2009 Saturn Vue electrical system problems

“WHILE I AM DRIVING I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT INCIDENTS THAT CANNOT BE REPLICATED. "STABILITRAK" WARNING LIGHT HAS NOT TURNED OFF. I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING TWICE BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER TO THE DASH. WHEN I AM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL GETS VERY HARD TO TURN AND WILL TURN OFF THE RADIO. THIS WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THEN WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF I WILL BE UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OR TURN THE VEHICLE ON. I WILL HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE AND THE ALTERNATOR TWICE AND THIS HELPED FOR 2 MONTHS THEN THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I ALSO REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSORS TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE TAKEN TO 3 MECHANICS BUT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, I WILL TRY TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND THEN JUST TAP ON THE BRAIN COMPARTMENT ABOVE THE BATTERY AND SOMETIMES THIS WORKS. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED MORE THAN I CARE TO ADMIT. WHILE DRIVING IF THE ISSUES ARE REALLY BAD AND IF I HAVE TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCE I WILL TRY TO USE CRUISE CONTROLL BUT IT WILL NOT ENGAGE.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (7769 BOULEVARD 26, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE OVERHEATING AND THE SERPENTINE BELT FRACTURED DUE TO A FAILED AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED VARIOUS OTHER FAILURES, INCLUDING A DRAINED BATTERY AND THE STABILITRAC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.”

“CAR HAS LOST POWER ON DASH LIGHTS, RADIO WHEN OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR AROUND TOWN ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNIN THE STEERING WHEEL, LOOSES POWER, AND SHE WAS FORCED TO GET INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. KEY GETS STUCK IN INGNITION UPON STARTING CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START WITHOUT JUMPING THE CAR OFF OR WITHOUT WIGGLING THE WIRES ON TOP OF THE BATTERY CONNECTING TO THE BRAIN. WE HAVE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED. STABILITRACT LIGHT WAS ON AND WE HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT OUT THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE COMPUTER MODULE. RADIO WILL CUT OFF, DASH LIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY.”

“THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT KEEPS MELTING, CAUSING ME TO LOOSE THE USE OF THAT HEADLIGHT. I HAVE ALREADY REPAIRED THE SITUATION TWICE, NOW I AM SEE THAT OTHER SATURN OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED GM AND THERE IS NO RECALL? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THIS ISSUE FOR 2 YEARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, I CAN'T SEE WITH ONE HEADLIGHT. PLEASE HELP”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SEIZED WHILE THE KEY WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND REFEREED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V490000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HER VEHICLE'S YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,551.”

“THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WHEN A MESSAGE STATING "STABILITRACK OFF" APPEARED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I CONTINUED DRIVING WITH THE MESSAGE AND PARKED AS NORMAL.THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR THE MESSAGE WAS GONE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. DOOR LOCKS, RADIO, EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER I WENT OUT IN THE MORNING TO A DEAD CAR AGAIN. JUMPING THE CAR WAS AN INSTANT FIX, AND THE VEHICLE RAN FINE AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE A MONTH FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS, WITH THE "STABILITRAK OFF" MESSAGE OCCASIONALLY POPPING UP WHILE DRIVING. EACH TIME IT WOULD NOT START A JUMP WAS REQUIRED, AND THEN THE CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION THAT THE BATTERY WAS LOW, AND IT NEVER QUIT WHILE ACTIVELY BEING DRIVEN. OVER THE PAST MONTH THE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY, AND NOW HAPPEN ABOUT 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. I HAVE TO KEEP A PORTABLE BATTERY CHARGER IN MY GLOVEBOX TO JUMP IT MYSELF. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE AND STILL HAVE THESE ISSUES. WE TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO…”