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2003 Saturn Vue steering problems

45 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2003 Saturn Vue7% of all complaints for this model year.

45
Steering complaints
7%
share of all complaints
83,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My dashboard warning light that traction control is disabled. The light comes on briefly when I take sharp left turns. The wheel-speed sensors, wires, connectors, control module and other components occasionally conk with intermittent problems. This has cause my reduce power when I drive it, using…

    filed Oct 14, 2020

  • While driving the vehicle, the power steering suddenly goes out, making steering very, very difficult. It happens more often in cooler weather and usually turning vehicle off and parking for a little while corrects the problem. Tried to check power steering fluid, was told it is an electric system.

    filed Nov 25, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Steering problems in other Vue years

YearReportsShare
2009 Vue3832%
2008 Vue8621%
2007 Vue3312%
2006 Vue2910%
2005 Vue2012%
2004 Vue166%
2002 Vue1811%
Vue steering problems by year →

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.