# 2004 Saturn Vue AWD possible front wheel bearings

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-saturn-vue-awd-possible-front-wheel-bearings/21773>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 7, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-saturn-vue-awd-possible-front-wheel-bearings/21773 "2008-11-07T12:36:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![webberstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@webberstein](https://community.cartalk.com/u/webberstein)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-saturn-vue-awd-possible-front-wheel-bearings/21773/1 "2008-11-07T12:36:18Z")

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Automatice trans, just turned 100K miles. I’m getting a whirling noise out of the front end, that gets progressively louder as speed increases, with only very little vibration felt at the pedal. Dealer price: $398 per wheel, neighborhood shop: $310, Pep Boys: $295. I haven’t pulled any of the wheels yet.

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**Author:** ![bisstess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8dc957/32.png) [@bisstess](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bisstess)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-saturn-vue-awd-possible-front-wheel-bearings/21773/2 "2008-11-07T15:03:17Z")

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If your question is, who would I have do the repair, definetely the neighborhood shop over Pep Boys.

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**Author:** ![Lightningman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ec9cab/32.png) [@Lightningman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lightningman)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-saturn-vue-awd-possible-front-wheel-bearings/21773/3 "2008-11-07T20:20:07Z")

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What’s wrong with my boys Manny, Moe & Jack?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-saturn-vue-awd-possible-front-wheel-bearings/21773/4 "2008-11-07T21:25:40Z")

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Manny is in a residential drug rehab program.  
Moe was fired for excessive absenteeism.  
Jack can’t do anything more technical than changing tires.

;-))

Seriously, however, the level of expertise at Pep Boys is almost always not very good. If the mechanics at your local Pep Boys are good, then I am glad for you, but most locations with which I am familiar are staffed only with very young guys with very little experience.