Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-11-24 | 08V616000 |
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | 2,149 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel b… |
| 2024-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Stalls stops, with Engine power reduced, stabilitrak off. After turning or braking. Engine light with down arrow. Accid… |
| 2024-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Vehicle has lost power steering. Difficult to steer especially in reverse and sometimes in turning left. If wheels are… |
| 2023-04-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I have only 68,329 miles. My transmission lost reverse. When first driving it will only go up to 10 mph and over time t… |
| 2022-10-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | For the third time since purchasing my car in 2009 I am having problems removing the key from the ignition cylinder. O… |
| 2021-12-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | The power steering goes out especially at lower speeds are from take off ,it takes every thing you have to turn wheel i… |
| 2021-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Vehicle is a Saturn Vue XE, 3.5 liter AWD, ~84,000 miles. Problem Statement: Extensive corrosion of the subframe loca… |
| 2021-06-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | the car stable trak light comes on for service then the power steering service light comes and I lose power steering an… |
| 2020-12-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE I AM DRIVING I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT INCIDENTS THAT CANNOT BE REPLICATED. "STABILITRAK" WARNING LIGHT HAS NOT TUR… |
| 2020-09-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 122,000 AND IS IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION, YET THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BADLY. AFTER DOING SO… |
| 2020-07-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | CARE WAS PARKED IN STORE PARKING LOT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, KEY WOULD NOT MOVE FROM ACC… |
| 2020-07-17 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TRACTION CONTROL STAYS ON AND TRANSMISSION ENGAGES THEN RELEASE SLIPPING ..ALSO HYBRID SYSTEM NIT WORKING AT ALL NEVER … |
| 2020-07-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING |
| 2020-04-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A HIGH WHINING SOUND ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING AS WELL AS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION YOU CAN TELL SOMETHING IS… |
| 2020-02-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S STILL HAVING SOME PROBLEMS DUE TO THE RECALLS..THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE TIRE SENSOR LIGHT IS … |
| 2019-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IT STARTED RAINING IN AN AREA I WAS NOT FORMILLIA WITH. WHEN I HIT THE GAS SOMETIMES IT ENGAGED OTHER TIMES IT DID NOT… |
| 2019-09-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT AFTER PUTTING CAR IN PARK. TOOK IT TO MYERS AUTOWORLD, THEY FOUND THE SHIFTER SWITCH WAS BAD. |
| 2019-08-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT. DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR TURN WHEEL. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY WAS DR… |
| 2019-06-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A 2009 SATURN VUE I LOOSE MY POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. IT TAKES … |
| 2019-06-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VE… |
| 2019-06-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LOCKED FROM TIME TO TIME. DEALER SAYS MODULE AND MOTOR AT THE POWER STEERING IS CAUSING THAT. THAT CAN… |
| 2019-05-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT LESS THAN 35,500 MILES I HAD A POWER RACK LEAK AND RACK NEEDS TO REPLACED WITH A PRICE OF $1000. AT 62,000 MILES WE… |
| 2019-05-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET GOING UP HILL, THE CAR WAS HAVING A PROBLEM ACCELERATING UP HILL. WHEN GOING DOWNHILL,… |
| 2018-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ' TAMARA RECALL' WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND STICKS AND WHEN RELEASED THE CAR DARTS AW… |
| 2018-07-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 62,301 MILES ON IT. AT 90K MILES, I'M ON MY WAY TO WORK, AND WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE I NOTIC… |
| 2018-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED THIS CAR USED NOW HAS UNDER 90,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE STARTED LEAKING FROM ALL SEALS. $2700 TO REP… |
| 2018-06-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING QUITS SEVERAL TIMES DURING A 2-3 MILE TRIP. THE WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN BUT DOES P… |
| 2018-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR HAS LOST POWER ON DASH LIGHTS, RADIO WHEN OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR AROUND TOWN ESPECIALLY WHEN TU… |
| 2018-01-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I PARK THE CAR, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FULLY SHIFT TO PARK UNLESS I THROW IT VERY HARD INTO PARK AND … |
| 2017-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UNABLE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF WHILE IN PARK. KEY GETS STUCK AT ACC. |
| 2017-11-02 | STEERING | No | 1 | HI MY NAME IS [XXX]. I AM HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2009 SATURN VUE XE. THIS HAD BEEN ON ONGOIN… |
| 2017-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SEIZED WHILE THE KEY WAS PR… |
| 2017-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WHEN A MESSAGE STATING "STABILITRACK OFF" APPEARED WHILE DRIVING ON THE IN… |
| 2017-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKES ARE LIGHTLY APPLIED THEY CONTINUE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU PLACE YOUR FOOT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND P… |
| 2017-03-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH MILEAGE AT 25,394 5/28/2014 CURRENTLY TODAY, 3/29/2017 MILEAGE IS 53,588, AVERAGE USE PER YEAR 9… |
| 2016-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HOSE FOR THE MOON ROOF DRAINS ARE LEAKING CAUSING MOLD AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THE VUE. WE HAD THE HOSES REPLACED … |
| 2016-12-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO STEER. |
| 2016-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE IN TH… |
| 2016-11-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DRIVING VEHICLE AROUND 55MPH VEERED OFF ONTO LOOSE GRAVEL. HIT A DRAIN CULVERT FLEW INTO THE AIR, SLAMMED DOWN INTO A D… |
| 2016-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT KEEPS MELTING, CAUSING ME TO LOOSE THE USE OF THAT HEADLIGHT. I HA… |
| 2016-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN GETTING A "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY DAY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS… |
| 2016-05-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY HESITATED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICL… |
| 2015-12-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE SELLING DEALERSHIP LISTS THIS VEHICLES CURRENT CONDITION AS, "SUBURB CONDITION." THE FOLLOWING INSPECTION COMMENTS … |
| 2015-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 1 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DUE TO A CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS A SURE FIX, I PAID 700 TO REPLACE AND A DAY… |
| 2015-08-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AUGUST 2015 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AROUND 6:25PM ON I-75 THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND RPM WERE HIGH AND TRUCH… |
| 2015-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN MY 2009 SATURN VUE OFF I CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE CAR BACK… |
| 2015-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOWER SPEEDS I HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO TURN AND THIS HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY AND … |
| 2015-06-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO FAIL AND IT TOOK A GREAT DEAL OF STRENGTH TO COMPLETE THE TURN. … |
| 2015-06-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE PO… |
| 2015-05-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON FREEWAY @65 MPH, AFTER 10-12 MILES, SUDDEN DECELERATION, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, CONTINUED DECELERATION, NO INDICA… |