2008 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHT WENT OUT DUE TO A WIRING HARNESS MELTING. DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS IS A FAULTY PART AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO COVER RENTAL EXPENSES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, ALL OF THE GAUGES WOULD DROP TO A READING OF ZERO AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,994.

1)PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. ALL GM AND SATURN FORUM WEB SITES TALK ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM MELTED WIRING HARNESS. FROM 5,000 MILES AND UP IT DOES NOT MATTER. 2)MELTED WIRING HARNESS. THIS MAY BE A FIRE HAZARD. 3)REMOVE FRONT FACIA BUMPER COVER, AND REMOVE HEADLIGHT,REPLACE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK 45K MILES- DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED INTO THE BULB SOCKET AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST $400. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR FWD AND I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED 4 TIMES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND 3 TIMES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE LAST TWO PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS WORKED LONG ENOUGH TO GET IT OUT OF THE SHOP AND TO MY HOUSE FIVE MILES AWAY AND THEN THEY WERE OUT AGAIN. THE HIGH BEAMS DO STILL WORK, JUST NOT THE LOW BEAMS. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE HERE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. AT 35,000 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS HAS MELTED FROM OVERHEATING WITH THE OEM STOCK BULB ATTACHED. UPON INSPECTION THE WIRE AND HOUSING ARE DEFORMED AND FAILING. I REPLACED THE BULB TO RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A SIMPLE BULB BURN OUT. NOW THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED JUST AS THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IS SET TO EXPIRE. ALSO A QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR GM SATURN HEADLIGHT HARNESS POINTS TO SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT ISSUE. SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE, JUST CHEAP WIRING. *TR

I HAVE 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER WENT OUT. UPON EXAMINING I FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. LUCKILY IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT IF I HAVE TO PAY IT OUT OF MY POCKET ITS AROUND $600. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHT FAILURE. LIGHTS WENT OUT DURING NIGHT DRIVING. DOES NOT WORK. COSTLY REPAIR OF $500+ . *TR