2008 SATURN OUTLOOK Electrical System Problems

airbag sensor on passenger seat stays off even when passenger is in seat. I have read many complaints from same vehicle since they were new. Also has electrical issues intermittently possibly from water leaking thru sunroof

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My low beam headlight started to intermittently go out for a while. Then it went out completely. I go to replace the bulb only to find that the bulb wasn’t the actual issue. The harness, wires, and socket to the bulb were blackened, burnt and melted. So now it all needs to be replaced. I’ve seen on several forums that has happened to so many people that have a car manufactured by GM. The original wiring is not quality enough for the heat and current that goes through there.

Multiple time my vehicle became wet in the inside due to a sun roof drainage tube issue. My vehicle stopped while in motion and there was a burning smell. Now none of my windows will go up and the car no longer starts. I have a loud knocking sound coming from the dash when I turn the heater or AC on. Now my dash shows service theft deterrent system. The first time I thought maybe the tube was clogged. I now come to find out that is was/is a on going issue with GM. I could've lost my life or been possibly rear-ended at highway speed due to GM not knowing how to make a sunroof.

While driving. Lost power, steering locked up. Discontented and reconnected the battery. Problem cleared.

THE SUNROOF LEAKS WATER FROM THE DASH THE REAR CAUSING THE CEILING TO BE SOAKED AND MALFUNCTIONING OF SUNROOF WATER LEAKED ON FLOOR OF THE WHOLE CAR CANS SIDE REAR VIEWS CAUSES THE DASH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO GO OUT MOTOR BLOWERS IS FILLING UP WITH WATER SO AC/ HEATER CAN NOT DEFROST CAR SO VISIBILITY TO DRIVE CAR IT IS UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE A BLOWER THAT WILL CONSTANT FILL UP WITH WATER TO TO SUNROOF DRAINAGE CONSTANTLY CLOTTING AND WON'T DRAIN AND FLOORS FLOODING EVENTUALLY THIS WILL CAUSE CORROSION OR FIRE BEING WATER AND ELECTRICITY DON'T MIX WELL I HAVE 3 CHILDREN I DON'T FEEL WE ARE SAFE IN OUR VEHICLE THIS IS OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION THE SPEAKERS GO IN AND OUT DUE TO THE WATER LEAKED AND SOON COME WINTER CAR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LEAKY DRIVE BEING MOTOR BLOWERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONSTANTLY BE PURCHASED DUE TO GOING OUT BECAUSE WATER BACK UP AND LEAKED AND THE CAR BECOMES DRENCHED IN WATER VIA SEATS AND FLOOR DRIVE SEAT IS ELECTRICAL EVENTUALLY WATER WILL CAUSE A PROBLEM I JUST WANT MY KIDS SAFE AND SECURE IN A VEHICLE AND AS I READ PREVIOUS PROBLEM SOME HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES I'M GOING THROUGH AS OF RIGHT NOW. THE CAR CAN BE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION WATER JUST LEAKS FROM CEILING ON FLOOR FLOOR IS WET AS I DRIVE I CAN HEAR WATER ON CEILING MOVING AROUND SOME WATER EVEN RUN ACCROSS WINDSHIELD WHILE I'M DRIVING A LOT. SOME RUNS ON MY LEG WHILE I'M DRIVING WHERE THE BRAKE PADS AND GAS PEDAL ARE WHICH HAVE WIRES THERE THAT ARE ELECTRICAL ON TOP OF THE FLOORS BEING SOAKED THAT'S A FIRE HAZARD

Mileage: 181,000

WHEN IT RAINS WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE & THROUGHOUT THE 2 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT THE RAIN HAS LEAKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS DESPITE HAVING IT FIXED & CAUSES THE WIRING, LIGHTING & DETRIMENTAL/SAFETY SENSORS & ELECTRICAL PARTS TO BE DAMAGED. I BECAME ESPECIALLY WORRIED WHEN I LEARNED A FRIEND WITH A 2008 GMC ACADIA (IDENTICAL VEHICLE TO SATURN OUTLOOK) IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME WATER ISSUES. WITHIN A MONTH OR 2 OF HAVING THE LEAKING AND DAMAGED FIXED NEW SENSORS GET WET & ISSUES ARISE DUE TO LEAKING IN NEW/DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I FIRST NOTICED IT LEAKING IN THE FRONT BY THE WINDOWS & SUNROOF & CAUSING THE RADIO SPEAKERS TO QUIT. WITHIN A SHORT WHILE AFTER FIXING IT THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS & AIR CONDITIONING THEN STARTED CUTTING OUT & NOT WORKING. ONCE AGAIN I HAD THE ISSUE FIXED BUT NOW IT IS LEAKING IN THE DASH WHERE WATER CAN BE HEARD SLOSHING AROUND WHEN TURNING & OCCASIONALLY LEAKS INTO THE FRONT FLOOR BOARD. NOW THE 'STABILITRAK' & TRACTION CONTROL ARE ALL HAVING ISSUES AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION SENSORS MAKING MY CAR UNDRIVABLE AND UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR UNTIL THE CAR SITS IN THE SUN OR DRIES OUT FOR A FEW DAYS. THE SPEAKERS ARE ALSO NOT WORKING MAKING THE BACK UP CAM, AND EVEN THE WARNING DASH LIGHTS HAVE NO SOUND. ** AS MENTIONED BEFORE THERE ARE MANY ONLINE FORUMS THAT TALK ABOUT THIS LEAKING ISSUE IN BOTH THE SATURN OUTLOOK & GMC ACADIA'S. IT IS VERY WORRISOME THAT THINGS WILL SEEM TO WORK & SUDDENLY STOP WORKING DUE TO WATER LOG DAMAGE & WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT & HEADLIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS FLICKER OR QUIT IT IS VERY SCARY & DANGEROUS. THE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH SENSORS (TRANSMISSION SENSORS & STABILITY) JUST BEGAN ON MY CAR RECENTLY & SINCE I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE FIXED SO MANY TIMES IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

Mileage: 160,000

ENGINE POWER REDUCED- THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHERE THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING, IN TOWN. MAIN WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE INSULATION WAS DETERIORATED AND WIRING WAS STUCK TOGETHER. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER, ENGINE STOPS AGAIN WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, CAR RESTARTED, TRYING TO GET HOME, CAR DIED AGAIN, WOULD NOT RESTART, TOWED TO AUTO SHOP AGAIN. AUTO REPAIR IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, IT WILL RUN GREAT AND JUST RANDOMLY STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING, CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS NOW. NOTHING IS CODING WHEN THEY RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE! I AM HAVING THEM KEEP THE CAR UNTIL PROBLEM IS RESOLVED BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND END UP IN A WRECK. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT I WAS IN TOWN WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED, THAT I WAS IN TOWN AND MY GRANDKIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK!!! THANK GOODNESS I DIDN'T GO ON A PLANNED 12 HOUR TRIP TO COLORADO! NOTE: I HAVE ALREADY PUT $6500.00 IN REPAIRS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF RANDOM ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 159,000

WATER STARTED DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE GLOVEBOX, EVERY TIME IT RAINS IT GETS SOAKING WET AND THERE'S SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL PANEL. *TR

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR LEAKS FROM THE ROOF/SUNROOF AND WHEN IT RAINS HARD IT HAS BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE GETS SOAKED AND DOWN BOTH SIDES OF THE TOP OF THE DOOR FRAME HEADLINER IS SOAKED AND ALSO MY FLOOR BOARD FROM BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE ARE ALWAYS WET

LEFT DRIVER DOOR MANUAL SWITCH CONTINUOUSLY MALFUNCTIONS , ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT GIVE POWER TO OPEN ANY WINDOWS , LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS , AND ENABLES YOUR SAFETY IN DANGEROUS EXITS . LOCKS HAVE BEEN LOCKING WHEN I EXIT MY VEHICLE, LOCKING MY CHILDREN LOCKED INSIDE OF VEHICLE . REAR LIFT GATE WILL FALL ON YOUR HEAD SLOWLY AND INJURED MY FOREHEAD.

Mileage: 136,400

DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS AND PLUG HAVE MELTED AND I HAVE HAD REPLACED AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, SAYING SERVICE AIRBAGS NOW. ALL THE SPEAKERS IN THE CAR HAVE QUIT WORKING, BUT IF YOU OPEN AND CLOSE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR THEY WILL WORK UNTIL YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF LEAKED EACH TIME IT RAINED. THE WATER TRAVELED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE, ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, AND INTO THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STUTEVILLE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF PONCA CITY (3330 N 14TH ST, PONCA CITY, OK 74601, (580) 749-5976) WHERE THE BODY CONTROL WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY DUE TO THE WATER THAT WAS LEAKING ONTO THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PPM CHIP FOR THE AIR BAG WAS MISSING, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHEN IN PARK OR DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,564.

Mileage: 148,564

WATER LEAK FROM SUNROOF

Mileage: 30

WHEN I FIRST GOT THE VEHICLE IN 2017 IT WAS ALWAYS PARKED IN THE GARAGE SO THE PROBLEM WASN'T NOTICED UNTIL I STOPPED USING THE GARAGE. WHEN IT RAINS A LOT WATER IS LEAKING THROUGH THE FRONT SUNROOF WHICH IS THEN DRAINING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE CAR IN THE ELECTRICAL AREA AND FINALLY LEAKING THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. IT CAUSED ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE OUTLOOK BECAUSE OF THE INITIAL SUNROOF 'CLOG'. ALSO THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN BUT WHEN YOU TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. I'VE SEEN MANY ISSUES OF THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING AS WELL WITH THEIR OUTLOOKS. IF THE NUMBERS ARE THERE FROM PEOPLE COMPLAINING I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN INVESTIGATED AND TURNED INTO A RECALL. WHAT STARTS AS A SUNROOF LEAK CAN EASILY AND QUICKLY LEAD TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF REPAIRS BECAUSE THE WATER IS LEAKING UNDER THE HOOD AREA.

Mileage: 84,000

TAKATA RECALL....WATER LEAKS INTO THE CAR BEHIND KICKER PANEL ON PASSENGER SIDE GOING DIRECTLY INTO THE FUSE/RELAY BOX. IT LEAKS IN ALL DOOR JAMS AND THE REAR LIFTGATE AREA. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR NOT SHIFTING. THROWING CODE P2723 WHICH IS TRANSMISSON PRESSURE CONTROL SHIFT SOLENOID E. I BELIEVE ITS DUE TO WATER GETTING INTO THE FUSE BOX BECAUSE THERE IS A CONSTANT DRAIN ON MY BATTERY AND WHEN TESTING THE FUSES WITH A TEST LIGHT NOT ALL OF THEM SEEM TO BE GETTING A GOOD CONNECTION DUE TO ALL THE CORROSION. ALSO SUNROOF LEAKS. ALL DOOR CIRCUITS GET WET. I HAVE TO DRY EVRYTHING OUT BEFORE I CAN START IT. THE CARPET SMELLS AND ITS FULL OF RUST. COMMON SENSE WOULD TELL YOU THAT THIS CANNOT BE GOOD FROM ANY ASPECT. IM TO THE POINT TO GOING UP TO GM AND MAKING THEM LOOK REALLY BAD BECAUSE THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I CANNOT BELIEVE WITH SO MANY COMMON PROBLEMS THERE IS YET TO BE A RECALL. I HATE GM AND NEVER WILL I EVER PURCHASE ANY GM PRODUCT NOR WILL I HAVE ANYTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT GM. WHEN ALL THIS OCCURED MY CAR WAS OUTSIDE EITHER IN MY DRIVEWAY OR A PARKING LOT OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVR TO COVER THE CAR UP. THE ENTIRE CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR SOMETIME LAST YEAR. I NOTICED THIS WAS HAPPENING ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. IVE TRIED FIXING IT MYSELF AND I JUST FAIL EVERYTIME AND ITS RIDICULOUS.

Mileage: 190,000

BAUGBT THE VEHICLE MARCH 10 2019 NO AIR BAG CRACKED STEERING WHEEL SUNROOF LEAKS BAD UNDER GLOVEBOX FUSE SECTION HAS RUST POWDER. STERO GOES ON AND OFF ONLY ONE KEY WORKS TO START ONE WORKS TO OPEN DOOR HEATER DONT WORK IM FRONT. BAUGHT IN PUEBLO COLORADO ONLY DRIVE AS FAR AS WALSENBURG CO AND BACK TO PUEBLO N9 FURTHER BAD GAS MILLAGE

Mileage: 134,000

MY SUNROOF WAS LEAKING IN MY CAR AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THE AUTO SHOP SAID IT WOULD COST 7000 TO FIX IT

ISSUES WITH MY OUTLOOK ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ENGINE ON FIRE, ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH STABILIZER/TRACKING CONTROLS, WINDOWS/MIRROR AND MAINLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO LOW OR 2ND GEAR. I HAD TO PULL TO EMERGENCY LANE AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TWICE. DEALER STATES ITS AN ISSUE WITH OBD/OBI CODES AND CLEARS CODE. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THIS ALMOST DAILY, WEEKLY. WATER LEAKS THROUGH SUNROOF, FRONT WINDOW GLASS, UNDER DASH ON FEET OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER; WATER LEAKS VIA DVD SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY. ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND I COASTED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND LIFTED HOOD THE FLAMES STARTED, FIRE DEPT. CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY TO PUT OUT. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WIRES, TUBES, ETC UNDER HOOD. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND MIRROR WILL NOT PUSH OUT OF ROLL DOWN DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUE DRIVING AND STATIONARY. RECALL ON STRUTS FOR AUTO LIFT GATE, BUT REAL ISSUE IS MODULE TO LIFT LIFTGATE WAS A FEE TO BE REPAIRED. WHAT DID RECALL COVER WITH LIFT GATE? THESE ISSUES HAPPEN NO STOP SINCE 2012 WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. I DROVE ON INTERSTATE AND AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TRANSMISSION WENT TO LOW GEAR AND I ALMOST WAS HIT BECAUSE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND POWER/SPEED INSTANTLY DROPPED.

Mileage: 80,000

UPON RAINING VERY HARD WATER LEAKS INTO THE CABIN OF THE SUV VIA BEHIND THE EMERGENCY BREAK,AIRBAG PORTS AND FROM UNDER THE GLOVE BOX ONTO THE FLOORBOARDS. MY VEHICLE STAYS ON WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ASAP. THE WATER LEAKS IN WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AS WELL AS IF THE VEHICLE IS SITTING OUTSIDE WHILE ITS RAINING.

Mileage: 87,000

OH BOY...HERE GOES. I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK FWD. FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A SPAN IF A FEW YEARS, WATER HAS LEAKED FROM THE SUNROOF AND INTO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, FUSEBOXES, FLOORS, ETC. THIS IS THE INFAMOUS DRAINHOSE CLOGGING ISSUE THAT MANY MAY KNOW ABOUT. THE CAR NOW ONLY STARTS WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED BUT I CAN SHIFT GEARS AND MOVE THE CAR BACKWARD AND FORWARD. I'VE CLEANED UP THE WATER, GRIME AND LITTLE LARVAE GROWING FROM THE WATER INTRUSION. ALL ELECTRONICS WORK CORRECTLY (EVEN THE BUTT WARMER 😊) WHAT I'VE TRIED SO FAR: -REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. -REPLACED THE BATTERY -CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES OF THE UNDERHOOD FUSEBOXES -CHECKED SEVERAL FUSES OF THE UNDER DASH FUSEBOX -THREW A TEMPER TANTRUM -CUT MY FINGER TRYING TO GET TO IMPOSSIBLY PLACED SCREWS -CHECKED FOR RECALLS. GM STILL DOES NOT SUPPORT AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE -PULLED THE CODES. THE RECENT ONES I'VE GOTTEN ARE: C0899, C0561, P0017, P0011 LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT COST ME OVER $1500 TO REPLACE ALL OF THE FUSES/WIRING. I AM FRUSTRATED, YES. NO, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS YET AGAIN. BUT I AM MORE AMAZED AT HOW GM LEAVES THIS ISSUE WITH A TSB AND A GRAIN OF SALT, IN SPITE OF THE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE OF THIS LONG OCCURRING PROBLEM. I AM LOOKING FOR ADVICE. MECHANICAL ADVICE. LEGAL ADVICE. MEDITATION TIPS. I'LL TAKE ANYTHING. "SALLY", AS THE FAMILY CALLS HER, IS HOW WE GET TO WORK, DRIVE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL, CHURCH, PLAYDATES, VISIT FAMILY, AND OTHER THINGS THAT FAMILIES HAVE TO DO AND LIKE TO DO. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM GM, TOO, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD MY BREATH. INSTEAD, YOU'LL FIND ME SOMEWHERE INSIDE, BENEATH, OR ON TOP OF SALLY. I'LL BE THE ONE COVERED IN GREASE, CONSTANTLY SIGHING AND WONDERING ABOUT ALL THE OTHERS WHO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KOOL CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (810 W CHICAGO RD, STURGIS, MI) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER REGARDING THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

Mileage: 154,000

THE TRUCK ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND A FIRE STARTED. I GOT EVERYONE OUT AND THE FIRE BLEW UP AND EVERYTHING BURNED DOWN TO THE BODY. WE HAD IT TOWED BY POLICE TO PREVENT A FURTHER FIRE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT STARTED NEAR THE BATTERY IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK . I HAD NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING . IT JUST ALL OF THE SUDDEN CAUGHT ON FIRE.

Mileage: 130,000

WE KEPT GETTING A SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING, TOOK IT TO A SATURN CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE PASSENGER SENSOR IN THE SEAT IS BAD AND COULD PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM INFLATING IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPACT. WONDERING WHY SINCE HE SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. ALSO, THE AUXILIARY AMPLIFIER WENT BAD... HE THINKS THIS IS FROM A LEAK, AND THE WAY THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DONE APPARENTLY WATER GETS INTO IT AND SHORTS THE AMP. ANOTHER KNOWN PROBLEM HE SAID... UNFORTUNATELY, ALL WARNING/SAFETY CHIMES DO NOT SOUND BECAUSE OF THIS AND ALL THE SPEAKERS DON'T WORK EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT TWEETERS.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES SINCE DAY ONE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 40K MILES THEY ONLY REBUILT SO HAVE HAD ISSUES EVER SINCE STILL HAVING ISSUES EVER SINCE MAJOR ELECTRICAL DASHBOARD GOES DARK WHEN DRIVING FLASHES AFTER IT RAINS I LOOSE POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING FOR LITERALLY A MINUTE SUNROOF LEAKS THROUGH AIRBAGS SERVICE HAS BEEN CHECKING FOR OVER 3 YEARS NOW OTHER ISSUES I HAD PRIOR TO YOUR EXTENDED WARRANTIES HOWEVER NO IM OVER THE 120K MILE LIMIT THIS VEHICLE HAS CONTINUAL DANGEROUS ISSUES AND NOW THAT YOU NO LONGER MANUFACTURER I FEEL GMAC DOESN'T CARE AND THE COST TO FIX WHEN REPAIS ARE NEEDED ARE OUTRAGEOUS I AM NOW AT 200K MILES HOWEVER THIS ALL STARTED FROM THE BEGINNING THROUGH WARRANTY AND WITH THE BULK ONCE WARRANTY EXPIRED THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE THE STEERING AND ELECTRICAL ALONE

Mileage: 100,000

THE SPEAKERS IN WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. MOST OF THE TIME MOST OF THE SPEAKERS WORK, BUT OFTEN THE ONLY SPEAKERS WORKING WILL BE BOTH IN THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE TWEETER IN THE PASSENGER DOOR, ALL OTHER SPEAKERS ARE DEAD. SOMETIMES WHEN I HIT A BUMP SOME SPEAKERS WILL START WORKING THEN FAIL AGAIN.

Mileage: 129,000

THERE IS A LEAK IN BOTH CORNERS OF THE SUNROOF ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK DOWN INTO THE CONSOLE AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRBAGS. THERE ARE DRAIN HOLES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SUN ROOF BUT THE WATER DOSENT GO DOWN. THE WATER DAMAGED SEVERAL WIRES UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT ALSO DAMAGED THE FUEL BOX. I DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL I STARTED THE CAR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORAND UNDER GLOVE BOX. I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE SHOWED ME THE BURNED FUSE BOX AND ALSO A PUDDLE OF WATER UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT WERE ALSO BURNED . THIS CAR HAS A DEFECT IN THE SUNROOF ALLOWING WATER TO DRAIN INTO THE CONSOL ONTO WIRES AND THEY CATCH FIRE.

Mileage: 159,000

LOW BEAN HEADLIGHTS ARE GETTING SO HOT THEY STARTED MELTING THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING.

Mileage: 90,000

THE SUN ROOF IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING WATER TO ENTER INTO THE FRAME OF THE CAR AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION TO THE ELECTRICAL / PCM AS WELL HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NOTIFICATIONS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO CAUSING INSTRUMENT PANEL TO NOT LIGHT UP WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH NO FUNCTIONS, TURNING OFF HEADLIGHTS AS WELL THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE VIA SATURN FORUMS AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS AS WELL AS TSB NUMBER OF 07-08-57-002F. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING AND THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING YOU CAN HEAR WATER MOVING AROUND THROUGHOUT THE BODY OF THE CAR AND THERE IS ALSO WATER IN THE DOORS HAVE SHORTED OUT THE SPEAKERS THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MY CAR ALSO REMAINS ON WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE OFF POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE STATIONARY, FLUID LEAKED FROM THE SUN ROOF INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED AND THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. ...UPDATED 03/13/17 *BF UPDATED 08/15/2017*JS

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE IN PARK, THE LIFTGATE OPENED AND CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

DRIVING LATE ONE NIGHT WHEN MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, I WAS LEFT WITH MY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND MY FOG LIGHTS ONLY. ENDED UP GETTING PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER ON MY WAY HOME, WHO ADVISED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING IN SIMILAR VEHICLES.AFTER WRITING ME A WARNING, I WENT HOME WITH LITTLE LIGHT FOR DRIVING. WOKE UP THIS MORNING, ATTEMPTED TO CHECK FUSES AND BULBS, NO ISSUES NOTED. CAN SMELL A BURNT WIRE SMELL NEAR HEADLIGHT. DID MY RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY IS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM INDEED. PLEASE RECALL HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESSES.

WHEN IT RAINS, THE HEADLINER GETS SOAKED. THE WATER RUNS DOWN ARM GOING DOWN IN THE FRONT THAT CONNECTS THE ROOF AND DASHBOARD AND FLOODS THE DRIVER SIDE DEAD PEDAL AND FLOOR BOARD. WATER ALSO LEAKS FROM REAR SUNROOF GLASS AND DRIPS FROM THE REAR DOME LIGHT AND LEAKS TO THE 3RD ROW SEATS/REAR COMPARTMENT.

Mileage: 73,000

SPORADICALLY, WATER LEAKS FROM THE CEILING AIR VENTS/REAR VIEW CAMERA/ A-BRACES/ AIRBAG COVERS AND BASICALLY ANY OTHER PLACE WATER CAN COME OUT OF. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE GMC DEALER 2X TO LOOK FOR THE ISSUE BUT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE. IN VIEWING INFORMATION ONLINE (SPECIFICALLY EDMONDS.COM) IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE THE AUTO WAS MANUFACTURED - I AM JUST LUCKY THAT MINE HAS BEEN SPORADIC. IT HAS NOT EFFECTED COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE YET, BUT IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING I HAVE LITTLE DOUBT THAT THERE WILL BE ISSUES - PARTS CORRODING, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, ETC. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, IT BAFFLES ME THAT THERE ARE 18 PAGES OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, YET THE MANUFACTURER HAS NEVER BEEN MADE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT - AN IDIOT CAN TELL THAT THERE HAS TO BE SOME MANUFACTURER DEFECT TO HAVE THAT # OF OCCURENCES. I REALLY DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO COME OF MY ISSUE, BUT WANTED TO DOCUMENT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN CASE THERE ARE MORE SERIOUS ISSUES LATER SUCH AS AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY EQUIPMENT FAILURE DUE TO WATER DAMAGE - IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS DEFECT CAUSES SERIOUS HARM TO SOMEONE.

Mileage: 80,500

AFTER A HEAVY STORM RAINWATER LEAKED INTO THE CABIN OF MY PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE THROUGH THE FACTORY INSTALLED SUNROOF, WHICH WAS FULLY CLOSED. THE WATER ALSO LEAKED INTO THE CABIN BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX, UNDER THE DASH, AND THROUGH THE HEADLINER. THIS RESULTED IN RAINWATER GETTING INTO THE FUSE BOX CAUSING ELECTRICAL CORROSION AND THE REAR WIPER TO MALFUNCTION. BESIDES THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE, AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING OR FIRE, THERE IS ALSO A HEALTH ISSUE OF MOLD IN THE HEADLINER AND UNDER THE CARPETING. AS A RESULT OF THE WATER GETTING INSIDE THE CAR THE HEADLINER IS NOW PERMANENTLY WATER STAINED AND THE CARPETING WAS SOAKED. THE DEALERSHIP "BLEW OUT" THE DRAIN TUBES BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS FURTHER ADVISED OF A GMC CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL ON THIS CAR (08207A) WHICH EXPIRED ON 09/30/09 AND THAT THIS REPAIR WAS NEVER DONE ON MY VEHICLE, BASED ON A CHECK OF THE VIN. I CONTACTED SATURN DIRECTLY ON 04/04/16 WHO REFUSED TO PAY FOR THIS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL SINCE IT EXPIRED 7 YEARS AGO. I'VE GOTTEN MORE WATER INSIDE MY CAR SINCE MY TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE APPROXIMATE COST TO EXTEND THE DRAIN TUBES, AS RECOMMENDED ON THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL, WOULD BE AT LEAST $500.00. THIS PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE REPLACING THE HEADLINER, THE CARPETING, POSSIBLE MOLD REMOVAL, OR REPAIRING/REPLACING THE FUSE BOX. MY MAIN CONCERNS ARE FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF MY SMALL CHILDREN WHILE RIDING IN THIS CAR.

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WATER COMES IN FROM THE SUNROOF RUNNING THRU THE AIRBAGS AND HAS SHORTED MY SPEAKERS AND PLAYED HAVOC WITH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN GENERAL. THE RADIO/CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY (WHICH I'VE REPLACE THREE TIMES IN A THREE YEAR SPAN) AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED. I'VE HAD THE DRAINAGE TUBE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. MY DRIVER'S SIDE CARPET STAYS WET AND NOW IT HAS A MILDEW SMELL AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FLOOR MATS TWICE. 3/6/16 WAS THE LATEST OCCURRENCE.

Mileage: 120,000

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK RECENTLY STARTED LEAKING WATER. I FIRST NOTICED THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD WAS WET, IN DECEMBER 2015. AFTER NOTICING THIS I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTINUALLY GOING, I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF. I THEN STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE RADIO STAYING ON WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS MY CAR BATTERY DIED AND I FIGURED THIS IS WHY I WAS HAVING THOSE ISSUES. I REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. ON JAN 19, 2016 I GOT INTO MY CAR ON AN EXTREMELY RAINY DAY AND NOTICED A HUGE PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. I LOOKED ALL AROUND THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS, NOTHING FROM WINDSHIELD, SUNROOF OR DAMAGED WEATHER STRIPPING. I TOOK OUT THE MATS AND THE CAR DRIED OUT. ON JAN 31, 2016 THERE WAS ANOTHER EXTREMELY WET AND RAINY DAY AND ONCE AGAIN WATER WAS POOLED UP IN FRONT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. AS I DROVER CAR AWAY WATER STARTED POURING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM ALL OPENINGS, IE SEATBELT HARNESS, WINDSHIELD, FROM BELOW DASH, VENTS, EVERYWHERE. ALL OF THE PASSENGERS IN CAR WERE GETTING WET. ONCE HOME I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND I TOOK OUT FLOOR MATS AND OPENED UP WINDOWS FOR CAR TO DRY OUT. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STARTED GOING OFF REPEATEDLY ON IT'S OWN, LIKE BEFORE. I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF, ONCE AGAIN. THEN THE RADIO CONTINUED TO STAY ON ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, KEY REMOVED AND DRIVER DOOR OPENED. I LAST DROVE THE CAR ON WED NIGHT 2/3 AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. WHEN I WENT TO GET IN CAR THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. NO POWER AT ALL, BRAND NEW BATTERY. THEN THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND CAR WAS STUCK IN GARAGE. I HAD TO HAVE TOW COMPANY COME AND TOW CAR OFF TO DEALERSHIP. I FILED COMPLAINT WITH GM. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHERS AS WELL.

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE COLLECTED WATER WITHIN THE WEDGING OF THE SUN ROOF AND HEADLINER AND BEGAN LEAKING FROM ANY OPENING WITHIN THE VEHICLE (DOORS, VENTS, ETC). WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND/ OR STOPPED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE WATER ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

Mileage: 165,000

WATER LEAKING FROM BLOCKED DRAINS IN SUNROOF, NOW HAVE TO REPLACE FUSE BOX MODULE. WHEN IT RAINS WATER COMES FROM AIRBAG ON BOTH FARMS BY WINDSHIELD, WATER COLLECTS AT BASE OF DASH BOARD ON BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDES. WHEN PULLING OUT KEY FROM IGNITION, KEY WOULDN'T RELEASE. BATTERY DEAD EVERY MORNING DUE TO CAR "THINKING" IT WAS ON ALL NIGHT. DASHBOARD LIGHT ISSUES & WARNINGS FOR AIRBAGS & STABILTRACK SYSTEM. REPLACED BATTERY BEFORE FINALLY HAVING ISSUES DIAGNOSED CORRECTLY AS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE I'M BY FAR NOT THE FIRST TO REPORT THIS "KNOWN" ISSUE.

Mileage: 120,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT AFTER REPLACING WITH NEW ONES. HAS HAPPENED PARKED ONCE BUT USUALLY OCCURES ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED OR AFTER DRIVING DISTANCES MORE THAN 30 MILES. THIS STARTED BACK IN EARLY 2014 AND HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. OTHER VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS KEEP OCCURING SUCH AS LIGHTS DIMMING WHILE DRIVING (INTERIOR DASH) AND CLIMATE CONTROL SETTING CHANGING TO WHAT I CAN PRESUME ARE DEFAULT SETTINGS (74 DEG FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TURNING ON)

Mileage: 40,000

THE SUNROOF LEAKS WHEN IT IS CLOSED, AND THIS IS CAUSING WATER TO COME IN TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. WATER IS COMING IN FROM THE FRONT AIR BAGS, THE WINDSHIELD, UNDER THE DASH, OUT OF THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER, THE VISOR, AND THE BACK SEAT BELTS. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS RELATED TO THE WATER DAMAGING THE UNIT. I AM FEARFUL THE WITH THE WATER GETTING IN BY THE AIRBAGS THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THEY WILL MALFUNCTION. I HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVING MESSAGES ABOUT SERVICING THE STABILITRAC, BUT WHEN I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT THE MECHANIC CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SO THIS COULD ALSO BE RELATED TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE.

Mileage: 88,000

WHEN IT RAINS MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WILL CONTINUE TO RUN EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. MY BATTERY DRAINS DOWN FOR NO REASON AND MY RADIO WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN. I HAVE RECENTLY STARTED SMELLING AN EXTREMELY FOWL SMELL THAT COMES AND GOES. THE SPEAKERS IN MY CAR WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SHORT IN MY CAR THAT IS CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS.

CAR PARKED IN OWNER'S DRIVEWAY. ALL WINDOWS AND SUNROOF CLOSED. AFTER A HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAINSTORM, OWNER DROVE CAR DOWN DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A RUSH OF WATER TOWARD FRONT OF CAR. OWNER SAW WATER DRIPPING FROM UNDER GLOVE BOX COMPARTMENT, AND SUBSTANTIAL WATER ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT. OWNER ABLE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND PARKED IN WORK PARKING RAMP. AFTER WORK, OWNER ATTEMPTED TO START CAR TO GO HOME, EXPERIENCED NO CRANK/ NO START. LIGHTS DID COME ON BUT KEY THEN STUCK IN IGNITION. CAR BATTERY EVENTUALLY DIED DUE TO INABILITY TO TURN OFF LIGHTS. COMPANY CALLED TO JUMP START CAR, COMPANY ATTACHED JUMPER CABLES AND LIGHTS CAME ON, VOLTAGE GOOD, CAR STILL NO CRANK NO START. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS WATER LEAKED FROM THE SUNROOF INTO THE FRONT OF CAR AND INTO THE FUSE BOX, REQUIRING A NEW FUSE BOX, ALL NEW TERMINALS AND NEW WIRING. COST FOR REPAIR ESTIMATE $800-$1000. CALLS TO CM/SATURN OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH VEHICLE REPAIR OR COST ASSISTANCE AT ALL. THIS INCIDENT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS A KNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BY GM #08-08-57-003F FLOOR WET UNDER CARPET/ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN WITH KEY OFF/POSSIBLE NO CRANK/NO START/COMMUNICATION LOSS/VARIOUS ELECTRICAL CONCERNS (SEAL SEAM).

Mileage: 100,000

AS A RESULT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN MALFUNCTIONING OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE OVERHEAD ACCESSORIES. SUNROOF HAS BEEN STUCK INTO OPEN POSITION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RETRACT THE SUNROOF BACK INTO THE CLOSED POSITION.

Mileage: 106,548

THE SUN ROOF LEAKS AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER HAD COLLECTED INSIDE THE BATTERY TERMINAL WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER AND BEHIND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. SINCE THEN, WATER CONTINUES TO LEAK IN FROM THE SUN ROOF "TUBES" WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEANED OUT SEVERAL TIME. I HAVE HAD WATER THAT PUDDLES UNDER THE CARPETING IN THE FRONT AND REAR SEAT AND HAS EFFECTED THE ELECTRICAL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES POSTED AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF FOLKS WHO HAVE ALSO DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE. IT'S A SHAME THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. GM HAS NO RESOLUTION AND THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES $50 TO "BLOW OUT THE LINES" I.E. USING AN AIR HOSE TO BLOW AIR THROUGH THE TUBES. IT'S OBVIOUS THE SUN ROOF IS NOT PROPERLY SEALED AND THE TUBES (DRAINS AS THEY ARE REFERRED TO BY THE DEALERSHIP) ARE NOT FULL PROOF. THE WATER ALSO LEAKS FROM THE SIDE AIRBAG CURTAINS AND THE SUN ROOF CONTROL PANEL

Mileage: 165,000

AC BLOWER STOPPED WORKING DO TO WATER COMING IN FROM SUNROOF. CONTACTED SATURN THEY TOLD ME SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. EVEN IF IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WOW UNBELIEVABLE. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. DEALER WANTS $75 DO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THEN $700 TO FIX THE WATER LEAK AND $500 FOR BLOWER MOTOR. THEY CAN KEEP THE CAR FOR THOSE PRICES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SOMEONE NEEDS TO REGULATE THESE DEALERS AND CAR COMPANIES BETTER. NO SATURN OR GM FOR MY FAMILY

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

MY CAR WAS JUST PURCHASED 3 MONTHS AGO AND IT IS LEAKING WATER HEAVY INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FROM THE ROOF AREA INTO THE HEADLINER, A LOT OF SLOSHY WHILE DRIVING FROM ROOF AREA THE CARPET CREATING MOLD, BAD ODORS AND POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH WATER DRIPPING ON DEFROST BLOWER NEAR DRIVERS WHEEL WELL PRIOR CORROSION PRESENT THERE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I HAD JUST LEFT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE STABILITRAC SYSTEM IS OFF . HAD TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT TURN OFF ENGINE FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS TO RESET SYSTEM . IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE LOCAL WALMART .I'M AFRAID TO TAKE A LONG TRIP. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH NOISE IN THE STERRING COLLUM . GMC DEALER SAYS THE RACK AND PINION IS RUBBING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT . HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN ? *TR

Mileage: 77,376

PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR/MODULE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE A PASSENGER IN NO MATTER THE WEIGHT.DEALERSHIP WANTS $900 FOR NEW PART. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR I TURNED MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK INTO HALEY GMC IN MIDLOTHIAN VA TO FIX A RECALL CONCERNING AN AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT THAT WAS ON IN THE CAR. AIR BAG RECALL 14030 WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ON IN THE CABIN. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT HALEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED PER GM SPECIFICATIONS HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ON DUE TO A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE (DIAGNOSTIC CODE: B0081). AT THE TIME OF THIS REPAIR I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UNDER THE GMPP (GENERAL MOTORS PROTECTION PLAN) WHICH WAS STILL VALID UNTIL AUGUST OF 2014 OR 107,000 MILES WHICH EVER CAME FIRST. I WAS TOLD BY GMPP THAT THIS MODULE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY CURRENT WARRANTY. SINCE THIS VISIT I HAVE TAKEN MY COMPLAINT THROUGH NOT ONLY THE DEALERSHIP BUT THROUGH CORPORATE GM ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS PLEADING WITH THEM THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. GM HAS STATED TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AND THAT THIS PART IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WANT ME TO PAY THEM $900 FOR THIS REPAIR AND I REFUSE TO PAY THEM BECAUSE THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER GENERAL MOTORS. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OTHER GM VEHICLES BESIDES THE SATURN OUTLOOK, INCLUDING THE GMC ACADIA AND SATURN SKY. I WOULD LIKE TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT IN CHALLENGING BACK TO GM TO GET THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED FOR I AM DRIVING AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT IF A PASSENGER IS TRAVELING WITH ME IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT GO OFF IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 91,634

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON HWY. CAR SHUT OFF AND BACK ON, IT WAS ALSO RAINING. SMELT REALLY BAD LIKE A FIRE. WENT STRAIGHT HOME, TOOK CAR TO SHOP THE NEXT DAY. THE WATER LEAK I THOUGHT HAD BEEN FIXED WAS LEAKING INTO THE ELECTRICAL BOARD CAUSED A BURN OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE PARKED ON A RESIDENT DRIVEWAY, IT WAS RAINING FOR AWHILE THERE AND RAIN CAME THRU BOTH SIDE FRAMES FROM THE WINDSHIELD INNER PILLAR PANELS AND WAS DRIPPING ON THE FLOOR MATS AND WENT THRU THE CARPET AND SOAK THE FLOOR, IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME IT RAINS IT COMES THROUGH LIKE THAT, SMELL LIKE BURNT WIRES CAME OUT ON OUR WAY BACK HOME. *TR

Mileage: 65,489

WATER LEAKS INTO MY VEHICLE FROM A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS. ONE THROUGH THE BACK-UP DISTANCE INDICATOR IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, DOWN THE INSIDES OF THE DOOR PANELS ONTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR, AND DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. MY CAR STARTED NOT TURNING OFF WHEN I WOULD TURN THE IGNITION OFF WITH THE KEY AND PULL IT OUT. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE FIXED 5 LEAKS IN THE SUNROOF DRAINS. NOW MY BLOWER MOTOR WON'T WORK, BUT MY CAR DOES TURN OFF AGAIN WHEN I WANT IT TO. MECHANIC SAID I SHOULD BRING THE CAR BACK IN TO HAVE ALL THE CARPET/SEATS TAKEN OUT AND COMPLETELY DRIED OUT SO I DON'T GET MOLD UNDER THE CARPET, TOO. DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS FOR ALL THE FIXES FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE ELECTRIC PROBLEMS, SO I'LL HAVE TO DO ONE AT A TIME. I LOVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT'S A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP. I THE LEAKS AND THE DAMAGE THE LEAKS CAUSED, SINCE THEY ARE KNOWN ISSUES, WERE COVERED UNDER SOME KIND OF A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP DID NOT WORK ON MANY OCCASIONS OVER 1 1/2 YEARS. DEALER REPLACED BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER BULBS BUT DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK ON. AN INSPECTION REVEALED A BURNT / MELTED CONNECTION AT THE BULB. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

THE PROBLEM STARTS WITH HEAVY RAIN LEAKING THROUGH THE SUN ROOF. ACCORDING TO THE ED MORSE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE, THE SUNROOF IS PROJECTED TO PASS SOME WATER (VERY FEW) THAT WILL DRAIN THROUGH THE DRAIN TUBES LOCATED AT THE FRONT AND REAR COLUMNS (SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD). HOWEVER, THE TUBES MAY GET CLOGGED AN THE WATER STARTS LEAKING INSIDE THE CAR THROUGH THE COLUMNS WERE AIRBAG ARE LOCATED. NEVERTHELESS, THESE TUBES ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO DRIVE THE WATER UNTIL THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR SO THE WATER WILL LEAK INTO THE INNER FUSE BLOCK, WILL DAMP THE CARPETS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES AND MAKE MUCH MORE DAMAGE THAN YOU CAN BELIEVE. AS THE INSULATOR BETWEEN THE CARPET AND THE FLOOR IS LIKE A SPONGE, IT WILL ABSORB THE WATER AND SOAKS ALL THE CONNECTORS THAT RUN BELOW THE INSULATOR (CABLES THAT RUN FROM THE BATTERY, TO THE SEATS MOTORS AND HEATER, ETC, ETC). NOT TO MENTION THAT IT MAY DAMAGE THE AIRBAG TRIGGERS MECHANISMS LOCATED ON THE COLUMNS BESIDES THE WINDSHIELD?.BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT THE INTERNET, WHY NOBODY HAS DONE ANYTHING YET? WHAT IF THE FRONT SIDES AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY AS EXPECTED DUE TO THIS RAIN INSIDE THE CAR????? NHTSA SHOULD SERIOUSLY INQUIRE GM FOR THAT AS IT MAY PUT MANY LIVES AT RISK. AND NOT ONLY TO SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS. THE SAME IS HAPPENING TO GMC ACADIAS AND BUICK ENCLAVES....THERE ARE MANY FORUMS WITH SUCH COMPLAIN AT THE INTERNET AND IN ONE OF THEM A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM ASK US TO CONTACT HER BUT I SENT HER 2 E-MAILS AND SO FAR I HAVE NO ANSWER. HER E-MAIL IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 57,000

I JUST LEFT MY 2008 OUTLOOK XR AT THE DEALER. ACCORDING TO THEM THE PROBLEM ARE THE TUBES THAT DRAIN THE WATER FROM THE SUNROOF. THESE TUBES RUN INSIDE THE FRONT AND REAR COLUMNS (ON THE SIDES THE WINDSHIELD IN THE FRONT AND THE SIDE COLUMNS ON THE BACK OF THE CAR). THESE TUBES ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO DRIVE THE WATER UNTIL THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR SO THE WATER WILL LEAK INTO THE INNER FUSE BLOCK, WILL DAMP THE CARPETS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES AND MAKE MUCH MORE DAMAGE THAN YOU CAN BELIEVE. AS THE INSULATOR BETWEEN THE CARPET AND THE FLOOR IS LIKE A SPONGE, IT WILL ABSORB THE WATER AND SOAKS ALL THE CONNECTORS THAT RUN BELOW THE INSULATOR (CABLES THAT RUN FROM THE BATTERY, TO THE SEATS MOTORS AND HEATER, ETC, ETC). NOT TO MENTION THAT IT MAY DAMAGE THE AIRBAG TRIGGERS MECHANISMS LOCATED ON THE COLUMNS BESIDES THE WINDSHIELD?.BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT THE INTERNET, WHY NOBODY HAS DONE ANYTHING YET? WHAT IF THE FRONT SIDES AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY AS EXPECTED DUE TO THIS RAIN INSIDE THE CAR????? NHTSA SHOULD SERIOUSLY INQUIRE GM FOR THAT AS IT MAY PUT MANY LIVES AT RISK. AND NOT ONLY TO SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS. THE SAME IS HAPPENING TO GMC ACADIAS AND BUICK ENCLAVES.... *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE KEY REMAINED LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. PM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE KEY REMAINED LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. PM

EVERY SINCE I HAVE HAD A RECALL FIXED...MY LIGHTS FLICKER ON THE DASH AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SEEMING TO STAY IN ONE GEAR. IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT IT MAY BE A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE BUT IT IS NOT A RECALL. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER OUTLOOK OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 171,000

LAST WEEK WE HAD HEAVY RAIN AND RAIN BEGAN LEAKING INTO THE CAR NEAR THE FRONT PILLAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND IT APPEARED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. WHEN I HAD IT TESTED IT SHOWED IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I PURCHASED THE BATTERY AND WENT TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. WHILE I WAS THERE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS CORODED AND CLEANED THE CONNECTIONS. THE CAR CONTINUED TO REMAIN ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY UNTIL IT SEEMED TO DRY OUT. IT RAINED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WHERE THERE WAS WATER LEAKING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE PILLAR NEAR THE AIR BAG. I NOTICED THE CAR STAYING ON ONE TIME AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I BEGAN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER GM USERS. I AM CONCERNED NOT ONLY ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT POTENTIAL MOLD AND CONTACTED THE DEALER AS MANY NOTED THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST AS THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I WOULD URGE THAT THIS BE PUSHED AS IT IS ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM CARS THAT GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT: 2007 GM ACADIA CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ODI ID NUMBER SPECIFIC TO WATER LEAK: 10258230 (THIS IS MY COMPLAINT ID #) 10255735 10254149 10248331 10211267 10210839 10210533 2008 GM ACADIA CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ODI ID NUMBER SPECIFIC TO WATER LEAK: 10246694 10243591 10241649 10230134 10229896 10212682 *TT

Mileage: 82,000

NEAR THE END OF MAY 2012, I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHICH SLOPES SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD, AND SUDDENLY WATER STARTED COMING OUT OF THE REAR OVERHEAD LIGHTS. WHEN THE CAR REACHED LEVEL GROUND THE WATER THEN CAME OUT OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE WINDSHIELD PILLAR AND THE SUNROOF AS WELL. I BROUGHT IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE SUNROOF DRAIN TUBES WERE CLOGGED. IT COST ME $90.00 TO HAVE THEM CLEAN IT OUT. THE CAR IS NORMALLY GARAGED, HOWEVER WE HAD DRIVEN IT DURING A RAINSTORM THE DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. AFTERWARDS WE STARTED NOTICING SOME CRAZY THINGS HAPPENING TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE RADIO WOULD STAY ON EVEN AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED AND OPENING THE DOORS (WHICH NORMALLY WOULD SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.) SOMETIMES THE FRONT DOOR PANEL SPEAKERS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL, OR ONE WOULD WORK OR BOTH WOULD WORK. RIGHT NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT WORKING. THEN THE DAY AFTER THE CAR WAS OUT IN A TORRENTIAL RAIN STORM SOMETIME NEAR THE END OF FEBRUARY 2014, IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND I HAD TO CALL AAA TO GET IT STARTED. THE AAA GUY SAID TO CHECK THIS CAR OUT ONLINE FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, WHICH I DID AND FOUND VOLUMES OF COMPLAINTS STEMMING FROM THIS ISSUE, AS WELL AS SEVERAL GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS OR TSB'S AS THEY ARE REFERRED TO. I ONCE AGAIN BROUGHT IT TO THE GM DEALERSHIP WHICH KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND REPAIRED IT AT A COST TO ME OF $810.39. GM HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE DIRECTLY, NOR HAS COMPENSATED ANY OF THE CONSUMERS WHO OWN THE VEHICLES THAT ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM, NAMELY SATURN OUTLOOK, GMC ACADIA AND BUICK ENCLAVE FROM 2008 - 2010. I FEEL THAT IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND UNETHICAL FOR THEM TO PASS THIS PROBLEM OFF TO THE CONSUMER. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AND I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED, AND I'D LIKE THEM TO INSPECT AND REPAIR FOR FREE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS WELL FOR OTHER DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 45,740

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MILES/HR AND THE CHIME WENT OFF AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED AND SERVICE STABILITRAK TRACTION CONTROL OFF FLASHED ON MY DISPLAY AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND ME WITH THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. BY THE TIME I GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD I WAS GOING 40 MILES/HR WITH THE GAS PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY A GM DEALERSHIP AS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. GM HAS INFORMED ME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK AND THE 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK BUT MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WAS NOT UNDER THE SAME RECALL EVEN THOUGH NOTHING IS DIFFERENT IN THE 2008 FROM THE 2007 OR 2009, IT HAS THE SAME ENGINE AND THE SAME TIMING CHAIN THAT QUALIFIED THE OTHER YEARS RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 94,500

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. GOT PULLED OVER AND WAS GIVEN A FIX IT TICKET. REPLACING THE BULB DIDN'T FIX IT. I'VE READ THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE WIRING HARNESS DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT OR FAULTY EQUIPMENT WHICH SHOULDN'T BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER TO PAY TO FIX. DRIVING IN THE DARK WITHOUT A WORKING DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER WHICH IS WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO ME. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS CAUSES A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

LOW BEAM PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT AND I REPLACED THE LIGHT. TWO WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN, I MOVED THE CONNECTOR AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE LIGHT WORKED FOR TWO WEEKS AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB AND IT SMELLED LINE BURNT PLASTIC. I REMOVED THE BULB AND THE CONNECTOR WAS BURNT ON ONE OF THE SIDES. THE WIRE WAS BARELY HANGING ON THE SIDE THE CONNECTOR WAS BURNT. THE WIRE HARNESS SEEMS VERY FLIMSY AND VERY POOR QUALITY. I'M VERY SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS CAN ALSO POSSIBLY BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

10/12/13 WE HAD SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN & THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED THE FLOOR BOARDS WERE WET. AGAIN, THE EVENING OF 10/15 WE HAD SEVERE RAIN STORMS WITH FLOODING IN OUR CITY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN MY MIL & I GOT INTO VEHICLE THE FLOOR BOARDS WERE SOAKED. WHEN WE PUT OUR SEAT BELTS ON THEY TOO WERE WET. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP ON 10/16 & HAVE A STATEMENT THAT IT WOULD BE A COSTLY REPAIR, MOLD WAS PRESENT & HE STATED IT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED THAT I DRIVE IT DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. ON 10/23 I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE BODY SHOP & NOTICED THE MOLD ON THE HEADLINER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE & DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (COVERT BUICK) WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE & TOLD THEM I WOULD BE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO THEM FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. 10/24 I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE & IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP & SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER TOM. HE SENT A TOW TRUCK OUT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. PRIOR TO THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVING I CLEANED OUT ALL MY PERSONAL BELONGINGS & UPON DOING SO I FOUND THAT THE THIRD ROW CUP HOLDER HAD STANDING WATER IN IT & MOLD WAS GROWING IN IT ALSO. UPON ARRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOM STATED HE "GOT ME A LOANER VEHICLE APPROVED BY [XXX], THEY USUALLY DON'T DO THIS" & TOLD ME I WOULD "LIKELY NOT HEAR FROM THEM UNTIL WED, 10/30 AS THEY WERE VERY BUSY". I DID NOT HEAR FROM TOM UNTIL FRI, 11/1 AT 3PM. I RETURNED HIS CALL AT 5PM & HE EXPLAINED THAT THEY ASSESSED MY VEHICLE & IT WOULD COST ME $1900 FOR REPAIRS. "THERE WERE LEAKS FOUND & WATER DAMAGE CAUSED A SHORT IN THE BATTERY." I THEN EXPLAINED THAT I DID NOT FEEL THIS WAS SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET FIXED AS I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THEM. ASKED HIM TO ESCALATE TO HIS MANAGER & GET BACK TO ME. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM TOM 11/4 STATING COVERT WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 67,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WHEN CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 10-15MPH. HAD TO PLACE MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON IN ORDER NOT TO GET HIT BY PASSING VEHICLES AND MOVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR IN ORDER FOR THE ACCELERATOR TO WORK AGAIN. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE KEPT ON STALLING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT TURNS OUT ITS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT'S MALFUNCTIONING. THE WARRANTY I PURCHASED DOES NOT COVER THIS TYPE OF PART, I DON'T EVEN HAVE A YEAR WITH THIS VEHICLE. IN DOING MY RESEARCH I FIND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS VEHICLE ON FORESAID PROBLEM AROUND THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL OPENED. INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE13-003. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME CLOSE TO $700 IN ORDER TO GET THIS PART FIXED. THEY DID NOT PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO ME I HAD TO LOOK IT UP MY SELF. THEY ALSO DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTER CAR I HAD TO PURCHASE ONE ON MY OWN. ITS JUST UNFAIR. *TR

Mileage: 16,110

WE HAVE OWNED THIS 2008 OUTLOOK SINCE IT WAS NEW, WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. IT WAS PRINCIPALLY GARAGED UNTIL RECENTLY. AFTER ANY RAIN WATER CAN BE HEARD SLOSHING OVER YOUR HEAD AND THE FLOOR GETS WET. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE STARTED HAPPENING. VARIOUS LIGHTS COME ON THE DASH AND THE RADIO WILL TURN ON BY ITSELF. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE WATER LEAKING IN IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTS WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR CAUSE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THIS MUCH WATER ENTERING THE DASH COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE RESULTING IN INJURIES. WATER IS ENTERING FROM THE SUNROOF AND DOES NOT DRAIN PROPERLY. GM HAS A TSB THAT SPEAKS OF DRAIN TUBES THAT NEED TO BE EXTENDED. I DO NOT THINK THAT IS THE ISSUE BECAUSE, IF IT WAS, IT WOULD HAVE LEAKED SINCE IT WAS NEW. THIS PROBLEM ONLY STARTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND THIS CAR HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO RAIN OVER THE YEARS WITH NO ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE ON VACATION, NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, NO APPARENT PROBLEMS AT THE TIME BUT THE NEXT MORNING (AFTER SITTING IN THE PARKING RAMP ALL NIGHT) I COME OUT TO FIND A DEAD CAR BATTERY. APPARENTLY, AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY, THE CAR DID NOT SHUT OFF. JUMPED THE BATTERY, TOOK IT RIGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP. DUE TO A MAJOR WATER LEAK OF THE SUNROOF, MY WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS AFFECTED. THE CAR HAD TO BE DRIED OUT, I CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE AND MORE THINGS GO WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT CONTINUES TO LEAK WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, ROOF (COMES DOWN LIKE A WATERFALL), ETC. NOW I HAVE NOTICED MY CAR BATTERY RUNNING HIGHER AND MY FRONT HEAD LAMP TURNS ON AND OFF. COULD MAKE THIS CAR VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE TOLLWAY, ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY OUT, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING, AND THE RADIO WENT OUT. EVEN THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED DISPLAYING. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED NOTHING. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT JUPITER CHEVROLET IN DALLAS CHARGED US $770 TO REPAIR A WIRING HARNESS THAT THEY SAID WAS RUINED DUE TO A LEAK IN A DRAINAGE HOSE IN THE SUNROOF AND THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. WATER HAD LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 65,500

LAST NIGHT WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE LIGHT BULB CHANGED AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE BULB SOCKET/WIRING WAS BURNT AND THE BULB WAS DAMAGED. THEY SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW BULB AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS PART HAS FAILED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE HARNESSES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE LEFT SIDE HARNESS AND BULB WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR APPROX. 10,000 MILES AGO AND NOW IT IS BURNT UP AGAIN. I FEEL THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO UPGRADE THE WIRING HARNESS SO THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT CONTINUE. *TR

Mileage: 54,246

WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATING IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR WILL SAY OFF INSTEAD OF ON. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK, WATER LEAK THROUGH SEAL ON DASH. SHORTED OUT FUSE PANEL ALLOWING THE CAR TO RUN WITH KEY TURNED OFF AND LOSING FUNCTION OF PASSENGER AIR BAG CONTROL. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER COST $1300.00. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT (LOW BEAM) WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. FINALLY IT STOPPED WORKING. I BOUGHT A NEW BULB AND WAS REPLACING IT THIS WEEKEND. WHILE REMOVING THE OLD BULB, I SAW THAT ONE WIRE HAD PULLED OUT OF THE SOCKET. I LOOKED CLOSER AT THE SOCKET AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS MELTED. THERE WERE ALSO BURN MARKS ON THE BULB PLUG AND A GREEN PLASTIC PIECE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS AN OEM PART. THE PART SAYS PHILLIPS H11 LL AND MADE IN GERMANY. IT ALSO SAYS 55 W, 12 V. THIS WOULD IMPLY ALMOST 5 A OF CURRENT, WHICH SEEMS ALOT FOR THE VERY SMALL WIRING SIZE. WHILE TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT SOCKET, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. I WENT TO AUTOZONE TO PURCHASE THE HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE TWO DIFFERENT HEADLIGHTS THAT I WOULD NEED TO BRING THE BROKEN ONE SO THEY CAN SELL ME A REPLACEMENT. I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS NOT VERY EASY TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ON THIS VEHICLE AS SEVERAL OTHER PARTS HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO GET TO THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR. I FOUND INSTRUCTIONS AND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS INDICATING THEY HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE YEAR ONLY TO BE TOLD BY DEALERS THAT THE HARNESS/CONNECTOR ARE BURNED AND THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE UNDERLINER OF THE TIRE TO GET TO THE HEADLIGHT ON MY VEHICLE. AS SUSPECTED, THE CONNECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS WERE BURNED. I FOUND SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS INSTRUCTING DEALERS TO "CHECK AND REPLACE" THE HARNESS AND HEADLIGHT ON THESE VEHICLES. WHEN I CALLED SATURN I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT IN MY VEHICLE ON APRIL 2011...HOWEVER THEY NEVER INFORMED ME OF THIS CHANGE. RIGHT NOW MY WIFE IS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT A HEADLIGHT AS SATURN IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE BURNED HARNESS THAT I FOUND ON THE CAR. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT A FIRE HAZARD ON THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL BY NOW....IT IS NOT JUST HAPPENING ON SATURN OUTLOOKS, IT IS ALSO HAPPENING ON GMC ACADIAS WHICH IS EXACTLY THE SAME CAR..... *TR

Mileage: 38,500

WATER LEAK FROM SUNROOF TRAVELED DOWN THE DRIVER'S PILLAR AND THROUGH THE DASH, ONTO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE WHICH CAUSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING BELL TO SOUND. WATER WAS ALSO LEAKING OUT OF THE CURTAIN AIRBAG BADGE ON THE PILLAR POTENTIALLY COMPROMISING THE AIRBAG. WATER SOAKED THE DRIVER'S CARPET AND MATS. NOW THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT FOR RPM IS OPERATING SPORADICALLY.

Mileage: 67,350

PASSENGER LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON THE 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK AT 48,000 MILES. I REPLACED IT AND THE BULB BLEW OUT AGAIN ONLY TWO WEEKS LATER. I THEN DISCOVERED THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. REPLACEMENT BULBS CONTINUE TO BLOW BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING LIGHT WENT OUT. I HAD THE BULB REPLACED. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE SAME LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I HAD THE LIGHT TAKEN OUT AND WAS TOLD THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED AND HAD CAUSED THE BULB TO GO OUT. SO I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THAT SIDE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY OTHER SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MOST OF THEM. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY OVERHEATED AND MELTED CAUSING THE LIGHT TO FAIL . THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE . THE LAST INCIDENT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED OVERHEATED AND MELTED CAUSING LIGHT TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 47,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND DOWNSHIFT WITH AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER WITH A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF FUEL MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. ..UPDATED 07/12/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SENSOR CAMSHAFT, CYLINDER HEAD, BATTERY, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS, POWER STEERING RACK AND GEAR, FRONT PADS AND ROTORS, GASKETS FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD, GASKET FOR REAR VALVE COVER, RIGHT FRONT STRUT, BOTH STRUT MOUNTS, ENGINE MOUNTS, LEFT FRONT STABILIZER LINK, HEADLIGHT HARNESS, TIMING BELT COVER SEAL, EXHAUST STUD, POWER STEERING PUMP, HOSE AND CLAMP, ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/02/12

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND DOWNSHIFT WITH AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER WITH A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF FUEL MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. ..UPDATED 07/12/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SENSOR CAMSHAFT, CYLINDER HEAD, BATTERY, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS, POWER STEERING RACK AND GEAR, FRONT PADS AND ROTORS, GASKETS FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD, GASKET FOR REAR VALVE COVER, RIGHT FRONT STRUT, BOTH STRUT MOUNTS, ENGINE MOUNTS, LEFT FRONT STABILIZER LINK, HEADLIGHT HARNESS, TIMING BELT COVER SEAL, EXHAUST STUD, POWER STEERING PUMP, HOSE AND CLAMP, ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/02/12

Mileage: 46,000

PURCHASED ON 9/17/2008 AND NOTICED A WET SMELL AND BROUGHT IT IN 12/1/09 WE ALSO INFORMED THEM OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DVD/REAR HATCH - THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THE ISSUES. ON 2/10/10 CAR IN DUE TO A WET SMELL REAR HATCH/DVD ELECTRICAL ISSUES. FOUND NO ISSUE WITH HATCHBACK BUT THE WATERLEAK REPORT "EXTERIOR - POOR FITS, WATER TESTED- REMOVED HEADLINER FOUND EXCESSIVE WATER LEAKING AROUND GLASS-WATER RUNNING DOWN HEADBOARD TO REAR - NECESSARY SUNROOF WINDOW REPLACEMENT. 4/14/2010 BACK WITH THE DOME LIGHT NOT WORKING AND SMELLED WET- DOME LIGHT "INOP VERIFIED DUE TO WATER INTRUSION FROM SUNROOF LEAK"ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE REAR SEAT TRACKS -LOTS OF RUST- "SURFACE RUST ON SEAT TRACKS- PER TAC NORMAL CONDITION - DID SPRAY DOWN WITH SILICONE LUBRICANT". IN 6/8/2010 BECAUSE OF WET SMELL SERVICE STATES, "VERIFIED WATER IN VEHICLE ABOVE HEADLINER, REMOVED HEADLINER FOR WATER TEST - REMOVED SUNROOF MODULE AND INSTALLED URETHANE SEALER IN DRAIN HOLES AND REMOVED CROSS HATCH AREA IN DRAIN TUBES - WATERTESTED GOOD" AND UNDER REPAIR 1 "07-08-57-002E WATER DRIPPING FROM 'A' PILLARS OR ROPCODE:C9818 AND REPAIR 2, "07-08-57-002E WATER DRIPPING FROM 'A' PILLARS OR ROPCODE: C9820. BACK ON 8/24/2010 BECAUSE A MOLDING WOULD NOT STAY ATTACHED AND FRONT SEATBELT ADJUSTERS WAS CUT. IN 12/23/11THIS TIME TO ROSNER CHEVROLET - ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH WARNING LIGHTS-"OPEN RECALL 10085 AND THEY REROUTED WIREHARNESS/REPLACE-OPEN RECALL- REPLACED CONNECTER AND RE-ROUTED HARNESS AS PER RECALL". NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES AND"BOTH FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLIES TO BE BAD AND REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT". THE CAR HAS CONTINUED TO STINK LIKE "WET DOG" EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT SEEING ANY DRIPPING WATER. TODAY USED A MOISTURE METER - HIGH LEVELS OF MOISTURE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CAR - ALL 4 DOOR FRAMES, THE FLOORING, THE HATCH, PULLED BACK FLOOR MATS TO FIND WHITE POWDERY MILDEW. *JS

Mileage: 21,888

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK (W/SUNROOF) ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN WITH KEY OFF POSITION (SEE GM BULLETIN #08-08-57-003C [SEAM SEAL] DATED JULY 15, 2011) WATER LEAK AT A-PILLAR CAUSED VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN WITH KEY OFF/POSSIBLE NO CRANK/NO START/COMMUNICATION LOSS/VARIOUS ELECTRICAL CONCERNS, WHICH WAS THE RESULT OF A WATER LEAK ON THE IP BEC FROM THE SUNROOF DRAIN HOSE THAT EXITS THROUGH THE VEHICLE AT THE PLENUM AND RE-ENTER THROUGH THE "UNSEALED SEAM AT THE FRONT OF THE DASH". THIS CAN EFFECT 2007-2010 OUTLOOK; 2007-2012 GMC ACADIA; 2008-2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. GM ONLY COVERS THIS TO 3 YRS/36K MILE WARRANTY THEN GM REQUIRES OWNER TO PAY $400 TO REPAIR THEIR ENGINEERING DEFECT... *TR

Mileage: 69,000

MY 2008 OUTLOOK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW THREE TIMES FOR LEAKS. THEY CAN NEVER FIND THE LEAKS. NOW I HAVE THE INNER LINING OF THE CEILING LEAKING WITH WATER FROM THE RAIN AND ALL MY LEATHER SEATS ARE WET, THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS WET ALONG WITH ALL MY LIGHTS DRIPPING WITH WATER. I HAVE READ ON SO MANY FORUMS HOW THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALL STARTED WITH THESE LEAKS AND WE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL BEFORE ANYONE GETS KILLED FROM THE CAR DYING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS ARCS AND CAUSES LIGHT TO FAIL. REPLACING LIGHTBULB TEMPORARILY FIXES ISSUE. LIGHT FAILS AND CAUSES LOSS OF LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO, POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HEADLIGHT-DIS-FAILED AND WIREHARNESS MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 44,875

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HARNESS (FEMALE SOCKET) MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 42,265

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. APPEARS TO BE DUE NOT TO THE BULB, BUT DUE TO SUB-GRADE WIRING HARNESS THAT MELTS OVER TIME. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT AND WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME LIGHT BURNED OUT. THIS TIME ALL THE WIRING WAS PULLED OUT AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. LOOKING ON ONLINE IT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE A BIG PROBLEM. AS I AM DRIVING MY 3 CHILDREN AROUND, I WOULD LIKE MY HEADLIGHTS TO WORK AND NOT BE MELTING IN MY CAR. PLEASE HAVE GMC FIX THIS PROBLEM. A CAR THAT COST AS MUCH AS MINE SHOULD HAVE WORKING LIGHTS AND NON-MELTING PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

HEADLAMP FAILED, WIRING MELTED. NEXT TIME THE CAR MAY GO UP IN FLAMES. DANGEROUS!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE HEADLAMP ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HAS GONE OUT MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED MORE THAN 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE NEW HARNESS LASTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE LAST TWO TIMES, IT ONLY LASTED ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE BURNING UP AGAIN. THE HARNESS THAT HOLDS THE LAMP GETS TOO HOT AND MELTS WHICH IS AN ELECTRICAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK LOST BOTH HEADLIGHTS IN DECEMBER 2010 WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS OF EACH OTHER. THE DEALER INFORMED US THE BULBS HAD BURNED OUT AND WHEN THEY BURNED OUT THEY BURNED/CORRODED THE WIRING HARNESSES CONNECTED TO THEM, NECESSITATING A $200 REPAIR. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, IN NOVEMBER 2011, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON NOVEMBER 4, 2011, THEY INFORMED US THE BULB HAD BURNED OUT AND THE HARNESS HAD BURNED OUT AGAIN, AND SAID THE REPAIR WOULD BE MORE THAN $200. WE HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM DOCUMENTED BY MANY SATURN OWNERS ON SATURN FAN SITES, AND ALSO READ TO CONTACT NHTSA TO NOTIFY YOU OF THIS COMMON AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN OUTLOOK SO THAT YOU COULD CONSIDER ORDERING GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. I HOPE YOU WILL ORDER A RECALL AND ORDER GM TO SOLVE AN UNNECESSARY DESIGN PROBLEM THAT IS A NUISANCE AT BEST AND COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A FIRE OR LOST VISIBILITY THAT COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTS AT WORST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 40,568

COMPLETE LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS UNDER SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES AS OTHER VOQS AND VARIOUS WEBSITES FORUMS. INSPECTION REVEALED MELTED WIRING HARNESS CONNECTORS INSIDE THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY AT THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULB. VEHICLE DATE OF MANUFACTURE 10-2007. NO KNOWN BODY WORK. PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR IS NOT MELTED AS BAD AS THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR. APPEARS TO BE COMING PREDOMINANTLY FROM THE BLACK WIRE GOING INTO THE CONNECTOR. ALL INSULATION IS MELTED AWAY. CONNECTOR MELTED AND BRITTLE THAT IT FELL APART REMOVING THE BULB. BULB PART # APPEARS TO BE H11, 12V 55W U 64211 L+DOT. OSRAM. GERMANY E1 25S. W0 Q3. DRIVER HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY CASTING DATE SEPTEMBER 2007. PART NUMBER 25876413, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED. APPEARS MANUFACTURED UNDER AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING WITH NUMBER LH HAL 6143101907C2824. THE INSIDE CONNECTOR AREA OF THE BULB ITSELF ALSO APPEARS MELTED. THE BULB IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS STILL IN USE ON THE VEHICLE AFTER RECEIVING A PIGTAIL SPLICE REPAIR AND NEW BULB. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP IS NOW WORKING AND HAS RECEIVED NO REPAIRS. UPDATED IVOQ 11/29/11 *TR

Mileage: 65,187

THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE EARLY EVENING, REDUCING MY VISABILITY AND THE ABILITY FOR OTHERS TO SEE MY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, IT WASN'T NIGHT YET AND I WAS STILL ABLE TO NAVIGATE HOME, HOWEVER HAD IT BEEN JUST AN HOUR LATER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DARK AND SIGINIFICANTLY MORE UNSAFE FOR THIS INCIDENT TO HAVE OCCURRED. THE WIRING HARNESS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY GM AND STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO REMEDY IT. THIS CAN CREATE UNSAFE ROAD CONDITIONS FOR SATURN OUTLOOK DRIVERS. *TT

Mileage: 91,440

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WIRING HARNESS FOUND MELTED DURING HID LAMP REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. IT APPEARS THE MELTED WIRE WAS DUE TO A DESIGN\MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THAT THE WIRING GOING TO THE HID HEADLAMP NEEDS TO BE MADE FROM A LARGER GAUGE. ALSO, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SLACK IN THE BULB ASSEMBLY TO EASILY REPLACE THE BULB. *TT

HEAD LAMP WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED DUE TO POOR WIRING AND THIN WIRES. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT HEAD LAMP WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED AND CAUSED THE BULB TO FAIL. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE OTHER HEAD LAMP WOULD SOON FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF$ 360.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

ON 8/26/2011, I REPLACED MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB AND NOTICED A BURNT WIRE SMELL BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING VISUALLY, APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER I NOTICED THAT MY LIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY I BOUGHT A NEW BULB. I STARTED THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT THE BULB BUT NOTICED IT WAS BACK ON SO I STOPPED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE BULB WAS OUT AGAIN SO I CHANGED THE BULB AND NOTICED THAT THE BURNT SMELL WAS VERY BAD AND THE PLUG ON THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE WIRE INSULATION HAD MELTED. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE AT HTTP://WWW.SATURNFANS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=165895&GOTO=NEXTOLDEST , HTTP://WWW.SATURNOUTLOOKFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=818.80 AND OTHERS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 44,396

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, BOUGHT A NEW BULB AND WENT TO CHANGE IT AND REALIZED THE WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED. CALLED THE "AUTHORIZED" SATURN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS FAIRLY COMMON (WHAT!!!!) AND THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. $700.00 TO REPAIR. AFTER SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH, FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FACTORY WARRANTY THAT WOULD COVER THIS RAN OUT 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS AND DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND ON A SIMPLE HEADLIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FIRE HAZARD OF MELTING WIRES AND PEOPLE DRIVING WITH ONLY 1 OR NO HEADLIGHTS. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG I HAVE TILL THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES THE SAME THING. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

MY SATURN OUTLOOK ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. GOT A REPLACEMENT BULB FROM DEALERSHIP - CHANGED IT - AND THE LIGHT WAS OUT AFTER A WEEK AND A HALF. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO BUY ANOTHER BULB AND WHEN SWITCHING IT OUT - NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. LOOKED ONLINE ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED - AS THE DANGER OF A FIRE IS A HIGH RISK AND HAVING WORKING HEADLIGHTS IS THE LAW. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

IN MARCH, 2011, MY CARS LEFT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. WHEN I CHANGED THE LIGHT, I DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. I REPLACED THE HARNESS WITH A GM PART BOUGHT AT A DEALERSHIP. LAST WEEK, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. AGAIN, WHEN I CHANGED THE LIGHT, I DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS ALSO HAD MELTED. THE WIRES SEEM SMALL TO ME, AND ARE SMALLER THAN THE WIRES ON THE REPLACEMENT HARNESS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM CONNECTION HAS MELTED. WAS ABLE TO REMOVE BULB, BUT BADLY BURNT, CAN NOT REPLACE LAMP. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

RIGHT HEADLIGHT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES AND OTHERS NOT. TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPAIRED AND WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO CHARGE ME 300 JUST TO REPLACE THE HARNESS. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY CAR IS PARKED FOR NOW AND HUBBY WILL BE REPLACING HIS SELF. HARNESS COST $25. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLAMP WIRING HARNESS MELTED ON DRIVERS SIDE (3RD TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *KB

Mileage: 60,000

LOW BEAM HEADLAMP CONNECTOR MELTED

Mileage: 89,948

I HAVE 130,000 MILES ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESSES ON BOTH SIDES AND MULTIPLE LIGHT BULBS. THE MOST RECENT TIME I REPLACED THE LIGHTBULB ~30 DAYS AGO AND IT IS BURNT OUT ALREADY. *KB

Mileage: 60,000

BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM NOT WORKING, HAVE BEEN ON A FEW OCCASIONS TO MAKE IT WORK CYCLING LIGHT SWITCH AND NOW THAT DOES NOT HELP EITHER. WAS RESEARCHING WAYS TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR AND MY SISTER INLAW ALSO HAS A SATURN OUTLOOK AND WAS TELLING ME HERS ENDED UP BEING THE HARNESS, AND AFTER SEEING ALL THE THREADS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF OTHER SATURNS I THINK I WILL BE TAKING MY WIFE'S CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOK AT FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

LOW BEAM DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP ON SATURN OUTLOOK. BULB APPEARED TO FAIL BUT ON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE WIRING HARNESS IT WAS MELTED AT THE CONNECTOR. THIS HAPPENED IN JAN/FEB OF 2011 AND NOW (JUL) THE PASSENGER SIDE IS OUT. REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB INITIALLY ON BOTH ONLY TO HAVE IT CONTINUOUSLY GO OUT. INSPECTING WIRING HARNESS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LATER TODAY. THIS CLEARLY APPEARS TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. *KB

Mileage: 52,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT DUE TO A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND I FIX IT JUST TO HAVE THEM GO OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. TIME TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAS MELTED. IT IS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE WIRES AND THE PLUG APPEAR TO BE INSUFFICIENT FOR THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY FLOWING THROUGH THEM. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK IN FEBRUARY OF 2011. MY PASSENGER HEADLAMP (LOW BEAM) ELECTRICAL HARNESS CONNECTOR TO THE BULB MELTED AND CAUSED A SPARKS TO COME OUT TO THE HEADLAMP PROTECTOR..ALSO DAMAGING IT.. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT THEN AFTER BEING REPLACED WENT OUT AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH LATER COME TO FIND OUT THE WIRING BURNED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OVER FOR THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. I HAD THE LIGHT REPLACED ONLY FOR IT TO GO OUT A FEW MONTHS LATER AND ALSO AT THIS TIME TOLD THE WIRING MELTED AND I HAD TO GET THE WHOLE THING REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I DRIVE WITH KIDS IN MY CAR AND IF THIS EVER HAPPENED TO BOTH LIGHTS AT NIGHT I DON'T WANT TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 77 IN OHIO THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. LUCKILY IT WAS IN AN AREA THAT HAD SOME LIGHTING THAT GAVE ME TIME TO REACT DUE TO THERE BEING HEAVY TRAFFIC BEHIND ME THAT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP CAUSING A FAIRLY LARGE ACCIDENT. HAVING TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON THE REMAINING 60 MILES TO HOME AND THEN INSPECTING THE BULBS WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE HARNESSES WERE MELTED NEAR THE CONNECTORS. I INSPECTED THE BULBS AND THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BULBS AND NOT HIGH WATTAGE REPLACEMENTS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED A DEVIATION FROM WHAT THE HARNESSES WERE INTENDED FOR. *TR

Mileage: 38,680

ELECTRICAL FAILURE- THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY AND PRODUCES A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TICKETED IN MARCH FOR NO HEADLIGHTS THEN 3 DAYS LATER IT STARTED WORKING. NOW 2 DAYS AGO IT WENT OUT AGAIN. PRIOR TO THIS, I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT OUR RADIO AND DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL BUT THEY COULD NOT TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME, AS IF WORKED WELL. IT APPEARS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH GM CARS AND WE NEED AN INTERVENTION. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

THE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED IN MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WAS A FAULTY DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEADLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHT BEING INOPERABLE. THIS OCCURRED ON MAY 8TH, 2011 AND WAS CONTINUOUS. I HAD THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED AT MY COST DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF ONLY DRIVING WITH ONE WORKING HEADLIGHT AT NIGHT AS WELL AS THE FACT IT'S AGAINST THE LAW IN THE STATE OF OHIO. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS TRAVELING TO CANADA AND DID NOT WANT TO RISK THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH OR COLLISION WITH AN ANIMAL DUE TO THE FAULTY LIGHT. I PAID OUT OF POCKET OVER $270 FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR (THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE). GM PUBLISHED A BULLETIN REGARDING THIS ISSUE: (#09-08-42-004: LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULB INOPERATIVE - REPLACE HARNESS AND FILL CONNECTOR CAVITY FOR LOW BEAM BULB CONNECTOR WITH NYOGEL GREASE MAY 29, 2009) THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 49,947

MELTING / ELECTRICAL FIRE IN HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS AND PRE-MATURE HEADLIGHT BULB FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS AND BULB CONNECTION MELTED CAUSING LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS.

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHEN GOING TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP BULB ALL OF THE WIRES HAVE MELTED. NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE DUE TO THE FACT MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED. THANKFULLY THE CAR DID NOT BURN UP DUE TO THE FACT ON WAS ON A TWELVE HOUR DRIVE WITH MY FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

THE LOW BEAM CONNECTION MELTED.

Mileage: 70,323

OUR 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK'S HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY KEEP GOING OUT. AND IT IS VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR, ESPECIALLY SINCE SATURN WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. ALSO, WE HAVE A PORTABLE DVD PLAYER THAT WE USE IN THE CAR FOR OUR KIDS AND WHEN WE PLUG IT INTO THE OUTLET NEAR THE RADIO AN BURNING ODOR COMES FROM IT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED. INSULATING SLEEVE ON WIRING AT WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

HEADLIGHT WIRING DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR. THERE ARE NOW OVER 150 COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA REGARDING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND FAILURE OF THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES. MY PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AND WHEN REPAIRS WERE STARTED THE GM REPAIR SHOP NOTED THE WIRING HARNESS WHERE THE BULB IS INSERTED WAS BURNED (MELTED AND BLACKENED) AS IS THE CASE IN ALL THE COMPLAINTS I REVIEWED. GM ISSUED A TSB IN MAY 2009 ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM (TSB# 09-08-42-004) WHICH INCLUDED FILLING THE CONNECTOR CAVITY WITH NYOGEL GREASE AFTER REMOVING AND REPLACING THE HARNESS. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH JUST OVER 41,000 MILES. THE GM SHOP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN OTHER VEHICLES IN THIS MODEL LINE WITH THE SAME FAILURE. HOWEVER THEY HAD NO DIRECTIONS TO COVER THE REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I CALL GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THAT CALL RESULTED IN AN APPARENT LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM IN SPITE OF THE NUMEROUS NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND INTERNET DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD A FAILURE OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CAN ALSO EXPECT THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL ALSO FAIL WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR COST BEYOND JUST REPLACING A BURNED OUT BULB. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

FAILURE IS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT THEY JUST GO OUT COMPLETELY. BOTH LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS WE'RE CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE. I RESEARCHED VARIOUS WEBSITES ONLY TO FIND GM HAS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE TSB# 09-08-42-004. I CONTACTED GM TODAY TO ADVISE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REPAIRED THEY INFORMED ME THIS IS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE TO ONLY BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

UPON NOTICING A HEADLIGHT OUT ON MY WIFE'S 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK, IT WAS NOTED UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE HEADLIGHT THAT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT MELTING DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FIXTURE. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CHARRED AND BLACKENED IN THE AREA OF THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY. IT APPEARS THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT HEAT/ARCING DURING THE FAILURE EVENT. THE DAMAGED WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TO BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE FIRST SUCH FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, UPON READING VARIOUS ONLINE POSTINGS ABOUT THIS MATTER, IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON FAILURE MODE IN THESE MODEL VEHICLES. THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE TO THE HEADLIGHT LAMP WIRING CONNECTOR. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO BEING THROWN AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

OVERHEATING OF LOW BEAM HEADLAMP WIRING CAUSING MELTING OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS. HEADLAMPS WILL LOOSE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND ALL LAMP LIGHT WILL BE LOST. *LN

Mileage: 36,555

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERATIVE, WIRE HARNESS REPLACED DUE TO REPAIR DESCRIPTION OF "MELTING". NO INCIDENT FOR APPROX 9 MONTHS. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECOMES INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY DURING DRIVING. HAND ADJUSTMENT OF WIRE HARNESS TEMPORARILY ALLOWS HEADLIGHT TO FUNCTION. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGINS TO FAIL IN SAME INTERMITTENT WAY AS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. LOSS OF HEADLIGHT WHILE DRIVING, DRIVING BECOMES HAZARDOUS. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WIRING HARNESS ON HEADLIGHT OVERHEATED AND HEADLIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. ALREADY HAD AT SERVICE CENTER TWICE. PAID FOR REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT WHICH WENT OUT A DAY OR TWO LATER; THEN PAID FOR A DIAGNOSIS. ALREADY PULLED OVER TWICE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR HAVING HEADLIGHT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OUT ON THE 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WENT OUT ONE DAY, A FEW DAYS LATER STARTED WORKING AGAIN. NOW IS OUT FOR GOOD ON "LOW BEAM" WILL WORK FOR "HIGH BEAMS". *LN

Mileage: 41,000

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED BULB. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER, SAME HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. REPLACED BULB. SAME HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN IN JULY 2010. REPLACED A 3RD TIME. BULB WENT OUT AGAIN IN NOV 2010. INFORMED WIRING HAD MELTED AND HARNESS/CONNECTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. YESTERDAY 12/21/2010 PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 42,000

OUR 2008 SATURN JUST HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW LAMP HEADLIGHT FIXED. MELTED HARNESS PIECE. WE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS ONE BECAUSE WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY TIME (60K MILES). THE PASSENGER SIDE LAMP WENT OUT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT WE JUST SPENT $279 TO HAVE A LIGHT REPAIRED THAT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH SATURNS... BEFORE THAT WE HAD THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT PROBLEM. THE CAR DOESN'T SENSE WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. DEALERSHIP SAID CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST US BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY A FAULTY SENSOR. THIS IS OUR SECOND OUTLOOK. LEMON-LAWED THE 2007 AND THOUGHT WE'D GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE. NOT SMART ON OUR PART IN RETROSPECT! *TR

Mileage: 61,163

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR AT A STOP LIGHT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF AND HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING AND SOCKET MELTED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WIRING AND SOCKET WERE REPLACED. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS YET TO BE INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ THE HEAD LIGHT WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/20/11

Mileage: 35,000

THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP STOPPED WORKING. WE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS BECAUSE THE WIRE AND SOCKET MELTED AND BURNED. I'M RELIEVED THAT IT HAS NOT CAUSED A MAJOR VEHICLE FIRE. 40,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AROUND 11/12/10, THE BULB WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY $285 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THAT ITS RIGHT TO MAKE US PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS COMPLETELY FAULTY. THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS AND CAN CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XE. HARNESS TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAM) HAS MELTED WHICH NOW I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT BULB BURNED OUT. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE WIRE BUNDLE TO THE LIGHT OVERHEATED/BURNT AND MELTED, RESULTING IN THE HALOGEN BULB FAILURE. UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE SAME ISSUE, WHICH REPEATS ITSELF, EVEN AFTER THE DEALER REPLACES THE WIRING HARNESS. THE WIRING HARNESS IS PLASTIC, UNDER-ENGINEERED AND REPEATEDLY FAILS. THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPACED WITH A METAL WIRING HARNESS. REFERENCE SATURN' S TSB #09-08-42-004. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 46,600

MY HUSBAND AND I WILL BE TAKING OUR 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK IN FOR THE 5TH TIME, YES I SAID 5TH TIME, TO GET THE HEADLIGHT FIXED. THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS HAD A BULB REPLACED AS WELL AS THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED...SAME WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE OWNED IT LESS THAN A YEAR. WE ARE LUCKY THAT OUR DEALERSHIP IS TAKING PITY ON US, AND FIXING IT FOR FREE BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED. PLEASE RECALL THIS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING HARNESS MELTED ON HEADLIGHT, SATURN OUTLOOK 2008. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS ATTACHMENT TO THE LIGHT BULB HAS BURNED ON BOTH SIDES OF MY VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE LIGHT TO GO OUT AND MELT THE INSULATION NEAR THE COUPLING. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

ONE EVENING WHILE DRIVING MY CHILDREN HOME FROM AN EVENT, WE SMELLED A TOXIC BURNING TYPE SMELL. WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME, I SAW THAT THE FRONT HEADLAMP WAS OUT (A BIT SURPRISING FOR A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE). THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS BURNED. A BIT FRIGHTENING AND NOT TRO MENTION COSTLY. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS 2 YEARS OLD, IT HAS JUST ABOVE 36,000 MILES AND THUS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY FAULT FOR NOT GETTING TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE MILEAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST BELOW THE 36,000 MILE MARK. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

1. PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT. 2. REPLACED IT THINKING THE BULB WAS DEAD. 3. 2 DAYS LATER, THE NEW BULB WAS OUT. 4. WENT DIGGING BACK UNDER THE WHEEL WELL AND THROUGH SOME FUNKY ARM BENDING AND TWISTING OF THE NECK I COULD SEE THAT ONE OF THE FEMALE LUGS ON THE CONNECTOR WAS BURNT. 5. USED ELECTRICAL TAPE TO TEMP FIX THE LIGHT. IT WENT OUT 1 DAY LATER AND NOT EVEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR THAT 2 DAY PERIOD. 6. WENT IN AND STARTED AN INTERNET SEARCH AND DISCOVERED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS MAJOR GM PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY GOT A WARNING FOR THE POLICE TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT OUT. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY WHEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY NOT GET A TICKET OR EVEN WORSE. A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 55,253

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, THE BULB WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD REPLACE THE FAULTY WIRE HARNESS. NOW MY CAR IS AT ABOUT 57,000 MILES, NO WARRANTY AND MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY $100 JUST TO LOOK AT IT AND THEN PAY FOR WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THAT ITS RIGHT TO MAKE US PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS COMPLETELY FAULTY. THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS AND CAN CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT DARK DUE TO EXPOSED WIRES IN THE WIRE HARNESS NEAR THE BULB SOCKET. *TR

Mileage: 25,083

THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE LOW BEAM HAS MELTED TWICE. IT WAS LAST REPLACED TWO WEEKS AGO, AND HAS SINCE GONE OUT AGAIN, I SUSPECT THAT IT HAS MELTED AGAIN BUT WILL NOT KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL I TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP. WHY ARE THESE HARNESS MELTING AND WHY HASN'T GM MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

2008 OUTLOOK HAD A BURNED OUT LOW BEAM ON THE DRIVER SIDE AT 31,750 MILES. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED CAUSING THE FAILURE AND NEED REPLACING. GM NEEDS TO RECALL BOTH WIRING HARNESSES AS I AM SURE THE NEXT ONE WILL GO AND IT WILL BE PAST THE WARRANTY. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY DEFECT HAVING A LIGHTS WIRING HARNESS MELT. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH '08 OUTLOOKS. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 31,700

1A. THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK STARTED MALFUNCTIONING WHEN ON AUTO IN JULY 2010. 1B. OUR TRANSMISSION DOESN'T PROPERLY ENGAGE, EITHER. 2A. OUR HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON THE LEFT SIDE, EVEN WHEN ON MANUAL, LAST FRIDAY EVENING. THEY HAD BEEN WORKING EARLIER IN MANUAL, SO WE WERE UNAWARE UNTIL PULLED OVER BY AN MP AND CITED. WE WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE OUR OUTLOOK AT NIGHT. SATURN FINALLY AGREED TO FIX THE WIRING HARNESS ON WEDNESDAY, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE NEW BULB THAT SHORTED OUT DUE TO THE WIRING PROBLEM. IT CAUSED US TO NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY OR LEGALLY DRIVE AT NIGHT. 2B. THE TRANSMISSION OFTEN DOES NOT ENGAGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AND THEN TRY TO CROSS TRAFFIC TO TURN LEFT. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AND ONE MINOR ACCIDENT FOR US. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AND NEEDING TO SPEED UP TO MERGE OR CROSS TRAFFIC. 3A. CURRENTLY, SATURN IS REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS BUT NOT THE LIGHT BURNED OUT BECAUSE OF THE WIRING PROBLEM, STATING THIS IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THEY ARE ALSO ADDRESSING LEAKS IN THE WATER AND FUEL PUMPS. 3B. UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS FIXED BY THE LEAKS REPAIR, THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING EVEN AFTER LIGHT BULB WAS CHANGED. TAKEN IN TO DEALER AND TOLD THAT THE LEFT FRONT WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. I HAD TWO HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME. I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND ONE OF LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. THE SECOND BULB HAD A BURN MARK AND THE CONNECTOR ON THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. I PLUGGED THE BULB BACK IT AND IT WORK, THOUGH A BIT DIMMER. THIS IS THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. I HAD THOUGHT THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS BEFORE UNDER WARRANTY. I'M ASSUMING THEY WILL BE DOING THE SAME SINCE THE BULBS STILL WORK AND THE CONNECTOR IS MELTED ON THE ONE HARNESS. *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, REPLACED THE BULB AND REALIZED THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE LEFT FRONT BULB WENT OUT, BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONNECTER WAS MELTED. SO BOTH SIDES HAD ELECTRICAL MELTING. COST TO REPAIR IS $352. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED BUT AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,458. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/14/10

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK AND THE RIGHT LOW BEAM WENT OUT AND I FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR HAD MELTED. THE VERY NEXT DAY IN THE EVENING THE LEFT LOW BEAM WENT OUT AND I WAS WITHOUT LOW BEAM LIGHTS. I HAD BOTH WIRING HARNESSES REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $400 ON 8/27/10 I HOPE THIS FIXES MY PROBLEM. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS AND THAT WAS NOT GOOD FOR OTHER DRIVERS AND THEY WERE ANGRY WITH ME. NEEDS RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 59,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW ONE. ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A THIRD BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE BATTERY RECEIVED WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY HAD RECEIVED AN ENTIRE DEFECTIVE BATCH OF BATTERIES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A FOURTH BATTERY REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

Mileage: 17,000

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. AT 35,000 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS HAS MELTED FROM OVERHEATING WITH THE OEM STOCK BULB ATTACHED. UPON INSPECTION THE WIRE AND HOUSING ARE DEFORMED AND FAILING. I REPLACED THE BULB TO RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A SIMPLE BULB BURN OUT. NOW THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED JUST AS THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IS SET TO EXPIRE. ALSO A QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR GM SATURN HEADLIGHT HARNESS POINTS TO SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT ISSUE. SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE, JUST CHEAP WIRING. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN AND THE LOW BEAN HARNESS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS MELTED AND THE LIGHT BULB SHORTED OUT. THE GM DEALER, GERRY LANE, WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM DUE TO A SERVICE BULLETIN AND SAID IT IS NORMALLY A $300-$400 JOB, BUT THEY WILL REPLACE IT AS A GOOD GESTURE FOR A CHARGE OF $50. THE SERVICE BULLETIN IS "TSB #09-08-42-004 "LOW BEAM HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT/DIAGNOSIS (INSPECT FUSE, BULB, HARNESS, REPLACE HARNESS AND FILL CONNECTOR CAVITY FOR LOW BEAM BULB CONNECTOR WITH NYOGEL GREASE) - (MAY 29, 2009). DOCUMENT ID: 2284787. APPLIES TO MODELS 2007-2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND COULD BE DANGEROUS BY CREATING A FIRE NEXT TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY KNOW THIS IS A FREQUENTLY OCCURRING SAFETY CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT. HAD BULB REPLACED TWICE BUT THEN REALIZED IT HAS BAD WIRING. THE WIRES LEADING INTO THE BULB ARE BAD AND MELTING THE PLASTIC AROUND THEM AND CAUSING BURN MARKS. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I OWN A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE HEADLIGHTS, LOW BEAM, HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR NO REASON. I THOUGHT THE BULBS BURNT OUT, BUT WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THEM, THEY CAME BACK ON. I SIMPLY MOVED THE WIRE HARNESS AND THEY TURNED BACK ON. ON ONE OCCASION THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT AS WE WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHER SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS AS WELL. I FEEL A RECALL IS NEEDED!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 32,000

I OWN A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST OF 2007. IN FEBRUARY OF 2010, I NOTICED MY RIGHT LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT WAS OUT. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL SATURN SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN "SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS" AND I SHOULD BRING IT IN FOR A REPLACEMENT HARNESS, SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH I DID. IN APRIL 2010, THE LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT WENT OUT. I AGAIN CONTACTED SATURN AND ASKED IF, ASSUMING THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY, SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THIS HARNESS (THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 2,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY BY THIS TIME). I WAS TOLD THAT, SINCE THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL, IT WOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY ITEM, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. SINCE THE SATURN DEALER IS ABOUT 50 MILES AWAY, AND IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED BY WARRANTY, I OPTED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT A SHOP MUCH CLOSER TO HOME. AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE BULB WAS FUNCTIONAL, THEY ORDERED A NEW WIRING HARNESS, AND INSTALLED IT IN LESS THAN AN HOUR (TO THE TUNE OF $171.44). I ASKED TO SEE THE OLD HARNESS, AND UPON INSPECTION, I OBSERVED THAT THE HOUSING AROUND ONE OF THE CONNECTION POINTS WAS CLEARLY BURNT AND MELTED. I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF THIS FAILURE, MUCH LIKE THE RECALLED WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS HARNESS DEFECT CLEARLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

WE HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. THE WIRING HARNESS IS BAD AND THE EXPENSE TO REPLACE IS VERY HIGH ($750). THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED COMPLAINTS AND COMMENTED IN FORUMS ON THE WEB. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES. DURING DAYLIGHT, BUT MORE DANGEROUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS NO WARNING. I HAVE REPLACED 7 BULBS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AND TONIGHT BOTH LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING HOME. IN ORDER TO GET HOME IN SAFETY I HAD TO SWITCH TO HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW WITH THIS LINE OF VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WIRE HARNESS FOR FRONT HEAD LIGHTS DEFECTIVE. I WAS CHARGED $25.00 TO GET THE PASS SIDE FIXED SIX WEEKS AGO, NOW THEY WANT $200.00 TO FIX THE DRIVER SIDE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I CONTINUALLY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH A NON-WORKING DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB TWICE, BUT THIS ONLY WORKS FOR 1-2 WEEKS BEFORE IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS IDENTIFIED IT AS A HARNESS SHORT WITH THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, BUT THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HAD 39000 MILES ON IT WITH AND A MANUFACTURERS EXTENDED WARRANTY (GIVEN TO ME AS PART OF ANOTHER ONGOING WATER LEAK ISSUE THAT IS ALSO NOT COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY) AND THEY STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A COVERED ITEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A $500+ DOLLAR REPAIR THAT IS NOT COVERED ON A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. MOST OF THE TIME I ONLY HAVE ONE WORKING HEADLIGHT AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN AND ONGOING ISSUE THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I PURCHASED THIS 2008 VEHICLE IN JULY 2008, USED BUT "NEW" WITH A BIT OVER 16,000 MILES ON IT FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SYRACUSE THAT IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. MY VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND SERVICED ACCORDINGLY. STARTING JAN. 31, 2010, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCK. IT DID NOT MATTER IF I WARMED THE VEHICLE, OR IF IT WAS WARM WEATHER OR COLD. ON SOME INSTANCES IT SEEMED TO NOT ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY AS IT SHOULD. OFTEN HESITATING TO "GO". IT HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, FOR A TOTAL OF 21 DAYS OUT-OF-SERVICE CUMULATIVELY, SOON TO BE MORE. THE FIRST TIME THEY GAVE IT BACK THE NEXT DAY AS THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE. THREE DAYS LATER THE KNOCK WAS BACK. THE SECOND TIME IT WENT IN THEY HAD FOR 7 DAYS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2 DAYS LATER BACK AGAIN...THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP LOCALLY HERE PUT A NEW TIMING CHAIN IN. THEY SAID IT WAS "SLACK". HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO BACK IN FOR THE SAME ENGINE KNOCKING, ETC. BEFORE IT COULD GO IN I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON A HIGHWAY AND HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY. THEY TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR A FOURTH TIME. TELL ME ITS FIXED. NEW WIRING HARNESS. PICK UP VEHICLE..SAME ENGINE KNOCK PRESENT. THEY NOW SAY MAYBE ITS A LIFTER? CAM? DON'T HAVE PARTS. GIVE ME THIS SAME VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. SOMETHING IS FISHY HERE. HOW MANY VEHICLES DOES IT TAKE FOR A SAFETY RECALL OR INVESTIGATION????? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE?! HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AT NIGHT ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE NOT ACCELERATING....MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. I'D RATHER NOT HAVE SOMEONE CALLED TO THE SCENE OF MY DEATH OR THE DEATHS OF MY CHILDREN BECAUSE OF A KNOWN DEFECT THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED! ALSO, ANOTHER 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK IS AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS... *TR

Mileage: 39,000

SATURN OUTLOOK XR HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN WIRE ON LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT MELTED WIRING.. THIS HAPPENED IN JANUARY 2010 WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WENT OUT AND MELTED THE WIRING. COST TO REPLACE THE ONE IN JANUARY $640.00 AND WAS TOLD TODAY TO REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT WILL BE $750.00. THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS YOU CAN LOOK AT MANY WEB SITES AND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WE NOTICED THAT THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON HIGH BEAM ONLY. *TR

Mileage: 43,052

WIRING HARNESS ON 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK MELTED CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED. PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 41,712

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP SHORTED OUT. ALREADY REPLACED LAMP AND IT SHORTED OUT AGAIN. VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT HEAD LAMP WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED AND CAUSED THE BULB TO FAIL. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE OTHER HEAD LAMP WOULD SOON FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF$ 360.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 10/27/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB

Mileage: 41,000