NHTSA complaint: 2005 SATURN VUE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. BEFORE THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONSUMER HAD A CRASH. THE CONSUMER HIT THE SIDE OF A TUNNEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 4/14/09 *CN THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE IF SHE REPORTED IT TO THE POLICE. UPDATED 04/17/09. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation