general problems of the 2008 Saturn VUE - part 1

Excessive frame rust at 107,000 miles. Major holes and chunks of supporting materials are missing. This is near the rear subframe on both sides of the vahicle. Makes it dangerous to drive and should be recalled by gm.

2008 Saturn Vue awd. Steering wheel is very difficult to turn while driving. There is a lot of resistance. No leaking fluid visible and no visible loss of fluid levels. Transmission was torn down/repaired in 2017 for metal bits present at 95,000 (approximate) miles. It is currently at 107,600 miles. Transmission gets stuck in lower gear and rpms rev up without the vehicle gaining acceleration. The tear down/rebuild was due to bad 3 5 wave plate also and seems to be replicating the issue again. Check engine light comes on amd goes off intermittently and cannot get issue to replicate at the mechanics. Key has also gotten stuck in the barrel. Took almost 2 hours to try numerous ways to get it to release-also had to unlock manually on the door handle, none of the lights inside worked and when it was able to get started it was very slow and deliberate. Battery appeared to be dead but after jump starting and taking to have it checked, battery was found to be fine. These are serious concerns regarding the vehicle as 1 or all could cause serious damage to the driver and others on the road. It happened again today with the high rpms and low gear/not shifting to next gear.

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.

When driving transmission power train having difficult time changing gears.

I have had the vehicle for 1 week and it has been running good. I parked it yesterday when I went to go to work today the vehicle would not shift gears while going down the road. It has really high rpm’s and will not shift out of first gear.

Just backed out of my driveway and drove 2 blocks down my street. Stopped at the stop sign and the car wouldn't move. It was still running, however it wouldn't move. The car coming up behind me didn't notice my flashers and had to slam on his brakes which caused him to be rear ended. Everyone was ok. Car was pushed back to my driveway and there it sits. Tried to start it and it still won't go anywhere. The check engine light is on, but it was not on before it stopped, or while being pushed back. I can't afford to have it towed anywhere right now to be checked out. The used dealership I bought the car from gave me an obd scanner. Transmission codes p0700 and p2723 came up.

My 2008 Saturn Vue engine size 3600cc, 6 cylinders has been feeling like the transmission is slipping when you get up to a certain speed and this could be very harmful to other drivers that are driving. . Sometimes the car won't go into park or reverse and I feel that since there are 3 recalls on my vehicle and I was never notified that the gm place should have to fix this because someone could get hurt really badly if the transmission locks up while going down the road.

The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that the transmission felt like it was slipping while driving at various speeds. The transmission failed to shift gears or lock into the desired gear. The contact had not taken the vehicle to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000.

It is hard to turn when it sit idle, and the steering wheel only loosenes up when I press on the gas pedal, witch makes it hard to park or turn when at a green light or stop sign and when I reverse or need to go forward and turn a little bit in small spaces to adjust the placement of which my vehicle is in its to dangerous because in order to move the steering wheel you have to press on the gas pedal and the vehicle has to be in motion for the steering wheel to move without having to use so much strength to force it to turn.

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.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that while backing up her vehicle at 5 mph, she had placed her gear shifter into drive, however, the vehicle continued to reverse without warning and failed to operate as needed. Due to the failure, the contact hit her coworkers vehicle at a low rate of speed. The contact was able to reverse the vehicle into a park space and parked the vehicle. The dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be serviced, diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 136,000.

Put it in gear , goes about 6ft and then stops and won't go any further.

I have replaced my headlights 4 times(both sides) and wire harness keeps melting. I have made a complaint before and received no response. I have now purchased the wire harness and I hope this will not burn also. 2. The car jumps when shifting in reverse which indicates the parking pawl. This has been an issue for over a year now and no response returned. 3. Water is leaking into my car. The front and backseat floors are soaked. Looks like the seal around the firewall is not sealing properly. I saw multiple people have the same issue on the 2008-2010 Saturn Vue. Why isn't there a recall? this could cause a major electrical issue.

The transmission just up and stops working. The car must be turned off, wait 10-15 minutes and it will continue again, up until it stops working again. It happens under power or cruising. It happens whenever & wherever it wants.

Without any warning in forward gear the car would not go . I would go into gear on the lever but would only move a little. It made the motor seemed fine. I was on flat ground I my driveway.

Vehicle rolls while in park.

Vehicle won't shift gears one I get to third. Was not notified of wave plate special warranty and now I'm 4000 miles past accepted miles. Gm suggests that I wait until full recall is forced on them. Please help.

Over the past year and half I've had numerous electrical issues. Head lights dimming and flashing at very high intervals almost like a dim strobe. Radio not turning on. Interior lights not coming on. Odometer light dims. Random dinging noise. Turn signal not always working or working sporadically. Front windshield wipers not always coming on and when they do it's sporadic. Rear windshield not coming on but will after an engine restart. Key stuck in the ignition. Hazard lights not working when engine is off. All this has happened slowly over the last year and half. I've replaced the battery twice and have had it in the shop multiple times and they can't find an issue. Everyone with these problems will tell you that a mechanic can't run a test for the problem if it's not happening at that time. We also all know too well these problems come and go very quickly and sometimes temporarily fix themselves with just an engine restart, driving over a bump (which also brings on the issues) or shaking the wire harness on top of the battery. So taking it to a shop to run a test is almost meaningless unless towed and even then it's not 100% chance you're going to get a code(s) to read. The last few months the problems have gotten worse. The big occurrence came when I was just two minutes down the road from where I live, I had the Vue not start up or even turn over and the key was locked in the ignition. I opened up the hood, tapped once on the black box on top of the battery and the Vue started dinging and was able to turn the vehicle on. I then drove to my house and the vehicle completely shut off on me and restarted twice within that two min drive. I lost total power and very limited control of the steering wheel. This issue has been brought up and complained about hundreds of times on the internet and has yet to be investigated. Please investigate this electrical issue. -11. 4. 17.

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.

Traveling at 80 mph on interstate, stepped on gas to change lanes, and engine revved, but no power to move. Had to run off of the highway onto the grass berm. Before that happened, the steering wheel had been acting strangely - much vibration and play. My sister and I could have been killed had the car overturned or something at that speed. Now I am told the car needs new transmission, struts, and power steering issue still being looked at. Can I get any help from gm dealer with this dangerous issue. I read that these exact issues affected my model and year, with recalls. Please investigate and advise.

Car dropped down to low gear while driving and rpms reved up.

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

There was a recall bulletin issued for my model year vehicle:. . Read more...

Was driving the car and it failed to shift from 1st gear (car kept moving but the rpms went way up). Check engine light came on and codes p0700, p0752 and p0989 were pulled from the car. Mechanic looked at the car and it had to be sent to a transmission shop. The transmission shop rebuilt the transmission which included a failed wave plate. The new wave plate is much more robust than the original one. Car was at 125,844 miles when work completed. Contacted gm about the special coverage this this transmission. The gm special coverage is for 10 years or 120,000 miles. Unfortunately our Saturn would not be covered reimbursed by gm even though the wave plate failure is a known problem by gm. Gm said that anything above 120,000 miles is considered normal wear and tear even though it is a known issue.

Driving down the road and the car began having issues shifting gears. Pulled over and checked my fluids. Proceeded to continue driving and the car will not shift into reverse. Had to call for a tow. The car is now parked.

My transmission wave plate shattered in my 2008 Saturn Vue. I was driving home when the wave plate shattered. I had the vehicle fixed at a third party auto shop as I was not aware that gm had extended the transmission warranty to 3/20/2018 or 120,055 miles which ever occurred first. My wave plate broke on 5/24/2016 at 79167 miles on the vehicle. I have denied reimbursement sating I did not submit by receipts by the expatriation date. When I inquired on what that date was I was informed they had no idea. I will continue to fight this until I am rightfully reimbursed for these repairs per the extended transmission warranty that gm put out for the known wave plate issue. I have attached my original email chain with Saturn/gm customer service that indicates the extend transmission warranty date and mileage and the my vehicles VIN qualified, my reconsideration letter after first denial and receipt of the repair work that was completed. All I am looking for is to rightfully reimbursed by gm for the extended transmission warranty they put in place for a known issue with there vehicles.

Both headlight wiring melted. Replaced both side headlights and after 2 years the wire harness melted again the parking pawl gets stuck often. When putting the car in reverse the parking pawl gets stuck. Then it will eventually go into reverse but the car jerks and makes a clunking noise. The light issue I've been dealing with for the last 3 years now. The parking pawl issue has been like this for over a year now.

Transmission fault and/or check engine light with code p0716, p0776, p0717, p0777, p2714, p2715, and/or p02723 on Saturn Vue vehicles with a 6speed automatic transmission may develop one or more of the following faults related to a broken 35r clutch wave plate inside the transmission: illumination of the check engine light with code p0716, p0776, p0717, p0777, p2714, p2715, and/or p02723, loss of reverse gear, slipping or harsh 3rd or 5th gear shift. Removal and dis-assembly of the transmission will be required to replace the broken 35r wave plate. It is also extremely important that all debris from the failed part be cleaned from the transmission while it is disassembled in order to try and prevent future problems this affected 4 model years: 2003, 2006, 2008 and 2009 why wasn't a recall done on this? now I'm out of pocket for the expense of replacing my transmission.

Car has 40000 miles on it . Lost reverse gear and has trouble shifting gears. Is in shop. Told we need to replace transmission. Problems occurred while driving.

The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Vue. While driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and called aaa road service. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that a metal part within the transmission fractured and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to submit a letter, detailing the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 42,000.

Steering wheel locked. Key would not turn in lock cylinder. Car would not start. Onstar communication was disabled. Lock cylinder had to be drilled out and replaced. Housing in steering column was damaged. Saturn Vues were recalled for ignition lock cylinder replacement, but 2008 models were left out of the recall. They should be on the recall list for ignition cylinder steering wheel lock problems along with the other Saturn Vue models. Steering wheel locked and prevented me from leaving a nearly empty parking lot at dusk. I had no way to call for help from the car. I depend on onstar for emergency assistance where cell signals are weak.

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.

The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Vue. While parked on a hill, the vehicle rolled backwards independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 08v470000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.

Driving on highway at 70 mph with my wife and 3 kids car reduced gear from 6 to 5 and I lost ability to accelerate and almost got rear ended by the car behind me because of sudden loss of speed without applying the breakes and sending the warning by the brake lights to the car behind me. Car just started to slow down but whoever was driving behind me couldn't know that because of no warning. Transmission vave plate 35r failed which is a very common issue in this car and model. There should be recall in my opinion. I read many people's reports of that happening and almost causing an accident. Does someone need to get hurt or killed to get this recall done?.

Vehicle was parked inside the garage in parked transmission position, suddenly the vehicle rolled backward and hit the garage door without any warning!.