2007 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN - THIS HAS HAPPEN 4 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. ON AUG 14, 2011, ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC JAM, WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHILE I HAD THE BRAKE PRESSED. OTHER TIME HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE ACCELERATED, HAD TO PRESS BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE UNTIL ACCELERATION STOPPED. ANOTHER TIME THIS HAPPEN WHILE DECELERATING ON A FREEWAY OFF-RAMP. ANOTHER TIME WAS ON A SECONDARY ROAD. EACH TIME THE ACCELERATION LASTED ABOUT 3 TO 5 SECONDS. PRESSING THE BRAKE DID NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION. *TR

FOR 2007 SATURN OUTLOOKS, A FAULTY DESIGN OF THE WIRING HARNESS FOR FRONT HEADLIGHTS CAUSES THE HARNESS TO MELT AND THE HEADLIGHTS TO STOP WORKING. PERSONALLY, I WAS REQUIRED TO HAVE BOTH HARNESSES REPLACED AFTER MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE FIRST MELTED HARNESS (PASSENGER SIDE) WAS REPLACED AT 61,603 MILES ON 12/19/2010 AND THE SECOND AT 70,188 MILES ON 7/26/2011. I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN THE MELTED PLASTIC CONNECTION FROM MY SECOND REPAIR. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE REPORTED IN SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS AND MY SECOND REPAIR TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT A REVISED DESIGN IS AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT HARNESSES AND HE INSTALLED THE NEWER VERSION. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE FIRST HARNESS THAT I PAID TO HAVE REPLACED WAS REPLACED WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN (WHICH MAY REQUIRE FUTURE REPLACEMENT) OR WAS DONE WITH THE REVISED DESIGN - IT WAS DONE AT A GM DEALER WHO CHARGED ME AND ARM AND A LEG FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE OR ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND COMPENSATE OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIRS. GM SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE COST OF THE PARTS, LABOR, MILEAGE DRIVEN TO/FROM REPAIR FACILITIES AND INCONVENIENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE REPAIRS, WHICH HAS SO FAR TOTALED IN THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. *TR

I HAVE RESEARCHED ON VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS AND FOUND THAT MANY OWNERS OF SATURN OUTLOOKS AND GMC ACADIAS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OF WIRING HARNESSES TO THE HEADLAMPS MELTING. THIS REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT OF THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH MUST BE DONE AT THE DEALER SINCE THE ONLY WAY TO ACCESS THE WIRING IS TO REMOVE THE FRONT TIRE AND THE WHEEL WELL. *TR

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING JULY 25 2011, I PUT A NEW LAMP IN ON AUGUST 7 2011 AND FOUR DAYS LATER IT WANT OUT AGAIN. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE AND CHECKED THE WIRING HARNESS AND LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE MY CONNECTOR HAD MELTED AWAY TOO. SO NOW I HAVE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT HARNESS ? *TT

I HAVE OWNED MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK SINCE NEW. I LOVE MY CAR OVERALL, BUT HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME UNWANTED REPAIRS. BESIDES THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND THE SUNROOF LEAKS, I HAVE HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE 3 HEADLIGHT HARNESSES ALREADY. MY RIGHT LIGHT WENT OUT APPROXIMATELY 2YRS AGO. FOUND OUT THE WIRING WAS COMPLETELY MELTED. SATURN ADVISED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY AT NO COST. JUST RECENTLY, THE SAME HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO INITIALLY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A HEADLIGHT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE HARNESS AGAIN. WHILE THE HARNESS WAS ON ORDER, MY OTHER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO DRIVE WITH HIGHBEAMS FOR LIGHTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS. YES, IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR BOTH LIGHTS. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WENT AHEAD AND REPAIRED THEM BOTH AT NO CHARGE TO ME AS A COURTESY THEY SAID. MY VEHICLE HAD 72,000 MILES. WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT THEY COVERED THE COSTS, I ALSO FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE. AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS, I FEEL GRATEFUL I DID NOT PAY BUT AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FIRE HAZARD. MY HEADLIGHTS WERE SO HOT I COULD NOT EVEN TOUCH THEM AND THAT WAS AFTER THEY BURNT OUT! GM NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT REPAIRS. THEY KEEP REPLACING THE HARNESS WITH THE SAME HARNESS SO IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR SAFELY HAZARD. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. NOT ALWAYS ENGAGING WHEN A PASSENGER OVER 100 LBS IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. SOMETIMES THE AIRBAG LIGHT SWITCHES BACK AND FORTH FROM ON TO OFF AND THEN USUALLY STAYS OFF. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING, OR HAVING THE PASSENGER JUMP UP AND DOWN ON THE SEAT, IT MAY ENGAGE THE AIRBAG, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THIS ALSO CONCERNS ME THE SEATBELT TENSION IS TRIGGERED BASED ON THE AIRBAG BAG LIGHT BEING ON OR OFF. WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS OFF, AND THE PASSENGER UNBUCKLES THE SEATBELT, THE SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT IS NOT ENGAGED! WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. THE SATURN DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. EACH TIME THEY TELL US IT IS WORKING, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE TAKEN MULTIPLE PHOTOS TO SHOW IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT APPEARS THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT AIRBAGS, HOWEVER NOTHING WAS RECEIVED FOR MY VEHICLE (VIN). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFELY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. ONE LINE CONNECTOR MELTED ONCE. RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE LOW BEAMS ON BOTH SIDES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, RECENTLY THEY HAVE FAILED ALTOGETHER CAUSING US TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS, FOR WHICH WE HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY AUTHORITIES TWICE. ONCE I REMOVED THE INTERIOR FENDER TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM, I NOTICE THE ENTIRE WIRE HARNESS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY BURNED AND MELTED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF DECIDING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OR TRY A REPAIR ON MY OWN TO SAVE THE COST. *TR

ON 08/13/2011, I WAS TRAVELING ON NORTHBOUND I-95 WHEN A LOUD BOOM OCCURED AND THE CAR BEGAN LURCHING OUT OF CONTROL BRINGING THE TIRES OFF OF THE GROUND. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND DISCOVERED THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVESHAFT HAD LOOSENED AND FELL OFF, RESULTING IN THE DRIVESHAFT STRIKING THE PAVEMENT "LIKE A CATAPULT" AND OBSERVED THE DRIVESHAFT LAYING UNDER THE CAR, DISABILING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC WITH NO CONTROL. HAD MY INFANT AND TWO OTHER CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THEY WERE FLUNG ABOUT DURING THE INCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVESHAFT HAVE LOOSENED AND FALLEN OFF, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABALE AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL WHEN THE DRIVESHAFT STRIKES THE PAVEMENT. THE LAST ONE (04/10) OCCURED AT A LOW SPEED BUT STILL CAUSED THE TIRES TO LEAVE THE GROUND. SATURN HAS ISSUED A TBI FOR THE BOLTS BUT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT. *TR

MY HEADLIGHT IN MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK BURNED OUT. WHEN INQUIRED ON REPLACEMENT, I WAS INFORMED I NEEDED A WHOLD NEW HEADLIGHT HARNESS - TOTAL COST $676 + TAX FOR A HEADLIGHT! *TR