2004 Saturn Vue

1) AND 2) WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS (>60 MPH) ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH CRUISE ENGAGED, PERIODICALLY THE CRUISE WILL FAIL TO DISENGAGE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (AT LEAST 5) WHILE DRIVING, AND NEEDING TO SLOW DOWN (E.G. TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, OR FOR SLOW TRAFFIC AHEAD), THE BRAKE IS PRESSED AND THERE IS RESISTANCE AT THE PEDAL AND THE CRUISE WILL NOT SHUT OFF/CAR ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE, WHICH ON TWO OCCASIONS HAS LED TO A NEAR-ACCIDENT. ON ONE OCCASION IT ALSO FAILED TO SHUT OFF AT THE STEERING WHEEL FOR SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. 3)NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND SATURN REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PART UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS THEY ARE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE EVIDENCE OF FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WOULD RESOLVE THE MALFUNCTION SINCE THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *NM

2004 SATURN VUE WAS PURCHASE 1/24/04. WE NOTICED A VERY LOUD NOISE SO WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO HAVE A REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. WE HAVE NEVER HAD THIS REPAIRED ON AN AUTO BEFORE. THE CAR HAS 45169 MILES WHICH SEEMS A SMALL AMOUNT TO NEED A BEARING REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST US $400. IN ADDITION, OUR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THEY DIDN'T WORK ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. SATURN TOLD US IT WAS A BULB. THEY AREN'T WORKING AGAIN (NOW OUT OF WARRANTY) AND NOW WE ARE TOLD IT ISN'T THE BULB, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. WE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS RESURFACED IN 11/05. WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH A SATURN VEHICLE. THE SATURN EMPLOYEES ARE GREAT, BUT THE VEHICLE ISN'T. I WISH I'D NEVER BOUGHT THE CAR. WE WERE ALL SET TO BUY A SATURN RELAY IN THE SPRING, BUT NOW ARE THINKING BUICK, OR MAYBE OUR FIRST FOREIGN CAR. THANKS! *JB

FAILURE OF VTI TRANSMISSION. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS - TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SERVICED AT REGULAR INTERVALS - 50,000 AND 98,000 MILES. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 102,000 MILES ON IT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOSS OF POWER AND CODE DIAGNOSIS INDICATED P1882 - RECOMMEND REPLACE CASE COVER ASSEMBLY AND FILTER - ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $4,300 WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN. HAD TO TRADE CAR - BOUGHT A HONDA. *NM

TOTAL FAILURE OF A VARIABLE SPEED TRANSMISSION WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE. A 2004 SATURN VUE WITH 32,652 MILES ON IT. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER, THE CAUSE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION 'BELT' THAT DESTROYED THE OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IN A VEHICLE SO YOUNG. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

MY VUE WAS PURCHASED IN 2004 AND HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES. ONE OF THE ISSUES I HAVE IS THE FRONT END SHAKES, SOMETIMES IT SHAKES SO BAD IT SCARES ME. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR THIS TO A DEALER IN DENVILLE AND MOUNT OLIVE; BOTH IN NJ, AND THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. LAST WEEK I WAS TOLD I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND NEW TIRES. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD, NEW BRAKES NEW TIRES ??? THAT DOESN'T MAKE SINCE. THE GUYS AT THE SERVICE NEVER TOOK IT FOR A SPIN, I'M APPROACHING 36K MILES AND I'M SCARED ONCE I PASS THE WARRANTY TIME I WILL BE OUT OF LUCK. I'M NOT SATISFIED AT ALL AND WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. MY WIFE THINKS THE CAR IS FALLING APART, IT SHAKES AND MAKES WEIRD SOUNDS. THE FIRST YEAR I WAS RAVING ABOUT THIS CAR NOW I TELL PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM SATURN. HELP ME CHANGE MY OPINION ON SATURN BY GETTING MY CAR FIXED ! *JB

CHIME SOUNDS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND PLACING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN CHIME IS SOUNDING. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER, THE CHIME INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER, SATURN, IT IS COVERED BY TSB 1700388. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AUGUST OF 2005. INCREASE IN FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM EVEN WHEN FOLLOWING TSB. *NM