Model year record
2010 Saturn Vue recalls & problems
The 2010 Saturn Vue has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 6 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is electrical system (3 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2010 Saturn Vue.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
Crash test ratings
2010 Saturn VUE 4-DR w/SAB
| Frontal crash | Not Rated |
|---|---|
| Side crash | Not Rated |
| Rollover | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover risk | 15.9% |
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (New Car Assessment Program). Ratings are comparable only between vehicles of similar size and weight, and ratings from 2011 on use tougher tests than earlier years. Photos: NHTSA.
Fuel economy
Vue Hybrid Hybrid
| City / highway | 25 / 32 mpg |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Regular Gasoline |
2.4 L · 4 cyl · Automatic 4-spd · Front-Wheel Drive · about $2,400/year to fuel
Vue FWD
| City / highway | 19 / 26 mpg |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Regular Gasoline |
2.4 L · 4 cyl · Automatic 4-spd · Front-Wheel Drive · about $3,050/year to fuel
Vue FWD
| City / highway | 17 / 24 mpg |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Regular Gasoline |
3.6 L · 6 cyl · Automatic (S6) · Front-Wheel Drive · about $3,550/year to fuel
Vue FWD
| City / highway | 17 / 24 mpg |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Regular Gasoline |
3.6 L · 6 cyl · Automatic 6-spd · Front-Wheel Drive · about $3,550/year to fuel
Vue AWD
| City / highway | 16 / 23 mpg |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Regular Gasoline |
3.6 L · 6 cyl · Automatic (S6) · 4-Wheel Drive · about $3,550/year to fuel
Vue AWD
| City / highway | 16 / 23 mpg |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Regular Gasoline |
3.5 L · 6 cyl · Automatic 6-spd · 4-Wheel Drive · about $3,550/year to fuel
Vue AWD
| City / highway | 16 / 23 mpg |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Regular Gasoline |
3.6 L · 6 cyl · Automatic 6-spd · 4-Wheel Drive · about $3,550/year to fuel
EPA estimates from fueleconomy.gov for each engine and transmission sold. Annual cost is the EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year at its current fuel and electricity price assumptions. Your results will vary.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 3 | 28,000 mi |
| Engine | 2 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | — |
| Steering | 1 | — |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
| Visibility/wiper | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Visibility/wiper
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2015.
- Unknown or other
HAD 2010 SATURN VUE BACK TO DEALER 3TIMES UNDER WARRANTY . A/C FREEZES UP AND HALF TO SHUT OFF TO THAW . THEN WILL BLOW COLD FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL FREEZES UP AGAIN. ALWAYS PUDDLE UNDER CAR IN GARAGE FROM LINES THAWING. NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. WANT TO TAKE ON TRIP IF SOMEONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM
- Electrical systemFire
THE CAR WAS ON FIRE 15 MINUTES AFTER I PARKED IT. ARSON INVESTIGATOR TOLD US THAT IT IS A MECHANICAL\ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
- Steering
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. *TR
- Vehicle speed control
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, THIS HAPPENED TWICE OVER A PERIOD OF A MONTH, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE DASH LIGHTS WENT DIM , ON SEPT 14,2012 , ON I-75 AT 60 MPH THE CRUISE DISENGAGED AND THE ENGINE QUIT, I WAS PUT IN A VERY SCARY SITUATION, ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED CAR IS AT A CHEVY GARAGE NOW AND BECAUSE IT WILL NOT DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME THERE IS NO FIX. IT SCARES ME TO THINK OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER SATURNS WITH NO ISSUES THIS ONE HAS HAD A FEW WHICH WILL SHOW ON THE GMS LIST OF FIXES IT HAS HAD. I WISH NOW I HAD NOT BOUGHT THIS CAR. *TR *JS
- Electrical system
BOUGHT THE VUE IN APRIL 2011 AND WHEN I STARTED USING MY AC IN MAY IT WOULD BARELY BLOW COOL AIR, TOOK IT IN AND THE SEALS WERE BAD AND COMPRESSER WAS CRACKED AND FREON ALMOST GONE. THEY FIXED IT BUT IT STILL DIDNT BLOW COLD LIKE IT SHOULD. TOOK IT BACK IN JULY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BLOWING EVEN COOL AIR. THEY SAID THE AIR INLET DOOR WASNT OPEN AND I GUESS THEY OPENED IT. BLEW COLD AIR BUT STILL ONLY IF I HAD IT GOING FULL BLAST. AND STILL NOT AS COOL AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. BUT AT LEAST IT WAS A BIT COOLER. FALL CAME AND MY TRANSMISSION CROAKED ON ME..TOOK IT BACK AND THEY FIXED IT, SO FAR SO GOOD. BUT NOW ITS HOT AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN MY AC IS NOT DOING THE JOB IT SHOULD BE. MY DEALERSHIP IS…
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.