general problems of the 2004 Saturn VUE

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that the light on the instrument panel was abnormally dim. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds over a bumpy road surface, the rear end of the vehicle was swaying from side to side. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle made an abnormally loud sound at start up, and it was difficult to remove the key from the ignition switch after turning off the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

Takata recall it starting making a whistle noise and it feel that it's slipping it is unsafe to drive.

While driving straight down a state route (thankfully at low speed) the rear right wheel collapsed on our 2004 Saturn Vue. This was recalled and repaired in 2004 under recall campaign #04067001. Had this been at higher speeds, my wife could have been severely injured or killed.

Before we paid our 2nd payment our abs system failed. The front breaks were crunching. It then threw out our wheel barrings, balljoints and rotors. Therefore it wouldn't pass inspection when it was due for it. The dealership did the original inspection there and they never changed the breaks. Which is an illegal practice. With all these problems we rarely drove the car. Till one day, less than having it under 1 year, it would no longer start. We lost out over$5,000 on payments and our large down payment too. They have been calling us ever since wanting us to pay for a car that won't start and won't pass inspection.

My wife was driving on the highway when the rear passenger wheel broke and slanted inward toward ghe vehicle. She was lucky she was not killed. It was determined to be the rear subframe failed. The vehicle is in decent condition with little to no corosion. There was no outside cause to this premature failure. The local dealer and gm refuse to assist in any repairs. After researching this I have found there was an actual dearh incident due to the same failure. I have a strong concern this could happen to someone else.

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Vue. While driving 20 mph, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road where the contact noticed that the rear passenger side wheel was leaned into the wheel well. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 103,000.

I noticed the right rear tire on my 2004 Saturn Vue was at an angle. I went and looked and I thought it was just a bad bushing. I took it to my mechanic and found out that the rear cross member was all broken. As I got looking on the internet I found that gm knew about this problem and did nothing unless you complained and brought in in to the dealer. Well Saturn is no longer and I'm stuck with fixing this part and gm will do nothing. I could have lost my wife and all my family. They knew about this and they should have issued a recall.

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Vue. While driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle exhibited a loud bang from the rear. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technicians advised that the rear suspension link was fractured and caused the frame rail to fracture as well. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.