Saturn Vue
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I purchased a 2003 Saturn Vue 2.2l 4cyl 5spd manual in 2005.  Always bragged to everyone on how wonderful the SUV was and how I would never buy another make. That was until I hit 82,000 miles.  On Oct 6 2007 I was driving down the street when the car started what it felt like fighting me to go forward.  When at an idle the engine shook really bad.  I continued driving it under severely reduced power, worrying about getting it up hill.  The next day I had my boyfriend take a listen to it.  He started it, revved it and turned it off.  Told me it was misfiring and probably needed new plugs.  He opened up the hood and checked the plugs.  1&4 were fine but 2&3 were not firing.  You can tell this by the amount of gas that is on the plugs.  He looked at other things and decided that for 2 plugs to fail it was more than likely the Ignition Coil Pack.  Bought a new one ($100.81) and put it in, did not fix the problem.  REturned the coil pack and bought an Ignition control module ($92.36)  Put it in, worked like a charm.  Three days later the same part failed.  After doing research I came upon a recall for 19 Different Saturns for the EXACT same problem, but the Vue is not one of the recalls.  I contacted saturn and they stated even though the manufacture date falls within that time frame and it is the exact same problem, it's not covered under that recall.  I have since filed a complaint with the NHTSA.  I have a friend who has the same year and model vue I have.  3 weeks ago hers did the same thing.  She took it to saturn where she was told it was her coil pack which they replaced for $800 then her Ignition Control module $400 then her catalytic converter $880 and now they are telling her it was her transmission and will cost $1500 to fix that.
She is also filing a complaint.  The Campaign number for the complaint/recall is 03V231000.  I ask that all vue owners who have had the same problem contact the National Highway Transportation Safety authority and file a complaint.  If enough do this they can do an investigation and find that this should have been included in the recall.