Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||||
| PIP-4478A | 03/01/2010 | 10034431 | Buick/chevrolet/gmc/pontiac/saturn/suzuki: all wheel drive system inoperative and dtc c0550 set. various concerns may be related to a low battery such as but not exclusive to a no crank or slow engine crank concerns or may have recently | 11/15/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 06/11/2010 | 26000 | ||
| I was merging onto highway 696 in detroit area. semi to my left, thought i could accelerate and ease in front. put foot on gas pedal strongly and it depressed all the way to the floor making the car quickly accelerate to well over 80 mph. took foot off gas with no effect. put foot on brakes and it tempered speed; no longer accelerated, but did not slow it down. all the while i could hear engine straining to accelerate but not being allowed to. tried easing off brake but car started to speed up even further. was practically standing on brake pedal now with left foot and did not slow. hit gas pedal a couple times hard with right foot and pedal released and car started to slow, but have no idea if that was the reason it let up or just coincidence. inspected gas pedal area. nothing to encumber pedal. nothing to catch on. no reason for it to stick. about scared me to death. if there had been a vehicle directly in front of me, i would have hit it. i was just shocked. i then had to pick up my kids in ann arbor and drive all the way back home to illinois worrying it would happen again. will call saturn in morning to see what should be done. | |||
| 11/14/2008 | 7500 | 1 | |
| On 9/24/08 i purchased a 2008 saturn vue xr awd with 5945 miles on it at the time of purchase. it was a corporate fleet vehicle prior to my purchase. it has a preferred package including a factory-installed remote start. in the short 4 months i own it i have experienced a problem with the instrument cluster panel at least 10 times or more. specifically, the instrument cluster display does not illuminate at all. no speedometer, no fuel gage, rpm's or turn signals yet the vehicle is in drive and running. what i've been experiencing typically happens when i use the remote keyless entry (rke) to remote start the vehicle & particularly when it's extremely cold or the vehicle has been sitting overnight for several hours. i remote start the vehicle then within 6-8 minutes i enter the vehicle using the unlock key on the remote. i put the key in the ignition and turn it to the on position which should then allow the vehicle to operate normally once it is put in gear. my vehicle's instrument cluster panel is completely dark with no display whatsoever yet the vehicle is running and in motion. one day i tried to remote start it as i usually do but it would not work even though i was in range and then when i put the key in the ignition it still would not start. on another day i was driving when suddenly the dashboard just went completely black for about 5 seconds and then came back on again. i have brought my vue back to the dealership 3 times already and they say they cannot duplicate the problem and there is nothing that they can do. i just have to wait until it happens again. unacceptable response on saturn/gm | |||