2005 Saturn Vue electrical system problems
72 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2005 Saturn Vue, which is 33% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 72 33% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 61 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 61 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
On july 23, 2005, I had the oil seal replaced. The vue had been leaking oil in my garage and other places when I parked. I had to replace the ignition switch on two occasions and was almost unable to get the key to turn. Sometimes took up to 20 minutes or so. On july 22, 2006 I had the air conditioning condenser and seal replaced. It was over 100 degrees. I had to get a rental for this repair. This took several days because the mechanic took my car apart, thought it was repaired, but was not, I was told.
The key gets stuck in the ignition and will not come out. Other times it falls out of ignition while car is driving down the road.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Saturn Vue
- Steering 21 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 19 complaints
- Engine 18 complaints
- Air bags 15 complaints