general problems of the 2003 Saturn VUE

Takata recall security light comes on reduced power while driving all gas and speed gauges are all turned to the right car dosent move when cut on no power steering wheel gets hard unable to turn or steer this has been going on for 3 months now.

Saturn Vue 2003 has stalled while driving on multiple occasions. Has stalled doing 80 mph on hwy has stalled doing 25-30 in town. Security light comes on, power is lost to engine and when security light goes off, then the engine will start again.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, the speed decreased, the vehicle locked up and the speed increased back up to 70 mph. The contact stated that at time the vehicle would completely shut off. There was warning indicators illuminated, the vehicle did restart and the failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and was diagnosed with a gas cap replacement and reprogramming. The vehicle was repaired, however, was not repaired properly. The manufacturer was not notified and the approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Rw.

The reducedpower light, service engine light, comes on on a everyday travel whether traveling near or far when the lights come on the vehicle power reduces and you are forced to pull off road, I keep taking it back to the mechanics they can not detect problem, also the key constantly get stuck I email Saturn about the problem I was told that other cars made by Saturn was recalled about the key ignition replacement but not the Vue. I have search the internet for solution to the reduced power problem an I found a extremely large amount of folks with the same year/make model with issues and no solution to the problem. Please help me, frust deborah briggs,.

Was driving one day, and I noticed that it was running different. When I would come to a stop, then press the gas pedal to accelerate. It would take a while to shift into gear. It ran like that the first day. The next day when leaving my home, it wouldn't shift into gear. It finally moved after trying a few times, then stopped again. I took it to a shop to find out the problem. Turns out that it was the transmission.

Motor transmission fails to move forward or backwards even though engine starts fine.

My Saturn Vue 2003 experiences serious hestitation in power when traveling over 45 mph. The dangerous sputtering gets harder when I need to drive more than 45 mph such as when I have to travel on parkways or expressways. On December 3, 2011, I entered exit 36 of the grand central parkway and maintained a steady speed of 55 mph in light traffic. As the traffic increased to exit 17, the car began to hestitate and appear to want to come to a stop. It was difficult to maintain a decreased spead of 45 mph to avoid the sputtering and halting. I got into the right lane and exited the parkway as my car jolted then came to a sudden halt. I turned the car off, waited 15 minutes, put my car in drive and it would not drive forward. I put it in reverse and manuevered it into an open space along the curb on 78th avenue. I tried again and only with heavy pressure on the gas pedal was the car able to move forward enough to allow me to straighten into a position to be towed. I called aaa and was towed to a Saturn authorized service provider, northshore Chevrolet of smithtown, where it sits to this day. The brand new 2010 vt1 transmission needs to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2003 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that there were multiple failures within the vehicle. The vehicle was hesitant to accelerate accompanied with a loud, humming noise. The horn sensor was melted, causing the horn to malfunction and sound continuously. The fuel tank was also fractured, causing a fuel leak and fumes to fill the vehicle cabin. The muffler was abnormally loud and the steering wheel would seize without warning and most frequently when attempting a left turn. In addition, the timing chain failed. The hazard light activation button also fractured therefore; the contact was unable to utilize the hazard lights. The dealer and manufacturer were contacted in regards to all of the failures experienced in the vehicle but neither provided any assistance to the contact. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 64,000.

Upon acceleration, the vehicle would swerve off of the road. The consumer stated that this problem happened on more than one occasion. The consumer was told that this problem was a flaw in the 2003 model but corrected in the 2004 models.

Was on highway and vehicle lost all acceleration. Wouldn't go over around 25-30 mph.

While on a major highway and at speed, the vehicle stopped accelerating but continued to produce rpm's. Vehicle has been to dealership 4 total times dealing with acceleration problems. Creates major safety issue! dealership has "washed hands" of problem we are now taking up issue with manufacturer.

Consumer drove 2003 Saturn Vue with the variable speed transmission on a dirt road which led to the top of chelan butte, in chelan county on July 6, 2003. This was a frequently used road because the top of the butte was used to launch hang gliders. Consumer had driven on the same road with 1986 Audi, the previous day July 5, 2003, and it completed the climb with no problems. The Saturn Vue almost stalled in negotiating any grade above 5%. Transmission would reduce the rpms to 1500 and below while being driven with foot to the floor, asking for more power. There was no response. Then, suddenly a very low ratio would allow the engine to rev to over 2000 rpms, only to repeat this cycle at the next turn or grade. The factory and dealer have maintained that transmission was operating "as designed. " consumer contended that having transmission control the speed of the car was actually a car out of control. Could have easily stalled with no way to continue up the grade. Vehicle was carrying 4 passengers on the incident date. After taking the car to the dealer, who did nothing to the transmission, consumer took it up the butte alone as an unloaded vehicle. It repeated the above three times in the course of 5 miles.

The contact owns a 2003 Saturn Vue. She states that the vehicle will rev at about 35 mph. This problem is intermittent. The car will jerk and hesitate. She has noticed this on roads with a slight incline. She can travel the same road twice and the problem may or may not occur.