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2005 Saturn Vue engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 18 complaints for the 2005 Saturn Vue, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
18 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
85,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2005 Saturn Vue Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 85,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 85,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 29% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Ignition control module failed on my 2005 saturn vue, equipped with 2.2l l4 engine. Cylinders 2 & 3 misfired, causing secondary failure of the oxygen sensors and catalytic converter after driving it only 10 miles to dealership after primary failure occurred. This is identical to the problem that is the subject for recall of several other saturn vehicles equipped with the same engine.

Reported at 104,000 miles, November 2008

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 saturn vue. The contact stated while making an abrupt left turn, the vehicle lost all power. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was placed into the park position and turned off for four seconds. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operations. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. There were no diagnostic test completed by the dealer or manufacturer. The failure mileage was 95,000. The current mileage was 104,000.

Reported at 95,000 miles, January 2014

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