2008 Saturn Outlook complaints

DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 77 IN OHIO THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. LUCKILY IT WAS IN AN AREA THAT HAD SOME LIGHTING THAT GAVE ME TIME TO REACT DUE TO THERE BEING HEAVY TRAFFIC BEHIND ME THAT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP CAUSING A FAIRLY LARGE ACCIDENT. HAVING TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON THE REMAINING 60 MILES TO HOME AND THEN INSPECTING THE BULBS WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE HARNESSES WERE MELTED NEAR THE CONNECTORS. I INSPECTED THE BULBS AND THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BULBS AND NOT HIGH WATTAGE REPLACEMENTS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED A DEVIATION FROM WHAT THE HARNESSES WERE INTENDED FOR. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK - HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED. *TR

ELECTRICAL FAILURE- THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY AND PRODUCES A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TICKETED IN MARCH FOR NO HEADLIGHTS THEN 3 DAYS LATER IT STARTED WORKING. NOW 2 DAYS AGO IT WENT OUT AGAIN. PRIOR TO THIS, I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT OUR RADIO AND DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL BUT THEY COULD NOT TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME, AS IF WORKED WELL. IT APPEARS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH GM CARS AND WE NEED AN INTERVENTION. *TR

VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AT DIFFERENT AND UNKNOWN TIMES. EITHER FROM A STOP OR TRYING TO TURN A CORNER, THE POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN, SOMETIMES CAUSING ME TO ENTER THE NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC. THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN, OR AT WHAT EXACT SPEED. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40.

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. LOW BEAM LIGHT WENT OUT. WENT TO HAVE BULB REPLACED, FOUND OUT IT WAS FAULTY WIRING, BULB IS FINE. ONE DAY THE LIGHT IS ON, THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK. *TR

THE DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT USED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A WHILE, THE PRIMARY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT NO LONGER WORKS, ALTHOUGH THE HIGH-BEAMS STILL DO. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT I HAVE READ OF IDENTICAL ISSUES WITH OTHER OUTLOOK OWNERS AND THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEADLAMPS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM BULB STOPPED WORKING...AND WOULD NOT WORK AFTER MULTIPLE ON-OFF CYCLES AND RESTARTS. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB I NOTICED THE HARNESS WAS MELTED AT THE BULB CONNECTOR. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAN OUT THE MELTED PLASTIC AND BULB WORKED, BUT HAVE TO REPLACE HARNESS DUE TO MELTED AND EXPOSED WIRES. *TR

THE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED IN MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WAS A FAULTY DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEADLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHT BEING INOPERABLE. THIS OCCURRED ON MAY 8TH, 2011 AND WAS CONTINUOUS. I HAD THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED AT MY COST DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF ONLY DRIVING WITH ONE WORKING HEADLIGHT AT NIGHT AS WELL AS THE FACT IT'S AGAINST THE LAW IN THE STATE OF OHIO. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS TRAVELING TO CANADA AND DID NOT WANT TO RISK THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH OR COLLISION WITH AN ANIMAL DUE TO THE FAULTY LIGHT. I PAID OUT OF POCKET OVER $270 FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR (THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE). GM PUBLISHED A BULLETIN REGARDING THIS ISSUE: (#09-08-42-004: LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULB INOPERATIVE - REPLACE HARNESS AND FILL CONNECTOR CAVITY FOR LOW BEAM BULB CONNECTOR WITH NYOGEL GREASE MAY 29, 2009) THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS HAS NOW BURNED OUT ON BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE IT'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

MELTING / ELECTRICAL FIRE IN HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS AND PRE-MATURE HEADLIGHT BULB FAILURE. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS AND BULB CONNECTION MELTED CAUSING LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE ROOF, CAUSING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE LEAK BUT REPAIRED THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE DEALER DISCOVERED WATER IN THE FUSE BOX AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURS IN RAINY WEATHER AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING FROM THE DOME LIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500.

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHEN GOING TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP BULB ALL OF THE WIRES HAVE MELTED. NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE DUE TO THE FACT MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED. THANKFULLY THE CAR DID NOT BURN UP DUE TO THE FACT ON WAS ON A TWELVE HOUR DRIVE WITH MY FAMILY. *TR

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK (RECENTLY PURCHASED USED) HAS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT ISSUES. THE HEADLIGHTS GO IN AND OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE SERVICE CENTER QUOTED ME OVER $600 TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY SAY IT'S A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS COMMON WITH THE SATURN OUTLOOK MODEL. NOT A BULB BURNOUT, BUT A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM THAT SATURN KNEW ABOUT. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD. I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL LIKE GM HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF A LOT OF PEOPLE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT ON SATURN OUTLOOK. WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED. THIS HAPPENED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AND A HUGE DANGER AS WE ARE WITHOUT LOW BEAMS UNTIL WE CAN GET IT FIXED AND PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. PROBABLY BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAVING A PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS FAILURE. HEADLAMPS WERE BURNING OUT FREQUENTLY AND FINALLY DETERMINED THAT GM INSTALLED FAULTY LOW GAUGE WIRING. HARNESS IN MY VEHICLE WAS BURNED AND MELTED CAUSING A FIRE RISK. THE DEALER REPLACED ONE HARNESS WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE OTHER HARNESS NOW AT 64K MILES. *TR

I OWN A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT, I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER TO REPLACE THE BULB. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT THE BULB, BUT THE HARNESS OR SLEEVE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS COST ME $799.00 THAT WAS A MONTH AGO. NOW THE OTHER SIDE HAS GONE OUT TOO. I THINK THEY WOULD DO A CALL BACK, BECAUSE I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND COMPLAINTS. MY OUTLOOK HAD 42,000 MILES ON IT. I REALLY NEED SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER, I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO BE BAD FROM THE BEGINNING. *TR

THE LOW BEAM CONNECTION MELTED.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE KEEPS BURNING OUT. I HAVE HAD THE BULB REPLACED 3 TIMES ALL WITHIN 2-4 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THE PROBLEM IS YET TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR IN DEC. 2010 FROM CARMAX. IT HAD ~35,000 MILES ON IT. AT ~38,500 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I REMOVED THE BULB AND FOUND THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. I TRIED REPLACING THE BULB, BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT WORK. THE CABLE MUST BE RUINED. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLAMP HARNESS IS DEFECTIVE AND HEADLAMP DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK OF COURSE IT IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS JUST AFTER 50,000 MILES. THE WIRING IS EXPOSED TO THE HEADLAMP AND SHORTED OUT. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I HAVE 30,000 MILES ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. REPLACED THE BULB. LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN DURING 20 HOUR DRIVE HOME. TURNS OUT HARNESS IS MELTED AND THE BULB IS FINE. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED 4 HEADLAMPS IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. NOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLS ME I NEED TO HAVE THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. IT IS ON ORDER AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT FOR FEAR OF GETTING A TICKET.

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK...THE LEFT HEADLAMP WOULD GO OUT AND THEN ON AND OUT,ETC. I TOOK THE SATURN TO THE SHOP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. IT WAS THE WIRE HARNESS THAT WAS BAD SO THEY REPLACED THIS AND ALSO REPLACED THE HEADLAMP BULB. IT COST A TOTAL OF $148.38. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE OUTLOOK AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

WIRING HARNESS PROVIDING POWER TO HEADLIGHT SHORTED OUT. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AROUND 24,000 MILES IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. 20,000 MILES LATER THE SAME HEADLIGHT WENT OUT FOR WHICH I HAD TO PAY THE DEALER $40 TO INSTALL IT. 5,000 MILES LATER THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT STOP WORKING AND PAID THE DEALER $40 TO REPLACE IT. TWO HOURS LATER IT STOP WORKING AND HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WHICH THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ASSEMBLY. IF GM DOESN'T FIX THIS PROBLEM THEN THEY LOST A BUYER FOR LIFE. *TR

OUR 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK'S HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY KEEP GOING OUT. AND IT IS VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR, ESPECIALLY SINCE SATURN WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. ALSO, WE HAVE A PORTABLE DVD PLAYER THAT WE USE IN THE CAR FOR OUR KIDS AND WHEN WE PLUG IT INTO THE OUTLET NEAR THE RADIO AN BURNING ODOR COMES FROM IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT THEN SMELLED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR AND HE CONTINUED DRIVING USING THE LOW BEAMS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE BULB AND DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WOULD NEED A REPLACEMENT WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS ON BACK ORDER AND NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,605 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,635. UPDATED 03/22/11*LJ

THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS WENT OUT ON THE DRIVERSIDE BUT WAS REPLACED N COVERED THROUGH WARRANTY BUT NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS HAS BURNED OUT AND THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED NOT BEING ABLE TO COVER THIS DEFECT. *TR

HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WHERE BOTH SIDES OF THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP WIRING HARNESSES ARE FAULTY AND CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. I REPLACED THE BULB ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND IT WAS BLOWN AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A WIRING HARNESS ISSUE DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED. INSULATING SLEEVE ON WIRING AT WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. *TR

HEADLIGHT WIRING DEFECT. *TR

PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. DASHBOARD "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS 'OFF' EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT WITH THE SEATBELT ON. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM LAMP FAILED ON DECEMBER 13, 2010. I REPLACED THE LAMP WITH A NEW ONE. ON FEBRUARY 6 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. SINCE THE LAMP WAS NEW I CHECKED TO INSURE IT WAS SEATED AND IT WAS. THE LAMP CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL FEBRUARY 17TH WHEN IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY. UPON CHECKING THE LAMP AGAIN I FOUND THAT THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES AT THE BASE OF THE SOCKET HAD MELTED AND ONE OF THE WIRES WAS BROKEN. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *TR

ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, OR WORKING OFF AND ON. REPLACED LIGHTS AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. LOOKS LIKE A WIRING OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THERE LOOKS TO BE A TSB FROM GM ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL. *LN

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR. THERE ARE NOW OVER 150 COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA REGARDING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND FAILURE OF THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES. MY PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AND WHEN REPAIRS WERE STARTED THE GM REPAIR SHOP NOTED THE WIRING HARNESS WHERE THE BULB IS INSERTED WAS BURNED (MELTED AND BLACKENED) AS IS THE CASE IN ALL THE COMPLAINTS I REVIEWED. GM ISSUED A TSB IN MAY 2009 ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM (TSB# 09-08-42-004) WHICH INCLUDED FILLING THE CONNECTOR CAVITY WITH NYOGEL GREASE AFTER REMOVING AND REPLACING THE HARNESS. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH JUST OVER 41,000 MILES. THE GM SHOP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN OTHER VEHICLES IN THIS MODEL LINE WITH THE SAME FAILURE. HOWEVER THEY HAD NO DIRECTIONS TO COVER THE REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I CALL GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THAT CALL RESULTED IN AN APPARENT LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM IN SPITE OF THE NUMEROUS NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND INTERNET DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD A FAILURE OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CAN ALSO EXPECT THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL ALSO FAIL WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR COST BEYOND JUST REPLACING A BURNED OUT BULB. *TR

LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, THEN BACK ON AND OUT AGAIN IN SAME 45 MINUTE TRIP. NEW DAY WORKED FINE FOR TWO WEEKS. NOW OUT AGAIN. WIRE HARNESS FAILURE. REQUIRES A $250-400 REPAIR FOR ONE SIDE. THE OTHER SIDE CAN FAIL AT ANYTIME DUE TO THE DESIGN AND NO DIELECTRIC GREASE. CONCERNED ABOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AS WIRES BURN WITHOUT PROPER FUSE PROTECTION. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD FUNCTION BUT NOT THE LOW BEAMS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. THE WIRING HARNESSES WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED AN AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE. EVEN THOUGH THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ANYWAY. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION, THE ISSUE WAS TAKEN CARE OF. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A SEAT MODULE AND IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. UPDATED 01/21/15. *JB

I OWN 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XE. THE HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE FLICKERS ON AND OFF. UPON EXAMINING THE BULB, I NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IS BURNED OUT. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. PLEASE ENVISTIGATE. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR W/DUAL SUNROOFS LEAKS WATER THROUGH INSIDE CORNER PILLARS, WHICH HOUSE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAGS. THE WATER COULD COMPROMISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIR BAGS AND THE SEATBELT RETRACTORS. IT WILL ALSO LEAK ONTO DRIVERS FLOOR, THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUNCTIONS. MULTIPLE REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED AS MANY AS 6 OR MORE VISITS TO HAVE THE CONDITION CORRECTED UNDER WARRANTY, TO NO AVAIL. GM APPARENTLY STONEWALLS COMPLAINANTS UNTIL THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND REFUSES TO FIND A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING IN SATURN OUTLOOK AND OTHER SIMILAR GM MODELS SINCE 2007. WATER ENTERS THE ROOF, AND RUNS TO THE LOWEST CORNER OF THE VEHICLE, DEPENDING ON HOW IT IS PARKED. ALTHOUGH SATURN IS NOW DEFUNCT, THERE REMAIN MANY OF THESE VEHICLES IN USE. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A PERMANENT FIX, AND RECALL ALL POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLES TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS ONGOING CONDITION. *LN

MY PASSENGER LIGHT WENT OUT SO I FIGURED I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BULB. THE NEXT NIGHT IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS AND WENT OUT AGAIN SO I FIGURED THERE WAS A SHORT. I GOT INTO THE LIGHT FIXTURE AND LOOKED AT THE BULB AND IT LOOKED GOOD BUT I PULLED THE LIGHT OUT ANYWAYS TO CHANGE FOR NEW SINCE I WAS IN THERE ALREADY. TO MY SURPRISE THE FIXTURE HOLDING THE LAMP WAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS ARCHING TO IT WITH THE PLASTIC MELTED ALL AROUND IT. PLUS SOME CORROSION ON SOME OF THE WIRES. I WORK FOR THE AIR FORCE ON F16'S SO I KNOW ALOT ABOUT THE CORROSION AND THE WAY IT LOOKS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT LOOKS FROM SEARCHING THE WEB HAPPENS IN A LOT OF THESE VEHICLES. IT ISN'T A FREAK THING THAT JUST HAPPENED TO A COUPLE CARS. BY THE INSPECTION OF THE HARNESS AND CONNECTOR THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE THIS CAUSES A FIRE AND OR ACCIDENT. *TR

FAILURE IS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT THEY JUST GO OUT COMPLETELY. BOTH LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS WE'RE CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE. I RESEARCHED VARIOUS WEBSITES ONLY TO FIND GM HAS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE TSB# 09-08-42-004. I CONTACTED GM TODAY TO ADVISE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REPAIRED THEY INFORMED ME THIS IS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE TO ONLY BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

2 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE OUTLOOK...FIRST, THE AIRBAG. WE HAVE HAD IT FIXED 5 TIMES! THE DEALER RE-ROUTED IT, PUT IT BACK, REPLACED WIRING, BUT TO NO AVAIL. AND IT APPEARS AGAIN THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. THEN 2ND THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW LIGHT BEAM WENT OUT....REPLACED BULB THREE TIMES AND IT DIDN'T HOLD A CHARGE FOR ABOUT A FEW DAYS EACH. GM DEFINITELY NEED TO LOOK AT THESE PROBLEMS. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT A CAR THAT JUST GOES OUT OF WARRANTY HAS PROBLEMS THAT NEED MAJOR FIXING. *LN

UPON NOTICING A HEADLIGHT OUT ON MY WIFE'S 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK, IT WAS NOTED UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE HEADLIGHT THAT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT MELTING DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FIXTURE. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CHARRED AND BLACKENED IN THE AREA OF THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY. IT APPEARS THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT HEAT/ARCING DURING THE FAILURE EVENT. THE DAMAGED WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TO BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE FIRST SUCH FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, UPON READING VARIOUS ONLINE POSTINGS ABOUT THIS MATTER, IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON FAILURE MODE IN THESE MODEL VEHICLES. THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE TO THE HEADLIGHT LAMP WIRING CONNECTOR. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO BEING THROWN AWAY. *TR

HEADLIGHT OF 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK KEEPS GOING OUT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SIDE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. IT IS GOING TO COST A FORTUNE TO GET THIS FIXED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK THAT HAS BURNING WIRE HARNESSES. THEY HAVE COMPLETELY MELTED AT 40,000 MILES. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT COVER IT. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I BECAME AWARE THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK, 56,000 MILES, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT. CHECKED ONLINE FORUMS AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAD TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO REACH DESTINATION AT THE SAME TIME I WAS SURELY BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS IN WHICH I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND THE OTHER DRIVERS. CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIPS OF PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LOW BEAMS GOING OUT IS BECAUSE OF FAULTY WIRE HARNESS AND WOULD COST 237 DOLLARS FOR EACH HEADLIGHT 474 DOLLARS TOTAL. ALSO, THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE LIMITED 100,000 MILE GM WARRANTY. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST OTHER SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS AND YOU NEED LIGHTS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, THIS WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

THE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS OF USAGE. AFTER LOOKING THE PASSENGER LOWBEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS WAS ALSO MELTED. THIS IS A 2008 OUTLOOK XE AND I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED TO SPEND $300 FOR THIS IF THE PARTS FAIL BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DIDN'T USE HEAVY ENOUGH WIRE OR PLACED IT IN A BAD PLACE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY SATURN OUTLOOK 2008 TO GO ONTO THE HIGHWAY. AS I ACCELERATED, THE GAS PEDAL/TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK AND THE RPM STAYED @5000 RPM FOR ABOUT 8 SECONDS DURING MY ATTEMPT TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE RPM LET UP WE HEARD A LOUD THUMP NOISE AND THEN THE CAR WAS ABLE TO GET UNSTUCK. IT TOOK ABOUT 8+ SECONDS FOR THE BRAKES TO ACTUALLY TAKE OVER. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR