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Saturn VUE Won't Start

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Re: 2003 Vue [jarheadwarren] by jarheadwarren
Aug 01, 2007 (6:18 pm)
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Replying to: jarheadwarren (Aug 01, 2007 6:17 pm)

OK, I forgot one thing. Either charge the battery back up or buy a new one before attempting to reset the security system.
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Re: 2003 Vue [jarheadwarren] by joye2
Aug 21, 2007 (8:42 pm)
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Replying to: jarheadwarren (Aug 01, 2007 6:17 pm)

My daughter has a 2003 Saturn Vue and has some problems with it. The Vue is cranking up and you can drive it but the Security light is flashing,as well as the interior lights. As weird as this sounds, this is going on. Even the locks are continuously locking and unlocking. The headlights are even blinking at times like on an emergency vehicle. The gas hand will go from empty to full and vice versa. The steering wheel gets really hard to turn and you have to cut the car off and re-enter the key several times to get it to turn. We called Saturn and they said that it will cost so much to have it checked out and that more than likely that it is the computer. Before paying some ungodly bill, I think we'll try your suggestion. If you have any other ideas, let me know. Thanks!
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Re: 2003 Vue [joye2] by jarheadwarren
Aug 22, 2007 (5:33 am)
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Replying to: joye2 (Aug 21, 2007 8:42 pm)

Does you daughter open the door with the key with the security system armed? If so, this may be why the car is acting funny. You can change the mode on the security system to stop this from happening (if in fact this is the problem). Look in the owners manual, it tells you how to change the mode on the security system. I seem to remember reading in my wife's manual that if the system is set to arm automatically, after the door is closed or if you arm it with the remote, you have to unlock and disarm the security system with the remote before opening the door. Other than that I am not sure. Good luck.
 
The problem I had was the car would crank over but not start.
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Re: 2003 Vue [jarheadwarren] by joye2
Aug 30, 2007 (3:16 pm)
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Replying to: jarheadwarren (Aug 22, 2007 5:33 am)

My daughter disarms the alarm before opening the door. She contacted several mechanics in the area. They are all saying that it is a problem with the computer. My mechanic said the computer would have to be shipped to Fl. Then they would find out where the problem is. I checked out Electrical on the same year and found someone having the same problem. Isn't there something that can be done and if so, who do we report this problem to? We have read the manual and did exactly what it says. No luck. I told her to try your suggestion about the battery. Also, Saturn told us that if she doesn't do something quick that she'll need a new computer because it will shut down the Vue. Sometimes, you just can't afford to pay SATURN there outrageous price. Keep me updated if you find out anything. THANKS!!!
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Re: 2003 Vue [jarheadwarren] by jnixon1966
Aug 30, 2007 (6:15 pm)
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Replying to: jarheadwarren (Aug 01, 2007 6:18 pm)

Not so lucky... I replaced the battery only to find out that I had no signal to the fuel pump relay from the ECM. We ended up replacing the ECM.
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Re: 2003 Vue [jnixon1966] by joye2
Sep 01, 2007 (3:28 pm)
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Replying to: jnixon1966 (Aug 30, 2007 6:15 pm)

Okay, so tell me, what did you end up paying? Thanks!
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Re: 2003 Vue [jarheadwarren] by joye2
Sep 10, 2007 (9:15 am)
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Replying to: jarheadwarren (Aug 22, 2007 5:33 am)

My daughter's Vue is at Fuller Chevrolet here in our little town. They say it is the BCM--Price is $570.00. Thanks for all your suggestions. The 2003 Vue has alot of problems. I only wish I knew the route to take to report all of this because the more I read, it seems there should have been a recall on the whole darn Saturn Vue itself.
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Re: similar issue [jnixon1966] by srdh
Oct 15, 2007 (8:38 pm)
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Replying to: jnixon1966 (Jul 29, 2007 12:35 pm)

VUE won't start; mine wouldn't either. New battery didn't help. Had a new starter installed at the Saturn dealer a cost of $499! $407 for the new starter that I found on line for less than $150. Also charged me almost $200 labor to install a front wheel hub/bearing assembly--four bolts off and four bolts back on! Was thinking another Saturn but can't afford the service!
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2006 Vue has a serious problem by kingcat
Nov 26, 2007 (8:36 am)
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I hope no one has suffered through the same problem and can tell me if this is a
lemon I'm driving? The battery is not the problem.
 
Three months ago our 2006 2.2L Vue was at a gas station. I put the ignition key
in the ignition switch. The motor kicked over but would not stay running. It ran for a second and then stopped.
 
I noticed the On Star system was not working and the instrument gauges were also dead. It was hauled 60 miles to a Saturn dealer. They replaced the main control module.
 
The Vue was OK when I picked it up the following day. It started and drove normal until a month later. The same problem the engine would not stay running.
 
It was hauled 60 miles back to the dealer. They could not find any error codes so I went and picked it up.
 
The third time it refused to run and the instrument electrical system has not working. The interior lights between the front seats would not turn off. The security
door locks were not working. The shop foreman drove it for a week to see if it would
fail again.
 
When I removed the cables at the cars battery I had a feeling to put them back on and see what happens. That did as I expected it reset the computer and the car seem normal.
 
The dealer has found error codes but they can not find the problem. We know that removing the ground from the battery re sets the computer and the car will run and operate normally.
 
I learned trying to start the car a dozen times or more when it would not run Saturn has a fail safe mode. The engine will run but the power steering will not work and the instruments will not work. It will allow the car in an emergency to be moved.
 
I bought the car in California and they have a lemon law. I now live 250 miles from the dealer who sold us this SUV. I am considering filing a complaint in CA, as who wants to get under the hood of a car because the dealers service can not find the problem?
 
If anyone has had a similar problem please post it. We like the car and the dealer
60 miles away wants to correct the problem. I do not blame the dealer.
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Re: 2006 Vue has a serious problem [kingcat] by giseeu
Dec 03, 2007 (10:59 am)
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Replying to: kingcat (Nov 26, 2007 8:36 am)

I also have a 2006 Vue that I'm having it sounds similar issues.
 
In Feb. 2007 I went out to go to work the interior lights were on. They wouldn't turn off. The car would start up then die within just a few seconds. I was already running late for work so I just took our spare car.
 
My husband tried everything he could think of to get them off however nothing worked. He even noticed the mirror (On Star, 911, etc) features were dead.
 
The vechile ended up having to be towed around 60 miles to the dealership. They had it a week before they said it was fixed. I don't go along with what they told us it was but what can you say. They charged the battery & put a new OnStar antenia on the back to fix the issues.
 
It's now November 2007. We are having the same issue again & the keyless remote will not work as well. This time I was at work when it happened. Again had to be hauled in however this time it was taken to a different Saturn dealership due it was closer to my work.
 
This dealership just called they are going to replace the Body Control Module.
 
Back during the summer I also had to have the key ignition switched replaced due to issues of it locking/sticking.
 
This is the first Saturn I've owned and it will be the last at this rate of issues. The only reason we purchased it was due to it had a manual transmission & they are getting harder to find.

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