2007 Saturn Vue

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN VUE GREENLINE AND HAVE HAD THE HYBRID BATTERY REPLACED AFTER HAVING THE CAR SHUT OFF AND RESTART AND LOSING ALL HYBRID FUNCTION. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT ALL BATTERY CELLS WERE LEAKING IN MY CAR. NOW THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP DUE TO 3 INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN ONE DAY. FIRST TIME I WAS PARKING AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, SECOND TIME AT A STOP LIGHT AND THIRD TIME STOPPING AT TRAIN TRACKS AND THAT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I THEN PARKED MY CAR AND HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TRIED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE WITH NO REPAIRS DONE. I REFUSED AND THEY STILL HAVE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED IT ONE YEAR AND THE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS FIXED 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE SECOND ISSUE STARTED. *TR

I PURCHASED A SATURN VUE HYBRID ALMOST A YEAR AGO AND I HAVE SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY 12 OCCURRENCES OF THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY GOING DEAD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES IN 8 MONTHS. 2 OF WHICH WERE DIRECTED AT THE BEHEST OF RECALL ISSUES RELATED TO THE BATTERY AND BATTERY HARNESS. BOTH THE BATTERY AND BATTERY HARNESSES WERE REPLACED YET THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. TODAY, I RETRIEVED MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER WHO JUST REPLACED THE BATTERY HARNESS AND THE VEHICLE DIED TWO MILES AFTER PICKING IT UP WHEN THEY INFORMED ME THAT NO POWER APPEARED TO BE DRAINING THE BATTERY. WHILE I RECEIVED QUALITY CARE, THE ITEMS WERE WARRANTED AND I RECEIVED COURTEOUS SERVICE. THE CAR STILL REMAINS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN VUE GREEN LINE. OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THE VEHICLE WILL STALL ON STARTING AFTER STOPPING OR COMING TO A NEAR STOP (BRAKING AND THEN ACCELERATING). THE ENGINE STALLS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. CODES WERE RESET AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY GPS UNIT WHICH IS PLUGGED INTO THE INTERIOR OUTLET MAY BE A CAUSE. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITHOUT THE GPS BEING PLUGGED IN. THE STALLING HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME SINCE THEN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON. THE DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2007, THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO GET A NEW ONE THREE HOURS LATER. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR 5,000 MILE SERVICING, THE DEALER DISCOVERED A RECALL, INFORMED THE CONTACT, AND MADE THE REPAIRS. WITHIN TWENTY DAYS, THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THREE HYBRID ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES REPLACED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS RE-WIRED, AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, IT IS INOPERABLE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE FAILURES REPAIRED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A NEW RECALL RELATED TO THE EMISSION, BUT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR. THEY RECOMMENDED A SHOP (FREEMOND AUTO) AND THEY REPLACED THE FACTORY FITTING FOR THAT MAKE AND MODEL. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING WIRING AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,311. UPDATED 4/7/08 *CN UPDATED 04/07/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID (NA). WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE RADIO, POWER ASSIST, ALL OF THE LIGHTING, AND THE WINDOWS SHUT DOWN, INCLUDING THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES, BUT THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT ALL THEY COULD DO WAS SEND INFORMATION TO THE DEALER TO ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE REMAINS UNDETERMINED. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

2007 SATURN VUE GREENLINE (HYBRID) HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAULTS RELATED TO ELECTRICAL CHARGING SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S ADVISORY LETTER, AFTER THE "CHECK BATTERY" LIGHT COMES ON, THE VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM IS DISABLED AND THE VEHICLE'S 12 VOLT BATTERY WILL PROVIDE 20-60 MINUTES OF RUN TIME BEFORE THE ENTIRE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS TOTALLY DISABLED. AFTER 3 TRIPS TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE "CHECK BATTERY" LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. ON AUGUST 3, 2007, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE IGNITION LOCK WAS STICKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK HOUSING AND WIRING HARNESS. ON OCTOBER 12, 2007, THE CONTACT EXPRESSED HIS CONCERN TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS HIS RESPONSIBILITY. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE HIS VEHICLE TO HAVE THE FEATURES THAT ARE MENTIONED IN HIS OWNER'S MANUAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,025 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,548. THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION IN ANY GEAR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE IGNITION FROM STICKING WAS TO TAKE THE STEERING LOCK OFF. THE CONSUMER DECLINED. UPDATED 12/04/07.

2007 SATURN VUE WAS SERVICED BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. DEALER REPLACED AND FIXED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS STILL NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE VEHICLE RAN. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIO WAS REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME, AND THERE WAS EVEN MORE WIND NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WITH THE NEW RUBBER SEAL. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED MAJOR LOSS OF POWER, ROUGH UPSHIFTING, DOUBLE DOWNSHIFTING WHILE BRAKING AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A NEW CALIBRATION WAS MADE TO THE PCM AS PART OF THE CORRECTION MADE ALONG WITH THE WIRING HARNESS TO MAKE THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS GO OFF. *TR

MY SATURN HYBRID VUE HAS HAD SEVERAL "INCIDENTS" SINCE IT'S PURCHASE. THE FIRST WAS AT AROUND 800 MILES. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE STARTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. ALL ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON. WHEN IT FINALLY STARTED, IT JERKED SEVERELY AND LUNGED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES. HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A PEDESTRIAN BEEN IN FRONT OF ME THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO SATURN SERVICE. THERE WERE SEVERAL PROBLEM CODES IN ECM. THEY SAID IT WAS A CHAFFED WIRE THAT NEEDED TO INSULATED. AT AROUND 1,200 MILES THE JERKING HAPPENED AGAIN. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THERE WOULD BE EPISODES OF WHERE THE ENGINE LIGHTS OR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT WOULD STALL BUT THEN IT WOULD DRIVE FAIRLY NORMAL. I CHECKED WITH ONSTAR TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND THEY SAID EVERY THING SEEMED OK. I COMPLAINED TO THE SATURN DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE PERSISTENT BUT INTERMITTENT. I BEGAN TO FEAR DRIVING THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN IT. ALL DURING THIS TIME THE MILEAGE WAS VERY LOW (ESPECIALLY FOR A HYBRID). THREE MONTH'S SINCE ITS FIRST FAILURE I TOOK THE SATURN VUE INTO SERVICE WITH ALL THE ENGINES LIGHTS ON -- THEY FOUND PROBLEMS WITH STARTER GENERATOR, AND THE CHARGING AND AUTOSTOP SYSTEMS RELATED TO THE 12 V AND 36 VOLT BATTERIES. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. NOW IT IS ONE MONTH LATER AND IT IS GOING BACK INTO SERVICE FOR LUNGING FORWARD AT A STOP SIGN, AND FOR ANSWERS ABOUT WHY I GET SUCH LOW MPG (22). *TR