THIS IS A STURN VUE, 2008 - 6 CYCLINDER. FIRST 18,000 MILES WERE TROUBLE FREE. CAR SHUDDERS AND HESITATES - DOES IT AT ANY SPEED AND NOT CONSISTENT WITH RUNNING TIME- TACHOMETER FLUTTERS WHILE IT IS HAPPENING. AT 2ND VISIT TO DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM, TOLD IT IS A COMPUTER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND NO PROGRAM HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO CORRECT. TOLD THIS IS A NORMAL OPERATING PROBLEM. HAVE SPOKEN TO SATURN REPS AT GMC EVERY DAY SINCE MARCH 15. CAR IS GETTING WORSE- NOT BETTER, THEY HAVE OFFERED NO HOPE OF ANY RESOLUTION AND WILL NOT RECOMMEND EVEN TRYING TO SWAP OUT PARTS. KEEP ON TELLING ME THE CAR IS SAFE AND WILL STAND BY THEIR ORIGINAL WARRANTY OF 5 YEARS/100,000 MILES ON TRANSMISSION IF IT FAILS. CAR GETS LOUSY GAS MILEAGE SINCE THIS STARTED - WENT FROM 22.5 MPG TO 19.5 *CN
2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION LINKAGE. SHIFT LEVER ACTION BECAME LOOSE DURING SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. VEHICLE REMAINED IN 3RD GEAR ALLOWING CAR TO BE DRIVEN OUT OF TRAFFIC. DISASSEMBLY OF SHIFT ASSEMBLY INDICATED FAILURE OF RETAINING CLIP THAT HELD FRONT/BACK SHIFT LINKAGE ON TO END OF SHIFT LEVER. REPAIRED LINKAGE BY DRILLING THROUGH CABLE END ASSEMBLY AT 4 CORNER POINTS OF TOP AND BOTTOM PLASTIC RETENTION PLATES TO REPLACE FAILED INADEQUATE E-CLIP RETENTION SYSTEM THAT ATTACHES CABLE END TO SHIFT LEVER. *TR
