Saturn VUE Experience

In article
outautos.com>,
says...
> Please donot buy one of these. Saturn will not back you up on these.At
> 99000 miles 3 wheel bearings, Intake gasket leak,and cylinders 1 and 2
> misfiring,$1300.00 ( my expense)

99000? duh...Not under warranty, how long do you expect someone to hold
your hand?

> Transmission slips between 2nd and 3rd
> this was a software problem.upgrade $100.00,( my expense) Broken vacuum
> hose vehicle towed to dealership, wiper nozzle feel out,rear wheel
> aligment that the dealship did because of the recall on stabilizers ( both
> back tires ruined on my expense) and crossover pipe weld at flange came
> apart at the exhaust manifold poor weld which had to be welded to get me
> back on road ( my expense) ata exhaust muffler place. will never buy a
> Saturn again !!!

Saturn? Sounds like you got the Honda powertrain to me...


Why people buy vehicles and never expect repair cost down the line is
beyond me.

"JDB1076" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> Please donot buy one of these. Saturn will not back you up on these.At
> 99000 miles 3 wheel bearings, Intake gasket leak,and cylinders 1 and 2
> misfiring,$1300.00 ( my expense) Transmission slips between 2nd and 3rd
> this was a software problem.upgrade $100.00,( my expense) Broken vacuum
> hose vehicle towed to dealership, wiper nozzle feel out,rear wheel
> aligment that the dealship did because of the recall on stabilizers ( both
> back tires ruined on my expense) and crossover pipe weld at flange came
> apart at the exhaust manifold poor weld which had to be welded to get me
> back on road ( my expense) ata exhaust muffler place. will never buy a
> Saturn again !!!


I used to feel that way when my first 2 alternators died just days out of
warranty. However at 11 years and 112,000 miles those alternators are the
bulk of what I've spent so I'm feeling much better about my 94 SL1. Of
course the fact that it passed inspection last month so I've got another
"free" year on it and plenty of time to check out the '06 models and colors
has also helped my current attitude toward Saturn.
It always hurts when you've got to shell out a bunch of money for repairs
all at once, but if you amortize the total cost over the life of the car is
the cost per year that bad?
If you've got 99,000 miles it sounds like you got a very early VUE; I've
always subscribed to the folklore that cars have a lot of problems their
first year or 2 so buy a little later. 94 seems to have been a good year for
the S; I think '06 will be a good one for the ION.

ron

I have a 2004 VUE. It's been quite reliable and is great for
long-distance driving. It's also got plenty of power....

Best of luck with whatever car you do get.

mh