2007 Saturn Vue

2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID CHECK BATTERY LIGHT ON WHEN CAR STARTED. LOST HYBRID FUNCTIONS, THE ALL CHECK LIGHTS WERE VISIBLE, STARTING WITH BATTERY, THEN ENGINE, LOST ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABILITY TO STEER CAR ETC. CAR STOPPED WORKING AND 12 VOLT BATTERY COULD NOT EVEN BE JUMP STARTED. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE AUGUST 30, 2010. SHOP UNABLE TO TELL ME WHEN CAR WILL BE RETURNED. PERHAPS AFTER OCTOBER 18, 2010. WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT HYBRID BATTERY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME CAR IN SHOP FOR HYBRID BATTERY DEFECTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED JULY 2010 BUT HAVE YET TO RECEIVE RECALL NOTICE FROM GM. THIS IS A NATIONWIDE RECALL BUT UNABLE TO FIND ANY INFORMATION IN PRINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH SHE STATED THE VEHICLE LOST ALL OF THE HYBRID FUNCTIONS. THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. ONCE SHE GOT HOME THE VEHICLE STALLED WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE BATTERY FOR THE HYBRID SYSTEM FAILED AND THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16275 UPDATED 12/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER ON SEPTEMBER 29,2010. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL, BUT SHE WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 01/10/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HYBRID FUNCTIONALITY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE HYBRID BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE DEALER ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. ONE WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND THE VOLTAGE IMBALANCE DRAINED THE BATTERY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,925 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SOUND. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE FUSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED A 50 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,700.

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE MAY 2007 AND IN AUGUST 2007 THE KEY STUCK STOOK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT TURN ON-DEALERSHIP TOWED AND STATED FIXED IT-NOW IN AUGUST OF 2010 SAME ISSUE KEY WOULD NOT TURN ON IGINITION NO WARRENTY-HAD TO GET TOWED DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS METAL FIBERS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TELLING ME THE FIRST TIME ALL THEY DID WAS LUBRICATE IT BUT NOT FIX IT. COSTING ME $270.00 TO FIX. THIS IS ONLY A 3 YEAR OLD CAR.THE DEALER STOOD WITH THE IGINITION STATING THEY STILL CAN'T MAKE IT TURN SO WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT 2007 SATURN VUE. WHEN THE CONTACT STATED ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WAS STUCK INSIDE OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD BE REPLACED OR NEW KEYS TO THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,446 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 41,537. UPDATED 7/26/10 *CN UPDATED 08/18/10*JB

DRIVING ~20MPH ON DIRT ROAD FOR 7 MILES WHEN SMELLED HOT OIL. DETERMINED THAT BOTH SHOCKS HAD BLOWN OUT THEIR GREASE AND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF BOTH REAR SHOCKS. SHOCKS STOPPED SMOKING WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF LETTING CAR SET, SHOCKS ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. WONDERING IF IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE IF WE HADN'T STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

CONTINUAL ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, MOST RECENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE DURING HEAVY RAIN STORM WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. MY CAR IS THREE YEARS OLD. I HAVE HAD 8 TRIPS TO DEALER TO ADDRESS THESE "MODULAR COMPONENT" ISSUES. THE DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS, LONGEST TIME DEALER KEPT CAR WAS 25 DAYS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REPAIR. MY CAR JUST REACHED 36000 MILES AND SATURN CUSTOMER CARE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEGE THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD ANOTHER COMPONENT FAIL WHILE DRIVING.*DT