NHTSA Complaint #10703598 — 2004 SATURN VUE

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10703598
Vehicle	2004 SATURN VUE
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	March 19, 2015
Date Filed	April 3, 2015
Mileage	177,987 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NM

Consumer Description

3.5 L HONDA WITH HONDA MDRA 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC. 78930B HONDA TRANSMISSION LUBE CORRECTION KIT (6 CYLINDER MODELS) AND VALVE UPDATE FOR TRANSMISSION IS NOT KNOWN TO SATURN/GM. VALVES FAILED, OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION ON I20, BURNED UP TORQUE CONVERTER, LOST 4TH & 5TH GEAR, TEMP LIGHT CAME ON, REVVED FROM 2000 RPM TO 4000 RPM AND LOSS OF POWER/SURGING. GOT OFF INTERSTATE BEFORE SEMI HIT ME. TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED RECALL / UPDATE / SERVICE BULLETIN FOR NEW SELF CLEANING LUBE/COOLING VALVES AND VALE BODY UPDATE FOR SMOTHER SHIFTING. WHEN IGNITION RECALL DONE GM SHOWED NOTHING ABOUT HONDA MDRA TRANSMISSION ALSO GM RECALL DEPARTMENT UNAWARE SATURN USED HONDA POWER TRAIN. HONDA IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT GM WASN'T. GM VIN SO HONDA CAN'T PULL UP ANY INFO. *TR

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