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2005 Saturn VUE repairs by problem area

Engine (24%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (14%)

Brakes and Traction Control (12%)

Suspension and Steering (22%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (17%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (5%)

Other (6%)

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2005 Saturn VUE repair cost distribution

$2500+ (3%)

$1000 - $2499 (4%)

$500 - $999 (13%)

$100 - $499 (39%)

< $100 (41%)

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Saturn VUE in Ontario, Canada Mar 2010 - Jun 2011
Apr 2010 55180 mi C $230	Check engine lite on with code - bad O2 sensor - replaced and problem gone

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Saturn VUE in Alberta, Canada Jul 2009 - Apr 2012
Nov 2011 57040 mi	Heated seat not working. Nothing was done

Saturn VUE in Arizona, United States Jun 2008 - Jan 2012
Jul 2010 90000 mi US $200	Had to replace the ignition switch lock set. It became worn due to the weight of keys and other stuff attached to the keys set.
Feb 2011 96000 mi US $200	had to install bolts so could do four wheel alignment on auto. Could not properly align the auto, otherwise.
Jun 2011 98000 mi US $35	Replaced Gas Cap...

Saturn VUE in Ontario, Canada Feb 2009 - Mar 2010
May 2009 52080 mi	Warning alarm goes off - ABS light comes on. Sometimes all instruments go dead while driving and power steering fails. Vehicle still drivable. Odometer still lit but not updating. Odometer updates to reflect milage travelled. Display problem only. Gasket between engine and transmission leaking oil. Dealership cleaned area and added dye to confirm problem. Parts ordered for future repair. Gasket between engine and transmission replaced. Daytime running lights failed to come on automatically. Saturn has a special warranty for this. A resistor near the front-right bumpler needed to be replaced. After last repair, vehicle was OK for about two weeks before problem resurfaced. Problem has always been intermittant and does not produce specific codes other than "loss of communication" (with the body control module) This time, they re-seated connector
Jul 2009 538889 mi	It has been two months since my last trip to the dealership to deal with the dashboard going dead. The problem has not been repeated, so it appears that re-seating the connectors for the Body Control Module was sufficient.

Saturn VUE in Wisconsin, United States Oct 2008 - Feb 2012
Dec 2008 48000 mi US $243	Replaced front link assembly, front stabilizer shaft at control arm. Informed of problem during routine service. Charged $56.96 for each link assembly (x2) and $128.70 for labor
Jun 2009 55000 mi US $157	Exhaust Gasket between catalytic converter & intermidiate pipe blown out. Gasket replaced ($24 parts & $125 labor)

Saturn VUE in Indiana, United States Nov 2010 - Jun 2011
Dec 2010 75000 mi US $1000	noise in torque converter

Saturn VUE in California, United States Mar 2011 - Oct 2016
Apr 2011 78700 mi	Something to do with the clutch modular/shift sensor

Saturn VUE in Missouri, United States Sep 2017 - Jun 2018
Mar 2018 208000 mi US $875	Replaced front pads, rotors and calipers. Bled system

Saturn VUE in Mississippi, United States Sep 2015 - Sep 2015
Sep 2015 220000 mi US $50	replaced rear hatch struts additive added to transmission fluid to temporarily remedy torque converter shudder.

Saturn VUE in Virginia, United States May 2013 - Jul 2015
Apr 2015 90000 mi US $297	While driving, check engine and other dash lights would come on and the engine would run poorly/lacked power. Diagnostic Codes P2138 & P0455. Dealer unable to reproduce the problem, but did do a known GM Service Bulletin wiring repair.

Saturn VUE in South Carolina, United States Apr 2008 - Jun 2022
Feb 2010 38000 mi	Made grunting noise over rough terrain at 5 mph or less. Due to heavy rains, drove through 8 inches of water in December going home from work. Sway bar links allowed water to enter and damage the bearings.
Nov 2010 41000 mi	Had strut mounts replaced on both sides. Rear sway bar links rubber had seperated.
Sep 2012 55000 mi US $143	Door link on driver door replaced.
Oct 2014 68200 mi US $300	Difficulty opening driver door front, replaced opener and latching mechanism.
Mar 2016 76000 mi US $30	Fuel cap worn, replaced with new fuel cap.
Aug 2021 110123 mi US $45	Last 4 years while driving door locks clicking. Then while having OC&F doors locked by themselves. Already had the door lock switches on order. Replaced on a Saturday. Problem is resolved.

Saturn VUE in Ontario, Canada Dec 2007 - Jul 2009
Jul 2008 32240 mi	Torque converter replaced.
Sep 2008 34100 mi	Sway bar links replaced.
Feb 2009 39680 mi	Defective front left wheel bearing.

Saturn VUE in Ohio, United States Aug 2009 - Mar 2014
Apr 2011 121000 mi US $439	leaking water purmp
Jun 2011 124000 mi US $439	Technecian had not corrected secured hood prop in holder resulting in severe rattle at idle.

Saturn VUE in New York, United States Oct 2007 - Sep 2019
Mar 2009 44000 mi	Antilock system activating with normal braking below 10 mph. This was during cold weather. BCM code indicated front left sensor. Code cleared. Shop could not duplicate problem and problem has not recurred.
Jun 2011 70000 mi US $300	replace 2 stripped studs on rear wheel
Apr 2012 80000 mi US $80	Replace sway bar links
Apr 2013 93700 mi US $250	Replace rear O2 sensor
Mar 2014 110000 mi US $40	replace stabilizer bar links replace parking brake cable driver's seat heat
Nov 2014 117700 mi US $130	replace front brake calipers
Mar 2016 133000 mi	replace sway bar links
Dec 2016 141000 mi US $130	replace both front axles
Aug 2017 150000 mi US $250	replace front rotors, calipers & brake pads. Bleed system.
May 2018 157000 mi US $30	Front left brake dragging. replace pads and replace flex hoses to calipers on both front wheels

Saturn VUE in New York, United States Sep 2007 - Dec 2009
May 2007 25000 mi	Front stabilizer links and strut mounts.
Oct 2008 42000 mi US $90	Changed transmission fluid with Honda fluid.

Saturn VUE in California, United States Feb 2008 - Jun 2018
Jul 2008 43000 mi	Replaced one front and one rear wheel bearing. Had vehicle serviced while there which accounts for the $63.
Feb 2009 49000 mi US $92	Dealer messed up brake job. Left parts dry and in need of lubrication. Dealer refused to do it under warranty and charged me $50 just to look at the problem. Brakes were making scraping noise.
Aug 2009 53000 mi US $533	Had Sears replace shocks and struts.
Dec 2009 59000 mi US $150	Had to replace rear hatch lift cylinders
Jun 2011 70000 mi	Intermittent Transmittion "shudder" at some speeds. Required computer firmware flash.
Sep 2011 73000 mi	Reflash computer per service bulIetin.
Nov 2011 74000 mi US $200	Side panel on driver seat broke for the third time. The driver side seat control panel crushes the foam when you swing out to exit vehicle. It also breaks off the tiny plastic stand-off that holds it to seat frame. Replaced it and seat cushion.
Jan 2012 76000 mi US $255	Drivers seat heater damanged while replacing seat foam. Replaced. Oil change. Trip check.
Mar 2012 79000 mi US $240	Bought new oem seat heater on Internet. Hired mechanic to install it and do routine service.
Jun 2012 81000 mi US $150	Emerg flasher switch pushed through the dash mounting hole. Not easy to access. Glued back in.
Aug 2012 82500 mi US $380	Driver side axle was clicking. Replaced.
Sep 2012 84000 mi US $392	Replace failing (clicking) passenger side drive axle.
Oct 2012 84200 mi US $195	Key sticking in ignition switch. Replaced lock cylinder.
Feb 2013 85900 mi US $175	Intermittent loud grinding/clicking noise when shifting into reverse and after accelerator is pushed. Worse when backing up steep hill or bump. Could not duplicate problem. Elected to do a drain & fill of transmition. Did not resolve problem.
Aug 2013 92000 mi US $75	OnStar failed. Could not repair due to $900 estimate. Installed a nice aftermarket head unit and disconnected OnStar.
May 2014 96000 mi US $1000	Would not cool at lower than 2000 RPMs. Replaced compressor. Had him do the 100,000 mile service at the same visit.
Dec 2014 100000 mi US $1100	Replaced both headlight assemblies due to fogging. Replace timing belt, water pump, pully and related parts. Replaced air conditioning compressor.
May 2015 103000 mi US $107	Map light switch mount broke. Shop had to drop headliner to access. In that process, they did some sort of electrical damage and lights no longer worked. Took car to Auto Electric shop for partial repair.
Jun 2016 111000 mi US $200	Had to replace both headlight assemblys due to lamp housing plastic breakdown. Could no longer adjust.
Jun 2017 114000 mi US $630	Replace entire braking system, front & rear excluding hydraulic system
Jun 2018 118000 mi US $300	Another shop set parking brake. I didn't notice it until I got home. Ruined rear brakes. Had new linings installed and turned drums.

Saturn VUE in Illinois, United States Sep 2007 - Jun 2018
Dec 2007 22000 mi	Replace heated seat switch due to the fact that the light or LED shorted and would not illuminate.
Aug 2008 26000 mi	Replace upper strut pad right wheel.
Jul 2009 32000 mi US $185	Failure code for EVAP sensor. Sensor replaced.
Mar 2011 45000 mi	Customer satisfaction TSB for transmission surge issue. Dealer reprogrammed computer to solve drivability problem.
Feb 2013 64500 mi US $300	Rattle screech sound from front end. Replace swaybar links and strut mounts on both front wheels.
Aug 2014 80000 mi US $92	Replace Daytime running lights resister as it failed causing DRL to become inoperative.
Jun 2015 91000 mi	Replace ignition switch under GM Champaign. Ignition switch would intermittently jam, be hard to turn and the key either would not come out in the off position or could be removed in the run position. Moon roof was leaking water. Roof was realigned and water channel tube was unclogged
Feb 2016 100000 mi US $250	ABS Reluctor wheel in bearing causing false signal activating ABS at end of stop. Replaced bearing unit solved problem.
Nov 2016 109700 mi US $40	Loss heat shield on Catalytic Convertor
Jan 2018 121000 mi	Replaced faulty timing belt tensioner which was replaced as a wear items in 2016. Repair facility warrantied repair for 2 years. As a result, they replaced tensioner and timing belt which was damaged as a result of the failure of the tensioner at no charge. Also replaced burned out headlight at no charge as a "good will" adjustment.
Jun 2018 125000 mi US $500	Replaced lower front control arm bushings and rear sway bar links. Front brake calipers Pads and rotors rep;laced and wear item not included in repair cost.

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Saturn VUE in California, United States Nov 2010 - Oct 2014
Oct 2014 167000 mi US $220	I replaced the front struts and rear shocks.

Saturn VUE in Pennsylvania, United States Jul 2009 - Jun 2011
Aug 2009 72000 mi US $50	torque converter, second one.
Jul 2010 83000 mi	Second Trans axle replacement, holding up now.

Saturn VUE in Pennsylvania, United States Mar 2008 - Mar 2011
Feb 2009 43000 mi US $45	Sun roof needed adjustment due to air leak.
Mar 2010 52000 mi US $12	Replaced axle nut. Found to be missing during state inspection.

Saturn VUE in Pennsylvania, United States Jan 2009 - Mar 2012
Mar 2012 68000 mi US $500	Bearing in 4WD drive

Saturn VUE in New York, United States Dec 2009 - Jul 2013
Oct 2010 91000 mi US $33	Light Bulb changed myself but took more than 20 minutes to change
Nov 2011 109000 mi US $500	oil change place put in a suicide plug where drain plug had been previously. Drain pan was made out of aluminum so a new hole could not be milled with a new plug so pan had to be replaced along with labor at around $300
Nov 2012 120000 mi	Shock absorbers

Saturn VUE in British Columbia, Canada Feb 2009 - Feb 2017
Apr 2009 65720 mi C $1	day-time running light resistor burned out
Dec 2010 84940 mi C $5000	trans would go to neutral when coming to stop. trans was repbuilt after waiting for parts.
Sep 2012 94860 mi C $1500	o2 sendor

Saturn VUE in Ohio, United States Oct 2012 - Jun 2014
Apr 2014 199200 mi US $150	WIPER MOTOR BROKE. W/O INSPECTING AFTERWARDS, I BELIEVE THE ARM BROKE. THE WIPER WORKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE BUT NOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
May 2014 201000 mi US $387	front driver side wheel bearing replacement
Jun 2014 205000 mi US $588	carrier bearing faulty i was told by NTB. Replaced and vibration continued. Returned to a different NTB and they balanced the tires. Vibration is still there but only slightly. So I'm left unsure if both fixes corrected the problem or not.

Saturn VUE in Illinois, United States Jan 2009 - Sep 2015
Feb 2009 58000 mi US $92	Check engine light on at idle after warm up. Pressure checked and light reset. Couldn't find a problem
Aug 2010 76000 mi US $5200	transmission failure including replacement of 4 sensors main shaft rear driveshaft support bearing. Problem was caused by a leak in the cooler for the transmission, which is in the radiator. Radiator was also replaced to solve problem. radiator replaced due to leak of transmission cooler that is inside the radiator
Sep 2015 137000 mi	trans or computer bad

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Saturn VUE in Florida, United States - Apr 2007
Apr 2006 35000 mi	Fuel injector replaced
Apr 2007 55000 mi US $700	Both front wheel bearings

Saturn VUE in New York, United States - May 2010
Nov 2007 40000 mi US $280	Rear passanger side wheel bearing
May 2010 66000 mi US $220	Brakes: pads, rotors, or drums, repair

Saturn VUE in New York, United States Feb 2010 - Apr 2010
Apr 2010 102000 mi US $350	Rear Ball Bearing went. $240 for part, 1 hour for labor.

Saturn VUE in South Carolina, United States Dec 2010 - Apr 2012
Jan 2011 85000 mi US $150	Replaced both front struts after hearing squeaking when going over speed bumps and slow speed turns.

Saturn VUE in Wisconsin, United States Mar 2012 - Jun 2017
Aug 2012 89100 mi US $700	Both drums fused. Removed rear only and replaced drum, lines, rotors.
Mar 2016 128000 mi US $700	Bad rotors, pads, and calipers. Also advised to replace rear brake drum but did not.
Jun 2017 141000 mi US $750	One cylinder in engine not firing. Coil replaced.

Saturn VUE in Pennsylvania, United States Apr 2015 - Jun 2018
Apr 2017 178000 mi	got a scanner..same day showed a water thermostat fault...replaced. difficult because it was on the backside next to the firewall.
May 2017 180100 mi	an o2 downstream sensor then showed up...replaced the o2 sensor....fixed that...it entailed bringing out the aetylene torch to get the old one out. then a catalytic converter fault showed up...i have been living with it till the next inspection.. trembling in steering wheel when braking.....replaced both front rotors.....
Apr 2018 198000 mi US $200	replaced front axle...boot had a tear in it...also re balanced front tires because of steering wheel tremble at different speeds that was not rotor related... had a random engine quit at 155 k.turn key off then back on and car ran fine for a day or two....coil pack that controls 2 of the 4 cyls.fixed the problem....now i have a catalytic converter 0420 fault...at about 165 k...gas mileage has decreased from 24city and 29 highway.to 22 city and 25 highway...i am living with it

Saturn VUE in British Columbia, Canada May 2017 - Jun 2018
Jun 2017 145700 mi C $65	Cylinder #2 misfiring - also had code for timing chain problem. Replaced Coil Pack, and all problems were resolved.
May 2018 153450 mi	When I went in for an oil change, the mechanic noted a grease leak in the right front hub boot. Not fixed on this visit, but will need to be taken care of.

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Saturn VUE in Quebec, Canada Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
Jul 2017 102300 mi C $350	Front right caliper slow to return to normal position. Also caliper did not fully return to position and overheat brakes

Saturn VUE in Texas, United States Aug 2009 - Jan 2015
Sep 2009 109000 mi US $12500	Idling roughly, injection system needed to be cleaned
Apr 2011 159000 mi US $49	emissions problem according to the code.
Jun 2011 162000 mi	Extreme water leak causing the interior lights, and security system to malfuction. Leak coming from not sure, hasen't rained since then.
Oct 2012 198000 mi US $900	Replace front tie rods and mounts. Replace front wheel bearing.
Oct 2013 226800 mi US $350	Replaced indipendant sway bar
Mar 2014 248000 mi US $268	A new alternator was needed.
Aug 2014 261000 mi US $850	The AC was totally replaced including where it connects to the manifold.

Saturn VUE in Texas, United States Aug 2009 - Oct 2012
Apr 2012 77300 mi US $1729	replaced compressor, clutch relay, condensor, dryer,

Saturn VUE in Maine, United States Sep 2007 - Mar 2014
Aug 2012 105800 mi US $135	Replace Right Rear wheel bearing / hub assembly
Nov 2013 130400 mi US $70	Replace factory battery. 8 years old!

Saturn VUE in Quebec, Canada Sep 2007 - May 2011
Feb 2008 32240 mi C $125	Change the resistor for the DRL + oil change
Nov 2009 48980 mi C $480	Rear brake cylinder had to be changed wheels bearings had to be changed

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