NHTSA Complaint #10262971 — 2008 SATURN VUE

I OWN A 2008 SATURN VUE AND MY DOOR LATCHES AND HANDLES HAVE FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE STICKS AND CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. PASSENGERS HAVE HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE SEATS TO EXIT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH AND HANDLE DOESN'T FULLY CATCH EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE IN A LOCKED POSITION. THIS DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN AS SOON AS THE PROBLEM OCCURS. I DID THAT LAST WEEK AND THEY FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. FAULTY DOOR HANDLES. THEY INFORMED ME THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT FAULTY DOOR HANDLES FOR SOME TIME EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS AND SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT.. NEW HANDLES ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE HANDLES WILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR