One problem related to manual transmission has been reported for the 2002 Saturn VUE. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Saturn VUE based on all problems reported for the 2002 VUE.
When coming to stops, the vehicle would surge as if being hit from behind. After the initial surge the vehicle acts like it is going to stall, stop or cut off. The problem has been looked at on several occasions. Consumer doesn't feel this vehicle is safe to operate, consumer belives this is transmission releated ,however the dealer is stating it is a computer chip that is causing the problem.