2005 Saturn Vue owner complaints

Overall for last several years, ignition key can be removed from the lock cylinder while the engine is running. Also will sometimes jam and not allow the removal of the key without resetting the lock cylinder to the lock position. This is the same problem that gm has issued recall# 14506 for 2003 Saturn vue's. Contact with gm dealer confirms the problem. Gm executive customer relations refuses to offer assistance for repair due to the fact that this vehicle is not part of the recall and the age and mileage on the vehicle. I believe that the above recall#14506 should be extended to cover 2005 saturns as well. *tr

Ignition cylinder - key can come out when not in "off" position. For now, it's just happening when parked and draining the battery, but it's unsafe

Key will come out of ignition while driving vehicle. The key is not locked into ignition at all. *tr

Key wont turn in ignition. Bought new key but problem has continued. Car is off and in park when this happens.

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 the car was running and it became increasingly difficult to turn the key to turn on the car it got to point where it would not turn and wore the key down. As I stated - this is the second incident for this issue and it is not a cheap fix. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Saturn vue. The contact stated that while driving, the ignition key was able to be ejected. The contact also stated that when the ignition switch was turn to the off position, the electrical functions in the vehicle would remain on, even with the key removed from the ignition.the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Ignition tumbler does not work appropriately and key is easily removed when car is on and when car is turned off it has been very difficult to turn to the on position to start the car. Last week after turning the car off, the ignition tumbler failed to operate in the proper manner when attempting to restart the vehicle. I have been stuck in the vehicle many times fiddling with the key to,try to start the vehicle. This lack of function caused an entire saturday afternoon, a tow to dealership for repair, inconvenienced me for three days with no vehicle and a very expensive repair. Only to find out that it wasn't covered under warranty because of the year, when this clearly has been an issue with Saturn vues for the preceding years. *tr

The frame to subframe areas that holds up motor and transmission rusted and broke loose. As I went over a large bump on a city street the whole subframe separated. I was on a buy here pay here loan from tnt motors in oregon illinois. The vehicle was returned to them and I'm worried they will try to put it back on the road

Ignition cylinder switch.key comes out at all times.and then when u turn it off switch locks and now it want unlock to start

The security system resets it's self very often. I throttles the speed randomly and when you finally get stationary it locks up the fuel so there is no way to start the car untill you do the relearn process which takes 30 min or longer and your lucky if that works. Yes this has all happened to me. I've owned the car for 3 days now and last time it was driving was the day I brought it home after buying it.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Saturn vue. The passenger and rear driver-side doors will not open if the doors are unlocked. The vehicle doors are equipped with a key entry lock that open and close them; however, they cannot be opened from the inside or outside of the vehicle with the key. The dealer was contacted and a technician concluded that they would have to break the locks. No repairs were made. However the first time he notified the dealer, he was advised to take the battery out to shut down the power to reset the computer as a temporary remedy. The failure mileage was 60000. The current mileage was 70300.

My 2005 Saturn vue has had problems for years with the steering wheel locking after parking and turning it off, such that it takes quite a bit of "jiggling" of the wheel in order to enable the key to turn in the ignition column. Additionally, the key is able to be removed while on. I had not thought to see if it was recalled, but was told that my father's 2003 Saturn vue did have the steering/ignition column recalled and replaced for exactly the same issues as I am experiencing.

Key ignation will not turn over steering wheel is locked

Last jan. 2004 my wife and I purchased a 2004 Saturn vue AWD v6. From day one it was in the shop for repairs, drive train, front end etc.( we have a copy of all records) the last repair was a steering column replacement around june 04. In july 04 Saturn took this vehicle back and replaced it with a 04 vue. This past october 05 it developed a rattle in the front end and Saturn replaced the steering column. After repair the rattle is still there and I had a local repair shop check the vehicle and once it was on the lift they were able to move the steering column with their hand. Saturn has said this vehicle and the last one are safe to drive but my concern is two vue's and both having the steering column replaced and told there is no problem. I can't be the only person with this repair or p

I crashed the front end and no air bags. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Saturn vue. The contact was driving 45 MPH when he crashed into another vehicle that abruptly stopped. The air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not retract. The contact was injured and transported to the hospital. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 116,000.

Ignition control module failed on my 2005 Saturn vue, equipped with 2.2l l4 engine. Cylinders 2 & 3 misfired, causing secondary failure of the oxygen sensors and catalytic converter after driving it only 10 miles to dealership after primary failure occurred. This is identical to the problem that is the subject for recall of several other Saturn vehicles equipped with the same engine. The repair cost me approximately $250 for the ignition control module, $150 for oxygen sensors and an as yet undetermined amount for the catalytic converter. *tr

Timing chain broken on a 2005 Saturn vue at 67,000 miles. *tr

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 w

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 Saturn vue. While the vehicle was idling, the contact noticed a strong gasoline odor coming from the fuel tank. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the fuel line turbulent injector system was separating, which caused fuel to leak from the fuel lines. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The current and failure mileages were 47,985.