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#86 of 175 Re: 2003 Vue Clutch Replacement [steve_] by 442dude Jan 11, 2008 (5:32 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Jan 07, 2008 3:54 pm) Only online source I know of is alldata, autozone doesn't cover the Vue...and since I'd have to pay for alldata anyway, I'll take the book..Since I got the book last month, I can see why there aren't many online sources for info - very technical, lots of hi-tech stuff jammed in...everything on the car is somehow hooked into the onboard computers...you can even toggle the interior lights from the scan tool...Go figure...   I miss the days when you could check the computer with a paper clip...
#87 of 175 Re: Radio Volume fluctuating [wadel] by estein Jan 15, 2008 (5:35 pm)
Replying to: wadel (Feb 23, 2007 4:16 am) I have seen an issue with the 07 VUE radio.   The first problem is that the volume control (+) on the steering wheel will turn the volume down, I have taken it back to Saturn 5 times for this. They have tried several fixes: the switch on the steering wheel, reprograming the vehicle, replaced the radio. all did not fix the problem. They had to replace a coil in the steering wheel. The volume buttons were getting interference with the air bag causing this problem. I've had it going almost a week now and the problem seems to be gone.   A second problem, which has not been fixed yet. is when listening to AM for an extended period of time, then switching to FM, the sound is muffled. If you turn the radio off - on again the probelm goes away. And no, it's not a station that is out of range. My 07 VUE has about 15K
#88 of 175 Re: 2003 Saturn Vue [sjhull] by flynow Jan 20, 2008 (4:55 pm)
Replying to: sjhull (Dec 05, 2007 7:37 pm) I don't know if this will help but your techs working on yor car need to stop reading there scan tool computer and start questioning what I have found below, unless they know there is a recall on the BCM or the wheel speed sensors. One many brake light warnings will come on due to bad wiring. It is not the sensor it is not the BCM. I have found the wiring bad. Here is how your tech can find it. First if he gets a wheel sensor bad then I would go for the wiring to that wheel sensor first here is what I have found. The techs scan your vehicle and find no BCM or wheel speed sensor code. Here is why the wiring leading to the sensors flexes many, many times with your wheels going up and down over bumps, going around curves, up hills, over railroad track. Then the wires or I should say the wire rubber cover cracks and moisture starts its job of corrosion on the wire. You get the picture the wheels bounce up and down thousand of times. I have found the wheels speed sensor wiring bad at under forty thousand miles on some cars VW's. It takes an ohm meter to find this problem at the wheel sensors wiring end. Disconnected on wheel end of the wheel speed sensor wiring one at a time. It is not that hard, you can un-bolt the BCM control module from the brake master cylinder. The BCM on many cars is similar to the Bosch system. Once you remove the connector to the BCM or remove the brake BCM motor assy and control portion of the BCM this exposes the connections out to the wheel sensors. This is where experience comes in. The tech will read the wires or ohm out the wires to the wheels speed sensors and read they are ok. He has just made his first error. The wires must be flexed to find the bad or intermittent wire. I have a way where I take the BCM control unit off the master cylinder. I read the bake schematic. Find the two wires that lead to each wheel speed sensor one at a time. You place a jumper in between the two terminals at the BCM connector that lead out to the wheel speed sensor wiring you are testing the wires for. At the wheel you remove the connector to the wheel speed sensor, connect the ohm meter to the two wires that lead back to the BCM at the wheel end it should read 0 ohms or perfect continuity, now start flexing the wire with your hands inch by inch the wires watch for the ohm meter to jump or show and open no more continuity. You have now found your brake systems bad wire. I will bet the BCM is good, the wheels speed sensors are good, and the cheap made wire is where you will find the problem. When cut open the problem wire it will not show a nice copper color but a mixture of lead looking corrosion in side the wire. It is a fishing expedition but this is how I fixed my daughters aggraviting brake light problem. Take a couple of hours then your problem is just splicing in a good piece of wire and sealing the wire repair from moisture and corrosion. You must not let this go on for long or you will damage the BCM. When the car BCM thinks a wheel is skidding and you end up actuating the BCM over and over, it will wear out the BCM motor module. Learned this the hard way. Good luck.
#89 of 175 2002 VUE Shifting cable/s? by mom23 Jan 27, 2008 (6:12 pm)
Ok, my VUE had been getting harder to shift into a couple of gears. I didn't think much of it. Until driving and it the other day, it took all I had to get it out of 5th gear. Long story short, someone said that there are two cables that are connected to the shifter and one of them is bad. Question.... Is this mucho $$$ bucks as far as repair costs?   This is an 02 and has 55 k miles on it. Replies to this message: 442dude (Jan 27, 2008 7:13 pm) mom23 (Jan 27, 2008 7:53 pm) 442dude (Jan 29, 2008 5:19 am) chilipepper1 (Apr 28, 2008 3:53 pm)
#90 of 175 Re: 2002 VUE Shifting cable/s? [mom23] by 442dude Jan 27, 2008 (7:13 pm)
Replying to: mom23 (Jan 27, 2008 6:12 pm) Hi mom23,   Shifter cable replacement shouldn't be a bank breaker - they attach to the shifter, go through the firewall and attach to the top of the trans. I'm guessing the cable costs about $ 100- 150 and figure 200-250 for labor if its only one. Just a guess, please don't hold me to it! Good luck, it could have been worse. Are you sure its the cable? Might just be a shifter bushing (yours wouldn't be the 1st)   Good Luck   Replies to this message: mom23 (Jan 27, 2008 7:53 pm) 442dude (Jan 29, 2008 5:19 am)
#91 of 175 Re: 2002 VUE Shifting cable/s? [442dude] by mom23 Jan 27, 2008 (7:53 pm)
Replying to: 442dude (Jan 27, 2008 7:13 pm) Thanks 442dude! According to the guy (mechanic) friend he said that he tried both the cables and only the one seemed bad. Also he had asked if it was hard to shift when the car was turned off. Yep, sure was. So I suppose that would mean it wasn't the hydraulic's? Which would break my bank for sure. I think i'm getting a bargain, he will only charge for the parts and not the labor. I should of purchased an automatic to begin with Ughhhh! Replies to this message: 442dude (Jan 29, 2008 5:19 am)
#92 of 175 Re: 2002 VUE Shifting cable/s? [mom23] by 442dude Jan 29, 2008 (5:19 am)
Replying to: mom23 (Jan 27, 2008 7:53 pm) Sounds like your friend found the problem-great news!   You are getting a bargain - the labor is always the most expensive part of any repair job.   Don't sweat it too much - Everything mechanical breaks from time to time no matter who built it...and why the heck would you want an automatic when the stick shift in these things is so darn much fun!!!!!!!!!
#93 of 175 '08 Saturn Vue Redline cam sensor issue leasd to head replacement by escapenut Feb 26, 2008 (7:53 am)
Notice to all 3.6L '08 Saturn Vue owners: I've owned an '08 Saturn Vue for 3-months and 4K miles. First issue was check-engine light which came on Christmas Eve 2007. Took it to dealership (1st-time to dealership where I did not buy the vehicle) which reset light and ran diagnostic-check. Light stayed off for a few days a came back on again. I took it back to dealership where I bought the Vue. They ran diagnotics and ordered a cam-sensor this time, took about 1-week for parts to arrive. They changed the sensor and I went on my way. Engine-light came back on again (new cam-sensor) about 1-week ago and so I made appt. to take car in. Car has been in shop from Thursday 21-Feb. to today. I did receive a phone call from the service advisor who said that the cam-plate has too much play in it thereby causing sensor to fail and this has also spotlighted a problem with the heads. The heads are being ordered today, hopefully to arrive Thursday with completion on Friday. I have a friend who is a master mechanic at a GM dealership who has visited the tech-assist website by GM. There seems to be the same-type isolated problems in various GM models of the 3.6L V6. Total time is shop for same issue which seems to have been ID'd will be 9-days in less than 3-months of ownership. Long-term prognosis and retrospect: Not sure about long-term, hopefully this will solve the problem. However, I've never had an issue like this before with any car that I've owned. Kind of dissappointed overall with Saturn and GM.
#94 of 175 Change oil light by mista1 Feb 29, 2008 (8:35 pm)
Does anyone know why the change oil light stays on alittle longer than usual. It started after I got a OIL CHANGE at Jiffy lube. Replies to this message: Hiker67 (Dec 19, 2008 5:25 am) desertvue (Dec 19, 2008 8:01 am)
#95 of 175 2005 Saturn Problems by chilipepper1 Mar 10, 2008 (7:29 pm)
Hi. I have just found this forum today and it looked like there were some good discussions. I hope you all can give me some feedback/support, etc.   I own a 2005 Saturn Vue- manual transmission. I bought it brand new- only 37 miles on it from the dealership. I really like my car... when it's not breaking down on me while I am driving down the road that is. Here's the summary.   My car has had to been rendered inoperable & has needed to be towed to the dealership 4 times in the 2 1/2 years/51,000 miles that I have owned it. The repairs are as follows: 9,000 mi could not get in to reverse- replaced the shifter cable clip; 19,000 clutch, slave cylinder, shifter plate were all replaced; 19,900 miles the entire transmission was replaced; 46,000 both shifter cables replaced; 51,000 both shifter cables replaced again.   Also, anyone have any ideas on how to best clean the interior back seats? The color is a medium tan color- cloth. I've tried everything I can think of and they are still stained. Nothing in particular has ever been spilled. If rain drops fall on the seat there is a "stain.'' I have two 8 year old boys which make cleaning it a constant challenge   Thank you in advance for any help. Replies to this message: doreenr (Apr 28, 2008 4:47 pm) nveale (Aug 08, 2008 1:26 pm)

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