2002 Saturn Vue airbags problems

Filed Oct 5, 2015 · Airbags · 350 miles · CA

I just bought this car from a used car dealer. Never in my 40 years of driving have I ever "tested" horn operation... Seems I should have as the horn doesnt work. I found and replaced the fuse for the horn and after researching I found that this is a known problem on all 2002 saturn vue vehicles.... Why this isnt a recall issue I have no idea because the horn and air bag work off the same power line and the contact for the horn is the problem horn wise. I took my car to a chevy dealer to get an estimate on the "fix" and it would cost me 1100 bux to replace the faultily designed unit guaranteed to fail with another faultily designed unit guaranteed to fail.

Filed Oct 28, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 146,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

Vue stopped in parking lot other vehicle hit me head on vue air bags didnt deploy my saturn vue key was on floor fell out of ignition I was sent to hospital erie totaled my vue.

Filed Nov 4, 2013 · Airbags, Electrical · 112,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 saturn vue. The contact stated when the driver activated the alarm it caused the horn to remain engaged. The driver disconnected the horn relay in order to shut the horn off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that either the air bag switch assembly or body control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000.

Filed Mar 12, 2010 · Airbags · 80,000 miles · MI

Air bag control module not working and daytime running lights in operable.

Filed Jul 19, 2008 · Airbags, Electrical · 96,280 miles · FL

No known crashes or injuries. Horn on vehicle stuck in on position and can only be silenced by removing fuse. Defect is a poorly designed contact strip that is part of air bag assembly. Cost of repairs by saturn is between $800 and $1,200 thus causing many owners to drive without a horn or properly functioning air bag.

Filed Oct 5, 2007 · Airbags · TN · crash · 2 injuries

My 16 year old son was driving. My 13 year old daughter was his passenger. He was driving a 2002 saturn vue. He hit a tree, dead-on, going 40 MPH. The airbags did not deploy. Firefighters, police, ambulance folks, body shop rep: they all said the same thing and look at me with amazement that this happened (or didn't happen). I bought the car with the impression it was equipped with working airbags. If a vehicle hits someone, dead-on, going 40mph, I expect airbags to work, especially when the vehicle was sold to me using this as a feature. Last night, a week after our accident, we passed yet another vue accident so I stopped out of curiosity. This lady was traveling 40-45 MPH and rear ended another car. Guess what, her airbags did not deploy either. I suppose I'll have to start my own little "saturn" investigation service as I intend to find out just how often this happens. This lady had a 2007 vue, so I do not accept my car being older or anything else as an excuse of something that looks to me like was defective to start with.

Filed Aug 27, 2007 · Airbags · TX · crash · 1 injury

In 8/06 we purchased a 2002 saturn vue from a saturn dealer for our 16-year old daughter. Today, she was involved in a 55 MPH rollover and flipped her car end-over-end 5 times. My concern is that there was no airbag deployment. We were shown a carfax and time of purchase. However, today's accident leads me to believe that (a) airbags were faulty (b) airbags had deployed in a prior accident and were not re-built (c) airbags had been disconnected or tampered with sometime prior. Please advise as to what action, if any, should be taken.

Filed Sep 13, 2005 · Airbags · 10,000 miles · CA

I have had this happen twice in less than 15 months. The 2001 saturn vue's horn becomes jam due to problems with the airbag. According to the mechanics at the saturn dealership the airbag presses down on the horn and jams it causing it to go off non stop, the only way to turn it off is to disconnect the fuse. The second time this happened to me according to the dealership it fried the horn connection in the steering wheel, my concern about this since its happen to me so often is could it accidentally set off the airbag? Also can this be a fire hazard due to the cables being burnt within the steering wheel? I would be willing to let you guys inspect my automobile. In order to repair this the whole airbag system, and horn needs to be repair.

Filed Jan 19, 2005 · Airbags, Electrical · 25,000 miles · NY

My fiance and I both purchased a 2002 saturn vue. During the course of normal driving she used her horn in alerting other drivers and the horn failed to stop sounding. The only remedy was to pull over and remove the fuse to stop the horn from sounding. This occurred three times during her ownership of the vehicle and each time the defective part was replaced the problem would return shortly after. After much inquiry we finally had a manager admit to us there was a product redesign to fix the problem with it shorting out which also affected the air bag functionality as well. Both safety issues. Now during the course of normal driving my vehicle, also a saturn vue of the same year, has suffered the same failure. Although this is my first such incident with the problem, I suspect this is not an isolated case. I was told that the part would cost roughly $1000 to replace when we had to replace hers three times! I am now finding myself in the same situation where I honked the horn and it refused to turn off until I pulled the fuse. I assume they will also try to charge me $1000 for it's repair.

Filed Dec 20, 2004 · Airbags · 48,000 miles · GA

During cold weather air bag warning light will illuminate. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.