2007 Saturn Outlook

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2015· AIR BAGS

  AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. FURTHERMORE, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ALWAYS SWITCHED OFF REGARDLESS IF THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN JUNE 2015 WITH MILEAGE OF 101,806. IT IS GIVING CODE B0081-OF STATING THERE IS AN INTERNAL FAULT IN PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR. APPROXIMATE COST TO FIX WAS AROUND ~$1000. DECLINED FIXING IT AT THIS TIME AS I HAD ALREADY SPENT $2500 IN OTHER REPAIRS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MANY OF THESE CARS AND IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN....NOT JUST WEAR AND TEAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE AIRBAG CONCERNS.

• 12/29/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAD MY PASSENGER LOW BEAM LIGHT ALREADY FIXED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE LOW BEAM LIGHT MELT. NOW MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND ITS THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE WITH THE WIRING HARNESS MELTING AND THE LIGHT NOT WORKING ON SOME DAYS AND THEN WORKING THE NEXT DAY OR LATER IN THE DAY WHEN I START THE CAR UP AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM TO GET IT FIXED. I KNOW THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT FOR THE VEHICLE THAT EXPIRED DECEMBER 31, 2013. BOTH OF MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING THIS YEAR. *TR

• 12/29/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE PARKED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BODILY AND INTERNAL INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 2/25/15*CN UPDATED 9/12/2017*CN

• 12/28/2019· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY AND LIGHT SUP THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD, AND DISABLES THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG, EVEN WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHENEVER THE CAR IS POWERED ON.

• 12/28/2012· POWER TRAIN

  IN MAY 2012 THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, IT WAS REPLACED - $1700 ON DECEMBER 10TH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, IT WAS REPLACED (ALONG WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER-STILL UNDER WARRANTY) - $4235. *TR

• 12/28/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK BURNS OUT HEADLIGHTS (WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE) WITH ALARMING FREQUENCY. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT IT IS BURNING OUT WIRING HARNESSES WHICH COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH TIME A REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY. THROUGH RESEARCH, I KNOW THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME FAILURE OF AN (OBVIOUSLY) CRITICAL COMPONENT. *TR

• 12/27/2012· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  WAVE PLATE BROKE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. LOOSE METAL FROM WAVE PLATE DAMAGED MANY PARTS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION. ORIGINAL ESTIMATE WAS $3500 DUE TO BEING 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE WARRANTY. GM AGREED TO COVER REMAINING BILL IF I PAID $1100 DUE TO THE RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE (78K). ONE SMALL WAVE PLATE CAUSED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE AND GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE '07, '08, '09 SATURN OUTLOOK. *TR

• 12/26/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE A 2007 OUTLOOK XR WITH RE-OCCURRING HEADLIGHT ISSUES, UPON FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE ISSUE AND REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE LOW BEAM BULBS NUMEROUS TIMES, I FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS AT THE CONNECTION POINT OF THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE MELTED THROUGH THE HARNESS THUS LEAVING EXPOSED WIRES. LIKE SO MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VERY SAME ISSUE WITH SATURN OUTLOOKS, THIS IS A VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED. *TR

• 12/25/2013· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK THE ENGINE STALLED AND CAME RIGHT BACK ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2 ND GEAR. I PULL OVER PUT IT IN PARK SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WENT INTO GEAR. I'M VERY UPSET TO LEARN IT WILL COST ME 6000.00 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AND TIMING CHAIN WHICH IS A PROBLEM GM IS VERY AWARE OF. I THINK THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM DUE TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR. AND PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THE VEHICLE. SO IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX IT. *TR

• 12/24/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT BY THE LOCAL MECHANIC TO FIND OUT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS WENT BAD. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO ITS NOT COVERED. IT SEEMS THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

• 12/22/2015· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE LIFT GATE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,760.

• 12/21/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING DURING LONG INTERSTATE TRIP. AFTER A REST STOP, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF A LOW GEAR ON FREEWAY EVEN WHEN TRAVELING AT 60-70 MPH. WARNING LIGHT (TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT) CAME ON AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT. POWER TRAIN COMPLETELY FAILED AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND FIND A HOTEL TO STAY AT OVERNIGHT. GM DEALER FOUND 35R WAVE PLATE BROKEN AND SEVER METAL DEBRIS THROUGHOUT TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. *TR

• 12/21/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON MY 2007 OUTLOOK STOPPED WORKING. I STARTED TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT NOTICED WHEN I LOOKED AT THE CONNECTOR THAT IS ONE OF THE WIRE'S HAS ALMOST COMPLETED BROKEN/BURNT AWAY FROM THE IT. *TR

• 12/20/2019· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN LIT UP FOR AWHILE NOW. THEY SAY I NEED A NEW SENSOR. IS THIS NOT THE SAME ISSUE FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL? WHY DOES THIS NOT SHOW UP UNDER THAT RECALL?

• 12/20/2008· STEERING

  THERE IS A DISTINCT GROANING NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE NOISE IS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE CAR IS FULLY WARMED UP, BUT OCCURS NEARLY ANY TIME. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY FROM CENTER IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE NOISE INTENSIFIES, AND A DISTINCT VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP OR OTHER STEERING COMPONENTS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND OF COURSE THEY CLAIMED THERE IS NO NOISE. I LEFT IT THERE FOR MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO TRY IT, AS MY ENTIRE FAMILY HEARS THE NOISE, BUT OF COURSE ONLY THE DRIVER CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY FEAR IS THAT WHATEVER COMPONENT(S) IS/ARE FAILING, THEY WILL TOTALLY FAIL ON THE HIGHWAY, EITHER COMPROMISING THE STEERING OR LEAVING OUR FAMILY STRANDED. *TR

• 12/19/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2007 OUTLOOK XR AWD - FRONT RIGHT LOW BEAM WIRING HARNESS AND BULB CONNECTOR MELTED AFTER 37,000 MILES. *TR

• 12/18/2012· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOST TRACTION. DRIVING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND WOULD NOT RUN. WAS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH 5 YEAR OLD AND BABY ON BOARD. THANKFULLY ONCOMING TRAFFIC SAW US AND SLOWED DOWN TO GO AROUND US. *TR

• 12/17/2014· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR FLOODED WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF SEALANT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/17/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FOR ABOUT A MONTH THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING CAME THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE CAR. UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE. THEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER. WHEN WE WENT TO REPLACE IT THE SOCKET TO THE WIRES WERE BURNED AND MELTED. UNABLE TO FIX IT AND NOW WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT AND GET REPLACED. HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN OUT FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS NOW. WE ARE LUCKY NOTHING MORE HAS HAPPENED TO THE HEADLIGHT OR THAT A FIRE DIDN'T' HAPPEN. *TR

• 12/15/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS BURNT OUT AND HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN 1 MONTH. IT'S CURRENTLY 12/15/19 AND IT'S BURNT OUT AS WE SPEAK

• 12/15/2013· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK XE (FWD). AFTER A FEW DAYS OF A BIT OF AN ODD HITCH IN THE GEARS AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTING, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. AFTER A BRIEF STOP AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY MECHANIC WHERE WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 78,500 MILES. *TR

• 12/15/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE BOUGHT A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK IN MAY OF 2008. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS WOULD KEEP "BLOWING" SO WE THOUGHT. WE HAVE REPLACED HEAD LAMPS FOR THE LOW BEAMS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES AT LEAST 3 TIMES EACH YEAR, SO 9 TIMES. IN NOV. OF 2010 THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD GO OUT AND THEM COME BACK ON, SO WE BOUGHT A NEW ONE TO PUT IN. AS MY HUSBAND WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB JUST BY TOUCHING IT, IT WOULD GO ON. THEN THE DRIVER SIDE STARTED DOING THIS. ON FRIDAY NOV. 26 WHILE DRIVING DOWN I90 (A MAJOR HIGHWAY) IN ALBANY AT 5AM IN THE RAIN, I LOST BOTH HEADLIGHTS. MY HUSBAND WOULD GO TO REPLACE THEM AND THEY WOULD COME BACK ON WITH THE TOUCH. AFTER READING THE MANY COMPLAINTS WE REALIZED THAT WE HAVE THE SAME HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. THEY WILL BE ON AND GOING AND THEN JUST TURN OFF. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT 2 TIMES NOW AND I WILL NOT DRIVE IN THE DARK OR HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON AT ALL TIMES. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SEEING IF THIS IS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR, THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS WILL DIM UP AND DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL OVER 6 TIMES TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP, THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME ITS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. WE BELIEVE IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND IT'S MALFUNCTION. *TR

• 12/15/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I AM THE PROUD OWNER OF A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK AND LOVE THE VEHICLE SO FOR. HOWEVER AFTER HAVING IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS, THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. AN EASY FIX. I REPLACED BOTH BULB AND TWO DAYS LATER, THE DRIVERSIDE STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON BY ITSELF. I'VE NOW REPLACED BOTH BULB TWICE IN 3 MONTHS TIME. I WISH I WOULD'VE RESEARCHED THIS VEHICLE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I NOW READ HOW GM IS DOING NOTHING AND THIS IS WRONG. SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUS INJURED OR DIE FROM A RESULT SUDDEN LIGHT OUTAGE. PLEASE GM HELP US OUT LIKE WE'VE HELPED YOU. *TR

• 12/14/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  NOW THAT ITS COLD MY TRUCK WONT START. EVERY MORNING I HAVE TO JUMP START IT. I ALSO NOTICE THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WELL ON ONE THAT IS. THE LEFT ONE. WHEN IN IDLE THE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT ON DASH BOARD ILLUMINATES I KNOW THIS ISN'T RIGHT I HAD THAT SERVICED ALREADY. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE HATCH BACK WONT GO UP COMPLETELY IT WILL GO MID STREAM AND CLOSE BACK.

• 12/14/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK INCLUDE ONGOING ELECTRICAL ISSUES (LIGHTS INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONING, STABILITRACK, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS ON INTERMITTENTLY, REMOTE START DOESN'T WORK, POWER LIFT GATE OPENS ON IT'S OWN, LIFT GATE SWITCH FAILED INTERNALLY

• 12/13/2019· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. JACK PHELAN CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 4000 S HARLEM ACE, LYONS, IL 60534, 708-954-8003) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ABS MODULE MAY NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

• 12/13/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I OWN A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. YESTERDAY, OUR LOW BEAM HEADLAMP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT. THINKING IT WOULD BE A SIMPLE REPAIR, I BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BULBS. AS I DID THE REPAIR, I FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT THE BULB AT ALL, BUT A WIRING HARNESS THAT HAD FRAYED AND SHEARED ITSELF OFF. WHAT WAS ODD TO ME IS THAT IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE LAMP, I HAD TO REMOVE A NUMBER OF PROTECTIVE SHIELDS, I.E. THE FENDER SKIRT, AND THEN THE END CAP PROTECTING THE LAMP. HOW COULD ANYTHING POSSIBLY GET IN AND SHEAR THE WIRE IF IT WAS THAT WELL PROTECTED? WHEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I AM FINDING THAT IT IS BECOMING A MUCH MORE COMMON ISSUE THAT I HAD ANTICIPATED. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND ISSUING A RECALL NOTICE OUT TO PREVENT OTHER OWNERS FROM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING. *TR

• 12/12/2012· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH AND HAD LOSS OF POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT WITH ONLY 47,918 MILES ON IT AT A COST OF 4000.00 DOLLARS. *TR

• 12/11/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND BEFORE I PUT A NEW BULB IN, IT CAME BACK ON FOR A WEEK. MY HEADLIGHT THEN WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB, I SAW THE BLACK WIRE INSULATION ON THE HARNESS WAS MELTED AND ALSO THE PLASTIC OF THE BULB CONTACT WAS MELTED. I HAVE WORKED WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR 30 YEARS AND BELIEVE THE WIRE SIZE IS TOO SMALL FOR THE CURRENT THAT THE HEADLIGHT DRAWS. *TR

• 12/10/2008· SEATS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE ARE ABLE TO PULL THE LEVER OUT OF THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT IN THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT IT MAY CAUSE POTENTIAL HARM IF THERE IS A CHILD SEATED IN THE BACK SEAT. ALSO, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT COULD COLLAPSE ON A CHILD SEATED IN THE THIRD ROW SEATS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE SEATS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 01/08/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/08/09. *JB

• 12/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED WHICH CAUSED MY LIGHT TO NOT WORK AND REQUIRED IT BEING TAKEN IN TO HAVE A NEW HARNESS PUT ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT PUT OUT BY GM ABOUT TO SATURN SERVICE PROVIDERS ABOUT REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALLED ISSUED FOR THIS AS OF YET. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF THEY STOP WORKING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. *TR

• 12/07/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN BACK TO HER RESIDENCE. LATER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND THE THIRD GEAR STOPPED WORKING. SHE STATED THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH PLATE AND OTHER DAMAGED PARTS. THE TRANSMISSION SEALS AND SENSOR WERE ALSO REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. THE DEALER ALSO CLEANED METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE MANUFACTURER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,475 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,972.

• 12/06/2013· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR OUT OF LIMP MODE AND DROVE TO A REPAIR SHOP. A GM CERTIFIED REPAIR FACILITY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A FAILED 35R WAVE PLATE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007 AND 2008 OUTLOOKS, GMC ACADIAS, AND BUICK ENCLAVES. THIS PROBLEM AS BEEN REFERENCED UNDER NHTSA CASE NUMBER [XXX] AND BULLETIN 09-07-30-012. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/05/2012· POWER TRAIN

  MY WIFE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND REVVING OF ENGINE AT STOP LIGHTS AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LEFT HER STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL AGAIN. *TR

• 12/03/2013· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TOOK A TRIP OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND AND STARTED NOTICING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN SWITCHING GEARS WHICH ACTIVATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THANKFULLY MADE IT HOME BEFORE IT GOT WORSE. NEXT DAY DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND WAS SLIPPING ALL OVER THE PLACE. PULLED OVER TO MY HOUSE AND PARKED. TURNED OFF,TURNED BACK ON. TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE AND WAS UNABLE AS IF IN NEUTRAL. STILL CAN GO FORWARD BUT MAJOR SLIPPAGE. DOING RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS PAGE ALONE HAS 100+ AND 10+ IN THE LAST MONTH. GM AND NHTSA NEED TO REALIZE THIS ISSUE AND GET THAT RECALL GOING! *TR

• 12/02/2011· AIR BAGS

  2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WOULD FLASH RED ON AND OFF EVERYTIME A PASSENGER WAS GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE SEAT. THIS IS A CONTINUE CONCERN FOR ME AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I WORRY THAT IF THE AIRBAG IS FLASHING AND NOT WORKING AND WE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET EXTREMELY HURT OR EVEN KILLED. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE SATURN HOTLINE TO FILE A COMPLAINT, THEY STATED THAT "MY VEHICLE/VIN # WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST". THIS IS RIDICULOUS AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND OBVIOUSLY IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF FREE OF CHARGE AT MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP SINCE IT HAS A RECALL. *TR

• 12/01/2018· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT RCONIZED

• 12/01/2016· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  MY 07 SATURN OUTLOOK HAS 2 MAJOR ISSUES THE WAVE PLATE BROKE IN THE TRANSMISSION CODE P0776 AND DIDN'T RUN. I HAD TO WAIT OVER 7 MONTHS TO SAVE SINCE I HAD A CAR PAYMENT TO HAVE IT REBUILT. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY IN MY POSITION MILES WERE 80,674 AND NOW MY ROOF LEAKS SHOULD BE A RECALL IT IS MESSING UP MY ELECTRICAL COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE THAT I USED TO TAKE MY KIDS IN SO I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH TOWELS ON MY SEAT AS MY CAR RAINS ON MY HEAD IN SIDE WHEN IT IS RAINING OUTSIDE

• 12/01/2012· STEERING

  IT WAS RAINING (WHICH IS VERY COMMON IN MY STATE). I SLOWED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. HALF WAY THROUGH MY TURN, MY STEERING FAILED. I COULD NOT COMPLETELY TURN MY WHEEL TO MAKE A SAFE/LEGAL TURN. THANKFULLY I TURNED ONTO A 4 LANE ROAD, AS I ENDED UP IN THE LEFT LANE. HAD IT BEEN JUST A 2 LANE ROAD, I WOULD HAVE SLAMMED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! I WAS NOT DRIVING RECKLESSLY, I SAFELY SLOWED DOWN AS I APPROACHED MY TURN AND DURING MY TURN, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHAT SAVED MY FAMILY'S LIVES AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER, I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP, AND TO MY SURPRISE, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SATURN OUTLOOKS. WHAT WAS EVEN MORE MIND BOGGLING WAS THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT CURRENTLY A SAFETY RECALL. THEY MADE ME FEEL LIKE IT WAS NOT SAFE FOR ME TO EVEN DRIVE MY VEHICLE ANYMORE AND MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO "UPGRADE WHEEL WELL LINERS." I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE EVEN STATED THAT AFTER UPGRADING THEIR LINERS, THEY STILL ENCOUNTER THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM WORRIED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT GM/SATURN NEED TO OWN UP TO THIS AND RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/01/2010· POWER TRAINCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A CHILD'S FOOT HIT THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S PARKED VEHICLE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,806.

• 12/01/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATING AND MELTING TO THE BULB, CAUSING LIGHT FAILURE AND NEED OF REPLACEMENT. FAULTY WIRE HARNESS CAUSES BULB TO BURN OUT BEFORE THE BULB LIFE HAS EXPIRED. *TR

• 11/30/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK XR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE HEADLIGHTS WAS MELTING, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,290. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

• 11/29/2012· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR ON THE ROAD, THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 25 MILES PER HOUR AND WOULD ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH. WE THEN DROVE 25 MPH IN PRIMARILY 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT ROADS BACK HOME. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE LESS THAN 10 MILES FROM OUR HOME. THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE IN REVERSE EITHER. *TR

• 11/27/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE REPLACE MY LOW BEAM ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE A FEW TIMES IN A YEAR, THIS LAST TIME THE WIRING HAD MELTED. BECAUSE OF THIS I HAD TO PAY A HUNDRED DOLLAR TICKET FOR A LIGHT BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET IT FIXED IN 24 HOURS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, GM SHOULD BE MAKING THIS A MANDATORY RECALL....

• 11/27/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TODAY AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT HAD BURNED OUT AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE 9/18/2010. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. DOES GM EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. BECOMING SCARED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT FEARING MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. *TR

• 11/25/2019· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN I TURN ON HEADLIGHT ONLY ONE SIDE WORK WHEN I TURN ON HIGH BEAMS THEY COME ON IT'S A WIRING ISSUE

• 11/25/2015· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  SEAT SENSOR KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF WITH OR WITHOUT SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE TRIED CALLING DEALERS, SATURN-GM BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO HELP WITH THE RESOLUTION OF THIS DEFECT. THEY SAY THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR BUT ACCORDING TO A LOT OF FORUMS THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY DEFECT NOT JUST A RECALL. THIS TECHNICALLY COULD HURT OR KILL SOMEONE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I WILL TAKE THIS AS HIGH AS I CAN TAKE IT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS.

• 11/25/2014· ENGINE

  TRACTION CONTROL ALERT WARNING ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE ENGINE TURNS OFF DISABLING THE VEHICLE THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS OTHER TIMES AND GM HAS HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS MORE THAN 5 TIMES AND LAST TIME CHARGED OVER $2000 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE WORK COMPLETELY. *TR

• 11/25/2012· POWER TRAIN

  WE PULLED UP TO AN INTERSECTION, STOPPED, AND WHEN WE TRIED TO PROCEED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT HOOK UP. WE WERE STRANDED AT THE INTERSECTION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE OTHER VEHICLES DODGED AND DARTED AROUND OURS, IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR MY FAMILY AND THE OTHERS AROUND US! AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD IT TOWED FROM THERE. I HAVE MADE FURTHER EFFORTS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT WORK. *TR

• 11/24/2015· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE DETACHED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.