2008 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

I OWN A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT, I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER TO REPLACE THE BULB. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT THE BULB, BUT THE HARNESS OR SLEEVE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS COST ME $799.00 THAT WAS A MONTH AGO. NOW THE OTHER SIDE HAS GONE OUT TOO. I THINK THEY WOULD DO A CALL BACK, BECAUSE I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND COMPLAINTS. MY OUTLOOK HAD 42,000 MILES ON IT. I REALLY NEED SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER, I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO BE BAD FROM THE BEGINNING. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE KEEPS BURNING OUT. I HAVE HAD THE BULB REPLACED 3 TIMES ALL WITHIN 2-4 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THE PROBLEM IS YET TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR IN DEC. 2010 FROM CARMAX. IT HAD ~35,000 MILES ON IT. AT ~38,500 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I REMOVED THE BULB AND FOUND THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. I TRIED REPLACING THE BULB, BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT WORK. THE CABLE MUST BE RUINED. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLAMP HARNESS IS DEFECTIVE AND HEADLAMP DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK OF COURSE IT IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS JUST AFTER 50,000 MILES. THE WIRING IS EXPOSED TO THE HEADLAMP AND SHORTED OUT. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I HAVE 30,000 MILES ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. REPLACED THE BULB. LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN DURING 20 HOUR DRIVE HOME. TURNS OUT HARNESS IS MELTED AND THE BULB IS FINE. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED 4 HEADLAMPS IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. NOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLS ME I NEED TO HAVE THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. IT IS ON ORDER AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT FOR FEAR OF GETTING A TICKET.

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK...THE LEFT HEADLAMP WOULD GO OUT AND THEN ON AND OUT,ETC. I TOOK THE SATURN TO THE SHOP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. IT WAS THE WIRE HARNESS THAT WAS BAD SO THEY REPLACED THIS AND ALSO REPLACED THE HEADLAMP BULB. IT COST A TOTAL OF $148.38. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE OUTLOOK AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AROUND 24,000 MILES IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. 20,000 MILES LATER THE SAME HEADLIGHT WENT OUT FOR WHICH I HAD TO PAY THE DEALER $40 TO INSTALL IT. 5,000 MILES LATER THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT STOP WORKING AND PAID THE DEALER $40 TO REPLACE IT. TWO HOURS LATER IT STOP WORKING AND HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WHICH THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ASSEMBLY. IF GM DOESN'T FIX THIS PROBLEM THEN THEY LOST A BUYER FOR LIFE. *TR

OUR 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK'S HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY KEEP GOING OUT. AND IT IS VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR, ESPECIALLY SINCE SATURN WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. ALSO, WE HAVE A PORTABLE DVD PLAYER THAT WE USE IN THE CAR FOR OUR KIDS AND WHEN WE PLUG IT INTO THE OUTLET NEAR THE RADIO AN BURNING ODOR COMES FROM IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT THEN SMELLED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR AND HE CONTINUED DRIVING USING THE LOW BEAMS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE BULB AND DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WOULD NEED A REPLACEMENT WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS ON BACK ORDER AND NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,605 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,635. UPDATED 03/22/11*LJ