2003 Saturn VUE review from North America
"An extreme let down after such good luck with the SL1"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I too have a problem with the VTI transmission doing a very scary hesitation periodically. It feels as though it is going to stop on me, but starts up again after a brief moment.
Most recently, I was driving it and it did stop dead. I had it towed in and after three days was told that a rodent had chewed through my transmission wires. I was shocked. They said that it was quite common and charged $900.00 to fix it. I complained to GM and got no satisfaction whatsoever.
I just found out that there is a class action lawsuit pending on this exact issue. Contact: Robert W. Schmieder II or Mark L. Brown at the Lakin Law Firm, P.C.
300 Evans Avenue
P.O. box 229
Wood River, IL 62095
You may also contact Class Counsel at saturnvti.classaction@lakinlaw.com
618-251-2498.
I hope this helps! herb7054@hotmail.com is my email.
General comments?
Except for this horribly unreliable VTI transmission, I have liked the VUE.
I have had the worst runaround from the service departments, including lies told to me.
I cannot in good conscience recommend a Saturn product to anyone ever again. You will be sorely disappointed, and it is likely to cost you time, money and lots of stress.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2003 |
| Year of manufacture | 2003 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 20 miles |
| Most recent distance | 30000 miles |
| Previous car | Saturn SL |
| Date of Entry | 16th January, 2009 |