2008 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR WITH 40,000 MILES. RECENTLY MY PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. I REPLACED THE BULB BUT IT WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 1 WEEK. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE AND READING ALL OF THE ISSUES OUTLOOK OWNERS ARE HAVING, I REALIZED ITS NOT A BULB ISSUE BUT RATHER A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS THAT IS MELTING. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL SO ALL OUTLOOK OWNERS CAN GET THIS REPAIRED AND ELIMINATE THE RISK OF FIRE. *TR

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. I HAD TWO HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME. I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND ONE OF LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. THE SECOND BULB HAD A BURN MARK AND THE CONNECTOR ON THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. I PLUGGED THE BULB BACK IT AND IT WORK, THOUGH A BIT DIMMER. THIS IS THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. I HAD THOUGHT THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS BEFORE UNDER WARRANTY. I'M ASSUMING THEY WILL BE DOING THE SAME SINCE THE BULBS STILL WORK AND THE CONNECTOR IS MELTED ON THE ONE HARNESS. *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, REPLACED THE BULB AND REALIZED THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE LEFT FRONT BULB WENT OUT, BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONNECTER WAS MELTED. SO BOTH SIDES HAD ELECTRICAL MELTING. COST TO REPAIR IS $352. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK AND THE RIGHT LOW BEAM WENT OUT AND I FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR HAD MELTED. THE VERY NEXT DAY IN THE EVENING THE LEFT LOW BEAM WENT OUT AND I WAS WITHOUT LOW BEAM LIGHTS. I HAD BOTH WIRING HARNESSES REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $400 ON 8/27/10 I HOPE THIS FIXES MY PROBLEM. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS AND THAT WAS NOT GOOD FOR OTHER DRIVERS AND THEY WERE ANGRY WITH ME. NEEDS RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED BUT AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,458. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/14/10

HEADLIGHT HARNESS WIRING BURNING OUT FROM OVERHEATING. INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH IN THE WIRING. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE OTHER SATURN OWNERS. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR AWD. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT SO I WENT TO REPLACE IT JUST TO FIND THAT THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. THIS IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY COMMON AS FOR SATURN OUTLOOKS/GMC ACADIAS AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR IN JULY 2010. WITHIN ONE MONTH OF PURCHASING THE LOW-BEAM PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I HAD THE BULB REPLACED AND IT BURNT OUT AGAIN. I NOW FIND OUT THAT IT IS A BAD WIRING HARNESS AND IT HAS MELTED AND MUST BE REPLACED WITH NEW ONE. GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AS I HAVE READ THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG THE 08 OUTLOOK. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT STAY SECURELY LATCHED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW ONE. ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A THIRD BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE BATTERY RECEIVED WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY HAD RECEIVED AN ENTIRE DEFECTIVE BATCH OF BATTERIES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A FOURTH BATTERY REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.