NHTSA Complaint #10505774 — 2008 SATURN VUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CONTACT NOTICED HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR