2008 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

AT AROUND 50K MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT BLOW COLD AIR AT ALL. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP CLEANED AND SANITIZED THE SYSTEM AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND RE-FILLED WITH FREON. THE SYSTEM WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AS FAR AS BLOWING COLD AIR BUT NOT AS WELL AS BEFORE. I RETURNED THE CAR FOR THEM TO LOOK AT AGAIN, THEY USED A NEW MACHINE TO CHECK FOR LEAKS AND PRESSURE CHECKS, REFILLED WITH FREON AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WORKED FOR A DAY AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. AFTER THE SECOND TIME, I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A COMPRESSOR ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE AT LEAST $1000. THIS SEEMS EXTREMELY EARLY FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER TO GO OUT, IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, OF COURSE. *TR

AT AROUND 50K MILES ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL KIA DEALER, WHICH USED TO BE A SATURN DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE ENTIRE MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1200. BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STABILITY TRACK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

WHILE ON VACATION, NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, NO APPARENT PROBLEMS AT THE TIME BUT THE NEXT MORNING (AFTER SITTING IN THE PARKING RAMP ALL NIGHT) I COME OUT TO FIND A DEAD CAR BATTERY. APPARENTLY, AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY, THE CAR DID NOT SHUT OFF. JUMPED THE BATTERY, TOOK IT RIGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP. DUE TO A MAJOR WATER LEAK OF THE SUNROOF, MY WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS AFFECTED. THE CAR HAD TO BE DRIED OUT, I CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE AND MORE THINGS GO WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT CONTINUES TO LEAK WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, ROOF (COMES DOWN LIKE A WATERFALL), ETC. NOW I HAVE NOTICED MY CAR BATTERY RUNNING HIGHER AND MY FRONT HEAD LAMP TURNS ON AND OFF. COULD MAKE THIS CAR VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER A BUMP OR WHEN A PERSON SHIFTS POSITION IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND THE SUBJECT OF SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS. GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE MAKES A RUBBING/GRINDING NOISE THAT INTERFERES WITH TURNING (ESPECIALLY LEFT). IT FEELS LIKE YOU CANNOT COMPLETE THE TURN OR STOP. THIS CAUSED PROBLEMS WHEN THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT ALSO. FEELING LIKE YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE OR STOP IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. MECHANIC SAYS THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 20 MONTHS, THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP HAS BURNED OUT 3 TIMES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE 1 TIME. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING IN SPEED AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE WENT TO SHIFT AND THE ENGINE RPMS WENT UP EXCESSIVELY, AND THE JERKED HARD WHEN SHIFTING. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AS WE TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME. WE ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE IT LOOKED LOW. THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHO PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE SAID THAT IT SHOWED A SOLENOID STUCK OPEN, BUT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAIL SAFE DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY. THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE HAD REVERSE, AND SECOND TO GET ME OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. HOWEVER, THE REVERSE DIDN'T KICK IN UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60000 MILES ON IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE TOLLWAY, ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY OUT, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING, AND THE RADIO WENT OUT. EVEN THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED DISPLAYING. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED NOTHING. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT JUPITER CHEVROLET IN DALLAS CHARGED US $770 TO REPAIR A WIRING HARNESS THAT THEY SAID WAS RUINED DUE TO A LEAK IN A DRAINAGE HOSE IN THE SUNROOF AND THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. WATER HAD LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AS WELL. *TR