NHTSA Complaint #10496434 — 2004 SATURN VUE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10496434
Vehicle	2004 SATURN VUE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Date of Incident	February 5, 2013
Date Filed	February 5, 2013
Mileage	197,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IL

Consumer Description

AFTER DRIVING TO WORK I PARKED MY 2004 SATURN VUE AND REACHED FOR THE KEYS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I TOUCHED THE KEY IT FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. WHEN I INVESTIGATED FURTHER, I FOUND I WAS ABLE TO INSERT AND REMOVE THE KEY REPEATEDLY AND WITHOUT FORCE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE RUN POSITION. I SHOT A VIDEO OF THIS WHICH IS VIEWABLE AT HTTP://YOUTU.BE/RVEMLYQXPP8&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE. *TR

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