In may of 2013 my husband and I purchased a 2005 saturn vue at a dealer in angola, indiana while visiting with family. Four months later we started having problems with the original transmission to the point where it blew. Before taking it to the local chevy dealer we called several transmission shops and they refused to do the work since it a CVT transmission. So the local chevy replaced the transmission and it had not been 24 hours and we had problems with it and the check engine light came on. We took it back to the dealer they made some adjustments which did not help so the dealer had to replace it a second time. I am driving home from work and the check engine light comes on. So I took it back to the dealer. They made some adjustments to the second one and during one of their test drives the check engine light came on. So the saturn vue remained at the dealer for a month. And of course the dealer had to replace the transmission for a 3rd time. Transmission number 3 lasted for october of 2013 to february of 2014. That being said, the transmission was replaced for the 4th time. This one only lasted to june. On friday june 13th the dealer called and said they had to order the 5th replacement transmission. I called gm on friday june 13th and I was very upset with them. Gm informed me as so did the dealer that because of the warranty the dealer is not allowed to open a failed replacement transmission. My husband and I are really upset, we feel that because of this warranty and the dealer not being allowed to find out why all of these transmissions are failing gm is covering something up. We want answers!!!!
2005 Saturn Vue transmission complaints
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On 7-11-12 after backing out of a parking space & putting the car in drive the transmission quit working. I had the car towed to two different mechanics. Both giving me the same answer. The transmission would need to be replaced & it would cost 3,000. Later on I found out that there had been a recall on the transmission for my car. I contacted the saturn claims dept., had the car towed to a gm dealer & once again was told the same thing. Saturn then offered me a 2,500 credit towards a new gm car. To my knowledge I should have been offered a 5,000 credit or half the cost of a replacement transmission. Please help they should have to right there wrong.
After purchasing my saturn vue, january 11, 2011, it required service and a subsequent transmission replacement on or about april 1, 2011. The repair was covered by my extneded warranty, however, the most recent transmission failure, april 2, 2012, was not covered by a warranty. The dealership is seeking to have me pay 50% of the cost to replace, for a second time, a faulty transmission, with no guarantee that its performance will exceed that of my previous transmission replacement. Between the cost of both transmissions, the repair to my vehicle exceeds the value of it as a whole. I am terrified that I will encounter this problem again, and cannot afford the cost to repair a problem that was foreseeable then, as well as now. I do not know where to turn, but I feel as though this is an irresponsible way to conduct business, and the improper functioning of this component could be the difference between highway safety and a fatal accident in the event the transmission fails at high speeds. Please help make this right for me, and all other consumers not yet aware of the battle that they will, most likely, face if they are in possession of a saturn vue.
I am recently having problems getting my 2005 saturn vue into 1st gear. Called a transmission company who looked it up and said there were a lot of complaints about this very issue, yet there is no recall for it. I only have 60,000 miles on my vehicle. The problem is that saturn put in a rubber type shifting linkage.
I was driving in 4 lanes of traffic when the transmission just stopped working.the car rolled and I was very lucky to get to the curb. The highway patrol came up behind me. And due to the traffic, choose to stay parked behind me with flares, until the tow truck arrived. I consider myself lucky that the police arrived to prevent a serious accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 saturn vue. The contact was driving 25 MPH when the cable that held the gear shifter fractured. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the shift stick cable under warranty. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that there were no recalls for the failure and offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was 46,000. Updated 06/01/11*lj the consumer stated he had to pay a $100 deductible. Updated 08/05/11
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 saturn vue. The contact stated that after having his vehicle serviced at a local repair shop who advised him that the dealer recommended that he flush his transmission at 60,000 miles. When he took his vehicle into a certified dealer, they advised him to not flush the transmission since he was covered under warranty and that sometimes the flush caused more problems. 20,000 miles later the transmission failed with no warning and the contact was told that it would not be covered under the warranty. The vehicle had not been repaired for the transmission. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I own a 2005 saturn vue all wheel drive that when the roads are icy or snow packed is very hard to control. When you try to turn a corner you do not know if it is going to turn or not. The rear wheels kick in when the front wheels slip and I have had it slide sideways close to hitting a curb. All four tires are turning and there is no control. The braking is also as bad some of the same problems. I know that this vehicle is no longer being built but I still fell that this needs to be looked into, I have heard that there has been some accidents on slick roads and I think that this may by a bigger problem than just mine. This is an ongoing problem, not something that has just started happening. Most of the time the vue has been driven on dry roads or snow not that much on ice.
My transmission in my 2005 saturn vue has failed. I was in traffic and the car just stopped as I pressed the gas pedal the engine just revved and the car took a few secs to engage. I have 65,001 miles on the vehicle and I have not had any luck in finding the transmission to fit this vehicle.
At 24,000 miles this 2005 saturn vue needed the entire brake system replaced. Then when backing up and then putting the car in drive it would not speed up. I had to stop, put it in park, put it in drive again before it would move. This was at 28,300 miles, turns out the transmission went and had to be replaced. Now at 35,533 the drive shaft is rusted and center support is blown out. I asked saturn what the life expectancy of this vehicle is and received no response. There were no accidents related to these failures because I realized something was wrong and took it in for service immediately. However, this vehicle has had more serious and costly repairs at 35,533 miles than vehicles with over 100,000 miles. Driving it is very stressful as I never know what will happen next.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 saturn vue. The contact stated that the transmission failed twice while merging into traffic at various speeds. Before the failure, the transmission made a grinding noise. The vehicle was unable to be driven and was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that a new transmission was needed. Three months prior to the most recent failure, the dealer claimed to have installed a new transmission in the vehicle; however, the failure recurred and the consumer had a crash. The consumer hit the side of a tunnel. The failure mileage was 59,000. Updated 4/14/09 *cn the consumer did not state if she reported it to the police. Updated 04/17/09.
Car loses power. Happens frequently in heavy traffic, and has nearly caused several accidents. This has been going on for three years, and has gotten progressively worse. Saturn says there is nothing wrong, but it will cost us $1200 + to have it diagnosed and possibly repaired.*tr the consumer stated the transmission slipped from drive to neutral while in traffic. Updated 09/23/09
Manual transmission on 2005 saturn vue 4 cyl failed at about 50,000 miles. Lost the clutch pedal and could not shift the car at all. Occurred while driving on the expressway. Got it to the dealer for repair and they knew exactly what the problem was. Slave unit failed, which also caused the clutch to be replaced. Paid about $1800.00 for the repaid and saturn would not acknowledge that they have transmission problems with their cars. Doing some research on the internet I found that there is a long history of transmission failures and suspension failures on the cars. I am not experiencing more transmission issues and suspension problems. I feel that saturn/gm is aware of defective parts in their cars and refuse to make the proper repairs needed.
2005 saturn vue v6 transmission failure at approximately 86,000 miles.
I own a 2005 saturn vue with 54,000 miles and have, for the past year, experienced a shudder in the transmission between 25 and 40 MPH. The shudder occurs regularly during slow acceleration. The dealership hasn't, until recently, been able to diagnose the problem. The dealership has now told me that I need a new torque converter, which will be installed tomorrow. In addition, I've been experience squeaking in my suspension everytime I turn or go over a bump in the road. My car is only 3 years old and shouldn't be experiencing these problems. I will now be taking my car back to the dealership to have the suspension looked at.
I traveling on rural highway and when I pressed the clutch to begin slowing down at stop light it was not working. Auto almost caused accident which I was lucky to avoid. I had to have it towed in and the slave cylinder had gone out. I had less that 40,000 miles on the auto and just turned over 39,000 recently on this 2005 saturn vue.
On july 23, 2005, I had the oil seal replaced. The vue had been leaking oil in my garage and other places when I parked. I had to replace the ignition switch on two occasions and was almost unable to get the key to turn. Sometimes took up to 20 minutes or so. On july 22, 2006 I had the air conditioning condenser and seal replaced. It was over 100 degrees. I had to get a rental for this repair. This took several days because the mechanic took my car apart, thought it was repaired, but was not, I was told. Second day of car rental, I was told they ordered the part, but they "sent the wrong part". Finally, on the third day, I was told that the car had to be taken apart again to be repaired. I rented a car for three days. On august 6, 2006, I went to leave to pick up my son, the vue was in my garage and there was no clutch. I had to call saturn roadside assistance and have my car towed to saturn of henderson. On august 7, 2006, I had the clutch cylinder, concentric slave replaced. On monday, december 18, 2006, I was taking my son to the airport to be with his father for the christmas holiday in michigan. I was attempting to back out of the garage, but could not put the vehicle into reverse. We pushed the car out of the garage. I drove very carefully (a bit concerned thinking it may breakdown) because I was concerned about the possible dangers involved, but had to get my son to the airport on time. I pulled off of the 215 when at that off ramp, all of my gears were suddenly gone. The cables snapped inside and I could not go anywhere, causing me to once again, call saturn roadside assistance, have the 2005 vehicle towed away again, my son missed his flight to michigan and I had to miss part of a work day and again rent another car.
No warning was given at all! The slave cylinder in my 2005 saturn vue went out while I was driving down the road. Stuck in traffic with my three old son!
We purchased our 2005 saturn vue in april of 2005. We had no performance problems for the first 10-12000 miles. Then we started to get a slipping in the transmission that prevented acceleration. This happened repeatedly, a couple of times when I was trying to merge into on-coming traffic. I cannot tell you how disconcerting it is to be accelerating into traffic with your two kids in the car, and than your engine revs like it is in neutral and you cannot move! We took the car into the saturn dealer on two separate occasions for this problem. Both times we were told they could not duplicate the problem. Than on february 9th, 2006, my husband was leaving his work, and could not get out of his parking space, as his car would not go into reverse. It would go forward, but only when in park. We had the car towed to the libertyville saturn dealer, and, of course, they were unable to detect a problem. They said if the car is cold, the computer will prevent the transmission from being engaged, to avoid transmission damage. They also said that the slipping in the transmission was "normal operation" for the CVT transmission. Well, I did not have this issue happen when I test drove the car, and for approximately 5 months after. I do not have the problem for a week or so after an oil change. I feel that there is a blatant performance problem with the CVT (continuous variable transmission) continuous implies that the transmission varies "continuously" I can assure you, if my car had done this while I was test driving it, I never would have bought the car. It is a safety hazard, and makes me extremely anxious when I am driving, as there is no way to anticipate when it will happen. Saturn has repeatedly stated that this "slipping" is normal. I have found several web sites on the web with people complaining of this exact problem.
Many incidences of saturn vue rolling backwards non-stop in drive (gear). Told upon each of 5 reports that all automatic transmissions roll backwards in drive. Vehicle has also rolled (not slid)4 times forwards in park down the driveway into the road with all wheels rolling. It has rolled backwards once with all wheels rolling. Vehicle needed to be entered an emergency brake pulled. Nothing has been done to date.
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