Vehicle Shudder problems of the 2003 Saturn VUE

The contact owns 2003 Saturn Vue. While driving approximately 70 mph the vehicle decelerated and the speed dropped to 30 mph. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be diagnosed. The failure continued to occur intermittently. The contact stated that there was a grinding noise in the front end of the vehicle and shaking in the steering wheel. The contact stated the vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The failure was occurring consistently. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 69,800. Updated 04/25/11.

I have bought a 2003 Saturn Vue from ebay on July the 3rd, 2008 and was delivered to me on the 21st of July, when I received the vehicle it had a grinding noise, I did not know what that was until it broke down, the vehicle had no warning of this problem. I had a mechanic to look at it and stated it was a transmission failure vehicle VIN # 2. 2 liter with a cvt-I transmission which can only be purchased by the manufacturer can not be rebuilt with an outrageous price the vehicle has 95,000 miles on which no longer has warranty. As I was driving the vehicle which no sign of prior problem started to make a knocking and grinding noise as the vehicle was struggling upon the hill, I pulled over to safety on the side of the road prior to the stop. The engine was still running but the vehicle would not move. Someone helped me push it to the side and stated there may be a transmission problem with it. I got it towed to aamco where the mechanic confirm that this transmission was hard to find only through its manufacturer and the cost of $4,000. 00. Now, I am unemployed, single mother how could something like this be possible to top it off an additional $2500. 00 service charge that vehicle is a piece of trash I need help. The warranty is only to 75k miles on it. Please help me get some type of satisfaction to a running vehicle to help me find a job.

The contact owns a 2003 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that her transmission repeatedly failed. She has had to take her vehicle to the dealer for this failure over the course of three years. The dealer replaced the transmission twice. When the failure occurs, the vehicle begins to grind, lose power, and fails to properly accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer after the failures. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 45,000 and current mileage was 7,600.

The contact owns a 2003 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that while stopped at a light the vehicle began to shake. Also, the contact also stated that the vehicle would momentarily hesitate before accelerating. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostics. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.