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2.13 out of 5 stars

'SATURN' IS A JOKE!

Brandi, 06/21/2009
2003 Saturn VUE Fwd 4dr SUV (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

I just paid cash for what I thought was a reliable and "responsable" vehicle. 3 DAYS after i bought the car the transmission went completly out!! I've contacted the Saturn company, the Warranty company and the dealer I bought from. Saturn says they are no longer rebuilding that transmission and are not at this time doing anythig for thier drivers. The warranty company tells me to find a transmission shop who will rebuild it for me (NO ONE WILL I'VE CALLED!) and they are right now taking the Saturn Vue OUT of thier warranties!! I am trying to get the dealer to back me out of the deal and give me my money back! Saturn knows they've screwed up and are not doing anything to make it right!!

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1.75 out of 5 stars

Piece of junk! DO NOT BUY THIS CAR!

osuraerae, 12/10/2010
2003 Saturn VUE AWD 4dr SUV (2.2L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

We had the Vue for one week and the moon roof broke...then the transmission went out. We were told only a Saturn dealer could fix it and we took it to the dealer and they said it would cost $7600 to fix it! We traded the piece of junk in...it wasn't worth it! Do not buy this car! You will regret it!

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2.75 out of 5 stars

Do not buy a Saturn

Diego, 06/15/2009
2003 Saturn VUE Fwd 4dr SUV (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful

It is 2009 and I have 870000 kilometers and had transmission problems since last year but now the transmission has quit completely. We called Saturn Canada and they have towed our VUE at their expense to North Bay Saturn for inspection. If the vehicle in their opinion "has not been abused" they will absorb most of the cost of replacing the tranny. We bought the VUE new and drive it from April to Jan. as we go south for the winter- the reason for the low milage. I'm afraid they will tell us that the fault is our s even though we have reported the problem to them twice in the last year with "no problem found". If it gets fixed I am trading it in for another brand. I won't buy another Saturn.

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1 out of 5 stars

Worse car I've ever owned

Shyanne, 10/13/2015
2003 Saturn VUE Fwd 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
11 of 21 people found this review helpful

Bought this car a few years ago. Since I've had it, the BCM went out, had to get the master cylinder replaced TWICE, went through countless calibers and brake pads, brakes locked up at least once a week, horrible mileage, had an exhaust leak, every one of my flex pipes were broken, starter broke, interior lights stopped working, the horn would get stuck, theft system was a joke, hatch would not stay up, and on top of all that its the ugliest car I've ever had

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2 out of 5 stars
Technology
1 out of 5 stars
Performance
2 out of 5 stars
Interior
4 out of 5 stars
Comfort
4 out of 5 stars
Reliability
1 out of 5 stars
Value
1 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

I love my Vue

kristen, 09/25/2003
2003 Saturn VUE AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

The best of everything

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