2008 Saturn Vue

THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIFFERENT REPAIR. UPON DRIVING THE CAR OFF THE LOT ON FRIDAY, I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THIS CAR HAS EXPERIENCED MAJOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES INCLUDING IGNITION FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, HVAC MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, BRAKE SENSOR FAILURE/REPLACEMENT AND NOW THE AIRBAG MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF OF THE ROADS DUE TO SEVERE SAFETY HAZARDS AND SYSTEMS FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. MA 08/13/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE AIR BAG COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VHEICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/30/201* JS

PURCHASED IN 2011 FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LOUISVILLE. IT HAD THE TIRE SENSOR LIGHT ON. THEY SENT IT TO THE SHOP AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR MALFUNCTION OVER AND OVER. THEN OTHER LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON ALONG WITH THE SLUGGISH FEELING AND AN ANNOYING RATTLING, ROLLING SOUND. DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS FROM SPARK PLUGS???? I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY WANTED 100.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC 500 FOR SPARK PLUGS. I DECLINED. THE ROTOR AND STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE CAR WOULD OFTEN TIMES BE RUNNING WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, GAS GONE, NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS AND BAD FOR THE CAR. TRANSMISSION FAILURE STARTS AND CONTINUES. HAD A CAR ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER 2013. AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE. DEALERSHIP RECEIVED OVER $5000. AFTER A MONTH THEY SAY IT'S FINISHED BRING ME THE CAR. I GET HOME AND THE KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ROCKING AND ROLLING SOUND IN THE STRUTS IS WORSE. THEY SAID THAT IS ALSO A KNOWN ISSUE ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT FROM THE ACCIDENT. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO FIX IGNITION. THIS VEHICLE IS A FAILURE! NO WONDER SATURN IS OUT OF BUSINESS. AS FOR THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE GM DEALER UNDER PROGRESSIVE INS. THIEVES! I TOOK PICTURES OF MY FILE AND HAVE WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DID FOR THE 5000. HOW MUCH THEY PAID FOR THE PARTS. I ALMOST THREW UP. IT WAS 300% MARK UP ON SOME THINGS. OTHERS WERE CHARGED FOR AND NOT REPLACED. AFTER THIS I LOST ALL FAITH IN TRUSTING DEALERSHIPS ETC. I STILL OWE ON THE CAR. I WILL CONTINUE TO EDUCATE MYSELF ON THE THIEVERY THAT GOES ON IN THE VEHICLE INDUSTRY. I PRAY EVERYDAY THAT KARMA WILL CATCH UP WITH THEM. DON'T BOTHER CONTACTING GM. THEY WILL ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AND NEVER GET BACK WITH YOU. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO. THE LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY LIT ANY TIME THE CAR WAS RUNNING. IT WOULD NOT GO OFF. I RECEIVE MONTHLY DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS ON MY CAR FROM ONSTAR. IT KEPT ALERTING ME FOR MONTHS THAT I HAD SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY AIRBAG SYSTEM. I KEPT THINKING THE LIGHT JUST WOULD NOT GO OFF. AFTER THE CONTINUED PERSISTENCE BY THE ONSTAR ALERTS, AND EMPHATIC WARNINGS TO CALL THEM AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC RUN ON THE SYSTEM WHILE I WAS IN THE CAR, I FINALLY DID. THE OPERATOR AT ONSTAR TOLD ME THAT I HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAGS, AND THAT THEY MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT I CHECK WITH MY CAR DEALER. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING. I STRESSED THAT I FEARED DRIVING IN THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHERE THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY IN A CRASH. I TOLD THEM THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED. AFTER STRESSING MY CONCERNS , GM GIVE ME THE GO AHEAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE ON THE AIRBAGS. THE CAR DEALER, CREWS CHEVROLET, IN SC, FOUND THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE! I CALLED GM REPRESENTATIVES WITH THE REPORT OF THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRBAG MODULE. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE ACTUALLY TALKED WITH THE CREWS REPRESENTATIVE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. GM THEN SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE MY CASE LOOKED AT BY THEIR SUPERIORS AND MAKE A DECISION ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED. I WAITED FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN RECALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO GET GUIDANCE ON WHEN TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. CREWS QUOTED THE COST AT $880.00. GM SAID IT WOULD ONLY ASSIST THE COST BY PAYING $264.00. THAT THE AIRBAG WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS---HOW CAN SOMETHING AS CRUCIAL AS AIRBAGS BE UNDER WARRANTY? I WAS SHOCKED THAT THE VALUE OF MY LIFE WAS WORTH LESS THAN $880 TO THEM. I WAS THEM TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS AT TOTAL COST! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHETHER THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SATURN VUE XE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND ROLLED 20 FEET DOWN INTO AN INBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETAIN THE PASSENGER. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A SEVERE CONTUSION AND ABRASIONS. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A DAMAGED KNEE, SHOULDER, ARM, HAND AND HEAD. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DECLINED SERVICES THROUGH AN AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.