2009 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK WILL NOT WORK DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED ON 07/09/2011, REDUCING NIGHT TIME EXTERIOR LIGHTING NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION. I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP ON 07/10/2011 WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED ON 07/15/2011. FURTHER EXAMINATION INDICATES A FAILED/FAILING HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS SYSTEM PRECLUDING PROPER OPERATION OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING NECESSARY FOR SAFE NIGHTTIME OPERATION.

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

I HAVE A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT IN MARCH OF 2011 (THERE WAS NO MESSAGE IN THE CAR TO INDICATE THIS EITHER). I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE LIGHT BULB REPLACED. WHICH COST OVER $40 (BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY WITH HAVING TO REMOVE THE TIRE JUST TO REPLACE THE BULB). TO MY UNPLEASANT SURPRISE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT IS OUT AGAIN AFTER ONLY 3 MONTHS. *TR

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

DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB BLOWN AND HARNESS CONNECTER MELTED TO BULB SOCKET--CAR HAS 26071 MILES. *TR

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME ON MY 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK THAT I JUST PURCHASED ON APRIL 5TH, 2011. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM AND TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUE MYSELF, FOUND THAT THERE HAVE MANY NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE WIRING HARNESS BEING WRONG WIRE GAUGE THAT GM PLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CHANGE THE BULBS, HAVING TO REMOVE FRONT BUMPER AND/OR THE UNDERCOVER OF THE DRIVER SIDE FENDER WELL. DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE TO DO ALL THIS JUST TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT, PLUS, WHY WOULD GM PUT INCORRECT WIRING HARNESS ON THIS EXTREMELY NICE VEHICLE...RECALL SHOULD/MUST BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY VERY DANGEROUS NOT HAVE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WORK WHEN IT WANTS TO AND IT HAPPENS VERY VERY FREQUENTLY, HAVE TO KNOCK ON THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND SOMETIMES IT COMES ON, MOST OF THE TIME IT STAYS OFF...I HAVE PURCHASE REPLACEMENT BULBS BUT LOOKING LIKE ITS THE WIRING HARNESS IS THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I CONTINUE TO READ ON-LINE. I AM GOING TO ATTEMPT TO REPLACE, BUT A RECALL IS A MUST!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK I BOUGHT NEW FROM A GREENWOOD, INDIANA, DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2009. FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE MONTHS, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD IT FIXED THREE MONTHS AGO BY THE DEALERSHIP. WELL, I GOT PULLED OVER MY AN OFFICER THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. LO AND BEHOLD, THE SAME HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN. THE OFFICER TOLD ME HE HAS PROBLEMS WITH MANY SATURNS HAVING HEADLIGHTS OUT. *TR

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.

PASSENGER-SIDE LOW-BEAM ON 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK HAS CEASED FUNCTION AFTER ONLY 25K MILES. IN RESEARCHING OPTIONS FOR REPAIR, I DISCOVERED NUMEROUS ONLINE ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. AS OF THIS WRITING, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I HAVE A DEALER APPOINTMENT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. *TR