2009 SATURN OUTLOOK Electrical System Problems

UNKNOWN We have only had this vehicle for approximately 4 months and have had soon many issues but the electrical system has been a problem non stop

DRIVER HEADLIGHT HARNESS OVERHEATS, CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO GO OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. I REPLACED THE CONNECTOR HARNESS AND WITHIN A FEW WEEKS IT HAD MELTED AND THE LIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN. WHEN I LOOKED UP WHAT TO DO I FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHER SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 150,000

THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HAS MELTED

IN 2016, I PURCHASED A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK FROM A DEALER, WITH 90,000 MILES ON IT. TWO MONTHS LATER, "TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING, LET ENGINE IDLE" INDICATOR CAME ON, AND THE SATURN SHUT ITSELF DOWN AS I DROVE DOWN I-35! MECHANIC SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY RESET MY CODES, AND ALL SEEMED OKAY. THIS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES, BUT KNOW ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG OTHER THAT BANK 1 LOW. FOR THE MOST PART IT DROVE WITHOUT PROBLEMS. REGULAR SERVICE MAINTENANCE, AND OIL CHANGES CONSISTENT WITH THE MANUAL. I RARELY DROVE IT AFTER THE SECOND YEAR OF OWNING IT. ON WAY HOME TO OREGON (PURCHASED OUTLOOK IN IOWA), I CONTINUOUSLY LOST POWER GOING UP THE PASSES. SEMI TRUCKS WERE PASSING ME, AS IF I WERE SITTING STILL. WITH NEW AIR-FILTER SYSTEM, MAF SENSOR, COILS, BOOTS, AND SPARK PLUGS INSTALLED I CONTINUED AT A SNAIL PACE ALL THE WAY TO OREGON. A TWO DAY TRIP TOOK ME SEVEN DAYS. NOBODY COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG OTHER THAN THE BANK 1 LOW, O2 SENSOR, WHICH I REPLACED THOSE AS WELL. I GET HOME AND SEVEN MONTHS LATER, I ALMOST GET HIT BY A SCHOOL BUS, BECAUSE MY SATURN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THREE LIGHT CHANGES LATER, I MAKE IT ACROSS THE STREET TO THE COLLEGE. IT SHUDDERED ALL THE WAY, TILL I PARKED IT, WHERE I HAD TO WAIT TO BE TOWED THREE BLOCKS TO HOME. I PAID OVER $15,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT LASTED ME UNDER 50,000 MILES. IT IS PAID IN FULL, AND IS NOW DEAD. STILL NO CLUE AS WHY. CODES SHOW BANK 1 AND 2 LOW ? BUT WHY WILL IT NOT START? WHY DID MY BATTERY DIE? I COULD NOT HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MY BABY, IF I TRIED! PLEASE, HELP ME FIX HER. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS VEHICLE TO BE OUT OF COMMISSION, YET IT IS AT 134,000 MILES. GM, PLEASE FIX THIS. THIS WAS FAULTY AT 90,500 MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF EVERY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. IT GOT WORSE AFTER I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER IN MISSOURI! CATALYTIC BANK 1 AND 2.

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. LARRY FANNIN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (329 E MAIN ST, MOREHEAD, KY 40351, (800) 467-0411) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL CONTAMINATION CAMPAIGN (14515B) REGARDING THE ELECTRONIC CHASSIS AND REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. **TR THE CONSUMER STATED HE ALSO HAS 2 PUNCTURES INSIDE BRACKET OF THE A/C LINE. *TR

TAKATA RECALL, TO START I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING HAVING TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. ALSO MY VEHICLE DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY START AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, NOT WHEN I HAD BEEN EMPTY JUST FILLING IT UP IN GENERAL I HAVE TO TRY STARTING IT A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT TAKES. MY MOST RECENT AND WORRISOME COMPLAINT IS THAT THE FRONT BLOWER MOTOR HAS STOPPED A FEW TIMES AND TODAY WHEN PULLING IT OUT IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER. I HAVE CHILDREN AND CANNOT FEEL SAFE WITH THEM IN SUCH A POOR QUALITY VEHICLE. I KNOW THIS MODEL HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND I CAN SEE WHY. THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES THAT ARE KNOWN ABOUT THESE VEHICLES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO PROTECT THE CUSTOMER, RECALL THESE VEHICLES, THEY ARE DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PARKED HER VEHICLE, REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION, AND WENT INSIDE HER RESIDENCE. SHORTLY AFTER, SHE HEARD A COMMOTION OUTSIDE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED AWAY AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AS HAVING A FUSE BOX FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

Mileage: 186,000

NO SOUND FROM SPEAKERS INCLUDING RADIO, TURN SIGNALS AND WARNING ALARMS. DISCONNECTED WIRING BOOTS FROM ALL 4 DOORS; EACH HAD 1/4 CUP OF WATER IN THEM (FIGURED THIS OUT BY READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, THE GMC ACADIA AND THE BUICK ENCLAVE ALL HAVING THIS ISSUE). TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED A CORRODED WIRE ZAPPED THE AMPLIFIER (WHICH AGAIN HAS BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT ON NUMEROUS WEB FORUMS). $1020 TO FIX IT A THE DEALERSHIP. GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL.

Mileage: 115,000

WHEN I WAS ENTERING MOVING TRAFFIC FROM A COMPLETELY STOPPED POSITION, A CAR WAS COMING FASTER THAN I REALIZED SO I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED: 1.ALL POWER TO MY CAR SHUT OFF AND THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD SLOWING DOWN. 2.ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND SYMBOLS LIT UP. 3.MY CAR JOLTED STRONGLY ONCE, SPUTTERED (MANY TIMES), AND HICCUPPED (MANY TIMES). THE JOLT WAS SO STRONG THAT IT THREW ME FORWARD AND MADE MY SEATBELT CATCH ME. 4.AT THE SAME TIME AS # 3, THE GPS REBOOTED ITSELF 3 TIMES IN A ROW AND ALL OF THE CAR DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED THEMSELVES 3 TIMES IN A ROW. 5.I GENTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED BUT THE CAR FELT WEAK AND I FELT UNCERTAIN. I WAS NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I TRIED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY SO I PUT ON MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME.

Mileage: 78,700

THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS FAILS AFTER YOU CHANGE THE BUILD CAUSING THE LIGHT TO SHORT OUT.

Mileage: 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SMOKE STARTED EMITTING FROM ABOVE THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED 4 TO 5 TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LIGHT WAS REPLACED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 67,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I NOTICE THE INDICATION LAMP IN THE DASH WHERE SPEED, TEMP AND DIRECTION IS LIT, FLASHES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO THAT WEBBING IN REAR SEAT BELTS DOES NOT RETRACT AND IS FRAYED THROUGH AND MAY RESULT IS FAILURE TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANTS. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ALL THE RECALLS WERE ADDRESS PRIOR TO THE SALE OF THE VEHICLE (1 OWNER) BEFORE IT'S SELL TO ME THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND FAILED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. ALSO, THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A WIRE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,948.

Mileage: 80,948

JUNE 25, 2014: ONE WEEK AFTER WE SPENT $1600.00 FOR AN UNRESOLVED ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE WE WERE SOMEWHAT HOPEFUL THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD GO WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WENT TO UNLOCK THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE AND IT DID NOT RESPOND. MY HUSBAND TRIED TO JUMP START IT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE LATEST BATTERY WE PURCHASED WAS IN NOVEMBER 2013, SO THIS WAS CONCERNING TO US. AS WE LIFTED THE FLOOR MAT TO GET TO THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT WE FOUND MOLD. ONCE THE BATTERY COVER WAS MOVED AND THE BATTERY WAS REMOVED WE FOUND ABOUT 2 INCHES OF BROWN WATER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY WHICH WE KEPT HAD MOLD ON IT AS WELL. WE WERE BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN AT HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS WORKING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT WITH NO ISSUES. HAD WE BEEN AWAY FROM HOME THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER ISSUE BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH US IN THE HOT, HOUSTON HEAT. THIS IS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASON THAT WATER SHOULD BE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THE WATER WAS THERE AND BECAUSE OF THIS I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS WHEN IT RAINS, EVEN A LITTLE BECAUSE THE BATTERY MAY DIE. I AM GLAD WE FOUND THIS OURSELVES BECAUSE WE HAVE PICTURES AS EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE ISSUE. I HAVE MADE THIS ISSUE KNOWN TO SATURN CUSTOMER CARE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND TRACTION CONTROL WOULD ACTIVATE AND DEACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. NEXT DAY I BOUGHT NEW LAMPS AND REPLACED BOTH OF THEM BUT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT STILL DIDN'T TURN ON. I DID NOTICE A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE HARNESS AND LAMP SOCKET ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IT SEEMS THAT THE HEADLIGHT HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS AND SOME OF THE SOCKET ASSEMBLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE OR A SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CAR BUCKS,SHUTTERS, AND SKIPS AT A RPM AT AROUND 1400-1600 RPM'S. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHO ADVISED THAT THE DRAINS IN THE PILLARS WERE CLOGGED, CAUSING A SHORT IN THE FUSE BOX. THERE WAS ALSO MOLD AND WATER UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE FLOORBOARD CARPET. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUSE BOX WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE WIRING HARNESS WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED. THE CARPET WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FISHY ODOR IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALSO STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN INCORRECT BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY WAS THE ORIGINAL BATTERY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

THERE WAS A LEAK THAT SOAKED THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ULTIMATELY FAILED. INITIALLY CAR CONTINUED TO RUN WITH THE KEY REMOVED. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO START VEHICLE RESULTED IN KEY STUCK IN IGNITION AND INABILITY TO START ENGINE; BATTERY ONLY SHOWS OUTPUT OF 4 VOLTS!!! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE HEADLIGHT KEEPS FLASHING ON AND OFF. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, ONE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL ~5 MINUTES LATER. THE BULB IS OK. THE WIRING HARNESS IS NOT OK. I'VE TALKED TO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SATURN OUTLOOK AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME INSTANCES. THE ROOT CAUSE IS A BAD WIRING HARNESS. THEY ARE OVERHEATING AND MELTING! MY OUTLOOK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. I AM NOT PAYING FOR A POORLY EXECUTED DESIGN ISSUE. THE ENGINEERS NEED TO RESEARCH MORE BEFORE THEY PLACE A PRODUCT IN A VEHICLE OF WHICH CAN NOT WITHSTAND THE CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS INOPERABLE. I TRIED REPLACING THE BULB, FUSE AND RELAY. FROM FURTHER INVESTIGATION I THINK IT IS THE SOCKET THAT IS BAD. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT THIS MANY MILES. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

RIGHT HEADLAMP BURNT OUT OCTOBER 2009. HAD REPLACED BAD BULB AND THEN FAILED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2009. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY REPLACED THE HARNESS AND BULB DUE TO HARNESS BEING MELTED. NOW RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED AGAIN 10-22-11. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN IN THAT YOU CAN'T JUST SWAP OUT THE BULB BUT YOU HAVE TO PULL OFF THE FRONT BUMPER JUST TO REPLACE THE BULB. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AND RUNNING LIGHTS WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 28,428

THE WIRE HARNESS GOING TO THE LOW BEAM LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES BURNING CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT PREMATURELY. *KB

Mileage: 30,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HARNESS HAS COMPLETELY MELTED RESULTING IN BULB OUTAGES. FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW TWO WEEKS LATER THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS MELTED. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT EVENTUALLY THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 40,004

THE HEADLAMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE WENT OUT IN JULY 2011 AND WE HAD IT REPLACED AT A GM DEALERSHIP. SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2011 ROLLS AROUND AND THE SAME HEADLAMP IS OUT AGAIN! FUNNY THING, AS I'M DRIVING AROUND TOWN I'M NOTICING THE SAME PROBLEM (RIGHT SIDE EVEN) ON OTHER GM VEHICLES OF THE SAME BODY STYLE. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW SATURN OUTLOOK IN 2009 AND 3 MONTH AFTER I HAD TO TAKE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE A HEADLIGHT WAS OFF. WHEN I ASKED THEM IF THE LIGHT BULB HAD BURNED THEY TOLD ME IF WAS A FAULTY HEADLIGHT HARNESS WIRING HAD MELTED. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND I FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID IF THIS PROBLEM ITS NOT FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN A TIMELY MATTER IT MAY CAUSE THE DEAD OF MANY PEOPLE INCLUDING MY SELF DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK WITH APPROXIMATELY 28K MILES. IT HAS LEAKS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. RECENTLY THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE POWER WOULD DECREASE AND THEN SURGE BACK TO NORMAL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE A CAR THAT ACCELERATES UNPREDICTABLY. WE HAVE HAD OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES LIKE ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T TRY USING WATER (HOSE OR RAIN). I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET ARE COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS. PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 28,500

I HAVE A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK AND THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT FOR THE 2ND TIME AND THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 29900 MILES ON IT. IT WAS LAST REPLACE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 22000 MILES ON IT. I KNOW THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO ALL THE ISSUES. THEY SAY THE WIRE HARNESS IS BAD, BUT SOMETHING IS CAUSING IT TO HEAT UP TOO MUCH. *TR

Mileage: 29,900

WIRING HARNESS MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WE HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ON THIS VEHICLE 3 TIMES SINCE OCTOBER 2010. THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN LAST WEEK. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL HOUSING TO THE LAMP. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON-LINE I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN OUTLLOOK. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THEY WIL MAKE THIS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THE ELECTRICAL HOUSING TO THE HEADLIGHTS WILL BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 28,000

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ENTIRE 'ASSEMBLY'. A FEW WEEKS LATER (TODAY), THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I READ ALL OF THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. SEEMS TO ME THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY GM.

Mileage: 37,000

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEPT FIZZING OUT. THE UNDERLYING CAUSE WAS A FRAYED AND MELTED WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS NOT ANY GOOD. THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT BUT SATURN IS AWARE. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IF IT DOES I'M AFRAID THERE LIES A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. *TR

1. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY COME ON AND STAY ON UNLESS MANUALLY TURNED OFF BY DRIVER. 2. THE WIRING HARNESS IN WHICH THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTS MELTS DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO FAIL AND THE HARNESS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. 3. THE REPAIR AT THE DEALER COSTS $250. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE SATURN OUTLOOK DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF WIRING HARNESS. *TR

Mileage: 41,005

SECOND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK PURCHASED AUGUST 2008. BOTH TIMES THE HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED. FIRST TIME THE REPLACEMENT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND TIME WAS NOT, BUT CAR IS ONLY 2 YRS 2MOS OLD. BOTH WIRING HARNESSES WERE BURNT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 46,352

2009 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHT FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. *TR

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED BULB AND LIGHT STILL DIDN'T WORK. WHILE REINSTALLING LIGHT FLICKERED AND I NOTICED THERE IS A SHORT WITHIN THE HARNESS. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

DRIVING AND HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT TWO TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP OF YEAR AND A HALF. I HAVE REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS ON THE DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT ONCE AND GOING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN! I WILL HANG ON TO THIS HARNESS FOR THE FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 53,540

PASSENGER HEADLAMP WENT OUT. ON MY 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLAMPS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

FIRST OCCURRENCE: JUNE 21, 2010--BATTERY DEAD, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. CHARGED BATTERY OVERNIGHT. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 22, 2010. DEALERSHIP STATED "BATTERY FAILED LOAD TEST, REPLACED BATTERY." SECOND OCCURRENCE: AUGUST 11, 2010--BATTERY DEAD, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, UNABLE TO PLACE IN NEUTRAL. CHARGED BATTERY OVERNIGHT (UNSUCCESSFUL). TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 12, 2010. DEALERSHIP STATED "TROUBLE SHOOT STARTER AND CHARGED SYSTEM. BATTERY FAILED TEST, REPLACED BATTERY." I WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP ADVISOR THAT IT WAS JUST A BAD BATTERY. (THIS IS THE SECOND TIME TO JUST BE A BAD BATTERY.) ADVISOR SAID THEY RAN A PARASITIC TEST ON THE BATTERY TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS DRAWING TOO MUCH FROM THE BATTERY. THAT TEST CAME BACK NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 23,234

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME NONFUNCTIONAL. THE GAUGES DISPLAYED A ZERO READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Mileage: 16,000

I BOUGHT A NEW 2009 OUTLOOK IN AUGUST 2009 THREE TIMES SINCE BUYING THE CAR, THE BATTERY HAS GONE COMPLETELY DEAD. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED THE CAR THOROUGHLY AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THEY SAY THAT GM HAS PUT OUT A BULLETIN FOR AN "INTERMITTENT PARASITIC DRAW", BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND TO DATE. THEY ARE SYMPATHETIC TO MY PROBLEM, BUT CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL GM FINDS THE SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 10,043