2009 Saturn Vue

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PHIL SMITH CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1640 N STATE RD 7, LAUDERHILL, FL 33313, (954) 372-2576) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET GOING UP HILL, THE CAR WAS HAVING A PROBLEM ACCELERATING UP HILL. WHEN GOING DOWNHILL, THE CAR WOULD STOP, AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP. HAVE TO USE ACCELERATION WHEN GOING DOWNHILL IN ORDER FOR IT TO MOVE. FINALLY WHEN I MADE IT HOME AND PARKED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE (LIKE SOMETHING WAS SCRAPING AGAINST SOMETHING). AND THEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I GOT OUT THE CAR, IT SMELLED LIKE BURNT METAL. WHEN I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT A LOT OF SATURN VUE USERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AND IT APPEARS AS IF THE DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT SURE HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

CAR HAS LOST POWER ON DASH LIGHTS, RADIO WHEN OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR AROUND TOWN ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNIN THE STEERING WHEEL, LOOSES POWER, AND SHE WAS FORCED TO GET INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. KEY GETS STUCK IN INGNITION UPON STARTING CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START WITHOUT JUMPING THE CAR OFF OR WITHOUT WIGGLING THE WIRES ON TOP OF THE BATTERY CONNECTING TO THE BRAIN. WE HAVE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED. STABILITRACT LIGHT WAS ON AND WE HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT OUT THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE COMPUTER MODULE. RADIO WILL CUT OFF, DASH LIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY.

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR USED NOW HAS UNDER 90,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE STARTED LEAKING FROM ALL SEALS. $2700 TO REPAIR THIS NOW THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO BE NOT WORKING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. NO INDICATION OF ANY LEAKS JUST NOTICES WHEN THE GRINDING STARTED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID ON THE DIP STICK. I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND GIVEN THE SAFETY ISSUE FEEL IT SHOULD BE RECALLED.

I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 62,301 MILES ON IT. AT 90K MILES, I'M ON MY WAY TO WORK, AND WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE I NOTICED A TUG LIKE FEELING IN MY STEERING WHEEL. I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING IT. BESIDES OF THAT LITTLE S CURVE, IT'S A STRAIT SHOT TO WORK. I NEEDED GAS, SO I WENT TO TURN INTO THE GAS STATION AND ALMOST HIT A TRUCK PARKED THERE BECAUSE I HAD NO STEERING. I TURNED THE WHEEL A FULL 360 AND LUCKILY MANAGED A TURN ENOUGH TO MISS THE GUYS TRUCK BY INCHES (LITERALLY). IN MY COMPLETE EMBARRASSMENT, I JUMP OUT APOLOGIZING AND TOLD HIM THE ISSUE. HE STATED HE SEEN ME CRANKING THE WHEEL AND FIGURED AS MUCH AND OFFERED TO CHECK THE STEERING FLUID FOR ME. ASTOUND TO FIND THERE WAS NOTHING TO CHECK. I TOOK IT TO LACLAIRS IN CHESANING MI, AND THIS IS WHAT THE REPAIR ORDER READS : POWER STEERINGQUIT WHILE DRIVING. AND NOW STEERING BINDS AND CLUNKS AND CAN BARELY TURN, SCANNED SYSTEM, BUT NO CODES STORED, CONTACTED TECH ASSIST CENTER..UNPOWERED STEERING ASSIST MOTOR THEN STEERING MODULE. CONDITION NO DUPLICATED, REPLACED STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED FRONT AND REAR ALIGNMENT AS NEEDED RESET FRONT AND REAR TOE. $672.33. I CHOSE THE REMANUFACTURED PART HOPING THAT WHAT EVER THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ORIGINAL WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BEFORE THEY COULD PUT IT BACK ON THE SHELF, NOW, AT 131 K MILES, ONLY 42 K MILES SINCE THAT REPAIR, THE SAME ISSUE HAS RETURNED. NOW, I HAVE TO ONCE AGAIN PAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AND ONCE AGAIN PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM MANY DIFFERENT YEARS FROM PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL MADE. I LOOKED UP THE RECALL INFORMATION WHEN I FIRST HAD THIS PROBLEM AND LIKE EVERYONE ELSE MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, YET MY CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S NOT JUST THE POWER STEERING THAT FAILED, IT WAS ALL THE STEERING. A FULL 360 TURN AND ONLY MOVED LITTLE INCHS

THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT KEEPS MELTING, CAUSING ME TO LOOSE THE USE OF THAT HEADLIGHT. I HAVE ALREADY REPAIRED THE SITUATION TWICE, NOW I AM SEE THAT OTHER SATURN OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED GM AND THERE IS NO RECALL? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THIS ISSUE FOR 2 YEARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, I CAN'T SEE WITH ONE HEADLIGHT. PLEASE HELP