general problems of the 2008 Saturn VUE - part 1

Alternator I changed the starter I changed the alternator brand new it ran but then it stopped in mid drive and I won't just start and that's how I crashed into something now my car is wreck in the fridge and it won't start and if it does it stops.

When you drive the car the transmission fails. Less than 48 hours ago I just bought this 2008 Saturn Vue certified pre owned and I’ve been reading a lot of review’s about the specific model of car and a lot of other people that have had this car has had the same common experience I will attach a screenshot of what I’m talking about down below I seriously think someone should look into this issue because not only do I think this vehicle isn’t mechanically safe to be sold and driven on the road but the majority of the community that has owned one of these cars would agree to what I have to say.

Passenger door handle fell off. Also frame is rusting out.

Frame rusted out beyond repair and vehicle only has 131081 miles on it car is pretty well taken care of oil changed regularly and tires rotated new brakes all the way around. This should be a safety recall from gm even though it may be 14 years old the way this car was taken care of should be taken into consideration.

October 22 2020 my husband and I had purchased a 2008 Saturn Vue (lic plate # 6ezz507)from a private party. On March 25 2021 the car suddenly engulfed in flames then exploded. My husband managed to exit the vehicle in just seconds before the car exploded. We've come to find out afterwards that this particular year,make,model had been recalled. Is there anything could possibly be done?.

I push gas pedal no accel then it would take off. I hit a tree from this doing this and sl mm ost got hut by another car from behind.

I was on a straight street parked and my engine light came on my girlfriend came outside I go to pull away I out the car in reserve and went no where I turned her off for a couple mins. And tried again it worked but I had the peddle to floor only going like 2mph backing up. Finally I got out out her in drive and again we was not moving I was able to pull over in a lot I turned her off sat for 10-15 minutes turned back on she was okay till I got home and tried to park I was 15 mins away from home. So I got my obd reader thing to check engine light and it popped up something with my transmission.

The heater core is leaking. My floor boards are soaked with some mold. I have vacuumed the wetness up many times. The inside of my windows have heavy condensation on them, that has actually frozen. Because of the wet floors.

Sporadically, unable to place vehicle in park and remove ignition key. This issue was the subject of a recall on my 2003 Saturn ion which general motors fixed.

Transmission won't move forward and backward when the car running now just don't know what to do in this cituation because I check online transmission for this type of of car cost a lot of money.

The steering wheel locks up and is hard to turn! this is unacceptable I looked it up and it was a recall!! I need to know the steps to access how to get it fixed!! the vehicle was drip at the time and the information center has a light that came on.

My vehicle had a webasto 700 sunroof installed in it a fully rectractable one and while driving on the freeway the glass itself flew off and the vehicle behind us had to swerve out of the way to avoid it. Luckily no accident happened but now I have a giant hole in my roof and its aftermarket so no shop I have been to has a direct replacement. Just the glass itself is gone the frame and motor are still functional.

The key will not release from the ignition when the shifter is put in park. The key stuck in the key lock cylinder and would not turn. All lights stay one in the vehicle.

The key will not release from the ignition when the shifter is put in park. It sounds identical to an issue which affected multiple other gm products as identified in issue 10057968.

Car goes into redused engine power on the highway. Engine shuts down completely. Pull over shut off car wait and restart car. Sometimes it happenes again right away sometimes it doesnt happen for months later.

A/c unit will stop blowing hot air, this will fog up windows in mornings and on rainy days causeing you not to see and crash no visable out of windshield, can not see. . Very dangerous.

On Friday October 26, 2018, my battery died. I had it replaced after the tow company diagnosed it. It was later discovered that the alternator was malfunctiong. My car on a busy intersection just died with on coming heavy traffic. I could not move or put it in nuetural to move it. It had to be jumped in order to clear the dangerous situation. My concern that the car just locked up, no power or ability to move. I could not use my hazard lights. A very unsafe situation. The vehicle was in motion and then I was accelerating then all of a sudden everything went dark. Please advise of what type of documentation you will need for this file? I am just writing because this was a safety related malfunctioning that was life threatening.

While driving on the freeway the car would beep 3 time while lights flash on the dash. I would lose power steering and the engine would shut off. . . . Usually would start back up if I waited long enough. This has happened to me quite a few times. I have been also on a street going 35 miles an hour and same thing would happen. The last time I tried to drive it I put my keys in and cant get them out. .

Now this is like the 5th time I think I have wrote a letter to this company and no one has answered me I've had problems with my car being parked on a hill and it rolls backwards when no one's inside of it and other little things thats on the Saturn recall but my car is not on the list. But now I'm having a problem with my back door not shutting when I shut it it opens unexpectently. In the words of car talk it's called 1. Transmission case porosity at park pawl 2. Outside door handle sticks/bind. Also the interior lights on the trans stick is out, my warning dash boards light come in for no reason 1st it was oil light which I received an oil change a month ago and now it's the check engine light, car alarm goes off when the back door acts up. Now I hope to here from someone soon. I might go to the news cause I need help and you people not helping so that might make u move faster. But if I die of my car rolls away and kills one of these kids outside I will sue you people so hard. Waiting for an awser bye. Fyi ive been having problems with this car since I bought it in 2014.

Electrical system discharges battery. Once overheated the wiring causing the insulation to melt. Another time caused the battery acid to overflow/leak. Once drove to a location and when attempted to restart battery completely dead.

2008 Saturn Vue this is the 3rd time im writing a complaint I havent heard anything back no call no letter from anyone at the recall. But my truck in the winter it has trouble going up a low hill while driving it and when its sitting on a hill parked ill look outside and find it sitting at the bottom of the hill. When its parked and I try to shift the gear to drive to go the stick locks up and it wouldnt move. And when driving on a street with not much snow I can feel the back of the car slide. If I dont hear anything back I will be going to the news for help.

When it snows my driveway is on a hill and my car is in park it rolls backwards down the hill and ill look outside to find it moved from were I left it. Now for the last few weeks if I park at the store, school,job and get ready to go try to shift the car on drive when I step on the brake to shift it I hear and feel click sound and cant move the gear.

Takata recall this afternoon, the airbag warning light came on and stayed on. I was not moving. Previously, the electrical system went out and was costly to repair, had to be towed from pittsburgh to cleveland.

My car is having a problem thats on the recall list but my VIN# dont match. 1. Transmission case porosty park power my driveway is on a hill and when it snows ill come outside and find my car at the bottom of the hill and then its hard to get it back up the hill even gunning it up does not work so ill leave it down there. 2. When the ground is wet from rain or snow I get stuck at the stop light I have to gun it to move the wheels spin out then I can go. 3. The stick that control the drive/parking gets stuck ill have to turn my car off and back on or pump the brakes couple times real hard to unlock the stick. Ive had my car since 2015 of April so it happens in at the winters and rainy days since then to now. Thank you.

Reference # 10945589, forgot to mention vehicle is not and has not show warning light about this. . . . Exp. . No check engine. . .

I have had electrical and climate control problems since I bought this car. Most of the a/c components have been replaced. Now I don't have any a/c at all. I've also had heating problems that required two different repairs which were very expensive. My car is garage kept, well maintained and it only has 30,000.

This vehicle is having transmission problems,yes when driving it will stall to move forward and all lights on dash will light up check engine light comes on the rpm meter goes all the way over to the red,there is a safety recall on the transmission for this vehicle recall no08v200000. And also recall on the steering recall no. 08v470000 and the latches/door handles recall no. 09v233000.

Was on a street stopped at a light , went to go and would not move , started to move again got a little ways down the street and it stopped again was able to get off the side but it would not move again. Called a tow truck . Its the tramsmission.

My Vue went out of control, after I slammed on the brakes, it took off like a rocket , going faster and faster up to 90 miles per hour, it would not stop and would not slow down, I threw it into neutral, after 1 min the engine died, and I coasted for a few min.

2008 Saturn Vue, liftgate gas struts that hold the liftgate up when open. These struts failed and the open liftgate suddenly falled and unexpectedly it strikes me on head. Car was parked in level driveway and I just open it up - 7 seconds later it crushed my head. Very unstable and dangerous to close without gas struts it's too heavy and slams closed.

After driving my car the ignition key would not turn to the "off" position once the car is stopped and the shifter in park. The key was stuck the after driving ? had power but I couldnt remove my key , its stuck , couldn't move my steering wheel its locked. I tried moving back into the park position several times before the ignition key would release allowing the key out so can leave. Key in "off" position. I couldnt remove the key, steering wheel locked up, this happened twice now ? both times after driving in on slightly bumpy road fwy. ?.

Are their any recalls on any parts?.

Ive had this issue fixed by 2 different mechanics. I didnt list the first incident because I dont remember the mileage. What happens is everytime I put gas in my vehicle it wont crank. This happens no matter how much gas I put in it. The first time it happened in February I was coming from out of town and needed gas, but prior to that the vehicle would jerk when I turned on the air which wasnt often in February because it was mostly cool out. So ive had to buy brand new parts twice because its what the computer read as an issue. The other issue I have every once in a while, I could be just getting in vehicle and it cranks fine, I would put the vehicle in reverse to back out and it wont bulge. Id then put it back in park thain drive itll move forward perfectly. When I put it in reverse again it would back out without control without ease. Once I almose hit a car passing my driveway. This happens once or twice a month. Ive also had the issue with the door opening handles where they stick I just thought my kids werent closing the door all the way. Now theyve gotten used to slamming the door because they dont want to hear my mouth everytime I get an open door notification.

Ignition switch locked up, could not start car.

The ignition key would not turn to the "off" position once the car is stopped and the shifter in park. The key would only move to the accessory power position and would not allow the engine to turn off. To turn the engine off, the shifter needed to be moved out of the park position and back into the park position several times before the ignition would unlock to allow the key to move to the "off" position.