2009 Saturn Vue problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (35) · Electrical System (14) · Power Train (10)
🧭 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
99 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1,018)
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 2025-09-09 · 13598 · Other
new vehicle monitoring programs section in ivh
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.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,018 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-10-07 · Steering · 113,000 mi“the contact owns a 2009 saturn vue. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became inoperable. there was no warning light illuminated. the contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn and was inoperable while attempting to reverse. the dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnos…”
2024-10-08 · Vehicle Speed Control“ stalls stops, with engine power reduced, stabilitrak off. after turning or braking. engine light with down arrow. accident probability. dangerous especially if on highway or country rd!…”
2024-09-20 · Steering“vehicle has lost power steering. difficult to steer especially in reverse and sometimes in turning left. if wheels are not completely straight, you have turn with all the strength you can muster. reluctant to turn left unless you have twice as much time as you should need to avoid an accident. …”
2023-06-05 · Power Train“i have only 68,329 miles. my transmission lost reverse. when first driving it will only go up to 10 mph and over time the maximum speed is 30 to 40 mph. even if it gets to this speed it hesitates. the car is a danger and not drive able. i took the car to a gm dealer requesting a policy evaluation according to the service bulletin warranty. the ev…”
2022-10-08 · Unknown Or Other“for the third time since purchasing my car in 2009 i am having problems removing the key from the ignition cylinder. on 11/16/17 the floor shifter was replaced. on 09/11/20 another one was replaced. on 10/07/22 having problems again removing the key. will take car in for service again. …”
2022-01-07 · Steering“the power steering goes out especially at lower speeds are from take off ,it takes every thing you have to turn wheel it has almost caused me two accidents, fluid level is fine, makes no unusual noise steering just goes out making it very dangerous to turn to the right are left & very difficult to turn from a complete stop .no one has figured the p…”
2021-08-29 · Unknown Or Other“ vehicle is a saturn vue xe, 3.5 liter awd, ~84,000 miles. problem statement: extensive corrosion of the subframe located at the midpoint of the vehicle on the driver and passenger sides. this is not surface rust - the frame corrosion has resulted in sections of the frame rotting through, severely compromising the structural integrity of the fram…”
2021-06-08 · Steering“the car stable trak light comes on for service then the power steering service light comes and i lose power steering and power of my car this happened at 60mph on the highway, shut the car off for 5 mins and everything went back to normal then it happened again proceeded to do the same thing and it went back to normail…”
2020-12-27 · Power Train · 160,000 mi · 💥 crash“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 th…”
2020-10-24 · Power Train · 121,000 mi“the vehicle has only 122,000 and is in good physical condition, yet the transmission is slipping badly. after doing some investigation, we found out that this is often the case for this model and year after 120,000 miles. we brought it into our local gm dealer/shop and they told us it needs a new transmission, which ranges from rebuilt at $2500 a…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.