2003 Saturn Vue Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 0%of 622 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 185,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seats of the 2003 Saturn Vue, 0% of the 622 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 185,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was in a front end collison on 3 12 2019. The driver seat track broke upon collision causing me and the seat to be sent forward into the dash causing personal injury. The lever that moves the seat disconnected and the whole mechanism came toward the dash”
NHTSA complaint #11193166, filed 2019-04, 200,000 miles“My 2003 Saturn VUE drivers sat caught fire while I was driving it, I smelt a burning smell, stopped to look under the hood all looked good to me,I continued driving and the car then began to fill up with smoke naturally I got out of the vehicle immediately and realized it was the seat I was sitting in.”
NHTSA complaint #10293267, filed 2009-11, 170,000 milesSeats: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Saturn Vue
316 complaintsElectrical system
124 complaintsEngine cooling
62 complaintsSuspension
48 complaintsSteering
45 complaintsAir bags
41 complaintsFuel system
33 complaintsEngine
29 complaintsBody and structure
23 complaintsBrakes
21 complaintsVehicle speed control
21 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
20 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Saturn Vue
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology