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#49 of 64 Saturn Vue Paint Problems by danylvenus Dec 27, 2007 (8:49 am)
I am very frustrated with my parent's 2005 Saturn Vue. My parents are seniors and make frequent trips out of state. The Vue's gas mileage was attractive and perfect for their lifestyle. Everything was fine for the first couple of months with the new vue. Besides the many technical problems they have had with this vehicle, the most frustrating thing is the paint defects on the driver's side door. Their Vue is bright yellow. (my parents are pretty hip) A black bubble appeared on the driver's side door and by the time my dad took it to the dealership the next week, a half-dollar sized peel had started, showing the blackness of the door beneath. The dealership said that the paint wasn't covered under their warranty and that they would have to pay to have it fixed. Everytime the dealership has his vue, something else happens, so he has chosen not to take the vue back to the dealership. The peeling paint is now out of control and it looks like a yellow vue with a black drivers side door. The ironic part of the story is that my father is a GM retiree from the Columbus Ohio plant. He is very disappointed in the overall quality of this vehicle, especially the paint. Does anyone here have any history with this problem? Any suggestions on how to get this fixed? Replies to this message: susansnider (Jan 24, 2008 6:55 am)
#51 of 64 Re: Saturn Vue Paint Problems [danylvenus] by susansnider Jan 24, 2008 (6:55 am)
Replying to: danylvenus (Dec 27, 2007 8:49 am) I have been investigating a paint problem on my 2006 Saturn Vue. It has paint bubbles on the back door where the silver ornament (w/Saturn logo) is. It's bubbled on both sides of this as well as directly above this. Someone I know that painted cars for 30+ years at a dealership said it is cause by the ornament vibrating and it needs to be supported better. Go to this website....very interesting stuff. http://www.lemonaidcars.com/secretwarranties.html
#52 of 64 From 2005 to 2008 Vue by jclnick Jan 25, 2008 (1:24 am)
In March, 2005, I leased a 2005 Vue. It had leather, a moonroof and a single cd/mp3 player and the compass/temp guage showing in the rearview mirror. I loved this, my first SUV! Overall, I wasn't impressed with the MPG- usually got 25MPG on trips- it was a 4cyl, 5 speed, nor did I care for the way the Vue was put together at that time as far as seeing where the doors could be taken off, etc. It was definitely an entry level SUV, but fit my budget and served my needs very well for nearly 3 years without a problem.   Fast forward to January 21, 2008. For a lark, I decided to check out the new body style. I knew I had a GM Supplier discount of about $1,000 I could use along with GM's loyalty discount for prior leases at $500 and the current "pull ahead" credit of $500. I took another 4cyl for a test drive and it was fine as far as power and the styling both inside and out have been dramatically improved- it's almost downright European! 2008 models have no moonroof due to a supplier problem, but as much as I've loved having one, I could live without it. The 3.5 AWD models are a bit hard to find in Indy and I knew that the XR would be overkill as I was interested in MPG with the current price of fuel.   The dealership had an "exposure vehicle", "first prod run" with four options installed by the dealer, separate from any of the normal packaging: Fog lamps, the annoying as hell reverse echo sensor (I turned that sucker off), roof rails and a remote starter. This vehicle is black with tan interior. I was looking for dark blue or grey/grey or ruby red/grey initially, but as long as it wasn't white, it didn't matter very much. WELLLLLL... I leased this vehicle for under base MSRP with the above mentioned options! The dealership gave an "age credit" (6 mos. on the lot due to demo status) of $1,000 and a mileage credit of $1,350 as it had just a little over 2,200 miles on it. It would have been worth spending some extra money in the GM discounts I did have before the dealership discounts. My preferred options were: 6CD changer, preferred pkg and maybe roof rails and a cargo cover. My 2008 has a single CD and due to first prod. run has no digital compass- which I will miss. It does have outside temp though and that's fine. I've not had a black vehicle since 1989, but that was in CA where I could wash it when I wanted. The midwest has changeable weather...   It was a pleasant experience and I knew what I wanted as far as the XE model- I wouldn't have chosen the reverse sensor, or the fog lamps, but all things being equal, I love this vehicle- it's very sharp looking and drives like a dream. Color wasn't a huge factor and I didn't have to be "sold" since I didn't have to do anything until the end of March with my 2005 Vue. I can scarcely believe the differences in styling inside and out though! This is one vehicle I didn't "settle" on- nor did I with my 2005.   I took possession on the 22nd and am now at just under 3/4 of a tank. We'll see how the mileage is in this one since the EPA finally pulled their collective heads out and rate vehicle mileage differently these days- with real driving conditions such as passengers, a/c, etc.   So, we'll see how it goes... so far, so good!
#53 of 64 Saturn Vue Pricing by kevin_garrett9 Feb 16, 2008 (9:11 pm)
OK, Saturn has a total of $2,500 in rebates to the general population, plus a possilbe $150 dealer incentive. These posts speak of other discounts, yet the Edmunds True Market Price shows very near sticker. What's up? I want to set the record for the most amount below sticker paid on a Saturn. Replies to this message: daytonjohn (Jul 09, 2008 2:49 pm)
#54 of 64 Re: Saturn Vue Pricing [kevin_garrett9] by daytonjohn Jul 09, 2008 (2:49 pm)
Replying to: kevin_garrett9 (Feb 16, 2008 9:11 pm) My family just purchased a Saturn Vue EX FWD, with as few options as we could find. I think the only options we had included Roof Rails, Special Paint, Front and Back Carpet Mats. The only other item adding to the MSRP was Destination Charge. This put the Saturn at about $22,495.00 The GM 72 Hr Sale offered discounts of $500 + $500 + $1,500 or, as you have said $2,500 off MSRP. We did receive an additional Supplier's Discount. The Dealer offered the same Trade-In Value for our MiniVan that Edmunds.com said they would. We were able to get an extra $500 more, when we objected. All in all (other than the crowds) this was a great car buying experience. We absolutely love the vehicle. It drives great, has enough power and has a very well done interior. Like all GM Vehicles this car had OnStar with a one-year subscription. The Radio has XM with a three-month subscription. The vehicle has a Cell Phone with it's own number. Wow! We looked at the Honda CR-V but found it a great deal more costly.
#56 of 64 Help! Incentives of XE FWD in September, 2008 by cryogenics Oct 18, 2008 (8:00 am)
I'd like to know whether anyone here still have the record of incentives and rebates for 2008 Saturn VUE XE FWD for September, 2008 (09/30/2008). The reason I asked is because I purchased a 2008 Saturn VUE XE AWD last month with $2500 rebates ($1000 Consumer Cash and $1500 Purchase Bonus), however, I decided to exchange the vehicle to a XE FWD since the first one is defective. The dealer told me the rebates for FWD was only $1500 in September ($500 Consumer Cash and $1000 Purchase Bonus). I just wonder if they are telling me the truth.   Please let me know if anybody still have the record of rebate history on 2008 VUE XE FWD.   Thank you very much!
#57 of 64 2006 Vue by tpm3 Nov 15, 2008 (9:10 am)
Turned my key about 3/4's and the engine tried to start but did not completely start. As the egine was winding down I quickly turned my key back to the off position and turned it to the start position again. That's when all hell broke loose. My engine block warning light came on and my engine was sputtering and shaking. When I put it into drive and tried to move the vehicle my engine was still sputtering and shaking and I had to put the gas pedal to the floor just to advance the vehicle. Does anyone have any idea what could have happened? This happened Friday afternoon & my Vue is sitting in the Saturn dealership parking lot & won't be checked out by the Saturn folks until Monday when they will run diagnostics check ($65). HELP! Replies to this message: kyfdx (Nov 15, 2008 12:46 pm)
#58 of 64 Re: 2006 Vue [tpm3] by kyfdx HOST Nov 15, 2008 (12:46 pm)
Replying to: tpm3 (Nov 15, 2008 9:10 am) It looks like you found a better place for your post in maintenance and repair. Hopefully, someone will have an answer for you there.

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