2008 Saturn Vue

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER REPAIR SERVICE CENTER STATES: "38909 TRANSMISSION 3-5-R WAVED PLATE BROKEN AND DAMAGED" PARTS REPLACED: SEAL KIT, GASKETS, NUT, VALVES, COVER, SPRING, PISTON, HOUSING, PISTON, PLATE KIT, PLATE TIMES 2 *TR

TRANSMISSION COMPLETE FAILURE @ 57520 MILES. TECHNICIAN AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP STATED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES USE THIS TRANSMISSION AND HAS SEEN MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, CAUSED BY THE SAME PART. THE 3-5 REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE IS THE COMMON COMPONENT CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE GM TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND REQUIRE THEM TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. PULLED OUT FROM A GAS STATION, TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. A LOUD BANG!, VUE (NOW AKA: CHEVROLET CAPTIVA) STUCK INTO SAME GEAR, LUCKY FOR US, PEOPLE SLOWED DOWN, VUE WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. *TR

MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR TO FLORIDA . DURING THE TRIP HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS OUT ON THE DASHBOARD. HE STOPPED FOR GAS AND WENT TO TURN IT OFF . WHEN HE GABBED THE KEY HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO CAME BACK ON. A FEW HOURS LATER HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS OUT AGAIN. PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CAREFULLY LOOKED AT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FOUND THE SWITCH TO BE IN BETWEEN POSITIONS. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN DURING HIS TWO WEEK STAY. BUT IT HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,470.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO. THE LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY LIT ANY TIME THE CAR WAS RUNNING. IT WOULD NOT GO OFF. I RECEIVE MONTHLY DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS ON MY CAR FROM ONSTAR. IT KEPT ALERTING ME FOR MONTHS THAT I HAD SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY AIRBAG SYSTEM. I KEPT THINKING THE LIGHT JUST WOULD NOT GO OFF. AFTER THE CONTINUED PERSISTENCE BY THE ONSTAR ALERTS, AND EMPHATIC WARNINGS TO CALL THEM AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC RUN ON THE SYSTEM WHILE I WAS IN THE CAR, I FINALLY DID. THE OPERATOR AT ONSTAR TOLD ME THAT I HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAGS, AND THAT THEY MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT I CHECK WITH MY CAR DEALER. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING. I STRESSED THAT I FEARED DRIVING IN THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHERE THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY IN A CRASH. I TOLD THEM THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED. AFTER STRESSING MY CONCERNS , GM GIVE ME THE GO AHEAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE ON THE AIRBAGS. THE CAR DEALER, CREWS CHEVROLET, IN SC, FOUND THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE! I CALLED GM REPRESENTATIVES WITH THE REPORT OF THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRBAG MODULE. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE ACTUALLY TALKED WITH THE CREWS REPRESENTATIVE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. GM THEN SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE MY CASE LOOKED AT BY THEIR SUPERIORS AND MAKE A DECISION ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED. I WAITED FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN RECALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO GET GUIDANCE ON WHEN TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. CREWS QUOTED THE COST AT $880.00. GM SAID IT WOULD ONLY ASSIST THE COST BY PAYING $264.00. THAT THE AIRBAG WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS---HOW CAN SOMETHING AS CRUCIAL AS AIRBAGS BE UNDER WARRANTY? I WAS SHOCKED THAT THE VALUE OF MY LIFE WAS WORTH LESS THAN $880 TO THEM. I WAS THEM TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS AT TOTAL COST! *TR

I'M EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. REGARDLESS OF, THE WEATHER AND AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECK FOR MAINTENANCE WORK. HAD A VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND THE RESULTS WAS A CODE 10. WHICH MEANS CAM ACTUATOR SOLENOID, 2008 SATURN VUES ARE KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM. REPLACE THAT PART THE ENGINE HAVE TO BE TAKEN APART. THIS ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. IT BEEN ON SINCE MARCH 2014, IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT HANDLE MY VEHICLE WILL START HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING AND SHUTTING DOWN WITHOUT MY CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A POWER DRIVE AND IGNITION/STARTER PROBLEM. CAN YOU PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND ASSIST ME WITH THIS MATTER. ALL THE DEALER DID SINCE I COULDN'T BUY A NEW VEHICLE WAS SENT ME ON A TEST DRIVE AND WHILE I WAS GONE THEY WENT UNDER THE HOOD AND MADE THE LIGHT GO OFF. THAT WORK FOR ONLY A HOUR. PLEASE RESPONSE. THANKS. *JS