2006 Saturn Vue

A FEW TIMES SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2003 WE WOULD TRY TO SHUT THE REAR PASSENGER CAR DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT CATCH TO CLOSE. WE PUT SOME LITHIUM GREASE THINKING IT JUST NEEDED THAT. THIS WEEKEND WHILE PUTTING THE KIDS IN THE CAR THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT. IT TOOK 30 MINUTES OF MANIPULATING THE HANDLE, DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW TO TRY AND GET THE DOOR TO SHUT. WE CANNOT LET OUR CHILDREN RIDE IN THE CAR BECAUSE WE KNOW THE LATCH COULD FAIL AND OUR CHILDREN COULD BE PUT IN HARMS WAY. *TR

MY CAR HAS, AGAIN, DEMONSTRATED FAILURE TO ACCELERATE DURING OPERATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" BY THE LOCAL GMC DEALER IN OCT 2011 AND AGAIN EARLIER THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON WED EVENING, TWO DAYS AGO, AND THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED TODAY ON MY WAY BACK TO THE OFFICE FROM LUNCH. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR! ONCE THE GAS PUMP FAILS TO OPERATE, IT SIMPLY WILL NOT MOVE UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A WHILE. *TR

MY CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO HAVE NO EFFECT AT ALL - THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, BUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT REV THE ENGINE OR CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES THIS OCCURS JUST AFTER I APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT OTHER TIMES IT JUST HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING. THE ACCELERATION NEVER RECOVERS UNTIL I STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, SIT A WHILE AND RE-START THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM WILL RECUR SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY AND SOMETIMES NOT FOR SOME TIME. THE FIRST EPISODE HAPPENED IN OCT 2011. AFTER 2-3 INCIDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THEY MERELY CLEANED THE "CONNECTOR TO APP SENSOR TO PCM." THIS PROBLEM RECURRED LAST WEEK AND WITH MORE SEVERITY. INITIALLY, THE PROBLEM RETURNED LAST WEEK, TWICE, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN FOR BUSINESS ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE PROBLEM RECURRED THREE TIMES. WHILE RETURNING HOME ON TUESDAY, THE PROBLEM RECURRED ABOUT 15 TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF AN APPROXIMATE 60 MILE DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS UPON ARRIVAL HOME AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT DESCRIBED IT AS "RESEALED ALL CONNECTORS RELATED TO ELECT THROTTLE SYSTEM." THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE PARTS, MORE THAN THEY WOULD EXPECT IN 7 MONTHS, BECAUSE OF OUR LOCATION ON THE COAST. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISOLATED ONE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS BLOGS AND SITES WHERE SATURN OWNERS DESCRIBE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. A LOCAL MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED IN A SAAB VEHICLE, WHICH HE ADVISED ME HAD THE SAME PARTS AS MY CAR, AND THAT THE SAAB VEHICLE WAS RECALLED. *TR

WE RARELY HAVE PUT THE REAR SEAT IN THE FOLDED DOWN POSITION BUT DID SO THIS PAST WEEKEND TO BRING HOME SOME BABY GEAR FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE. WHEN I TRIED TO LIFT THE SEAT BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION IT WOULDN'T RAISE. IT APPEARS THAT THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND WILL NOT RELEASE. WE HAVE THREE (3) CHILDREN AND MUST HAVE ALL THREE (3)SEAT BELTS USABLE. WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH FOR HELP AND WE FOUND MANY INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON MULTIPLE YEAR SATURNS WHICH WOULD INDICATE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW; YET WE WILL BE LIABLE FOR THE EXPENSE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS PASSED UNLESS WE CAN FIND A WAY TO RELEASE THE LOCKING MECHANISM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED WHO REMOVED THE STEERING COLUMN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WIRING ON THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE LIGHT SWITCHES WERE BURNED. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,065. UPDATED 08/01/12*LJ

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAME ON WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. IT STAYED ON AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 15 MILES THEN WENT OFF, AND THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON FOR SEVERAL MORE MILES.THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. NOW, EACH TIME THAT I DRIVE THE CAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON LONGER. IT SEEMS TO GO OFF WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND/OR TURN THE WHEEL, BUT THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN. I CHECKED INTO HAVING IT FIXED, AND IT COULD COST AS MUCH AS $1200 TO FIX IT. I WAS TOLD THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM THAT WAS INSTALLED IS FAULTY AND THAT MANY SATURN VUE'S 2006 HAVE THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I CONTACTED SATURN AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL, THEY WON'T COVER THE COST TO INSTALL A NEW ONE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, WHEN THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING! SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS IN THE SATURN VUE, WHY HASN'T SATURN ISSUED A RECALL? AREN'T OUR AIRBAGS SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR THE LIFE THE CAR OR UNTIL THERE IS A CRASH MAKING IT DEPLOY? RIGHT NOW IF I AM IN A CRASH, MY AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY AND THE REASON IT WON'T DEPLOY IS THAT THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM IS FAULTY. *JS

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN CHECK IT SHOWED THE THIRD ROW LEFT SIDE IMPACT SENSOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED IF THIS IS COMMON WITH ALL SATURN?S. THIS IS PUTTING MY FAMILY AND ME AT RISK. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. TL THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG ALERT SIGNAL WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE THE SEAT HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO RETURN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,500.