Tl*the contact owns a 2004 saturn vue. On june 27, 2007, while driving approximately 60 to 70 MPH, the gear cable failed. The contact called 911 and the dispatcher instructed her on how to stop the vehicle before a crash occurred. The vehicle has had many failures since it was purchased and was previously repaired under a recall for the suspension. One week ago, the horn sounded on its own at 2 am. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they found a defect in the horn and air bags. The recall number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 37,000.
2004 Saturn Vue electrical complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2004 saturn vue. While driving 30 MPH the instrument panel lights illuminated and the vehicle was hard to steer and stop. Approximately one week later she experienced the same problem. While driving 40 MPH she experienced the same problem. The dealer inspected the vehicle but was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that the problem has occurred on numerous occasions. As of 06-05-07, the dealer has been unable to determine the cause. The failure mileage was 6,500 and the current mileage was 33,344.
July 2005 - while driving on the freeway my dash gauges began dropping to zero and all the dash lights came on (ABS, tc, check engine, etc) and the alarm bells starts dinging. The car died and I was able to get off the side of the road. When I started the car again.. All was well for a few miles when bells starts going off and all dash warning lights again come on. Car dies several times on freeway before able to get it home. Taken to saturn dealer and they replaced a body control module.. All was well. October 2006 - another module went out - the power control module. March 24 2007 - went out to car around 11 am and started it only to notice tc warning light on. Turned ignition off and restarted - light went out. Got two block away from home and alarm bells begin dinging, all dash warning lights come on and gauges (fuel, temp) flatline. Taken to saturn dealer and told that the body control module is out again. Car has 64000 miles on it total and has three times had a module replaced. Twice it has been the same one for over $500 each time.
The instrument cluster needle go off or don't light up intermittently. (the gauge remain lit). The car has been taken to the dealer over 5 times without successfully fixing the problem. It's obviously a loose connection in a wire. Without the needles we are unable to read speed, RPM, temp or gas.
Late at night in a major downtown parking deck, vehicle would not start. Go to start vehicle, cranks but never turns over. Shut vehicle off, go to restart and vehicle will start. It is an intermittent problem that occurs every few days. Not to mention, since this problem started my remote to unlock and lock doors has started doing the same thing. Sometimes it will lock but not unlock the doors. Dealer can not duplicate problem and cleaned contacts on remote, which two tries later to get into vehicle, doors would not unlock.
Dt: the caller said that while driving at low speeds steering wheel is hard to turn. She says it makes a squealing noise. Once the steering locked. She had to have the vehicle towed to dealer. She said it happened when she was turning into parking spots, driveways, and while turning corners. It started happening without warning, and it was an intermittent problem. Dealer duplicated the problem with the steering. They replaced something called steering shaft intermediate. Also, they replaced the ignition cylinder housing to fix the locking. They replaced it three times. Manufacturer said they will continue to help the caller with the repairs. But she could not duplicate the problem and was concerned about the safety issue. *ak
04 saturn vue,(only)11,000 miles. Problems starting and not cranking properly.problem progressivly got worse.dealer is now replacing the entire wireing harness in the dash.cust.serv.writer said "you have some bad electrical problems , some pins where not connecting properly to start your vehicle." this makes me very uncomfurtable with my new saturn vue.my dealer name is [xxx] of jackson ms.they have had my truck since jan 4th and it will hopefully be ready by the 10. They had to call in a special technition. Thanks , [xxx]. *ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Electrical intermittent failures. Unable to lock or unlock using remote control, headlights, interior light, dash lights, radio (all electrical except engine accessories) fail randomly. On one occassion all interior & exterior lighting failed while driving at night on a dark highway. I was able to pull over safely but had no hazard lights (and presumably no brake lights) to warn other traffic. Wiggling the interior fuse panel restored power. Later checks of all relays and fuses revealed no contact or component failures in either in interior or under-hood electrical panels. Further investigation found no noticeable electrical connector problems.
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