2006 Saturn Vue Latches, locks and linkages Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 6%of 300 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 73,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the latches, locks and linkages of the 2006 Saturn Vue, 6% of the 300 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 73,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have an '06 VUE. Both of the back doors will not open from the inside or the outside. The factory was no help. I am in the shreveport area and was very disappointed that they would not help me. They were not even sure if they could fix the problem. Recall needs to be done. Had to take my vehicle to a body shop to have it serviced.”
NHTSA complaint #10358475, filed 2010-09, 120,000 miles“The door latches are failing intermittently and the doors will not close. We have had to tie the back doors closed with rope to prevent them from opening while driving. I've seen a recall for this on the 2008 models, what about the 2006 models?”
NHTSA complaint #10680756, filed 2015-02, 75,000 miles“Within 6 months 3 of the four door latches on the vehicle have failed and would no longer latch. In the first two cases no problem other than the door latch mechanically failing has been found and the latch has had to be replaced. The third latch is intermittently failing and needs to be replaced. Given that they are all mechanical failings of a critical safety component and I can think of no easily explainable reason other than design I thought I should report it as a concern.”
NHTSA complaint #10575979, filed 2014-03, 123,000 miles“A few times since the summer of 2003 we would try to shut the rear passenger car door and it would not catch to close. We put some lithium grease thinking it just needed that. This weekend while putting the kids in the car the door would not shut. It took 30 minutes of manipulating the handle, door locks and window to try and get the door to shut. We cannot let our children ride in the car because we know the latch could fail and our children could be put in harms way.”
NHTSA complaint #10478431, filed 2012-10, 111,450 miles“We bought a Saturn VUE in june of 2006. 2 months after we purchased the VUE we had to bring it in for exhaust and converter and oxidation replacement. Then 2 weeks later we had to have the ignition lock cylinders replaced we could not start our truck. Then in 07 we had the converter and manifold replaced. We were told that the manifold was torqued to much from the manufacture. Then june of this year same issue with the exhaust and converter again. Say the replaced a spring in the converter.”
NHTSA complaint #10232919, filed 2008-07, 5,297 milesLatches, locks and linkages: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Saturn Vue
103 complaintsAir bags
93 complaintsSteering
29 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
26 complaintsBody and structure
19 complaintsSeats
15 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsExterior lighting
13 complaintsSuspension
13 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 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.
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