2009 Saturn Vue

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN GETTING A "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY DAY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS EXTREMELY HOT OVER 100 DEGREES. ON COOLER DAYS, I DO NOT GET THE INDICATOR LIGHT. WHEN IT IS HOT, THE LIGHT COMES ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN I START MY CAR. IF I DRIVE A DISTANCE WITH THE AIR ON, IT GOES OFF. THIS STARTED HAPPENING OVER A MONTH AGO. I WENT TO A DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $105 TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY SAID SOMETHING NEEDS REPLACING AND WILL COST ME $495. I HEARD FROM A FAMILY MEMBER WHO WORKED FOR GM THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. IS THIS TRUE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY HESITATED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE INLET PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASION WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,685. UPDATED 04/21/2016*LJ UPDATED 05/31/18*JB

THE WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND MAKING TURNS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT.IT HAPPENS WHEN EVER I MAKE A TURN IN DRIVE AND WHEN I AM BACKING UP FROM PARK. IT STARTED WHEN THE CAR MILAGE HIT OVER 100,000. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD WE NEEDED TO FLUSH THE POWER STEERING FLUID. WE DID THAT AND THE PROBLEM SITLL HAPPENS. IT STARTED AGAIN ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER WE PICKED UP THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE THE RACK AND THE PUMP. WILL COST ME OVER $1500. IS THIS ON A RECALL?

THE SELLING DEALERSHIP LISTS THIS VEHICLES CURRENT CONDITION AS, "SUBURB CONDITION." THE FOLLOWING INSPECTION COMMENTS WERE PROVIDED TO ME WHEN AT THIS DEALERSHIP: A) DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKEN, DOESN'T STAY IN PLACE; B) LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT OUT; C) NO HEAT CONTROL (ALWAYS BLOWING COLD); D) DRIVERS SIDE LUMBAR ADJUSTER BROKEN OFF; E) AIR FILTER DIRTY; F) FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AT 3 MM. RECOMMEND FRONT AND REAR PADS AND ROTORS; G) "SMALL" OIL LEAK NEAR TRANSFER CASE; H) FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS "RATTLE" OVER BUMPS. AN ESTIMATE WAS PROVIDED FOR PARTS AND LABOR COSTS, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE PARTS AND LABOR COSTS FOR FIXING THE HEAT OR THE ENGINE LEAK(S). ALSO, LABOR COSTS WERE NOT PROVIDED FOR REPAIRING THE LUMBAR SUPPORT. THE TOTAL COST FOR THESE REPAIRS IS SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. BASED ON THESE INSPECTION RESULTS, AND MY OWN OBSERVATION (I.E. THE TIRES DOT DATES AND WEAR INDICATE INSTABILITY IN CARS PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY), THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THIS VEHICLE IS NOT "SUBURB."

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DUE TO A CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS A SURE FIX, I PAID 700 TO REPLACE AND A DAY AFTER PICKING UP FROM MY MECHANIC IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. IT WAS HESITANT AT FIRST BUT THEN IT STARTED AGAIN AND GOT WORSE. THE RPM ACCELERATING BUT SPEEDOMETER SLOWING DOWN. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC, HE READ SOMETHING TO ME ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT OF CONVERTER, IT SAID TO DRIVE IT FOR 1 HOUR AT HIGH SPEEDS TO BURN OFF INSIDE THE NEW CONVERTER, RESET THE LIGHT WHICH SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD ALREADY DRIVEN FOR 1 HOUR BECAUSE I LIVE AN HOUR AWAY. I HEAD HOME AND AS I'M GETTING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO I-75 SOMETHING CAME THROUGH MY VENTS AND IN MY THROAT AND CHEST AND I START COUGHING REALLY BAD AND TIGHTNESS IN CHEST. I GOT UP TO 55MPH AND THE TRUCK STARTED JERKING AND I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP. IT WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 20-30MPH. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WHILE STILL IN DRIVE THE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE. CHECK ENGINE, ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON. I CALLED MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED I ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS AND GET SOME AIR BECAUSE I WAS COUGHING SO BAD AND HAVE IT TOWED TO BE SAFE. CALLED ONSTAR AND NOW ABS CODES, TOLD TO TAKE IN FOR SERVICE WITHIN 7 DAYS, I ADVISED HER CANNOT DRIVE OVER 20MPH AND REQUESTED A TOW. A STATE TROOPER STOPPED TO ASSIST ME, SAID TO GET IN SAFER PLACE SO HE HELD TRAFFIC AND DROVE BEHIND ME TO GET OFF INTERSTATE WHILE I WAIT FOR TOW TRUCK. 7:32PM IN THE MIDST OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND 50 MILES FROM HOME. I WAS HORRIFIED! I WAITED 2 HOURS FOR A TOW THAT NEVER SHOWED, HAD TO GET A RIDE HOME AGAIN. EVENTUALLY GOT VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER. I RCVD A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPT WITH A QUOTE OF $5K OF REPAIRS TO INCLUDE A BRAKE JOB BECAUSE REAR PADS WERE METAL TO METAL. HAD BRAKES CHECKED 1WEEK BEFORE AND HAD 30% LEFT, LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS BRAKE DUST MAKING ME SICK.

AUGUST 2015 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AROUND 6:25PM ON I-75 THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND RPM WERE HIGH AND TRUCH FELT LIKE I WAS PUSHING GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL AT SAME TIME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. CALLED ONSTAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD THE CODE IS P0340, CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND IF MORE ISSUES TAKE IN TO DEALER. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEED WENT FROM 65 TO 30 AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS FLOORING GAS PEDAL IT WOULD GO NO MORE THAN 20-30 MPH. I FRANTICALLY, SOMEHOW WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER 5-6 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I WAS NOT HIT NOR CAUSED SOMEONE ELSE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON I-75 IN BUSY ATLANTA. I WAS 50 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO GET A RIDE HOME. AFTER DAYS OF RESEARCH AND THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE CODES, I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HUB 2.