NHTSA Complaint #10500628 — 2003 SATURN VUE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10500628
Vehicle	2003 SATURN VUE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 8, 2012
Date Filed	February 27, 2013
Mileage	88,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

IT DOSENT MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY IT IS BUT WHEN I TURN ON CAR THERE IS A WHINDING NOISE THAT IS VERY DISTINCTIVE SOUND AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING LOUDER IN PARK AND NEUTRAL. WHEN I PUT CAR IN DRIVE IT GOES AWAY PUT IN PARK COMES BACK. I ALSO HAVE RATTLING IN LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE AROUND TIE ROAD END AREA. WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT BUT NOT TURNING LEFT AT THIS TIME. I WAS TOLD BY SOME ONE THE SATURN VUE 4CYLINDER HAVE SOME REAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY ARE GOING OUT. *TR ## VIN PASSED ##

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