NHTSA Complaint #10716880 — 2009 SATURN VUE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10716880 |
| Vehicle | 2009 SATURN VUE |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 60,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MI |
Consumer Description
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY 2009 SATURN VUE SHORTS OUT CAUSING ALL KINDS OF ISSUES, THE FIRST TIME WAS IN LATE 2013 WHEN NOTHING ON THE DASH CAME ON, MY RADIO DID NOT PLAY, NO GAGES WORKED. DROVE IT TO THE FIRST DEALERSHIP IN WATERFORD AND THEY GOT THE GAGES WORKING BUT HAD LITTLE NEWS TO SAY ABOUT IT, IT WAS A BAD EXPERIENCE TO SAY THE LEAST. THE 2ND TIME IT DIED IN MY DRIVE WAY ( IT HAD A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN IT AT THE TIME)I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD AT FIRST THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE HOOD LATCH LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO GIVE IT BACK THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF EVEN WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED MANUALLY AND WAS CORRECT . THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER BOARD AND IT WAS FIXED. THIS TIME I DROVE MY CAR FOR OVER A 2 MONTH PERIOD WHERE THE BLINKER WOULD CAUSE THE RADIO TO GO OUT, IF I TURNED ON THE BRIGHTS THE RADIO WOULD GO OUT, THEN ONE DAY I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND REALIZED THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TO SHUT IT DOWN . LIGHTS FLICKER ON THE DASH AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. MY LAST STRAW WAS WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START, IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING, I SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE AND TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED UP, SO I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD THE CAR FORM APRIL 23 THRU MAY 8 AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN OCTOBER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP AND NO ONE HAS FOUND THE PROBLEM YET. I HAVE TO SAY I HAVE DROVE IT NOW FOR 4 DAYS AND NONE OF THE THINGS I DESCRIBED EARLIER HAS HAPPENED. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME, NOT FAIR TO HAVE THESE KINDS OF ISSUES ON A CAR OF THIS CALIPER.
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