2006 Saturn Vue problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (48) · Electrical System (44) · Steering (24)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Saturn Vue model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
236 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (668)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-03-28 · 23-NA-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on onstar module 2g sunset information.
Unknown Or Other 2025-02-20 · PIP5358D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. technician will need to
Showing the 6 most recent of 668 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-12-17 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“the contact owned a 2006 saturn vue. the contact stated that while driving at a slow speed under the 50 mph speed limit, the vehicle slid on a patch of black ice; the contact was able to correct the vehicle. the contact stated that there was snow on the ground. soon afterwards, the vehicle slid on another patch of black; the vehicle slid across th…”
2024-08-29 · Power Train · 89,973 mi“the contact owns a 2006 saturn vue. the contact stated that while her daughter was driving 35 mph, the vehicle shuddered violently. the contact's daughter lost control of the vehicle and drove off the road before coming to a complete stop. the check engine warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who determin…”
2023-09-11 · Air Bags · 43,097 mi“the contact owns a 2006 saturn vue. the contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed. the dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 43,097.…”
2023-01-08 · Steering“the key can be removed from the vehicle while being driven. also the ignition doesn't "click" off when vehicle is parked and key is removed causing the battery to drain. there have been several recalls for this issue but not with the 2006 year model. this is a dangerous problem and there are very limited resources to get it resolved. …”
2022-04-20 · Steering“ignition gets stuck with key and locks steering wheel, now it wont shut off all the way to left and kills my battery looks like there has been many ignition issues and recalls with saturns which this is pretty important to have working to drive and be safe esp as a female in this world ..getting stuck or with a dead battery isnt good $300-400 a…”
2021-12-04 · Suspension“my car is very rusted out,underneath the body and no one will work on my car because they feel it's a hazard to drive and work on. i went to an iron works shop and mechanic said it's a common problem with saturn vue's,i took it back to where i bought it because they knew it before i bought it . all they wanted to do was put me ina sports car,my car…”
2021-08-25 · Unknown Or Other“stability bar / stabilizer bar broke on the passenger side. upon going to the salvage yard we found in almost all the same vehicles were broke in the same area on the same passenger side.…”
2021-08-01 · Unknown Or Other“key keep getting stuck in ignition switch and hard to take the key out the switch.…”
2021-05-20 · Steering“the ignition was locked and key wouldn't go in, to get it to unstick i put key in as far as it would go and noticed i could start it without the key being fully inserted. this happened a few times before but this was the first time i realized i didn't need the key to be in the ignition to start nor does it need to be in the ignition to drive. i was…”
2020-05-23 · Steering · 281,599 mi“the dashboard lights flicker off and on and it's hard to steer i lose power steering. *tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.