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2005 Saturn Vue Air bags Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
9%of 170 total for the year
Median mileage
97,500miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Saturn Vue, 9% of the 170 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 97,500 miles. 10 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving on the freeway when my Saturn VUE's key fell out of the ignition. There is nothing on my key ring but they key and the keyless remote. I was able to re-insert the key and regain steering control. When this happened, it moved from the run position to the acc position and locked my steering column. The engine also shut off. …”

NHTSA complaint #10649845, filed 2014-10, 105,000 miles

“Takata recall my family and I were in a roll over accident on august 20th 2019 our airbags did not deploy at impact. We were in motion going 60mph on cournty road 799 going towards george west tx when my vehicle was headed towards a covert and jerked the wheel to the left to avoid the ditch but the steering wheel jerked back to the right sending us on the 2 side passenger wheels and then rolling over 3 times I blacked out and when we stopped the air bags still didnt deploy.”

NHTSA complaint #11254532, filed 2019-09, 155,000 miles

“My son currently drives this vehicle and he mentioned that the key will come of the ignition with the engine in the running mode. This has happened several times and I have brought it to the GM customer service rep that handles the GM ignition recalls. I was advised that the VIN number does not fall in the recall list and was advised to take the vehicle to a GM dealer and have it repaired out of pocket expense .”

NHTSA complaint #10618801, filed 2014-08, 65,000 miles

“My daughter was driving through the target parking lot in humble texas when side airbags deployed without an apparent reason. In previous minor accidents no airbags deployed. Car now has issues with damaged headliner and other expensive parts without a collision therefore I appear to be out the most to repair and to be frank and relatively certain tat vehicle may be worthless due to the deployment of the safety gear.”

NHTSA complaint #10594178, filed 2014-05, 121,000 miles

“Was driving to work and we had a lite snow the night before. I hit a slick spot on highway and lost control of the car and hit a telephone poll. The car is now totaled, the front end was completely torn off, drivers seat broke, windshield shattered and was partially on the dash. The airbag did not deploy. This resulted in a head concussion, torn right shoulder and badly bruised knees along with minor cuts to hands and face. The man who towed it away also wondered about this. I'm wondering if there was a recall that I haven't been able to find on my 2005 Saturn VUE?”

NHTSA complaint #10576703, filed 2014-04, 90,000 miles

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2009108%
2008256%
20079031%
20069331%
2005159%
2004187%
2003417%
2002159%

Other parts of the 2005 Saturn Vue

Electrical system
72 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
30 complaints
Steering
20 complaints
Other or unknown
14 complaints
Engine
9 complaints
Brakes
8 complaints
Engine cooling
8 complaints
Fuel system
5 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Equipment
3 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Saturn Vue

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 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