TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT TURN OR GRIND. HE COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE TUMBLERS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THE DEALER CORRECTED THE ISSUE AND THE IGNITION WAS BEGINNING TO "CATCH" AGAIN. AFTER THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK AT ALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE 2007 SATURN VUE WAS THE ONLY MODEL YEAR THAT DID NOT HAVE A STEERING WHEEL LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,240 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. UPDATED 09/23/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK. UPDATED 09/25/08 *JB
2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY SATURN 2008 HAS 47 000 MILES AND IT ALREADY NEEDS HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT COST $333 TO REPLACE CAM HAFT ACUTERS. SIX MONTHS AGO I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ONE OF THE SAFETY RECALLS BECAUSE GM WAS RECALLING 44,451 2008 SATURN VUE VEHICLES WITH BODY COLOR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES. THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES MAY STICK OR BIND. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE DOOR MAY NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. CONSEQUENCES DRIVING WITH AN UNLATCHED DOOR COULD RESULT IN AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING INCREASED RISK OF INJURY. A MONTH AGO I TOOK IT FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL. GM WAS RECALLING 42,408 2008-2009 SATURN VUE VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NUT SECURING THE POWER STEERING LINE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAY LOOSEN. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THERE MAY BE A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. CONSEQUENCES THE FLUID COULD CONTACT HOT EXHAUST COMPONENTS RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. NOW I HAVE COOLANT FLUID DRIPPING ON MY ENGINE AND I CAN NOT BREATHE WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO PAY FOR IT. DEALERSHIP IS ASKING FOR $1100 FOR JUST A PART PLUS HOURS OF WORK. THEY USUALLY CHARGE $80 AN HOUR. MY 2008 SATURN IS SPENDING MORE TIME IN SHOP IN REPAIRS THAN ON THE ROAD.
