72 of the
3,274 complaints filed about the Saturn VUE
are about the glass, mirrors and wipers —
2% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2008.
72
Complaints
2%
Share of all complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers complaints by model year
The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that the passenger's side windshield wiper was inoperable. Upon investigation, the contact self-diagnosed the vehicle with windshield wiper linkage failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the last 8-digits of the VIN were recognized as another make and model vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.
NHTSA complaint #11447096 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1.ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN TURN ON HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TWICE AT ANY LOCATION. 2. POWER STEERING WHEN OUT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 3. DOOR HANDLE ON MY DRIVER SIDE CAME OFF
NHTSA complaint #11100105 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE HEATING AND VENTILATION IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL. THIS SAME CONDITION OCCURRED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FAN IS ABLE TO BE VARIABLY CONTROLLED FOR SPEED. THE COLD/HOT SELECTOR DOES NOT CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE. THE MODE SELECTOR FOR THE AIR DISTRIBUTION IS STUCK ON VENT MODE. I HAVE NO HEAT OR FRONT DEFROSTER. THE WARRANTY FIX WAS A COMPUTER RE-FLASH THE THE H.V.A.C. PROGRAMMER. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 7 DAYS. STATIC OR MOVING MATTERS NOT. I DO BELIEVE ALL MOTOR VEHICLE VENTILATION SYSTEMS SHOULD DEFAULT TO DEFROSTER MODE! REGARDS, M4RK
NHTSA complaint #11030744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR WAITING FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF WORK, THE CAR WAS RUNNING, WHEN THERE WAS SMOKE POURING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THIS WAS 2 DAYS AGO AND NOW MY WIPERS DO NOT WORK. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE AIR BAG WIRES HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED OUT THE WIPERS.
NHTSA complaint #10980062 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10957286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATER BLOWER CAUSED THE FRONT WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE TO FOG AND FREEZE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
NHTSA complaint #10780573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON A RAINY DAY THE WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING THEN EVENTUALLY START BACK UP. WHILE USING THE DELAY WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK HALF THE TIME, SOMETIMES GO FAST, AND EVEN STOP. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW IF THEY WILL WORK WHICH IS REALLY SCARY ON HEAVY RAINS.
NHTSA complaint #10695493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
OCCASIONALLY THERE HAS BEEN A LINE OF SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN WHEN I START THE CAR. NOW MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF UNLESS I REMOVE THE FUSE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE AND WILL BE GETTING IT FIXED, HOWEVER I HAVE READ OF OTHER SATURN OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. SO I KNOW MINE IS NOT THE ONLY CAR OUT THERE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10640922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10620832 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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-- .
NHTSA complaint #10605365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY WARRANTY AN KNOW IT HAS EXPIRED AN MY CAR IS GETTING WORSE IT IS COMPLETELY PULLING BACK WHILE DRIVING I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS IN DANGER I NEED SOME HELP..
NHTSA complaint #10596088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL HOUSING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 107,353. UPDATED 07/16/14 MA
NHTSA complaint #10588271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 600 SUN ROOF COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE CAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND IT WAS INSTALLED PRIOR TO MY PICKING IT UP AT THE FAULKNER DEALERSHIP, SATURN OF JENKINTOWN. THE ROOF WAS INSTALLED BY.RSC RESTYLING IN LEVITTOWN, PA. I TOOK THE CAR TO FAULKNER GM IN TREVOSE, PA FOR REPAIRS AND CONTACTED MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY. A FEW DAYS LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THE SUN ROOF MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED AT RSC AND I ATTEMPTED TO FIND OUT WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. FAULKNER GM WASN'T AWARE OF THE RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED THE OWNER OF RSC RESTYLING, [XXX}, WHO TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE ID NUMBERS OF CARS THAT HAD THESE ROOFS INSTALLED WERE FORWARDED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER'S REPS CLAIMED THAT MY VIN WAS NEVER PROVIDED TO THEM. THEREFORE NOBODY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHE. A DEFECT MIGHT APPLY TO A WATER LEAK, NOISE, VIBRATION, FAULTY OPERATION. THIS "DEFECT" IS MORE APTLY DEFINED AS RISKING A CATASTROPHE. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'
NHTSA complaint #10583097 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.