2007 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

THE FAILURE WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP ON A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK, 3.6L ENGINE. THE FIRST SIGN OF FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TAKING A CURVE AT 45 MPH. THE STEERING FROZE THEN FREEDUP AND FROZE AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES IN JUST A FEW SECONDS CAUSING ME TO NEARLY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM THE DITCH TO OVER THE CENTERLINE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE STEERING MADE CONTINUOUS NOISE AND FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT REVVING THE ENGINE. BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE I HAD TO PAY OVER $500.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY MANY MORE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURES ON THE 3.6L ENGINE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR THE STEERING DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT. I AM KEEPING MY RECEIPTS BECAUSE I FEEL THIS WILL END UP A RECALL ISSUE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS VEHICLE HAD 41,000 MILES ON IT (90% HIGHWAY). THE PUMP WAS RETURNED FOR A $50.00 CORE CHARGE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK BRAND NEW. I WAS TOLD THAT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED ABOUT $1,000.00. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT IS OVER 74,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN READING FORUMS FROM OTHER SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS AND A LOT OF THEM HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK IN JULY OF 2007. SINCE THEN MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HARNESS HAS MELTED TWICE AND NOW MY DRIVER SIDE HARNESS IS MELTED. THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT FIXED SATURN ARRANGE FOR IT TO BE FREE OF CHARGE HOWEVER THEY ARE REFUSING TO HELP AGAIN AND NOW I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS. THESE WIRE HARNESSES SHOULD NOT MELT AND I BELIEVE ARE CAUSED BY A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM AND AM FEARFUL FOR MY SAFETY DRIVING IN A CAR WITH WIRING ISSUES. MY PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT IN DECEMBER OF 2008 THEN AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT JANUARY 13, 2010. *TR

MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET ON HOW TO CHANGE THE LAMP, I FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS ON ALL MODEL YEARS OF SATURN OUTLOOK, GMC ACADIA, BUICK ENCLAVE, AND CHEVROLET TRAVERSE HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM OF THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTING AND FAILING. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THE DEFECT ( SATURN TSB #09-08-42-004) STATING THAT THE HARNESS SHOULD BE REPLACED (WITH THE SAME HARNESS, SO THE PROBLEM CONTINUES) AND NYOGEL GEL SHOULD BE USED AT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION POINT. THE MELTING WIRING HARNESS IS A FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE THE HARNESS IF YOU WANT IT. *TR

WHILE AT IDLE, THE STEERING PUMP STARTED "WHINING". THE NOISE STOPPED AFTER GETTING UP TO SPEED. SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT SEEMED TO ONLY OCCUR DURING RAIN. *TR

2007 SATURN OUTLOOK XR HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF, PS ASSIST GOING OUT, DASH GAUGES GOING TO -0- , NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO WIPERS, ENGINE NOT SHUTTING DOWN WITH KEY OFF, LOCKED INTO PARK, NO TURN SIGNALS, LOCKS ITSELF. NOTHING REPAIRED YET, IT IS STILL IN THE REPAIR SHOP. *TR

MY OUTLOOK IS AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000MILES. AT ABOUT 30,000 THERE STARTED TO BE A VERY NOTICEABLE WHINE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, ESPECIALLY UPON TURNING. SEVERAL TIMES I NOTICED THE STEERING KIND OF TURNING ROUGH WITH A SHARP TURN, AS IN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. TWO WEEKS AGO AFTER GOING THROUGH STANDING WATER IN THE ROADWAY, I BEGAN TO TURN LEFT ONTO A SIDE STREET AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP-NOT A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, THERE WAS NO WAY TO TURN THE WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE SHOP THAT AFTERNOON. UPON DESCRIBING MY ISSUE TO THE SERVICE REP, HE STATED THAT HE HAD ONLY EVER HAD ONE VEHICLE IN WITH THAT COMPLAINT AND THAT WHAT HAD OCCURRED WAS THAT THEY DROVE THROUGH WATER, SPLASHING IT ONTO THE POWER STEERING BELT (WHICH WAS WORN) CAUSING IT TO SLIP. AFTER DROPPING THE CAR OFF I DID SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN AND FOUND MULTIPLE UNRESOLVED COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE POSTED ONLINE. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, THEY CHARGED ME $45 AND SAID THAT I HAD SOMEHOW GOTTEN AIR IN MY POWER STEERING FLUID. MY CAR HAS DONE THIS TWICE SINCE THEN. ONCE VERY BRIEFLY WHILE LEAVING A PARKING SPOT AND AGAIN LAST NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOWNPOUR. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE 4 KIDS AND I LIKED THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM-BUT THIS SCARES ME TO DEATH!! I AM TO THE POINT OF BEING AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN. I WANT TO TAKE IT BACK FOR MORE SERVICE, BUT BASED ON WHAT I'M READING, NO ONE IS GETTING ANY RESOLUTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 GM SATURN OUTLOOK. THE AIRBAGS ALL DEPLOYED AT THE SAME TIME. GM HAS HAD MY CAR FOR INVESTIGATION FOR OVER A MONTH AND REFUSES TO PAY FOR A RENTAL. I HAVE NECK INJURY AND HAVE BEEN UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY. I HAD AN MRI DONE ON FRIDAY. THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUNAROUND AND I HAVE BEEN OUT THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND MY CAR JUST SITS WHILE THEY DO NOTHING BUT ASK ME TO SEND PROOF OF OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES ETC. I SENT RECEIPT FOR RENTAL AND SHE SENT AN EMAIL REQUESTING THE METHOD OF PAYMENT THAT I USED. WHY IS THAT RELEVANT?? *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK, APPROXIMATELY 45K MILES. LAST WEEK, AFTER A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN, I DROVE THROUGH SEVERAL LARGE PUDDLES OF WATER. AFTER LEAVING ONE, THE STEERING SEEMED TO LOCK UP. I AM OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE DRIVEN CARS WITHOUT POWER STEERING, BUT THIS WAS MUCH WORSE. AS IT HAPPENS I WAS ALMOST HOME AND GOING QUITE SLOWLY - WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY OR AT SPEED, THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT DISASTER WOULD HAVE ENSUED. I HAD ENCOUNTERED SOMETHING SIMILAR SOME MONTHS AGO AFTER WASHING MUD OUT OF MY WHEEL WELLS. HAD NOT RECURRED UNTIL RECENTLY. SCARY STUFF *TR

SUNROOF LEAKS. THE LEAKS LEAD TO RESERVES OF WATER ABOVE THE HEADLINER THAT CAN BE HEARD WHEN TURNS ARE MADE. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WATER RUN THROUGH AIR BAGS ON A COLUMNS AND DASHBOARD. GIVEN THAT THE BATTERY HAS DIED ON ME SIX TIMES, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT LONG TERM ELECTRICAL DAMAGE AND PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR FIVE TIMES. *TR