It would take far less time to review the things that have not gone wrong with this SUV. When I purchased the vehicle in July of 2005 I was a GM employee, and I chose the VUE because it was the only GM SUV that was available with a manual transmission, and because I was coming out of a Mustang Cobra, I wanted to keep something on my vehicle that felt sporty. I have basically lived in a rental car since purchasing this piece of garbage. The 02 sensor has been replaced 4 times. The radio has had to be replaced three times (and I replaced it a fourth time with a Kenwood head unit after it went out of warranty because I wasn't paying for another Saturn radio that was just going to break again). The fuel economy, which was supposed to be up to 28 mpg highway averages 11-13 mpg HiGhWaY, to which they told me wasn't a problem (and maybe it wasn't for them, but they didn't have to feed the thing). It stalls periodically for no reason, usually in the middle of rush hour while in gear. The sunroof leaked. Now, one oil change after it goes out of warranty, as I'm pulling out of my hidden driveway onto a busy road, it stalls. The clutch is shot. The transmission is shot.
Is vehicle belongs at the bottom of a lake, not in my driveway.
41,000 miles and the transmission is shot? The clutch is shot? 11-13 mpg highway?
Yup, the writing is on the wall, to be sure! He wanted something sporty, with a manual transmission so he could crank it up, and after trying to get the same performance as he did from his Mustang Cobra, the clutch and transmission are shot. But of course, it is Saturn's fault that he beat the crap out of the car. Nice one.
Yes, when I of transitioning from a mustang cobra into something just as sporty, I automatically think of Saturn, and in particular, the VUE. And when I was looking to turn the minivan in for something equally practical for the family, I first thought of the 2-seater Sky.
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