2007 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

I AM THE PROUD OWNER OF A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK AND LOVE THE VEHICLE SO FOR. HOWEVER AFTER HAVING IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS, THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. AN EASY FIX. I REPLACED BOTH BULB AND TWO DAYS LATER, THE DRIVERSIDE STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON BY ITSELF. I'VE NOW REPLACED BOTH BULB TWICE IN 3 MONTHS TIME. I WISH I WOULD'VE RESEARCHED THIS VEHICLE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I NOW READ HOW GM IS DOING NOTHING AND THIS IS WRONG. SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUS INJURED OR DIE FROM A RESULT SUDDEN LIGHT OUTAGE. PLEASE GM HELP US OUT LIKE WE'VE HELPED YOU. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK IN MAY OF 2008. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS WOULD KEEP "BLOWING" SO WE THOUGHT. WE HAVE REPLACED HEAD LAMPS FOR THE LOW BEAMS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES AT LEAST 3 TIMES EACH YEAR, SO 9 TIMES. IN NOV. OF 2010 THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD GO OUT AND THEM COME BACK ON, SO WE BOUGHT A NEW ONE TO PUT IN. AS MY HUSBAND WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB JUST BY TOUCHING IT, IT WOULD GO ON. THEN THE DRIVER SIDE STARTED DOING THIS. ON FRIDAY NOV. 26 WHILE DRIVING DOWN I90 (A MAJOR HIGHWAY) IN ALBANY AT 5AM IN THE RAIN, I LOST BOTH HEADLIGHTS. MY HUSBAND WOULD GO TO REPLACE THEM AND THEY WOULD COME BACK ON WITH THE TOUCH. AFTER READING THE MANY COMPLAINTS WE REALIZED THAT WE HAVE THE SAME HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. THEY WILL BE ON AND GOING AND THEN JUST TURN OFF. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT 2 TIMES NOW AND I WILL NOT DRIVE IN THE DARK OR HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON AT ALL TIMES. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SEEING IF THIS IS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR, THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS WILL DIM UP AND DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL OVER 6 TIMES TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP, THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME ITS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. WE BELIEVE IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND IT'S MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN BACK TO HER RESIDENCE. LATER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND THE THIRD GEAR STOPPED WORKING. SHE STATED THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH PLATE AND OTHER DAMAGED PARTS. THE TRANSMISSION SEALS AND SENSOR WERE ALSO REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. THE DEALER ALSO CLEANED METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE MANUFACTURER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,475 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,972.

HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATING AND MELTING TO THE BULB, CAUSING LIGHT FAILURE AND NEED OF REPLACEMENT. FAULTY WIRE HARNESS CAUSES BULB TO BURN OUT BEFORE THE BULB LIFE HAS EXPIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A CHILD'S FOOT HIT THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S PARKED VEHICLE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,806.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK XR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE HEADLIGHTS WAS MELTING, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,290. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TODAY AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT HAD BURNED OUT AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE 9/18/2010. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. DOES GM EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. BECOMING SCARED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT FEARING MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. *TR

AS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2007 SATURN OUTLOOKS HAVE REPORTED, THE WIRING FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE MELTED, LEAVING ME WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ALL MOTORISTS SINCE THE INCIDENT CAN OCCUR AT NIGHT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE A MUST. REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECTOR WITH THE SAME FACTORY WIRING AND CONNECTORS THAT GM SUPPLIES YOU WITH PER THE TSB, IS NOT A CORRECT FIX. THIS WILL LEAD TO A FUTURE FAILURE, AND MELTING WIRING AND PLASTIC COMPONENTS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE FACTORY NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL AND HAVE ALL COMPONENTS UPGRADED TO ONES THAT WILL HANDLE THE VOLTAGE REQUIRED TO RUN THE HEADLIGHTS. I SERIOUSLY HOPE THERE ARE NO FIRES OR ACCIDENTS THAT CAUSE ANY INJURY BEFORE GM DECIDES TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO REPEATEDLY SPEND THEIR MONEY TO MASK A PROBLEM THAT DOES NOTHING BUT COME BACK AT A LATER DATE. *TR

2007 OUTLOOK XR AWD - FRONT RIGHT LOW BEAM WIRING HARNESS AND BULB CONNECTOR MELTED AFTER 47,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED AT COST TO OWNER. A FEW DAYS LATER FRONT LEFT LOW BEAM GOES OUT. SAME PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS ON 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK XR MELTS CAUSING FIRE HAZARD. *TR