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#24 of 403 Re: Recall [dawnaj] by lovue

Jan 07, 2010 (12:26 am)

Replying to: dawnaj (Jan 06, 2010 8:21 pm)
What recall?

#25 of 403 Saturn Vue Transmission Problems by dawnaj

Jan 08, 2010 (1:53 am)

The letter I received was for 2004 saturn vue's and their was a recall and the VTI's. But I have since lost the letter and don't know how to replace it.

#26 of 403 Re: Transmission problems [earl16] by eckoboy83

Jan 15, 2010 (2:44 pm)

Replying to: earl16 (Sep 29, 2009 3:22 pm)
I have an 06 Saturn Vue 3.5 AWD, i bought it a year ago with 26,000 miles on it, today it has 77,000 on it. About 55,000 i noticed that at the speeds of 30 to 50 it has a shuddering feel in it and u can watch tha tachometer bounce. I purchased an additive to stop transmission shuddering from a transmission shop, but i dont know if i should add that or just change out the fluid and filter. I looked all over for a tranny dipstick and after hours of searching i found it in the front of the engine,fluid dont look bad or anything so any suggestions?

#27 of 403 Vue trans problem by earl16

Jan 16, 2010 (8:14 am)

Re Vue trans shuddering and slight surging of engine. My trans shop said to just dump the fluid and refill (about 6 qts). Have to have the Honda fluid. It solved the problem for me. Saturn dealer said it was torque converter for $1500. My trans shop recommended another fluid change after about another 10k which I am ready to do. So far it has worked for me. earl

#28 of 403 Re: Vue trans problem [earl16] by lovue

Jan 16, 2010 (9:24 am)

Replying to: earl16 (Jan 16, 2010 8:14 am)
hey earl...drained all fluid at one time. I was told thats not a good thing to do?? please advice. Acura dealer in town is doing mine over time and replacing with new. Works ok, most of the time but it sure is expensive.

#29 of 403 Re: Vue trans problem [lovue] by loomas

Jan 18, 2010 (7:22 pm)

Replying to: lovue (Jan 16, 2010 9:24 am)
I have a 2004 Vue that is doing the same thing. Has anyone put in a new torque converter? What was the cost? Working good now? Has anyone tried just adding an additive? How did that work?
    Thanks!

#30 of 403 vue trans by earl16

Jan 19, 2010 (5:33 am)

Saaturn dealer told me $1500 for torque converter. As I said earlier a change of fluid seems to fix the shuddering and the slight engine sure. The torque converter apparently locks around 55 so that is why surging goes away at higher speeds. Hope this helps, Earl in Hartland

#31 of 403 Saturn Vue 2006 by msjudy

Mar 06, 2010 (4:02 pm)

I just purchased my saturn vue a couple of days ago from a local dealer and it is having the same problem as I see listed above. It vibrates and groans at about 35 to 40mph. The dealer has had it in his shop for 2 days now and says they can't find out what the problem is. At first they thought it was the shift solenoid. I told them what I read about the torque converter and the transmission fluid being changed but they didn't seem to want to listen. They haven't told me if I was going to be charged for the repairs yet. I paid quite a lot for this car and I don't think I should have to pay anymore. It has 48,000 miles on it. Can anyone tell me if there is any kind of warranty left on this vehicle or if the dealership should be responsible for the cost of repairs. On the windshield, it said "As Is, No Warranty." When I test drove the car, I did not feel the vibration, just after I drove it off the lot and all the paper work was finished. I feel I was deceived. Can the problem with the Saturn be fixed or they just making it worse?

#32 of 403 vue trans by earl16

Mar 07, 2010 (6:58 am)

Good luck; Change of fluid worked for me but I never had groans or vibrations - just engine surge and a bit of roughness when starting. Engine surge is coming back so plan on another change of fluid. e

#33 of 403 VUE Transmission surges by dipnet

Mar 07, 2010 (12:36 pm)

WHen changing the fluid, did you go the expensive route of completely draining and flushing the entire syste, or simply drain what you can and replace? The expensive job is about 200-300 bucs, but is suppose to completely clean and flush the entire transmission.

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