Three problems related to wiring have been reported for the 2009 Saturn VUE. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Saturn VUE based on all problems reported for the 2009 VUE.
The wiring harness to the passenger side head light keeps melting, causing me to loose the use of that headlight. I have already repaired the situation twice, now I am see that other Saturn owners have had the same issue. I called gm and there is no recall? how is that possible. I have struggled with this issue for 2 years. This is a serious safety concern, I can't see with one headlight. Please help.
The lights (courtesy lights, dash, and headlights) on my vehicle were flickering. While driving, I began to notice a burning smell. I thought that it was coming from outside, but rolling down the windows did not help. After a few minutes, I saw smoke coming from the driver's side visor area. I had the car towed to a dealership and they stated that there was an electrical short in the wiring harness about the headliner that goes into the sunshade.
I have a 2009 Saturn Vue xe with only 40,515 miles and the wiring in the headliner above the windshield and driver side visor caught on fire! the fire was put out with a fire extinguisher. A burned area about a foot around is now in the headliner. It blackened the white paint on the outside roof. The melting wiring insulation in the headliner dripped and burned a hole in the driver leather seat. What a stinky mess! thank god it was put out quick enough and didn't catch the whole vehicle on fire! obviously this isn't an isolated problem based on my google search. I've reported this problem to gm customer service. They said no open recalls on this vehicle. However, I suspect gm is aware of this problem.