Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Saturn Vue submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
VEHICLE HASN'T RETAINED CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES OUT OF NO WHERE. DRIVER SEAT HAS ISSUES THAT WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SEAT TO INCLINE BUT ONLY RECLINE WHICH HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AND I'VE ONLY HAD IT FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS.
WHEN IT SNOWS MY DRIVEWAY IS ON A HILL AND MY CAR IS IN PARK IT ROLLS BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL AND ILL LOOK OUTSIDE TO FIND IT MOVED FROM WERE I LEFT IT. NOW FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS IF I PARK AT THE STORE, SCHOOL,JOB AND GET READY TO GO TRY TO SHIFT THE CAR ON DRIVE WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT IT I HEAR AND FEEL CLICK SOUND AND CANT MOVE THE GEAR.
"TAKATA RECALL" MY 2008 SATURN VUE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR 3 ITEMS, ALL OF WHICH I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH BUT ACCORDING TO MY VIN NUMBER MY VEHICLE DOES NOT APPLY FOR THESE RECALLS. I DID RECEIVE A NOTICE A FEW YEARS AGO BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS STILL OKAY AT THE TIME, I NEVER BROUGHT IT IN. THE 3 RECALLS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, 2. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 3. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT MIKE ANDERSON CHEVROLETT DUE TO THESE ISSUES BUT THE ONLY ITEM THAT'S APPEARING COVERED IS THE TRANSMISSION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY VIN HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL WHEN ALL THE 2008 SATURN VUE'S ARE MADE WITH THE SAME PARTS. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE DUE TO MY VEHICLE FALLING UNDER THE RECALL CATEGORY BUT NOT FALLING UNDER THE CORRECT VIN NUMBER CATEGORY. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY WON'T ALLOW ME TO GO PASS 40MPH, MY STEERING WHEEL GETS LOCKED MAKING IT HARD FOR ME TO TURN AND THERE IS A LEAK, ALSO WHEN MY LOCKS ARE UNLOCKED THE HANDLES STILL WON'T OPEN AS IF IT'S STILL LOCKED. IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED.
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ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CODE READ. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. IT SOUNDED SERIOUS SO I SAID JUST FIX IT. $600 LATER MY CAR WAS RUNNING GREAT WITH NO PROBLEMS. ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE SAME REASON. DEALERSHIP WONT FIX IT AGAIN AND BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO. THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS. EVERYTIME I FILL MY GAS TANK MY CAR TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO START AGAIN AND IT STRUGGLES. LOTS OF SPUTTERING AND MOST OF THE TIME IT STARTS THEN DIES. IVE BEEN TOLD I WASN'T THE CAUSE AND ITS PROBABLY JUST A FAULTY GAS CAP SO I REPLACED THAT AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON AFTER HAVING IT CLEARED. THEIR OTHER EXPLANATION WAS ITS A SATURN SO EXPECT PROBLEMS. I WAS NOT HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. THEY REPLACED THE PURGE VALVE, VENT VALVE, CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND EVERYTHING. THERE IS NO REASON IT SHOULD BE MESSED UP AGAIN ESPECIALLY THIS SOON AFTER REPLACEMENT. OTHER THAN THAT MY CAR RUNS GREAT AFTER 4 YEARS OF OWNING AND DRIVING IT ALL OVER THE STATE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE NOZZLE UPSIDE DOWN IN ORDER TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE OTHERWISE, FUEL WOULD NOT ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FAILURE WITHIN THE VENTING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN THE REPAIR SHOP INSTALLED A NEW VENT CHECK VALVE WITH NO SUCCESS. UPDATED 09/21/11
"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. FAULT CODE P0446. GAS TANK HISSES LOUDLY WHEN I UNDO THE GAS CAP. LOUD POPPING SOUND (LIKE PRESSURE RELEASING FROM A PLASTIC BOTTLE WHEN AIR IS SUCKED OUT AND THEN AIR IS ALLOWED TO RE-ENTER),FROM UNDER THE CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY GAS TANK COULD RUPTURE, LEAK OR EXPLODE AND CATCH FIRE. *TR
I BOUGHT THIS CAR APRIL 23, AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS. AT 200 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE EVAP CANISTER. BUT I WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRYING TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS AND THEN IT WOULD REDLINE AND KICK IN TO THE NEXT GEAR. BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WOULD ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFT ON FLAT GROUND AND ON SLIGHT GRADES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT AS I DROVE OFF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I ENDED UP HAVING TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPT FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THEN WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT AGAIN THEY SAID THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE WASN'T WORKING CORRECTLY SO THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. WELL WHEN I DROVE OFF ABOUT 25 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. WHEN I TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 30MPH-60MPH. IT ALSO ROLLS BACK WHEN IN THE DRIVE WAY OR AT A SLIGHT INCLINE AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. IM SCHEDULE FOR ANOTHER APPT. ONCE AGAIN TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR
AT 200 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. TOLD ME THAT I PROBABLY DIDN'T PUT THE GAS CAP ON PROPERLY. THEY RE-SET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AT 800 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEY WERE ABLE TO DETECT 2 ERROR CODES ON THE COMPUTER. THEY EXAMINED THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE ON THE FLANGE OF THE FUEL PUMP. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND RE-SET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE SINCE. OLD FUEL PUMP IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
2008 SATURN VUE WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS DOWN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE ENGINE WILL SPEED UP TO ABOUT 80 MPH BEFORE GOING BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE KICKED INTO GEAR WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE GAS MILEAGE DOES NOT MEET THE STATED HIGHWAY DRIVING AVERAGE MILES PER GALLON FOR A 4 CYLINDER VEHICLE. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. MOST RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS DIMMED. WHEN THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER BODY SENSOR. AFTER THE LAST FAILURE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENTAL GAUGE CLUSTER AND THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXCHANGE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,719 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,070. UPDATED 04/02/08. *LJ THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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