general problems of the 2006 Saturn VUE

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving 35 mph, the vehicle shuddered violently. The contact's daughter lost control of the vehicle and drove off the road before coming to a complete stop. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who determined that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 89,973. The VIN was unavailable.

Ignition gets stuck with key and locks steering wheel, now it wont shut off all the way to left and kills my battery looks like there has been many ignition issues and recalls with Saturns which this is pretty important to have working to drive and be safe esp as a female in this world . . Getting stuck or with a dead battery isnt good $300-400 at a GMC to fix this issue I feel personally this should be considered a recall fix.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that the vehicle turned on, but did not start without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the vehicle "jumped time and damaged the engine". The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 74,000.

I was pulling out of a parking lot onto a street when I had to stop for oncoming traffic. When I applied my brakes, the engine started racing and the rpms shot up like the accelerator had stuck. The truck started to lurch forward and I had to throw the vehicle in neutral to avoid being hit by oncoming traffic. At first I had thought that maybe my foot had inadvertently slipped partway off the brake onto the accelerator because my boots were wet and slippery from the snow, or that it was because of the extreme cold we were experiencing. I do not believe either was the case because it has happened two other times since then in the span of three weeks, and all at different temperatures and driving conditions. One time I was driving down the road and as I let off the accelerator the vehicle sped up as I was approaching a red light. I had to throw the vehicle in neutral again to avoid an accident. At that time I was probably driving approximately 20 mph and this occurred on February 26, 2015. The third incident was once again pulling out of a parking lot onto a roadway when the vehicle once again lurched forward as I was applying the brakes and the engine rpms shot up. I believe this incident occurred on March 3, 2015. A check of the accelerator linkage and pedal showed the linkage and pedal to be in excellent condition.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, there was a sudden loss of engine power with out warning. The contact mentioned the failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,000 and current mileage was 92,000.

Car is 5 speed manual transmision. While shifting stick shift disengaged from shift cable. Unable to get car back in gear. Plastic adjuster p/n 15212802 failed where it mounts to stick shift. Turned on hazards and arm waving warned other drivers of difficulty. Others helped push car out of way. Due to complete failure of part car was not drivable. No way to put car in gear. If happened at hgh speed resutls would be possilbe life threatening.