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Used 2003 Saturn VUE Fwd 4dr SUV (2.2L 4cyl 5M) Consumer Reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Awesome SUV

adamsd, 10/27/2003
Saturn VUE Fwd 4dr SUV (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I love my Vue!! I have NEVER been in a mini-SUV that was so spacious. Finally, my knees don't touch the steering column and my head doesn't scrape the roof. Also, I prefer manual transmittion, and all the other SUVs either don't offer it or it's a special order. Great feel and a comfortable ride. You won't regret the vehicle. (Powerpack and ABS worth extra cost).

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4 out of 5 stars

unusal

tmjdragon, 07/18/2009
Saturn VUE Fwd 4dr SUV (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Ive had this Vue since 2005 My mother in law owned before me and she too had to take it in alot. But since Ive had it I have not had to take it in, but Ive had a few problems of my own. the wheel bearing went out 3 times (the rear) and I replaced it my self but recieved the wrong part but it still works. the transmission well it is tempermental it likes to stutter then it goes of course saturn mech says they all do that so Ive been dealing with that since 2007. Its not a bad car and my wife has put that corn fuel in it, seems to run alright with it even though saturn says dont cause it wont run with it

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1.25 out of 5 stars

VTi Transmission BAD NEWS

bab702, 05/11/2004
Saturn VUE Fwd 4dr SUV (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Don't buy this car!!! We ended up PAYING $5,500 dollars to get OUT of the car! It was in the shop reguarly and the service at Saturn of Metairie was the pits! NEVER got any call backs on trying to get out of the VUE; until we traded it in of course! The transmission gave us problems almost immediately...and service dept. could never pin point the problem...it was on going until we got rid of it! Don't make the same mistake! You won't save money in the long run! If you must make sure you like the service department....you will see them A LOT!!!

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1.5 out of 5 stars

Bought a better car!

Edward George, 11/03/2002
Saturn VUE Fwd 4dr SUV (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

My wife liked the Saturn better and I liked the Toyota RAV4 L. Next thing I knew, I got the VUE as a birthday gift. The Acceleration Sucks, 4 cylinder is loud, and the Seats are uncomfortable compared to my 1st pick, a RAV4. 5 months to the day, I traded at a loss for the better car, a RAV4 L and have been much happier since! Nothing holds up in value or comfort like a Toyota!

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2.38 out of 5 stars

Glad To Drive a Standard!

ifmullins891, Colorado Springs, CO, 06/05/2011
Saturn VUE Fwd 4dr SUV (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 6 people found this review helpful

My Saturn (which we purchased used) has been great...until recently. We put a lot of miles on the poor thing and use it for all that it's worth and it still starts up! If you're looking for a car to get you from point A to point B with no particular thrills or any real "excitement," then I would absolutely recommend only this model. However, I highly recommend you DON'T tow anything heavy with this car...it just can't handle it! However, I have no real complaints (didn't replace the clutch until recently and have only started to see some problems with the car). She has almost 168,000 miles and she's still going (fairly) strong. Go VUE!

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