2005 SATURN VUE Electrical System Problems

THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE IGNITION IS NOT IN THE "OFF" POSITION. THERE WAS A RECALL (#14V490000 ON 08/08/2014) FOR 2002-2004 SATURN VUE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, TO APRIL 6, 2004, HOWEVER, I HAVE A 2005 SATURN VUE THAT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO RECALL OR REMEDY AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 143,000

DASHBOARD FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY FOR TWO AND HALF HOURS BEFORE IT WAS NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS ON FIRE.

Mileage: 200,000

KEY WONT TURN IN IGNITION. BOUGHT NEW KEY BUT PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. CAR IS OFF AND IN PARK WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

Mileage: 87,000

KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION WHEN IN MOTION

Mileage: 65,000

IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY, AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME. SOMETIMES THE KEY WILL TURN, OTHER TIMES IT JAMS AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE KEY TO TURN. MY MECHANIC HAD TWO NEW FACTORY KEYS MADE LAST SUMMER AS HE WAS CERTAIN IT WAS THE KEYS, THOUGH I DID NOT BELIEVE IT AND IT CERTAINLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE KEYS. MY MECHANIC IS NOW CHECKING ON GETTING ANOTHER SATURN VUE IGNITION SWITCH (HAS HAS MY VIN). MY MECHANIC HAS SAID (LAST SUMMER AND STILL NOW) THAT HE BELIEVES THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM ON SATURN.

MY CAR HAS THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT ON, AND THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM! I HAVE ALMOST GONE OFF THE ROAD TONS OF TIMES WHEN THE ROADS HAVE BARELY ANY SNOW OR ICE ON THEM, AND THIS IS SERIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL! THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE SATURN VUES SEEMS TO GO OUT ALL THE TIME, WHICH CAUSES OTHER PROBLEMS, MALFUNCTIONING BREAKS, BEARING DEGENERATION TOO! I NEED TO CONSTANTLY CHANGE THE BREAKS AND NOW I NEED NEW BEARINGS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 84K MILES ON IT!!! AND WITH MY CAR, MY TRANSMISSION IS ALSO GOING OUT AND THAT STARTED AT 60,000, MILES AND NOW ITS GIVING ME REAL PROBLEMS TOO! SO THE SATURN VUE 2005 AWD V6 CAR I HAVE... HAS A COMMON PROBLEM OF CHEAP ABS SYSTEM PARTS GOING BAD, AND BAD TRANSMISSIONS! BOTH NEED TO BE RECALLED, AND ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR

THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR NOT IN THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY OR MOVING. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR MONTHS.

KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL?

IGNITION CYLINDER - KEY CAN COME OUT WHEN NOT IN "OFF" POSITION. FOR NOW, IT'S JUST HAPPENING WHEN PARKED AND DRAINING THE BATTERY, BUT IT'S UNSAFE

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE IGNITION KEY WAS ABLE TO BE EJECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURN TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN ON, EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE KEY EJECTED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH INDEPENDENTLY AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION INDEPENDENTLY BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 50,000

STIFF IGNITION SWITCH RIGHT FROM DAY 1 WHEN CAR WAS NEW,KEY DOES NOT FALL OUT BUT JAMS,ALSO FRONT STRUT SQEEK AND CREEK,SOUNDS LIKE A 100 YEAR OLD WAGON,SUPPOSE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR STRUT TOWER BUSHING,I WAS CHARGED $410 FOR THE REPAIR IN 2005,IF ANYTHING MADE IT WORSE,I HARDLY DROVE THIS CAR IT HAS 81000 KM,APPROX 48000 MILES,CURIOUS THE HATCH LOCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN STIFF AS WELL AND THE KEY GETS STUCK,SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A LOCK PROBLEM FROM THE START,DID GM OUTSOURCE THE LOCKS LIKE TOYOTA DID WITH THE GAS PEDALS?

Mileage: 48,000

AFTER A YEAR OF COMPLAINTS BOTH HERE AND TO GM WITH VIDEOS PROVING MY SATURN VUE 2005 HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE, SATURN FINALLY RECALLED IT. MYSELF AND OTHERS HAVE GOTTEN THE NOTICE HOWEVER IT CAME IN A WHITE ENVELOPE WITH BLACK WRITING THAT LOOKED SIMILAR TO JUNK MAIL. ALSO I SEE IT IS NOT NOTED ON YOUR PAGE. GM HAS CONFIRMED THE RECALL WHEN I CONTACTED THEM. WHY ARE THEY NOT FOLLOWING RECALL PROTOCOL? WHY IS IT NOT LISTED ON YOUR PAGE? *TR

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALLEGEDLY REPAIRED BY A GM DEALER AT NO CHARGE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. AT LEAST 4 OTHER ATTEMPTS TO HAVE GM REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE REFUSED BY GM DEALERS EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR BULLETIN WAS EXTENDED INTO 2015. NOT SATISFIED I CONTACTED SOMEONE AT GM AND ASKED FOR A REFERRAL TO ANOTHER DEALER IN MY LOCAL AREA. I RECEIVED IT AND TOOK IT THE REFERRED DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE VIBRATION ISSUE BUT SAID THAT BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE THE ENGINE BLOCK MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $1000. I THANKED THEM AND TOOK THE CAR TO MY TRUSTED REGULAR MECHANIC. I ASKED HIM TO CHECK THE ENGINE MOUNTS (WITHOUT TELLING HIM WHAT HAPPENED AT THE GM DEALER) AND GIVE ME A REPORT. UPON INSPECTING, HE STATED THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE MOUNTS. AT THIS POINT, FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY WITH GM, I BASICALLY GAVE UP. FURTHERMORE, THIS OCCURRED AT THE TIME OF THE GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL DEBACLE.OUR SATURN VUE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION.ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WE WERE NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT PLIERS AND A LOT OF TIME. IT TOOK OVER AN HOUR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO REMOVE THE KEY. WE FOUND INFORMATION ONLINE WHERE GM ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VUE IGNITION SWITCHES, BUT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED RESULTED IN REFUSALS BY GM DEALERS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD GIVEN THE HUGE RECALL OF IGNITION SWITCHES BY GM AT THE TIME. WE BASICALLY RECEIVED THE SAME TREATMENT CONCERNING THE REAR END POWERTRAIN VIBRATION AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE MAINTENANCE BULLETIN EXTENDED THE REPAIR PERIOD. THERE WAS AN ALTERNATE REPAIR IF THE FIRST REPAIR FAILED, BUT THE DEALER WOULDN'T HONOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 76,348

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

FIRST OCCURRENCE - JULY 21, 2008 AT 35734 MILES: THE IGNITION KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED AFTER IT WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION NOR COULD IT BE TURNED TO THE ACCESSORY OR START POSITION. SATURN OF TROY, MI REPLACED THE HOUSING, IGNITION CYLINDER AND KEYS. COST WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. 2ND OCCURRENCE - JUNE 21, 2011 AT 57550 MILES: REPEAT OF 1ST OCCURRENCE. SUBURBAN CADILLAC BUICK OF TROY, MI REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND KEYS. SINCE I HAD PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY, MY COST WAS $100.00. 3RD OCCURRENCE - SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 AT 63,597MILES: INTERMITTENTLY IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT A LOT OF JIGGLING AND FORCE. TECHNICIAN AT SUBURBAN CADILLAC BUICK STATED THAT WE WERE NOT TURNING THE KEY FAR ENOUGH TO RELEASE IT FROM THE IGNITION. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AT THAT TIME. 4TH OCCURRENCE - NOVEMBER 3, 2014 AT 75778 MILES: AFTER HEARING A REPORT CONCERNING A GM RECALL FOR VEHICLES WHICH ALLOWED REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, I ATTEMPTED AND WAS ABLE TO DO THIS ON MY VUE. I WENT TO SUBURBAN CADILLAC BUICK WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CONFORMED THAT THIS WAS A FACT. HE CHECKED THE VIN AGAINST THE RECALL DATA BASE AND INFORMED ME THAT VUE WAS NOT ON THE LIST BUT THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE REPAIR MADE. THE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED AND THE REPAIR WAS MADE ON DECEMBER 15, 2014. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND (2) KEYS WERE REQUIRED. TOTAL COST: $330.36.

Mileage: 35,734

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE KEY RELEASED OUT OF THE IGNITION AND FAILED TO GO BACK INTO THE IGNITION TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION SINCE WE'VE HAD IT. AT FIRST WE COULDN'T GET THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, HAD TO JIGGLE STEERING COLUMN TO REMOVE KEY. HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH CLEANED. NOW KEY JUST FALLS OUT OF IGNITION WHILE RUNNING. IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET ANYONE'S ATTENTION ON THIS MATTER SINCE SATURN IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. ROHRMANS IN LAFAYETTE, IN. USE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PROBLEMS WITH IT, WHEN SATURN WENT OUT G.M. DIRECTED US TO DEFOUWS IN LAFAYETTE. WE HAD A 2003 SATURN BEFORE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT, SO PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 7,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WOULD COME OUT FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

OVERALL FOR LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE LOCK CYLINDER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. ALSO WILL SOMETIMES JAM AND NOT ALLOW THE REMOVAL OF THE KEY WITHOUT RESETTING THE LOCK CYLINDER TO THE LOCK POSITION. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT GM HAS ISSUED RECALL# 14506 FOR 2003 SATURN VUE'S. CONTACT WITH GM DEALER CONFIRMS THE PROBLEM. GM EXECUTIVE CUSTOMER RELATIONS REFUSES TO OFFER ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIR DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THE ABOVE RECALL#14506 SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER 2005 SATURNS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

KEY WILL COME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. THE KEY IS NOT LOCKED INTO IGNITION AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS TO GET THE IGNITION FIXED. I COULD PULL THE KEY OUT WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND IT BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE KEY TO TURN ON THE CAR IT GOT TO POINT WHERE IT WOULD NOT TURN AND WORE THE KEY DOWN. AS I STATED - THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT IS NOT A CHEAP FIX. *TR

Mileage: 166,000

IGNITION TUMBLER DOES NOT WORK APPROPRIATELY AND KEY IS EASILY REMOVED WHEN CAR IS ON AND WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE ON POSITION TO START THE CAR. LAST WEEK AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, THE IGNITION TUMBLER FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE PROPER MANNER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE VEHICLE MANY TIMES FIDDLING WITH THE KEY TO,TRY TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS LACK OF FUNCTION CAUSED AN ENTIRE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, A TOW TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, INCONVENIENCED ME FOR THREE DAYS WITH NO VEHICLE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE YEAR, WHEN THIS CLEARLY HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH SATURN VUES FOR THE PRECEDING YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY SATURN VUE'S KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION. THERE IS NOTHING ON MY KEY RING BUT THEY KEY AND THE KEYLESS REMOTE. I WAS ABLE TO RE-INSERT THE KEY AND REGAIN STEERING CONTROL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT MOVED FROM THE "RUN" POSITION TO THE "ACC" POSITION AND LOCKED MY STEERING COLUMN. THE ENGINE ALSO SHUT OFF. I SEE THAT THE 2002-2004 SATURN VUE HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT HAS ALREADY CAUSED NUMEROUS CONFIRMED FATALITIES AND NEED TO POINT OUT THAT ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS, THE 2005-2007 SATURN VUE'S HAVE THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER IGNITION CYLINDER AND SWITCH. I AM ABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PRESSURE, AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE VEHICLE GOING INTO "ACC" MODE WHILST MOVING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT YOU WILL RECALL EARLIER MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT EVERY VEHICLE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

ON MY 2005 SATURN VUE, THE KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT OF THE SWITCH IN THE RUN POSITION, AND ALSO THE SWITCH IS GETTING VERY HARD TO TURN TO START OR TO SHUT OFF. *TR

MY KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN I AM DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE KEY WILL FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. AFTER I AM STOPPED AND PARKED, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER SEIZES UP AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO REMOVE KEY UNTIL AFTER I HAVE ALMOST EXHAUSTED ALL OPTIONS TO GET IT OUT, IE. SHAKING KEYS, BANGING ON IGNITION HOUSING, AND FINALLY HAVING TO USE FORCE AND ALMOST BREAKING THE KEY OFF IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK. AFTER LEAVING IT PARKED OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY TRYING TO START MY CAR, THE KEY IS HARD TO GET INTO THE CYLINDER AND HARD TO TURN IT TO THE RUN POSITION, BUT YOU CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT AT ANYTIME IT'S IN THE RUN POSITION. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK ISSUE THE SAME AS I AM HAVING, AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 SATURN VUE'S MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS. PLEASE ADVISE AS THIS IS ONE HECK OF A COSTLY REPAIR OF OVER 300 US DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SYSTEM. IF YOU WILL TAKE THE TIME TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND CHECK WITH GM DEALERS ON THE NUMBERS OF VEHICLES THEY HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK ON THE SATURN VUE'S I AM SURE YOU WILL FIND A HUGE PATTERN DEFECTIVENESS . MY NEIGHBOR IS A MECHANIC AND SHE SAYS SHE'S DONE TONS OF THEM OVER THE YEARS ON THIS VEHICLE IN THE AFTERMARKET FIELD OF MECHANIC WORK. SHE'S THE ONE THAT SUGGESTED I CONTACT YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH THE PROBLEM. SHE HAS DONE RESEARCH OF INTERNET FORUMS AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND ALSO ON WEBSITES THAT LINK UP TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD PULL OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE ENGINE WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

AFTER INITIAL START, THE CAR KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN. TO SWITCH OFF THE MOTOR, THE KEY MUST BE REINSERTED AS USUAL. THERE IS NO RESISTANCE IN REMOVING THE KEY WHILE THE MOTOR IS RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 80,844

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

Mileage: 119,200

I WAS LEAVING WORK, I ENTERED MY CAR, PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE KEY. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED AND THERE WAS NO UNLOCKING IT. I CALLED SEVERAL TOW COMPANIES AS THIS HAD HAPPENED A YEAR EARLIER AND A TOW COMPANY CAME OUT, SPRAYED THE IGNITION WITH WD-40 AND IT TURNED RIGHT AWAY. I TRIED THE WD-40 BEFORE CALLING THE TOW COMPANY AND IT DID NOTHING. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, HE HAD MADE A STATEMENT THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS A LOT WITH THESE SUV'S. HE GOT THE KEY INTO THE AUXILIARY POSITION AND HIT IT THE KEY WITH THE HARD END OF A BUTT OF A KNIFE. THIS MADE THE IGNITION SLIP TO THE "ON" POSITION. I COULD THEN TURN THE KEY AND START THE TRUCK. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THIS IGNITION REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THIS IGNITION SHOULD BE REPLACED AS JUST BECAUSE IT HAS NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THIS IGNITION. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED UNTIL THE KEY COULD BE TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION. I HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AT THIS TIME SO, THAT I CAN START THE TRUCK AND GET TO WORK. I AM TOLD IT WILL BE CLOSE TO $300 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT!. *TR

Mileage: 1,397,500

KEYS GET STUCK IN IGNITION NOT ALWAYS INTERMITTENT AND FOR NO REASON 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. *TR

HAD KEY IN IGNITION CAR WAS RUNNING IN THE ON POSITION AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE KEY OUT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON OUR 2005 SATURN VUE IS MALFUNCTIONING AS DESCRIBED IN THE AUG 2014 GM RECALL AFFECTING OTHER MODELS. THE KEY IS DIFFICULT TO TURN TO START AND CAN BE REMOVED WHILE RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. ALSO, THERE ARE TIMES THE IGNITION WILL PHYSICALLY NOT TURN SO THAT I CAN CRANK THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY KEY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE IN DRIVE AND THE CAR DIDN'T SHUT OFF. SINCE THEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE KEY TO TURN THE IGNITION. THE KEY NEEDS TO BE WIGGLED AND PLAYED WITH TO TURN THE CAR ON EVERY TIME I WANT TO START IT. THE 2005 VUE NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

THE IGNITION KEY BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN ON I HAD TO WIGGLE KEY AROUND TO FINALLY GET IT TO TURN. SINCE THAT TIME THE KEY HAS TO BE WIGGLED AROUND EVERY TIME YOU WANT TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT WITHOUT SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE KEY SLOT REALIGNED IN ORDER TO PLACE THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE KEY HAS ALSO FALLEN OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

IT IS DIFFICULT/CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, OR TO EVEN TURN IT ALL OF THE WAY TO THE "OFF" POSITION. THE KEY IS EASILY REMOVED IF THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. *TR

WE CAN EASILY PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. WE HAVE A 2005 SATURN VUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS BUT I JUST LISTED THE LATEST DATE AND TIME. WE CAN PULL OUT THE KEY AT ANY TIME. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

MY SON CURRENTLY DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND HE MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WILL COME OF THE IGNITION WITH THE ENGINE IN THE RUNNING MODE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT HANDLES THE GM IGNITION RECALLS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL IN THE RECALL LIST AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER AND HAVE IT REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE . *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE KEY HOWEVER, THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 9/29/14*CN

Mileage: 83,000

THE KEY BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR ON. I HAD TO JIGGLE FOR SOME TIME TO GET IT TO WORK. THESE TIMES HAVE BECOME MUCH MORE FREQUENT AND MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN THE KEY. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY ONCE IT WAS STARTED AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN. I FOUND THIS OUT BY CHANCE AND NOW IT JUST SLIDES IN AND OUT WHEN RUNNING!!! WELL IT FINALLY HAPPENED AND NO MATTER HOW HARD OR HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE TRIED, THE KEY WON'T WORK AT ALL. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED IN THE MORNING TO HAVE THIS FIXED NOW. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

KEY CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF IGNITION WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR STILL BE ON AND RUNNING AND OR BEING DRIVEN. AT ANY TIME AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE KEY CAN TAKEN OUT AND IT NOT AFFECT THE RUNNING OF THE CAR AT ALL. IT ALSO IS HARD TO TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR. YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE THE KEY AROUND BEFORE IT RECOGNIZES THE KEY AND THEN IT WILL FINALLY TURN TO BE ABLE TO START THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 112,500

FAULTY IGNITION! NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE GM RECALL!!! I AM NOT CERTAIN ON THE DATES OF THE INCIDENTS OR THE MILEAGE - THAT IS ALL ON FILE AT MERIT CHEVROLET IN ST. PAUL, MN - I PLACED THIS INFORMATION IN THE FORM BECAUSE IT IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO SUBMIT - I CAN RETRIEVE THE DATES OF SERVICE AND MILEAGE IF NEEDED OTHERWISE, THE REPAIRS ARE FILED!!! THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS UP - UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. TAKES GREAT MANIPULATION (JIGGLING) TO GET IT TO TURN. EVENTUALLY, COMPLETELY LOCKS AND MUST BE TOWED TO REPAIR. ONLY HAVE 1 CAR KEY AND 2 HOUSE KEYS ON THE RING. HAVE HAD NEW KEYS CUT. IGNITION STILL FAILS AND IT IS GETTING READY TO FAIL AGAIN! KEY HAS ALSO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING - SAME ISSUE WITH GM IGNITION INVOLVED IN RECALLS. IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT MINIMUM ....2 TIMES THROUGH MERIT CHEVROLET ON HWY 94 & CENTURY/120 IN ST PAUL MN. MAY HAVE BEEN A THIRD REPLACEMENT AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AT OWNER'S COST - LOOKING FOR THE RECEIPT AND LOCATION FOR THAT. THE IGNITION IS GETTING READY TO FAIL AGAIN. THE 2005 SATURN VUE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT GM RECALL!!! *TR

Mileage: 15,000

SINCE I HAVE HAD MY 2005 SATURN VUE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. MY SHIFTING LINKAGE HAS GONE OUR SEVERAL TIMES. LEAVING ME IN WHATEVER GEAR I'M IN. THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH THREE (3) TIMES! COMING DOWN A HILL AT 50MPH MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 5TH TO 2ND! THAT BLEW MY CLUTCH! ($2000) MY LINKAGE WAS FIXED (THEORETICALLY) BY THREE DEALERSHIPS WHICH DID NOT LAST. ONE ONLY SIX (6) MONTHS! MY 5TH GEAR AND REVERSE DISAPPEARED IN MARCH OF 2014 ($1600) THEN AGAIN MY LINKAGE CABLES WOULDN'T WORK ($448) AND I HAD THEM REPLACED.FINALLY MY SHIFTING FORK FOR THREE (3) GEARS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THAT WAS ANOTHER $336! ON TOP OF ALL THIS MY IGNITION, AFTER A YEAR OF OWNING THIS CAR, I BOUGHT IT NEW, MY KEY WOULD FALL OUT IF MY KNEE HIT IT. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING! IF I TURNED THE KEY TO THE LOCKED POSITION IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL JIGGLES TO GET IT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT! WHEN I TOOK IT THE LAST TWO (2) FOR TRANSMISSION FIXES THE SHOP COULD NOT START THE CAR! I HAD TO BICYCLE 3 MILES TO THE SHOP TO GET IT STARTED! THE SHIFTING LINKAGE, TRANSMISSION AND KEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM! I AM THINKING OF SUING GM! *TR

Mileage: 30,000

KEY FALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING. HARD TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON. HAVE HAD CAR TURN OFF AFTER GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AFTER THE KEY FELL OUT. LOCKED UP THE STEERING AND BRAKES. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $600 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY WHAT THE SYMPTOMS ARE FOR THE CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. PLEASE MAKE THEM INCLUDE SATURN VUE, AS THE PART IS THE SAME THAT'S BEEN RECALLED ON THE ION. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE MANIPULATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE KEY DETACHED FROM THE IGNITION AND LANDED ON THE CONTACT'S LAP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE KEY WAS REINSERTED AND MANIPULATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURED WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WIFE REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ON POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 47,600

THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. I CONTACTED GM ON JUNE 19, 2014 AT 1 800 222 1020 AND TALKED TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND SHE INDICATED THE VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT I COULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP BUT THE REPAIR WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT BE COVERED. I LET HER KNOW THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE SATURN IONS ARE EXPERIENCING WHICH ARE PART OF THE RECALL. WHY AREN'T THE 2005 SATURN VUE'S PART OF THE RECALL? IT APPEARS FROM READING OTHER VUE'S OWNER COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

IGNITION WILL NOT START THE ENGINE KEY APPEARS TO BE STUCK. THE KEY CAN BE EASILY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR?S ENGINE IS ON. I HAVE HAD TO PLAY WITH THE KEY FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT. OTHER TIMES IT FALLS OUT OF IGNITION WHILE CAR IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 65,711

IGNITION WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IGNITION TO START CAR. SOMETIMES AFTER SHAKING KEY UP TO 15 MINUTES THE KEY WILL FINALLY TURN AND CAR WILL START. *TR

Mileage: 139,068

DUE TO PROBLEMS INSERTING AND REMOVING IGNITION KEY, I HAD THE KEY CYLINDER REPLACED. THE COST WAS $254.04. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM GM REPLACED THE KEY CYLINDER ON MY 2006 SATURN ION UNDER THE RECALL AT NO COST TO ME. I CONTACTED GM THROUGH THEIR RECALL WEBSITE AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL OR COMPENSATION FOR MY 2005 SATURN WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS IN THE NATIONAL RECALL ON MY ION. THIS IS MY COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 125,355

I WAS LOOKING AT THE RECENT RECALLS FOR SATURN AND NOTICED MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE KEY FALLING OUT OF THE IGNITION. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SUFFERANCE AND THE SHOP OFFERED NO SOLUTION ONLY SPRAY WITH WD 40. BOTH KEY DO THE SAME AND AGAIN NO EXTRA WEIGHT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE KEY APART FROM THE DOOR LOCK. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING I PUT MY HAND ON THE IGNITION KEY AND IT CAME OUT IN MY HAND. I THOUGHT THAT THE KEY MAY BE WORN, SO I USED MY SPARE AND AFTER ABOUT A MONTH IT DID THE SAME THING. IT HAS NOT CAUSED ANY SAFETY ISSUES, BUT IT MAY CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE KEY WILL NO LONGER TURN IN THE IGNITION. IT'S AS IF I AM USING THE WRONG KEY ENTIRELY. IT HAS STRANDED ME NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE KEY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE IGNITION ON. I USED THE SECOND KEY AND IT WORKED BETTER FOR A FEW YEARS BUT IS BECOMING A PROBLEM AGAIN. I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING HEAVY HANGING FROM THE IGNITION KEY. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. *JS

Mileage: 80,000

THE KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. I DID THIS BY ACCIDENT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. I JUST READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE CURRENT GM RECALL IN THE USA TODAY NEWSPAPER. I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE AS I UNDERSTAND IT. I TRY NOT TO PULL IT OUT ANYMORE AS I THINK THAT WOULD LOOSEN IT UP MORE. I DON'T THINK IT EVER GOES OUT OF THE RUN CONDITION. I DID FEEL THOUGH THAT GM MAY HAVE EXCLUDED MY VEHICLE (THE SATURN VUE'S) EVEN THOUGH I FELT THEY HAD SIMILAR/SAME PARTS AS THE ONES IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGNS. I BELIEVE THERE ARE SEVERAL OEM'S (IF NOT ALL WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS OLD) THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THE CUSTOMER KNOWS THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WHICH MAKES THEM SHARE ON THE LIABILITY. *JS

Mileage: 165,000

THE IGNITION ON THIS CAR KEEPS LOCKING UP..I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER THINKING THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS. I WOULD LOVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE 2005 SATURN VUE HAS THE SAME IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM THAT GM IS ADDRESSING IN THEIR CURRENT RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS CAR IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AT ANY SPEED, THE SWITCH CAN TURN EASILY INTO ACCESSORY MODE. THIS TURNS OFF THE ENGINE AND ALSO DISABLES MULTIPLE SAFETY FEATURES (POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND AIRBAGS). THE SITUATION THIS CREATES IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY ITSELF IS ABLE TO SLIP OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE. THIS TOO CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. DESPITE NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS IT APPEARS THIS MODEL HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS IT RIGHTFULLY SHOULD...UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF UPDATED 06/12/2014 *JS

Mileage: 75,000

STARTING APPROX 3 YEARS AND 30K MILES AGO THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TIGHTLY HOLD THE KEY IN THE CYLINDER. APPROX 2 YEARS AGO THE IGNITION KEY WITH CONNECTED KEY RING FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND ONTO THE VEHICLE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN AND ACT NORMALLY. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO OFF WITHOUT USING THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE COLUMN LOCKED. WE NOW DRIVE THE CAR WITH ONLY THE IGNITION KEY AND SMALL KEY RING ATTACHED TO MINIMIZE ANY WEIGHT ON THE KEY. ..UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF UPDATED 06/12/2014 *JS

Mileage: 75,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE DEC 2013, THE KEY WOULD EJECT FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH BEFORE IT IS COMPLETELY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE KEY WOULD NEED TO BE FORCED BACK INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH TO ACTIVATE THE SWITCH BY FORCING TO TURN ON THE IGNITION AND THEN CAREFULLY TURNING IT BACK TO THE OFF POSITION TO SUCCESSFULLY EJECT THE KEY. MOST RECENTLY ON MARCH 1ST, 2014, WHILE DRIVING, MY HAND ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE KEY AND THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45MPH. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD LOCK AND HE COULD NOT TURN TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION HOUSING AND IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT DUE TO THE AGE AND THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SEIZED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO TURN OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOCKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO THE FAILURE AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/18/11*LJ UPDATED 03/01/12

Mileage: 88,000

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. ELECTRONIC SWITCH WILL NOT TURN ON BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEAT OR COLD. CAUSING IT NOT TO WORK AND MY CAR NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IN HUMID OR RAINING CONDITIONS. FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ANTI THEFT DEVICE ON MY 2005 SATURN VUE DISABLES THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND WILL KEEP CAR RUNNING. SOMETIMES WON'T EVEN TURN CAR ON WITH THE CORRECT KEY. TAKES OVER 5 MINS EACH TIME JIGGLING KEY TO GET KEY CYLINDER TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY OCCURRENCE AND HAS NOT SEEMED TO GET ANY BETTER . *TR

Mileage: 28,000

THE CAR SUFFERED AN IGNITION MODULE FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN $1700.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. ONLY TWO OF THE FOUR CYLINDERS WERE FIRING. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN NOTED BY SATURN VUE OWNERS AS EARLY AS IN THE 2002 MODELS. MY HUSBAND, AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, SAID THAT THE DEFECT WAS DUE TO BAD ENGINEERING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. MY SUSPICION LEANED TOWARD "PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE" SINCE MANY VUE OWNERS HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY SAME "MALFUNCTION". I CONTACTED BOTH SATURN AND GM HQ TO LEGALLY FILE MY COMPLAINT AS WELL. EXTRA NOTE: TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY HAD EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR SATURNS AROUND 60,000 MILES. ONE HAD IT REPAIRED (OUT-OF-POCKET) OVER A YEAR AGO AND NOW HAS THE SAME IGNITION MODULE FAILURE AT 67,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 60,800

SATURN VUE WITH SPORADIC ELECTRONIC FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FAILURE CONSISTS OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND GAUGES GOING TO ZERO. ALSO WHEN THE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION THE POWER STEERING IS DECREASED OR STOPS COMPLETELY. *KB

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. *JB

Mileage: 26,000