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caochnaylor, 06/03/2003
2002 Saturn VUE AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
No worries; no problems @ 40k miles. Electric assisted steering not perfected, but most wouldn't notice. Nibble handling for an SUV Box.
Horrible!
mres08, 12/26/2010
2002 Saturn VUE AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 7 people found this review helpful
Worst car ever. After owning for 1 1/2 years, I have to get rid of it. Have is the key word. It died on the highway. Nobody can tell me specifically what's wrong with it because there's about 8 different things wrong with it. The engine is about to go. There are brake problems, engine problems, thermostat problems, etc. I regret getting this car-- it's had problems since day one. No wonder Saturn's out of business. The reliability of their cars are seemingly terrible.
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zap strap, 04/27/2003
2002 Saturn VUE AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Have owned the VUE for just over a year now. The front end squeeks and rattles over bumps,dealership replaced the front struts noise still there. Vue is going in again next week (for the 3rd time for same problem) Squeek in the rear when going over bumps, Rattle and vibration from front end over bumbs, Squeek in steering column when turning. Should be fixed next week as well (again)
Reliable SUV
Good Buy, 01/31/2006
2002 Saturn VUE AWD 4dr SUV (2.2L 4cyl CVT)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I purchased my VUE new in 6/2002 for my wife. It became mine later and it has been very reliable/ no major problems. I average 22-23 MPG (50/50 CITY/HWY). The only problem we had was the belt tensioner froze at 30K/ replaced at no charge w/ a new belt. Very good in the snow and handles like a sports car.
Has held up after many years & miles..
Briana, 02/11/2016
2002 Saturn VUE Fwd 4dr SUV (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought this car as a lemon in 2009 with about 85K miles on it. It is known to have transmission problems. The tranny dropped twice in the first year after I bought it but luckily that was before Saturn closed their dealerships. They pretty much fixed it for free which was nice. Since then the transmission has been working good and it is now at 140K miles. Somehow this car is still running with the very little amount of maintenance I've put into it. I upgraded the sound system and whoever installed it really messed up the AC, so that sucks. All in all this car has been through it all with me, my bad southern california freeway driving habits to my first child being born. I only paid $5K for the car and I am just very happy that I got my moneys worth out of it.
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