# Saturn Vue - Hot rim

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-vue-hot-rim/137297>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** saturn\
**Created:** [March 26, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-vue-hot-rim/137297 "2019-03-26T20:03:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![FrankNkrumah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/0ea827/32.png) [@FrankNkrumah](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FrankNkrumah)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-vue-hot-rim/137297/1 "2019-03-26T20:03:22Z")

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The left front rim becomes very hot and a burning brake pads smell

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-vue-hot-rim/137297/2 "2019-03-26T20:08:04Z")

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I hope you just want to make a note of this because this is dangerous and if you can’t do brake work have this whatever year this Saturn is towed to a shop.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-vue-hot-rim/137297/3 "2019-03-26T20:26:33Z")

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Then you have a sticking brake caliper that needs fixing.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-vue-hot-rim/137297/4 "2019-03-26T21:20:53Z")

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Yup. Mustangman FTW. My Highlander did that when the caliper froze. And then when it froze again. And the third time. I could also see a lot of brake dust on just the rim over the frozen one.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-vue-hot-rim/137297/5 "2019-03-26T21:26:33Z")

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> [@Mustangman](#):
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> Then you have a sticking brake caliper that needs fixing.

If it’s not this, then it’s probably a brake line that’s collapsed internally, acting like a valve.

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**Author:** ![FrankNkrumah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/0ea827/32.png) [@FrankNkrumah](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FrankNkrumah)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-vue-hot-rim/137297/6 "2019-03-26T21:36:45Z")

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I have same thought

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-vue-hot-rim/137297/7 "2019-03-26T21:42:09Z")

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Be sure and consider @lion9car 's suggestion of brake hoses, too!

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**Author:** ![FrankNkrumah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/0ea827/32.png) [@FrankNkrumah](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FrankNkrumah)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saturn-vue-hot-rim/137297/8 "2019-03-26T22:02:27Z")

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Ok. Thanks