Ownership Cost for 2005 Saturn VUE Base
Estimated: $35731 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1437 | $690 | $603 | $546 | $489 | $3765 |
| Insurance | $1475 | $1527 | $1580 | $1636 | $1693 | $7911 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1763 | $910 | $562 | $2291 | $8289 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $401 | $401 | $401 | $401 | $401 | $594 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8678 | $6837 | $6182 | $5999 | $8034 | $35731 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL CAP. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL NOZZLE SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY OR PREMATURELY WHILE FILLING THE VEHICLE AND/OR SES LAMP WITH DTC P0446 EVAP VENT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE SET. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $1,000 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO TSB NUMBER 10017570. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. |
| 2005 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER-SIDE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN IF THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE DOORS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A KEY ENTRY LOCK THAT OPEN AND CLOSE THEM; HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BREAK THE LOCKS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. HOWEVER THE FIRST TIME HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER, HE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE BATTERY OUT TO SHUT DOWN THE POWER TO RESET THE COMPUTER AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70300. |
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