2008 Saturn Vue

WHEN THE KEY SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION THERE IS A CLICK AT THE POSITION (APPROXIMATELY TEN DEGREES, RIGHT) WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK APPEARS TO BE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE. THIS COULD LOCK UP THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE MAKING A SLOW RIGHT TURN, AS WHEN EXITING A FREEWAY. WHEN THE KEY SWITCH IS IN LOCK POSITION AND KEY IS REMOVED THE WARNING CHIME STILL OCCURS WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED.

OVER THE PAST YEAR AND HALF I'VE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. HEAD LIGHTS DIMMING AND FLASHING AT VERY HIGH INTERVALS ALMOST LIKE A DIM STROBE. RADIO NOT TURNING ON. INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT COMING ON. ODOMETER LIGHT DIMS. RANDOM DINGING NOISE. TURN SIGNAL NOT ALWAYS WORKING OR WORKING SPORADICALLY. FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT ALWAYS COMING ON AND WHEN THEY DO IT'S SPORADIC. REAR WINDSHIELD NOT COMING ON BUT WILL AFTER AN ENGINE RESTART. KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION. HAZARD LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN ENGINE IS OFF. ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED SLOWLY OVER THE LAST YEAR AND HALF. I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND AN ISSUE. EVERYONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS WILL TELL YOU THAT A MECHANIC CAN'T RUN A TEST FOR THE PROBLEM IF IT'S NOT HAPPENING AT THAT TIME. WE ALSO ALL KNOW TOO WELL THESE PROBLEMS COME AND GO VERY QUICKLY AND SOMETIMES TEMPORARILY FIX THEMSELVES WITH JUST AN ENGINE RESTART, DRIVING OVER A BUMP (WHICH ALSO BRINGS ON THE ISSUES) OR SHAKING THE WIRE HARNESS ON TOP OF THE BATTERY. SO TAKING IT TO A SHOP TO RUN A TEST IS ALMOST MEANINGLESS UNLESS TOWED AND EVEN THEN IT'S NOT 100% CHANCE YOU'RE GOING TO GET A CODE(S) TO READ. THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE PROBLEMS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. THE BIG OCCURRENCE CAME WHEN I WAS JUST TWO MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD FROM WHERE I LIVE, I HAD THE VUE NOT START UP OR EVEN TURN OVER AND THE KEY WAS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. I OPENED UP THE HOOD, TAPPED ONCE ON THE BLACK BOX ON TOP OF THE BATTERY AND THE VUE STARTED DINGING AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. I THEN DROVE TO MY HOUSE AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME AND RESTARTED TWICE WITHIN THAT TWO MIN DRIVE. I LOST TOTAL POWER AND VERY LIMITED CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP AND COMPLAINED ABOUT HUNDREDS OF TIMES ON THE INTERNET AND HAS YET TO BE INVESTIGATED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE. -11.4.17

MY CAR IS HAVING A PROBLEM THATS ON THE RECALL LIST BUT MY VIN# DONT MATCH. 1.TRANSMISSION CASE POROSTY PARK POWER MY DRIVEWAY IS ON A HILL AND WHEN IT SNOWS ILL COME OUTSIDE AND FIND MY CAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND THEN ITS HARD TO GET IT BACK UP THE HILL EVEN GUNNING IT UP DOES NOT WORK SO ILL LEAVE IT DOWN THERE. 2. WHEN THE GROUND IS WET FROM RAIN OR SNOW I GET STUCK AT THE STOP LIGHT I HAVE TO GUN IT TO MOVE THE WHEELS SPIN OUT THEN I CAN GO.3. THE STICK THAT CONTROL THE DRIVE/PARKING GETS STUCK ILL HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON OR PUMP THE BRAKES COUPLE TIMES REAL HARD TO UNLOCK THE STICK. IVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2015 OF APRIL SO IT HAPPENS IN AT THE WINTERS AND RAINY DAYS SINCE THEN TO NOW. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (AIRPORT CHEVROLET, 3001 BIDDLE RD, MEDFORD, OR 97504), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO LACK OF FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. *LN UPDATED 8/3/18*JB

THE HEATING AND VENTILATION IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL. THIS SAME CONDITION OCCURRED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FAN IS ABLE TO BE VARIABLY CONTROLLED FOR SPEED. THE COLD/HOT SELECTOR DOES NOT CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE. THE MODE SELECTOR FOR THE AIR DISTRIBUTION IS STUCK ON VENT MODE. I HAVE NO HEAT OR FRONT DEFROSTER. THE WARRANTY FIX WAS A COMPUTER RE-FLASH THE THE H.V.A.C. PROGRAMMER. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 7 DAYS. STATIC OR MOVING MATTERS NOT. I DO BELIEVE ALL MOTOR VEHICLE VENTILATION SYSTEMS SHOULD DEFAULT TO DEFROSTER MODE! REGARDS, M4RK

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSITION. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE RECALL THE WOMAN ON THE OTHER END SAID I WASN'T ABLE TO BE INCLUDED THAT'S WHY I WASN'T NOTIFIED. THE RECALL STATED ANY OWNER. AS EVEN THOUGH I WAS SOLD THE CAR AS NEW, THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS OWNER. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 420 MILES. MY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR SOMETIMES, WHEN IN PARK IT ROLLS ABOUT 8 TO 10 INCHES. WHEN MY CAR WON'T SHIFT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I USE THE TIPTRONIC SHIFT AND WHERE THERE SHOULD BE A 1 FOR FIRST GEAR THERE IS NOTHING. ON THE HIGH WAY WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS MY CAR WON'T SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR TO PICK UP SPEED