Crank No Start, Hard Start, Stalling, or Front Lamps Intermittently Inoperative Setting Any of the Following Diagnostic Trouble codes (DTCs) - P0629, B2752, B3722, B3717, B2717, B2600, B2722

Some customers may comment that the vehicle is hard to start, stalls after being started, or does not start at all. There may also be comments of intermittent front lamp concerns.

The left forward lamp ground splice pack (G101) nut may be loose or missing. This ground splice pack provides the ground for the following components: Horn, DRL Resistor, Fog Lamps, Park/Turn Signal Lamps, Marker Lamps, Cooling Fans, A/C Clutch, Cooling Fan Relay, Wiper System Relay, Power Window Relay, A/C Diode, and Fuel Pump Relay.

Use the procedure in this bulletin to verify the nut for ground splice pack G101 is present and tight. The ground is located on the left front motor rail below the headlamp assembly as shown in the illustration.

1. Remove left (driver's side) headlamp. Refer to "Headlamp Assembly or Headlamp Bulb and/or Cornering, Sidemarker, Park, Turn Signal Bulb Replacement" procedures in the appropriate Saturn VUE Service Manual, SI Document ID #1099631.
2. Manually grab splice pack and try to rotate to verify tightness.
3. If splice pack is loose, tighten nut so splice pack will not rotate.

Tighten
Tighten nut 10N·m (89 in-lbs).

4. If nut is missing, install new nut, P/N 21006316.
5. If splice pack is not loose, continue to diagnose initial condition.
6. Reinstall left (driver's side) headlamp. Refer to "Headlamp Assembly or Headlamp Bulb and/or Cornering, Sidemarker, Park, Turn Signal Bulb Replacement" procedures in the appropriate Saturn VUE Service Manual, SI Document ID #1099631.

To receive credit for this repair during the warranty coverage period, submit a claim through the Saturn Dealer System for N6620 (Wiring and/or Connector - Power & Grounds Distribution, Tighten Left Forward Lamp Harness Ground Nut).