I purchased a 2008 saturn vue october 31, 2011 and by july 5, 2013 my transmission went out. I went to get in my car going to work and the truck would not reverse. No warranty would cover the cost.
2008 Saturn Vue transmission complaints
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While attempting to merge from 38th street tacoma to i5 north accelerated from the off ramp vehicle tachometer climbed, loss of acceleration-power, transmission failure. Shifted to neutral then back to drive with no result. Almost got rear ended by i5 drivers doing 60-65 with my vehicle slowing, shifted into neutral again then back to drive for second time with no result, almost got hit a 4th time, vehicle finally responded to 4th gear in manual mode. Vehicle operated poorly for next few miles until I was able to get off the interstate. Vehicle had to be towed to dealership. There are numerous incidents of the saturn/gm products that have a defective 35 wave plate associated with the transmission. This vehicle has been serviced regularly last service was 7 days prior to this near accident no error codes or engine lights had come on prior to this happening. Glad to see the federal govt. Can bail out a company that endangers the general public and gambles with the ideal of may it will maybe it won't break, as long as we get money. Society of automotive engineers they should have a new association society of cost benefit analysis. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn vue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the transmission would have to be replaced. After the repair the contact noticed hesitation while accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer a second time where repairs were performed to the transmission. The contact was unaware of the exact repairs. Additionally, the contact stated the oil pressure light illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer performed an oil change but the failure continued. The contact stated that the battery was replaced three times because the vehicle would not start. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
Manual shift mode on gear selector does not work, unable to downshift. P, d and r seem to work normal. Unable to use transmission to control speed on hills.
2008 saturn vue. Consumer writes in regards to defective transmission *tgw the consumer stated the reverse gear stopped working and the drive gear started slipping.
Transmission not engaging properly. Vehicle jerks while shifting and does not reach over 60 MPH without going to 6 rpms. While in heavy rush hour traffic, the car does not accelerate and the power steering locks.
Hi I have a 2008 saturn vue I purchased it brand new in 2008. In 2010 with about 32,000 miles the tranny was blown, they fixed it free of charge because it was still under warranty. Now that winter it here I went to put my car in manual transmission to go down a snow covered hill and the car would not down shift, it stayed in 4th. (I have not tried to downshift since the new tranny was put in, this was the first time) brought it to the shop thinking it was the tranny and they say it is the floor shifter assembly wiring and is not under warranty. Has anyone else had this issue? The car is not even 3 yrs old!
Car shudders & hesitates when RPM's run below 1 1/2 (1500). Induction & injector cleaning, suggested by dealer did not correct problem - at cost of $300. Dealer can not identify problem - no problems found with 'diagnostic scan'.
Automatic 6 speed transmission not shifting into overdrive. Also, the car rolls when in "park" on an incline.
This is a sturn vue, 2008 - 6 cyclinder. First 18,000 miles were trouble free. Car shudders and hesitates - does it at any speed and not consistent with running time- tachometer flutters while it is happening. At 2nd visit to dealer to fix problem, told it is a computer transmission problem and no program has been written to correct. Told this is a normal operating problem. Have spoken to saturn reps at gmc every day since march 15. Car is getting worse- not better, they have offered no hope of any resolution and will not recommend even trying to swap out parts. Keep on telling me the car is safe and will stand by their original warranty of 5 years/100,000 miles on transmission if it fails. Car gets lousy gas mileage since this started - went from 22.5 mpg to 19.5
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 saturn vue. The contact was driving approximately 45 MPH and experienced difficulty in steering the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on two separate occasions to have the steering column shaft replaced. Additionally, the floor shifter failed to release into gear. An unintended acceleration occurred at any given speed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on different occasions to be repaired which consisted of replacing components such as; floor shift assembly, acceleration pedal engine mount, and the front suspension drive train motor mount. The intermediate shaft was also tightened. The manufacturer was notified of the malfunctions. The failure mileage was 1,000. The current mileage was 27,000. Updated 04/15/10. *lj the steering column, steering shaft, gear assembly, engine mount were all replaced. Updated 09/30/10
I purchased my saturn in october, 08. I enjoyed driving my vue the first couple of months. The past four or five months, I have been experiencing problems. My saturn stalls when I accelerate. I thought it was the gas, but I found out that was not the problem. I took it back to saturn in june 09, that stated "they did not see a problem". The take off is so slow and my vue is still stalling. I need the problem solved. Thanks for your help in this matter.
2008 saturn vue is a lemon ,bought in west nyack ny,saturn dealer for 20,078.62..the car was supposed to have been a leased car for 289 per mo,,instead it was sold,without a warranty all I want is a warranty policy..please help me..dealer told me first I would have a policy, he changed his mind due to greed for money,,,,I have a saturn without a warranty do I need a lawyer....
Saturn sold me a vue when there was a recall on transmissions and didn't fix or inform me of this issue. I was traveling highway speed when the transmission gave out.
I bought this car april 23, and the following week I began to have problems. At 200 miles the check engine light came on. I took it to the dealer and they said it was the evap canister. But I was also experiencing problems with the automatic transmission trying to switch gears. The vehicle would hesitate when I pressed down on the gas and then it would redline and kick in to the next gear. But it would not stay constant. The vehicle would abruptly downshift on flat ground and on slight grades. The dealership said the problem was fixed, but as I drove off it happened again. I ended up having to schedule another appt for them to look at the vehicle. Then when they looked at it again they said the computer system in the vehicle wasn't working correctly so they said they fixed it. Well when I drove off about 25 miles down the road the problem occurred again. When I try to slow down the brake pedal would go to the floor. I have almost been in a few accidents because of this. The problem occurred at 30mph-60mph. It also rolls back when in the drive way or at a slight incline at a stop sign/light. This vehicle is not safe. Im schedule for another appt. Once again to try and resolve the problem.
2008 saturn vue. Consumer experienced minimal downshifting of transmission while traveling on the highways and could not maintain minimum highway speeds.
Transmission on 2003 saturn vue failed.
My 2008 saturn vue redline has exhibited near stalling, shuddering,and bucking on three (3) occasions when simply driving down the highway. My fear is that I will be rear ended by another vehicle since there is no warning as to when this event will occur. In an effort to resolve the issue, I contacted two saturn dealers, neither of whom was able to fix the problem. The second dealer that I contacted informed me that saturn may now, as of july 5, 2008, have some idea as to the source of the problem, but has no idea how to fix it. For the record, the first occurrence was in april 2008, with two subsequent occurrences in july or 2008. Thank you, hdj
2008 saturn vue with transmission problems. Consumer states that the transmission gears down on a slight incline. He also states that the engine will speed up to about 80 MPH before going back to normal speed. *kb the consumer stated the vehicle kicked into gear while using the cruise control. The consumer also stated the gas mileage does not meet the stated highway driving average miles per gallon for a 4 cylinder vehicle.
The car is a 2008 saturn vue 4 cylinder automatic with two main safety problems. Problem one is the car will lock you out automatically with the keys in the ignition. Car can be running or shut off. This happened twice with my son in the car. This has happened about 14 times. Luckily I had the windows rolled down and was able to access the car. Saturn has repeated this problem on other vue and deems it a "normal function" even though the owners manuals says there is a function in the car engineered into it to prevent you from locking your keys in the car accidentally. Again this happens automatically a minute or two after exiting the car. Problem two, transmission abruptly downshifts and accelerates on flat ground or slight grades while in cruise control. This also happens sometimes when cruise controls is disengaged as well. My wife almost lost control of the vehicle one due to this on a curving road going up hill. I almost hit a vehicle when this happened as well. Multiple dates of these problems happening. This is an intermittent problem and happens between 40 and 60 MPH. The vehicle has been in the shop 47 days since it has been purchased.
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