2007 Saturn VUE Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 128 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2007 Saturn VUE, 45% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 71,003 miles. The words owners use most often: “ignition switch” (20% of reports).
- 128electrical system complaints
- 71,003median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 2mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 31%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Ignition switch: mentioned in 25 of 128 complaints (20%)
- Key removed: mentioned in 8 of 128 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 103 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 128 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 3 a fire, 2 an injury.
Saturn VUE electrical system complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2007 Saturn VUE. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
I was driving and pulled up to get some gas and put my car in park it just stop and turned off and I havenât been able to get it back on. Went and saw a mechanic and he said it was the timing chain on the car it only had 97,000 miles on it and it would shake while Iâm in ideal
I was driving on the highway, on the way to the beach with my family and our pup! We heard a pop and thought maybe it was the tire but the engine began smoking. I pulled the vehicle over as safely as possible. I popped the hood and there was a fire. Everyone evacuated the vehicle as quickly and…
Key is easily removable when in on position. Also difficult to turn from lock position.
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2007 Saturn VUEs have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 128 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2007 Saturn VUE (45% of the 286 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2007 Saturn VUE electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 71,003 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2007 Saturn VUE?
The most frequent phrase is “ignition switch”, in 25 of 128 complaints, followed by “key removed” (8).
Other 2007 Saturn VUE problems
- Air Bags problems (90)
See all 2007 Saturn VUE problems or electrical system problems across all VUE years.