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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2008 Saturn Vue Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
23about this part
Share
6%of 406 total for the year
Median mileage
57,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the visibility of the 2008 Saturn Vue, 6% of the 406 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 57,000 miles.

Example complaints

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

“This is the third time the drivers side sun visor and bar that extends visor was scalding hot! I turned the visor to the window for sun and burned my hand on the metal bar which did not have a plastic covering on it this time after a repair from october for the same issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #10605365, filed 2014-06, 154,612 miles

“I have reported this to the dealership with my warranty an know it has expired an my car is getting worse it is completely pulling back while driving I feel like my life is in danger I need some help..”

NHTSA complaint #10596088, filed 2014-06, 39,000 miles

“The heating and ventilation is not functioning properly. This vehicle has automatic climate control. This same condition occurred under the extended warranty. The fan is able to be variably controlled for speed. The cold/hot selector does not change the temperature. The mode selector for the air distribution is stuck on vent mode. I have no heat or front defroster. The warranty fix was a computer re-flash the the h.v.a.c. Programmer. This has been ongoing for 7 days. Static or moving matters not. I do believe all motor vehicle ventilation systems should default to defroster mode! Regards, m4rk”

NHTSA complaint #11030744, filed 2017-10, 62,000 miles

“I can not utilize the inside rear view mirror totally, because the top half of the inside mirror is taken up by the backside of the onstar panel, it is what you see in the mirror. Also, the rear seat head rest take up the lower half of portions of it, so I have to keep the rear seats lowered all the way down to utilize the lower portion of the mirror. So now I have a 2 seat SUV. When people are sitting in the rear seat, especially with 3 people, you have no mirror view at all. …”

NHTSA complaint #10227993, filed 2008-05, 135 miles

“Webasto hollandia 600 sun roof completely detached from the car while driving on the pa turnpike. I am the original owner of the car and it was installed prior to my picking it up at the faulkner dealership, Saturn of jenkintown. The roof was installed by.rsc restyling in levittown, pa. I took the car to faulkner GM in trevose, pa for repairs and contacted my auto insurance company. A few days later I found out that the sun roof manufacturer had issued a recall notice for this exact problem. The sun roof was replaced at rsc and I attempted to find out why I was never notified of the recall. …”

NHTSA complaint #10583097, filed 2014-04, 54,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2010117%
200943%
2008236%
200721%
200662%
200532%
200473%
2003203%
200242%

Other parts of the 2008 Saturn Vue

Transmission and drivetrain
120 complaintsElectrical system
88 complaintsSteering
86 complaintsOther or unknown
45 complaintsEngine
38 complaintsAir bags
25 complaintsBrakes
22 complaintsVehicle speed control
18 complaintsElectronic stability control
15 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsEngine cooling
13 complaintsExterior lighting
11 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Saturn Vue

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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