2005 SATURN VUE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 167 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (63 complaints · 37.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 14
  • Fires 3
  • Injuries 15
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ELECTRICAL SYSTEM appears in 63 of 167 owner complaints (37.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 63 complaints, 37.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 63 · 37.7% · 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 24 complaints, 14.4% of reports POWER TRAIN 24 · 14.4% · 1 crash reports STEERING: 13 complaints, 7.8% of reports STEERING 13 · 7.8% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 12 complaints, 7.2% of reports ENGINE 12 · 7.2% AIR BAGS: 11 complaints, 6.6% of reports AIR BAGS 11 · 6.6% · 8 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 4 complaints, 2.4% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 4 · 2.4% SERVICE BRAKES: 4 complaints, 2.4% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 2.4% · 1 fire reports SUSPENSION: 4 complaints, 2.4% of reports SUSPENSION 4 · 2.4% STRUCTURE: 3 complaints, 1.8% of reports STRUCTURE 3 · 1.8% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 63 complaints, 37.7% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 63 · 37.7% · 7 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 63 37.7% 0 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 24 14.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 13 7.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 12 7.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 11 6.6% 8 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 4 2.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 4 2.4% 0 crashes · 1 fires
SUSPENSION 4 2.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 3 1.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 63 37.7% 7 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2005. 2005-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2009-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q2: 20 owner reports 20 2014-Q3: 26 owner reports 26 2014-Q4: 11 owner reports 11 2015-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2015-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2015-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2005 Jul 2026
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2005-Q1 Owner reports 3
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 2
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2006-Q3 Owner reports 3
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q4 Owner reports 3
2009-Q1 Owner reports 5
2009-Q2 Owner reports 2
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 2
2010-Q3 Owner reports 4
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 7
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 2
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 4
2014-Q2 Owner reports 20
2014-Q3 Owner reports 26
2014-Q4 Owner reports 11
2015-Q1 Owner reports 12
2015-Q2 Owner reports 6
2015-Q4 Owner reports 5
2016-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2017-Q4 Owner reports 2
2018-Q1 Owner reports 2
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q1 Owner reports 2
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 2
2020-Q2 Owner reports 2
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2023-Q2 Owner reports 1
2026-Q3 Owner reports 1
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-21
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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