general problems of the 2007 Saturn VUE - part 1

I was driving and pulled up to get some gas and put my car in park it just stop and turned off and I haven’t been able to get it back on. Went and saw a mechanic and he said it was the timing chain on the car it only had 97,000 miles on it and it would shake while I’m in ideal.

I was driving on the highway, on the way to the beach with my family and our pup! we heard a pop and thought maybe it was the tire but the engine began smoking. I pulled the vehicle over as safely as possible. I popped the hood and there was a fire. Everyone evacuated the vehicle as quickly and safely as possible. I was the last to get out of the vehicle. Within minutes the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames. We stood there and watched the only vehicle we have completely burn up. I cried and I watched my kids cry. What was supposed to be a beach day for us to distress and relax turned into us almost losing our lives on the highway. We are thankful for the state trooper, the fire department, and the paramedics who all arrived on scene and kept my family safe. Im thankful our lives weren’t lost. However we still faced a life or death situation today.

Key is easily removable when in on position. Also difficult to turn from lock position.

I'm getting codes p0171 and p2138, air bag not working code on. .

Key every now and would get stuck in the ignition cylinder. Finally it just didnt come out. No money to buy new key. . . Had to recover key and in attempting to do so the igntion cylinder was greatly damaged. Now car starts but immediately shuts off while security light steady flashes. Its my only form of transportation. . . It was cause now its just sitting there needing a whole ignition cylinder and switch maybe .

Takata recall first my ignition started sticking and then my battery would not start my car now my car wont even turn on because the ignition is stuck on off the key goes in but wont move. . And on my remote when I unlock my doors my hot seat buttons flicker and sometimers my air bags say there not on.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Saturn Vue. The contact stated she enters the key into the ignition, it failed to start the vehicle. The contact stated she also heard an abnormal noise when driving on rough roads. The vehicle was taken to independent mechanic, where it was unable to diagnosed the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. Dp.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Saturn Vue. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and lost power. The contact restarted the vehicle and it functioned normally. After starting the vehicle, the check engine indicator illuminated. While attempting to shift into drive, the gear failed to comply even though the gear indicator displayed that the vehicle was in drive. The vehicle was taken to sears auto center where it was diagnosed that there were electrical failures. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Vue. The contact was unable to turn the key while in the ignition past the "on" position. The contact had difficulty removing the key from the ignition. After jiggling the key and turning the steering wheel several times, the key was able to come out and had difficulty being reinserted. The failure occurred anytime without warning. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or kia dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

Air bag indicator comes on and off intermittently. When read by a reader during an inspection system did not post a error about air bag issue. Air bag indicator light was on and intermittently comes on and goes off.

When the car starts the steering locks up and makes the car difficult to drive. The brakes also grind and the transmission makes noises. The electrical components malfunction and lights and sounds flicker on and off. All of these things have been looked into by a mechanic and they cannot find a solution as to why the electric malfunctioning and steering is locking up.

My steering is hard to turn when I start my car, then after messing with the lock and unlock button the steering wheel releases. The lights on my dash start flashing it goes on and off. The fuses are fine it's something else. There's no place to put power steering fluid? help.

While driving the vehicle, the power steering was lost making it extremely difficult to steer the vehicle as there was no electronic assisted steering at that point. In addition, the digital components on the dashboard (speedometer, fuel gauge, etc. ) lost power. The power steering would go out intermittently while driving making it very dangerous to operate the vehicle.

Both the driver side and the passenger side air bag warning indicators comes off and goes continuously. I wonder why there was a no recall as so many complaints were placed already.

We were passing a truck, then the throttle stuck and the vehicle would not slow down , we finally got it in neutral and pulled over. This was very scary. And now my electrical is all messed up. I am scared to drive it. I don"t have the money to get it repaired. I now have to take the bus or bum a ride. I paid $6500 for this car. . Any chance I can get help from gm. I really like the car. But feel it is to danger ous to drive. I am a 24 year old single mom. Help! thanks. Hannah grisedale.

While merging onto a highway I lost all power. No engine, lights, etc. Almost got run over. Opened hood and replaced the 30 amp ignition fuse and car started. Took to gm dealer and they could not find a problem and original fuse was not blown either. Also hard to turn the ignition key at times. Is this a recall? if not it should be as this was a serious mishap where we could havebeen killed! the car has 54k miles and this was on 12-21-2015 and I took it to the dealer on 12-22-2015.

Upon a cold start, when the vehicle has rolled about ten feet, forward or reverse, with no input on the accelerator, there is a whir from the engine compartment, akin to a stepper motor noise, and the vehicle accelerates on its own. In reverse, applying the brakes stops the car, and then selecting drive, the vehicle responds to the accelerator correctly. The same thing happens in forward, but in most cases the accelerator is engaged to move forward. The problem does not seem to occur when the car is warmed up and being driven under normal use. In reviewing the shop manuals, there is an electronic throttle control motor, which I assume is a stepper type motor, in the throttle body assembly. This is controlled by the throttle actuator control(tac) and the power control module(pcm). I assume that the motor is failing, but have not experienced a reduced engine power mode or engine shutdown mode event. If this part is failing it should be covered by the emission warranty of 8 years/80,000 miles, but unfortunately the car is 9 years old. I will approach my dealer and Saturn about possible coverage under warranty, but have had difficulty with them in the past. I feel this is a safety issue, as it can catch a driver unaware and create a possible accident scenario.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that when attempting to turn the vehicle off, the ignition failed to turn completely into the off position. In addition, the contact stated that the key could be removed from the ignition while in drive. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition and the tumbler needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,504. Djr.

My air bag light has come on numerous times in the past year when my gas goes down below a half tank. Steering becomes a bit more stiff when the light is on. It does eventually go out. When I am in and out of the car several times throughout the day the light will all of a sudden come on. My brakes act strangely when the light is on. I have had my brakes done so I know they are okay. It worries me that the airbag just randomly comes on.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle that the air bag warning indicator light illuminated on the vehicle's instrument panel. The contact stated that the failure occurs intermittently. The contact also stated that the key could be pulled out of the ignition at anytime. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed and had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure mileage. The failure mileage was 89,000. Wh.

I have two major complaints with the vehicle. The key can be removed from the ignition while in the "on" position and is hard to start. Gm has claimed this vehicle is not covered under the ignition recall the second complaint, the vehicle leaks fuel from above the tank which seems to be typical to Saturn Vues.

Having trouble with ignition. Key is very hard to turn and can come out after car is started and while driving. This is a replacement ignition put in by the dealer after the original ignition started doing the same thing a few years back.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Vue. While driving 55 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed but failed to respond. The vehicle lost power. The vehicle was restarted and loss of engine power error message displayed. In addition, the contact was unable to lock or unlock the doors. On another occasion, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted after disconnecting and reconnecting the battery. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was a communication failure, but the technician was unable to determine what part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I have had my Saturn Vue for just over 2 years. Last winter I noticed that sometimes I have a hard time turning the key in the ignition. It has been going on now for about 10 months or so. It was so bad today that it took me a half hour just to get the key turned so the car would start! I know I am not the only one with this problem and feel like this should be fixed for everyone! this is a cost we cannot afford. We purchased this vehicle thinking that we were going to have good luck with it as expected when you purchase a vehicle. I have three kids, am in school full time right along with them and do not have the time to try and start my car for a half hour. We live in the upper midwest and our winters get downright brutal, there is no way to sit there for a half hour without heat. I firmly believe that this particular item needs to be recalled. No, there may not be any deaths yet, but there darn well could be with that kind of failure.

For a couple of days now my radio will change channels on its on. The dial will display crazy characters and I will have to put it back on the original channel just to have it go back to the channel of its on choice. For years now I have had wind noise on the driver side and the passenger bag light has come on at different times and I had to stop my car sit in the seat to reset it. I initially thought it was just my vehicle but after looking here I see its not just me. I have had to have my windshield wiper system totally replaced and my ignition worked on at the dealership already one time and it is now acting up again. My husband choose this car for safety reasons and gas mileage and I have loved it for mileage and being able to pack a lot of luggage. He hates to travel in it due to the wind noise. We had the dealership check it out and nothing could be found. I am hoping that a recall will help us get something done with the wind noise and electrical problems. Please help before it causes a fire or something. I do have a child.

My key can be removed while the engine is running. It does not matter if the car is moving or not.

The key will fall out of ignition while driving, also the door locks will fleaker off and on and the reading lights do not go off. , I am afraid to have anyone in my car especially my grandchildren, I will be driving and the locks will start acting crazy going up and down causing my grandson to be afraid, can I get some information on why this is happening, it first started with the keys not staying in the ignition, I thought this was odd especially while the car was on. Please help me resolve this issue, I took my car in to be fixed one headlight was out and the fuel pump they installed also the manifold and also the front rotary was all done. Please help me resolve this issue because I do love my car. Thank you kathy martinez.

The car won't go over 40 miles.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that the key became stuck in the ignition and could not be removed. Contact also stated that the key would not turn in the ignition. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and was advised that the cylinder was locking. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 138,522.

My driver side window doesn't go down unless I slam the door. The air bag light on the passenger side goes on when no one is in the passenger seat. Sometimes the traction control light will stay on. The check engine light goes on and off at strange times. The oil change light keeps going on when the oil has just been changed.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that the key was able to be removed from the ignition while the engine was running. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available.

Car was parked in driveway and the doors locked by themselves. Since then, we have heard the door locks cycle while the car is parked. We also had the door locks cycle randomly as we are driving.

You can take the key out of the ignition while vehicle is in the run position. It's very easy to remove the key while in this position.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Vue. The contact stated the ignition key got stuck in the ignition. This failure had occurred five time over a period of two months. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who stated the tbs needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.

First noticed my key would not fit into ignition and after many tries the alarm started beeping and I was then able to insert the key. This has happened several times since. The biggest worry has been that on one occasion I had turned off the engine, took the key out, stepped out of the vehicle ready to walk away and realized the engine was still running. The dash board lights periodically don't come on and the radio, although I can hear it, does not display the information.