2008 Saturn Vue

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMELL FROM THE VENTS WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH. HE TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE SMELL BECAME STRONGER. WITHIN SECONDS, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD; HE SAW THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 16,000. UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ UPDATED 02/11/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FLOOR SHIFTER FAILED TO RELEASE INTO GEAR. AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO BE REPAIRED WHICH CONSISTED OF REPLACING COMPONENTS SUCH AS; FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY, ACCELERATION PEDAL ENGINE MOUNT, AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION DRIVE TRAIN MOTOR MOUNT. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS ALSO TIGHTENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 04/15/10. *LJ THE STEERING COLUMN, STEERING SHAFT, GEAR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE MOUNT WERE ALL REPLACED. UPDATED 09/30/10

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN VUE. AT 52000 MILES MY WARNING LIGHT FOR MY TEMPERATURE OVERHEATING CAME ON. MY COOLANT TANK WAS EMPTY. MY COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR DID NOT COME ON. MY TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON ONLY WHEN MY TANK WAS EMPTY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY HEATER CORE HAD WENT OUT. BECAUSE OF THIS COOLANT LEAKED UNDER MY DASH INTO MY CAR. I WAS TOLD IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING I HAD NOT DONE. IT JUST HAPPENS. WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP A 2007 OUTLOOK CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SATURN REPLACED THE HEATER CORE AT A DISCOUNT COST TO ME. I ALSO WAS HAVING A RATTLING SOUND UNDER MY HOOD. NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT IT WAS. THE SOUND STARTED FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT MY VUE IN 10/08. IT HAD 22 MILES ON THE VUE AT THE TIME. I WOULD CALL AND AS IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD NO. EACH TIME I WOULD GO TO TAKE IT IN TO BE CHECK, THE VUE WOULD NOT MAKE THE SOUND. I WAS ALSO TOLD, BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW ENGINE IT WILL MAKE SOUNDS UNTIL THE ENGINE HAD SOME MILES PUT ON IT. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE HEATER CORE PROBLEM, THAT IS WHEN I WAS TOLD IT HAS THE HEAT SHIELD. IT WAS FIXED AT A COST TO ME. MY QUESTION ALSO IS WHY WOULD IT NOT BE COVERED AND WHY WASN'T THE HEATER CORE COVER UNDER THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY. IF THE COOLANT SENSOR WOULD HAD CAME ON BEFORE THE TANK WAS EMPTY, IT COULD HAVE SAVED MY HEATER CORE. *TR

I HAVE A SATURN VUE AND AM GOING TO BE HAVING ANOTHER BABY, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY CAR SEAT INSPECTOR THAT THE ONLY SAFE AND CORRECT PLACE TO INSTALL A FORWARD FACING CAR SEAT IS IN THE CENTER SEAT, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO THEN FIT AN INFANT CAR SEAT NEXT TO IT. I AM NOT WILLING TO COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN BECAUSE SATURN CANNOT DESIGN A BACK SEAT TO ACCOMMODATE CHILD CAR SEATS. I HAVE HAD LITTLE HELP OR SUGGESTIONS ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION AND DO NOT WANT TO BE STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE IN. *TR

I OWN A 08 SATURN VUE. THE CAR WAS A YEAR OLD BEFORE THE PROBLEM STARTED. MY CAR STARTED HAVING A VERY CAUSTIC ODOR THAT MADE YOUR EYES BURN AS WELL AS YOUR THROAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES & THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG & PUT AIR FRESHENER IN THE VENTS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, 4 MONTHS LATER I AM STILL BATTLING WITH THEM ABOUT THIS ISSUE & WE HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH GM. THE ODOR IS ALSO CORRODING THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. IT IS NOT ONLY CORRODING METAL TIE DOWNS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, CREATING AN OILY FILM ON THE WINDOWS, BUT EATING THE LAMINATE OFF PARTS INSIDE THE CAR. SATURN HONESTLY DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE LOCAL DEALER IS DOING WHAT THEY CAN. IT IS GM THAT IS BEING DIFFICULT. WE FINALLY HAVE THEM CONVINCED TO DO AN AIR QUALITY TEST WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE FT. WORTH POLICE FORENSIC LAB SAID THERE IS AN ACIDITY TO THE AIR. THEY TOOK SEVERAL SAMPLES TO RUN TESTS, WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING THE RESULTS. THE FRUSTRATING PART IS THEIR DENIAL THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR & EVEN AFTER WE PROVED TO THEM THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ISSUES. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED FOR MY HEALTH AFTER BREATHING THIS TOXIC AIR FOR 4 MONTHS & ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE THAT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES & NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WITH SATURN OR GM. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

2008 SATURN VUE IS A LEMON ,BOUGHT IN WEST NYACK NY,SATURN DEALER FOR 20,078.62..THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A LEASED CAR FOR 289 PER MO,,INSTEAD IT WAS SOLD,WITHOUT A WARRANTY ALL I WANT IS A WARRANTY POLICY..PLEASE HELP ME..DEALER TOLD ME FIRST I WOULD HAVE A POLICY, HE CHANGED HIS MIND DUE TO GREED FOR MONEY,,,,I HAVE A SATURN WITHOUT A WARRANTY DO I NEED A LAWYER....*TR

ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING LIKE CAME ON AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY INTO DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT HEAD GASKET BLEW AND I NEED NEW MOTOR-HAD NO COOLANT. WASN'T AWARE OF ANY LEAKS OR PROBLEMS. 3 WEEKS BEFORE MY DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE ODOMETER READING INDICATES 7000 MILES MORE THAN WHAT IT SHOULD BE. *TR