general problems of the 2004 Saturn VUE

Tamara recall , the key came out of the ignition while the car was on. We brought it to the dealership and the confirmed it but would not fix it or send us anywhere to get it fixed. Our abs went the 3rd week we had the car, the dealership refused to even look at it. The other recall made our tires only hold air for a few days at a time.

There is a terrible whole vehicle shudder a low speeds and low rpm. It seems like the transmission goes into "lock - up torque converter" mode at too low rpms(about 1000 to 1200). This happens constantly at low speeds and is very distressing and distracting. You have to step down harder on the accelerator to kick the transmission into a lower gear which tends to make the car speed up. This is very distressing and distracting and must cause undo wear and tear on the drivetrain. There are many Saturn Vue (2004) owners nation wide with this problem. This and the wheel bearing and brake problems should be nation wide recalls. No wonder people are buying imports at an incredible rate.

My Vue was purchased in 2004 and has been in for service several times. One of the issues I have is the front end shakes, sometimes it shakes so bad it scares me. I have brought it in for this to a dealer in denville and mount olive; both in NJ, and the first time I was told nothing was wrong. Last week I was told I need new front brakes and new tires. The truck is less than two years old, new brakes new tires ??? that doesn't make since. The guys at the service never took it for a spin, I'm approaching 36k miles and I'm scared once I pass the warranty time I will be out of luck. I'm not satisfied at all and want something done about this. My wife thinks the car is falling apart, it shakes and makes weird sounds. The first year I was raving about this car now I tell people to stay away from Saturn. Help me change my opinion on Saturn by getting my car fixed !.