2007 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND SOMETIMES COMPLETELY GO OUT. NEVER BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, BUT BOTH SIDES HAVE DONE THIS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY ARE IN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODE. THEY CAN BE BROUGHT BACK ON BY TURNING THEM OFF AND ON OR CYCLING FROM MANUAL MODE TO AUTOMATIC OR VICE VERSA, BUT THAT IS NOT A FIX. THAT IS ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD HAVING TO CYCLE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM. THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE SATURN OUTLOOK LINE OF VEHICLES AMONG OTHER VEHICLES THEY PRODUCE. *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT FLICKERS OFF AND ON AND THEN MIGHT SHUT TOTALLY OFF. *TR

MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTING SHUTTERING DURING ACCELERATION. THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE WITHOUT VEHICLE ACCELERATIONS AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WITH ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE AND MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TRIP. THE PROBLEM WAS OBVIOUSLY RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I DELIVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE TRANSMISSION CLINIC (COLORADO SPRINGS) THE TRANSMISSION GUY TOLD ME WHAT THE SYMPTOMS WERE AND THE PROBLEM. I DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING. HE EVEN QUOTED ME AN ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF THE REPAIR WITHOUT LOOKING AT ANYTHING YET. IT COST ME $3200 FOR A VEHICLE WITH 84,000 MILES ON IT. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE LETTERS AND SERVICES FOR THE WINDSHIELD WASHER HEATER, THE AIR BAG SENSORS AND THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. *TR

RIGHT AFTER PULLING ON TO THE INTERSTATE, I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS, IT WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. I THEN REALIZED THAT THE HIGHEST SPEED I COULD GO WAS ABOUT 50. BUT SOON I COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 15-25 MPH, AND I WAS STUCK ON THE INTERSTATE AT THAT SPEED. I INCHED ALONG UNTIL I GOT TO AN EXIT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE FLUIDS, OIL, WATER, ETC. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, BY THE WAY IT WAS ACTING. I FINALLY DID GET IT HOME BY DRIVING ONLY 20 MPH AT BEST. THIS HAPPENED FRIDAY. MY WIFE FOLLOWED ME ON MONDAY AND WE DROPPED IT OFF AT THE MECHANICS. I DID DO SOME RESEARCH OVER THE WEEKEND AND FOUND THAT THE WAVE PLATE ON THE 2007 OUTLOOKS WAS A HUGE PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH WHEN THE MECHANIC HOOKED IT UP TO THE MACHINE, THAT'S WHAT CODE CAME UP. NOW ITS GOING TO COST ME A NICE $4000 TO FIX. *TR

VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD AND SHUDDERED. THE WAVE PLATE AND PLANETARY GEARS HAD FAILED AFTER ONLY 95K MILES NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHILE IT THANKFULLY DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, IT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO. IT DEFINITELY FELT UNSAFE AND SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED THIS SOON. *TR

AFTER A STRONG RAIN STORM THAT LASTED MOST OF THE NIGHT WOK UP TO FIND OUT THAT THE AC BLOWER WILL NOT WORK IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR ONLY THE BACK BLOWER FOR REAR PASSENGERS WORKED. WITH THE BLOWER BEING OUT THERE IS NO DEFROST FOR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AS WELL. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND ON THE SATURN FORUM A YOUTUBE VIDEO ON WATER DAMAGE 2009-11-13 TSB 07-08-57-002F THE VIDEO CLEARLY SHOWS HOW TO REMOVE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND CHECK FOR WATER DAMAGE, TOOK MY BLOWER MOTOR OUT AND FOUND THE MOTOR LOCKED UP WITH ONE OF THE MOTOR SCREWS SHOWING OXIDATION FROM WATER AND ELECTRICITY CONTACT AND THE COVER WHERE THE BLOW MOTOR SITS HAS A PAD THAT HAS WATER MARKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN WHEN SHE HIT THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, JUST A JERK AND NO ENGINE RESPONSE. SHE HAD TO COAST OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET THE CAR COME TO A RESTING STOP. WHEN SHE DID THAT SHE TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND THE CAR HAD LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE AND THE GEAR GRIND-ED. SHE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE AT ALL. TRIED PUTTING THE CARE IN DRIVE AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RESPOND OR MOVE FORWARD, SHE ENDED UP STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO CALL FOR A TOE. AFTER DOING A QUICK RESEARCH ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH THE OUTLOOK, TRAVERSE, ACADIA AND OTHER MODELS JUST LIKE IT. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL END UP BECOMING A RECALL PROBLEM AS LOOSING YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE AND STEER WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD IS VERY DANGEROUS, I'M JUST GLAD MY WIFE WASN'T ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T TAKE A MAJOR CRASH OF FATALITY BEFORE THIS BECOMES RECOGNIZED AS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME, I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. UPON THE LIGHT TURNING GREEN I FOUND MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO LACK THE POWER TO GO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I INCHED MY WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY, NO ONE COLLIDED WITH MY VEHICLE DURING THIS LONG SCARY PROCESS. ONSTAR INFORMED ME OF CODES RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE I GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THIS WAS VERY COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE WAVE PLATE HAD BUSTED CAUSING MULTIPLE OTHER TRANSMISSION DAMAGES. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY PROVIDED BY GM, I WAS OVER BY A FEW MONTHS TIME WISE. NOW IT IS JUNE 2013 AND I AM AT JUST A FEW MILES UNDER THE 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR WORK DONE LAST OCTOBER AND I ENCOUNTERED A VERY SIMILAR INCIDENT. I INCHED MY WAY DOWN THE REST OF THE VERY WINDY AND DANGEROUS HIGHWAY TO MY HOME AS IT WAS SATURDAY AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD CLOSED 20 MINUTES EARLIER. ONSTAR AGAIN GAVE ME THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC CODES AS BEFORE TOO. ON MONDAY, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER WHO SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICK MY OUTLOOK UP. AFTER NOT HEARING FROM THEM, I CALLED THIS AFTERNOON (TUESDAY) TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS INFORMED THIS TIME IT WAS DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD NOT BE COVERING THE REPAIRS. SHE ALSO STATED THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE FOR THE TOWING! THESE ARE ALL ISSUES COMMON TO ALL OUTLOOK, ACADIA, AND TRAVERSE OWNERS. I AM VERY THANKFUL NEITHER MY FAMILY NOR ANYONE ELSE WAS HURT DURING THESE INCIDENTS, BUT IS THAT WHAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE FOR GM TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS? *TR

IT JERKS REALLY HARD AROUND 50-60MPH ABOUT 10 TIMES A WEEK. ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY, WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER MILE FROM MY BEGINNING DESTINATION, AND BEFORE REACHING A SPEED OF 30MPH, MY 07 OUTLOOK JERKS REALLY HARD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT DOWN. *TR