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2008 Saturn Vue brakes problems

23 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2008 Saturn Vue, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
23 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
78,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2008 Saturn Vue Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 78,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 78,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 33% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 21 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

I was driving down FM 1960 I saw white smoke coming from under the hood and through the vents. I turned off the air condition; then grey smoke start being visible from the under the hood. I came to a yellow light and tried to brake but the brakes did not work. When I was able to get the truck to stop, a cloud of black smoke came from the glove compartment and floor board areas. I exited the vehicle and about 30 seconds later the flames engulfed the truck.

Reported at 234,000 miles, May 2014 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn vue. While the contact's wife was exiting the interstate at approximately 60 MPH, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. The contact, a certified mechanic, discovered that the brake lines had a hole due to improper routing of the brake line. The contact diagnosed that the brake line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,430.

Reported at 150,430 miles, May 2017

Other problems reported for the 2008 Saturn Vue

Brakes problems in other years

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Brakes problems across all Saturn models