2006 Saturn Vue

CAR IS 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE SHIFTING STICK SHIFT DISENGAGED FROM SHIFT CABLE. UNABLE TO GET CAR BACK IN GEAR. PLASTIC ADJUSTER P/N 15212802 FAILED WHERE IT MOUNTS TO STICK SHIFT. TURNED ON HAZARDS AND ARM WAVING WARNED OTHER DRIVERS OF DIFFICULTY. OTHERS HELPED PUSH CAR OUT OF WAY. DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF PART CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. NO WAY TO PUT CAR IN GEAR. IF HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED RESULTS WOULD BE POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006, 6 CYLINDER SATURN VUE. JAN 2011 I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED SATURN DEALER. LANNAN CHEVROLET IN LOWELL, MA BECAUSE THE COOLANT LIGHT WAS ON. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE COOLANT HAD TO BE FLUSHED, I GOT THIS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. AUGUST 11, 2011 I WAS COMING OUT OF BOSTON AND AT A FEW RED LIGHTS THE ENGINE DIDN'T SEEM TO WANT TO GO. AS I WAS EXITING THE TUNNEL GOING ONTO THE ZACOME BRIDGE MY CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER AND DIED IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND CALL 911. I WAS TOLD TO STAY IN MY CAR AND KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. PEOPLE WERE BEEPING AND I WAS SCARED I WOULD DIE FROM BEING HIT. THE POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED AND TOLD ME I HAD TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE SPEED LANE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. HE KEPT TELLING ME SHUT OFF AND START IT AGAIN, SHUT IT OFF AND START IT AGAIN, AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE RIGHT LANE BEFORE IT FINALLY DIED. THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR ON THE FLATBED BECAUSE THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE IGNITION TURNED AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SOUTH BOSTON STATE POLICE BARRACKS. FROM THERE I HAD TO GET A TOW TO SOMEPLACE LOCALLY AS THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY TOW. I FINALLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LANNAN CHEVROLET IN LOWELL WHERE I WAS TOLD THE FOLLOWING DAY THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I CALLED STAURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A CLAIM. THE CAR HAS 53,076 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DISTRICT MANAGER OF LANNAN CHEVROLET SAID "I MUST HAVE ABUSED THE CAR AND REVVED IT" I WAS TOLD SHE TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER DARYL THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT MY VEHICLE. SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THE CLAIM WOULD BE ESCALATED TO THE "NEXT LEVEL" AND THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. UPON LOOKING UP THE VEHICLE ON THE WEB I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FORM SATURN OWNERS CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION AND A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. GM? *KB

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR TORQUE CONVERTER. WHILE IN THE REPAIR SHOP IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CENTER SUPPORT BEARING FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS COMING APART, IE: RUBBER BUSHING WAS SEPARATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WAS ALSO TOLD THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WERE SEPARATING. THE COST FOR THE BEARING WAS BETWEEN $450. AND $500. DOLLARS, THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPAIR WOULD BE $280. DOLLARS. I BELIEVE THESE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AS THE CAR ONLY HAS 53,731 MILES ON IT. THE BEARING DEFECT WILL CAUSE A VIBRATION OF THE DRIVE SHAFT AS IT BECOMES WORSE. THE CONTROL ARMS WILL CAUSE A CLUNK WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FILED THE BRAKES DOWN YET THE GRINDING NOISE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCH DRUM AND BEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS MAKING A NOISE. UPDATED 05/20/11

VEHICLE: 2006 SATURN VUE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TWICE IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE SHIFTER SEPARATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN GEAR. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ON AN I-95. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP REPLACED AND END CLIP THE FIRST TIME AND THE SHIFTER CABLE THE SECOND TIME. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE OCCURRENCES ARE UNRELATED - DIFFERENT PARTS AND BALKING AT FIXING THE DEFECT WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR IT. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL INTERNET SITES IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME FAILURE OVER SEVERAL MODEL YEARS IN THE SATURN VUE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS FAILURE - ESPECIALLY THE SECOND TIME ON I-95. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CARRIER BEARING IS DEFECTIVE ON MANY OF THESE VEHICLES, ENOUGH SO THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFORMULATED THE PART. THIS HAZARD OCCURS IN MANY VEHICLES WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, BUT AS OF YET, HAS NOT BEEN BY SATURN. THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS PART IS NON-EXISTENT AT THIS POINT. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ANYONE IS INJURED BY THIS DEFECT. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE GOES TO MOVE FROM ONE SHIFT TO THE NEXT. THE SHIFT GEAR BECAME STIFF AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TWICE FOR THE FAILURE TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 61,000. UPDATED 09/17/09.*JB