2010 Saturn Vue problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility/Wiper (1) · Vehicle Speed Control (1) · Steering (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Saturn Vue model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1,093)
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 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP4902V · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-01-08 · PIP4902U · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2025-11-20 · PIT5214G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer’s vehicles that exhibit vibration conditions without utilizing the support of general motors technical assistance center. if va
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,093 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2018-11-10 · Visibility/Wiper · 30,000 mi“windshield wipers shut off randomly while driving. this has been going on since we bought the car in 2015.…”
2016-06-07 · Unknown Or Other · 40,000 mi“had 2010 saturn vue back to dealer 3times under warranty . a/c freezes up and half to shut off to thaw . then will blow cold for a few minutes until freezes up again. always puddle under car in garage from lines thawing. now out of warranty and still have same problem. want to take on trip if someone can figure out the problem…”
2015-05-15 · Engine · 70,000 mi · 🔥 fire“the car was on fire 15 minutes after i parked it. arson investigator told us that it is a mechanical\electrical problem. the car was a total loss.…”
2015-02-17 · Steering · 37,875 mi“power steering assist failed. *tr…”
2012-09-18 · Vehicle Speed Control · 28,000 mi“cruise control disengaged, this happened twice over a period of a month, when this happened the dash lights went dim , on sept 14,2012 , on i-75 at 60 mph the cruise disengaged and the engine quit, i was put in a very scary situation, almost got rear ended car is at a chevy garage now and because it will not duplicate what happened to me there is …”
2012-05-21 · Electrical System · 21,000 mi“bought the vue in april 2011 and when i started using my ac in may it would barely blow cool air, took it in and the seals were bad and compresser was cracked and freon almost gone. they fixed it but it still didnt blow cold like it should. took it back in july because it was not blowing even cool air. they said the air inlet door wasnt open and i …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.