2008 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT/DAYTIME LIGHT WENT OUT. CHANGED THE BULB AND CHECK THE FUSE IN NOVEMBER 2011 AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2012. THE MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHT AND NOT THE WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE NOT HAD TO CHANGE A HEADLIGHT/DAYTIME LIGHT IN ANY OF MY PRIOR VEHICLES AND NOW I'M ON MY 3RD REPLACEMENT FOR THIS HEADLIGHT IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS--SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT! *TR

MY 2008 OUTLOOK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW THREE TIMES FOR LEAKS. THEY CAN NEVER FIND THE LEAKS. NOW I HAVE THE INNER LINING OF THE CEILING LEAKING WITH WATER FROM THE RAIN AND ALL MY LEATHER SEATS ARE WET, THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS WET ALONG WITH ALL MY LIGHTS DRIPPING WITH WATER. I HAVE READ ON SO MANY FORUMS HOW THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALL STARTED WITH THESE LEAKS AND WE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL BEFORE ANYONE GETS KILLED FROM THE CAR DYING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING.

I LIVE IN VIRGINIA. IT MY SUNROOF LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND FLOODS MY FLOOR. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE I FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE SO I WANT TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. I BROUGHT MY CAR WITH ONLY 26000 MILES LAST YEAR FROM A USED DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THERE WAS RAIN, WATER WOULD LEAK THROUGH THE CLOSED SUN ROOF AND ONTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SUN ROOF MODULE AND A SECOND UNKNOWN PART WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

SPECIFICALLY, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION MY SATURN 2008 OUTLOOK HAS NEVER BEEN SATISFACTORY. ALTOGETHER IT'S INCREDIBLY SLUGGISH, GIVING A JERKY, PULLING FEEL AND TAKES 45-60 SECONDS TO SPEED THE CAR UP PAST 50 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE STABILITRAK LIGHT WARNING COMES ON WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. THIS LIGHT IS GENERALLY FOLLOWED BY A WARNING THE TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF WHEN IT ISN'T. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO 2 OF GM'S DEALERS (SATURN AND CHEVROLET) FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAVE ALL TOLD ME THAT THERE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION--UNTIL THINGS GOT BAD ENOUGH THAT THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER, AND I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. RALEIGH'S DOWNTOWN GM DEALER FINALLY HAD NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART AND DISCOVERED THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. SO THEY THOUGHT. EVER SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THIS REPAIR, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE GM DEALERSHIP. AGAIN, THEY PURPORTED THEY COULD NOT "SIMULATE" THE PROBLEM; THEREFORE, IN THEIR MIND, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I'M REMINDED AT THIS POINT THAT THIS IS THE SAME THING GM'S DEALERS HAD SAID BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY GAVE WAY. THROUGH THE INTERNET, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO REPORT PROBLEMS WITH GM'S TRANSMISSION ON THE OUTLOOK. LIKE MY COUNTERPARTS, I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESOLUTION THAT INCLUDES GM'S OWNING UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND RESOLVING TO FIX IT ONCE AND FOR ALL. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE WIRING HARNESS MELTED. COST ME 200.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. HAVE STUDIED AND FOUND THAT I CAN PROBABLY EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. AM WORRIED ABOUT FUTURE EXPENSE AND, OR FIRE...... *TR WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

WE OWN TWO 2008 SATURN OUTLOOKS. BOTH HAD HEADLIGHT FAILURES IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. BOTH HAD THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THE HEADLIGHTS (NON-BRIGHTS) ON BOTH ARE FAILING, AND IT IS NOT THE BULBS. MECHANIC "JIGGLES" THE WIRES AND HEADLIGHTS COME ON ONLY TO FAIL LESS THAN A WEEK LATER. NUMEROUS ONLINE SEARCHES SHOW THE HARNESS TO BE AT FAULT, WITH INDICATIONS THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN RE-ENGINEERING TO ADDRESS THE KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS ARCS AND CAUSES LIGHT TO FAIL. REPLACING LIGHTBULB TEMPORARILY FIXES ISSUE. LIGHT FAILS AND CAUSES LOSS OF LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO, POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO COVER HALF OF THE EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. UPON INSPECTION BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. I UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL OTHER SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. ELECTRICAL TAPE WAS APPLIED AND A NEW BULB WAS INSTALLED. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *TR