NHTSA Complaint #10524417 — 2003 SATURN VUE

2003 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISINTEGRATED AND IT COULD NOT BE RE-BUILT. TEN DAYS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF POWER LIGHT, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY SLOWED DOWN TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNIT AT THEIR EXPENSE, WHICH WAS A KNOWN SATURN FACTORY SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. IT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AGAIN. THE REPAIR SHOP PERFORMED AN EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTICS, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A DEFINITIVE SOURCE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER FACILITY. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.