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#250 of 300 Scared to buy 2008 Vue Hybrid by ckb2 Dec 12, 2007 (11:57 am)
After reading the terrible maintenance stories on this forum, I really regret putting $500. reserve deposit on the 2008 model. It seems that a high percentage of owners are experiencing lengthy and repetitive repair problems. My biggest concern was whether or not the Vue Hybrid would be under powered. Any body know if these battery problems in particular have been ironed out on '08 model? Replies to this message: joncanada (Dec 12, 2007 1:19 pm)
#251 of 300 Wiring Harness Fix by anix Dec 12, 2007 (12:41 pm)
I went to the dealership last week for routine maintenance and found out that there was a recall for the wiring harness. They replaced it and hopefully my car will continue to work well. I just wish I was getting the higher gas mileage as some of you as I get anywhere from 23 to 26 mpg in the city and up to 28mpg on the freeway.
#252 of 300 Re: Scared to buy 2008 Vue Hybrid [ckb2] by joncanada Dec 12, 2007 (1:19 pm)
Replying to: ckb2 (Dec 12, 2007 11:57 am) I'd hope that the battery problems would be ironed out on the 08 model, but the 08's were pretty much completed when I drove our 2007 off the lot (was the last one of it's kind in Canada) and still had problems so who knows what they have done to correct the 08's. Personally I'd transfer my deposit to a non-hybrid but I'm bias because of all the issues we've had Toyota Hylanders are really nice
#253 of 300 Any problems after new battery? by silverglvue Jan 20, 2008 (7:17 pm)
We had our battery replaced 2 months ago. The vehicle seemed to working well until the last 5 days in which we noticed an odor. The Vue GL is no longer going into auto stop. We're just wondering if anybody else had a similar experience after replacing the harness and then the battery itself. This is all in <14,000 miles and <1 year on the road . Replies to this message: megfox (Jan 20, 2008 8:55 pm) silverglvue (Jan 21, 2008 1:50 pm)
#254 of 300 Re: Any problems after new battery? [silverglvue] by megfox Jan 20, 2008 (8:55 pm)
Replying to: silverglvue (Jan 20, 2008 7:17 pm) i had both replaced and my auto stop has stopped working regularly. enough to be affecting my gas mileage in a very bad way. I've gone from getting over 400 miles per tank to about 300. I'm going to take it back in.   ugh. Replies to this message: silverglvue (Jan 21, 2008 1:50 pm)
#255 of 300 Heater / Air Conditioner = No Auto-Stop by joncanada Jan 20, 2008 (9:14 pm)
Our vehicle will now never go into auto-stop if the heater / air conditioning unit is on regardless of the temperature setting. Anybody else experienced this?
#256 of 300 2007 Saturn Greenline by kallop Jan 21, 2008 (10:39 am)
We have 7700 miles on our Greenline, it no longer operates as a HYBRID. The fuel mileage is worse then our '03 Vue with AWD, nothing works anymore and the dealer said there is nothing wrong with it. They say it operates as it should. What the ^%$^%#$ does that mean?
#257 of 300 Re: Any problems after new battery? [megfox] by silverglvue Jan 21, 2008 (1:50 pm)
Replying to: megfox (Jan 20, 2008 8:55 pm) Thanks for your reply!   Our GL Vue went to the service department today. We were told that the battery wasn't getting charged enough. The tech wrote that maybe we should drive it more. We explained how much we drive it....next it seemed that maybe the cold is causing part of the issue.   Regardless, we bought this vehicle to drive in whatever conditions exists and whenever we need to drive it. Additionally, we did not buy a vehicle to have the battery charging odor inside the vehicle.   We started discussing a buy back and were told that it needs to be taken directly to Saturn so we will start that process.   To all - please note that a strange smell in the vehicle (and sometimes outside) is a battery related issue.
#258 of 300 Re: Battery Problems [silverglvue] by dreamcr Jan 29, 2008 (6:06 pm)
Replying to: silverglvue (Nov 17, 2007 4:42 pm) I have a 2007 Greenline. Have had nothing but trouble with it. First the ignition switch started giving me trouble. The key would stick. Took the car back a week after buying it. Dealer stated it just needed oiling. It continued to get worse. Then I found out there was a recall on the wiring harness. They replaced the harness and I got a mile from the shop and it was doing exactly the same thing, not shutting off when coming to a stop and the electric motor not kicking in when accelerating or cruising. They said the battery was defective, so they kept it another week for a total of 2 weeks! When I got the car back it got about 29 mpg. I noticed after about a week that it was only getting 24-26mpg. That slowly decreased over the last few months. Just got back from Las Vegas. Got 21-22mpg. The electric motor was not assisting at all! Periodically doesn't shut off at a stop. Dropped it off at the dealer, they called me and said there is nothing wrong with it! They said the air conditioning unit was making a noise so they were replacing it! I told it them it's the middle of winter I'm not using the air conditioner, and what does that have to do with the electric motor?!!!!! All I can say is this thing has never lived up to the all the hype! It a plain case of false advertising and fraud if you ask me! Replies to this message: silverglvue (Jan 29, 2008 6:56 pm) dreamcr (Jan 29, 2008 7:41 pm)
#259 of 300 Re: Battery Problems [dreamcr] by silverglvue Jan 29, 2008 (6:56 pm)
Replying to: dreamcr (Jan 29, 2008 6:06 pm) I'm curious - do you live in a cold weather state? Our hybrid is also not working properly (or at all on some days) which we attribute to the cold weather impacting the battery charge (causing the smell in or out of the vehicle). The hybrid seemed to work better in our 2 days of warmer >45 degree F weather but is back to it's problematic.   It seems like there is a theme of the hybrid not working (note the at least 4-5 vehicles posted recently) properly.   Saturn wants ours to go back to the shop...... Replies to this message: dreamcr (Jan 29, 2008 7:41 pm)

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