10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
99,667 miles

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2004 Saturn Vue body / paint problems

body / paint problem

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2004 Saturn Vue Owner Comments

problem #6

Aug 012018

Vue

  • 160,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The ignition broke after many of times the key coming out.

- Feeding Hills, MA, USA

problem #5

Jul 072018

Vue

  • 160,000 miles
I was driving from providence ri to athens oh. I was in West Virginia around morgantown, driving from 68 West to 79 South ramp, and I was driving in the range of speed limits. Suddenly in the ramp, I felt car is turning unwantedly to the left, and I tried to bring it back to the road but I could not, and the car hit orthogonally the jersey barriers on the left hand side of the ramp. My airbags opened, one of my tires exploded, and front of my car completely wrecked. Fortunately, no one hit me from side and behind. I could really die, I see death in front of my eyes when I was turning with the car. I had replaced my control arm, shocks rotors, brake pads, all in the past two months of the accident. But this car was terribly bad in the turns and ramps before the accident. The suspension system did not work well in these cars in compare to their heights, and always you have the chance of collapsing. Fortunately, I did not collapse. It had happened a lot for me that I felt these car in not stable in ramps and turns, but I never thought a dangerous accident would happen to me. I also did not have collision insurance, and I had to sell my car for a 100 $ to a junk yards. I am almost sure there is some problem with their suspension systems, and I am requesting to investigate this issue in these cars.

- Kingston, RI, USA

problem #4

May 012014

Vue

  • 154,000 miles
Rear hatch won't open because actuator mechanism is broken. This happened several years ago (2013 or 14?), & there is no way to open the hatch to fix it. You have to climb thru the car to get the out jack, etc.

- Richmond, VA, USA

problem #3

Aug 212014

Vue

  • 50,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was going to park into a parking space of a shopping mall and when I was going to straighten out the Vue, the engine shut down and so did the ignition and I couldn't steer or stop in time before it hit a concrete base of a pole light fixture (that most of all shopping malls have throughout their lots). The right, passenger, side tire was bent so bad that it couldn't be driven and had to be towed...it smashed the fender, grill, bottom covering of the entire front plastic part along with tire rod end, strut, stabilizer bar, alignment, paint job and cost...fortunately, we have collision on this vehicle and only had to the first $1,000 for the complete job.

- Dupont, PA, USA

problem #2

Oct 272014

Vue 4-cyl

  • 74,000 miles
I was on my way home in my 2004 Saturn Vue when a buck jumped out in front of me. I stomped on the brakes, however, I ended up hitting the buck (deer) that then ran away. My entire front in was smashed in, the air bags never deployed, the seat belts didn't lock when I stomped on the breaks. My daughter and I were both in the front seats and we both went forward messing up both of our necks and backs.

- Basehor , KS, USA

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problem #1

Mar 012014

Vue 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Vue, the contact stated that the door locks independently engaged and disengaged while traveling at various speeds. The contact also stated that the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 81,654 available. Updated 05/28/14 the consumer stated the vehicle would lock the door upon removing the key from the ignition. Updated 06/03/2014

- Las Vegas , NV, USA

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