Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Saturn Vue.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | The contact owns a 2005 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that while stopped in traffic, a vehicle began doing donuts in t… |
| 2020-12-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRAME TO SUBFRAME AREAS THAT HOLDS UP MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION RUSTED AND BROKE LOOSE. AS I WENT OVER A LARGE BUMP ON… |
| 2020-05-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS SITTING IN DRIVER SEAT AND I OUT MY KEY IN IGNITION AND TURNED IT TO 1 PAST THE ACC AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE MY KEY… |
| 2020-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE FREEWAY FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHETHER IT'S IN TR… |
| 2020-03-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHAMROCK AUTO BROKERS, LLC (32… |
| 2020-01-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE SATURN VIEWS IT IS WHERE THE ENGINE CARRIAGE BOLT ATTACHES TO THE FRAME THE WATER FR… |
| 2019-08-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | TAKATA RECALL MY FAMILY AND I WERE IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 20TH 2019 OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT IMPACT. WE… |
| 2019-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE IGNITION IS NOT IN THE "OFF" POSITION. THERE WAS A RECALL (#14V490000… |
| 2019-06-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION EVEN AFTER JIGGLING THE STEERING WHEEL AND FLIPPING THE KEY BACK AND FORTH. W… |
| 2019-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASHBOARD FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY FOR TWO AND HALF HOURS BEFORE IT WAS NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS ON FIRE. |
| 2018-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY WONT TURN IN IGNITION. BOUGHT NEW KEY BUT PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. CAR IS OFF AND IN PARK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. |
| 2018-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION WHEN IN MOTION |
| 2018-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD JUST RETURNED HOME FROM SHOPPING WHEN I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. FORTUNATELY THE INCIDENT HAPPENED O… |
| 2018-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, BRAKING REGULARLY WITH THE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED UP ON ME AND… |
| 2018-03-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN LOOSE/DANGER OF EXCELARATION ON HIGHWAY |
| 2018-01-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | EVERY TIME THE CAR HITS A BUMP THERE A SEVERE RATTLE FROM THE FRONT END. I HAD NEW STRUTS INSTALLED AND THAT IS WHEN TH… |
| 2017-12-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAI… |
| 2017-11-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | KEY IGNATION WILL NOT TURN OVER STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED |
| 2017-10-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS CAP CAUSES CEL TO COME ON. REPLACEMENT CAPS FAIL TO WORK. IT SEEMS A CHRONIC PROBLEM. |
| 2017-09-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE PASSENGER DOOR AIR BAG AND TH… |
| 2017-07-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN. ADDIT… |
| 2017-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY, AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME. SOMETIMES THE KEY WILL TURN, OTHER TIMES IT JAMS AND WILL NOT AL… |
| 2016-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR NOT IN THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE CAN BE ST… |
| 2016-03-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (70-80MPH) ON THE FREEWAY, FOR NO REASON AT ALL MY DRIVING SPEED AUTOMATICALLY DROPS TO AR… |
| 2016-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? |
| 2015-12-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION CYLINDER - KEY CAN COME OUT WHEN NOT IN "OFF" POSITION. FOR NOW, IT'S JUST HAPPENING WHEN PARKED AND DRAINING … |
| 2015-11-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE SECURITY SYSTEM RESETS IT'S SELF VERY OFTEN. I THROTTLES THE SPEED RANDOMLY AND WHEN YOU FINALLY GET STATIONARY IT … |
| 2015-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IGNITION KEYS SLIP OUT WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. |
| 2015-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE KEY EJECTED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH IND… |
| 2015-05-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 2005 SATURN VUE IN DECEMBER 2013 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT I NOTICED … |
| 2015-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STIFF IGNITION SWITCH RIGHT FROM DAY 1 WHEN CAR WAS NEW,KEY DOES NOT FALL OUT BUT JAMS,ALSO FRONT STRUT SQEEK AND CREEK… |
| 2015-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2005 SATURN VUE HAS HAD PROBLEMS FOR YEARS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AFTER PARKING AND TURNING IT OFF, SUCH TH… |
| 2015-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT ON, AND THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM! I HAVE ALMOST GONE OFF THE ROAD TON… |
| 2015-04-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR STALLED AND WOULDN'T RESTART. TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. *TR |
| 2015-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE IGNITION KEY WAS ABLE TO BE EJECTED.… |
| 2015-03-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AT A STOP, THE CAR SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY EVEN THOUGH THE IGNITION IS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *TR |
| 2015-02-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 2005 SATURN VUE WITH 61K MILEAGE 2 WEEKS AGO TO A DEALERSHIP AND I AM FRUSTRATED WITH THE KE… |
| 2015-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER A YEAR OF COMPLAINTS BOTH HERE AND TO GM WITH VIDEOS PROVING MY SATURN VUE 2005 HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE, SA… |
| 2015-01-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS A WIRELESS GAS PEDAL. MY CAR WOULD GO TO IDLE WHILE TRAVELING FREEWAY SPEEDS! THE ONLY WAY TO RECTIFY TH… |
| 2014-12-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I CRASHED THE FRONT END AND NO AIR BAGS. *TR |
| 2014-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY WILL COME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. THE KEY IS NOT LOCKED INTO IGNITION AT ALL. *TR |
| 2014-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS TO GET THE IGNITION FIXED. I COULD PULL THE KEY OUT WHEN … |
| 2014-10-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | STARTED THE CAR TONIGHT AND KEY CAME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE RUNNING. |
| 2014-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE KEY WILL FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING … |
| 2014-09-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BACK IN 2009 I RECEIVED A NOTICED ON A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND WAS REFUSED FOR ANY HELP… |
| 2014-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ON FRONT OF ENGINE PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM IT'S HUB, CAUSING A DRIVE BELT … |
| 2014-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER INITIAL START, THE CAR KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN. TO SWITCH OFF … |
| 2014-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 22, 2014, THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2005 SATURN VUE FAILED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW CAR KEY ENTRY TO START THE CAR… |
| 2014-08-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 60 MPH AND NOTICED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE… |
| 2014-08-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM IN OR OUTSIDE. REFERRED TO GM DEALERSHIP THAT WAS DESIGNATED BY GM TO WORK ON SATURNS… |