2004 Saturn VUE: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2004 Saturn VUE. The newest campaign is 14V490000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Aug 2014. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Ignition. NHTSA has 276 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 14V490000, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle to see if the key can be pulled out when the ignition is off. If it can, dealers will replace the ignition cylinder and keys, free of charge. The recall began in October 2014. Owners may contact Saturn customer service at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 14506. Note: Until a vehicle has been remedied, owners and operators are advised that when exiting, to be sure that the vehicle is in "Park," or in the case of a manual transmission, that the vehicle is in the "Reverse" position and the parking brake is engaged.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 208,289 units in total.
14V490000Received . 202,155 units.
Electrical System / Ignition
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2002-2004 Saturn Vue vehicles manufactured September 11, 2001, to April 6, 2004. In the affected vehicles, it may be possible for the key to be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "Off" position.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "off" position, the vehicle could roll away: (a) for an automatic transmission, if the transmission is not in the "Park" position; or (b) for a manual transmission, if the parking brake is not engaged and the transmission is not in the "Reverse" position. This potential for rollaway increases the risk for a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle to see if the key can be pulled out when the ignition is off. If it can, dealers will replace the ignition cylinder and keys, free of charge. The recall began in October 2014. Owners may contact Saturn customer service at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 14506. Note: Until a vehicle has been remedied, owners and operators are advised that when exiting, to be sure that the vehicle is in "Park," or in the case of a manual transmission, that the vehicle is in the "Reverse" position and the parking brake is engaged.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14506. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
03V519000Received . 6,134 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain sport utility vehicles equipped with 3.5l v6 (l66) engines fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for vehicles other than passenger cars." the front and rear wheel rim size specifications on the tire/certification label are not correct. The printed wheel rim designation specified a 16-inch wheel when a 17-inch wheel designation was required.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the wheel rim size is incorrectly printed on a tire/certification label, a service technician who solely uses the tire/certification label for service information may attempt to replace a damaged wheel with an incorrect wheel.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be provided with a corrected label and installation instructions. Owner notification began on december 15, 2003. Owners should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 03059.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
276 complaints, 360 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2004 Saturn VUE
- All 2004 vehicles
| Component | 2004 VUE | All 2004 vehicles | VUE, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 258.3 | 113.4 | 201.5 | 93 |
| Electrical System | 227.8 | 129.3 | 214.9 | 82 |
| Suspension | 94.4 | 51.1 | 40.5 | 34 |
| Air Bags | 50 | 78.9 | 94.5 | 18 |
| Unknown or Other | 47.2 | 25.1 | 41.2 | 17 |
| Steering | 44.4 | 71.7 | 89.3 | 16 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 44.4 | 60.7 | 47.3 | 16 |
| Structure | 30.6 | 73.3 | 28.7 | 11 |
| Exterior Lighting | 25 | 33.1 | 16.8 | 9 |
| Engine | 22.2 | 36.9 | 43.6 | 8 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 27.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 23
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 20
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 24 Sep 2025
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE04052 | Preliminary evaluation | REAR SUSPENSION TOE CONTROL LINK | Suspension | 22 Jul 2004 | 1 Nov 2004 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2004 Saturn VUEThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 Saturn VUE: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/saturn/vue/2004/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- General Motors LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Saturn VUE?
- 208,289 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Saturn VUE have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Saturn VUE, model years 2002 to 2010. 2 of them name the 2004 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Saturn VUE name most often?
- Power Train: 93 of 360 component mentions, or 258.3 per 1,000. For all 2004 vehicles the figure is 113.4 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Saturn VUE open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.