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Saturn SUV probed for safety
Federal regulators say left rear wheel of VUE has collapsed during accident avoidance maneuvers.
July 27, 2004: 11:55 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Federal safety regulators are investigating the Saturn VUE sport/utility vehicle due to concerns its rear left wheel can collapse during accident avoidance maneuvers.

2004 Saturn Vue  
2004 Saturn Vue

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said that the 2004 four-wheel drive VUE's left rear suspension failed while the agency was performing its standard "fishhook" safety test, which simulates a driver rapidly turning left and then right while driving 45 mph. It said a subsequent test of the two-wheel drive version of the 2004 VUE found a similar suspension failure.

The agency said its office of defects investigation has received one consumer complaint that the left wheel collapsed in a 2003 model VUE when it left the roadway, resulting in a rollover accident in April 2004.

The agency said its preliminary evaluation has been opened to further investigate the alleged defect. Spokesmen for General Motors unit Saturn were not immediately available for comment Tuesday, but a spokesman told the Wall Street Journal Monday that it is cooperating with the probe and that it does not know of any accidents caused by the failure of the left rear-wheel suspension.  Top of page




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