NHTSA Complaint #10598046 — 2008 SATURN VUE

IN 2013 I HAD STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 SATURN VUE XR AND THE DEALER REPLACED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THE RACK AND PINION AND FRONT WHEELS STRUT BEARINGS AND I PAID AROUND $900. THIS YEAR, I START HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ( NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER AT LOW SPEED AND LOW STEERING FLUID LEVEL ) AND THE DEALER COST WAS $530 REPLACING THE STEERING PUMP. GM HAD A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE ON THE STEERING FLUID LINE NUT BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. I CALLED GM ASKING FOR COST ASSISTANCE SINCE IT IS THE SAME SYSTEM ( STEERING ) AND CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND THE ONLY THING THEY OFFERED THIS YEAR WAS TO CALL THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN ASSIST. THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY ( $1,430 ) TO BE SPENT BY A VEHICLE OWNER ON THE SAME VEHICLE SYSTEM ( STEERING ) THAT IS RELATED TO SAFETY AND MY CONCERN IS THAT THE PROBLEMS WILL NOT STOP HERE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE I FOUND A LOT OF SATURN OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT STEERING WHEEL ( COMPONENTS ) ISSUES. *JS