I PURCHASED THIS 2003 VUE USED FROM MY SATURN DEALER WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED A GROWLING SORT OF NOISE WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND WHEN TURNING. I BROUGHT THIS INTO THE DEALER ON A FEW OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD "THEY COULDN'T HEAR THE NOISE". SINCE THEN (IN THE PAST YEAR) ON OCCASION THE CAR WON'T GO INTO GEAR; I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT DOESN'T MOVE. I STOP THE CAR, PUT THE CAR IN PARK; THEN PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE AND IT WORKS. THE SAME INITIAL NOISE IS STILL PRESENT AND RECENTLY I WAS TOLD BY THIS SAME SATURN DEALER THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION NOISE THAT "MAY HAVE BEEN HELPED WITH LOWER MILEAGE" BY INSTALLATION OF AN UPGRADED SOFTWARE BUT MOST LIKELY WILL NOT HELP MUCH NOW (I HAVE 113,000 MILES ON MY CAR AT THIS TIME). I FEEL IF THIS TRANSMISSION WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM AT THEIR EXPENSE. I STILL HAVE TWO MORE YEARS TO PAY FOR THIS CAR AND WITH REDUCED VALUE I AM UPSIDE DOWN ON THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP AND ADVISE ~ THANK YOU! *TR
2006
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS, AGAIN, DEMONSTRATED FAILURE TO ACCELERATE DURING OPERATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" BY THE LOCAL GMC DEALER IN OCT 2011 AND AGAIN EARLIER THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON WED EVENING, TWO DAYS AGO, AND THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED TODAY ON MY WAY BACK TO THE OFFICE FROM LUNCH. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR! ONCE THE GAS PUMP FAILS TO OPERATE, IT SIMPLY WILL NOT MOVE UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A WHILE. *TR
