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2008 Saturn Vue electronic stability control (esc) problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2008 Saturn Vue4% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
4%
share of all complaints
90,115 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The transmission was slipping between 45-50 mph at about 1500-2000 rpms the only way to avoid it was using the manual mode. It was only happening after the vehicle was warmed up too by the end of my 200 mile drive today it was slipping bad and it has fluid I topped it off this morning hoping that…

    filed Aug 2, 2020

  • Have had to replace the steering column twice due to anti lock brake and traction control issues. Both system lights are on the dash. Problem is intermittent but the only fix is a steering column which are hard to find. Has been going on for 2 years

    filed Mar 16, 2019

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

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Vue years

YearReportsShare
2009 Vue98%
2007 Vue41%
2006 Vue62%
2004 Vue10%
2003 Vue30%
2002 Vue21%
Vue electronic stability control (esc) 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.