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.

My car is very rusted out,underneath the body and no one will work on my car because they feel it's a hazard to drive and work on. I went to an iron works shop and mechanic said it's a common problem with Saturn Vue's,I took it back to where I bought it because they knew it before I bought it . All they wanted to do was put me ina sports car,my car is a hazard to drive it plus I have 1 more year to pay for it. Seems like something could be done about this.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Saturn Vue. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle shuttered and averaged between 100 to 200 rpms without warning. The contact called joe holland Chevrolet and imports at (304) 744-1561 (located at 210 maccorkie Ave, sw, charleston, wv 25303). The contact was informed that he would be referred to a different dealer, but this did not happen. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 145,693.

Can not turn on or off passenger side airbag using the button in above the radio and the light on the dashboard turns on every time I put something in the passenger seat. Even if it's a bottle of water my Vue is a v6 automatic with the Honda engine, but the transition between gears is not smooth at all it feels more like it's jerking into gear. When I put my car in park. I'm know one day I'm going to walk up to it and it won't be there because it will have rolled away. My Vue rolls back n forth in park on flat surfaces. So on a hill it's scarry. It rolls more than my old car that didn't even have anti lock breaks. And a lot of the time using the e-break dosnt help all that much.

Vehicle was driving normal. Mph begin to decrease as the rpms increased. Eventually stopped pulling all together. Appears to be transmission related.

Several issues with 2006 Saturn Vue to report: - air bag light comes on virtually every time the car is started. There is no one in the passenger seat - ignition - key can be removed from ignition switch while motor is running - ignition - key is virtually impossible to turn unless it is cajoled repeatedly. Typical start up time is in excess of 5 minutes to find the "sweet spot". "sweet spot" tends to move on a daily basis. No particular technique works every time - ignition - key will become stuck in the ignition switch. Results in a two to five minute careful tug of war with the car in order to remove the key. Ignition switch had this problem before and was replaced (at owners expense of $214 dollars) and things were fine for approximately two years. Now the symptoms (see above) have returned. - power locks - unable to lock doors (any) with drivers side lock controls.

Gear shift cable detached from the shifter, a piece of plastic broke.

I would like to register a complaint about the 2006 Saturn Vue. The carrier bearing is defective on many of these vehicles, enough so that the manufacturer has reformulated the part. This hazard occurs in many vehicles with very low mileage. This is a potential safety problem and should be recalled, but as of yet, has not been by Saturn. The availability of this part is non-existent at this point. Please address this problem before anyone is injured by this defect. Thank you.

Shift cable on 2006 Saturn Vue broke after only 47,000 miles. Had always been very hard to shift but I was told this was normal.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that the manual transmission became stuck in the park position, which prevented him from shifting into drive. When he attempted to place the vehicle into gear, the gear shifter became limp and fell off in his hand. The contact purchased the link parts and installed them at least two times. The link parts were made of plastic and do not last whenever the vehicle is shifted into park. The failure mileage was 67,000.

Noise from rear of the vehicle began sporadically around 30k but the dealer said they couldn't find anything wrong. At 41k the noise became more consistent and the dealer said the problem was the rear clutch and would cost $1,500 to fix as the warranty ended at 36k.