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1.63 out of 5 stars

Sorry to Report-No to the VUE

Shermi, 03/30/2010
2008 Saturn VUE XE 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Purchased 12-01-08 & w/i 13 months, the VUE has been in the shop, 15 times. Steering wheel problems, motor mount problems, shifter-box problems. It is definitely the worst purchase that I have ever made. So far, I have had serious problems with 3 GM products in over ten years. Having owned at least 15 GM products, I don't think that I will purchase a GM vehicle again.

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2.38 out of 5 stars

Saturn Vue XR built in Mexico

saturncrap, 12/05/2012
2008 Saturn VUE XR 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 15 people found this review helpful

I own a 2008 saturn vue xr...with 70000 km on it.. what i have replaced. Battery on the first week I had it..and it goes on. Brake Booster/ total braking system with pedals Igniton switch/wiper motors /sway bar links. Now leaking transmission/and moisture inside the windows in the winter This was an expensive purchase ..hoping to keep this vehicle for a few more years.. $ 35,000.00 purchase.

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1 out of 5 stars

Make sure you have the chasis and axles looked at

Debbie, 12/14/2020
2008 Saturn VUE XR 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 11 people found this review helpful

My friend just purchased a 2008 VueXR. It looked nice and drove nice. She had to get a plug put in the tire. When the person was doing the plug, they put the car on a lift and noticed that underneath was nothing but rust and ready to separate from the axle. It is now declared unsafe to drive. So now she is without transportation as she spent all her money to purchase this and it is also unsafe to sell. Why would this rust so bad?

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3 out of 5 stars

A MIXED BAG

David K, 08/31/2021
2008 Saturn VUE XE 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Vue's seem to be like people with individual strengths and weaknesses. I have a 2005 (front wheel drive) Vue with a manual transmission on a 2.2 litre Ecotech and it's probably the most reliable car I've ever owned, not to mention, very economical to drive. It currently has a quarter million miles on it. I also have a 2008 3.5 litre (AWD) Vue coupled to an automatic transmission which has been an utter and complete helmet fire as the transmission failed before 80,000 miles and a rebuilt (warranted) transmission and the cost of labor to replace it is in the 5K neighborhood, which is very disappointing and flies in the face of my broad and long lived experiences with GM products.

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3 out of 5 stars
Technology
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
3 out of 5 stars
Interior
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Comfort
4 out of 5 stars
Reliability
3 out of 5 stars
Value
4 out of 5 stars
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3.5 out of 5 stars

Saturn Vue - Customer Service

tlf713, 08/10/2009
2008 Saturn VUE XE 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Gets great gas mileage. Customer service not so great. Car seems to have design flaws that no one wants to admit to. Had to take it in 5 times to get the door handles fixed. Inside door weather stripping kept coming off, they ordered and replaced wrong parts and damaged other part in the process. Had to take back 2 more times for that fix. Now the sunroof is leaking, they say there's not a problem, but I've had several GM cars before and the sunroof never leaked from the drainage tubes. Will be glad when my lease is up, grateful I did not purchase.

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