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300 messages, Last post on Oct 07, 2009 at 2:54 AM
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We contacted Saturn to work on getting out of our 07 GL Vue which continued to have battery charging issues (resulting in poor Hybrid gas mileage [21 mpg] and bad odor) and spent too much time in the shop (5 times in a year). If you look at my previous postings you will see that the solution to my problem was to 'drive it more'.  Saturn corporate service was terrible. After a number of calls over 2 weeks (and them 'putting all of their resources on it'), they mentioned possibly giving us an extended warranty. Clearly, not what we wanted since we needed a reliable vehicle that didn't need to be in the shop regularly and we wanted to have the advantages (like better gas mileage) of a hybrid. It was clear that Saturn was not going to willingly work with us. We contacted a lemon lawyer to deal with them. The lemon law lawyer had a cash settlement for us in about 7 days. We called the local dealership to check on a trade value and were quoted $14,000 (about $2,500) less than expected trade in based on research. For this low trade, we really didn't want to deal with Saturn especially given our experience on the distance to the dealership. We decided to check out the local Honda dealership where we were offered $15,500 trade in based on what they were quoted by the local Saturn dealer (the on that quoted $14,000 to us) who were planning to take it off their hands. So...our vue is now being driven by some other lucky (ok most likely unlucky) person. We are driving a CRV which is getting 22 mpg in town (and planned 28 on hwy). Hmm...pretty much what the Vue was getting the last 3-5 months and now we don't have to deliver it to the dealership for it's regular breakdown servicing. We're now very happy owners of the CRV. We will never consider a Saturn again. This particular Saturn was in the shop more times in 13,500 miles than our previous other 2 brand new vehicles were in during their entire warranty (36,000). The experience was bad enough that we will not likely consider GM purchases in the near future.
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this tsb concern "loss of hybrid function" vehicles affected 2007-2008 saturn Aura and 2007 saturn Vue tsb release date june 11,2008
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Replying to: silverglvue (Mar 28, 2008 2:14 pm) I was wondering who you used as your LEMON LAW Atty.? Congrats by the way on getting out of your SATURN!!!!  
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Replying to: fordfan_17 (Jun 17, 2008 1:23 pm) Could you please provide more detail on tsb# 0731BA. What is the actual name of the tsb? Exactly what does it cover? Is this a recall? Is it a bulletin to Saturn Service with a particular fix? Is there a web address where we can get the specifics? I did a search and came up empty. Thanks chmsomm
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Replying to: kallop (Jun 17, 2008 2:05 pm) We are so happy to be out of the Vue. After driving our CRV for 4 months we have found that we get around 21-22 MPG in town and around 26-28 MPG on highway (traveling in speeds up to 75 mph). Two other things that we don't miss about the VUE: 1. The not so great air conditioner. 2. The wind noise that makes you keep checking to see if you're window is cracked! Best of luck!
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Replying to: silverglvue (Jun 17, 2008 7:23 pm) 1. - AC too warm? get it recharged and seal tested. should be under warrentee. Still using the VUE after 30,000 and still works fine. |
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A reporter with a large financial magazine would like to speak with hybrid owners and their experiences. If you are a hybrid owner, please respond to ctalati edmunds.com with your daytime contact information no later than Wednesday, August 6th.
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I am receiving today, a third battery in my 2007 Saturn Vue Hybrid. This one only 5 months after the second which was a factory recall. Now that I have " loss of Hybrid function" and am up in Canada, I am paying $2600 for the battery plus labour! GM of Canada will not warantee this battery as they claim they have not had any complaints with the new replacemtn batteries. Anyone considering a Saturn hybrid- DON'T DO IT! I was very happy with it at the beginning and did not understand others complaints. now I do and am very sorry for purchasing the Lemon!
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Replying to: melisab (Aug 13, 2008 10:29 am) |
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Replying to: melisab (Aug 13, 2008 10:29 am) Sorry for your experience. Hard to believe Canada has no hybrid warranties. Here in the US, the standard hybrid warranty is 8 years/110K miles, or 10 years/150K miles (for CARB states). That covers all parts of the hybrid system including batteries and drivetrain. |
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