NHTSA Complaint #10359322 — 2009 SATURN VUE

MY 2009 SATURN VUE HYBRID HAS HAD 2 CAR BATTERIES DIE AND THE HYBRID BATTERIES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. I PURCHASED THE VUE IN JULY OF 2009. THE FIRST CAR BATTERY WAS REPORTED DEAD BY THE LOU FUZE DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER MY PURCHASE AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE HYBRID BATTERIES WERE DEEMED "DEAD" BY THE LOU FUZE DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2010 AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN OCTOBER 2010, THE CAR BATTERY WAS AGAIN DEEMED "DEAD" AND REPLACED BY THE LOU FUZE DEALERSHIP. EACH TIME THE CAR BATTERY WAS REPLACED, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT BATTERIES WILL DIE QUICKLY IN EXTREME CONDITIONS. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE ST. LOUIS AREA QUALIFIED AS EXTREME IN TERMS OF WEATHER. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER DURING MY THE OCTOBER 2010 INCIDENT THAT I SHOULD BE HAPPY IT WAS ONLY MY CAR BATTERY THAT WAS DEAD BECAUSE THE HYBRID BATTERIES ARE ON BACK ORDER. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THE BATTERY OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VUE HYBRID AND MY DEALERSHIP IS NOT BEING FORTHRIGHT ABOUT THE LARGER ISSUE. EVENTUALLY MY WARRANTY WILL RUN OUT AND THEN I WILL BE STUCK WITH A VERY EXPENSIVE LEMON! PLEASE HELP! *TR