2008 SATURN OUTLOOK Power Train Problems

Transmission is failing. Reverse is slipping. Low torque trying back up inclines. Known problem with 2008 Acadia, Enclave, Traverse & Outlook per transmission shop who test drove and scanned. No code via dashboard, but scan tools and professional diagnostics verify failure. Techem has been replaced in February 2019, by GM service @ owners expense when forward drive failed.

This has been a big problem for all Saturn owners. The transmissions are always going out in them. This transmission is starting to slip. I’m surprised there is no recalls. Very disappointed.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR CHEVROLET LOCATED AT (9352 PLANK RD, BATON ROUGE, LA 70811) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

DEAR NHTSA, PLEASE FIRST REFER TO THIS KNOWN ISSUE: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10126145 MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: GCUS-9-2635 14404B ' SPECIAL COVERAGE.BULLETIN. THIS WAS AN OFFER FROM GM TO REPAIR THIS KNOWN DEFECT IF IT OCCURED EITHER BEFORE 120K MILES OR 10 YEARS. MY WIFE'S 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK IS USED FOR KID TRANSPORTATION AND LOCAL TRIPS MOSTLY SO SHE NEVER PUTS ON THAT MUCH MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE WENT INTO SERVICE IN OR AROUND 10/2008. ON OR AROUND MARCH 1, 2019 HER OUTLOOK BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES CONSISTENT WITH THIS GM TSB, FAILURE OF THE 35R WAVE PLATE, A KNOW ISSUE DOCUMENTED BY GM.THE THING WOULD JERK AND SHAKE IN REVERSE, WOULD EITHER FAIL TO SHIFT INTO 3RD OR 5TH OR IF IT DID, WHINE AND SHOW NO ACCELERATION IN THE LEAST. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES, ON LOCAL ROADS AND ON THE HIGHWAY, VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT, ONLY 67K MILES AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED THE SERVICE WRITER ABOUT HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED RATHER THAN REPLACED. HE REALLY RECOMMENDED A FACTORY REBUILT UNIT. WE WERE LITERALLY 120 DAYS, 4 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY COVERAGE PERIOD ON THIS ISSUE. SATURN/GM WOULD NOT BUDGE AND TOLD ME THAT AT SOME POINT I HAD TO OWN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPAIR! REALLY? ON A KNOW ISSUE THAT WAS OUTLINED IN THE TSB AS, "UPON FAILURE ONLY" SHOULD I BRING MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. HOW IS THIS FAIR? I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I EXPECT FROM THE NHTSA, BUT TO SIMPLY KNOW THAT GM SHOULD HAVE HONORED THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT, IT WAS ONLY FOUR MONTHS PAST THE CUT OFF AND IT IS A KNOW ISSUE. THANKS FOR LISTENING, I DO PLAN TO FILE A SMALL CLAIMS CASE AND CONTACT ANY AND ALL CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCIES ABOUT THIS MATTER. (XXXXX) REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 67,430

I WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, AND THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL ALL OF A SUDDEN, AND SLOWED DOWN WHILE MAINTAINING HIGH RPMS AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 10 MPH. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING HIT BY TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. A CODE WAS PUT OUT OF IT FOR THE SHIFT SOLENOID FOR GEARS 1-2 BEING 'STUCK ON'. AFTER HAVING THE FLUID CHANGED AS STATED FOR A POSSIBLE CAUSE, EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. TODAY, ON 11/19/2018, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE A SAFE EXIT. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, AND AUTO MECHANICS, THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH THESE SPECIFIC VEHICLES, AS WELL AS SIMILAR MODELS FROM OTHER MAKES AND THERE HAS YET TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN.

Mileage: 203,700

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK JUST LOST POWER. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. AS I WAS PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE POWER CAME BACK BUT THE ENGINE WAS REVING VERY HIGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I MANAGED TO GET ALMOST HOME WHEN THE GEAR GOT STUCK IN 1ST AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE HIGHER THAN 20 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS JUST ABOUT HOME. ONCE I ARRIVED AT MY HOME I TURNED OF THE TRUCK AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN BUT WAS GUESSING IT MAY BE A SPEED SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. ERROR CODES: P0741 & P0700. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR JERKING AROUND 30-35MPH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON PUBLIC ROAD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 3RD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO SAFE PLACE OFF OF THE PUBLIC ROAD WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY THE RESULT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY OR DEATH. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR CENTER AS IT WOULD NOT MOVE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. REPAIR CENTER CONFIRMED THAT PARTIAL FORWARD GEARS WERE NOT OPERABLE AS WELL AS REVERSE GEAR. ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE PLATFORM WITH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS OF A FRACTURED WAVE PLATE. REPAIR CENTER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND VEHICLE CURRENTLY WORKING FINE FOR LAST 6000 MILES. AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE THE VEHICLE HAD JUST OVER 122,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS

Mileage: 122,800

BOUGHT FROM STERLING MOTORS IN WATERTOWN SD, IN 2017. TRADE IN WAS 2000, PLUS 500 DOLLARS CASH, FOR A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR AWD. LOAN WAS FOR 10000 AFTER THE 2500 TRADE/PAYMENT. HAD 160000 MILES NOW HAS 180000. WITHIN LESS OF A WEEK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, STABILITRAC, SERVICE AIR BAG, TIMING CHAIN, TRACTION CONTROL ALL CAME ON. AS OF 2018 WE HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, BRAKES. STRUTS, ROTORS, TIE RODS, BATTERY, CO2 SENSOR, THERMOSTAT, AND A FEW OTHER THINGS. IT STILL NEEDS POWER STEERING PUMP, TIMING CHAIN FIX, CV JOINTS REPLACED AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE. I'VE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME I CAN NOT TRADE BACK, AND WHEN WE BOUGHT IT HE SAID IT PASSED THE SUSPECTION TEST AND CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. HE HAD TO TOP OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID AS IT WAS WHINING AND LOW, SAID THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY FLUSHED IT. SO NOW UPON TURNING IT HAS THIS WEIRD RUBBING VIBRATION AND LOUD SOUND, IT SHAKES AT ALL SPEEDS, IT LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING STUTTERS AT LOW SPEEDS, PASSENGER WINDOW BUTTON DON'T WORK, LOUD NOISES WHEN IDLING, WHINING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING EITHER JUST FROM STATIONARY OR DRIVING. IT TAKES FOREVER TO PASS SOMEONE AS IT ALMOST STALLS WITH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT HAS A WEIRD CHEMICAL SMELL WHEN USING HEATER. THIS SATURN OUTLOOK IS UNRELIABLE, VERY UNSAFE EVEN AFTER FIXING WHAT I HAD ALREADY FIXED. I HAVE AN INVOICE FOR THE REPAIRS FROM WATERTOWN FORD DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH DAKOTA. STERLING MOTORS WILL NOT HELP, SAID THEY COULD FIX BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AND WORK. HE SOLD ME A LEMON AND HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OR WELLBEING OF ME, MY CHILDREN OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. TALK TO THE LOAN PLACE AND ALL THEY SAID IS I HAVE AN AGREEMENT TO PAY REGARDLESS IF THE CAR WORKS OR NOT. I'M CURRENTLY 2 MONTHS BEHIND. I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER 700-3000 FIX WHILE PAYING 300 A MONTH FOR A SUV THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 160,000

AFTER PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND PUTTING MY CAR IN PARK, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TOOK THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I ALMOST HIT MY SON WHO HAD ALREADY EXITED THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CAR APPEARED TO BE IN PARK BUT WOULD ROLL BACK AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. I COULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY AS THEY USUALLY DO. I ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ROLLING. THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO A FRACTURE OF THE LOCKING TABS. THERE HAS BEEN A SIMILAR RECALL FOR DIFFERENT YEARS AND MODELS SEE GM RECALL NO. 12106

Mileage: 125,000

IN MY SATURN OUTLOOK. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. IVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES WITH SATURN OUTLOOK. ALSO TALK TO SERVICE MANAGERS AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT GM DEALERSHIPS. TO WHICH THEY HAVE ALL SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THOSE VEHICLES ARE VERY BAD DESIGNED AND ARE NOT BUILT TO LAST. THEY HAVE REPLACED A BUNCH OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS. PROBLEM : STARTING OUT ON TAKE OFF. THE TRANSMISSION WILL HESITATE AND JERK THE CAR. POTENTIALLY PUTTING YOU AND OTHERS IN A BAD SITUATION IF THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES. AND ONCE YOU ARE GOING IT WILL DO THE SAME THING. TO ME ITS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT GM SHOUPD ADDRESS AND FIX.

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY IN THE CARPOOL LANE, GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD THE ENGINES RPMS SOUNDING LOUDER THAN SUPPOSED TO BE. I LOOKED DOWN AT MY DASHBOARD AND THEY WERE AT 7000 RPM. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELT LIKE IT WAS NO LONGER ACCELERATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. PREVIOUS TO THIS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NEVER COME ON. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DEPRESSED IT AGAIN AND ONLY THE RPMS WENT UP AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. AT THIS POINT, I REALIZED I HAD NO ACCELERATION PEDAL CONTROL, WHILE IN THE CARPOOL LANE, SO AS SO AS SAFELY POSSIBLE, I MERGED OVER TO THE FREEWAY SHOULDER. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SHOULDER, THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND REALIZED THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO AS FAST AS 20MPHS BEFORE TAKING THE RPMS OVER 5000. I COMPLETELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AGAIN ON THE SHOULDER BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE IT AGAIN. AND WAS MET WITH THE SAME RESPONSE. I REALIZED, AT THIS POINT, THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM. I SHIFTED THROUGH EACH GEAR TO SEE IF I HAD THEM, PARK REVERSE NEUTRAL DRIVE, AND I HAD THEM. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST 2ND GEAR AND I COULD NOT COMFORTABLY DRIVE FASTER THAN 41MPH. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED 75 MILES BACK TO MY HOME.

Mileage: 147,000

HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION IT WILL NOT SHIFT IT IS TANKING MY RPM'S PAST 6 THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT I CAN'T FINE IT.

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

THERE WAS RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG THE DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT BUT THE CODE IS BACK ON #B0081 CALLED DEALER THEY SAID OH WELL THE RECALL WAS FIXED WELL IF IT WAS THE CODE SHOULD NOT BE BACK ON FOR THE SAME THING. ALSO THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSON TOOK IT SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG THEN FINALLY THE SOLINEDS WENT OUT REPLACED THEM 1 MONTH LATER THE WHOLE TRANSMISON WENT THIS WAS ON A GM RECALL AND I FEEL BECAUSE I HAD COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THAT GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME THE $5000 WE HAD TO PAY TO GET A NEW TRANSMISON. THE TRANSMISON WENT OUT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN ON WONT GO OFF.

Mileage: 125,000

EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY CAR GET A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER INSIDE CAUSING A MUSTY SMELL AND POSSIBLE MOLD. I HAVE TO VACUUM WATER FROM THE BATTERY AREA, IN THE TRUNK LIFT IT UP AND VACUUM OUT AND LEAVE IT TO DRY OUT IN SUN WHEN AVAILABLE. IT CAUSES MY SEAT BELTS TO BECOME WET. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FLOOR IS WET AS WELL AS THE BACK SEAT AREA FLOOR. IT CAUSE THE WINDOWS TO CONTINUALLY FOG UP AND THE DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WHEN I PRESS THE GAS THERE IS A HESITANT SOMETIMES AND I WAS TOLD BY A GM SERVICE TECH THAT IS THE BATTERY LOSING POWER CAUSING THAT ISSUE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD MORE THAN ONCE FROM THE GM SERVICE TECHS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AND THAT CORPORATE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT HEALTH AS WELL. MY FAMILY RIDES AROUND IN THIS CAR.

WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 35MPH, BROUGHT TO A SHOP AND IT HAD TRANSMISSION CODES, SHOP DRAINED FLUID WHICH WAS BLACK AND REPLACED WITH NEW FLUID. THINGS SEEMED FINE BUT THEN WAS USING CAR IN LOW GEARS AND LOST LOW GEARS. STARTED BEFORE CHRISTMAS, CAR SPENT TWO WEEKS AT SHOP TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. LOST LOW GEARS ON JANUARY 23. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

11/17/2016 REPLACED 2 TRANSMISSION IN TWO YEARS WITHIN A FEW WEEKS AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK FROM REPAIR SHOP WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 12/16/16 THE CAR STOP RUNNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. DEALER STATES THROTTLE BODY WAS FREEZING DO TO CONDENSATION BUILDING UP WITHIN THROTTLE BODY STATED THIS IS COMMON IN THESE CARS. AGAIN GOT THE CAR BACK AFTER SPENDING A TON MORE MONEY GETTING IT FIXED HAD TO TAKE IT RIGHT BACK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITHIN 20MI OF DRIVING. DON'T WASTE YOU TIME BUYING THESE LEMON CARS. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

DURING TRANSIT ON INTERSTATE THE ENGINE STOP PROVIDING POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AND RPM DECREASED TO 1,000 WHILE DECELERATING THE VEHICLE FROM 70MPH TO 45MPH MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE LANES TO PULL OFF THE ROAD ALMOST RESULTING IN A FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. AFTER ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS THE ENGIN REENGAGED. 30 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLES SYSTEM ALERTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING AND RECOMMENDED THAT WE PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NUTRAL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.

Mileage: 136,000

3-5-R WAVEPLATE IN TRANSMISSION IS KNOWN DEFECTIVE. TRANSMISSION FIRST WENT OUT AT ~4 YEARS OLD AND 50,000 MILES LEAVING US STRANDED. ABOUT 1 YEAR LATER TCM (VALVE BODY) IN TRANSMISSION FAILED (LIKELY DEBRIS FROM WAVEPLATE FAILURE). FORCING YOU TO PULL OVER AND TURN CAR AND OFF HOPE IT WOULD BEGIN SHIFTING AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, MADE IT TO DEALER UNDER ITS OWN POWER FOR THAT ONE. GM DID NOT COVER THIS, $1000 OUT OF MY POCKET. 8 YEARS OLD AND 99,000 MILES WAVEPLATE OUT AGAIN STRANDING US ON HIGHWAY... AGAIN. 2 WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN, THIS TIME SHAFT THAT HOLDS GEARS WAS SCARRED UP (LIKELY DEBRIS FROM WAVEPLATE FAILURES) STRANDED AGAIN AND $3200 TO FIX WITH SOME HELP FROM GM. 2008 TO 2013 ACADIA, OUTLOOKS, TRAVERSE, ENCLAVE ALL HAVING THIS ISSUE STRANDING PEOPLE ON ROADS.

Mileage: 99,000

"TAKATA RECALL" HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STABILITRAK AFFECTING THE BRAKES,TRANSMISSION,AND ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET CAR NOW WILL NOT START.

Mileage: 176,680

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. 35R WAVE PLATE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE (CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE) IN OUTLOOK, ACADIA, ENCLAVE, VUE, ETC. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVING THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 104,000

SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE, LOSS OF POWER AND FAILURE TO UPSHIFT WHILE ACCELERATING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. HAD TO PULL INTO CENTER LANE TO AVOID INTERFERING WITH TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING COLLISION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC PREPARING TO TURN. WAS NOTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AWAITING ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS. FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 42K MILES SECOND FAILURE AT 86K MILES. OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS TYPE PROBLEM BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED

Mileage: 82,770

OCTOBER 16, 2014 TRANSMISSION 6T75 AWD FAILED. INTO SHOP 10/17/14. COST $4281.45 FOR TRANSMISSION PLUS $366.53 FOR CAR RENTAL. [HAVE BILLS] TRANSMISSION WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE DUE TO LOSS OF ALL GEARS EXCEPT 6TH GEAR. MARCH 2015 RECEIVED LETTER FROM GM STATING "THIS LETTER IS INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT SOME 2008 MODEL YEAR SATURN OUTLOOK VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CRACKED OR FRACTURED WAVE PLATE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF 3RD, 5TH AND REVERSE GEARS. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE ALL EQUIPPED WITH A 6T70 OR 6T75 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND FWD OR AWD." THE LETTER WENT ON TO SAY "IF YOU HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS FOR THE CONDITION DESCRIBED IN THIS LETTER, PLEASE COMPLETE THE ENCLOSED REIMBURSEMENT FORM AND PRESENT IT TO YOUR DEALER WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. IF THIS IS NOT CONVENIENT, YOU MAY MAIL THE COMPLETED REIMBURSEMENT FORM AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO REIMBURSEMENT DEPARTMENT, PO BOX 33170, DETROIT, MI 48232. I SUBMITTED TWO FORMS ON APRIL 11, 2015, ONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION [$4281.45 & ONE FOR THE RENTAL CAR WHILE SATURN BEING REPAIRED [$366.53]. MAY 22, 2015 BOTH CLAIMS WERE REJECTED BY GM. REASON GIVEN: "THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE TIME AND MILEAGE PARAMETERS OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ACTION PROGRAM. TO ME THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AND/OR HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY LOOSING YOUR TRANSMISSION [MOMENTUM/VEHICLE SPEED] CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND OTHER VEHICLES IN CLOSE PROXIMATELY. THERE SHOULD NOT BE "TIME AND MILEAGE PARAMETER" THAT HAS BEEN SUBJECTIVELY IMPOSED BY GM IN ORDER TO AVOID RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR ENGINEERING.

Mileage: 132,653

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND HIGH ENGINE REV DURING COMMUTE FROM WORK TO HOME.COULD NOT GET OVER 40 MPH AND HAD TO TAKE SIDE STREETS HOME. WAS FEARFUL THAT IT WOULD NOT MAKE IT !

Mileage: 127,024

THE 2 SEPARATE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. THE INCIDENT WAS AROUND 5/13/15 TRAVELING ALONG ROUTE 81. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL THUS LOSING POWER AND CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY.. THE 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7/31/15. WHILE DRIVING ALONG ROUTE 695 IN BALTIMORE THE WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER AND OVER HEATING THE ENGINE. THUS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD ON BUSY HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 124,376

WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM GM, AS WE PULLED OFF THE LOT AND MADE IT LESS THEN A HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGHT SO WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. THEY ADVISED US IT WAS A POWER TRAIN ISSUE. WE CALLED GM AND THE REQUESTED US TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN SO THEY'RE MECHANICS COULD LOOK INTO THE ISSUE. CONFIRMED THAT WE HAVE A TIMING CHAIN AND A POWER TRAIN THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. ULTIMATELY THEY REFUSED TO FOOT THE BILL AND SAID THEY WOULD ONLY GO IN HALF. NOW WE ARE HAVING TO PAY 1700.00 TO FIX A VEHICLE BEFORE WE EVEN MAKE OUR FIRST CAR PAYMENT.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT GEARS AND JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 35R WAVE PLATE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY WENT OUT DUE TO WAVEPLATE.

WHILE DRIVING CAR, I NOTICED A VIBRATION AT 30 TO 40 MPH. A TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THERE IS A RECALL REPAIR FOR THIS TRANSMISSION, BUT NO RESPONSE FROM GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

JAN 2014 HAD PROBLEMS WITH STABILITRAC / TRACTION CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION ENTERING EXPRESSWAY. THE STABILITRAC / TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR BEGAN SHIFTING HARD AS WE BEGAN TO ENTER TRAFFIC, THE CAR THEN STARTED TO LOSE POWER WE GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY IN FEAR OF BEING HIT AND WENT TO THE DEALER WERE THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS ON AND OFF FOR SOME TIME FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. IN JUNE 2014 COMING HOME FROM A SOCCER GAME I MY WIFE OUR SON AND ANOTHER PLAYER HAD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH ON THE US23 EXPRESSWAY, STABILITRAC / TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW ALMOST GETTING HIT. (THANK GOD WE MADE IT TO A SAFE PLACE) WE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF BROKEN WAVE PLATES WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. ON 3/7/15 TOOK CAR IN AGAIN FOR STABILTRAC / TRACTION CONTROL SAME THING AGAIN IS HAPPENING DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG TOLD US TO BRING BACK WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. 3/14/15 LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN TOOK IN DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SERVICE ADVISER THERE WAS NO DANGER DRIVING THE CAR BUT THAT I MIGHT AFTER TIME BEGIN TO LOSS POWER AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL OVER 20MPH. I EXPLAINED THE HISTORY TO HIM HIS ADVICE WAS TO AVOID THE EXPRESSWAYS. MY FEAR IS TO DIE IN THIS CAR WHEN MERGING INTO EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC. AFTER REVIEWING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND TRACTION CONTROL / STABILITRAC ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE FOLLOWING CARS SATURN OUTLOOK, GMC ACADIA, CHEVY TRAVERSE AND BUICK ENCLAVE I HOPE THAT GM CAN COME UP WITH A FIX BEFORE ANYONE HAS TO DIE! *TR

Mileage: 65,533

HAVE HAD SEVERAL LEAKS, TOOK IT TO GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND IT COST ME $1,600, STILL LEAKING, TOOK IT BACK TO GM DEALERSHIP PAID $1,300, STILL LEAKING. VEHICLE ON HAS 57, 000 MILES I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. THAT IS WHY I TOOK IT IN THE FIRST PLACE GM SERVICE IS AN EMBARRASSMENT, AND RIP-OFF TO ITS CUSTOMERS. WILL NOT RECOMMEND EITHER ONE OF THESE DEALERSHIP IN MASSACHUSETTS, UNLESS THEY CAN PROVE QUALITY SERVICE. CURRENTLY, STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT CAN NOT AFFORD TO SPEND ANOTHER PENNY, WILL HAVE TO RESULT TO WALKING, SOMETHING I CANNOT PHYSICAL ABLE TO DO ON LONG STRETCH. *TR

Mileage: 55,890

SHUTTERS IN REVERSE SHIFTS HARD AT TIMES . ITS A PROBLEM GM KNOWS ABOUT BUT WONT OWN UP! THEY WILL SEE WERE THAT GETS THEM. I ONLY GET FORDS THE ONLY REASON IS MY WIFE LIKED IT SHOULD HAVE GM JUNK. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

-25 F, 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, 7 PM AT NIGHT, TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, AND TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS ~ TRANSMISSION FAILS !!!! WAS IN THE SHOP LESS THEN TWO WEEKS PRIOR FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & SERVICE STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS. GM DEALER CLEARED LIGHTS & SAID THEY WERE HISTORIC & NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD & IT ISN'T HUNDRED OF CARS AFFECTED, ITS THOUSANDS AND PROBABLY TENS OF THOUSANDS (AS THESE TRANSMISSIONS PLAGUE THE OUTLOOKS, ACADIAS, TRAVERSES, & ENCLAVES). SO FAR GM IS DOING NOTHING ~ APPARENTLY IT TAKES PEOPLE DYING TO ISSUE MAJOR RECALLS, AND EVEN THEN IT TAKES MANY YEARS AND INVESTIGATIONS BY VARIOUS AGENCIES. UNACCEPTABLE AND CRIMINAL !!!! I HAVE OPENED UP A CASE WITH GM CORPORATE TO SEE IF ANYTHING WILL BE DONE TO OFFSET OR EVEN COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE JUNK TRANSMISSION ($3800) ~ BUT, AFTER READING COUNTLESS BLOGS, WEBPAGES, ECT OF OTHER PEOPLES EXPERIENCES WITH GM, I AM NOT HOLDING MY BREATH. I WILL CERTAINLY JUMP ON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAGON, IF IT EXISTS, OR WHEN IT DOES COME TO FRUITION !!! THIS IS CERTAINLY THE LAST GM PRODUCT I WILL EVER BUY! FURTHERMORE, I WILL TAKE TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND ANY OTHER PLACE I CAN TO TELL MY STORY AND MAKE SURE OTHERS KNOW ABOUT THESE CARS AND THE "SERVICE" THAT GM PROVIDES. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

DRIVER WAS ON THEIR WAY TO DR APPT WITH SMALL CHILD WHEN THE CAR REVVED VERY HARD & JERKED & MAKING LOUD NOISES. I THEN WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO PARKING, ONSTAR WAS CALLED AND DIAGNOSING IT AS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS THROWING CODES. A TOW TRUCK CAME AND TOOK THE CAR INTO CAVENDER IN SAN ANTONIO.THEY FOUND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTORS FAILED. THEY FOUND THE WATER PUMP WAS FAILING AS WELL AND REPLACED IT AS WELL. THE NEXT INCIDENT OCCURRED IN MAY OF 2012, MY HUSBAND WAS BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY & WE WERE ADVISED AFTER WE GOT SETTLED BACK IN OHIO TO HAVE IT SERVICED. IN WHICH WE DID, TO HAVE FOUND THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD A SMALL LEAK. WE TOOK IT TO GM DEALERSHIP DON'S AUTOMOTIVE AS WE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER WHO WORKED THERE. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT, THEN NOT EVEN A MONTH WENT BY WE FOUND IT WAS LEAKING. WE THEN DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO DAVE WHITE CHEVROLET TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED RIGHT. THEY THEN FIXED IT. WE THEN HAD IT FIXED AND WERE BACK ON THE ROAD. THEN WE BEGAN TO NOTICE THE REVVING AGAIN AND IT WOULD HESITATE WHEN DRIVING CAUSING PANIC IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS FOR MY HUSBAND AND I. WE THEN TOOK IT BACK TO DAVE WHITE TO FIND THERE WAS A SPEED CONTROL SENSOR THAT WAS FAILING. WE THEN HAD TO HAVE THAT REPLACED. NOT TOO LONG AFTER, WE BEGAN TO NOTICE PINK FLUID ON THE DRIVE, WE IMMEDIATE TOOK IT BACK TO DAVE WHITE, THEY EXPLAINED IT WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT THE COUPLING WAS NOT COVERED BY POWER TRAIN. WE CONTACTED GM BECAUSE THIS SHOULD BE A COVERED PART AS IT COULD CAUSE FAILURE. THEY AGREED TO HELP WITH PAYING FOR IT, BUT DAVE WHITE WAS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. THEN IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, PUTTING IN REVERSE WOULD CAUSE IT TO HESITATE, TRANSMISSION WAS OUT. WE THEN HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT. THEN FEB 2015, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS DRIVING AND WOULD NOT PASS 1ST GEAR ON BUSY ROAD. IT WAS TOWED 2/23/15 TO DEALERSHIP MCNEILS. *JS

Mileage: 53,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, DRIVE, AND WAS SHIFTING HARD. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH FOUND NUMEROUS LIKE FAILURES FOR SATURN OUTLOOK, GMC ACADIA. BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS FORTUNATE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. PLEASE REVIEW FAILURE RATES AND PROPOSE GM RECALL TRANSMISSIONS FOR FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

DRIVING WHEN THE CAR JERKED AND REVED AND THEN WENT SQUEALING AWAY. GOING 40 MPH AND CARS BEHIND WERE NOT FOLLOWING CLOSELY. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 50 FEET AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE - REVERSE AND D AND L WOULD NOT WORK. WE WERE IN A CITY FOR AN AUDITION FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION WHICH WAS 400 MILES FROM HOME. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE. NEEDED TO RENT A CAR TO RETURN HOME AND WILL NOW HAVE TO FLY BACK TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AGAIN AFTER PAYING $4400. WE WERE LUCKY THAT NOTHING HAD HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE OR DRIVING AROUND THE CITY AND CAMPUS. ALSO, FORUNATE THAT WE MADE IT TO THE AUDITION. THIS IS A FAMILY CAR USUALLY CARRYING KIDS AND ANIMALS. BESIDES THE REPAIR BILLS, THE VEHICLE IS JUNK BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD WANT TO BUY THIS. THE $4400 TO BRING THE VEHICLE HOME AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT THING TO HAPPEN LIKE THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. THIS CAR WAS A LARGE PURCHASE AND VERY SAD TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP INVESTMENTING MONEY IN IT OR JUNK IT. THIS NEEDS TO BECOME WIDESPREAD AND DEFINITELY A RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

THE DAY BEFORE WHEN MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE, WE HEARD A POPPING SOUND. WE JUST KIND OF GAVE EACH OTHER A LOOK, NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS. SHE NOTICED SOME HESITATION IN ACCELERATION THAT DAY. 2 DAYS LATER, WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL, THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A REVVING SOUND, LIKE WHAT KIDS WOULD MAKE WHILE PRETENDING TO DRIVE. THEN WHEN SHE TURNED AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE RPM'S WOULD GO UP BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. SHE TURNED IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND LIMPED HOME. TRIED TO REVERSE INTO GARAGE BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. NOW IT'S SITTING ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK AWD VEHICLE, I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON (AFTER REPLACING MY FACTORY SUPPLIED GAS CAP WHICH HAD BROKEN WITH A GENERIC ONE) AND THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION BECAME SLUGGISH AND SLOW IN RESPONSE. ON 22 JAN 2015 I DROVE MY VEHICLE (VEH) ABOUT 1/2 MILE, STOPPED AT A STORE, PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, RETURNED TO MY VEH STARTING IT UP AND TRYING TO PLACE THE VEH IN REVERSE TO NO AVAIL. I PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN PARK, TRIED REVERSE AGAIN AND NOTHING. EACH TIME I TRIED TO PLACE THE VEH IN REVERSE AND APPLY THE GAS I WOULD ONLY HEAR THE REVVING OF THE VEH'S ENGINE. I COULD PUT THE VEH IN DRIVE AND MOVE FORWARD HOWEVER, MY VEH'S TIRES WERE AGAINST THE SIDEWALK (CURB). I WAS ABLE TO ROCK THE VEH TO AN ANGLE, DRIVE OVER THE SIDEWALK AND DRIVE TO MY HOUSE AND PARK THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, I LEARNED THAT A PART KNOWN AS THE: 3, 5, REVERSE WAVE PLATE HAD GONE BAD AND IT WOULD COST $2500 TO REPAIR (NOT INCLUDING THE PARTS). AS I SEARCHED ON-LINE (GMC, NHTSA.GOV, AND OTHER INTERNET FORUMS) I LEARNED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT. I READ REPORTS OF OTHER 2007, 2008, OUTLOOK, ACADIA, AND TRAVERSE VEHICLES (ALL GMC) ALL HAVING EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. TIME AFTER TIME THE MALFUNCTION INVOLVED NO NEGLIGENCE ON BEHALF OF THE VEH DRIVER, MERELY DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE. IN MOST OF THESE INCIDENTS, THE VEH OWNER INFORMED GMC ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PART COSTING APPROX. $20 HAS DONE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO COUNTLESS VEH. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE TOO MANY CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY THIS FAULTY $20 PART THAT BREAKS APART AND DAMAGES YOUR TRANSMISSION. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND TRY AND GET SOME MONETARY RELIEF FOR THESE AFFECTED CONSUMERS. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION HOT MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND BUCK CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE POWER DANGEROUSLY IN TRAFFIC. TURNS OUT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION 3-5-R WAVE PLATE BREAKING AND OCCURS ALMOST ALWAYS AROUND 70-100K MILEAGE. BASED ON MY RESEARCH THE WAVE PLATE BREAKAGE IS NOT A QUESTION OF IF BUT WHEN? I CANNOT FATHOM WHY GM WOULD NOT GET AHEAD OF THIS PROBLEM. I CANT BELIEVE ISSUES LIKE IGNITION GET NATIONAL ATTENTION BUT AN ISSUE LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERLOOKED. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED COMING TO A STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE WAVE PLATE IN TRANSMISSION BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE STOP COULD NOT MOVE IT. HAD TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. GM HAS INSTALLED A BAD WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR SATURN, GMC AND CHEVY SUV. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WAVE PLATE THAT HAVE FAILED. ONCE THE PLATE BREAKS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 92,100

APPROXIMATELY APRIL OF 2014 WE HAD THE FIRST INCIDENT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO "POP" INTO NEUTRAL (NO CHANGE OF GEARSHIFT LEVER, JUST ENGINE REVVED). AS THE TRUCK NO LONGER HAD POWER, WE MANAGED (THANK GOODNESS) TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER AVOIDING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. MOVED GEARSHIFT LEVER TO PARK AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE WITH NO CHANGE - ENGINE JUST REVVED AS IN NEUTRAL. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND CALLED FOR A TOW. WHILE WAITING FOR SAME, WE TURNED THE TRUCK BACK ON, AND TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO BOTH WIND GAP CHEVROLET (PLACE OF PURCHASE) AS WELL AS AN INDEPENDENT AAMCO - VERDICT WAS THE SAME: BROKEN "WAVE PLATE" AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED AT A COST OF OVER $3000.00. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO THIS DATE. WHEN WE REFERENCED THE ENDLESS ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF SAME, GM WAS UNMOVED, ALTHOUGH THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WAS STILL IN EFFECT. VERY DANGEROUS - LOSE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH MULTIPLE CLOSE CALLS!!!! HEADLIGHTS: HEADLIGHTS, BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAM, CONTINUALLY BURN ANYWHERE FROM MINUTES TO DAYS AFTER BEING REPLACED. SWITCH ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, CANNOT GET LOW BEAMS TO ILLUMINATE AT TIMES, THEN NO HEADLIGHTS AT TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS. AGAIN, ENDLESS ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. SUNROOF: ENDLESS ISSUES WITH THE SUNROOF LEAKING AND SOAKING THE FLOORBOARDS ON BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDES. TAKEN TO WIND GAP CHEVROLET, TOLD WE NEED TO HAVE SUNROOF REPLACED. AGAIN, ENDLESS ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. BASED ONLINE AND ON THIS NHTSA SITE: IT SEEMS THAT THESE ARE SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE!!!!! RECENT HEADLIGHT RECALL ON SIMILAR VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THIS VEHICLE NOT RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION/POWER TRAIN AND HEADLIGHT ISSUES!?!? *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO FRACTURED WAVE PLATE 3/5. THE 6T70/75 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXPERIENCE NO REVERSE AND SLIP/FLARE/HARSH SHIFTS IN 3RD AND/OR 5TH GEAR. CODES P0776 CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL (PC) SOLENOID 2 STUCK OFF AND P0842 TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE (TFP) SWITCH 1 CIRCUIT LOW VOLTAGE MAY BE SET. THE 35R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE MAY BE BROKEN, ALLOWING THE PISTON TO OVERSTROKE, CAUSING THE PISTON TO LEAK AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF APPLY ON VEHICLES WITH GREATER THAN 25,000 MILES. DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS IT IS IMPORTANT TO INSTALL THE WAVE PLATE IN THE PROPER ORIENTATION TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO RE-OCCUR. INSTALL THE ROUNDED EDGE OF THE NEW WAVE PLATE INTERNAL SPLINES FACING THE 35R PISTON. NOTE: THE SAME TSB APPLIES TO 2007-2009 GMC ACADIA, 2007-2009 PONTIAC G5, 2008-2009 PONTIAC TORRENT, 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE, 2008-2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND MALIBU, AND 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, EQUIPPED WITH THE 6T70/75 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RPO MH2, MH4, MH6 AND MY9). *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERNAL CLUTCH WAVE PLATE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME DOING 35MPH, WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME DOING 5MPH. MY HUSBAND CAME OUT TO TAKE IT FOR A DRIVE AND WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. WE HAD IT PUT ON THE COMPUTER AND A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT CODES SHOWED ONE OF THEM BEING P0776. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON LINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO CAME ACROSS THIS: SATURN OUTLOOK TRANSMISSION FAULT AND/OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0716, P0776, P0717, P0777, P2714, P2715, AND/OR P02723 SATURN OUTLOOK PROBLEM MODEL YEARS AFFECTED: 2007, 2008, 2009 DRIVE TRAINS AFFECTED: 2WD, 4WD AVERAGE MILEAGE: 71,429 MI (39,000 MI - 118,879 MI) VERIFIED VEHICLES WITH A 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY DEVELOP ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FAULTS RELATED TO A BROKEN 35R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION: ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0716, P0776, P0717, P0777, P2714, P2715, AND/OR P02723, LOSS OF REVERSE GEAR, SLIPPING OR HARSH 3RD OR 5TH GEAR SHIFT. REMOVAL AND DIS-ASSEMBLY OF THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE BROKEN 35R WAVE PLATE. IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL DEBRIS FROM THE FAILED PART BE CLEANED FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHILE IT IS DISASSEMBLED IN ORDER TO TRY AND PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

THE CAR WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON RT168 CHESAPEAKE EXPRESSWAY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A REAR-END COLLISION. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTS GOING INTO 3RD GEAR AND 5TH GEAR. ON 6/25/2014, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE PRIORITY CHEVY. WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED, AND A NEW ONE WOULD NEED TO BE INSTALLED. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE, AND FOUND MANY OTHER DRIVERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. I ALSO CONTACTED A NATIONAL TRANSMISSION CHAIN, AND THEY ALSO REPORTED SEEING AN INCREASED NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH SATURN OUTLOOKS, SOME OF WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN CRASHES DUE TO THE HARD SHIFTING. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY FAILED. CAR WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT UPSHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR. ENGINE WAS WARM AND HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 6 MILES. I WAS ACCELERATING TO REACH HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE LEFT LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AS IT TRIED TO GO FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I LIMPED THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY (MUCH SLOWER THAN THE TRAFFIC HONKING AND TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ME) AND COULD ONLY GET THE GEARS TO REENGAGE AFTER COMPLETELY POWERING DOWN THE CAR AND CUTTING ALL AUXILIARY POWER. THEN AFTER RESTART, THE GEARS WORKED PROPERLY AGAIN. AFTER TRANSMISSION TEARDOWN, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THE WAVE PLATE HAS BROKEN LOSE AND ADDITIONALLY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK STARTED SLIPPING REALLY BAD. DROVE TO A O'REILLY AND CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IT WAS GOOD. THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST A FLUKE, STARTED THE TRUCK BACK UP AND IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. TRANSMISSION DONE! *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. ALL OF THE SUDDEN ONE DAY I WENT TO LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY, PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. IT ALSO BARLEY GOES FORWARD. I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLOWER THAN NORMAL ACCELERATION AND ROUGH GEAR CHANGE. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SIMILAR KIND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. IT SEEMS THERE IS A $25 PART CALLED A WAVE PLATE THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN THESE CARS WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO CEASE RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF REPAIRS. AFTER FINDING THIS OUT I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS BOUNCED AROUND QUITE A BIT. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DISCUSSED HELPING FINANCIALLY TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY ASKED US TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GM DEALERSHIP SO WE DID JUST THAT. AFTER DOING THAT THEY RENIGGED THEIR OFFER TO HELP US SO THE CAR JUST SAT THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2011 WITH 98,000 AND OWNED IT 2 YEARS THEN HAD THIS PROBLEM, NOW AT 126,000. AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND HAD THIS HAPPEN I HAVE FOUND OUT THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. I LOVE THE CAR BUT IT IS A COMPLETE HEADACHE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE KIDS AND DO NOT HAVE $3500 TO SHELL OUT TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND BELIEVE THAT IT IS SUCH A HUGE ISSUE THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE AND THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED. MEANWHILE I MAKE A CAR PAYMENT EVERY MONTH FOR A BROKEN DOWN CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR ALMOST A YEAR BECAUSE I CAN'T AND ALSO FEEL LIKE I SHOULD SHELL OUT THAT KIND OF $ WHEN GM IS CLEARLY AT FAULT. I ALSO AM AFRAID IF I DO FIX IT THE SAME PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. THEY ARE A TERRIBLE COMPANY WHO DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND LEAVES SO MANY AMERICANS OUT IN THE COLD. WHAT HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

THIS CAR SUCKS, BOUGHT THE CAR LAST MAY 2013 AND WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND TO TAKE IT TO COTTMAN TRANS IN NJ , I STILL HAD A WARRANTY FROM GUARDIAN , THEY CAME OUT TO LOOK AT IT , THE WAVE PLATE IS BAD , BUT WE AREN'T GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT BECAUSE THEY SHOULD OF FIXED IT , TOOK IT BACK TO FAULKNER BUICK GMC AND AN HOUR OF FREE , GUESS WHAT THE WAVE PLATE AND TRANS NEEDS TO BE REPLACE , I LOOKED O THE WEB AND IT STATES THIS CAR SATURN OUTLOOK HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS , WHEN ARE THE GOING TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM TOO . *TR

Mileage: 78,000

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND WOULD MAX OUT AT ABOUT 25 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON MY HAZARDS AND DRIVE INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ISSUE IS WITH A FAULTY WAVE PLATE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

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

FAMILY ON VACATION OUT OF STATE WITH TWO ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN. AT STOPLIGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WENT TO ACCELERATE AND ENGINE WOULD RUN HIGH RPM'S BUT NO VEHICLE MOVEMENT. FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO MOVE SLOWLY AND BARELY MADE IT TO A LOCAL GAS STATION. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN MY POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED AND I HAD TO TRY AND DRIVE WITHOUT IT. I WAS TOLD A MONTH BEFORE IT WAS THE STEERING AND PINION RACK, GOT THAT FIXED AND THERE WAS TWO CODES THAT POPPED UP. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE CANCELLED OUT THE OTHER WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS WORK AND THEY SAY THAT WAS THE PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION ALONG. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GMC CAUSE WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CHANGE PART UNTIL THEY FIND THE PROBLEM. I AM PISSED CAUSE I STILL CAN'T ENJOY MY TRUCK ANYMORE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS OVER AND THEY DEALER WANTS OVER 2000 GRAND TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION IF THAT'S WHAT IT REALLY THE PROBLEM. LOOKING ONLINE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND STILL NO RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR SATURN OUTLOOKS. SHAME ON YOU GMC. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THAT SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT CAUSED A WHINING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. ONLY A FEW DAYS LATER I NOTICED THE CAR BUCKING WHEN SHIFTING IN THE LOWER GEARS AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. TWO DAYS AFTER THE LOWER GEAR SHIFTING ISSUES, I NOTICED THE CAR STUTTERED AND BUCKED WHEN I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND ATTEMPTED TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE CAR THREW A CODE - P0018 - WHICH MEANS "CRANK TO CAM INTAKE", ALONG WITH SAYING THE RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING AND COULD BE FIXED AT A COST OF $1700. AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND THEY RECOMMENDED BRINGING TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP TO GET THE BEST COST/SERVICE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT WILL COST. THE CAR ONLY HAS 54K MILES ON IT. OUR 5 YEAR/100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER 2013. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NOW IT APPEARS THE REPAIRS WILL COST A THIRD OF WHAT THE CAR IS CURRENTLY WORTH. THOSE SYSTEMS SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 54,500

DRIVING TO A DOCTOR APPT AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO USE MY PHONE. PUT CAR IN PARK, ENGINE ON. SAT FOR 5 MIN, THEN PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND ENGINE REVVED AND REVVED BUT DID NOT MOVE BUT A FEW FEET. PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES. UPON RESTART, DROVE JUST FINE FOR ABOUT 20 MILES UNTIL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. WENT IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE TO CODE READ AT A NEARBY AUTO ZONE. GAVE 2 CODES, ONE ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE 2ND ABOUT A COMPUTER SELF-REPAIR COMPLETED. NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THEN 3/5/14, AT NOW 71,000 MI OR SO, WHILE ENTERING THE ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY AND NOW IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, ENGINE REVVED AND CAR WENT MAYBE 25 MPH IF THAT. A LARGE BIG RIG SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES AND SWERVED TO MISS REAR-ENDING US. CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. SAME PROBLEM-REVVED VERY HIGH AND WOULD GO ONLY 25-35 MPH IN DRIVE. HAD TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY! VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SMOKING. TOWED TO MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT AS ALL THE GEARS WERE STRIPPED AND IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. GM DEALERSHIP SAID MANUFACTURER WARRANTY 5YR OR 100,000 MI JUST EXPIRED 2/13. $2,500-$3,500 IN COST...GRRRR! ALONG WITH A DUAL SUN/MOON ROOF LEAK! *TR

Mileage: 67,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A VEHICLE THAT HAD ONLY 65,000 MILES AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEALER RECOMMENDATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I WAS INFORMED THAT BY THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY THAT THEY HAD BEEN RECEIVING SATURN SUVS ON A REGULAR BASIS. EXACT QUOTE WAS WE HAVE BEEN GETTING "A TON" OF THESE VEHICLES WITH VERY LOW MILES. *TR

Mileage: 65,278

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. UPON INSPECTION, A CODE WAS RECEIVED FOR A CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AT 51,000 ON APRIL 7, 2011, WHERE THE TIMING CHAIN AND CRANKSHAFT WERE REPLACED. ON AUGUST 23, 2013 THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN GEAR. WOULD NOT SHIFT. SERVICE TECH FOUND METAL FILINGS IN TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED TO REPLACE WITH NEW. ($4700). RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE TO BE COMMON WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. MY OPINION THAT GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED IT OR PAY FOR THE NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 76,386

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE, JERKED VIOLENTLY, AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76000.

Mileage: 76,000

VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THEN LIGHT WOULD SAY ENGINE POWER REDUCED. ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE 2011. BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. TODAY COMPLETE POWER LOSS, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND AGAIN. 85000 MILES NOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED FROM EVERY SPEED FROM 1 MPH TO 60 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TRANSMISSION WENT BAD RIGHT AFTER 100000 MILES, REVERSE AND 3RD GEAR IS NOT WORKING. I AM ASKING TO GMC TO REPLACE IT SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES WITH THE SAME SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. DROVE IT DIRECTLY (LESS THAN 5 MILES) TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP. DIAGNOSTICS IDENTIFIED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE IS 5 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. STUTTERING, SHAKING, AND THEN NO POWER AT ALL. THIS HAPPENED IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND ALL I COULD DO WAS COAST TO A STOP. HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

3 WEEKS AGO THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY ECM BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. ON MONDAY, MY HUSBAND TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT STARTED NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THEY SAID DUE TO THE HOLIDAY THEY COULDN'T SEE US UNTIL THURSDAY. WITHIN MINUTES IF THE CONVERSATION, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHIFTING ALL TOGETHER...NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT; NOTHING. USING ONSTAR, WE HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TUESADY WE RECEIVE A CALL AND ARE TOLD IT IS $1600 TO REPLACE A "BALL" IN THE TRANSMISSION. OOPS, THEY FORGOT THE TAX IN THE FIRST QUOTE; NOW $1800! WE GET A LOAN TO HAVE IT FIXED. THURSDAY WE RECEIVE A CALL AND NOW THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS IN OUR FLUID THEY DIDN'T SEE BEFORE AND IT IS GOING TO BE $4300 FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE AGENT AT ONE POINT LAUGHED AT ME AND SAID TO DO THE MINIMU REPAIR AND TRADE IT IN FOR A NEW VEHICLE!! OUR WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED IN JUNE, THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS IT HAS BEEN IN! AS ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, WE CANNOT AFFORD $4300 TO FIX IT BUT ALSO CANNOT BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE!! *TR

Mileage: 59,200

VEHICLE LOST SPEED ON FREEWAY AND DRIVER CONTROL PANEL LITE UP WITH ERROR MESSAGES (STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE REDUCED POWER, AND EMISSION CONTROL WARNINGS). ONSTAR RAN DIAGNOSTIC WITH MULTILPE ERROR CODES AND HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DELARSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE VALVE COVERS WERE LEAKING AND OIL WAS ALL OVER THE THROTTLE BODY. EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL ONLY OVER THROTTLE BODY AND NOT VALVE COVER SINCE GM RE-DESIGNED THE VALVE COVERS! OBVIOUSLY GM KNOWS THE VALVE COVVERS FAIL!! MY PORTION OF REPAIR IS $1100. AGAIN JUST OUTSIDE OF 5 YEAR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND HAD GONE COMPLETELY OUT. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS WILL BE AROUND 3500 DOLLARS. THIS IS ABSURD CONSIDERING HOW NEW THE CAR IS. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

I HAD JUST PULLED OUT ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY FASTER THAN 40 MPH. I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED ON A TOW VEHICLE. THE STEERING HAS BEEN VERY STIFF ALSO IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 82,548

ON NOVEMBER 28, 2013 WE EXPERIENCED OUR FIRST SYMPTOM THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT QUITE RIGHT ON OUR 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. UPON ACCELERATION OUR CAR STARTED TO REV EXCESSIVELY AT AROUND 35-40 MPH. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SWITCH GEARS OK IN EVERY OTHER GEAR...BUT REALLY STRUGGLED WHEN IN THE LOWER GEARS. WE BROUGHT IT INTO TO SEE IF POSSIBLY IT JUST NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND WERE ADVISED AGAINST DOING THAT. INSTEAD, THEY TOPPED OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND OUR VEHICLE SEEMED TO RUN SMOOTHLY FOR EXACTLY ONE WEEK. AND THAN BOOM, WE HAD THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOM WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOWER GEARS AND THIS TIME IT HAD A BURNING TYPE SMELL. I WENT ONLINE AND, TO MY SURPRISE, FOUND PAGE AND PAGE OF DISCUSSIONS SURROUNDING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE 2007 AND 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. IN ALL CASES, THE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL. IN ALL CASES, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILDS WERE THE ONLY SOLUTION. MOST VEHICLES WERE JUST OUTSIDE OF THEIR WARRANTY, BUT IN SOME CASES, THE MILEAGE WAS AS LOW AS 30,000. GM IS FULLY AWARE OF THE SITUATION, YET IS DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE MATTER. THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A FAULTY "WAVE PLATE" IN THESE CARS THAT IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSIONS TO COMPLETELY BREAK DOWN. IF YOU GOOGLE "2008 SATURN TRANSMISSIONS" YOU WILL FIND ALL OF THE EVIDENCE YOU WANT TO SUPPORT THE NEED TO INVESTIGATE A POSSIBLE RECALL. THIS IS BOTH DANGEROUS AND INCREDIBLY COSTLY AND SOMETHING THAT GM NEEDS TO ACCEPT AND STEP UP AND REPAIR. OUR VEHICLE HAS ONLY 72,000 MILES ON IT AND WE ARE LOOKING AT A MINIMUM OF $3,400 IN REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC THAT IS FIXING OUR VEHICLE HAS HAD SIX OUTLOOKS IN HIS SHOP ALONE. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT, [XXX] AT GM 866-790-5700 EXT [XXX], SHE FREELY AND READILY ADMITTED THAT THEY WERE FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS WITH SEVERE HESITATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,365. UPDATED 2/11/14*CN ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE REVERSE WAVEPLATE WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 02/18/14

Mileage: 60,365

POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED 11/1/13 AND NOW MY OUTLOOK WON'T GO REVERSE, 3RD OR 5TH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, I'LL TAKE IT TOMORROW TO THE DEALER AND FIND OUT IF IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE HAS BEEN HAVING WITH THE TCM OR IF IT'S THE REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE (WAVED). I ALSO HAVE THE OTHER COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE LEAKY SUNROOF, WATER COMES DOWN THE DRIVER FLOOR BOARD BY THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS IS MY FIRST GM AND IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE MY LAST. I'M GOING BACK TO TOYOTA! I WISH I HAD KNOWN ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS, I WOULD HAD NEVER BOUGHT THIS SUV IF I KNEW THIS INFO EXIST ONLINE, LIVE AND LEARN! I CAN'T BELIEVE GM KNOWINGLY ALLOWS THESE PROBLEMS GO ON AND WON'T DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT ENGAGE THE REVERSE OR DRIVE SETTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE VEHICLE OUT AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACE FOR $3600. THE VEHICLE IS ONE YEAR PAST THE WARRANTY BUT SHOULD NOT MATTER BECAUSE I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES OTHER THAN SATURN WITH MORE THAN 100K MILES AND NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION GO OUT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 67K MILES AND TO HAVE THE TRANS GO IS PATHETIC. I FEEL GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHO TO CALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN OTHER RECALLS LIKE THE WIPER ARM MOTOR THAT I REPLACED AND DID NOT KNOW IT WAS BEING RECALLED. THEREFORE, I WAS WANTING TO KNOW WHERE I CAN SEND THE BILL FOR THAT. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

MY CAR HAS 89,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT YESTERDAY. I WAS TRAVELING AT 57MPH WHEN THE CARS ENGINE REVVED TO 7 RPMS, AND THEN SLOWED TO 30 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED LIMIT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 25-30 MPH. IT'S GONNA COST NEARLY $4,000 TO FIX AND THE "5YR" WARRANTY EXPIRED IN MARCH. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM FOR MAKING SUCH A TERRIBLE TRANSMISSION. SO MANY PROBLEMS AND VERY LITTLE HELP WITH THE PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 89,172

WITHOUT WARNING, I LEFT A PARKING LOT AND MY CAR SEEMED VERY SLUGGISH. I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER AND KILLED THE ENGINE. I LET IT SIT A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS I ACCELERATED TO GO DOWN THE ROAD. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, SO WE CALLED A WRECKER AND HAD IT HAULED TO THE TRANSMISSION PLACE. THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT AND THE COMPUTER INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED. THESE REPAIRS TOTALED JUST OVER $3,000. I AM SO ANGRY BECAUSE I HAVE READ ON A SATURN FORUM THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM WON'T DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE THIS TYPE PROBLEM ON A 5-6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE RPMS WENT UP TO 6000....HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH ON HIGHWAY....THANK GOODNESS IT WASN'T RUSH HOUR! TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT! *TR

Mileage: 89,000

AFTER HAVING STOPPED AT A STORE, AND PUTTING MY CAR INTO DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR / MAYBE 2ND AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE! I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS DRIVING MY OUTLOOK AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LIMPED THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT THINKING MAYBE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW. THAT WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE AT A NORMAL LEVEL. LEAVING THE PARKING LOT WE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS NOW NO REVERSE. THE ONLY GEAR THAT FUNCTIONED WAS FIRST GEAR. WE DROVE AT LOW SPEED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ON 8/26/13 I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT APPROXIMATELY $3500 - $4000. *TR

Mileage: 70,999

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE IN ORDER TO PARK IN HIS DRIVEWAY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE IN THE REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

COULD NOT SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR AND THE CAR JUMPS/SHAKES WHEN SHIFTING. GOING ON 3RD REPAIR, ITS JUST COSTING ME TO MUCH MONEY TO FIX AND STILL NEED TO DRIVE THE CAR...

Mileage: 65,000

WAS DRIVING MY IN-LAWS 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THEN ENGINE REVVED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. WAS ON BUSY HIGHWAY AND HAD TO PULL OVER. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND TRIED TO DRIVE AND ENGINE WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST 30 MPH AND THEN STARTING GOING IN AND OUT OF SHIFTING AND NOT MOVING AT ALL. HAD TO PULL BACK OVER AND THEN GET A TOW. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON 500 MILE TRIP HOME TO DALLAS. AFTER PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY IN WICHITA FOR DINNER, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AT ABOUT 30 MPH. HAD TO TOW IT TO A DEALER. WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD "FALLEN APART" AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $3,600. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

AFTER HAVING 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK ACTING "ODDLY". MY HUSBAND TOOK FOR A RIDE. AT STOP SIGN WENT TO ACCELERATE ONTO ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO CALL FOR TOW. AND WAVE VEHICLES TO PASS. FIVE DAYS WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND COUNTING. *TR

Mileage: 73,648

WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY & THE VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING & THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. I TOOK IT RIGHT AWAY (SAME DAY) TO AN AUTO SHOP & HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE. ON THE WAY HOME THE VEHICLE LOCKED IN THE 1ST GEAR & I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. IT SHOWED THE SPEED SENSOR WAS OUT. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THE WAVE PLATE IS BAD, WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM WITH THESE MODELS. IT IS A COST OF $3500.00 TO REPAIR & COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF & MY CHILDREN. I WANT TO KNOW WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON THIS? AND WHY GM IS NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE REPAIR COSTS? *TR

Mileage: 84,000

THE VEHICLE MAKES A RUBBING/GRINDING NOISE THAT INTERFERES WITH TURNING (ESPECIALLY LEFT). IT FEELS LIKE YOU CANNOT COMPLETE THE TURN OR STOP. THIS CAUSED PROBLEMS WHEN THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT ALSO. FEELING LIKE YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE OR STOP IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. MECHANIC SAYS THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 92,650

WHILE ACCELERATING IN SPEED AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE WENT TO SHIFT AND THE ENGINE RPMS WENT UP EXCESSIVELY, AND THE JERKED HARD WHEN SHIFTING. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AS WE TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME. WE ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE IT LOOKED LOW. THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHO PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE SAID THAT IT SHOWED A SOLENOID STUCK OPEN, BUT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAIL SAFE DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY. THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE HAD REVERSE, AND SECOND TO GET ME OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. HOWEVER, THE REVERSE DIDN'T KICK IN UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 56,318

VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTING CORRECTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD THE WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED. BEGAN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND A FORUM WHERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER GM OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. AFTER READING, IT APPEARS THAT WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE TWO YEARS AGO, IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM. I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THAT AS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (WHICH IS NO LONGER A GM DEALERSHIP SINCE THEY NO LONGER HAVE SATURN), IT WAS DISMISSED BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENED ONE TIME. I CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTING BUT DIDN'T TAKE TO AUTHORIZED GM DEALERSHIP SO THEY DON'T HAVE RECORD OF IT. RECENTLY, RPM'S WERE RANDOMLY JUMPING ABOVE 4 ON THE HIGHWAY EVERY 10 MINUTES AND I FELT LUCKY TO MAKE IT HOME FROM A RECENT TRIP IN THE MOUNTAINS. OF COURSE, GM IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR CAR BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE CAN BE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS AND IT NOT BE A RECALL ISSUE? REALLY UPSET THAT MY TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AND SCARED TO DEATH WE WERE GOING TO WRECK OR GET STRANDED! *TR

Mileage: 124,000

WHILE IN A STOPPED POSITION, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS STUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO PULL OVER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC, BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. I PUT IT INTO PARK, THEN BACK INTO DRIVE SEVERAL TIMES, AND I FINALLY GOT IT TO CREEP ENOUGH IN LOW GEAR TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF I WERE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP PRIOR DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THIS WAS NOT COVERED AND COST ME $3000. I AM STILL NOT SURE THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR A FRONT LEAK AT THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE SUNROOF, WHICH STILL LEAKS WITH HEAVY RAIN. ALSO, THE CONSTANT SQUEALING WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL WHICH NO MECHANIC WILL ACKNOWLEDGE. NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS. I ASSUME IT IS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE GOOD ACCELERATION POWER COMPARED TO ANY OTHER SUV MODEL. IT DRAGS WITH NO PICK UP.

Mileage: 117,680

WAS DRIVING ON HWY. AT 60 MPH WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THEN WHEN I CAME TO STOPLIGHT AND TOOK OFF, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH.AND WOULD JERK AND THEN AS I CONTINUED TO TRY TO GET SPEED BECAUSE OF OTHERS BEHIND ME-IT WOULD NOT GO. HAD TO DRIVE 30 MPH FOR TWO HOURS TO GET ONLY 40 MILES. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND GM IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THIS IS A HAZARD AND THERE ARE SOOO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH PROBLEMS JUST LIKE THIS AND NO RECALL YET-REALLY-SO WILL ONE BE MADE WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO WHEN THIS BEGAN I HAD A 1/2 TANK OF GAS, WHEN I GOT TO DEALERSHIP-2 HOURS LATER-THE CAR WAS ON E!!!!!!!! HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE ON THIS TOO NOW. PASSENGER AIRBAG SAYS NEEDS TO BE SERVICED-WAS LIKE THIS WHEN WE PURCHASED AND DEALER SAID THEY WOULD FIX-NEVER DID AND THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT MEANS THE PASSENGER IS NOT SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, BUT THEN AGAIN, NONE OF US ARE BECAUSE OF GM-AM GOING TO BEGIN PROCESS WITH SMALL CLAIMS COURT REGARDING ALL OF THESE ISSUES. HORRIBLE VEHICLE AND GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED-NO WONDER I ALWAYS BOUGHT NON AMERICAN MADE CARS-SHAME ON US FOR THINKING GM WOULD BE GOOD SINCE IT WAS MADE IN USA. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

WE WERE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE AT FULL RPM'S. WE SLOWED AND PULLED OVER ACROSS TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE FOR A SECOND BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE MORE THAN A FEW FEET. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

SATURN 2008 OUTLOOK STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. FEELS LIKE GOING INTO 3RD GEAR IS THE PROBLEM AND SOMETIMES IN REVERSE. SOUNDS LIKE A REV OF THE ENGINE AND THEN A HARD SHIFT INTO THE GEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS AND UNFORTUNATELY GM IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH HOW THEY RESOLVE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT SHOULD BE A COURTESY FIX OR RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 58,800

MY 2008 OUTLOOK STARTED TO JERK DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN HAD VERY HIGH RPMS BUT NO ACCELERATION IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION I COULD NOT MOVE AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND IT HAD A BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT WHICH TOOK 2 WEEKS. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO STILL BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BY ONLY 2 WEEKS. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THESE AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL YET IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE ABRUPTLY REDUCED SPEED AND DID NOT MOVE THIS CAUSED VEHICLES FOLLOWING MY CAR TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN TO NEARLY MISS REAR ENDING MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 53,500

WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE RPM REVS UP AND THE ENGINE GEARS ARE NO LONGER ENGAGED. WE COULD ONLY DRIVE 30MPH TO PREVENT THE RPM'S FROM GOING TOO HIGH. ALSO, NO REVERSE GEAR. TOWED INTO GM DEALERSHIP AND TRANSMISSION BROKEN DOWN AND THE WAVE PLATE IS WHAT WAS DAMAGED. WAVE PLATE REPLACED AND GM REFUSED TO PAY FOR ALL OF REPAIR. SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WENT OUT 2 MONTHS AGO. THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT, BUT STILL REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM GM ON THIS FAULTY PART SINCE THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THESE MODEL'S TRANSMISSION. THE FOLLOWING IS THE SERVICE BULLETIN LISTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. BULLETIN NO.: 09-07-30-012A DATE: JANUARY 12, 2010 SUBJECT: NO REVERSE, 3RD OR 5TH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DTC P0776 (REPLACE 3-5 REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE (WAVED) MODELS: 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE 2008-2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, MALIBU 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE 2007-2009 GMC ACADIA 2007-2009 PONTIAC G6 2008-2009 PONTIAC TORRENT 2007-2009 SATURN AURA, OUTLOOK 2008-2009 SATURN VUE ALL EQUIPPED WITH 6T70/75 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RPOS MH2, MH4, MH6 OR MY9). *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DELAYED SHIFTING WHEN PRESSING DOWN ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE SPEED TO CHANGE LANES WHILE ON FREEWAY. TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE WAS INOPERATIVE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE HAD MY THE CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAC WARNING CAME ON CAUSING JERKING IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC AND WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO GO. HAD IT TOWED AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENTIRE TIMING COMPONENT WAS BAD, THIS WAS A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. NEXT I WAS TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY WITH MY CHILDREN APPROACHING AN OFFICER AT THE SCENE OF A WRECK MY CAR REVVED VERY HIGH AND WOULDN'T SHIFT ANYMORE....NOT ONLY WITH AN OFFICER AT A ACCIDENT BUT ALSO REDUCED TO ONE LANE TRAFFIC DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. I HAD TO ATTEMPT TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MECHANIC SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. I HAVE SPOKE TO SATURN AND INFORMED THEN OF ALL MY ISSUES...EVENAFTER TRANSMISSION REPAIRS MY CAR CONTINUES TO JERK AND STALL IN TRAFFIC TO THE POINT I WAS ALMOST T BONED BY A SEMI!! I HAVE HAD MY FILL OF MY CHILDREN AT RISK FROM A POORLY BUILT CAR! MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WON'T EVEN KICK ON AND IS HAVING PROBLEMS. ALL MY PROBLEMS STARTED AT 50,000 MILES!! MY SUN ROOF WAS LEADING AND I HAD WATER GUSHING DOWN MY PILLARS HAD TO PAY FOR THAT TO BE SERVICED AS WELL! *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO TSB 09-07-30-012B FOR A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK . THIS ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH WAVE PLATE CAUSED MY ENTIRE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AS WELL AS MAJOR DAMAGE TO TRANSFER CASE THAT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE ENDSTATE WAS A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS THE TRANSFER CASE WITH A COST OF OVER $6K. THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE WAS 74,563 AND ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 65MPH ALMOST CAUSING AN MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE POWER TRAIN FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 74,523

I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ONE MORNING IT JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THEN LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T MOVE. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

REGARDING OUR 2008 OUTLOOK THAT WE PURCHASED IN AUGUST'12 - THE VEHICLE HAS 47K ON IT & HAD 39K WHEN WE PURCHASED IT FROM OUR BANK (A REPO'D CAR). ON 1/25/13 THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT LITERALLY IN MY DRIVEWAY. FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THAT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH SCHOOL AGED KIDS ON BOARD - I SHUTTER TO THINK OF THE POSSIBILITIES. NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS EVER. (1/28/13) I CONTACTED GMC DIRECTLY, RECEIVED A CLAIM NUMBER FROM THEM, FOLLOWED THAT UP WITH A PHONE CALL TO A TOWING COMPANY & THEN THE GMC DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON IT'S WAY. RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP - DIAGNOSIS NEWS - WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION (WE WEREN'T SURPRISED). THE ESTIMATE WASN'T FULLY COMPLETED YET (NEVER A GOOD SIGN) & THEY WOULD CALL LATER WITH THE COST. I MISSED THAT LATER IN THE EVENING - I'D HAD ENOUGH & TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE WAS MAKING ME MADDER BY THE MINUTE. HOW CAN YOU CLAIM TO DO SUCH 'RIGOROUS TESTING' ON YOUR VEHICLES & THEN HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAPPEN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER!! (1/29/13) I WAS INFORMED OF THE COST (I NEARLY HIT THE FLOOR) BUT WAIT - THEY WERE OFFERING A 10% DISCOUNT & I COULD GET A $200 VISA REBATE FROM GM - LIKE I'D WON A PRIZE OR SOMETHING. IS THIS SUPPOSED TO MAKE IT BETTER?! HOW ABOUT STANDING BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT?! IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS JUST BASED ON THE MANY POSTS ON EDMUNDS & ONLINE - PERHAPS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. I WAS THE ONE WHO PURSUED MY FORD HUSBAND WITH "LET'S GIVE A GMC CAR A TRY, IT'S AMERICAN MADE TOO. SO MUCH FOR THAT - SHAME ON ME. THIS IS SO WRONG TO HAVE TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION AT THIS POINT & HAVING TO PAY FOR IT PAY FOR IT ENTIRELY ONLY ADDS INSULT TO INJURY! SHAME ON ME - NO - SHAME ON YOU GMC!! *TR

Mileage: 46,992

THE VEHICLE STARTING JERKING AND LUNGING AT LOW SPEEDS. VEHICLE'S ENGINE STARTED REVVING IN BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS AND WOULD THEN JERK INTO GEAR. AT TIMES VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THIRD, FIFTH AND REVERSE GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 68,618

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR WITH JUST A HAIR UNDER 80K MILES ON IT AND WITHIN THE LAST WEEK OR SO WE HAVE STARTED HAVING SOME WEIRD TRANSMISSION ISSUES RELATED TO SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO ?SLIP? MOMENTARILY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV MID SHIFT. IT ALSO SEEMS TO ?CLUNK? VERY HARD BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH (OVERDRIVE). OCCASIONALLY, BETWEEN OTHER GEARS IT SEEMS TO SHIFT ROUGHLY, TOO. I HAVE DOUBLE CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVELS WHICH ARE WITHIN TOLERANCES, BUT SEEM TO SMELL HOT TO ME. ONE OTHER THING I HAVE NOTICED, IS THAT WHEN BRAKING OR PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SEEM TO FULLY DISENGAGE PROPERLY AS NOTICED BY THE ENGINE SEEMINGLY ?LURCHING?. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING ONLY HAD IT ROUGHLY TWO YEARS. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP UNDER WARRANTY, AND HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR VARIOUS ISSUES AT LEAST TWICE. *TR

Mileage: 79,796

THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE, BUT ONLY BODY DAMAGE, I BOUGHT IT AT 33254 MILES, IT IS DRIVING FINE, BUT HAVING HESITATION ISSUES, LOOKS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING A PROBLEM, I HAVE READ OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH MANY SATURN 2008 OWNERS THIS CAR HAS A SALVAGE TITLE BUT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BODY DAMAGE ACCIDENT, NOT ENGINE, ALL OTHERWISE IS RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE. *TR

Mileage: 33,530

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED VERY BADLY SWITCHING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THANKFULLY WAS IN A POPULATED AREA CLOSE TO HOME AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP INTO A PARKING LOT. ONCE PUT IN PARK, WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND HAD TO BE FLAT TOWED TO A GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 98,457

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED (WITH A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION) UNDER WARRANTY IN APRIL 2012. IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN AND THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, NOVEMBER 2012. WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, THE DEALER WAS TRYING TO PUSH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON ME, STRESSING OVER AND OVER THAT IT COVERED THE TRANSMISSION, SO OBVIOUSLY HE KNEW MY TRUCK WOULD HAVE FUTURE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK STILL HAD A WARRANTY, AND WITH MY TRUCK BEING ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, I OPTED NOT TO BUY IT, TRUSTING THAT SATURN WAS A REPUTABLE DEALER. BIG MISTAKE TRUSTING SATURN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD BUT WAS NOT DOING IT ALL THE TIME, I TOOK A FRIEND HOME BACKED OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING AND JUMPING AND NOT SHIFTING WHEN I GOT ABOUT A BLOCK DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, I TOOK IT TO A PARTS STORE AND HAD THE SCANNER PUT ON IT AND IT COME UP WITH THE CODE PO796 WHICH IS THE 3-5 PRESSURE PLATE, THIS SUV HAS NEVER PULLED OR TOWED ANYTHING SO THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY IT WENT OUT. MY PREVIOUS SUV WAS A SATURN OUTLOOK 2007 AND THE 3-5 WAVE PLATE WENT OUT OF IT, IT IS PRETTY CLEAR THAT THERE IS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY ON THESE PLATES AND THEY ARE UNSAFE THIS REPAIR HAS COST ME 3400.00 AND I JUST BOUGHT THE SUV IN JULY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND INVESTIGATED BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY CLEAR THAT THE PLATES ARE DEFECTIVE AND GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THESE WITH A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 135,707

WHILE DRIVING , SUDDENLY THE SATURN OUTLOOK XR 2008 WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 30 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN IT WAS SWITCHED FROM THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION, IT WOULD NOT CHANGE ABOVE GEAR #3. IN ADDITION, WHEN TRYING TO PARK, IT WAS FOUND THAT REVERSE GEAR WOULDN'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 80,130

8/17/2011 - J0511 HEAD,CYLINDER LEFT BANK REPLACED AS THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN CAMSHAFTS R & R MOTOR ASSY REPLACE BANK 2 CYLINDER HEAD AND NEW TIMING CHAIN RE-INSTALLED. 01/11/2012 - 3-5 REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE REPLACED TRANSMISSION SLIPPING INTO 3RD GEAR,TRANSMISSION REBUILT. 02/20/2012 LEAK WAS FOUND IN FRONT TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR AREA, SEAL WAS REPLACED & RECHECKED. ON 12/01/2012 TRUCK GOING BACK INTO SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION LEAK AGAIN AND CLUNKING NOISE. GM NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND GO AHEAD AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 34,774

ON SEPTEMBER 05, 2012 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILIES IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPM RISE UP VERY HIGH AND VERY QUICKLY. I TRY TO STEP ON THE BRAKE BUT IT DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKE A COUPLE OF TIME BUT DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. IT SPEED OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILES BEFORE IT SLOW DOWN AND THE RPM CAME DOWN. I WAS TERRIFIED OF HOW THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THERE IS ALSO A HUMMING NOISE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE OR THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRACTION CONTROL / SERVICES STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. THIS HAPPEN THREE TIME TO ME WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. I WROTE TO GM AND GM REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME OR LOOK INTO THE THESE ISSUE. I HOPE THAT WITH MY COMPLAINT AND ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM ALL OF THE OTHER GM VEHICLE OWNERS, SOMETHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THESE ISSUE. I TOLD GM THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR AWD AND GM TOLD ME TO GO SCREW MYSELF. THAT IS SOO SAD, CONSIDERING THIS IS THE HOLIDAY AND ME AND MY FAMILIES HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION TO GO ANYWHERE. *TR

Mileage: 99,890

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PUSHED, THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, TO A GAS STATION. IT WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

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

VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 MAJOR TRANSMISSION WARRANTY REPAIRS DONE TONE NHTSA # 10030729, TWO ENGINE WARRANTY REPAIRS (WATER PUMP, ENGINE SEALS) AND ONE ELECTRICAL RECALLS NHTSA # 08V44100 WIRE HARNESS WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD AND ONE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER LINKAGE 08V410000 WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH

Mileage: 43,080

SPECIFICALLY, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION MY SATURN 2008 OUTLOOK HAS NEVER BEEN SATISFACTORY. ALTOGETHER IT'S INCREDIBLY SLUGGISH, GIVING A JERKY, PULLING FEEL AND TAKES 45-60 SECONDS TO SPEED THE CAR UP PAST 50 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE STABILITRAK LIGHT WARNING COMES ON WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. THIS LIGHT IS GENERALLY FOLLOWED BY A WARNING THE TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF WHEN IT ISN'T. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO 2 OF GM'S DEALERS (SATURN AND CHEVROLET) FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAVE ALL TOLD ME THAT THERE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION--UNTIL THINGS GOT BAD ENOUGH THAT THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER, AND I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. RALEIGH'S DOWNTOWN GM DEALER FINALLY HAD NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART AND DISCOVERED THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. SO THEY THOUGHT. EVER SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THIS REPAIR, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE GM DEALERSHIP. AGAIN, THEY PURPORTED THEY COULD NOT "SIMULATE" THE PROBLEM; THEREFORE, IN THEIR MIND, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I'M REMINDED AT THIS POINT THAT THIS IS THE SAME THING GM'S DEALERS HAD SAID BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY GAVE WAY. THROUGH THE INTERNET, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO REPORT PROBLEMS WITH GM'S TRANSMISSION ON THE OUTLOOK. LIKE MY COUNTERPARTS, I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESOLUTION THAT INCLUDES GM'S OWNING UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND RESOLVING TO FIX IT ONCE AND FOR ALL. *TR

Mileage: 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 11/07/11 *BF UPDATED 06/13/2012 *JS

Mileage: 4,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WAS MELTED. AS A RESULT, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT NIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT A SPEED SENSOR WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AND AN EXTERIOR LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND FELT LIKE AS IF IT WERE STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,088.

Mileage: 40,088

I WAS DRIVING MY SATURN OUTLOOK 2008 TO GO ONTO THE HIGHWAY. AS I ACCELERATED, THE GAS PEDAL/TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK AND THE RPM STAYED @5000 RPM FOR ABOUT 8 SECONDS DURING MY ATTEMPT TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE RPM LET UP WE HEARD A LOUD THUMP NOISE AND THEN THE CAR WAS ABLE TO GET UNSTUCK. IT TOOK ABOUT 8+ SECONDS FOR THE BRAKES TO ACTUALLY TAKE OVER. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 47,700

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO COVER RENTAL EXPENSES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

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

SINCE I LEASED THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIRS FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 CALENDAR DAYS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE IS 18,654. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, TRANSMISSION, AND THE ELECTRIC SEAT, BUT THE MAIN REASON THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR ON EACH OF THE SIX VISITS IS AS FOLLOWS: WHEN RAINING, WATER APPEARS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: (A) PASSENGER SIDE, 2ND COLUMN; (B) PASSENGER SIDE, DIRECTLY BELOW GLOVE COMPARTMENT; (C) PASSENGER SIDE, FLOOR AREA; (D) PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, FLOOR AREA DIRECTLY BELOW DOOR; (E) PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD, DROPPING FROM TOP OF WINDSHIELD AREA ONTO DASHBOARD; (F) PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT -- COMPLETELY SOAKING WET; (G) PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PLUG, WATER DRIPPING OUT FROM EDGES; (H) DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT; (I) DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EACH AND EVERY TIME IT RAINS; IT HAPPENS EVERY 2 TO 4 TIMES IT RAINS. THE LAST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT IN TO SATURN, SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM BELOW THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS A VERY BAD "ELECTRICAL" TYPE OF SMELL. THE HEADLINER HAS BEEN REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES; THEY HAVE VERIFIED THAT THERE IS DAMPNESS AND A WATER LEAK ABOVE THE HEADLINER, BUT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAKING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED THAT AT THIS POINT THEY CAN DO NOTHING FURTHER TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THEY STATE THAT AN ENGINEER FROM SATURN MUST LOOK AT THE VEHICLE TO ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE WRITTEN TO SATURN AND THEY ARE SENDING SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT IT NEXT WEEK. IF IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED, I AM INSTITUTING LEMON LAW PROCEEDINGS. THE CAR REEKS OF MILDEW. *TR

Mileage: 15

I OWN A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK,SINCE NEW VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION.IT OVER REVS WHILE IN THE PASSING MODE AND DOESN'T DOWN SHIFT UNTIL YOU COMPLETELY TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS.WHEN ACCELERATING SOMETIMES IT TAKES SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATING MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC.RECENTLY IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN YOU ACCELERATE TO GO A UP A HILL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND ALL THEY SAY IS ALL THE COMPUTER CODES ARE CORRECT AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM,SO THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I EMAILED SATURN THIS WEEK AND THEY STATED THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THE CODES ARE UP TO DATE AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM,SO I ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. I GUESS THEY'LL WAIT UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION BLOWS UP OR THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BEFORE THEY TAKE ANY ACTION.FROM THE BLOGS I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SATURN TELLS EVERYONE THE SAME THING. I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER IS GOING TO BE STUCK WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE UNLESS THE US GOVERNMENT INTERVENES. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 8,769 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

WHEN IN DRIVE IT ROLLS BACK WHEN STOOPED IF THERE IS ANY ELEVATION. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT SO ROLL BACK IS UNEXPECTED CREATING POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS. SATURN CLAIMS THIS DEFECT TO BE IN ALL OUTLOOK AND NOTHING WILL DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 3,980

I HAVE AN 08 SATURN OUTLOOK THAT WILL ROLL BACK WHILE IN DRIVE ON ANY KIND OF INCLINE. MY WIFE HAS ALMOST HAD A FEW ACCIDENTS IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT SATURN REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY IT IS JUST THE WAY THE VEHICLE WORKS AND THAT IS IT. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL YET SO THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. SOMETHING SEEMS VERY WRONG TO ME, MY FAMILIES LIVES ARE IN DANGER IN THIS VEHICLE BUT SATURN DOES NOT CARE BECAUSE ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE NOT COMPLAINED? *TR