2009 Saturn Vue Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 8%of 118 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 65,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the air bags of the 2009 Saturn Vue, 8% of the 118 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, 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.
“While I am driving I have had intermittent incidents that cannot be replicated. Stabilitrak warning light has not turned off. I have lost control of my vehicle while driving twice but was able to pull over after a few seconds. The vehicle will lose power to the dash. When I am turning the steering wheel gets very hard to turn and will turn off the radio. This will cause the car to loose power while driving. Then when I turn the car off I will be unable to get the key out or turn the vehicle on. I will have to restart the vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #11385133, filed 2020-12, 160,000 miles“Takata recall I have been getting a service air bag indicator. It seems to happen every day when the temperature is extremely hot over 100 degrees. On cooler days, I do not get the indicator light. When it is hot, the light comes on immediately when I start my car. If I drive a distance with the air on, it goes off. This started happening over a month ago. I went to a dealer and they charged me $105 to run a diagnostic test. They said something needs replacing and will cost me $495. …”
NHTSA complaint #10909889, filed 2016-09, 27,800 miles“I was hit on driver side door..high speed impact.. Fire dept needed to use jaws of life to get me out.. I was unconscious and taken to trauma..no airbags deployed..hits were also noted to front panel and rear..car was totaled.”
NHTSA complaint #10299575, filed 2010-01, 11,000 miles“My 2009 Saturn VUE hybrid was purchases in jan 2009. Since that time my car battery has died 4 times. When I took it to the Saturn dealer in savannah they said there was nothing wrong with the battery but my hybrid battery had a recall. After 10 days the vehicle was released back to me with a new hybrid battery however, the 12 v continues to die. The GM dealer in hinesville ga said that batteries will die in extreme conditions. I live in se georgia. I have no GPS, radar detector, mps player , dvd player etc plugged into my VUE to account for weather or battery drain. …”
NHTSA complaint #10362102, filed 2010-10, 19,000 miles“Driving vehicle around 55mph veered off onto loose gravel. Hit a drain culvert flew into the air, slammed down into a ditch, and hit several cut telephone poles used as landscape decorations with no front air bag deployment. Received medical attention and filed police reports.”
NHTSA complaint #10935222, filed 2016-12, 116,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10201252Jul 21, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Saturn Vue
38 complaintsElectrical system
35 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsElectronic stability control
9 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsEquipment
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 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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