERS OF THIS RECALL TAKING THE LETTERS TO THE DEALER AND BEING TOLD IN FINE. I WANT AT THE VERY LEAST WHAT THE COURT ORDER THEM TO PAY AND THAT IS 100% OF THIS PART THAT STOPPED WORKING TWICE. 4800.00 AND IF I COULD GET MY MOTEL AND TOWING I WOULD BE GRATEFUL. *TR

I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES TO BE PASSED ON, HOPING I WILL GO AWAY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY SATURN A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 8,500 MILES. AFTER THE WARRANTY I HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN BRAIN. I CALLED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY KEY WILL PULL RIGHT OUT WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. I KNOW THIS MODEL ISN'T IN THE RECALL, BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO [XXX] WHO'S WIFE HAS ONE AND A FRIEND OF MINE HIS BROTHERS DOES THE SAME THING. THEY DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. IT ALSO STALLS AND HAS THAT WAS WHY THEY REPLACED THE MAIN BRAIN. I FEEL LIKE MY VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP AND I AM STUCK IN IT AND HOPING I DON'T GET KILLED WHILE DRIVING IT. I WANT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I DON'T WANT TO BECOME ONE THE STATISTICS BECAUSE GM WON'T ADMIT THAT THERE IS PROBLEM LIKE THEY HAVE WITH ALL THE OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND FAIL TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANS AXLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TRANS AXLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE DEFECT RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500.