2008 Saturn Outlook complaints

WIRE HARNESS ON 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HAS 'MELTED'. BEEN SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WIREHARNESS FOR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNT AND MELTED TO THE HEADLIGHT. MELTED THE CAP THAT PROTECTED HALOGEN BULB AND THE CONNECTION. *TR

OVERHEATING OF LOW BEAM HEADLAMP WIRING CAUSING MELTING OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS. HEADLAMPS WILL LOOSE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND ALL LAMP LIGHT WILL BE LOST. *LN

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK, PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT IS ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN. I REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB, AND USED THE CORRECT "BULB GREASE" IN THE SOCKET, BUT THE WIRE HARNESS THAT POWERS THE LIGHT BULB LOOKS TO BE TOO LIGHT IN GAUGE TO POWER THE HEADLIGHT. THE BULB WILL LIGHT SOMETIMES, BUT THEN GO OUT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, INDICATING A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE HEADLIGHT IS OUT HAS INCREASED INCREMENTALLY OVER TIME. THE PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO, WHILE THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 34000 MILES ON IT, AND I HAD ASSUMED IT WAS A FAULTY LIGHT BULB. I NOW HAVE OVER 39000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, AND AM READING OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I BEGIN EXPERIENCING THE SAME LIGHT FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, I WILL LOSE ALL VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. WITH 39000 MILES NOW ON THE TRUCK, I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DREAD SEEING THE COST OF A REPLACEMENT WIRE HARNESS, AFTER HAVING REPLACED THE BULB THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. *LN

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERATIVE, WIRE HARNESS REPLACED DUE TO REPAIR DESCRIPTION OF "MELTING". NO INCIDENT FOR APPROX 9 MONTHS. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECOMES INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY DURING DRIVING. HAND ADJUSTMENT OF WIRE HARNESS TEMPORARILY ALLOWS HEADLIGHT TO FUNCTION. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGINS TO FAIL IN SAME INTERMITTENT WAY AS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. LOSS OF HEADLIGHT WHILE DRIVING, DRIVING BECOMES HAZARDOUS. *TR

HAVE REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB 3 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. AFTER LAST REPLACEMENT LASTED TWO DAYS I GOT UP INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY (AN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TASK) TO SEE THAT THE WIRING INSIDE THE SOCKET WAS MELTED AND BURNT AWAY. I SUSPECT THAT THE WIRE SHIELDING LEADING TO THE SOCKET WAS NEVER THERE, FROM THE FACTORY. IT APPEARED THAT THE WIRE WAS LEFT UNSHIELDED AND ARCD OUT AGAINST THE METAL SOCKET RETAINER. THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS ARE ALL BUT MELTED AWAY FROM THIS GROUNDING. I WENT TO THE GM DEALER I MADE PURCHASE FROM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS A "SERVICE ADVISORY", BUT NO RECALL. FURTHER, I'VE WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE SEEING "A TON" OF THESE. I WAS TOLD OF DISASSEMBLY OF THE FRONT END TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. LASTLY, THE COST MIGHT EXCEED $300. THIS IS AN UNREASONABLE EXPENSE FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE AS SIMPLE AS CHANGING A BULB. I AM LEFT WITH NO RECOURSE BUT TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE WIRING MYSELF WITH THE BEST PARTS I CAN FIND. I CAN ONLY WONDER WHAT THE OTHER HEADLIGHT IS DOING UNDER THERE. I FEAR THAT THE FIRE HAZARD IS REAL AND TANGIBLE. I HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT SATURN'S REPUTATION WAS OUTSTANDING FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPERIOR PRODUCT ENGINEERING. BUT WE LOYAL SATURN OWNERS SEEM TO BE ON OUR OWN NOW. AT LEAST THOSE OF US WITH MILEAGE OVER 36,000 MILES. WHAT I WOULD LIKETO SEE IS GM STAND BEHIND THIS PRODUCT WITH SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT AS HEADLIGHT SAFETY AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WIRING HARNESS ON HEADLIGHT OVERHEATED AND HEADLIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. ALREADY HAD AT SERVICE CENTER TWICE. PAID FOR REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT WHICH WENT OUT A DAY OR TWO LATER; THEN PAID FOR A DIAGNOSIS. ALREADY PULLED OVER TWICE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR HAVING HEADLIGHT OUT. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WIRING HARNESS MELT SHUTTING DOWN THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OUT ON THE 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WENT OUT ONE DAY, A FEW DAYS LATER STARTED WORKING AGAIN. NOW IS OUT FOR GOOD ON "LOW BEAM" WILL WORK FOR "HIGH BEAMS". *LN

ONGOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH 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. SATURN DEALER FINALLY REPAIRED PROBLEM AFTER 4 SERVICE VISITS. DEALER REPLACED SEAT CONNECTOR, AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS, & PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

SPONTANEOUS LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURES DUE TO WIRING HARNESS DEFECT. HEADLIGHT SOCKET HARNESS & WIRING WAS MELTED. PASSENGER SIDE FAILED IN OCTOBER 2010. DRIVER SIDE FAILED IN DECEMBER 2010. IN BOTH CASES THE GM DEALER NEEDED TO REPLACE HARNESS & BULB. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED BULB. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER, SAME HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. REPLACED BULB. SAME HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN IN JULY 2010. REPLACED A 3RD TIME. BULB WENT OUT AGAIN IN NOV 2010. INFORMED WIRING HAD MELTED AND HARNESS/CONNECTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. YESTERDAY 12/21/2010 PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND SAME PROBLEM.

OUR 2008 SATURN JUST HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW LAMP HEADLIGHT FIXED. MELTED HARNESS PIECE. WE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS ONE BECAUSE WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY TIME (60K MILES). THE PASSENGER SIDE LAMP WENT OUT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT WE JUST SPENT $279 TO HAVE A LIGHT REPAIRED THAT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH SATURNS... BEFORE THAT WE HAD THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT PROBLEM. THE CAR DOESN'T SENSE WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. DEALERSHIP SAID CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST US BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY A FAULTY SENSOR. THIS IS OUR SECOND OUTLOOK. LEMON-LAWED THE 2007 AND THOUGHT WE'D GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE. NOT SMART ON OUR PART IN RETROSPECT! *TR

I HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM LIGHT IN MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH AND IT'S OUT AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MATTER ONLINE, I NOW SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THESE COMPLAINTS IMMEDIATELY AND ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS MATTER BEFORE THIS CAUSES SOMEONE TO GET HURT OR KILLED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR AT A STOP LIGHT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF AND HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING AND SOCKET MELTED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WIRING AND SOCKET WERE REPLACED. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS YET TO BE INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ THE HEAD LIGHT WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/20/11

DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT WIRING AND CONNECTORS IN MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. CHANGED THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP 3 TIMES, LAST TWO BULBS ONLY LAST A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE WIRING BURNS THROUGH. *TR

THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT I SPENT $100 TO FIND OUT I HAD A SHORT IN THE WIRE HARNESS THAT CAUSED THE OTHER ONE TO GO OUT. AT 40,000 PLUS MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $500 PLUS DOLLAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP STOPPED WORKING. WE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS BECAUSE THE WIRE AND SOCKET MELTED AND BURNED. I'M RELIEVED THAT IT HAS NOT CAUSED A MAJOR VEHICLE FIRE. 40,000 MILES. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT ( OR APPEARED TO) I BOUGHT A H11 BULB FROM THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND WENT TO REPLACE IT AND FOUND MY BULB WASN'T BURNT OUT AT ALL JUST HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE SOCKET. SO I TWISTED IT BACK INTO THE SOCKET, PUT THE COVER BACK ON AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN MY PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. NOW ON MY WAY HOME FORM THE STORE BOTH WENT OUT ( THIS WAS AT NIGHT AND CAUSED A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR ME GETTING HOME.) I ULTIMATELY HAD TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS JUST TO GET HOME SAFELY. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE BULB ISN'T ACTUALLY BURNING OUT IT JUST KEEPS FALLING OUT OF THE SOCKET. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED SHE NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS RESET TO CLEAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. AFTER EACH FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE VARIOUS REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,241. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AROUND 11/12/10, THE BULB WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY $285 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THAT ITS RIGHT TO MAKE US PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS COMPLETELY FAULTY. THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS AND CAN CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ILLUMINATION IN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING OF THE CABLE HARNESS MELTED. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND CABLE HARNESS WERE REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED AGAIN ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION AND WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER. THE PRIOR REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT AND CABLE HARNESS WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 07/28/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITION UNIT GOING OUT DURING LONG DRIVES ON WARM DAYS. UPDATED 08/01/11

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK OWNER AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES THOUGHT THAT I NEEDED A HEADLIGHT BULB, BUT WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO REPLACE IT HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIRE HARENESS WAS MELTED. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND IT TOOK ABOUT 3 WEEKS FOR THEM TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES. THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON THE 2008 OUTLOOK I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH THAT DIDN'T MAKE THEM ANY MORE, SO THEY REPLACED THEM WITH PURPLISH BLUISH HEADLIGHTS. I'VE HAD THE NEW ASSEMBLY ON SINCE JULY 2010 AND IT'S NOW NOVEMBER 2010 AND I HAVEN'T HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLAMPS SO FAR. *TR

HEAD LIGHT ON MY SATURN OUTLOOK CONTINUOUSLY BURNS OUT ITS A 2008 AND I'VE REPLACED BOTH TWICE. THE WIRING APPEARS MELTED AND BURNT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT HARNESS MELTED DUE TO OVERHEATING LIKELY CAUSED BY THE VERY SMALL GAUGE OF WIRE THEY USED IN THIS HARNESS. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 38000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE PART FROM THE DEALER, WHICH HAD A LARGER GAUGE WIRE, AND CRIMPED IT INTO PLACE. THIS WAS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE IS LITTLE TO NO ROOM AROUND THE HEADLIGHT. MOST INTERNET FORUMS SUGGESTED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER MUST BE REMOVED FOR THIS FIX. I DID FIND A WAY TO DO IT WITHOUT REMOVING THE BUMPER, BUT I DOUBT THAT THIS COULD BE DONE BY MOST PEOPLE WITHOUT REMOVING THE BUMPER. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XE. HARNESS TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAM) HAS MELTED WHICH NOW I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT BULB BURNED OUT. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE WIRE BUNDLE TO THE LIGHT OVERHEATED/BURNT AND MELTED, RESULTING IN THE HALOGEN BULB FAILURE. UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE SAME ISSUE, WHICH REPEATS ITSELF, EVEN AFTER THE DEALER REPLACES THE WIRING HARNESS. THE WIRING HARNESS IS PLASTIC, UNDER-ENGINEERED AND REPEATEDLY FAILS. THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPACED WITH A METAL WIRING HARNESS. REFERENCE SATURN' S TSB #09-08-42-004. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

MY HUSBAND AND I WILL BE TAKING OUR 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK IN FOR THE 5TH TIME, YES I SAID 5TH TIME, TO GET THE HEADLIGHT FIXED. THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS HAD A BULB REPLACED AS WELL AS THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED...SAME WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE OWNED IT LESS THAN A YEAR. WE ARE LUCKY THAT OUR DEALERSHIP IS TAKING PITY ON US, AND FIXING IT FOR FREE BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED. PLEASE RECALL THIS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED! *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING HARNESS MELTED ON HEADLIGHT, SATURN OUTLOOK 2008. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS ATTACHMENT TO THE LIGHT BULB HAS BURNED ON BOTH SIDES OF MY VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE LIGHT TO GO OUT AND MELT THE INSULATION NEAR THE COUPLING. *TR

ONE EVENING WHILE DRIVING MY CHILDREN HOME FROM AN EVENT, WE SMELLED A TOXIC BURNING TYPE SMELL. WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME, I SAW THAT THE FRONT HEADLAMP WAS OUT (A BIT SURPRISING FOR A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE). THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS BURNED. A BIT FRIGHTENING AND NOT TRO MENTION COSTLY. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS 2 YEARS OLD, IT HAS JUST ABOVE 36,000 MILES AND THUS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY FAULT FOR NOT GETTING TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE MILEAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST BELOW THE 36,000 MILE MARK. *TR

1. PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT. 2. REPLACED IT THINKING THE BULB WAS DEAD. 3. 2 DAYS LATER, THE NEW BULB WAS OUT. 4. WENT DIGGING BACK UNDER THE WHEEL WELL AND THROUGH SOME FUNKY ARM BENDING AND TWISTING OF THE NECK I COULD SEE THAT ONE OF THE FEMALE LUGS ON THE CONNECTOR WAS BURNT. 5. USED ELECTRICAL TAPE TO TEMP FIX THE LIGHT. IT WENT OUT 1 DAY LATER AND NOT EVEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR THAT 2 DAY PERIOD. 6. WENT IN AND STARTED AN INTERNET SEARCH AND DISCOVERED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS MAJOR GM PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY GOT A WARNING FOR THE POLICE TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT OUT. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY WHEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY NOT GET A TICKET OR EVEN WORSE. A CRASH. *TR

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, THE BULB WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD REPLACE THE FAULTY WIRE HARNESS. NOW MY CAR IS AT ABOUT 57,000 MILES, NO WARRANTY AND MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY $100 JUST TO LOOK AT IT AND THEN PAY FOR WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THAT ITS RIGHT TO MAKE US PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS COMPLETELY FAULTY. THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS AND CAN CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. *TR

HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING DUE TO WIRING HARNESS BEING MELTED!!! TOO MUCH HEAT OR THE WIRING HARNESS DOESN'T USE THE RIGHT WIRE. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS 4 TIMES NOW. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO HAVE A CRASH. IF IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT. *TR

HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPLACED AND HAD A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK, DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP NOT FUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BULB AND HARNESS. CONNECTION WHERE THE BULB CONNECTS TO THE HARNESS APPEARS MELTED / BURNED. VEHICLE HAS 40242 MILES AND 26 MONTHS SINCE DELIVERY WAS TAKEN. COST FOR REPAIR WAS $273.15 ON 10/25/10. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK FWD XR HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED, NO LONGER HAVE LOW BEAM LIGHT. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT DARK DUE TO EXPOSED WIRES IN THE WIRE HARNESS NEAR THE BULB SOCKET. *TR

I OWN A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR AWD. I HAVE 56,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. EARLIER THIS YEAR THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF. AFTER A WEEK IT STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP (BEFORE THEY CLOSED) THE TECHNICIANS LOOKED AT IT AND DECIDED IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEADLIGHT WAS MELTED SO THEY REPLACED BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HARNESSES AND BULBS. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER LIGHT DID THE SAME THING AND I WAS ABLE TO GET AT THE HARNESS AND SAW THAT IT WAS BLACK AND WIRES WERE MELTED. I REPLACED THE LIGHT AND IT WORKED FOR ANOTHER MONTH BEFORE BURNING OUT. I TOOK IT INTO THE GM DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT IT AND JUST REPLACED THE BULB, IT HAS SINCE BURNED OUT AGAIN AND THE WIRING HARNESS IS STILL BLACKENED AND MELTED AND KEEPS BURNING OUT LIGHTS. *TR

ANOTHER FOR THE LOW BEAM CONNECTOR MELTING -- PERHAPS A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVELY THAN SOME. AT 73K REPLACED DRIVER SIDE H11 LOW BEAM BULB. COULDN'T GET LIGHT TO STAY ON. NOTICED PARTIALLY MELTED CONNECTOR. APPLIED A LITTLE ELECTRICAL GREASE. WORKED FOR A FEW HOURS. DAYS LATER (AFTER VACATION) APPLIED MORE ELECTRICAL GREASE. STARTED WORKING AGAIN. CLOSED UP THE WHEEL WELL. AS I GET UP FROM THE WHEEL WELL ON THE DRIVER SIDE I SEE SMOKE FROM THE *PASSENGER* SIDE HEADLAMP AREA AND LIGHT FOGGING OF THE TOP OF THE LENS. I HAVEN'T TOUCHED THE PASSENGER SIDE! IT STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL WORKING HEADLAMP AND CONNECTOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. IT WAS REPAIRED AND WENT OUT AGAIN. I HAD IT REPAIRED YET AGAIN AND IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS IT BLEW AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER THE RIGHT ONE BLEW. LAST WEEK BOTH HARNESSES WERE REPLACED. WE LEARNED FROM THE DEALER THAT THIS IN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE HARNESS WAS REMODELED DUE TO THE ONGOING PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY I'VE HAD NO CRASHES DUE TO THIS, BUT HAVING A HEADLIGHT BLOW ESPECIALLY WHEN ONLY ONE IS OPERATIONAL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ME AS I TRAVEL OFTEN AT NIGHT. *TR

THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE LOW BEAM HAS MELTED TWICE. IT WAS LAST REPLACED TWO WEEKS AGO, AND HAS SINCE GONE OUT AGAIN, I SUSPECT THAT IT HAS MELTED AGAIN BUT WILL NOT KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL I TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP. WHY ARE THESE HARNESS MELTING AND WHY HASN'T GM MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DAYTIME RUNNING HEADLIGHTS AND NIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. LUCKY FOR ME I HAVE AUXILIARY LIGHTING TO USE. RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND FOUND THE WIRING CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. REMOVED CONNECTOR AND MADE A NEW ONE. NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. OUT OF WARRANTY NOW AND WILL PAY. SOMETHING DOESN'T MATCH UP AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE AND PROBABLY ANY OTHER OUTLOOK OWNER. *TR

WIRE HARNESS MELTED JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSES. DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD FUNCTION BUT NOT THE LOW BEAMS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT BULBS HERSELF AND NOTICED THAT EACH WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WIRING HARNESSES WERE BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK: DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT HARNESS MELTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. NOW PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HARNESS MELTED 1 MONTH AGO. *TR

2008 OUTLOOK HAD A BURNED OUT LOW BEAM ON THE DRIVER SIDE AT 31,750 MILES. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED CAUSING THE FAILURE AND NEED REPLACING. GM NEEDS TO RECALL BOTH WIRING HARNESSES AS I AM SURE THE NEXT ONE WILL GO AND IT WILL BE PAST THE WARRANTY. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY DEFECT HAVING A LIGHTS WIRING HARNESS MELT. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH '08 OUTLOOKS. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL! *TR

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