These loose screws allow the fuse box to wiggle free and the fuses themselves to lose contact with their respective terminals.
To access these screws, of course, you have to pull off the plastic cover, which can be seen in the above photo sitting on the battery cover, right next to the windshield washer fluid. It has one plastic clip on either side that comes free with a little squeeze.
For our car, this caused a check engine light (CEL) to come on, as well as a radiator check light.
Here's a link to the 2007 Saturn Vue Owner's Manual, where you can read all about the blurred, obscure hieroglyphics that your car lights up on the dashboard whenever there's a problem.
Additionally, the two secondary cigar lighter sockets stopped working (one inside the center console, one on the back of the center console), and the on-board diagnostic (OBD) system was not functioning!
I took the car to an oil-change place down the street that had helped me with OBD II codes before with this car, and the OBD II system was not functioning. The car gave no codes, because well, it wasn't even able to power the OBD diagnostic computer that they plugged in to the car.
The illumination of the two dashboard lights, failure of the cigar lighters, and failure of the OBD II system were followed shortly (a week or two) by the engine failing to start. The engine would turn over, and the battery was fully charged, and the car had gas, but it wouldn't start.
After a $130 diagnostic at the dealership (the car's still under the 5-year, 100,000 mile warranty), they tightened the screws and sent us on our way.
Hopefully when someone else has this problem they stumble across this information and save $130+ by just tightening some screws!
My step daughter's 07 Vue did the same thing. I took the red battery cable off for a minute, similar to resetting a cable box by unplugging it for a minute. By doing this it resets the computer in the vehicle. It started and gauges, door locks and everything else was fine. You will need a Phillips screwdriver to get the cover off the battery and a pair of pliers to disconnect the red cable...
ReplyDeleteNo, those screws will not loss by them selves some idiot did some work on your fuse box and forgot to tied them
ReplyDeleteThe car gave no codes, because well, it wasn't even able to power the OBD diagnostic computer that they plugged in to the car.
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You are a lifesaver I did as instructed and my car started right up!! Thanks so much
ReplyDeleteYou rock. This is exactly what happened to us, thanks!
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