2006 Saturn Vue

MY 2006 SATURN VUE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT TURN TO THE LEFT HOWEVER IT WILL TURN VERY SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT IF PULLED HARD. FOR 4 HOURS 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TRIED TO JIGGLE THE KEY THAT I HAD BEEN USING AND MY SPARE WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL. AFTER BLISTERS AND SWEATING IN THE 98+ DEGREE WEATHER WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE DRIVER AGAIN TRIED SEVERAL THINGS AND LOOKED AT ME AND SAID THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. A TOTAL INCONVENIENCE BEING AT WORK AND HAVING AN INFANT. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO A GMC DEALERSHIP. I AM SEEING THIS SAME PROBLEM REPORTED CONSTANTLY. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006, 6 CYLINDER SATURN VUE. JAN 2011 I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED SATURN DEALER. LANNAN CHEVROLET IN LOWELL, MA BECAUSE THE COOLANT LIGHT WAS ON. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE COOLANT HAD TO BE FLUSHED, I GOT THIS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. AUGUST 11, 2011 I WAS COMING OUT OF BOSTON AND AT A FEW RED LIGHTS THE ENGINE DIDN'T SEEM TO WANT TO GO. AS I WAS EXITING THE TUNNEL GOING ONTO THE ZACOME BRIDGE MY CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER AND DIED IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND CALL 911. I WAS TOLD TO STAY IN MY CAR AND KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. PEOPLE WERE BEEPING AND I WAS SCARED I WOULD DIE FROM BEING HIT. THE POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED AND TOLD ME I HAD TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE SPEED LANE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. HE KEPT TELLING ME SHUT OFF AND START IT AGAIN, SHUT IT OFF AND START IT AGAIN, AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE RIGHT LANE BEFORE IT FINALLY DIED. THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR ON THE FLATBED BECAUSE THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE IGNITION TURNED AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SOUTH BOSTON STATE POLICE BARRACKS. FROM THERE I HAD TO GET A TOW TO SOMEPLACE LOCALLY AS THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY TOW. I FINALLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LANNAN CHEVROLET IN LOWELL WHERE I WAS TOLD THE FOLLOWING DAY THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I CALLED STAURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A CLAIM. THE CAR HAS 53,076 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DISTRICT MANAGER OF LANNAN CHEVROLET SAID "I MUST HAVE ABUSED THE CAR AND REVVED IT" I WAS TOLD SHE TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER DARYL THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT MY VEHICLE. SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THE CLAIM WOULD BE ESCALATED TO THE "NEXT LEVEL" AND THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. UPON LOOKING UP THE VEHICLE ON THE WEB I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FORM SATURN OWNERS CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION AND A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. GM? *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE AND WAS HANGING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND DECIDED TO REPLACE THE STABILIZER BAR. TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,410 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,756.

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR TORQUE CONVERTER. WHILE IN THE REPAIR SHOP IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CENTER SUPPORT BEARING FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS COMING APART, IE: RUBBER BUSHING WAS SEPARATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WAS ALSO TOLD THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WERE SEPARATING. THE COST FOR THE BEARING WAS BETWEEN $450. AND $500. DOLLARS, THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPAIR WOULD BE $280. DOLLARS. I BELIEVE THESE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AS THE CAR ONLY HAS 53,731 MILES ON IT. THE BEARING DEFECT WILL CAUSE A VIBRATION OF THE DRIVE SHAFT AS IT BECOMES WORSE. THE CONTROL ARMS WILL CAUSE A CLUNK WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN PROPERLY OR REMAIN SECURE WHEN POSITIONED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE KEY HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT INTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCK CYLINDER HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN MAY OF 2007. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED; POSSIBLY CAUSING AIR BAGS TO INFLATE WHILE CAR IN MOTION OR NO INFLATION IF IN ACCIDENT. MULTIPLE REPORTS POSTED ON BLOG WITH EXACTLY SAME SATURNS. COST TO FIX PROBLEM CENTERS AROUND $1050.00 WITH MINE COMING IN AT $1040.24. LOCAL GM REPAIR CENTER MANAGER AWARE OF ISSUE & HIGHLY SUGGESTED I ADVISE NHTSA AS THIS IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE! FRUSTRATED THAT SATURN DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. REPORT MADE TO CHEVROLET @ 800-222-1020 WITH REFERENCE #71-934029515.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

ON 5/31/2011 I HAD WORK DONE ON MY BRAKES AT A LOCAL VENDOR. AT THAT TIME, I WAS INFORMED TO GET TO A TIRE SHOP IMMEDIATELY AND NOT TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN AS WAS MY PLAN. I TOOK THE CAR TO DISCOUNT TIRES WHERE I WAS TOLD ALL 4 OF THE TIRES WERE LITERALLY SHREDDED ON THE WHITEWALL SIDE, WHICH WAS ON THE INTERIOR. THE EXACT SAME DAMAGE TO ALL 4 TIRES INDICATES THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. WHEN I SAW THE STATE OF THE TIRES, MY HEART STOPPED. THESE TIRES HAVE GONE 37,900 MILES. THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE IS NOT NORMAL WEAR. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THESE TIRES, AND I AM JUST THANKFUL TO GOD THERE WAS NO COLLISION. I COMMUTE TO GRADUATE SCHOOL SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. I OFTEN HAVE CHILDREN IN MY CAR FOR CHURCH ACTIVITIES. I PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES YESTERDAY AT A COST OF $233.00 AND CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL I AM ABLE TO PURCHASE 2 MORE TIRES. *TR