2004 Saturn Vue power train problems
93 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2004 Saturn Vue — 34% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Transmission has Lube issues for Honda and TRANSGO HONDALK fixes that but requires several hours labor pulling transmission. Transmission and torque converter overheat causing failure. Mine overheated and stalled crossing traffic, wouldn't go into gear. Caused accident.”
filed Nov 5, 2023
“While driving transmission will jump out of gear,need to shift gear selector into neutral,then back into drive,sometimes more than once.we have avoided several serious incidents since this problematic issue started.vehicle was checked out several times at saturn of modesto.ca.now out of…”
filed Nov 22, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Vue years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Vue | 14 | 12% |
| 2008 Vue | 120 | 30% |
| 2007 Vue | 26 | 9% |
| 2006 Vue | 26 | 9% |
| 2005 Vue | 30 | 18% |
| 2003 Vue | 314 | 51% |
| 2002 Vue | 24 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Saturn Vue
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.