2007 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS REPLACED AFTER 38,000 MILES. NOISE STARTED @ 34,000 MILES. SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUES ON OTHER OUTLOOKS. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG - SOMETIMES IT WOULD SAY OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD SAY ON AND THEN TURN OFF AFTER SOME TIME. HAD TO HAVE WORK DONE ON THE FUEL PUMP, THEN THE DRIVE SHAFT WENT TO THE POINT WHERE IT CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS. CURRENTLY, THE CAR NOW KICKS BACK WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST MOVED FOR THAT DAY AND THE DASH BOARD WILL FLASH, EITHER, SPEED LIMITED TO 108PMH (WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY), PARK ASSIST IS OFF (WHEN IT IS ON),OR TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF (WHEN IT HAS NEVER BEEN TOUCHED) - THE CAR WILL ALSO SHUT OFF WITHOUT ME DOING SO. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SATURN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I AM CURRENTLY FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR KICKS BACK IT HURTS. *TR

AFTER A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL ITEMS ON OUR 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. WHILE IN FOR REPAIRS WE TOLD THEM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. WE EVEN LATER SENT VIDEO SHOWING IT OFF WHEN A 130 LB PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT... AND THE CAR WAS GOING 50MPH DOWN THE ROAD. THEY STILL SAY IT IS WORKING PROPERLY. THE AIRBAG IS ON ONE MINUTE, THEN OFF... DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES, HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE ON WITH 130LB PERSON IN THE SEAT EACH AND EVERY TIME.. NOT JUST WHEN IT NOTICES THEY ARE THERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS NEVER REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SHE NOTICED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN THE GEARS BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO REMAIN STUCK IN HIGH RPM'S WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WOULD EXPLODE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A COMPUTER UPDATE ON THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. FURTHERMORE, A STRUT SPONTANEOUSLY BECAME BENT, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE STRUT. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE MULTIPLE TIMES COMING FROM HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ORIGIN OF THE SMELL AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 854.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BACKGROUND ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WAS EXTREMELY DIM WITH HIGHLIGHTED NUMBERS THAT PREVENTED HIM FROM SEEING THE INDICATOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORT SO THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR

2007 SATURN OUTLOOK THE SEAL NOT INSTALLED FROM FACTORY INVOICE SO# 263636, TAG# 3636, AND LINE ITEM #3, CAUSED ALL PROBLEMS FOR THIS 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. WATER COLLECTING BEHIND FIREWALL IN THE AREA OF THE FUSE BLOCK ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS JUNCTION BOX TO SHORT AND DRAINING THE BATTERY DEAD ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE ENGINE TO RUN AFTER TURNING IGNITION TO OFF POSITION ON ANOTHER OCASSION. THE SEAL NOT BEING INSTALLED FROM THE FACTORY ALLOWING WATER TO DRIP ON PASSENGER FLOORBOARD AND CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO COLLECT WATER ON THE INSIDE OF WINSHEILD WHEN DEFROST FAN WAS RUNNING AT CERTAIN TIMES AND OBSTUCTING VIEW OF OPERATOR TO DRIVE SAFELY! I DAVID TILLEY HAVE ALL RECEIPTS FROM SATURN OF KNOXVILLE TO VERIFIY ALL FAILURES LISTED IN THIS PARAGRAPH TOTAL OF 42 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE PER ALL INVOICES DATE TIME IN SERVICE SHOP AND DATE TIME OUT WHICH INCLUDES EIGHT COMPLAINTS AND THREE TOWS FROM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ALL RECORDED FROM DATE OF PURCHASH TO APPROXIMATELY 1,650 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHERE IS THE RECALL? SUMMARY: THE SEAL OR SEAM NOT INSTALLED AT THE SATURN FACTORY HAS CREATED A HIGHLY POTENTIAL DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND NOT SAFE AND DEPENDABLE ENOUGH TO PURCHASE AND OPERATE. I DAVID TILLEY THE OWNER OF THIS 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK REQUEST A RE-PURCHASE OF THIS UNDEPENDABLE AND UNSAFE VEHICLE DAVID TILLEY *TR

NEW 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK FROM DEALER ON OCTOBER23, 2007. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 14. 2008. FLUID FOUND UNDER CAR PARKED IN GARAGE. CAR HAS 1800 MILES. DEALER ADVISED I BRING CAR IN. UPON STARTING CAR, I HEARD HORRENDOUS NOISE FROM UNDER HOOD. BACKING OUT OF GARAGE, I FOUND STEERING DID NOT WORK. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, SATURN OF CLARKSTON. THEY PROVIDED SMALL RENTAL CAR AS LOANER. TECHNICIAN DID NOT LOOK AT OUTLOOK UNTIL AFTERNOON OF WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008, SUBSEQUENT TO SEVERAL CALLS FROM ME. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS THE HOSE/COIL CARRYING COOLING FLUID FOR POWER STEERING. REQUIRED PART HAS BEEN TAKING AT LEAST WEEK AND A HALF TO GET. I SAID MY WIFE AND I RENTED A HOUSE IN FLORIDA AND NEEDED THE OUTLOOK FOR THIS TRIP. THE SERVICE PERSON CHECKED FURTHER AND THEN TOLD ME THE PART WOULD BE IN THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY OR MONDAY. PART DID NOT COME IN AS I WAS TOLD. I HAVE TALKED WITH PARTS MANAGER AND SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER, AND SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE. ( DEALER OWNER NOT IN WHEN I CALLED.) I LEARNED THAT THIS DEALERSHIP ALONE HAS OWNERS OF FIVE OTHER OUTLOOKS (ALL 2007'S, I THINK) AWAITING THE SAME PART, AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS NATIONAL. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART! APPARENTLY SATURN (AND, I ASSUME) THE CORPORATION HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE. I AM CONCERNED I PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE WHICH MAY HAVE HAD A KNOWN POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE PART. WE WERE FORTUNATE FLUID LEAKAGE AND LOSS OF STEERING OCCURRED WHERE AND WHEN IT DID, AND NOT WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA. I DON'T KNOW IF POWER STEERING MIGHT HAVE FAILED WHILE I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING. I ADVISED SERVICE MANAGER I WAS GOING TO CONTACT NHTSA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED HE TELL THE DEALERSHIP OWNER. HE SAID DEALERSHIP DOING ALL IT COULD. HE ASKED WHEN HOUSE RENTAL IN FLORIDA BEGAN. I TOLD HIM, "FEBRUARY 1," AND WE PLANNED TO TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO DRIVE THERE WITH OUR DOGS. HE SAID DEALERSHIP INTENDED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD OUR CAR AVAILABLE FOR OUR TRIP. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR CORE FREEZES OVER AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES OF USE. REQUIRES THE COMPRESSOR TO TURNED OFF FOR 2 MINUTES OR MORE TO THAW THE EVAPORATOR CORE. *TR

WHEN THE GAS TANK IS AT 1/4 OR LESS AND THE CAR IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARDS THE GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. SINCE THE GAUGE READS EMPTY THE CAR STALLS ONCE IT IS STARTED OR IT DOESN'T START. WHEN IT STALLS AFTER THE CAR IS IN DRIVE I LOOSE MY POWER BRAKES AND I AM UNABLE TO APPLY MY BRAKES EASILY AND MY CHILDREN AND I ARE PUT IN A BAD SAFETY SITUATION. I AM UNABLE TO STOP IF SOMETHING OR SOMEONE RUNS IN FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN IT STALLS. THIS IS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. SATURN SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD BY THEM EVERYTIME I BRING THE CAR IN TO MAKE THEM AWARE TO SEE IF A FIX IS AVAILABLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR FORTERA (NA), SIZE P255-65R18 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR