2009 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

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.

I PURCHASED THE OUTLOOK IN JULY AND NOTICED A FEW WEEKS LATER THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER THINKING IT WAS JUST A BURNT OUT BULB AND THEY REPLACED IT FOR ME, BUT NOTED THAT THE WHOLE SOCKET HAD MELTED AWAY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 4 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AGAIN! THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM INDICATES THAT THE WIRING IS FAULTY FOR THE HEADLIGHTS IN THIS VEHICLE. IT IS NOT A STRETCH TO THINK THAT AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT CAUSES COMPONENTS TO MELT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND AFFECT THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY.

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ON MY 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND I NOW AM TOLD THERE IS A SHORT IN THE HARNESS-IS THIS A RECALL ITEM? *TR

THE WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHT OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY FRIED. THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I RECEIVED A WARNING TICKET FROM THE POLICE THE SAME DAY THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE HEADLIGHT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE WIRING THAT CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT TO FAIL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WILL COST ME AROUND $700 FOR LABOR AND PARTS TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THE LIGHT WENT OUT BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE WIRING. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY MONIES I AM OUT OF POCKET FOR HAVING TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT DUE TO A MANUFACTURE WIRING PROBLEM! *TR

I OWN A 09 SATURN OUTLOOK, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING . THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT ON LOOKING INTO THE MATTER IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEADLIGHT WHICH I WAS QUOTED 700 DOLLARS TO FIX WITH ONLY 37000 MILES ON MY CAR.THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A BRAND NEW CAR AND IF IT IS AS COMMON AS IT SOUNDS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE AT NO EXPENCE TO THE OWNER. THERE IS A TECH.SERV. BULLITIN OUT BY G.M. ON THE MATTER #09-08-42-004 IF THIS HOLDS TRUE ITS AN ADMITTION TO A REOCCURING PROBLEM. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. INTERMITTENT ISSUE. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AT ABOUT 23,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE READ OF MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND I THINK GM SHOULD REPLACE ALL OF THE HARNESSES ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. I HAVE HAD IT FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 MONTHS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT BULB AND WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT CHANGED ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE HARNESS WAS MELTED AND THE NEW BULB WOULDN'T WORK. I SAW WHERE QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THE SAME COMPLAINT. I DON'T KNOW HOW LIKELY IT IS THAT THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IF SOMETHING IS CAUSING ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT THE HARNESS THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY GENERATE ENOUGH HEAT TO CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE THEN LOCKED INTO THAT SPEED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. THE CONTACT TRIED TO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, USED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND I HAD A BIG BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY!. THEY ALSO HAVE CAUSED FALSE LOW TIRE PRESSURE ALERTS TO REGISTER ON MY SUV. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS FLAT TIRES, NO WARNING, NOTHING. THE TIRE INSTANTLY WENT FLAT AND I HAD TO RUSH TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY TO AVOID COLLISION. THE REPAIRMAN WHOM WAS CHANGING MY TIRE COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE NOR REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TREAD WAS BARELY WORN, YET THERE WAS A LONG SLIT ON THE OUTER WALL OF THE TIRE! THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE FOR A SLIT TO JUST APPEAR WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE ROADWAY AT ALL!!! I AM COMPLETELY LOST AT THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT AND NO ONE WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. DID I MENTION THE PRICE OF ONE TIRE AVERAGES OVER $200 AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE OTHER FEES AND TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASING A NEW TIRE. *TR