2007 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK THE ENGINE STALLED AND CAME RIGHT BACK ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2 ND GEAR. I PULL OVER PUT IT IN PARK SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WENT INTO GEAR. I'M VERY UPSET TO LEARN IT WILL COST ME 6000.00 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AND TIMING CHAIN WHICH IS A PROBLEM GM IS VERY AWARE OF. I THINK THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM DUE TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR. AND PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THE VEHICLE. SO IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX IT. *TR

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING DURING LONG INTERSTATE TRIP. AFTER A REST STOP, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF A LOW GEAR ON FREEWAY EVEN WHEN TRAVELING AT 60-70 MPH. WARNING LIGHT (TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT) CAME ON AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT. POWER TRAIN COMPLETELY FAILED AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND FIND A HOTEL TO STAY AT OVERNIGHT. GM DEALER FOUND 35R WAVE PLATE BROKEN AND SEVER METAL DEBRIS THROUGHOUT TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK XE (FWD). AFTER A FEW DAYS OF A BIT OF AN ODD HITCH IN THE GEARS AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTING, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. AFTER A BRIEF STOP AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY MECHANIC WHERE WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 78,500 MILES. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. YESTERDAY, OUR LOW BEAM HEADLAMP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT. THINKING IT WOULD BE A SIMPLE REPAIR, I BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BULBS. AS I DID THE REPAIR, I FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT THE BULB AT ALL, BUT A WIRING HARNESS THAT HAD FRAYED AND SHEARED ITSELF OFF. WHAT WAS ODD TO ME IS THAT IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE LAMP, I HAD TO REMOVE A NUMBER OF PROTECTIVE SHIELDS, I.E. THE FENDER SKIRT, AND THEN THE END CAP PROTECTING THE LAMP. HOW COULD ANYTHING POSSIBLY GET IN AND SHEAR THE WIRE IF IT WAS THAT WELL PROTECTED? WHEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I AM FINDING THAT IT IS BECOMING A MUCH MORE COMMON ISSUE THAT I HAD ANTICIPATED. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND ISSUING A RECALL NOTICE OUT TO PREVENT OTHER OWNERS FROM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR OUT OF LIMP MODE AND DROVE TO A REPAIR SHOP. A GM CERTIFIED REPAIR FACILITY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A FAILED 35R WAVE PLATE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007 AND 2008 OUTLOOKS, GMC ACADIAS, AND BUICK ENCLAVES. THIS PROBLEM AS BEEN REFERENCED UNDER NHTSA CASE NUMBER [XXX] AND BULLETIN 09-07-30-012. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TOOK A TRIP OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND AND STARTED NOTICING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN SWITCHING GEARS WHICH ACTIVATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THANKFULLY MADE IT HOME BEFORE IT GOT WORSE. NEXT DAY DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND WAS SLIPPING ALL OVER THE PLACE. PULLED OVER TO MY HOUSE AND PARKED. TURNED OFF,TURNED BACK ON. TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE AND WAS UNABLE AS IF IN NEUTRAL. STILL CAN GO FORWARD BUT MAJOR SLIPPAGE. DOING RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS PAGE ALONE HAS 100+ AND 10+ IN THE LAST MONTH. GM AND NHTSA NEED TO REALIZE THIS ISSUE AND GET THAT RECALL GOING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V062000 ( AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD DEAL JUST PURCHASED ON 11/4/13. WITH A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. YEAH RIGHT HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I DROVE IT. AND THEY TOLD ME THEY FIXED ALL THE PROBLEMS. TODAY IS THE 13TH THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT OUT OF TOWN ON MY PLANNED TRIP AND SEE HOW IT DOES.THE FARTHER WE DROVE THE WORSE THE TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING. SO ON THE 12TH I TOOK IT BACK IN AND THE SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THEY ARE LIMITED ON WHAT THEY CAN FIX ON A USED CAR EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. AND MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY COULDN'T FIX THAT TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIX THAT OUT OF MY POCKET COST. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WHAT CAN I DO.. *TR

VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK ALTHOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PARK. THE PIECE UNDER THE HOOD COULD BE MOVED TO KNOCK IT OUT OF GEAR EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF WHICH IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE SHIFT CABLE THAT NEEDED REPLACING. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL IN A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK ( RECALL # 09041) BUT THE 2007 OUTLOOK WAS NOT INCLUDED WHICH IS THE VEHICLE I HAVE. I CALLED GM AND TOLD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN ON GOING SAFETY PROBLEM! *TR

SERVICE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW. TOOK IT DEALER BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. ON OCT 11, 2013 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE OUT. CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP SPEED UP. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. GOT TOWED TO CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP (MOTOR CITY) IN BAKERSFIELD AND WAS TOLD THAT MY SATURN OUTLOOK 2007 NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR