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Used 2005 Saturn Relay 3 AWD 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

2005 Saturn Relay 3, 250k miles, never been towed!

CEW CO, Las Vegas, NV, 10/10/2015
updated 10/13/2016
Saturn Relay 3 AWD 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
27 of 28 people found this review helpful

Original owner, 250k miles Still runs great and looks great! Love this van! Never been to shop.for repairs except brakes and tires. I wish I could buy more Saturns! I owned other new Saturns Vue 2001, Vue 2006 and Ion Redline 2004 and Ion 2006. They made a great product, that still look good on the road today. All my Saturn's were great cars but the Relay 3 is my favorite little luxury liner. Everything is working order, the Chevy dealer could not believe the mileage on her at last oil change, a/c charge up, full detail looked brand new. I hope she runs forever!

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Great Minivan

dph414, 10/22/2010
Saturn Relay 3 AWD 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
14 of 14 people found this review helpful

Great Minivan. Almost no problems. Fun to drive, easy to drive. Have problems occasionally with the power sliding doors, and the rear windshield wiper also stopped working. Makes a "Groaning" sound when making sharp or tight turns.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Happy with my Relay

Love my Relay, 04/25/2010
Saturn Relay 3 AWD 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful

We purchased our Saturn with only 11000 miles on it from the dealer. It has a smooth ride and is very comfortable. My 4 kids have loved the dvd player and the option to listen to their music and play video games. It comes with a normal plug outlet, very cool! This has come in handy for video games and for vacuming the van. The only problems I have had with the Relay is with the traction stability control system (had it fixed 2X now) and I feel the rotors are cheap. My Relay shakes going down the mountain roads. I was told they have shaved the rotors as much as they can so they will need to be replaced at my next brake job.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Excellent quality love this van

CEWCORP, 06/10/2010
Saturn Relay 3 AWD 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Have now over 100k miles with no problems. Excellent van that does everything right, everything is still in perfect working order and exterior and interior still looks brand new with no inside garaging. This is my 5th Saturn vehicle and I have had no problems with any of them and I have had all models. Love this car. Stuck in a southern California blizzard once and this car was the only one able to negotiate the freeway safely and did so well I felt like I was driving under normal conditions. Also, really liked the buying experience with Saturn and all the service experiences. This car was very stress free to own

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1 out of 5 stars

2005 Saturn RElay AWD Don't go near one of these

Zachary, Berkley, MI, 06/22/2017
Saturn Relay 3 AWD 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful

This is the worse van on the market. GM designed this in 2005????? It reminds me of a mid 1990's Chyrsler. It's heavy, seats weigh a ton, under powered -- it's a dog with the 3.5 slow.... Forgrt about the power doors - pull fuse 21, or your batterey will drain every 2 days. The air Conditioning is terrible - with a full charge. My instrument panel looks like Christmas - abs warning - gas cap warning - service light is on - Too much to list . Oh, the gas mileage - 15 mpg overall - take out all the seats - I swear they weigh a 100 pounds each - and you will average 16 mpg. DO NOT BY A RELAY< UPLANDER< MOUNTAINER< OR THE BUICK version. I really believe GM stoped caring and went so cheap with this one. Seats wear and crack after the first year. Gm is doing well now - maybe 2008 - they almost lost the ship - woke them up.

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