Ownership Cost for 2005 Saturn VUE Base
Estimated: $34441 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1182 | $567 | $496 | $449 | $402 | $3096 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1555 | $1609 | $1666 | $7783 |
| Fuel | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1684 | $857 | $445 | $2291 | $8040 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $357 | $357 | $357 | $357 | $357 | $529 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8322 | $6572 | $5954 | $5718 | $7876 | $34441 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | AFTER HAVING MY (BRAND NEW) 2003 SATURN VUE FOR 4 MONTHS, IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY SATURN. AFTER THAT, I HAVE HAD OTHER INSTANCES OF POOR PERFORMANCE BY THE VEHICLE, WHICH, AGAIN WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. EACH TIME, SATURN EITHER REPLACED OR REPAIRED THE PART(S) THAT WERE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. I JUST RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THE CAR WAS DRIVING AND I TOOK IT IN TO FIND OUT THAT I HAD YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AS WELL AS A MALFUNCTIONING REAR SUSPENSION, WHICH I FOUND OUT HAD BEEN RECALLED. ALL PARTS WERE EITHER REPAIRED OR REPLACED. *JB |
| 2005 | SUSPENSION | LAST JAN. 2004 WE PURCHASED A 04 SATURN VUE, THE VEHICLE ENDED UP BEING IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS SUCH AS SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, WHEEL BEARINGS ETC. THE LAST REPAIR WAS THE STEERING COLUMN AND SATURN AGREED TO REPLACE THE M/V. IN JULY 04 WERE RECEIVED OUR NEW 04 VUE. ON SATURDAY WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND TO CHECK A RATTLE IN THE FRONT END. WE ARE NEW SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACE IN THIS M/V. SATURN STATED THAT THE M/V IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT MY CONCERN IS TWO (2) 04 VUE'S WITH STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENTS AND SATURN NOT TELLING ME IF THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE M/V'S. WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT THIS COULD ONLY HAPPEN TO US NOT ONCE BUT TWICE.*JB |
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