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Saturn Vue

The compact SUV that outlived most of the brand, and the model where Saturn's mixed parentage causes the most trouble: the first generation's V6 is a Honda J35 with a Honda five-speed automatic behind it, while the four-cylinder is a GM Ecotec with a CVT. Those are two unrelated diagnostic worlds under one badge and one body, and reading a code list for the wrong one wastes the whole session. The second generation is an Opel Antara, so European information applies to it instead.

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Saturn Vue, front view — 2000chevymontecarlo · CC BY-SA 4.0 (external)

Generations

First generation 2002–2007

GM Theta, but the V6 and its automatic are Honda's while the four-cylinder is Ecotec with a CVT — establish which before reading anything.
Body styles

SUV

Platform

GM Theta
Engines
2.2 Ecotec — L61 · petrol · 107 kW (143 hp) · 206 Nm (152 lb-ft)

3.0 V6 — L81 · petrol · 135 kW (181 hp) · 264 Nm (195 lb-ft)

3.5 V6 — L66 · petrol · 186 kW (249 hp) · 328 Nm (242 lb-ft) · Honda J35

2.4 Ecotec hybrid — hybrid · Green Line
Transmissions

CVT · 4-speed GM 4T45-E automatic · 5-speed Aisin AF33 automatic · 5-speed Honda H5 automatic · 5-speed Getrag F23 manual

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
Second generation 2008–2010

An Opel Antara under the badge, so European information covers it — a complete break from the Honda-engined car before it.
- Ecotec (badge, not an engine)
- High Value V6 (LX9 / LZ9)
- 4T40-E / 4T45-E 4-speed automatic
- 6T70 6-speed automatic
Body styles

SUV

Platform

GM Theta
Engines
2.4 Ecotec — LE5 · petrol · 126 kW (169 hp) · 218 Nm (161 lb-ft)

3.5 V6 — LZ4 · petrol · 166 kW (222 hp) · 297 Nm (219 lb-ft)

3.6 V6 — LY7 · petrol · 192 kW (257 hp) · 336 Nm (248 lb-ft) · Red Line

2.4 Ecotec hybrid — hybrid · Green Line
Transmissions

4-speed 4T45-E automatic · 6-speed 6T70 automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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