20 Most Recent 2008 Saturn VUE - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Lot's of warning lights , check engine and all the others , You should have the vehicle checked for DTC'S - diagnostic trouble codes . Lost power codes probably ! Could be a number of thing's ,ignition switch , BCM - body control module just to name a couple . DTC'S will point in the right diagnostic direction . The electronic's on your vehicle Are complex to say the least . The body control system consists of the body control module (BCM), communications, and various input and outputs. Some inputs, outputs and messages require other modules to interact with the BCM. The BCM also has discrete input and output terminals to control the vehicle body functions. The BCM is wired to the GMLAN High speed serial data buss and the GMLAN Low speed serial data buss and acts as a gateway between them. If the BCM does not communicate the vehicle will not start due to the inability of the engine/powertrain control module (ECM/PCM) and vehicle theft deterrent (VTD) control module to communicate without the BCM providing the gateway function. Power Mode Master This vehicles BCM functions as the power mode master (PMM). The ignition switch is a low current switch with multiple discrete ignition switch signals to the PMM for determination the power mode that will be sent over the serial data circuits to the other modules that need this information, and so the PMM will activate relays and other direct outputs of the PMM as needed. Refer to Power Mode Description and Operation for a complete description of power mode functions. This is something you should have checked out by a qualified repair shop .

take back to th GM dealer as they must guarentee there work for 12 month's

reset the ERCM using a scan tool while the brake pads looked fine , the rotors should be removed as that gives the same impression as the abs in operation there could be a cracked rotor causing the noise take it to an accredited brake specialist shop

possible that there is an issue with the torque converter clutch servo/solenoid operation take it to an accredited service center and have it properly diagnosed

Have you checked the power steering fluid?

bad batteries can charge up to twelver volts. Monitor voltage while crankung if it drops to or below 8 volts you do have a bad battery. It could be a solenoid switch although that starter should have come with a new one. Baterry terminals can corrode to the point that that they will not cobduct. Also ignition switch could have broken..
Last but perhaps the first thing to check is a coolant leak... A cylander full of antifreeze coolant will prevent the engine from turning over.
The new starter we put on a friends car did turn the engine over bending a rod and breaking a piston. Had we know a cylander was full of water we could have done head gaskets instead he spent four thousand dollars on a full overhaul.

Then one of your five tires I'm including your spare has low air pressure go put air in the tires

With colder weather, tire pressures will decrease a little. Check the pressures on all your tires. If they are within two or three psi of the recommended pressure, you should be able to drive for another day before airing them back up. But if one (or more) tire is five psi or more below recommended pressure, it probably has a slow leak and should be aired up, preferably repaired, as soon as possible.

More time would be spent getting the car in the air on lift or jacked high enough for you to get at the sensor, unplug the sensor and remove and replace 20 mins tops....

I don't know liter size of engine? I looked at info for 2.4L. The circle in the picture should be thermostat housing. You can drain coolant, a little, remove any hoses from thermostat housing. The housing probably has a couple of bolts holding it, Use proper wrench or socket to remove bolts, remove thermostat housing, the thermostat should be under the housing. The installation should be the opposite of removal. Then top off the coolant. If your going to work on your own vehicles, you need a basic set of tools, wrenches and sockets, standard and metric size, pliars--different types of screwdrivers, we can go on and on.