2007 Saturn Vue

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT (TURNING RIGHT) ONTO STREET. THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING ME TO SWING WIDE INTO MIDDLE LANE INSTEAD OF NEAREST LANE TO CURB. CAR TRAVELING IN MIDDLE LANE HAD TO BRAKE AND SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY ON THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY IN LOW SPEED SITUATIONS. *TR

AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, MY SATURN VUE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE IGNITION LOCK SYSTEM WHICH COST ME A FEE OF $141.12 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT THE A-ABRA-CADABRA LOCK SERVICE IN AKRON, OHIO. THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN I INSERTED THE IGNITION KEY, SOMETIMES THE MOTOR WOULD START, AND SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T. OFTENTIMES, I HAD TO SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE IGNITION TO WORK. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE IGNITION KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO GET IN AND OUT OF ITS SLOT. BECAUSE OF THESE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS, I FEARED AN ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF THE LOCK SERVICE SHOP, AT THAT TIME HIS INSTALLATION AT 09/27/10, THE REPLACEMENT MECHANISM WOULD EVENTUALLY GIVE ME THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND FAIL ONCE AGAIN. HE SAID IT WAS THE ONLY IGNITION SWITCH AVAILABLE FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND ONLY ONE MANUFACTURER SUPPLIER PRODUCED THE PART. HE SAID ALL OF THEM WERE DEFECTIVE. GM SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RECALL AND REPLACE THIS PART FOR THE SATURN VUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT IN THE IGNITION FAILURE. THIS SAME IGNITION SWITCH HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED IN THE SATURN ION AND OTHER GM VEHICLES. WHY NOT THE SATURN VUE? *TR

I HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES AND STEP ON THE GAS A LITTLE TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL AND START THE CAR. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS REGULARLY SINCE WINTER. I DON'T HAVE ANY BIG KEY RINGS, ETC., SO THAT SHOULDN'T BE WHY IT'S DOING THAT. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING THERE. IN ADDITION, A FEW TIMES MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THIS MODEL YEAR SATURN VUE ESPECIALLY SINCE I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF AN IDENTICAL NATURE. PLEASE RECALL THIS YEAR AS WELL AND GET THESE PROBLEMS FIXED. *TR

THE IGNITION WILL LOCK UP AND YOU HAVE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH WHILE YOU ARE TURNING THE KEY TRYING TO GET TO START. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (USUALLY IN 4TH GEAR) THE GAS PEDDLE WILL STOP WORKING, YOU CAN PUT IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND GET NOTHING. I USUALLY CAN PUSH THE CLUTCH IN AND MAKE IT WORK AGAIN.THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL COME ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. *TR

THE KEY HAS HAD MANY INSTANCES OF TROUBLE INSERTING OR REMOVING FROM THE IGNITION. THE KEY CAN ALSO BE REMOVED WHILE IN ANY OF THE POSITIONS. AT TIMES THE KEY ALSO HAS TROUBLE TURNING BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS. SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE THAT MANY SIMILAR MODEL YEAR SATURN VEHICLES ARE HAVING. I VENTURE THE PROBLEM IS IMPACTING MORE VEHICLES THAN GM IS WILLING TO ADMIT. THE LONGER IT CAN PUSH OF THE REPAIR THE LESS COSTLY IT IS TO THE COMPANY. *TR

THE EPS SYSTEM ON THE SATURN VUE IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE - PLEASE FIX THE EPS IS A PAIN TO DRIVE, IT SOMETIMES LAGS IN ITS ASSIST, AND THEN OTHER TIMES OVER CORRECTS. MY DAUGHTER HAS A DIFFICULT TIME WITH IT AND I AM CONCERNED WITH SAFETY. THE CAR JUST SEEMS TO WONDER SOMETIMES AS I DRIVE IT. I WISH GM WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GM EPS SYSTEM. *TR

PULLED OUT OF A GAS STATION ON MARCH 20, 2013 AND HEARD SOMETHING FALL IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND DRAG THE GROUND. PULLED OFF TO SEE WHAT IT WAS AND THERE WAS A BAR HANGING DOWN FROM THE CAR. TESTED THE CAR OUT AND IT WAS DRIVING AND STEERING FINE SO DROVE HOME. TRIED TO GO TO A GM DEALERSHIP (DUBLIN BYERS, DUBLIN, OH). THEIR HOURS SAID THEY WERE OPEN UNTIL 6:00 P.M AND IT WAS 5:45 P.M. BEEPED THE HORN AND THEY DID NOT ANSWER. WAS TAKING THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP ON THE 22ND TO GET A WHEEL BEARING REPLACED AND CALLED AND LEFT THEM A MESSAGE TO TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED. CHECKED MY CAR OUT ON MARCH 21, 2013 AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE STABILIZER BAR (SWAY BAR). I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT WHEN I WENT DOWN THE SLIGHT EMBANKMENT AT THE GAS STATION APPARENTLY THAT WAS ALL IT NEEDED TO FALL DOWN. IT IS A VERY CLEAN BREAK AND DID NOT BREAK AT THE BOLTS BUT IN THE MIDDLE. APPARENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING TO A NUMBER OF CARS AS FOLKS HAVE BEEN PUTTING IT ON THE INTERNET. I DID MAKE A COMPLAINT TO GM SATURN ON-LINE AND THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ME AND WANTED ME TO TAKE THE STABILIZER BAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT TOOK A WHILE TO GET THROUGH TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. WENT TODAY AND HE NEVER EVEN CAME OUT AND MET ME. HE HAD ONE OF THE SERVICE TEAM MEMBERS JUST TAKE THE INFORMATION DOWN AND THEY MADE A COPY OF MY REPAIR BILL AND TOOK MY PHONE NUMBER AND SAID THEY WILL SUBMIT IT TO GM. I HEARD THAT THEY ARE STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STABILIZER BAR ON THE NEW VEHICLES AS WELL. I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE AND AM HOPING THEY REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PART. I AM INCLINED TO BELIEVE THESE PARTS ARE NOT SOLID METAL THAT THERE COULD BE SOME FILLER IN THEM AND BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I CAN SEND YOU A PHOTO OF MY PART IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT IT. *TR