2007 Saturn Vue problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (59) · Air Bags (52) · Steering (30)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
240 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (816)
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 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
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.
Showing the 6 most recent of 816 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-04-29 · Engine · 66,000 mi“[wednesday 4:11 pm] rosales, denise ctr (nhtsa) the contact owns a 2007 saturn vue. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to engage in hybrid mode the morning after being purchased. in addition, the vehicle failed to start and maintain battery power. the vehicle was towed to 2 different independent mechanics and 1 independent mechanic who came…”
2024-04-20 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control“i was driving and pulled up to get some gas and put my car in park it just stop and turned off and i haven’t been able to get it back on. went and saw a mechanic and he said it was the timing chain on the car it only had 97,000 miles on it and it would shake while i’m in ideal …”
2023-08-07 · Power Train · 🔥 fire“i was driving on the highway, on the way to the beach with my family and our pup! we heard a pop and thought maybe it was the tire but the engine began smoking. i pulled the vehicle over as safely as possible. i popped the hood and there was a fire. everyone evacuated the vehicle as quickly and safely as possible. i was the last to get out of the v…”
2023-07-07 · Electrical System“key is easily removable when in on position. also difficult to turn from lock position.…”
2023-01-14 · Unknown Or Other“the brackets welded to the frame of the vehicle holding the steering knuckle/subframe together was designed in a very poor way. this design issue causes the vehicle to collect excess moisture in a way that is difficult if not impossible to drain, resulting in eventual rust build up in this area of the vehicle at an increased rate. additionally, thi…”
2021-11-17 · Air Bags · 183,100 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owned a 2007 saturn vue. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph, the vehicle went around a right-hand corner and skidded. the vehicle then crashed into an embankment, and it stopped in a ditch. no air bags were deployed upon impact. the contact was transported by ambulance to the hospital as a precaution but did n…”
2021-10-20 · Engine · 204,495 mi“the contact owns a 2007 saturn vue. the contact stated that upon taking the vehicle for a state inspection, the contact was told that the front engine cradle mounts were severely corroded. the contact was also informed that the corrosion was so severe that the part could not be replaced. the dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the fail…”
2021-05-10 · Electrical System · 67,000 mi“air bag indicator comes on and off intermittently. when read by a reader during an inspection system did not post a error about air bag issue. air bag indicator light was on and intermittently comes on and goes off.…”
2021-01-24 · Unknown Or Other · 116,000 mi“i'm getting codes p0171 and p2138, air bag not working code on..…”
2020-12-14 · Air Bags · 128,509 mi“i was driving this evening on a city street when my side airbags deployed. my passenger amd driver airbags however did not. when my side airbags deployed it startled me and i hit a curb messing up my alignment. this was incredibly unexpected and could've been a lot worse.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.