2008 Saturn Vue

ISSUE #1 ~ TRANSMISSION WHILE MERGING FROM ONE FREEWAY TO ANOTHER, DRIVING AT A STEADY PACE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP. WHEN THE SLIPPING BEGAN, THE DELAYS WERE SHORT, MAYBE LASTING 10 SECONDS. HOWEVER AS I KEPT DRIVING, THEY BEGAN TO GET LONGER AND LONGER, IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND MOVE OVER TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. SINCE THE INITIAL TIME, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE. AND, BECAUSE THE SLIPPING DOESN'T OCCUR EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, I'M BEING TOLD THE ISSUE CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED... ISSUE #2 ~ POWER STEERING AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING STEERED STRAIGHT, I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS. HOWEVER, THE MOMENT THE VEHICLE IS STEERED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, IT BEGINS TO MAKE A LOUD ROARING LIKE SOUND. THE ROARING IS ESPECIALLY PREVALENT WHEN BEING STEERED TO THE LEFT. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TWICE NOW TO BE ATTENDED TO. EACH TIME I'VE TAKEN IT IN, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND FLUIDS ARE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. *TR

MY '08 VUE WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION HANDLE DOES PHYSICALLY GO INTO THE REVERSE DETENT BUT THE GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR ONLY INCREASES THE ENGINE RPMS. THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS SOME STUTTERING IN REVERSE TWO DAYS AGO. THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ANY ISSUES WITH THE FORWARD GEARS. TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GM/FOR 6T70 6SPD TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR WAVE PLATE. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THAT VIRTUALLY EVERY GM BRAND THAT USES THE TRANSMISSION HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN AND WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE. A TSB ALREADY EXISTS FOR THE ISSUE, PLEASE REFER TO TSB #09-07-30-012B. *TT

WE HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE MARCH 30, THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SADLY, THE DEALER NEVER TOLD US WE WOULD BE STIFFED WITH TIME IN CERTIFIED GM PRE-OWNED WARRANTY NOR ANY OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE HAD. GOT CAR MAY 2011 AND HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SHOPS SINCE APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER OF 2011. WE HAVE REPLACED SWAY BAR LINKS 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 1 1/2 YEARS. TIRES, BATTERY, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR LINKAGE,ELECTRICAL ISSUES, REPLACED DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE KICKER WAS THE TRANSMISSION ON MARCH 30 2013 WHILE HUSBAND WAS DEPLOYED. HAD BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN IT JUST STOPPED- ON THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO DAVIDSON IN WATERTOWN NY. DIAGNOSTIC DONE 4/1/13 REVEALED 4 CODES FROM TRANNY, HAD TO REMOVE IT TO TEST FURTHER. WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFO AT ANY PINT SINCE 2011; MOST OF THEM SEEM TO BE LISTED UNDER 2008; WE HAVE NO IDEA HAOW WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THEM, OR IF THE ISSUES HAVE EVER BEEN FIXED. THE TRANNY WENT RIGHT AFTER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY CONVENIENTLY EXPIRED- IT WAS THE 3-5 WAVE PLATE , WHICH I JUST READ ON INTERNET WAS A RECALL. GM CASE MANAGER , [XXX],WAS SUPPOSEDLY TRYING TO ASSIST ME. HE ALSO WAS IN CONTACT WITH [XXX], SERVICE MANAGER @ DAVIDSON. AS SOON AS THEY KNEW I HAD A LOAN SECURED FOR 4000.00 , NO ONE COULD HELP ALL OF THE SUDDEN! I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT I WOULD GET HELP WITH COST; EITHER CERTIFICATE WITH SMALLER AMOUNT FOR TRADE IN, OR 30% OF REPAIR COST. I SAID REPAIR COST TO LOWER MY LOAN. THEN NEITHER WOULD HELP ME AND BOTH BECAME UNPROFESSIONAL. I HAVE SENT LETTERS TO GM WITH NO RESPONSE. ALSO, I HAD TO PAY FOR RENTAL CAR. IT IS NOTED THAT CLUTCH SPRING AND PISTON ALSO DAMAGED. I FEEL THAT WE WERE GIVEN THIS CAR UNDER FALSE PRETENSES AS FAR AS SAFETY AND BEING GM CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. MULTIPLE ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO KNOW THESE ISSUES, PRIOR TO SCAMMING US, TO MAKE THIS CAR CERTIFIED GM ADVERTISED!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION. HAD TO WAIT IN LINE. WHEN I PUT MY SATURN VUE XE V4 INTO DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I TRIED MANUAL (3RD) AND STILL WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. REVERSE WORKS, PARK WORKS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES ON IT. I NOW HAVE TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REBUILD? THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM. *TR

FIRST NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC SHIFTING AND ACCELERATION ON MY WAY TO THE OFFICE. THEN, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK, I REALIZED I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. LIMPED HOME AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRUSTED TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO IDENTIFIED 2 ERROR CODES: P0776 PCSB STUCK OFF AND P2715 PCS4 STUCK ON. UNFORTUNATELY THE POWER TRAIN HAD EXPIRED AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2013 - A MERE 8 MONTHS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE FACTORY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ON THIS VERY ISSUE AND ALSO WROTE ON THE INVOICE THAT THE "3/5 R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE POSSIBLY BROKEN." I CONTACTED MULTIPLE DEALERS TO HAVE IT CONSIDERED FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY ESSENTIALLY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCING THE REPAIR. I PLEADED MY CASE TO GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT WERE DENIED ANY REAL ASSISTANCE. AFTER READING MANY POSTS OF 2008 VUE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AND HAVING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES, WE DECIDED TO OBTAIN ANOTHER NON-GMC VEHICLE AND WILL NEVER BY GMC AGAIN GIVEN THE CALLOUS NATURE WITH WHICH THEY RESPONDED TO MY NEEDS AS A PREVIOUSLY LOYAL CUSTOMER. *TR

WAS TAKING MY GRANDCHILDREN TO A SKI RESORT FOR THE EVENING . CAME TO A STOP SIGN, NEED TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, NO REVERSE. THEN IT WOULD NO SHIFT GOING FORWARD , ONE GEAR FORWARD ONLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAM ON HAD IT CHECKED. ERROR CODE OF PO776. WHEN INSPECTED HAVE BEEN TOLD IT NEED TO BE REBUILT. AT A COST OF $3000. WHEN SEARCHING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM , IT IS VERY COMMON AND NOBODY CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL OVER THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 35 MILE PER HOUR AND STRUGGLE TO GO UP AN INCLINE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, REVVING AT 2000 RPM. AFTER AN EXAMINATION BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE WAS CRACKED, FAILING TO PRODUCE ENOUGH PRESSURE FOR A GEAR CHANGE. *TR