2009 SATURN OUTLOOK Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND FAILED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. ALSO, THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A WIRE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,948.

POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES OUT AT LOW SPEEDS IN MY 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK CAUSING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN TURNING AND PARKING. I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS IN THE RECENT MONTHS, BUT THANKFULLY HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET. THE ISSUE IS DANGEROUS THOUGH AND I PANIC EVERY TIME I HAVE TO TURN ON A BUSY INTERSECTION. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER GM CARS, INCLUDING SOME SATURNS, BUT NOT MY PARTICULAR MODEL. MY CAR HAS NOT EVEN REACHED 100,000 MILES YET. PLEASE CORRECT THIS ISSUE FOR ALL KNOWN VEHICLES, GM.

SEPTEMBER 16,2014 AROUND 8:30 PM WE WERE DRIVING ON I10 WESTBOUND AND ACCELERATED TO GET IN THE MAIN LANES. THE CAR MADE THE ACCELERATED NOISE BUT WAS STUCK IN GEAR AT 4400 RPMS AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. WE PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT TO TEST THE ACCELERATION AND IT WAS HARD TO TELL DRIVING IN A SHORT DISTANCE, BUT AS SOON AS WE PULLED OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. THE NEXT TIME THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AS IF IT WOULD STOP SO WE PULLED INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT AND CUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN WE TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,800.

AFTER THE IGNITION IS SHUT OFF WITH EITHER THE KEY IN OR OUT OF IGNITION, WHEN THE DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN THE RADIO IS SUPPOSED TO TURN OFF. PERIODICALLY THE RADIO WILL STAY OF EVEN AFTER THE DOOR IS OPENED. MOST TIMES, THE RADIO WILL GO OFF IF THE DOOR IS OPENED BACK UP, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME TIMES THAT THE RADIO NEVER SHUTS OFF. THE SENSOR IS COMBINED INTO THE LOCK ASSEMBLY. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING FORUMS FOR ANY CHEVY, GMC, SATURN, OR OTHER GM MODELS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A 05 CHEVY IMPALA THAT IS DOING THE SAME THING

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE LOW ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WOULD GO NO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. I TURNED AROUND TO HEAD HOME AND PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. WHEN RESTARTED RAN FINE FOR A COUPLE DAYS.I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. I ASKED IF THIS IS NORMAL AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND THAT IT HAPPENS ON CARS LESS THEN ONE YEAR OLD, BUT GM WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. THE ADVISOR SUGGESTED THAT IF I DID THE REPAIR MYSELF NOT TO BUT AN GM UNIT AS THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I PURCHASED A NEW UNIT FROM AFTER MARKET CO. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. THEN 8/8/14 WITH 91,000 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC THEY REPLACED THE PUMP ON THE INFORMATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, WAS TOLD COULD BE FUEL PRESSURE MODULE. WILL FIND OUT TODAY IF THAT FIXES IT. MY BIG PROBLEM WITH ALL THIS IS THAT THE CAR IS FIVE YEARS OLD WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THESE REPAIRS ARE NOT CHEAP. IF GM KNOWS ABOUT THOUSANDS OF DEFECTIVE PARTS WHY ARE THEY NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT OR BEING MADE TO DO SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OIL SENDING UNIT AND BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

IN APRIL 2013 THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE WAS REPLACED. THIS IS AUGUST 1ST THE DEALERSHIP CALLS AND THE WAVE PLATE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AGAIN. BY REVIEWING FORUMS IT SEEMS ALOT OF GM'S TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE. PLEASE CONSIDER REVIEWING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 63000 MILES. WE ARE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THESE VEHICLES AND WE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE OUR MONIES WORTH. I PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2013...POWER TRAIN WARRANTY 5YEARS OR 100000 MILES,COME ON I WAS IN A NO WIN. FOR SURE THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR REVIEW. *TR

THE CAR HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY HARD TO STEER AFTER BEING IN A PARKED POSITION. ONCE YOU MOVE IT OUT OF A PARKED STATE THE STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT BUT WHEN YOU BEGIN TO DRIVE IT IS OKAY. *TR