2008 Saturn Vue Other / unspecified Problems

2008 SATURN VUE THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IM WRITING A COMPLAINT I HAVENT HEARD ANYTHING BACK NO CALL NO LETTER FROM ANYONE AT THE RECALL. BUT MY TRUCK IN THE WINTER IT HAS TROUBLE GOING UP A LOW HILL WHILE DRIVING IT AND WHEN ITS SITTING ON A HILL PARKED ILL LOOK OUTSIDE AND FIND IT SITTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. WHEN ITS PARKED AND I TRY TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO DRIVE TO GO THE STICK LOCKS UP AND IT WOULDNT MOVE. AND WHEN DRIVING ON A STREET WITH NOT MUCH SNOW I CAN FEEL THE BACK OF THE CAR SLIDE. IF I DONT HEAR ANYTHING BACK I WILL BE GOING TO THE NEWS FOR HELP.

NHTSA ID

11063187

Incident

Jan 16, 2018

Mileage

155,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11057635

Incident

Dec 28, 2017

Mileage

151,456 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

NHTSA ID

10924018

Incident

Oct 31, 2016

Mileage

129,000 mi

I HAD BEEN OUT TO LUNCH AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE IN MY WORKPLACE PARKING LOT. I EASED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND NUDGED THE GAS TO GET COMPLETELY IN THE SPACE. WHEN I NUDGED THE GAS, MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITH SUCH A FORCE THE CAR WENT OVER A CONCRETE BARRIER IN THE PARKING SPACE AND I THEN HIT A BRICK AND CONCRETE WALL THAT WAS KNOCKED DOWN. AN IRON RAILING WAS ON TOP OF THE CONCRETE AND THAT GOT SMASHED AS WELL. MY CAR WAS MOVING AT SUCH A FAST AND FURIOUS SPEED I HAD NO CONTROL OVER IT. AS A RESULT, MY CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE REPAIRS THAT WERE NECESSARY. THIS EXACT THING HAPPENED EXACTLY THREE YEARS AGO IN THIS CAR AND IT WAS THE SAME SITUATION. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE AT A SHOPPING MALL AND AS I EASED ON THE GAS TO PULL INTO THE SPACE, AGAIN, MY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND I HIT A TRUCK THAT WAS IN THE SPACE IN FRONT OF WHERE I WAS PULLING IN AND MY CAR STOPPED WHEN IT HIT THE CAR NEXT TO THE TRUCK. MY CAR WAS REPAIRABLE. THANKFULLY, BOTH OF THESE TIMES I WAS IN THE CAR ALONE. I HAVE CALLED GM/SATURN AND MADE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. ...UPDATED 09/28/15*BF

NHTSA ID

10748967

Incident

Aug 10, 2015

Mileage

106,000 mi

OUR 2008 SATURN VUE XE RECENTLY STARTED LOCKING UP THE ABS AND BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND MOST FRIGHTENINGLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WILL APPLY THE BRAKES AT WILL FOR NO REASON AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS COME ON. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WE HAVE REPLACED ALL BRAKE HARDWARE AND THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. WE HAVE DONE COUNTLESS HOURS OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF SATURN, CHEVROLET, AND COMMODORE VEHICLES EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUES AND GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIPS DO NOT EVEN HAVE AN ANSWER. THE VEHICLE BRAKE ISSUES RENDER THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AND CAUSE IMMEDIATE SLOWNESS AND INABILITY TO MANEUVER ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT LOCKS UP. WE CANNOT USE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL RESOURCES AND OPTIONS TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUE. IT CANNOT BE TRADED IN WITH THESE ISSUES EITHER. CAN SOMEBODY INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE RECALLS OR DEALER SOLUTIONS SO WE CAN FEEL SAFE DRIVING...WITH OR WITHOUT OUR SMALL CHILDREN. PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712761

Incident

Feb 17, 2015

Mileage

79,432 mi

WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 600 SUN ROOF COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE CAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND IT WAS INSTALLED PRIOR TO MY PICKING IT UP AT THE FAULKNER DEALERSHIP, SATURN OF JENKINTOWN. THE ROOF WAS INSTALLED BY.RSC RESTYLING IN LEVITTOWN, PA. I TOOK THE CAR TO FAULKNER GM IN TREVOSE, PA FOR REPAIRS AND CONTACTED MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY. A FEW DAYS LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THE SUN ROOF MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED AT RSC AND I ATTEMPTED TO FIND OUT WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. FAULKNER GM WASN'T AWARE OF THE RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED THE OWNER OF RSC RESTYLING, [XXX}, WHO TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE ID NUMBERS OF CARS THAT HAD THESE ROOFS INSTALLED WERE FORWARDED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER'S REPS CLAIMED THAT MY VIN WAS NEVER PROVIDED TO THEM. THEREFORE NOBODY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHE. A DEFECT MIGHT APPLY TO A WATER LEAK, NOISE, VIBRATION, FAULTY OPERATION. THIS "DEFECT" IS MORE APTLY DEFINED AS RISKING A CATASTROPHE. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TT

NHTSA ID

10583097

Incident

Feb 8, 2014

Mileage

54,000 mi

2008 SATURN VUE WITH A/C PROBLEMS. A/C WILL BLOW HOT AIR AFTER 10-15 MIN OF DRIVE TIME. WILL NOT COME BACK ON, AND A/C LIGHT FLASHES. A/C SOMETIMES RETURNS AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS, BUT ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN. HAS BEEN AT GM DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. 1ST TIME THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG, 2ND TIME THEY DID A GAS TEST SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. 3RD TIME I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN A/C WENT OUT, THEY SAW IT WAS NOT WORKING, AND REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. A/C IS NOW OUT AGAIN 1 WEEK LATER. *TT

NHTSA ID

10417860

Incident

Aug 7, 2011

Mileage

30,069 mi

ON 9/24/08 I PURCHASED A 2008 SATURN VUE XR AWD WITH 5945 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. IT WAS A CORPORATE FLEET VEHICLE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. IT HAS A "PREFERRED PACKAGE" INCLUDING A FACTORY-INSTALLED REMOTE START. IN THE SHORT 4 MONTHS I OWN IT I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL AT LEAST 10 TIMES OR MORE. SPECIFICALLY, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO FUEL GAGE, RPM'S OR TURN SIGNALS YET THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AND RUNNING. WHAT I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN I USE THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) TO REMOTE START THE VEHICLE & PARTICULARLY WHEN IT'S EXTREMELY COLD OR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I REMOTE START THE VEHICLE THEN WITHIN 6-8 MINUTES I ENTER THE VEHICLE USING THE UNLOCK KEY ON THE REMOTE. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT TO THE "ON" POSITION WHICH SHOULD THEN ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY ONCE IT IS PUT IN GEAR. MY VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IS COMPLETELY DARK WITH NO DISPLAY WHATSOEVER YET THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND IN MOTION. ONE DAY I TRIED TO REMOTE START IT AS I USUALLY DO BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN RANGE AND THEN WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT STILL WOULD NOT START. ON ANOTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY THE DASHBOARD JUST WENT COMPLETELY BLACK FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VUE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES ALREADY AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. I JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE ON SATURN/GM'S BEHALF. I KNOW THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT THEY WON'T LISTEN TO ME. I HAVE ALSO HAD A CONTROL ARM BUSHING REPLACED ALREADY. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID DOES NOT COME OUT WHICH THEY SAY WAS CLOGGED & FIXED. THANKS TO NHTSA'S WEBSITE I WAS ABLE TO FIND A POWER STEERING RECALL THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T ADDRESS - MY ENTIRE RESERVOIR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10256954

Incident

Nov 14, 2008

Mileage

7,500 mi