2005 Saturn Vue: complete transmission failure

Filed Jan 7, 2015 · Transmission · 35,000 miles · NC

I was driving down the road when the transmission started making a grinding sound. I pulled over and had the car towed to the saturn dealership in durham nc. They fixed the transmission at no cost except I was out the money for towing. At this time the service technician told me that there was a class action suit and that the transmission would be replaced at no cost. For me and if I sold it. The next person to own the vehicle. Approximately a month later the transmission went out again on the car. I once again had it towed to the durham saturn and they fixed it at not price. It has just gone out again 1-6-2015 and when I called the gm dealership, I called two of them thompsons gm in raleigh and hendricks in raleigh they told me that they won't fix it anymore that they only had to fix it for 5 years or 75,000 miles or it was then increased to 8 years or 100,000 miles. So I am outside of either of these parameters so they said it was going to cost 5000.00 dollars to fix the transmission. 4000.00 for parts and approx.1000.00 for the work or they will give me 5000 dollar credit for the car as a trade in on a brand new gm vehicle that I will have to buy to get any trade in value for the vehicle. The vehicle is still in perfect condition because I have taken really good care of it. It is the first vehicle that I have driven off the showroom floor and I love it, but they need to make this right. The should at least of let me know that they weren't going to honor the class action lawsuit anymore so that I had a chance to get rid of it before it came to this. They said that they sent out paperwork to extend the warranty on the car, but I wasn't going to spend thousands of extra dollars paying for a warranty that would have obviously not been worth it since nothing else has gone wrong with the car. The one issue I was worried about I thought was covered in the suit.

Filed Jun 19, 2014 · Transmission · MI

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!!!!

Filed Apr 6, 2012 · Transmission · 76,708 miles · CA

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.

Filed Jan 20, 2011 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · CT

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.

Filed Mar 17, 2009 · Transmission · 59,000 miles · AR · crash

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.

Filed Oct 23, 2008 · Suspension, Transmission · 50,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Jul 24, 2008 · Transmission · CA

2005 saturn vue v6 transmission failure at approximately 86,000 miles.