SATURN Complaints

I OWN A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK XE AND AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. MY PASSENGER HEADLAMP WENT OUT 2 WEEKS AGO FOR THE THIRD TIME AND TODAY MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP WENT OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE SECOND TIME THE PASSENGER LAMP WENT OUT I INSPECTED IT AND FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED JUST BELOW THE RETENTION CAP. THE WIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE NEW BULB LASTED APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS. I INSPECTED THE DRIVERS SIDE HARNESS TODAY AND HAVE FOUND THAT IT TOO HAS MELTED. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO ME TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND MAY LEAD TO A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

2009 SATURN OUTLOOK, PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WENT OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, WAS BURNT (MELTED) WIRING HARNESS. HAD TO PAY $250 FOR NEW HARNESS AND LIGHT. TODAY IS SEPT. 10TH AND TODAY THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP WENT OUT. HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN. *TR

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH IN THE RUN POSITION OF 2006 SATURN ION, 40,000 MILES, COULD NOT SAFELY TURN OFF VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING EVEN AFTER LIGHT BULB WAS CHANGED. TAKEN IN TO DEALER AND TOLD THAT THE LEFT FRONT WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED. *TR

SATURN OUTLOOK 2008 DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT , WAS CHANGED THEN WENT OUT AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK. AT DEALER FOR WASHER FLUID RECALL AND LEARNED OUR WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED IS VERY COSTLY TO FIX AND IS A FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REMOVED A FUSE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70000.

1. WAS DRIVING ON I95 IN MARYLAND. SPEED ABOUT 65 MPH. 2. LOSS OF POWER STEERING (STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO DIRECT STEERING). BEFORE AUGUST 18, 2010 THE FAILURE HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES BUT WERE AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE LAST INCIDENT WHICH HAPPENED ON AUGUST 18, 2010 WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND I ALMOST SIDE SWIPED A TRACTOR TRAILER BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. I WAS LUCKY TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. 3. I PUT IN A CALL TO SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME AD DUDLEY MARTIN CHEVROLET IN MANASSAS, VA TO CHECK THE CAR OUT. AFTER CAR WAS INSPECTED I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN EVER IT RAINS, WATER GETS ONTO STEERING BELTS WHICH CAUSES THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THEY ADVISED HAVING FENDER GUARDS INSTALLED WHICH IS OVER $300 WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. I ASKED SATURN/GM TO ADD GUARDS AT MY THEIR COST SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. SATURN/GM TOLD ME THAT THEY AGREE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO PAY TO FIX THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS ONLINE OF THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT. I KNOW IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH SHE STATED THE VEHICLE LOST ALL OF THE HYBRID FUNCTIONS. THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. ONCE SHE GOT HOME THE VEHICLE STALLED WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE BATTERY FOR THE HYBRID SYSTEM FAILED AND THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16275 UPDATED 12/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER ON SEPTEMBER 29,2010. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL, BUT SHE WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 01/10/11*JB

1A. THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK STARTED MALFUNCTIONING WHEN ON AUTO IN JULY 2010. 1B. OUR TRANSMISSION DOESN'T PROPERLY ENGAGE, EITHER. 2A. OUR HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON THE LEFT SIDE, EVEN WHEN ON MANUAL, LAST FRIDAY EVENING. THEY HAD BEEN WORKING EARLIER IN MANUAL, SO WE WERE UNAWARE UNTIL PULLED OVER BY AN MP AND CITED. WE WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE OUR OUTLOOK AT NIGHT. SATURN FINALLY AGREED TO FIX THE WIRING HARNESS ON WEDNESDAY, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE NEW BULB THAT SHORTED OUT DUE TO THE WIRING PROBLEM. IT CAUSED US TO NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY OR LEGALLY DRIVE AT NIGHT. 2B. THE TRANSMISSION OFTEN DOES NOT ENGAGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AND THEN TRY TO CROSS TRAFFIC TO TURN LEFT. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AND ONE MINOR ACCIDENT FOR US. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AND NEEDING TO SPEED UP TO MERGE OR CROSS TRAFFIC. 3A. CURRENTLY, SATURN IS REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS BUT NOT THE LIGHT BURNED OUT BECAUSE OF THE WIRING PROBLEM, STATING THIS IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THEY ARE ALSO ADDRESSING LEAKS IN THE WATER AND FUEL PUMPS. 3B. UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS FIXED BY THE LEAKS REPAIR, THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. IT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF. I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE LAKE ONE DAY AND WAS DRIVING DOWN A CURVY ROAD AN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT! IT TOOK ALL THAT I HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL SO I WOULD NOT GO OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN THE HILLS SIDE! THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AFTER A LOT OF TURNING. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF THAT IT WILL RESET IT'S SELF, BUT THIS IS STILL VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. A WEEK AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL SAYING THAT IF I HAD THIS PROBLEM THAT IT COULD BE FIXED AT ANY GM DEALER, BUT WHEN I MADE MY APPOINTMENT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE MY CAR IS PRIOR SALVAGED AND THIS IS NOT A RECALL! I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS IT WILL COST $600 TO $1000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE ECONOMY IS BAD ENOUGH WE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY OR NEED TO BE PAYING FOR GM'S MISTAKES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AN IT NEEDS TO BE TAKING CARE OF! *TR