2007 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOUND COULD BE HEARD AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, AND WIRING WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED, GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AFTER MULTIPLE FAILURES,, AND NOW WONDERING IF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE AS IT COULD CATCH FIRE( WIRES GETTING HOT ENOUGH TO MELT INTO). *TR

APPROXIMATELY MID-YEAR 2009, THE RIGHT SIDE LOW-BEAM HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT ON MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE BULB WAS REPLACED WITH AN AFTER-MARKET BULB BUT TO MY SURPRISE, THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN WITHIN 2-3 WEEKS. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP, THE ENTIRE RIGHT FRONT HEAD LIGHT AREA WAS REPLACED AS THE BACKGROUND WIRING HAD COMPLETELY MELTED. THE COST WAS OVER $500. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME, HENCE THERE WAS NO COST TO ME. ON SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2011 HOWEVER, THE SAME RIGHT SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALERSHIP ON WEDNESDAY JULY 6, 2011, I AM NOW TOLD THAT THE COILS HAVE COMPLETELY MELTED AGAIN AND THE COST THIS TIME TO ME IS $212. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! THIS HAS GOT TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AS I AM CONCERNED WITH WHAT IS ACTUALLY GETTING SO VERY HOT THAT IS MELTING THE COILS. I AM MORE CONCERNED THAT THIS TYPE OF HEAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PREVENT AN UNNECESSARY TRAGEDY/ACCIDENT.

I HAVE ALSO HAVE HAD SOME BAD LUCK WITH THE HEADLIGHT WIREING ON MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. SO WHEN WILL USA RAN COMPANY GM STAND UP AND ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELEAVE THAT SO MANY HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH FAULTY WIREING THAT COULD POSE A FIRE HAZZARD AND LOSS OF HEADLIGHT FUNCTION FOR SAFETY. OTHER THAN THAT ISSUE I LOVE THIS SUV. I LOVE HOW WE ARE ALL PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH OUR FAMLIES LIVES DUE TO A FAULTY WIRE ISSUE IN THE HEADLIGHT TO CAUSE THEM TO OVER HEAT AND MELT EXPOSSING THE COPPER WIRE. THANKS GM FOR SHOWING YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS... *KB

2007 SATURN OUTLOOK PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP CONNECTION HAS MELTED 3 LAMP HOUSINGS AND THIS TIME MELTED THE VEHICLE WIRING AND CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS OF ONE SIDE KEEPS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. OCCURS EVERYNIGHT. WE JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM STEVEN TOYOTA ON THIS PAST SATURDAY, 06/17/11, WHERE THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP US. *TR

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED WITH SAME TYPE OF BULB. BULB WAS OUT IN 4 DAYS. WIRING HARNESS COMPLETELY MELTED. GM HAS ALREADY ISSUED A 'TECH NOTICE' ON THIS EXTENSIVE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR COST OF $400 BECAUSE IT ISN'T A RECALL. I'M SORRY, BUT REPLACEMENT OF A HEADLIGHT BULB THAT THEN BURNS UP THE WIRING HARNESS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. WHY ISN'T A FUSE TRIPPED IF THERE IS SOME ISSUE - ANY TIME ELECTRONICS MELT, THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM! IN ADDITION TO THE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE OF NOT HAVING A HEADLIGHT WORKING, IS THERE POWER STILL GOING TO THE HARNESS? WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE FORCED TO CONTINUE DRIVING BEFORE GETTING THIS REPLACED? IS YOUR CAR GOING TO EVENTUALLY CATCH FIRE? THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN WITH THE NHTSA , THIS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN A FORCED RECALL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION AND STEERING PUMP; BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

WHEN PURCHASED WE WERE TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SUNROOF LEAKAGE BUT IT HAD BEEN FIXED. SINCE THEN 5 TIMES IN FOR REPAIR LEAKING SUNROOF WATER COMING OUT OF AIRBAG HOLDERS, DOME LIGHTS ,OVERHEAD ELECTRONICS. SEVERAL FUSES HAVE BEEN BLOWN NOW WE WONDER IF THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS ARE STILL FUNCTIONAL WATER RAN OUT BY THEM. THIS IS NOT JUST A DRIP BUT WATER POURS OUT.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WENT TO CHANGE BULB AND NOTICED THE WIRE WERE STARTING TO MELT SO TOOK IT TO DEALER AND TOLD THEM TO FIX IT THEY SAID WHEN WENT TO PICK IT UP IT WAS JUST BULB SO I TOLD THEM IT WAS BAD WIRING HARNESS THEY SAID NO 1 WEEK LATER BACK AT DEALERSHIP WITH NO HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH INTO 2 PIECES FAULTY WIRING HARNESS NEEDS ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR