Ignition Module problems of the 2008 Saturn VUE

While operating the vehicle, the engine began to sputter and steering became difficult. Once the vehicle was stopped, the vehicle would not start with the key being difficult to remove from the ignition. Electrical lights and operations became sporadic. Diagnosis was a defective body control module.

Multiple electrical issues. Sometimes car would start and other times it wouldn't. The radio would turn off when turn signal turned on. The ignition would try and eat my key and not release it. The cd player would continue to cycle with key out of ignition. All power in car would reset. Was just told that I would need a new control module.

This is the third time the drivers side sun visor and bar that extends visor was scalding hot! I turned the visor to the window for sun and burned my hand on the metal bar which did not have a plastic covering on it this time after a repair from October for the same issue. The overhead airbag was warm to touch and the lights in the car were shorting on and off continuously, even after the car was off and keys were out of ignition. Last time in ocober 2013 had repair and bought anew battery because it run down after lights stayed on all night at the dealers until they worked on it. This was a very scary situation each time this happened because the car smelled like it was going to catch on fire! I burned my left hand fingers and went to urgent care upon returning home, luckily I was not too far away. I have paid for the repairs from pat moran's Chevrolet and would like to warn you of the possible fire issue here. The stress from this experience was awful. This definitely should be on a recall for this vehicle, as I have heard others with the same problem occurring. . The simple fact is that the repair should of been done in October and this never happen again, but I know they did not replace the plastic covering also on the metal bar which extends the visor and this is where I touched it to turn and extend. I was told it was deemed safe from a repair in October, it was not. I may be possible that the high resistance short in the drivers side visor resulted in the bcm sensing an overcurrent issue. The bcm might of been removing power to that circuit as a matter of preservation. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle now after I have had another yet drivers visor put in and also a passenger side visor which is what the dealers blamed it on this time. Last time the blame was on a passenger pres module program-- .

I got in the vehicle and turn the ignition , the dashboard cluster warning lights lit up blinking off and on. The vehicle started with the warning lights continuing to blink off and on. I turned the ignition switch off and tried to start vehicle again, but it would not start and the dashboard did not light up, but rather only the mileage indicator dimly lit up. I waited 5 minutes and the vehicle started up with dashboard working properly. With months later on I noticed the ac would go haywire blowing hot air via vent and I could not turn it off or get any cold air to blow. This would all happen intermittently. Then the backup light would come on and off intermittently, but within a minute it would stay off. Then as time passed I noticed the low fuel indicator stayed on permemently and the airbag light and tire pressure light would come on intermittently when I turned left using the the turn signal and then off when I turn right using turn signal. I took it to dealership and they found multiple dtc of loss communication with various modules and loose negative terminal and had to recalibrate all ac actuators. I had checked the battery terminals prior to taking car into dealership and they were tight. I picked up the vehicle and noticed low fuel light was still on and on way home the heater came on full blast via vent and when I turned controls off nothing worked. Then the airbag light and tire pressure light came on like before intermittently. The next day the ac worked fine, but there is occationally a loud popping sound from underneith dash. I took it back to dealership and waiting to get the vehicle back.

Initial problems (may 2011) were power down while driving, losing power while driving, abs and traction dash lights went on and off while driving, onstar attempted to connect by itself even when the vehicle was shut off, draining the Vue battery. In Dec 2012, while parked with radio on, an extremely loud noise was emitted through the radio speakers. Shortly, the ignition and the entire electrical system shut down (door locks, dash lights,. . . ). The Vue was picked up by gm dealer. Extensive testing over a week or more finally indicated that the battery for onstar (under right passenger seat) failed. The vehicle communication interface module battery (vcim) was replaced. The Vue has not had this problem since, although some sensors had to be replaced. This was an extremely difficult problem to diagnose, and is potentially a lethal defect with the vcim. All traditional tests failed to pick up the problem. Astute techs at gm finally did.