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#67 of 328 2002 Saturn Vue - Recommended Tune up? and Oil Leak by moretj

Nov 18, 2007 (12:02 pm)

Two Questions
 
Does anyone know the recommended frequency of a tune up for the 2002 Saturn Vue. Mine has just over 106,000 km and has never had a tune up. I've checked the owners manual and there is no mention in the maitenance and repair section.
 
If I do need to get one done, should I go to the dealership or can I bring it my local mechanic which I've used before to change brakes etc.
 
Also, just noticed the vehicle is leaking oil from underneath the engine - I think it may be a leaky gasket? Has anyone else experienced this with this vehicle. Thanks.

#68 of 328 Re: 2003 Saturn Vue problems [pegm] by batman47

Nov 27, 2007 (10:05 am)

Replying to: pegm (Jul 25, 2007 8:34 am)
Most probable that a sensor has died and the CPU (Computer) is confused. Need to identify with an special electronic tools the code number of the error.

#69 of 328 Re: Replaced rotors 4 times in 2 years [doreenr] by batman47

Nov 27, 2007 (10:40 am)

Replying to: doreenr (Aug 12, 2007 7:52 am)
After I started to look after my own car I stopped to have problem in my car. Garages seem to be happy that your car has problems all the time so they could be paid. Car without problems is not a good business for the dealership. I was desperate by the high cost of repair and maintenance of my car so I decided to buy “Repair manual” or “Shop Manual” for my car, bought mechanical tools and one or two books of how to look after my car. This has saving a lot of money. Now, I do all the jobs included the drain a re-fill of all the fluids.
 
Brakes are a problem usually generated by jammed calipers. When this happen the caliper does not retract so the brake are all the time in contact with the disc. Equally if the brake is above 2-3 years the spring that hold the brake pads get corroded and the pad start to goes out of place. If the wheel has hit something hard the disc may be out of round (round out) and this affect the disc unevenly producing vibration when braking. For years I have this problem in my car and the garage was sucking me the money. I know about this jobs because I read and I did my practice when I started to look after my car. There is hundreds of very helpful advice in the Internet of how to do things for ourselves.
 
Manuals can be very useful indeed. There ‘Troubleshooting” sections for each piece of car item. Of course there are problem that I could not solve by myself, as for example the blinking of a light in the instrumentation panel. I read the manual and I inferred that a sensor might be wrong. I took the car to the garage, show the page on the manual to the technician and he went to the part department got the sensor and changed it for me. They charged me ˝ hour of labor plus the part. The blinking stopped.

#70 of 328 2005 VUE Electrical problems? by jeffsbern

Dec 02, 2007 (12:50 pm)

Today I got into my car and saw some smoke coming out from behind my steering wheel, the top of the part beind the steering wheel. I also noticed the symbol of the car with the lock is on when I turn the car on, didn't notice that before. Could this be electrical. Later as I was checking i was turning the car on and off 2-3 times, 3rd time, i saw a light on the dash where all the symbols light up and then more smoke was coming out. Any ideas? I had less problems with my old 1997 certified used saturn car then I am with the brand new one i bought in 2005 and the dealership always acts annoyed when it's warranty covered work. Any ideas of what this could be would be appreciated. Thanks

#71 of 328 Re: 2003 Vue rpm's high -lossing power at same time [jdaawilson] by saturn_comm

Dec 03, 2007 (7:20 am)

Replying to: jdaawilson (Nov 08, 2007 8:05 am)
Have you spoken with the Saturn Customer Assistance Center?

#72 of 328 Re: 2003 Vue rpm's high -lossing power at same time [jdaawilson] by randy1956

Dec 04, 2007 (12:27 pm)

Replying to: jdaawilson (Nov 08, 2007 8:05 am)
if you indeed have a V6 engine in your 2003 Vue it DOES NOT have the VTI transmission. Only on 4 cylinder models and only used in the Vue in 2003 2004 2005 model years.

#73 of 328 2003 Saturn Vue by sjhull

Dec 05, 2007 (8:37 pm)

I have a 2003 Saturn Vue 5 Spd. Recently my service wrench light and my air bag light intermittently came on. I called my dealership and the service advisor immediately told me my BCM needed to be replaced. I took the car in and the technician reprogrammed the BCM. As soon as I picked up the car, the lights came back on. Then I went back to the dealership. They called me and said the the BCM and the SDM might need to be replaced but they had to replace the BCM first. SO they did that and told me the car was fixed. It did not require and SDM. As soon as I picked up the car, the lights are on constantly now. I am so frustrated. Help! I asked the service advisor to test the BCM to ensure that it needed to be replaced. Now he is telling me that even if the BCM is not the problem because the put it in my car, I am stuck with it. The are telling me the SDM is $600 more than the $440 I just paid for the BCM. The service advisor told me he had seen lots of these cars (03 Vues) with the same problem and that the BCM usually fixed it. Well usually just cost me $440. Any advice?

#74 of 328 Bad Design? by selof

Dec 10, 2007 (9:11 am)

Just to let others know...I just had to replace the heads on my 2002 V6 AWD Vue (67,00 miles). Apparently there is an engine cooler inside the engine that failed (Dex Cool degrading gaskets?) and the engine oil mixed up a nice new frothy product in combination with the Dex Cool and spread through out the engine/cooling system. Disgusting and very expensive mess!
  
I understand that this engine was only used in 2002-03. I had wanted to drive this car for another 3-4 years - now I don't trust it.

#75 of 328 03 VUE V6 AWD Rear Window Defroster by aferguson

Dec 17, 2007 (2:35 pm)

My wife has 03 V6 AWD. It has been a good vehicle. Recently tried to activate rear window defrost and light indicator flickers. When rear defroster activated automatic door locks do not work from either remote key or the switch on the doors. When I deactivate the rear defroster switch everything works. Fuse is good.
Any Ideas??
We also had rotors replaced at 17K and 30K. Dealer did not want to cover under warrent. VUE now has 50K. My opinion is the rotors are too small for vehicle and warp under heat caused during braking and next time I will replace them myself with after market rotors which are 1/2 the price. According to dealer front brakes only good for 30K miles

#76 of 328 abs/transmission problems by mwa812

Dec 19, 2007 (6:43 pm)

Here's a good one. When my ABS engage, my transmission will not engage immediately after the vehicle comes to a stop. Took it to Saturn and they have no clue what could cause such a thing, ( although they can duplicate the problem) Has anyone had such a problem ? 2004 AWD with 100,000
Was thinking could it be the voltage level on the battery ?

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