2002 Saturn Vue defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2002 Saturn Vue. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• TIMING CHAIN FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE06006 · opened Jan 24, 2006 · closed Jun 6, 2006

  On december 12, 2005, odi received a defect petition (dp05-008) requesting the investigation of timing chain failures that could cause stalling in saturn vehicles equipped with the 2.2l (l61) engine. Odi opened pe06-006 on january 24, 2006, with 24 vehicle owner complaints that alleged a broken timing chain caused the …

• REAR SUSPENSION TOE CONTROL LINK
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04052 · opened Jul 22, 2004 · closed Nov 1, 2004

  The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate allegations of rear suspension failure in the subject vehicles during certain severe driving maneuvers.the investigation was prompted by nhtsa-conducted ncap dynamic rollover test incidents involving my 2004 saturn vue vehicles …