2005 Saturn VUE from North America - Comments

I just leased this car. I love it. Great ride. The 2.2 has enough to get up and go, but is nothing to write home about. The tires are key, I have seen some with low profile tires --stay away from them if you get a lot of snow... Go for the regular "hub cap" version. The interior is very, very, very cheap, however is very easy to understand. (Good for a new driver).. Now that I write this,this is a very safe SUV for a new driver (Young ones)...You can see everything, everwhere! The outside Mirrors are very big. I like this SUV. It has a very nice feel to it...This is coming from a person getting out of a 2004 V6 Toyota Salaro with 17 inch rims. I bet this VUE could out handle it...

This is a great car for the first time driver. Very, very safe with the side impct.

Yes those Salaros are ill-handling aren't they? That's probably why no one has ever heard of them!

The Toyota Solara is one fine handling little automobile though!

Wow I think we all know what this guy was talking about I don't think you had to correct him.

It always amazes me how so many people have to go out of their way to be a jerk.

I thought we were talking about cars children?

Regarding the comment of being able to see all around and big outside mirrors. May be true, but new drivers - beware of the "blind spots" when looking out the side of the front windshield. The interior design where the outside mirrors are is quite wide and when you are turning, they create a blind spot on the side of the turn. Just be careful.

I bought a 2004 Saturn Vue in June of 2004, first day I drove it home all the windshield washer fluid had leaked out, then where you step into the car had to be glued down, then a recall, got that fixed, then front wheel bearings and now wheel bearings again. My Saturn Vue doesn't even have 14,000 miles on it yet.

I think the comment "they are great if you like sitting in service departments" was good one. When I called about the wheel bearings again, the guy tried to tell me that was "normal" that all new cars have problems and besides it is still under warranty. Well that doesn't mean I want to be driving 25 miles one way to get things fixed all the time and sit and wait.

I thought this string of comments was aimed at 2005s? not 04s.

I have an '05 Vue and my clutch just went out at 27,000 miles. In May, exactly 1 year after purchasing the Vue, a "pin" broke in the gear shifting area of the engine. I love the Vue, but I don't like being stuck on the side of the road waiting for the tow truck. I'm wondering if anyone else is having problems with their clutch prematurely.

My 2005 Vue (Manual, 4 cyl) recently blew out the shifter clip, so you're not the only one to have some problems here. In all fairness, though, I've got 65000 miles on it, almost all in around-town driving, so the clip got plenty of work before it died. The more aggravating problem was that the reason the clip died was the cables to the transmission (which attach to the clip) were binding up - and replacing them isn't a job I was willing to undertake, so I'm out $400 or so for that repair.

I have an 04 Vue that I purchased new, that I experience buyer's remorse over almost daily. I will be fair; the only thing that sealed the deal was the Honda 3.5L engine and 5 spd transmission. After owning several new GM vehicles and being fed up with replacing head & intake gaskets just outside of the warranty period, I figured I would give a Honda drive-train a try and to date it's the only aspect of the VUE I am satisfied with. The drive-train aside, the vehicle is garbage!

Where do I start... replaced all 4 tires before 30,000km, front & rear brakes 4 times in 110,000km, 2 O2 sensors, left & right wheel bearings, numerous electrical repairs (under warranty thank god) and every exterior & interior panel is either loose or rattles. I know what you are thinking, it's the way I drive and maintain the vehicle... WRONG! I am a car enthusiast and have restored and maintain several classic cars, and I take the same care in maintaining my daily driver vehicles as I do my classics.

That said I accept full responsibility for purchasing the piece of jun; my only fault is listening to my wife and not my instincts. I am just trying to prevent someone else from making the same mistake.

In closing, with junk like the VUE, GM is making it very difficult to stand behind domestic auto manufacturing.

I bought a 2005 Vue, used, and within 6 months of driving the transmission went out. I had it back and forth to the Saturn dealer at least 4 times to replace belts, and other parts before Saturn Corp replaced the transmission-considered to be a factory issue so it was no charge to me. That was in May of 07 now we are in June of 08 and guess what? The transmission they just replaced a little over a year ago has gone again leaving me sit at a red light on a very busy highway. Anyone else experience this issue? Of course this happened on a Saturday and the service dept was closed so now I am waiting until Monday to see what they have to say. I know it is the same exact issue as before, it sounded & acted the exact same way.