2007 Saturn Vue

2007 SATURN VUE, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 44810 MILES. TRIED TO SHIFT TO REVERSE, COULDN'T GET INTO GEAR. WENT TO 1ST, THEN BACK TO REVERSE OK. LATER IN DAY, SAME PROBLEM/SOLUTION. DINNERTIME: TRIED TO GO TO REVERSE, AND STICK FLOPPED BACK W/ NO RESISTANCE AT ALL. AGAIN ... 1ST TO REVERSE EVERYTHING FINE. TO DEALER NEXT DAY ... DIAGNOSIS: CLIPS HOLDING SHIFTER CABLES BAD, RECOMMENDS REPLACING BOTH CABLES AND ENDS/CLIPS AT SHIFTER. TRIED TO TAKE TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE TO HAVE REPAIR PERFORMED, AND UPON PICKUP AT DEALERSHIP BOTH CLIPS WERE APPARENTLY SO BAD THAT NO LINKAGE BETWEEN SHIFTER AND TRANSMISSION NOW EXISTS. CAR IS UNABLE TO MOVE UNDER OWN POWER. PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO BE REPLACED. OUT OF BUMPER-TO-BUMPER AT 36K MILES ... NOT COVERED UNDER 5YR/100K MILES POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE HE LOST HIS HIS ABILITY TO STEER. HE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE CAUSED THE FAILURE. HOWEVER THERE WERE NO RECALLS TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FAILURE OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION LINKAGE. SHIFT LEVER ACTION BECAME LOOSE DURING SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. VEHICLE REMAINED IN 3RD GEAR ALLOWING CAR TO BE DRIVEN OUT OF TRAFFIC. DISASSEMBLY OF SHIFT ASSEMBLY INDICATED FAILURE OF RETAINING CLIP THAT HELD FRONT/BACK SHIFT LINKAGE ON TO END OF SHIFT LEVER. REPAIRED LINKAGE BY DRILLING THROUGH CABLE END ASSEMBLY AT 4 CORNER POINTS OF TOP AND BOTTOM PLASTIC RETENTION PLATES TO REPLACE FAILED INADEQUATE E-CLIP RETENTION SYSTEM THAT ATTACHES CABLE END TO SHIFT LEVER. *TR

PURCHASED NEW VUE HYBRID GREEN LINE 5/31/07. PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION STICKING WAS REPLACED TWICE, STILL AN ISSUE. MAIN AND MAJOR PROBLEM: ON 3/13/08 IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO ENGINE SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING ITSELF. CODES P1A6F; P1A5A; P1A56, BULLETIN 07-06-03-006A SUSPECTED BATTERY CORROSION. ORDERED NEW BATTERY, I WAS GIVEN CAR TO DRIVE FOR 7 DAYS UNTIL BATTERY RECEIVED AND REPLACED AT THAT TIME. THE SAME ISSUE OF STOP/RESTARTING ENGINE OCCURING AGAIN IN FOR SERVICE ON 9/02/08, BULLETIN PIP 4009 . PCM CALIBRATION RECALIBRATED ECM WITH NEWEST CAL., SERVICE STATED DRIVING OK. AGAIN IN FOR SAME ISSUE OF ENGINE STOP/RESTARTING ITSELF ON 10/23/08 WITH NO RESOLVE. AGAIN IN FOR SAME ISSUE ON 1/28/09, CODE P1174, REPLACED INJECTORS 1 & 2. FOUND CODE P1A6F. SERVICE TECH CLEARED CODES, STATED WORKING FINE. IN AGAIN FOR STOP/RESTART OF ENGINE ON 02/05/09. WAITING TO HEAR FROM SERVICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION MALFUNCTIONED. IT STARTED UP INITIALLY, BUT STOPPED A FEW SECONDS LATER. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT LOCK. SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE HER PANIC BUTTON, BUT THAT ALSO DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY ONCE IT WAS JUMPSTARTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURES, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED DUE TO THE LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,650 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,600.

HEARD WHAT SEEMED TO BE ROAD NOISE WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS MY TIRES AFTER CHANGING TIRES WAS TOLD IT WAS A FRONT END BEARING AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. TWO MONTHS LATER SAME NOISE, RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE OTHER SIDE BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE IT WAS REPLACED. I STILL HAVE WHAT SOUNDS LIKE DRIVE TRAIN NOISE BUT GET NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM DEALER. AIR BAG SENSOR ON PASSENGER SIDE IS DEFECTIVE, DOORS ARE ALIGNED SO POORLY THAT DAYLIGHT CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE SEAL. THIS IS A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I FEAR THAT I MAY BE JEOPARDIZING MY FAMILY'S SAFETY BY DRIVING IT. IS THERE A LEMON LAW OR ANY OPTIONS FOR ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER T88 TIRES, SIZE P215-70-R16. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN AT 22,000 MILES. THE TIRES SHOULD LAST FOR 60,000 MILES. THE TIRES WILL BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000. UPDATED 2/2/09 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB

SATURN VUE 2007 V6 GAS ENGINE 15,000 MILES VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20MPH, SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, AND IDLED AT 1,500 RPM. DEALER STATED THE THROTTLE WAS FILLED WITH CARBON DEPOSITS AND THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLES AT 18,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF TOTAL MILEAGE OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IN LOUISIANA AND WITH BRAND FUELS WITH ADDITIVES. *TR