2003 Saturn VUE review from North America
"Piece of Junk!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Door wouldn't open.
Horn wouldn't work.
From day one it had trouble going into reverse, dealer said it was normal with the VTi transmission.
Very noisy, dealer said that was normal.
Alarm wouldn't shut off. (Had to go in shop twice b/c first time wasn't fixed.)
Noise dealer said was caused by rear wheel bearing.
Same noise along with transmission slipping dealer said caused by transmission case. (Had to be in shop for over a week and got it back worse then before!)
Front passenger seat has always rocked. Dealer said no problem.
General comments?
We bought the VUE to "save" money with the 0% financing...however, we wasted so much time from our personal lives as well as work to bring this car in over and over again. We also wasted a lot of money when we finally paid to get out of the car. This car is VERY unreliable.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 2003 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 0 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 11 miles |
| Most recent distance | 20300 miles |
| Previous car | Saturn SL |
| Date of Entry | 11th May, 2004 |