Aleforge
05-13-2009, 07:49 AM
Hey guys,
I have a 2006 Saturn Vue Redline that I purchased last fall. It currently has around 60k miles.
When I first bought it it ran great, super quick was a blast drive. As time has gone on I have noticed a handful of weird problems that seem to be getting worse.
The first quirk I noticed was a weird whistling, high pitched noise when I would get on the accelerator. It usually only kicks in at around 4500 rpm, I thought maybe it was happening when the v-tech kicked in but was never sure.
The next thing that has declines noticeably is the transmission performance. Luckily I had a short warranty period and was able to get the dealer to fix a pressure switch that had gone faulty. But after (of course) my warranty period expired things seemed to get worse. First off it does not seem to want to down shift all the time. Sometimes I slam the accelerator only to get the vehicle to go as hard as it can in the current gear. This has actually made highway on ramps dangerous. As sometimes I can accelerate, and sometimes not.
Secondly there has been some eratic hesitation when it does downshift. It will pause, down shift, then sluggishly start to take off. This also was coming and going.
I can also tap the gas and notice the car engage different with each flick of my foot. Sometimes smoothly, sometimes its jerky.
I also had a weird sensation this past week, I floored it and noticed the engine seemed robbed of power then it kind of freed it self up and took off. Didn't feel like it was the tranny in this instance as you could hear the engine almost choked up.
My questions are what to do next? What to replace, is there anything on the engine that can be easily looked at that can rob the power? Do you guys recommend getting the tranny flushed? Any advice on things to check, replace would be great as I really want it running like It use too.
Thank you very much!
I have a 2006 Saturn Vue Redline that I purchased last fall. It currently has around 60k miles.
When I first bought it it ran great, super quick was a blast drive. As time has gone on I have noticed a handful of weird problems that seem to be getting worse.
The first quirk I noticed was a weird whistling, high pitched noise when I would get on the accelerator. It usually only kicks in at around 4500 rpm, I thought maybe it was happening when the v-tech kicked in but was never sure.
The next thing that has declines noticeably is the transmission performance. Luckily I had a short warranty period and was able to get the dealer to fix a pressure switch that had gone faulty. But after (of course) my warranty period expired things seemed to get worse. First off it does not seem to want to down shift all the time. Sometimes I slam the accelerator only to get the vehicle to go as hard as it can in the current gear. This has actually made highway on ramps dangerous. As sometimes I can accelerate, and sometimes not.
Secondly there has been some eratic hesitation when it does downshift. It will pause, down shift, then sluggishly start to take off. This also was coming and going.
I can also tap the gas and notice the car engage different with each flick of my foot. Sometimes smoothly, sometimes its jerky.
I also had a weird sensation this past week, I floored it and noticed the engine seemed robbed of power then it kind of freed it self up and took off. Didn't feel like it was the tranny in this instance as you could hear the engine almost choked up.
My questions are what to do next? What to replace, is there anything on the engine that can be easily looked at that can rob the power? Do you guys recommend getting the tranny flushed? Any advice on things to check, replace would be great as I really want it running like It use too.
Thank you very much!