2002 Saturn VUE review from North America

We had to replace the ignition control module on it recently.

We have to also replace the catalytic converter because the ignition control module made it go out I guess; it sort of almost melted the whole tailpipe.

We had gotten a recall letter from Saturn right after the car quit accelerating, and thought that their recall for an ignition control module would fix the situation. So after a couple days car rental, and it sitting at the dealership, we were told that the model number on our ignition c.m. was not the one being recalled, so we had to tow it to a repair shop and pay $200 to have it replaced. We were also told that we needed to replace the cat. converter because it was bad, so we are saving up to get that done. What a huge pain in the rear! I bet our model of ignition control module will be recalled, and I cannot wait because I feel like Saturn owes us for the car rental and the cat. converter, and maybe even the O2 sensor now, and all our wasted time and money too. Makes me so mad to even think about it.

Oh, one more thing was that the dealership said they did something to the suspension because that was recalled, but ever since then our wheels have been out of alignment, and the way it drives is a bit bouncy now.

I love the car, but I hate driving manual now though.

We hit a deer one night and the thing just bounced right off the side of the door with no damage, so that was nice.

Just the few minor things that have gone wrong have soured my experience with my favorite model of car ever. I have always wanted a Vue, but now I am not so sure it was a wise choice.

The bad part about driving a Vue is that if the wind is rough, then the car is tough to handle, might just blow off the road someday!

Oh and the grocery holder in back is very cheaply made; fell apart the first time I opened it.