NHTSA Complaint #10107558 — 2003 SATURN VUE

I WAS NOTIFIED AUG., 2004 OF RECALL ON 2003 SATURN VUE. CALLED DEALER FOR DETAILS AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS A "COURTESY", NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. IT WAS FOR A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. HEARD NOTHING UNTIL JAN. 05. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND POINTED OUT A RECURRING NOISE IN THE REAR. I WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE WHEEL BEARING WAS WORN (ONLY HAVE 24,000 MI. ON CAR). I PICKED UP CAR THE NEXT DAY - RECALL WORK COMPLETED, WHEEL BEARING REPLACED, TIRES ROTATED. DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED A DEFINITE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK IT BACK, THE TECH WHO TEST DROVE IT WITH ME AGREED THERE WAS A VIBRATION, SIMILAR TO A VIBRATING CHAIR. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, "MIGHT" BE DUE TO INCREASED TIRE PRESSURE FROM RECALL. TOLD ME I COULD LET SOME AIR OUT OF THE TIRES, BUT THEN IT WOULDN'T BE SAFE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, MOST CENTERING ON THE STEERING. NOW I CAN'T DRIVE IT WITHOUT GETTING CARSICK! *NM