2008 Saturn Vue

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

PURCHASED MY SATURN OCT 2011 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 3 MONTHS LATER JANUARY 2012. SATURN REPLACED IT BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. AUGUST 7TH 2013 IM GETTING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER AND WOULD HARDLY ACCELERATE. MY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSES TO FIX IT SAYING THAT IT IS NOT AN INTERNAL PART. I AM BEYOND PISSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V200000 (POWER TRAIN) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TR

TRANSMISSION 35R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE FAILURE REQUIRES COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AT APPROPRIATE SERVICE INTERVALS. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR AND HESITATED TO UP SHIFT FROM 5TH TO 6TH GEAR. TROUBLE CODES P0700 AND P0777 WERE LOGGED WHEN TRANSMISSION FIRST SLIPPED. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS 87,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT I FELT IT SHIFT HARD. IT DROVE FINE FOR A FEW MILES, THEN WHILE IN RESIDENTIAL AREA I HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE. I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND IT WOULD GO IN REVERSE BUT NOT DRIVE. WAITED AGAIN FOR 30 MINUTES AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR. THERE SHOULD NOT BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 87,000 ON A ONE OWNER, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 26 DAYS BEFORE RETURNING IT. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NOT HELPFUL AND VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. THE REASON FOR THE 26 DAY DELAY IS BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MANY IN FOR REPAIRS. WHILE THE 87,000 MILES WAS INSIDE THE MILEAGE WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY TIME. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE FROM 38TH STREET TACOMA TO I5 NORTH ACCELERATED FROM THE OFF RAMP VEHICLE TACHOMETER CLIMBED, LOSS OF ACCELERATION-POWER, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE WITH NO RESULT. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY I5 DRIVERS DOING 60-65 WITH MY VEHICLE SLOWING, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN THEN BACK TO DRIVE FOR SECOND TIME WITH NO RESULT, ALMOST GOT HIT A 4TH TIME, VEHICLE FINALLY RESPONDED TO 4TH GEAR IN MANUAL MODE. VEHICLE OPERATED POORLY FOR NEXT FEW MILES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THE SATURN/GM PRODUCTS THAT HAVE A DEFECTIVE 35 WAVE PLATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY LAST SERVICE WAS 7 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS NEAR ACCIDENT NO ERROR CODES OR ENGINE LIGHTS HAD COME ON PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. GLAD TO SEE THE FEDERAL GOVT. CAN BAIL OUT A COMPANY THAT ENDANGERS THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND GAMBLES WITH THE IDEAL OF MAY IT WILL MAYBE IT WON'T BREAK, AS LONG AS WE GET MONEY. SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS THEY SHOULD HAVE A NEW ASSOCIATION SOCIETY OF COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II TIRES, LINE SIZE: 235/60R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT IN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WERE HAIRLINE FRACTURED THROUGHOUT ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. KMJ *TR

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, COMPASS, AND OUTSIDE TEMP GAUGES WERE NOT WORKING. I ARRIVED AT MY STOP AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. UPON STARTING THE ENGINE AND PROCEEDING ON HOME THE GAUGES ALL WORKED FINE AND HAVE DONE SO SINCE THAT DAY. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I NOTICED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. (WHICH IS A GOOD THING IN MY OPINION). THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A HISTORY OF THE COMPASS AND TEMP GAUGE ACTING UP. IF IT AIN'T BROKE THEY CANNOT FIX IT SO THEY SAID AT THE DEALER. ALONG WITH THE GAUGES NOT WORKING AT TIMES, I CANNOT GET THE CHANGE OIL LIGHT TO RESET. I JUST GAVE UP ON THAT AS I DID ON THE OTHER GAUGES. I HAVE CHALKED IT UP TO ANOTHER CHEAP GM PRODUCT WITH POOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT THE SATURN DEALER BEFORE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. NO MORE GM PRODUCTS FOR ME. *TR