2007 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

WAS DRIVING DOWN I-80 IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY WHEN THE LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLAMP WENT OUT. DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANY THING OF IT UNTIL I STARTED TO HEAR A CLICKING SOUND. UPON FINALLY FIGURING OUT HOW TO GET TO THE LOWBEAM HEADLAMP I DISCOVERED THAT THE LAMP WIRING CONNECTOR HAD MELTED. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN IN A NEW CAR? LOOKED AT OTHER ISSUES FOR THE OUTLOOK AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUES AND IS OCCURRING WITH SIMILAR MODEL OUTLOOKS. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP ON 2007 OUTLOOK FAILED TO TURN ON. HAD LIMITED VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT TIME. I REPLACED THE BULB THINKING IT HAD SIMPLY BURNT OUT, WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS THE NEW BULB ALSO WENT OUT. I DECIDED TO LOOK CLOSER AT THE CONNECTOR AND DISCOVERED THE H9 FEMALE CONNECTOR HAD A MELTED FEMALE CONNECTER AND WIRE. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER A FEW TIMES BY VARIOUS POLICE SINCE THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND EACH TIME I HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR A NEW REPLACEMENT PART AND INSTRUCTION ON REPAIR (ALL SATURN DEALERS HAVE CLOSED AND REMAINING GM DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT CLOSE OR CONVENIENT) WHEN I READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE THE SAME INADEQUATE COMPONENTS THAT HAVE FAILED IN THE PAST. SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT COULD RESULT IN MANY ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. THE DRIVERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD, OBSTACLES, OR PEDESTRIANS IF THE LIGHTS WERE TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ON AN UNLIT STREET OR ROAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB THREE TIMES BEFORE NOTICING THE MELTED CONNECTOR AS THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE WHEEL WELLS. THE SPACE IS VERY LIMITED AND VERY DIFFICULT TO WORK IN MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE FAILED CONNECTOR. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK XE AND AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. MY PASSENGER HEADLAMP WENT OUT 2 WEEKS AGO FOR THE THIRD TIME AND TODAY MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP WENT OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE SECOND TIME THE PASSENGER LAMP WENT OUT I INSPECTED IT AND FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED JUST BELOW THE RETENTION CAP. THE WIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE NEW BULB LASTED APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS. I INSPECTED THE DRIVERS SIDE HARNESS TODAY AND HAVE FOUND THAT IT TOO HAS MELTED. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO ME TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND MAY LEAD TO A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

1. WAS DRIVING ON I95 IN MARYLAND. SPEED ABOUT 65 MPH. 2. LOSS OF POWER STEERING (STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO DIRECT STEERING). BEFORE AUGUST 18, 2010 THE FAILURE HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES BUT WERE AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE LAST INCIDENT WHICH HAPPENED ON AUGUST 18, 2010 WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND I ALMOST SIDE SWIPED A TRACTOR TRAILER BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. I WAS LUCKY TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. 3. I PUT IN A CALL TO SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME AD DUDLEY MARTIN CHEVROLET IN MANASSAS, VA TO CHECK THE CAR OUT. AFTER CAR WAS INSPECTED I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN EVER IT RAINS, WATER GETS ONTO STEERING BELTS WHICH CAUSES THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THEY ADVISED HAVING FENDER GUARDS INSTALLED WHICH IS OVER $300 WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. I ASKED SATURN/GM TO ADD GUARDS AT MY THEIR COST SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. SATURN/GM TOLD ME THAT THEY AGREE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO PAY TO FIX THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS ONLINE OF THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT. I KNOW IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR ME. *TR

HAD A HEADLIGHT REPLACED IN THE SATURN OUTLOOK 2007 XE. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN AND MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS AND FUSE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY SATURN OWNERS AND SATURN EVEN HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T NOTIFY SATURN OWNERS OF THE ISSUE OR HELP FIX IT. A RECALL IS WARRANTED. MELTED WIRING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN A CAR. *TR

I HAVE A SATURN OUTLOOK AND THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS 4 TIMES. THE OLD BULBS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM IT IS SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS. NOT HAVING HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED. *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK AWD. LOUD NOISES WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND SOMETIMES THE WHEEL IS ALMOST UNABLE TO TURN AT ALL. VERY UNSAFE AND I DO NOT TRUST ENOUGH TO HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE WITH OUR CHILD IN IT. READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING AND NOW I AM FORCED TO REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. *TR

AFTER OWNING A 2007 OUTLOOK WITH 43,000 MILES ON IT - I HAD BOTH OF THE MASTER CYLINDERS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND IT WOULD BE 2 WEEKS AT MOST BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE SATURN PARTS! *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A COST OF $250. I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS 4 TIMES IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2010 BEFORE I LEARNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE SATURN FORUM. *TR

07 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHT FAILURE. REPLACED FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT WITH COST OF APPROXIMATELY $500 DUE TO THE WIRES MELTING. SOON AFTER REPLACING FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. DEALERSHIP IS STATING COST WOULD BE $500 DUE TO WIRES MELTING. *TR