2007 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

THE FIRST INCIDENT INVOLVING STEERING OCCURRED WHEN I HIT A PUDDLE IN ROAD. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND ALSO HAD A WHINING IN STEERING COLUMN. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENCES SINCE AND NOW HAVE LITTLE TO NO POWER STEERING. I'VE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR MULTIPLE ISSUES INCLUDING THE STEERING ISSUES. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND GEAR AS WELL AS MOVED THE POWER STEERING CABLE. THIS PROVIDED A TEMPORARY FIX HOWEVER I HAVE LITTLE TO NO STEERING NOW AND AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE TAKEN TO MULTIPLE SHOPS AND AM BEING TOLD IT COULD BE PUMP OR STEERING COLUMN AGAIN. THE FIXES ARE BETWEEN $1400-2500 AND MAY DO ONE TO FIND THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE OTHER. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE I AM SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES AS WELL. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER GM PRODUCTS BEING RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE BUT NOT THE OUTLOOK. THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOW RPMS, THIS MAKES FOR DANGEROUS CITY DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE FUSE FOR THE TURN SIGNALS BUT INADVERTENTLY REMOVED ANOTHER FUSE. AS A RESULT, THE GEAR SHIFTER, DOOR LOCKS AND A FEW OTHER COMPONENTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WOULD BE A FAILURE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE FUSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 3YRS. DEALER STATES THERE IS A ISSUE WITH THE PASSANGER SEAT WIRING HARNESS. MY UNDERSTANDING THEIR IS A CAMPAIGN FOR THE 2008 AND NEWER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY WERE THE 2007 VEHICLES LEFT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE FOG LIGHTS ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION, WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER BALLAST CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96000 THE CONSUMER RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS A RESULT OF A FACTORY INSTALLED CHEAPER GRADE WIRING HARNESS WHICH COULD NOT HANDLE THE POWER REQUIREMENT OF THE HID LIGHTS AND WOULD FLICKER AND CUT OFF. HE ALSO LEARNED THAT GM HAD ACQUIRED OR MANUFACTURED A HEAVIER DUTY WIRING HARNESS TO REPLACE THE CHEAPER FACTORY INSTALLED WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED 06/19/14..UPDATED 01/07/15 *BF UPDATED 01/13/15.*JB

WATER IS COMING IN FROM THE SUNROOF DRAINS. WATER IS POOLING IN THE HEADLINER. UPON BRAKING WATER POURED OUT THE FRONT OF THE HEADLINER BY THE PASSENGER WINDSHIELD AND ALSO DRIPPED ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE GAUGE COMPARTMENT. I AM CONCERNED OF STAGNANT WATER CAUSING MOLD AND MILDEW - I AM HIGHLY ALLERGIC AND IT CAUSES BRONCHIAL ISSUES. I AM CONCERNED OF THE WATER SHORTING OUT THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MY FATHER WHO DROVE IT SPORADICALLY AND GARAGED IT. I DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE AND DRIVE IT DAILY RAIN OR SHINE. I AM CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY. A CAR IS NOT SUPPOSED TO LEAK. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN EARLY JANUARY 2014 AND WENT ON & OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. SINCE THE END OF JANUARY 2014, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY ON. THE MOST RECENT GM RECALL ON AIR BAGS COVERS 2008-2010 SATURN OUTLOOKS AND THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM GM WAS "GM IS STILL LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON RECALLS, YOU MAY LOOK INTO NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION." WHEN I ASKED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT ADDITIONAL VINS WOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL, THE RESPONSE WAS "WHEN THE RECALL IS RELEASED THE AFFECTED VEHICLE VIN'S WILL BE ADDED AND THOSE CUSTOMERS WILL BE NOTIFIED." WHEN I ASKED ABOUT AN ESTIMATED TIMELINE, THE RESPONSE WAS "THE RESEARCH IS ONGOING." IF GM IS SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE EXCLUDED THE 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK FROM THIS RECALL. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING FOR YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NOISE UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND VARIOUS WARNING SENSORS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE WARNING SENSORS SHOW SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE AIR BAGS, SERVICE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATORS. THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE SUNROOF WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE TRACK. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL HARD TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE GAS GAGE READS INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE FAILURES STILL RECURR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. DYD

2007 SATURN OUTLOOK XR AWD HAS THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. SO TODAY I SEEN ON THE NEWS THAT GM IS RECALLING THE 2008-2010S GM SUVS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THE 2007'S THEY ARE ALL THE SAME WHY NOT THE 07S. *TR

ROOF LEAKS FROM SUNROOF /MOONROOF. EVERYTIME IT RAINS MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK ROOF LEAKS. THE WATER TRAVELS INTO THE PILLARS AND WHERE THE AIR BAGS ARE STORED IN THE COLUMNS. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS WILL EFFECT AIR BAG OPERATION OR DEPLOYMENT. LEAKS INTO THE GLOVE BOX AND BEHIND DASHBOARD AS WELL AS INTO THE REAR PASSENGER / STORAGE AREA. THE FLOORS ARE SATURATED AND THE VEHICLE SMELLS OF MOLD. RANDOM DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY. *TR