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2003 Saturn Vue engine problems

The 2003 Saturn Vue has 90 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

90

Engine complaints

10%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Vue engine complaints by model year90 complaints2002: 50 complaints2003: 90 complaints2004: 24 complaints2005: 18 complaints2006: 16 complaints2007: 35 complaints2008: 51 complaints2009: 10 complaints2010: 2 complaints
Vue engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE VUE HAS LOST POWER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO WARNING! 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY WITH MY 3 CHILDREN!!! I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS, INVESTED ABOUT 2,700 TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK. I'M OUT CAR,MY JOB HAS BEEN AFFECTED BECAUSE OF MY CONTINUES TADIES THANKS TO…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 1, 2013 · crash · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2003 Saturn Vue have?

NHTSA has 90 complaints about the 2003 Saturn Vue engine — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.