I was driving on the freeway when my transmission gave out and would not go. I had to pull over and tow my car from the freeway to my house.
2003 Saturn Vue engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn vue. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was restarted and operated as normal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the purge valve failed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000. Updated 01/23/15*lj updated 6/8/2015
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn vue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the brake caliber fractured without warning. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 146,919.
This vehicle while going down the road the engine just cuts off, doesn't matter the speed you are traveling. It will start back up automatically but you loose speed .. It even cuts off when pulling away from stoplights and into traffic, then you have to put it in neutral and restart the engine. No mechanic can figure it out.
The ignition switch would fail to turn when the key was inserted. Lock body has been replaced twice over the last two years.
Trying to start car it wouldn't start wait a few minutes then it would this happened 3-4 times.
I just purchased my 2003 saturn vue a month ago and a day after I got it the vehicle started shutting off while driving!! Sometimes it cranks right back up and then other times I have to just let it slowly roll to the side of the road so that I can crank it back up! I have my two children that ride in my car with me and if this doesn't get fixed it will probably end up killing all three of us! Obviously this is a common issue so something needs to be done!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn vue. The contact stated that there was a strong gasoline fuel odor coming from inside and outside of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that there was fuel leaking and that the fuel gauge failed to read the accurate fuel levels. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle stalled and the service engine warning light would illuminate intermittently. In addition, the contact stated that the key could be removed while in the ignition switch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
My car kept cutting off and wouldn't start. So I took it to the dealer I purchased it from and they replaced the ignition sensor in it.. Now it sometimes don't want to crank, they claim there is nothing wrong with it and thy cant figure it out.
My 2003 saturn vue continues to run when the key falls out of the ignition. If involved in a crash will air bags deploy ? This model is not on the recall list for gm products with this problem. Help!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn vue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted and operated normally. The failure recurred on a separate occasion. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who was unable to duplicate the problem because the warning indicator was not illuminated. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 32,600.
The vue has lost power multiple times with no warning! 3 times while driving in the freeway with my 3 children!!! I have taken the car with multiple mechanics, invested about 2,700 trying to fix the problem with no luck. I'm out car,my job has been affected because of my continues tadies thanks to the car stopping at random times. It's very dangerous it randomly stops anytime anywhere, it's a accident waiting to happen. I'm low income hard working american who had spent a lot of money on this car. After googling this problem I have come across various people with the same problem, this needs to be investigated asap and gm needs to take responsibility this problem can take a life and that is priceless!
My key sometimes won't go into igniton and once it does, it sometimes falls out while I am driving or the car loses power while I'm driving. Is this problem a part of the gm recalls for 2003 saturns ??
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn vue. The contact stated that while making a right turn at various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn vue. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but they were unable to determine the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn vue. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and stalled. The contact mentioned that all the warning lights illuminated. The vehicle lost complete electrical power. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 93,000.
My 2003 saturn vue stalls and dies everyday that I drive it. Has almost caused myself and young children to get into many wrecks from this problem occurring often at stop lights and middle of intersections and hills. I have researched this many times has fairly new trans. And new timing belt also put on before I purchased the saturn. To me this car is dangerous and has few other problems also, like idling high when in park. When the stalling occurs it stalls an the security light comes on and flashes 3 times before it either dies or continues back to normal before it stalls again. I cannot drive it to my next town over without it doing this numerous times. I would not recommend this vehicle to anyone and that's one reason why im afraid to sell it because I would hate to put someone else in this dangerous car and them not know how to control it if this happens.
While driving the car will randomly lose power, the security light blinks 3 times then the car will either regain power or shut off.
I purchased this car in 12/2009 and one day in april 2010,I was driving down the street and all of a sudden, my car didn't want to go anywhere. I have to get a new transmission that cost me $4200 and I even worked for the company where I had bought the car and where I had to have it repaired at. Then in 11/2012, good thing the transmission was still under warranty because I had to have it replaced again. Well I was once again driving down the street and my car did the exact same thing as it did the last 2 times. I had to have it towed to a garage and found out that there's metal chips in my transmission. I contacted the dealership where the first transmission was put in and my warranty expired 4/2013. I contacted gm and everyone I could with no help. I've read several people are having the same exact thing going on with their vues and heard that gm settle a recall on vues transmissions. When are you going to do something about this problem and when are we getting reimbursed for our troubles.
On 11/13/2013, I started my car and there was a horrible sound and it stalled. I had to have the vehicle towed to the people who usually worked on my vehicle. I did not take it to a dealer, as I could not afford a dealer. I was told it was the timing chain as they could hear it whipping around when they tried to start the vehicle. They advised me that when this happens it damages the engine. I called a hyundai dealer as hyundai is the dealership I bought the vehicle from. I was told that when this happens with the timing chain it does damage the engine and that it would cost $4000-$7000 to have the engine replaced. At no time was I told I could bring it in and have it evaluated. I only know that I spoke with someone there and he felt that this would not have happened if I had used the dealership all along. I am on limited income and can't afford a lot so after checking places who could buy the car from me I found someone who would give me $400 for the vehicle. At no time when I purchased this vehicle in 8/2007 was I told that there was a timing chain issue. They would not tell me because they knew I would not buy the vehicle if they did. All gm says is that there was no recall. There was no recall but because the dealership should have been aware that there was a timing chain issue with this vehicle I should have been advised that there was a problem involved with the vehicle I was purchasing. This defines neglect: having knowledge or should have had knowledge of a problem and not advising the purchaser of said problem. Therefore, hyundai should have known (as it is a gm dealership) or did know there was a problem and failed to advise me, the buyer, and I was harmed by this negligence. I am still paying on some of the work I had done on this vehicle. I feel I should be compensated in some way.
I lost the ability to go forward. The vehicle will only go in reverse. I was in a parking lot with my mother and went into reverse and when I tried to go forward the engine would only rev. After many tries to get it to work I was able to get it to the dealership and I was told that the transmission I had replaced just 32000 miles earlier had failed. This is the second transmission. The car has approximately 130000 miles. Not really sure since it has been setting in my driveway since this happened and I can't get it to turn over to be able to see the mileage. While at the dealership it did it again. They were able to get it in gear so I could get it home. There are many consumers having worse safety issues. Take a look at edmunds.com and look at the saturn blog. Some have had theirs go out while in traffic, while away on trips, on highways. Etc.....
It dosent matter what time of day it is but when I turn on car there is a whinding noise that is very distinctive sound and seems to be getting louder in park and neutral. When I put car in drive it goes away put in park comes back. I also have rattling in left front driver side around tie road end area. When I turn to the right but not turning left at this time. I was told by some one the saturn vue 4cylinder have some real problems with transmission and that they are going out. *tr ## VIN passed ##
I was rear ended on march 19th in springdale arkansas. I was parked at a stop light when a car rear ended me. The driver did not have insurance and his name was [xxx] address on the accident report was[xxx]. The vehicle was a mitsubishi mirage license plate 551 rkz and drivers license number [xxx]. The officers name was [xxx]. I received the letter from the insurance company progressive stating that he did not have insurance. The following day after the accident on the way home my service engine light, oil light and several other lights flashed. There was a loud popping noise and black smoke came pouring out and everything shut down. I have since noticed there is a recall for this same thing but was told it is not for my specific VIN number. I am arguing with the insurance company because they refuse to repair the engine part which they said was not due to the accident. I think the impact from the wreck knocked the oil filler cap off because when the geico adjusters had the car they could not find it. I found the oil filler cap down in the front between the front of the engine and front of the car. Oil was all over the engine and seized from what the geico adjusters said. I am placing a complaint with the insurance commissioner on geico for not picking me up for road side assistance, taking to long to repair the bumper, not knowing what they are doing taking so long to be able to repair the car. They tried charging me a $500 deductible when I had uninsured and underinsured motorists and several other issues with them. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Timing chain broke on the vehicle while driving it.
Purchased this vehicle in august 2010 with 85000 miles on it, one week after buying the vehicle the body control module went out. Around six months later the coil pack went out, two months after that the front bearings went out. At about eight months the tumbler in the ignition went out. At about nine months the thermostat went out. We now are being told that the rack and pinion and transmission are bad at 116000 miles and less than 18 months since our purchase date. After extensive research I have found that we are not the only ones having these sort of issues. I also have been told that there was a class action lawsuit against the maker of the vehicle in which we were not notified of. I feel that this vehicle is unsafe and it seems quite rare that one would have so many issues with a vehicle in a short amount of time.
Tl* the contact owns a owns a 2003 saturn vue. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and stalled without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 136,000.
Tl- the contact owns a 2003 saturn view. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for routine maintenance when the mechanic discovered that the engine oil housing was cracked. The engine oil housing failed due to defective material and corrosion. The local mechanic replaced the engine oil housing unit. The failure and the current mileage was 98,000. The VIN was not available. Kmj
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn vue. The contact stated that there were multiple failures within the vehicle. The vehicle was hesitant to accelerate accompanied with a loud, humming noise. The horn sensor was melted, causing the horn to malfunction and sound continuously. The fuel tank was also fractured, causing a fuel leak and fumes to fill the vehicle cabin. The muffler was abnormally loud and the steering wheel would seize without warning and most frequently when attempting a left turn. In addition, the timing chain failed. The hazard light activation button also fractured therefore; the contact was unable to utilize the hazard lights. The dealer and manufacturer were contacted in regards to all of the failures experienced in the vehicle but neither provided any assistance to the contact. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 64,000.
The engine light never goes off, the ignition want turn or crank sometimes, you can smell oil when the car stops.
My car has 103,000 on it and has been very well maintained. It suddenly died with no warning while I was driving up a hill. I had it towed to the shop, where they ran a diagnostic. I have a transmission leak, a bad intake manifold that causes the engine to run incredibly lean, and a sensor problem. This car is babied, and with such low mileage should not be experiencing any issues with the intake manifold and the transmission. The sensor I can understand failing, but the amount of issues that this vehicle has had, and the amount of complaints I have seen from other owners of the 2003 saturn vue v6 awd is staggering. These are clearly vehicles with issues and saturn owners should receive some sort of compensation for the amount of money we are putting out to make repairs for shoddy workmanship.
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