2008 Saturn Vue

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SEAT BELT EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION IN THE UPPER MIDDLE AREA. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,550. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN UPDATED 8/23/2017*CT

IN 2013 I HAD STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 SATURN VUE XR AND THE DEALER REPLACED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THE RACK AND PINION AND FRONT WHEELS STRUT BEARINGS AND I PAID AROUND $900. THIS YEAR, I START HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ( NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER AT LOW SPEED AND LOW STEERING FLUID LEVEL ) AND THE DEALER COST WAS $530 REPLACING THE STEERING PUMP. GM HAD A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE ON THE STEERING FLUID LINE NUT BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. I CALLED GM ASKING FOR COST ASSISTANCE SINCE IT IS THE SAME SYSTEM ( STEERING ) AND CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND THE ONLY THING THEY OFFERED THIS YEAR WAS TO CALL THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN ASSIST. THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY ( $1,430 ) TO BE SPENT BY A VEHICLE OWNER ON THE SAME VEHICLE SYSTEM ( STEERING ) THAT IS RELATED TO SAFETY AND MY CONCERN IS THAT THE PROBLEMS WILL NOT STOP HERE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE I FOUND A LOT OF SATURN OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT STEERING WHEEL ( COMPONENTS ) ISSUES. *JS

MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SOMETIMES CAR WOULD START AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T. THE RADIO WOULD TURN OFF WHEN TURN SIGNAL TURNED ON. THE IGNITION WOULD TRY AND EAT MY KEY AND NOT RELEASE IT. THE CD PLAYER WOULD CONTINUE TO CYCLE WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. ALL POWER IN CAR WOULD RESET. WAS JUST TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW CONTROL MODULE. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, MY CAR JUST QUIT, LOCKED UP STEERING, EVERYTHING DEAD. COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL OR ANYTHING. CAR DID START UP AGAIN. DROVE DOWN THE ROAD A 1/2 BLOCK AND CAR STOPPED AGAIN, DEAD IN ROAD, NO STEERING, COULD NOT OPERATE DOOR LOCKS OR ANYTHING. CAR STARTED AGAIN AND MANAGED TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFE SPOT BEFORE IT WENT OUT AGAIN. NOTHING WAS WORKABLE. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN LLANO, TX IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE POSITIVE CONNECTION TO THE MAIN FUSE BOX HAD COME LOOSE. THE ONLY FIX WAS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THE MAIN POSITIVE LUG TO THE FUSE BOX IS ONLY HELD ON BY PLASTIC. THE DESIGN OF THIS FUSE BOX IS DEFINITELY POOR CREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH. THIS POORLY DESIGNED FUSE BOX WITH MAIN LUG NUT HELD BY ONLY PLASTIC NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT FUTURE ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATH TO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE AUDIBLE TURN SIGNAL, FUEL GAUGE SIGNAL ALSO FAILED AND THE AIR BAG AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON MULTIPLE TIMES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.