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56 messages, Last post on Aug 11, 2009 at 3:27 PM
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 The same problem occurred again today. The engine turns over but would not run. The gas and heat gauges fail to indicate. Like the last time I had to get under the hood and remove the ground strap and electrical cables on the ground side of the battery. This time after driving to where we went the car electrical system was dead. I tracked it down to a lose screw on the positive post of the battery. Not sure how long the battery had a lose connection? The car seems to run better. No doubt that was the reason my Vue has given me problems in the past. Bottom line is take the ground cables off. There are two and then check out the screw on the positive side. I've never taken the positive side cables off. The dealer in Las Vegas managed to do that. I'm not pleased that the Vue computer system failed for the 5th time. I do not recommend taking the ground cable and ground strap off the battery. You can do damage to the car or if you short out the battery serious injury can result. Do so only if your a qualified mechanic. |
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1999 sc-1 100k miles. My son's first car. Didn't start one day. Would not crank. Not the battery. I jacked car up, got under the car and whacked the starter several times.The car started. Figured bad starter. Replaced it. couple of weeks later, same problem. After a ten minute drive, every once in a while, it would not start. All the bells and lights and whistles would come on, but when the key is turned all the way to start, engine would not crank. Nothing at all. Then, miraculously after 15-20 minutes, the car would start and run perfectly.(Could have saved starter $) This has happened several times during the past 2 months. My mechanic says it has to happen for him , for a diagnosis. Unfortunately, it never does. My son is usually at school or at the store when it happens. He waits the 15 minutes and it starts. I did notice one thing. After it does not start, if you turn the key to off and remove the key, a clicking sound , not unlike a turn signal, can be heard coming from the passenger side of the trunk, rear seat area. Stuck relay? it "clicks about 10 times then stops. Have yet to locate exactly where sound is coming from. Don't know if one thing has to do with the other but I'm dumbfounded. Any suggestions?
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Replying to: masters142 (Jun 09, 2008 8:19 pm) Today's automobiles are so advanced only those with special training can find problems. Hitting the starter might have worked twenty years ago. I wish I could just tell you take it to an authorized service center and they will solve your problem. My experience is most technicians are not computer engineers. They depend on the input of the customer and their diagnostic test set. The standard method of trouble shooting a computerized vehicle is checking for ECM errors. If no errors are stored in the computer then it is a guessing game. The problem could be as simple as re torque the battery cables or checking for good electrical connections to the starter. One simple thing any person with minimum trouble shooting skills can do is carefully remove the battery ground cable and the ground cables. Replace them after several minutes. That reboots the complex computer system. It might be all that is needed. My 2006 Vue problem was solved after the service technicians could not find a problem. The positive terminal bolt had come lose. I agree the tech should have caught that error. There is a risk of shorting out the battery so either know what your doing or let a person who does perform the task. There will always be intermittent failures in vehicles with complex electrical systems. I have not had any starting problem since I found the lose positive terminal cable. Granted that seems simple to find but it took months before the bolt backed out far enough to disconnect all the battery voltage. Usually the service people are as eager to find the problem as you are so work with the dealer.
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Replying to: giseeu (Dec 03, 2007 10:59 am) I have had a similar problem. When I am unlocking car with remote, Saturn Vue 2003, the door locks automatically relock themselves before entry. Re open with remote again and then on occasion car starts and shuts off after a few seconds. Figured out that after disconnecting battery for about 5 minutes, the vehicle starts and everything goes back to normal. Did your problem go away when the BCM was chaned or has it returned. Anyone who has found a solution please feel o respond. Trinisaturn.
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Replying to: kingcat (Dec 08, 2007 7:00 am) Since the ECM has been changed the problem in your vehicle has never reoccurred?, Re. the car shut off after one second and all instruments go dead? How much did the ECM cost? |
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Replying to: jarheadwarren (Jan 20, 2008 8:55 pm) Please advise. |
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Replying to: trinisaturn (Sep 01, 2008 6:54 pm) So 2 months past the warranty the security mod kit needs to be replaced, like $800 so now since June when the warrenty was up I have had the water pump go and this. security problem. I am quickly loseing my faith in Saturn |
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Hiya, my 2003 vue has 53622 miles on it, the last time I took in for service 8/25 I was not pleased. Well first off they had to fix a security module that cost $800 and as im driving home I notice there are an extra 23 miles put on the car, so somehow as they worked under the dash they bumped the dials and added miles.  and I also got an oil change and they left the old reminder sticker on windshield Total bill  792.42
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Replying to: jarheadwarren (Jul 27, 2007 8:27 pm)  I think more and more I hate my 2003 Vue. The warranty just expired in June, 08 The water pump died, coveder under warr still cost me 423.00, Now the security light problem, took to saturn dealer and told me 45.00 to check it out, The gal came back and said the security mod kit had to be replaced like 756.00. and they ask if I wanted toget a new tire because one has low tread. They changed the oil, somehow while they fixed the security module they moved my milage up 26 miles, and the left the old reminder sticker for oil change on the windshield
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Replying to: vuemaster (Sep 02, 2008 12:54 pm) i am having problems with saturn vue 2003...: on opening vehicle with remote...it is closing back immedately for itself... then car start for 1 second then shuts off......would not restart.... flashing headlights when car is in park...... steering wheel goes hard....stiff..... a few times when trying to open with remote...everything is dead....remote does not work...have to enter car manually turning key on door...when key inserted in ignition everything is dead..... only way to get car started is to disconnect battery for 5 minutes..then reconnect and car works..... anybody having these sort of problems and found a solution please let me know.... |
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