2008 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR W/DUAL SUNROOFS LEAKS WATER THROUGH INSIDE CORNER PILLARS, WHICH HOUSE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAGS. THE WATER COULD COMPROMISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIR BAGS AND THE SEATBELT RETRACTORS. IT WILL ALSO LEAK ONTO DRIVERS FLOOR, THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUNCTIONS. MULTIPLE REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED AS MANY AS 6 OR MORE VISITS TO HAVE THE CONDITION CORRECTED UNDER WARRANTY, TO NO AVAIL. GM APPARENTLY STONEWALLS COMPLAINANTS UNTIL THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND REFUSES TO FIND A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING IN SATURN OUTLOOK AND OTHER SIMILAR GM MODELS SINCE 2007. WATER ENTERS THE ROOF, AND RUNS TO THE LOWEST CORNER OF THE VEHICLE, DEPENDING ON HOW IT IS PARKED. ALTHOUGH SATURN IS NOW DEFUNCT, THERE REMAIN MANY OF THESE VEHICLES IN USE. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A PERMANENT FIX, AND RECALL ALL POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLES TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS ONGOING CONDITION. *LN

MY PASSENGER LIGHT WENT OUT SO I FIGURED I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BULB. THE NEXT NIGHT IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS AND WENT OUT AGAIN SO I FIGURED THERE WAS A SHORT. I GOT INTO THE LIGHT FIXTURE AND LOOKED AT THE BULB AND IT LOOKED GOOD BUT I PULLED THE LIGHT OUT ANYWAYS TO CHANGE FOR NEW SINCE I WAS IN THERE ALREADY. TO MY SURPRISE THE FIXTURE HOLDING THE LAMP WAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS ARCHING TO IT WITH THE PLASTIC MELTED ALL AROUND IT. PLUS SOME CORROSION ON SOME OF THE WIRES. I WORK FOR THE AIR FORCE ON F16'S SO I KNOW ALOT ABOUT THE CORROSION AND THE WAY IT LOOKS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT LOOKS FROM SEARCHING THE WEB HAPPENS IN A LOT OF THESE VEHICLES. IT ISN'T A FREAK THING THAT JUST HAPPENED TO A COUPLE CARS. BY THE INSPECTION OF THE HARNESS AND CONNECTOR THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE THIS CAUSES A FIRE AND OR ACCIDENT. *TR

FAILURE IS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT THEY JUST GO OUT COMPLETELY. BOTH LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS WE'RE CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE. I RESEARCHED VARIOUS WEBSITES ONLY TO FIND GM HAS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE TSB# 09-08-42-004. I CONTACTED GM TODAY TO ADVISE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REPAIRED THEY INFORMED ME THIS IS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE TO ONLY BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

2 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE OUTLOOK...FIRST, THE AIRBAG. WE HAVE HAD IT FIXED 5 TIMES! THE DEALER RE-ROUTED IT, PUT IT BACK, REPLACED WIRING, BUT TO NO AVAIL. AND IT APPEARS AGAIN THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. THEN 2ND THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW LIGHT BEAM WENT OUT....REPLACED BULB THREE TIMES AND IT DIDN'T HOLD A CHARGE FOR ABOUT A FEW DAYS EACH. GM DEFINITELY NEED TO LOOK AT THESE PROBLEMS. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT A CAR THAT JUST GOES OUT OF WARRANTY HAS PROBLEMS THAT NEED MAJOR FIXING. *LN

UPON NOTICING A HEADLIGHT OUT ON MY WIFE'S 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK, IT WAS NOTED UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE HEADLIGHT THAT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT MELTING DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FIXTURE. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CHARRED AND BLACKENED IN THE AREA OF THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY. IT APPEARS THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT HEAT/ARCING DURING THE FAILURE EVENT. THE DAMAGED WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TO BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE FIRST SUCH FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, UPON READING VARIOUS ONLINE POSTINGS ABOUT THIS MATTER, IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON FAILURE MODE IN THESE MODEL VEHICLES. THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE TO THE HEADLIGHT LAMP WIRING CONNECTOR. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO BEING THROWN AWAY. *TR

HEADLIGHT OF 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK KEEPS GOING OUT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SIDE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. IT IS GOING TO COST A FORTUNE TO GET THIS FIXED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK THAT HAS BURNING WIRE HARNESSES. THEY HAVE COMPLETELY MELTED AT 40,000 MILES. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT COVER IT. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I BECAME AWARE THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. *TR

THE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS OF USAGE. AFTER LOOKING THE PASSENGER LOWBEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS WAS ALSO MELTED. THIS IS A 2008 OUTLOOK XE AND I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED TO SPEND $300 FOR THIS IF THE PARTS FAIL BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DIDN'T USE HEAVY ENOUGH WIRE OR PLACED IT IN A BAD PLACE. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK, 56,000 MILES, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT. CHECKED ONLINE FORUMS AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAD TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO REACH DESTINATION AT THE SAME TIME I WAS SURELY BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS IN WHICH I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND THE OTHER DRIVERS. CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIPS OF PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LOW BEAMS GOING OUT IS BECAUSE OF FAULTY WIRE HARNESS AND WOULD COST 237 DOLLARS FOR EACH HEADLIGHT 474 DOLLARS TOTAL. ALSO, THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE LIMITED 100,000 MILE GM WARRANTY. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST OTHER SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS AND YOU NEED LIGHTS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, THIS WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR