2007 Saturn Vue

THIS VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS JUST 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD THE WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED 8 TIMES. EACH FRONT ONE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND EACH REAR ONCE. GM HAS NOT RECALLED THE ITEM AND HAS IN FACT EXTENDED MY WARRANTY BUT THIS VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY A LEMON OR THE BEARINGS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS COULD REALLY BE CONSIDERED AS A COMPLAINT,I WAS JUST CONCERNED ABOUT IT AND WANTED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW ABOUT IT OR SEE IF IT NEEDED TO BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE A 2007 SATURN VUE AWD V-6,AND HAD WASHED OFF THE ENGINE OF GRIME AND THEN DROVE IT ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER,NORMALLY WHEN I'VE USED THE A/C BEFORE I ALWAYS HAD COLD AIR BLOWING OUT OF THE VENTS,FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON AFTER I HAD WASHED OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNED ON THE A/C I HAD NO COLD AIR TO COME OUT OF THE VENTS,BUT WHEN I ADJUSTED THE KNOB FOR THE DEFROSTER TO WORK,I HAD COLD AIR,BUT IF I SWITCHED THE KNOB BACK TO THE VENTS,THERE WOULD BE NO COLD AIR,SO I JUST PUT UP WITH IT THAT DAY. AFTER I GOT HOME,I LET THE CAR JUST SIT IN THE CARPORT FOR ABOUT 4 DAY'S BEFORE I DROVE IT AGAIN,AND OUT OF CURIOSITY I TURNED THE A/C ON,IT WAS ON THE VENT SETTING,AND THE AIR THAT WAS BEING BLOWN WAS COLD AGAIN,THE ONLY THING I CAN FIGURE IS,THAT WHEN I WASHED THE ENGINE OFF I GOT SOME KIND OF SWITCH WET,AND WITH THE CAR JUST SITTING FOR SEVERAL DAY'S AND THE SUN'S HEAT DRIED OUT THAT SWITCH,LETTING THE COLD AIR VENT TO BLOW OUT COLD AIR AGAIN.IT WASN'T A BIG PROBLEM,BUT IT SURE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THAT DAY.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT'S EVER HAPPENED,I'M ASSUMING THAT EVEN THOUGH WHEN YOU DRIVE AND IT'S RAINING THE WATER FROM THE WHEEL WELLS CAN'T REACH THAT SPOT OR SWITCH,BUT IF YOU PUT WATER ON IT FROM ABOVE,IT PROBABLY WILL CAUSE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM,YOUR GUESS WOULD BE AS GOOD AS MINE,BUT THAT'S ALL I CAN FIGURE THAT MIGHT OF HAPPENED,AT LEAST I HAVE COLD AIR BLOWING NOW!!! THANKS FOR LISTENING TO MY RANTING,YOU NEVER KNOW SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT HAVE OR HAS HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN VUE IN 2009. I WAS NEVER TOLD OR MADE AWARE THAT THE TIE ROD ATTACHED TO THE TWO FRONT TIRES WAS ALMOST BROKEN. ONE DAY DRIVING VERY LOCALLY, IT BROKE AND WAS HANGING THERE TIL I GOT HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE REMOVED IT TELLING ME I HAD TO REPLACE IT WHICH WILL COST $323. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY THIS VEHICLE WAS IN TWO ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO MY PURCHASING IT BUT I WAS NEVER TOLD OF THAT EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR EXTREME OUTSIDE NOISES AND WIND BLOWING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY FOLLOWED BY RAIN LEAKING IN THROUGH BOTH DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE DOORS WOULD NEED THE ALIGNMENT READJUSTED AND RESEALED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

MY 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN JUNE, 2010 AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY PACK (THIS WILL BE THE 3RD ONE), THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BATTERY PACKS, AND THAT IT WAS "SAFE" TO DRIVE UNTIL THE BATTERIES WERE REPLACED. IT IS NOW DECEMBER 30, 2010 AND NO BATTERY PACKS ARE AVAILABLE. I'M FINDING OUT THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH THAT ONCE THE BATTERY PACK GOES, ALL POWER WILL DRAIN AND THE CAR WILL CEASE TO FUNCTION WITHIN 30 MINUTES--THAT INCLUDES BRAKES AND STEERING. I'VE COMPLAINED TO GM WHO NOW HOLDS THE WARRANTIES ON SATURN AND THEY ADVISE ME BIWEEKLY THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN BATTERY PACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE. ASIDE FROM SHIRKING ITS WARRANTY OBLIGATION, GM IS CREATING POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS ON THESE HYBRIDS WHEN THE RECALLED BATTERY PACKS FAIL AND POWER IS LOST WHILE THE CAR IS IN OPERATION. I'VE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE MANY VUE HYBRID OWNERS WAITING FOR BATTERY PACKS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING!!!!! *TR

MY 2007 SATURN VUE (6CYL) EXPERIENCED A STEERING PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN APRIL 2010. IN DEC 2010 THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN WORST THEN THE 1ST TIME. ITS HARD TO TURN AROUND CORNERS AND VERY TOUGH TO IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OUT OF PARKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER SAID ITS THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE PUMP IS UNDER A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE AS I RAN OUT OF WARRANTY AND DROVE MORE THEN 12K MILES SINCE THE LAST RACK & PINION REPLACEMENT. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND CURRENTLY PARKED WAITING FOR PART TO BE AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A SHIRT PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT THEN DECELERATED TO A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/18/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. UPDATED 02/07/11

SEVERE PROBLEM WITH HYBRID / ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IMPAIRING SAFETY, USE AND VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. BEGAN WITH ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN AND RESTARTING ITSELF - LURCHING FORWARD WHEN IT DOES - DESPITE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE. AT A LATER DATE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR CONSISTENT WITH AN ELECTRICAL FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE CABIN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN LOSING ALL POWER AND VEHICLE FUNCTIONALITY - INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE SYSTEMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. ON THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, RESTARTED ITSELF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON YET AGAIN. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO SHUTDOWN AGAIN THREE MORE TIMES WHILE ENROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE ATTEMPTED REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE FEBRUARY 2010, THE HYBRID BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE ECM REPROGRAMMED THREE TIMES, THE STARTER GENERATOR / ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE STARTER GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE RELAY HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE HYBRID / ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN ISOLATED OR RESOLVED - DESPITE AN EIGHT YEAR, 100,000 MILE WARRANTY FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND NOW ASSUMED BY GENERAL MOTORS. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SATURN AND GM DEALERS FOR SERVICE ON THE HYBRID / ELECTRICAL SYSTEM A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 10 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE NOW FOR THE LAST 26 DAYS AND IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP TRYING TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

2007 VUE HYBRID. NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM RELATED TO THE HYBRID SYSTEM WITHIN FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. RECENTLY RECEIVED "VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE FOR HYBRID BATTERY. BATTERY "BACK-ORDERED" FOR OVER 6 WEEKS. WAS TOLD IT WAS ENTIRELY SAFE TO DRIVE AND IT JUST WOULDN'T PERFORM AS EFFICIENTLY. CAR PARKED IN GARAGE AND WOULD NOT START. RETURNED FROM OUT OF TOWN TRIP AND CAR STARTED. HAD TO REPLACE AT OUR EXPENSE THE 12 VOLT BATTERY. THE HYBRID BATTERY PROBABLY CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE 12 VOLT BATTERY BUT GM DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN THE RECALL. GM SHOULD BE MANDATED TO PAY FOR FAILED 12 VOLT BATTERIES CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE HYBRID BATTERY. *TR