2008 Saturn Vue steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 88 complaints for the 2008 Saturn Vue, 15% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 88 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 96,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Based on 69 complaints that include mileage. 26% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	6
20k to 40k miles	1
40k to 60k miles	11
60k to 80k miles	12
80k to 100k miles	8
100k to 120k miles	10
120k to 140k miles	7
140k to 160k miles	4
160k to 180k miles	6
180k to 200k miles	4
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 69 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While driving on the freeway, something weird happened with the steering wheel & my daughter lost control of her vehicle. She crashed into the brick wall on the freeway & totaled her vehicle. She was hospitalized & had to have surgery to repair a broken jaw (in two places), fractured bone under her left eye, & other various fractures in her face. Her teeth were also knocked out of alignment on the bottom.

October 2021 CrashInjury

My car was not steering correctly. It was veering back and forth to the yellow line and to the right. I took it in to the mechanic and he replaced the steering rack. (driving on streets)

Reported at 111,000 miles, February 2018

Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Saturn models