Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 050730003 | 02/01/2005 | 10017446 | Intermittent hesitation during vehicle launch. *tt | 11/08/2005 | |
| 3447 | 10017086 | 4t40e or 4t45e will not shift no diagnostic trouble codes. *tt | 10/24/2005 | ||
| 3441 | 10017062 | 4t40e/4t45e hard to shift. *tt | 10/21/2005 | ||
| 3114 | 01/01/2004 | 10009974 | Tools required to perform line pressure procedure to mj7/mj8 automatic transaxle. *sc | 11/02/2004 | |
| 010418001C | 06/01/2005 | 010418001D | 10004281 | Driveline characteristics for all-wheel drive (awd) and four-wheel drive (4wd) systems. *tt updated *eh | 12/01/2003 |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| SB-09280A | 12/01/2009 | 10032327 | Saturn: new special reimbursement policy for vehicles equipped with variable transmission with intelligence (vti) transmission-50 percent of transmission repair cost will be paid by gm or customer may elect the option of $5,000 customer cr | 03/05/2010 | |
| 070730025 | 10/01/2007 | 10023942 | Information on 4t40-e (mn4) and 4t45-e (mn5) front wheel drive automatic transmission valve body reconditioning, dtc p0741, p0742, p0751, p0752, p0756, p0757, p1811, harsh shifts, slips, no drive, no reverse. *nj | 02/20/2008 | |
| 060730001 | 01/01/2006 | 10019511 | Transmission fluid leak from right hand axle seal area. *tt | 03/20/2006 | |
| 3669 | 10019228 | M86/m94 transmission information to disassemble third fourth and fifth gear. *ak | 02/21/2006 | ||
| 3633 | 10018547 | Remanufactured vt25e transmission quality issues. inoperative, noise, slip, low pressure or leak related concern. *tt | 01/05/2006 | ||
| 3253 | 3253B | 10017096 | Vehicle will not move in either direction. transmission may show over full. p90 4t40e 4t45e no movement drive or reverse. converter may be empty of fluid. *tt | 10/24/2005 | |
| 030730051 | 10/01/2004 | 030730051A | 10004486 | Low speed coast grinding noise and/or hesitation at vehicle launch - technical service bulletin. *tt to include 2005 saturn vue. *eh | 12/16/2003 |
| 030730040 | 09/01/2004 | 030730040A | 10003594 | Limited service repair program for the 5at automatic transaxle assembly. *tt this bulletin replaces 03-07-30-040 dated 09/01/2003. *tt | 10/24/2003 |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| PB-10285 | 02/01/2011 | 10038597 | Ready | 06/22/2011 | |
| PB-10285 | 02/01/2011 | 10038597 | Gm service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. when driving there may be a vibration or shaking motion due to a transmission torque converter. 2005-2007 vue. *rm | 06/22/2011 | |
| SB-07-06-04-019A | 11/01/2008 | 10028831 | General motors: intermittent mil/ses/ dtc p2138 with reduced engine power (repair instrument panel (ip) to body harness connector). 2005-08 gm passengers cars/light duty trucks (incl. saturns). *pe | 06/01/2009 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 3713 | 02/09/2006 | 3713A | 10019424 | Torque converter shudder. *tt | 03/14/2006 |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 070729001 | 04/01/2007 | 070729001A | 10021453 | Mg3, m86 transaxle grinding/whining noise in 3rd or 4th gear, excessive engagement or disengagement effort while shifting into 3rd or 4th gear, will not shift into either 3rd or 4th gear. (replace complete output shaft assembly). *kb | 04/27/2007 |
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||||
| 030730039 | 09/01/2004 | 030730039A | 10003605 | Limited service repair program for the all-wheel drive (awd) transfer case assembly. *tt | 10/24/2003 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 76708 | ||
| After purchasing my saturn vue, january 11, 2011, it required service and a subsequent transmission replacement on or about april 1, 2011. the repair was covered by my extneded warranty, however, the most recent transmission failure, april 2, 2012, was not covered by a warranty. the dealership is seeking to have me pay 50% of the cost to replace, for a second time, a faulty transmission, with no guarantee that its performance will exceed that of my previous transmission replacement. between the cost of both transmissions, the repair to my vehicle exceeds the value of it as a whole. i am terrified that i will encounter this problem again, and cannot afford the cost to repair a problem that was foreseeable then, as well as now. i do not know where to turn, but i feel as though this is an irresponsible way to conduct business, and the improper functioning of this component could be the difference between highway safety and a fatal accident in the event the transmission fails at high speeds. please help make this right for me, and all other consumers not yet aware of the battle that they will, most likely, face if they are in possession of a saturn vue. | |||
| 09/05/2011 | 60000 | ||
| I am recently having problems getting my 2005 saturn vue into 1st gear. called a transmission company who looked it up and said there were a lot of complaints about this very issue, yet there is no recall for it. i only have 60,000 miles on my vehicle. the problem is that saturn put in a rubber type shifting linkage. | |||
| 07/20/2011 | 50000 | ||
| I was driving in 4 lanes of traffic when the transmission just stopped working.the car rolled and i was very lucky to get to the curb. the highway patrol came up behind me. and due to the traffic, choose to stay parked behind me with flares, until the tow truck arrived. i consider myself lucky that the police arrived to prevent a serious accident. | |||
| 04/18/2011 | 46000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 saturn vue. the contact was driving 25 mph when the cable that held the gear shifter fractured. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the shift stick cable under warranty. the manufacturer was contacted and advised that there were no recalls for the failure and offered no further assistance. the failure mileage was 46,000. | |||
| 04/18/2011 | 46000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 saturn vue. the contact stated while driving 25 mph the cable that holds the gear shift broke in the middle of the road. the vehicle was pulled to the side of the road and then it was towed to the dealer who replaced the shift stick cable. the repairs was warranted. the manufacturer was contacted and stated there are no recalls or warranty. they offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 46,000...mw | |||
| 12/31/2010 | 44000 | ||
| I own a 2005 saturn vue all wheel drive that when the roads are icy or snow packed is very hard to control. when you try to turn a corner you do not know if it is going to turn or not. the rear wheels kick in when the front wheels slip and i have had it slide sideways close to hitting a curb. all four tires are turning and there is no control. the braking is also as bad some of the same problems. i know that this vehicle is no longer being built but i still fell that this needs to be looked into, i have heard that there has been some accidents on slick roads and i think that this may by a bigger problem than just mine. this is an ongoing problem, not something that has just started happing. most of the time the vue has been driven on dry roads or snow not hhat much on ice. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/11/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 saturn vue. the contact stated that after having his vehicle serviced at a independent mechanic who advised him that the dealer recommends that he flush his transmission at 60,000 miles. when he took his vehicle into a certified dealer they advised him to not flush the transmission since he was covered under warranty and that sometimes the flush causes the failure. 20,000 miles later the transmission failed with no warning and that it would not be covered under the warranty. the vehicle has not been repaired for the transmission. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 08/17/2010 | 64990 | ||
| My transmission in my 2005 saturn vue has failed. i was in traffic and the car just stopped as i pressed the gas pedal the engine just reved and the car took a few secs to engage. i have 65,001 miles on the vehicle and i have not had any luck in finding the transmission to fit this vehicle. | |||
| 07/26/2010 | 35533 | ||
| At 24,000 miles this 2005 saturn vue needed the entire brake system replaced. then when backing up and then puttng the car in drive it would not speed up. i had to stop, put it in park, put it in drive again before it would move. this was at 28,300 miles, turns out the transmission went and had to be replaced. now at 35,533 the drive shaft is rusted and center support is blown out. i asked saturn what the life expectancy of this vehicle is and received no response. there were no accidents related to these failures because i realized something was wrong and took it in for service immediately. however, this vehicle has had more serious and costly repairs at 35,533 miles than vehicles with over 100,000 miles. driving it is very stressful as i never know what will happen next. | |||
| 02/25/2009 | 59000 | 1 | 10/24/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 saturn vue. the contact stated that the transmission failed twice while merging into traffic at various speeds. before the failure, the transmission made a grinding noise. the vehicle was unable to be driven and was towed to the dealer. the dealer stated that a new transmission was needed. three months prior to the most recent failure, the dealer claimed to have installed a new transmission in the vehicle; however, the failure recurred and the consumer had a crash. the consumer hit the side of a tunnel. the failure mileage was 59,000. updated 4/14/09 *cn the consumer did not state if she reported it to the police. updated 04/17/09. *jb | |||
| 03/01/2006 | 30000 | 1 | |
| Car loses power. | |||
| 04/25/2008 | 1 | ||
| 2005 saturn vue v6 transmission failure at approximately 86,000 miles. *tr | |||
| 07/15/2008 | 54000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2005 saturn vue with 54,000 miles and have, for the past year, experienced a shudder in the transmission between 25 and 40 mph. the shudder occurs regularly during slow acceleration. the dealership hasn't, until recently, been able to diagnose the problem. the dealership has now told me that i need a new torque converter, which will be installed tomorrow. in addition, i've been experience squeaking in my suspension everytime i turn or go over a bump in the road. my car is only 3 years old and shouldn't be experiencing these problems. i will now be taking my car back to the dealership to have the suspension looked at. *tr | |||
| 03/03/2005 | 300 | 15 | 10/18/1981 |
| Many incidences of saturn vue rolling backwards non-stop in drive (gear). told upon each of 5 reports that all automatic transmissions roll backwards in drive. vehicle has also rolled (not slid)4 times forwards in park down the driveway into the road with all wheels rolling. it has rolled backwards once with all wheels rolling. vehicle needed to be entered an emergency brake pulled. nothing has been done to date.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 02/09/2006 | 3 | ||
| We purchased our 2005 saturn vue in april of 2005. we had no performance problems for the first 10-12000 miles. then we started to get a slipping in the transmission that prevented acceleration. this happened repeatedly, a couple of times when i was trying to merge into on-coming traffic. i cannot tell you how disconcerting it is to be accelerating into traffic with your two kids in the car, and than your engine revs like it is in neutral and you cannot move! we took the car into the saturn dealer on two separate occasions for this problem. both times we were told they could not duplicate the problem. than on february 9th, 2006, my husband was leaving his work, and could not get out of his parking space, as his car would not go into reverse. it would go forward, but only when in park. we had the car towed to the libertyville saturn dealer, and, of course, they were unable to detect a problem. they said if the car is cold, the computer will prevent the transmission from being engaged, to avoid transmission damage. they also said that the slipping in the transmission was normal operation for the cvt transmission. well, i did not have this issue happen when i test drove the car, and for approximately 5 months after. i do not have the problem for a week or so after an oil change. i feel that there is a blatant performance problem with the cvt (continuous variable transmission) continuous implies that the transmission varies continuously i can assure you, if my car had done this while i was test driving it, i never would have bought the car. it is a safety hazard, and makes me extremely anxious when i am driving, as there is no way to anticipate when it will happen. saturn has repeatedly stated that this slipping is normal. i have found several web sites on the web with people complaining of this exact problem. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/07/2007 | 39500 | 1 | 05/30/2005 |
| I traveling on rural highway and when i pressed the clutch to begin slowing down at stop light it was not working. auto almost caused accident which i was lucky to avoid. i had to have it towed in and the slave cylinder had gone out. i had less that 40,000 miles on the auto and just turned over 39,000 recently on this 2005 saturn vue. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - BELL HOUSING | |||
| 07/22/2005 | 26000 | 5 | 04/05/2005 |
| On july 23, 2005, i had the oil seal replaced. the vue had been leaking oil in my garage and other places when i parked. i had to replace the ignition switch on two occasions and was almost unable to get the key to turn. sometimes took up to 20 minutes or so. on july 22, 2006 i had the air conditioning condenser and seal replaced. it was over 100 degrees. i had to get a rental for this repair. this took several days because the mechanic took my car apart, thought it was repaired, but was not, i was told. second day of car rental, i was told they ordered the part, but they sent the wrong part. finally, on the third day, i was told that the car had to be taken apart again to be repaired. i rented a car for three days. on august 6, 2006, i went to leave to pick up my son, the vue was in my garage and there was no clutch. i had to call saturn roadside assistance and have my car towed to saturn of henderson. on august 7, 2006, i had the clutch cylinder, concentric slave replaced. on monday, december 18, 2006, i was taking my son to the airport to be with his father for the christmas holiday in michigan. i was attempting to back out of the garage, but could not put the vehicle into reverse. we pushed the car out of the garage. i drove very carefully (a bit concerned thinking it may breakdown) because i was concerned about the possible dangers involved, but had to get my son to the airport on time. i pulled off of the 215 when at that off ramp, all of my gears were suddenly gone. the cables snapped inside and i could not go anywhere, causing me to once again, call saturn roadside assistance, have the 2005 vehicle towed away again, my son missed his flight to michigan and i had to miss part of a work day and again rent another car. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/15/2008 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Manual transmission on 2005 saturn vue 4 cyl failed at about 50,000 miles. lost the clutch pedal and could not shift the car at all. occurred while driving on the expressway. got it to the dealer for repair and they knew exactly what the problem was. slave unit failed, which also caused the clutch to be replaced. paid about $1800.00 for the repaid and saturn would not acknowledge that they have transmission problems with their cars. doing some research on the internet i found that there is a long history of transmission failures and suspension failures on the cars. i am not experiencing more transmission issues and suspension problems. i feel that saturn/gm is aware of defective parts in their cars and refuse to make the proper repairs needed. *tr | |||
| 09/23/2006 | 38889 | 1 | 03/22/2006 |
| No warning was given at all! the slave cylinder in my 2005 saturn vue went out while i was driving down the road. stuck in traffic with my three old son! *jb | |||