With less than 50,000 miles on this vehicle, I have replaced the rotors and the rear wiper motor. The latest failure left me stranded and needed to be towed to the dealer. The slave cylinder for the hydraulic clutch fluid went with a total cost of 1100.00 out of factory and extended warranty of course. Company claims this is a wear and tear issue.
2003 Saturn Vue brakes complaints
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While braking the vehicle vibrates significantly. The saturn dealership in hickory, nc looked at the automobile and told me that there was nothing wrong with it. The problem continued to occur and I took the vehicle back to the saturn place where this time they said the rotors of the vehicle were warped. When I had a local mechanic with more than forty years of experience to "turn" the rotors as suggested it was found that the diagnosis of warped rotors was correct, but the solution of "turning" the rotors wouldn't be able to fix the problem. I now am purchasing new rotors for the vehicle. Please note that there are less than fifty thousand miles on the vehicle and that there were no apparent reasons as to why this situation would occur.
Dt: 2003 saturn vue. The front sway bar links and torsion bar have been replaced three times and the problem recurred. The suspension and steering made grinding sounds and the car handled differently. They were replaced on march 8, 2004, march 3 2005, and july 27, 2005. The vehicle has 29,000 miles on it. Saturn told the consumer to see the dealership about the problem. *ak the ABS activated under normal braking conditions. The wiper switch was replaced due to a short. The steering shaft needed to be lubricated.
I have problems with the following in my 2003 v4 manual saturn: cd player stopped working, my sunroof fell apart. I have had all four tie rod ends replaced at individual service dates, my rotors were ground last nov and now they been replaced. My tires needed to be replaced last year after about a year of ownership.
Occasionally, sometimes frequently, (I can go a month without it happening), I step on the brakes and just before the final stop, there is a loud groaning sound and then the brakes let the car roll forward a little more before they grab for the final stop. I can feel the pedal pushing back against my foot. I hold constant pressure on the pedal, but the car still rolls forward slightly no matter how hard I push. Twice, the car has actually gone into an intersection several feet more than I expected it to. My husband was with me for one of those incidents. We have taken the car to the dealer for service several times. On each trip, they tell us there is nothing wrong with the brakes. We finally just told them to do a complete brake job and paid $500 for that work. Last week-end, it happened again. Can this be an example of the problem being investigated by the federal safety agency action number : pe05020?
While driving 55 MPH consumer heard a loud popping noise. As a result, tire was leaning outward. Dealer stated the lugs nuts came loose. Also, when applying the brakes vehicle wobbled from side to side.
While driving at 65 MPH on a rainy day consumer applied the brakes to slow down the speed, but the brakes failed. Vehicle rolled down twice, and landed upside down on an embankment. Upon impact, airbag did not deploy. Driver sustained minor injuries.
My 2003 fwd saturn vue has had constant front-end, steering, and braking issues that could result in a crash. The vue has 34,000 miles on it. Since 10,000 miles, it has been in the shop nearly every month for loose front end suspension parts, loose steering parts, loose brake parts, etc. The dealership claims they cannot duplicate the problems. Once they are duplicated for them, they claim to replace parts and that the issues are resolved, although there is little or no change in symptoms. The vehicle does not feel safe when driving it, and the current problems may result in a crash.
Consumer complained about a front end brake problem. Dealer stated brakes were repaired, and everything was fine. Later that day, while driving, there was a noise in the front. Consumer took vehicle to a midas shop, and was informed that the front brake calipers were corroded , and it was causing the rotors and pads to wear unevenly and prematurely.
Coming home after a 300 mile highway drive the ABS activated on dry pavement at the end of the off-ramp. This happened just as the car was coming to a stop. The brakes came on very hard and unexpectedly. The problem continued while driving home through residential areas. I shut car off at home then took it out again and the ABS activated hard and unexpectedly at every stop. I let the car sit the next day, sunday, and took it in to dealer monday. On the way to the dealer, the brakes operated normally. They could not find the problem. I've had cars with ABS for the past 8 years and never experienced this before. I am concerned about this happening again in heavy traffic and causing loss of control.
While driving at 35 MPH vehicle has to stop suddenly and while applying brakes hard vehicle loss total control of brakes. Later consumer discovered a hole in the brake hose. Dealer notified. Please provide additional information.
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