2005 Saturn Vue

IGNITION LOCK FAILURE. KEY WILL NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION. KEY LOCKED INTO IGNITION CYLINDER. KEY COMES OUT OF CYLINDER BUT CYLINDER DOES NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION AND CAN CONTINUES RUNNING, SOLUTION FOR NOW TAKE KEY OUT AND TAKE OUT IGNITION FUSE TO STOP INTERIOR ELECTRICAL FROM RUNNING OR DISCONNECT BATTERY. IF DOES NOT TURN TO ACCESSORY POSITION HAVE TO REMOVE FUEL FUSE AND IGNITION FUSE. COST OF REPAIR OVER $300, FROM INTERNET READING THIS IS HAPPENING ON MOST SATURN VUE AND SATURN ION VEHICLES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ISN'T, JUST HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND COSTING LOTS OF PEOPLE LOTS OF MONEY FOR A DEFECT THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED. PLEASE RECALL! *TR

OUR 2005 SATURN VUE 4 CYLINDER TIMING CHAIN BROKE WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES ON IT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS I HAVE FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON 1999-2001 SATURN L-SERIES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE VUE 4 CYLINDER, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE EXACT SAME MAKE UP AS THE L-SERIES THAT THE RECALL WAS ON. ALSO UPON MY INVESTIGATION I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN ON THE VUE IS WIDESPREAD. OVER AND OVER AGAIN I HAVE RUN ACROSS THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM CURRENTLY HAVING WITH MY VUE FROM PEOPLE ACROSS THE U.S. ON TOP OF THAT THE FIX FOR THIS ISSUE IS COSTING US 1,500.00 AND SATURN HAS TOLD ME IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER-SIDE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN IF THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE DOORS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A KEY ENTRY LOCK THAT OPEN AND CLOSE THEM; HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BREAK THE LOCKS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. HOWEVER THE FIRST TIME HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER, HE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE BATTERY OUT TO SHUT DOWN THE POWER TO RESET THE COMPUTER AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70300.

WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE HE CAN HEAR A CLUCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 57000. BML UPDATED 11/06/09 *BF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD BROKE OFF THE CYLINDER #1. UPDATED 11/09/09

BACK DOORS ON VEHICLE WILL NOT CLOSE. AT FIRST ONLY FREQUENTLY NOW I CAN NOT GET THEM TO CLOSE AND LATCH AT ALL. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. FRONT DOORS HAVE NO PROBLEMS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE COMPANY TO FIX AS I FEEL THEY WERE DEFECTIVE AS THE BACK DOORS ARE NOT USED THAT MUCH. AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REAL COOPERATIVE. *TR

PURCHASED 2005 SATURN VUE 02/20/08 WITH 13,000 MILES. ON 03/19/09 MY SATURN VUE BROKE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SATURN HONOLULU AND SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE DAMPER PULLEY. THE SATURN MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE DAMPER PULLEY HAD WALKED AWAY FROM THE BLOCK WHICH CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELT TO SHRED. THE SHREDDED PIECES GOT INTO THE TIMING BELT COVER CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO SKIP AND BENDING ALL OF THE VALVES. THE SATURN MECHANIC HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND HAD AGREED THAT THE PART (DAMPER PULLEY) WAS DEFECTIVE. BECAUSE THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, I THOUGHT THAT SATURN WOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER GENERAL MOTORS AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. ESTIMATE COST FOR REPAIR ($7,000) DOLLARS. I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A DIFFERENT DEALER THAT SATURN WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGES. I ALSO WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANT ON IT PURCHASED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER, BUT, BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS NOT CHANGED TO ME FOR THE $25. DOLLAR FEE, I COULD NOT USE THE WARRANTY. I REALLY NEED SOME HELP. THANKS. *TR

THE CAR SUFFERED AN IGNITION MODULE FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN $1700.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. ONLY TWO OF THE FOUR CYLINDERS WERE FIRING. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN NOTED BY SATURN VUE OWNERS AS EARLY AS IN THE 2002 MODELS. MY HUSBAND, AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, SAID THAT THE DEFECT WAS DUE TO BAD ENGINEERING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. MY SUSPICION LEANED TOWARD "PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE" SINCE MANY VUE OWNERS HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY SAME "MALFUNCTION". I CONTACTED BOTH SATURN AND GM HQ TO LEGALLY FILE MY COMPLAINT AS WELL. EXTRA NOTE: TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY HAD EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR SATURNS AROUND 60,000 MILES. ONE HAD IT REPAIRED (OUT-OF-POCKET) OVER A YEAR AGO AND NOW HAS THE SAME IGNITION MODULE FAILURE AT 67,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. BEFORE THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONSUMER HAD A CRASH. THE CONSUMER HIT THE SIDE OF A TUNNEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 4/14/09 *CN THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE IF SHE REPORTED IT TO THE POLICE. UPDATED 04/17/09. *JB