2007 Saturn Outlook Complaint Log

THIS CAR IS A LEMON. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A GM DEALERSHIP IN SEPT 2012. IN RETROSPECT, IT WAS A SIGN FROM ABOVE INDICATING IT WAS A LEMON HOWEVER WE HELD OUT FAITH. THE FIRST PROBLEM, NOT EVEN 2 WEEKS AFTER BUYING THE CAR, THE WATER PUMP BLEW. THE THERMOSTAT THEN BROKE ONLY A FEW MONTHS LATER. ANOTHER REPAIR. THEN THE MONSTER CAME --- TIMING CHAIN! THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE! JUST AWFUL! THANKFULLY, WE DISCOVERED A 120,000 WARRANTY THING THAT INCLUDED THE TIMING CHAIN, OTHERWISE THIS POS WOULD'VE BEEN DUMPED OFF AT THE NEAREST JUNKYARD. SO, THAT WAS ALL FINE AND DANDY UNTIL SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES WOULDN'T HAVE PRESSURE BEHIND THE PEDAL. WE HAD TO REPLACE LINES, PADS, ROTORS, THE WHOLE KIT AND CABOODLE SINCE THAT WAS ALL BROKEN. OKAY, SO WE FIXED THAT. UGH. WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT REPLACING THE VEHICLE, BUT SOON DISCOVERED WE WOULD OWE MORE ON VEHICLE THAN WHAT IT IS WORTH. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND CALM AND PEACEFUL FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THEN THE ONE TIME WE GO TO USE THE LIFT GATE TO UNLOAD SOME BOXES, SURE ENOUGH -- THE LIFT GATE WOULDN'T OPEN!! THE STUPID SWITCH WENT OUT ON THAT! WHAT?!!! THEY HAD TO TAKE THE WHOLE FLIPPING DOOR OFF THE CAR IN ORDER TO GET TO THE STUPID SWITCH! IT WAS LOCKED SHUT. IT WASN'T A TRAGICALLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, SO WE PAID IT, MOVED ON. NOW, THIS IS THE THING THAT HAS REALLY IRKED ME. NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION JERKS AT 20-30 MPH, AND IN REVERSE. SO WE CALLED UP THE DEALERSHIP, EXPLAINED WHAT IT WAS, THEY TEST DROVE IT, SAID "OOOHHHH, IT'S PROBABLY THE WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION." -- YOU'LL NEED TO PURCHASE A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FROM GM, OR YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE IT REBUILT, BUT THEY'RE ABOUT THE SAME PRICE (ABOUT $500 DIFFERENCE). I WAS SUCKER PUNCHED. YOU WIN AGAIN GM! YOU'RE CHEAPLY MADE CRAP AND NOW MY WALLET IS HEMORRHAGING AGAIN! I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN! EVER! PIECE OF CRAP VEHICLES! *TR

LEAKS IN SUNROOF, WATER COMING OUT OF AIRBAG AREA. MASTER CYLINDER FOR BRAKES WENT OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME, I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. UPON THE LIGHT TURNING GREEN I FOUND MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO LACK THE POWER TO GO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I INCHED MY WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY, NO ONE COLLIDED WITH MY VEHICLE DURING THIS LONG SCARY PROCESS. ONSTAR INFORMED ME OF CODES RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE I GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THIS WAS VERY COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE WAVE PLATE HAD BUSTED CAUSING MULTIPLE OTHER TRANSMISSION DAMAGES. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY PROVIDED BY GM, I WAS OVER BY A FEW MONTHS TIME WISE. NOW IT IS JUNE 2013 AND I AM AT JUST A FEW MILES UNDER THE 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR WORK DONE LAST OCTOBER AND I ENCOUNTERED A VERY SIMILAR INCIDENT. I INCHED MY WAY DOWN THE REST OF THE VERY WINDY AND DANGEROUS HIGHWAY TO MY HOME AS IT WAS SATURDAY AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD CLOSED 20 MINUTES EARLIER. ONSTAR AGAIN GAVE ME THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC CODES AS BEFORE TOO. ON MONDAY, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER WHO SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICK MY OUTLOOK UP. AFTER NOT HEARING FROM THEM, I CALLED THIS AFTERNOON (TUESDAY) TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS INFORMED THIS TIME IT WAS DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD NOT BE COVERING THE REPAIRS. SHE ALSO STATED THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE FOR THE TOWING! THESE ARE ALL ISSUES COMMON TO ALL OUTLOOK, ACADIA, AND TRAVERSE OWNERS. I AM VERY THANKFUL NEITHER MY FAMILY NOR ANYONE ELSE WAS HURT DURING THESE INCIDENTS, BUT IS THAT WHAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE FOR GM TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS? *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT ..BUT THE BULB ISN'T BURNT OUT ,IF I PULL IT OUT AND PUT IT BACK IN IT WORKS FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR

VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR AND STOPPED MOVING. COULD NOT PUT IT IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. GM MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD WAVE PLATE, ALLEGEDLY BY ONLY LOOKING AT THE DRAINED TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CONTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FILINGS. RESEARCH ONLINE HAS REVEALED COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS THAT ARE SIMILAR, SOME HARROWINGLY MORE DANGEROUS, HAVING TO DO WITH SUDDEN UP OR DOWN SHIFTING AND REVVING AT SPEED. GM HAS ISSUED TSB 09-07-30-012A WHICH STATES THAT THE WAVE PLATE IS TO BE REPLACED WHEN ANY TRANSMISSION WORK IS DONE. PLEASE FOLLOW ONE SUCH FORUM DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS BY SIMILARLY EFFECTED SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS AT HTTP://WWW.SATURNOUTLOOKFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=2396.0 . YOU WILL SEE ON SATURN OUTLOOK FORUM GENERAL DISCUSSIONS PAGE THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS THE MOST COMMONLY POSTED TOPIC. THERE ARE SIMILAR RESULTS AT HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F171273/419!KEYWORDS=ALLIN%3AMSGTEXT%20LIMIT%3A.F171273%20OUTLOOKDRIVER#MSG419 . ALSO EFFECTED ARE THE OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION: 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE 2008-2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, MALIBU 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE 2007-2009 GMC ACADIA 2007-2009 PONTIAC G6 2008-2009 PONTIAC TORRENT 2007-2009 SATURN AURA, OUTLOOK 2008-2009 SATURN VUE ALL EQUIPPED WITH 6T70/75 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RPOS MH2, MH4, MH6 OR MY9). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC DRIVING 15 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE 3-5-R GEAR WAVE PLATE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH LEAKING WATER WHEN IT RAINS! WATER WILL LEAK FROM THE SUNROOF AND POOL IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT FOOT WELL. IT WILL FILL THE GLOVE BOX AND THE FOOT WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE PROBLEM EVERY YEAR SINCE IT HAS BEEN OWNED BY US. WE RECENTLY WERE OUT OF TOWN AND HAD TO LET THE VEHICLE SIT OUTSIDE WHILE WE WERE AWAY. WHEN WE ARRIVED BACK FROM OUR TRIP THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH WATER IN THE FOOTWELL OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALL OF THE WINDOWS WERE STEAMED UP, AND THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS AROUND 95 DEGREES, SINCE THEN IT HAS CONTINUED TO RAIN AND I HAVE HAD TO SHOP VAC OUT THE STANDING WATER. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE MOLD THAT HAS BEGUN TO GROW IN THE CAR. THE GLOVE BOX HAS FILLED WITH WATER AND RUINED EVERYTHING IN IT. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS THAT HAVE COME ON SINCE SUCH AS "CHECK AIRBAGS" WHICH I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN WATER LEAK FROM. THIS IS NO LONGER A SAFE VEHICLE FOR ME, MY WIFE , OR MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH ANYONE OTHER THAN THE DEALER TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN. I LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT MY FAMILY'S HEALTH IS PRIORITY. *TR

LEAKING FRONT SUNROOF OF SATURN OUTLOOK XE 2007. THIS HAS AFFECTED THE WIRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING OTHER ISSUES AS WELL AS THE WATER CONTINUES TO COME INTO THE VEHICLE. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM HAVE NOT SOLVED IT. *TR

DURING A RAIN, WATER STARTED POURING OUT OF THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT COVERS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WATER WAS LEAKING OUT OF HEADLINER BETWEEN WINDSHIELD AND DOOR. IT IS DRIPPING ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SIDE NEAR THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ONTO THE FLOOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL DAMAGE THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND MAKE THE AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS FAIL. PLEASE HELP GET THIS RECALLED!!!!!! *TR

OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON 20 JULY 2012. IT WAS UNDER A 5YR/ 100,000 MILES WARRANTY. IT HAD 87000 MILES AT THAT TIME. IT WAS 2 MONTHS PAST THE 5 YR PART OF THE WARRANTY. GM WAS NO HELP IN THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THIS. THEY KNOW THIS TRANSMISSION IS A KNOWN PROBLEM YET REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN SHE NOTICED THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO USE. SHE MADE IT HOME SAFELY. I TOOK THE CAR OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHEN I BACKED UP THE DRIVEWAY I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT. AND IT GOT WORSE, IT JUST LOCKED UP. I WAS ADVISED THAT IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID OR A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. I DROVE IT TO NEAREST MECHANIC, STEERING LOCKED UP ON TURNS, HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES, AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE MECHANIC IS WITHIN 3 MILES, NEAREST GM DEALER IS 40 MINUTES AWAY. HE REPLACED PUMP AND FLUID, CLEANED IT AS RECOMMENDED. HE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THE STEERING FAILED AGAIN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS VERY UPSET. I AM CONTACTING GM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY OTHER 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS ON THIS SITE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE IT IS? I HAVE AN UNSAFE AND UN DRIVABLE VEHICLE. *TR

SUNROOF LEAKING WATER INTO THE PASSAGE COMPARTMENT AND DOWN THE FRONT FIREWALL AND GLOVE BOX COMPARTMENT. WATER ENTERED INTO THE COVER THAT HIDES THE FRONT A/C BLOWER MOTOR. MOTOR IS SITTING IN 1-2 INCHES OF WATER. MOTOR STARTING TO CORRODE AND STOPPED WORKING. LUCKY THERE WASN'T A FIRE. FOUND UTUBE VIDEO DESCRIBING HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. REMOVED COVER TO BLOWER AND FREED UP BLOWER MOTOR CORROSION. ORDERED A REPLACEMENT BLOWER MOTOR. DRILLED 2 HOLES IN THIS COVER TO ALLOW FUTURE WATER COLLECTION A DRAINAGE ROUTE OUT OF THIS COVER. SUNROOF NEEDS RECALLED AND BLOWER MOTORS NEED RECALLED AS WELL. HTTP://YOUTU.BE/FNYKJLHUSXI COST TO REPAIR THIS WAS $78 FOR PART AND ABOUT 1 HOUR LABOR. *TR

AFTER A STRONG RAIN STORM THAT LASTED MOST OF THE NIGHT WOK UP TO FIND OUT THAT THE AC BLOWER WILL NOT WORK IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR ONLY THE BACK BLOWER FOR REAR PASSENGERS WORKED. WITH THE BLOWER BEING OUT THERE IS NO DEFROST FOR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AS WELL. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND ON THE SATURN FORUM A YOUTUBE VIDEO ON WATER DAMAGE 2009-11-13 TSB 07-08-57-002F THE VIDEO CLEARLY SHOWS HOW TO REMOVE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND CHECK FOR WATER DAMAGE, TOOK MY BLOWER MOTOR OUT AND FOUND THE MOTOR LOCKED UP WITH ONE OF THE MOTOR SCREWS SHOWING OXIDATION FROM WATER AND ELECTRICITY CONTACT AND THE COVER WHERE THE BLOW MOTOR SITS HAS A PAD THAT HAS WATER MARKS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM A VACATION, MADE A BRIEF STOP, ONCE THE CAR REACHED 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND WE LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE WITH NO ACCELERATION, ENGINE TEMPERATURE SPIKED. COASTED TO A STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD AND CHECKED FLUID LEVELS.AFTER RESTARTING, HAD LOST 3RD, 5TH AND REVERSE. DROVE CAR 10 MILES IN 2ND GEAR TO ONLY REPAIR SHOP IN 50 MILE RADIUS. MECHANIC HOPED FOR BAD SOLENOID BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, GM WILL NOT ASSIST FINANCIALLY. NEW GM TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN VEHICLE $3200 LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED OR WHEN THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. IN JULY 2012, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN IN NUMBER 07V062000 (AIRBAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/17/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT DISPLAY CONTINUOSLY. IT ONLY FLASHED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SINCE THAT TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHTS, FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT, GOES ON REPEATEDLY. UPDATED 10/19/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING HEAVY RAIN, WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRAIN WAS CLOGGED AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V062000 ( AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN A MODERATE RAIN STORM TODAY, 6.1.12, AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING ON MY VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND FROZE AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT I DO NOT RECALL THE EXACT DATES SO I WILL REPORT TODAY'S DATE ONLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EVENTUALLY FREE AND RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS. ALSO, THERE IS A LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM THE STEERING BLOCK AND UNDER THE HOOD WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE NOISES SOUNDS LIKE THE POWER STEERING BELTS ARE SLIPPING DUE TO BEING SOAKED WITH WATER. THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE, WE HAVE TWO KIDS. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN THE STATE OF FL WITH HEAVY, AND FREQUENT STORMS. THIS IS VERY TROUBLESOME AND SCARY AND I AM CONCERNED THIS LOSS OF STEERING WILL LEAD TO A CRASH. *TR

AS TAKING AN EXIT RAMP, THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF, THE DRIVER INSTRUMENT PANEL GIVES A BRAKE WARNING. WE TOOK TO THE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. BRAKE FLUID WAS REFILLED, PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF EVERY 3 MONTHS, APPEARS TO BE LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

ISSUE BEGAN AS A JERKY MOVEMENT IN REVERSE. A FEW DAYS LATER, HIGH ENGINE RPMS WERE NOTICED DURING ACCELERATION WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING LIT AND THE TRANSMISSION BEING DISENGAGED. NO GEARS WERE OPERATING AND CAR WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROADS WITH NO INCIDENTS. MANY ONLINE FORUMS DESCRIBE A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE GMC ACADIA, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, AND BUICK ENCLAVE AS WELL AND ACROSS SEVERAL MODEL YEARS FOR EACH VEHICLE. HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/TRANSMISSION-FAULT-ANDOR-CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT-WITH-CODE-P0716-P0776-P0717-P0777-P2714-P2715-AN-459 HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/TRANSMISSION-FAULT-ANDOR-CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT-WITH-CODE-P0716-P0776-P0717-P0777-P2714-P2715-AN-567 HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/CHEVROLET-TRAVERSE-2009/PROBLEMS HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/GMC-ACADIA-2007/PROBLEMS. *TR

IN MAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHUTTERING AND LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE WAVE PLATE HAD BROKEN. IN DECEMBER 2012, THE TRANSMISSION DISPLAYED AN OVERHEATING WARNING, BUT DEALERSHIP SAID NO PROBLEMS NOTED (APPROX 110000 MILES) THEN IN JAN 2013 (113000) MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS NOW A BROKEN PRESSURE SWITCH AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUS REPAIR WARRANTY. *TR

1) CAR NO LONGER SHIFTS OUT OF FIRST GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). 2) CAR CONTINUES TO RUN FOR UP TO 30 SECONDS WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED. DEALER STATES THAT A WATER LEAK BEGINNING AT THE SUNROOF LEAKS WATER ONTO THE FUSE AREA IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING FAILURES REQUIRING A FUSE BOX REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD LEAKS LEAVING WATER ON THE HEADLINER, FRONT SEATS, FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER FLOORS IN THE PAST ALL REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER CHARGES SO FAR ARE $500 TO REPAIR THE LEAK, $500 TO REPLACE THE FUSEBOX, AND STILL NOT SURE ANY OF THOSE REPAIRS HAVE RESOLVED THE TWO INITIAL ISSUES. *TR

APRIL 2012 WAS THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE INCIDENT. UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS POINT 63000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, PRESSURE PLATES HAD DISINTEGRATED IN TRANSMISSION METAL IN TRANSMISSION FLUID. GMC HONORED WARRANTY AND TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM. 22000 MILES LATER, 2 YEARS PASS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING CHANGING GEARS PROPERLY. CAR WAS USED FOR 20 MINUTE ROUND TRIP COMMUTE TO WORK, LOCAL SHOPPING. OCCASIONALLY A 4 HOUR ROUND TRIP RECREATIONAL GET AWAY. NO TOWING OR HAULING. LESS THAN AVERAGE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION CODES 0752, 0700. MY MECHANIC REFERS ME TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALTY SHOP, AS HE DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS DIAGNOSTICS. AT THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALTY SHOP, SCAN CODE 0989 TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SWITCH, SHIFT SOLENOIDS STUCK ON. ADVISED WE NEED A NEW TRANNY, AS HE ALSO FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN TRANSMISSION FLUID. ADVISED 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS IS WHAT IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. HERE WE GO AGAIN SAME PROBLEM THAT GM FIXED 2 YEARS AGO 22000 MILES AGO. THE DEALER WHO ORIGINALLY DID REPAIRS 2 YEARS AGO SAID OUT OF WARRANTY NOW YOU HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. CALLED GM HEAD QUARTERS. THEY HAD CAR PICKED UP BY TOW TRUCK FROM TRANNY SPECIALIST SHOP, AND TOWED 30 MILES AWAY TO CHASE CHEVROLET 30 MINUTES AWAY. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR ALMOST 2 WEEKS NOW. THEY FINALLY CALL ME DAY NUMBER 12 TO TELL ME THEY FOUND CODE 0989 AND WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, AT A COST OF 800 DOLLARS TO ME AND GM WOULD PICK UP THE OTHER 400 DOLLARS, A 1200 DOLLAR REPAIR. I ASKED ABOUT THE METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, SERVICE GUY TELLS ME IF I WANT THEM TO CHECK ON THAT ISSUE, AS REPORTED BY TRANNY SPECIALIST IT WOULD COST ME AND ADDITIONAL 24 HUNDRED DOLLARS TO TEAR ENGINE APART! *TR

I NOTICED MY OUTLOOK LEAKING WATER 3 MOS. AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE AIRBAGS ON PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF IN THE GARAGE. THE DEALER STATES ITS A LEAK THAT HAS ALLOWED WATER TO RUIN THE ELECTRONICS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. NO ONE CAN FIX IT.THEY HAVE 7 TECH BULLETINS...STILL NO FIX. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS 1500.00 TO "START" LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME! I CAN'T DRIVE A MOLDY CAR WITH INTERMITTENT AIRBAGS AND POSSIBLE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR! THIS WILL BANKRUPT ME. WHAT DO I DO?? NO ONE ONLINE HAS FOUND A SOLUTION...JUST 1000'S OF DOLLARS AND SCARY SITUATIONS ON THE ROAD (DEFROST BLOWERS BREAKING, LOSING POWER STEERING, ENGINE QUITTING, WATER DUMPING ON THEIR LAPS). PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS OR HELP US FIX IT! *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON THE HIGHWAY, WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE UNUSUAL GEAR SHIFTING. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE DIDN'T KNOW WHICH GEAR TO BE IN. WE MADE IT HOME, AND THEN A FEW HOURS LATER I STARTED THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING THE SOUND OF A FAN BEING SPUN WAY TOO FAST. WE STARTED TO DRIVE AND THE GEAR SHIFTING WAS AGAIN ERRATIC. AFTER STOPPING TO CHECK IT THEN GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD WE NO LONGER HAD THE FIRST 3 GEARS. I WOULD HAVE TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDDLE ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR MOVING AGAIN. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSES [OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS HORRIBLE]. THEY SAID IF IT'S FOUND TO BE MANUFACTURER THEY "MAY" BE ABLE TO HELP US, BUT THAT OUR POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED THE MONTH BEFORE SO THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY GUARANTEES. I FOLLOWED MY GUT AND DECIDED TO REMAIN A PERSON AND NOT A NUMBER BY TAKING IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WITH A GREAT REPUTATION. THEY CALLED THIS MORNING AND SAID I'LL BE NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE GM REP CALLED AND SAID THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HELP ME OUT (HE LOOKED INTO IT FOR ME). THIS IS ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. BEFORE THAT IT WAS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR THAT WENT OUT. *TR

THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. IT NORMALLY COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT GOES OFF. IT CONTINUOUSLY GOES ON AND OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING IT. THE BULBS ARE BOTH GOOD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. THE WIRING HARNESS RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED, WAS REBUILT, FAILED AGAIN AND REBUILT AGAIN. IT HAS NOW FAILED A 3RD TIME. A 'SERVICE' BULLETIN WAS ISSUED - BUT ONLY TO 120K MILES OR 10 YEARS. MY VEHICLE WAS 10K OVER THE 120K BUT STILL WITHIN THE 10 YEAR. SATURN REFUSES TO MAKE THE PRODUCT RIGHT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THE SAME COMPLAINT AT VARIOUS STAGES. THE VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION - AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. JUST BECAUSE I DRIVE MILES, I AM BEING PENALIZED AND STUCK WITH A FAULTY PRODUCT. MY CAR HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN NOV 2007. PLEASE HELP SATURN OWNERS THAT PURCHASE A VEHICLE IN GOOD FAITH THAT IT WILL WORK. WE NEED TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED FOR OUR CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V062000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING A DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 4 YEAR OLD SON HOME FROM DAYCARE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. ABOUT 28000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN. WE NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

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

I CHANGED OUT THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT. AFTER I CHANGED IT OUT, ROUGHLY TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME LIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE LIGHT, LIGHT WAS FINE BUT WIRE HARNESS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER PLAYING WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE HARNESS, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO WORK AGAIN. BUT LIGHT HAS NOT STAYED ON LONGER THAN TWO DAYS WITHOUT ME HAVING TO WORK ON IT IN SOME WAY. *TR

I HAD JUST TURNED A CORNER AND IT FELT LIKE MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT ACCELERATED AS NORMAL. BUT THEN I REALIZED MY STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. WITH TRAFFIC COMING AT ME I BARELY MADE IT TO ANOTHER STREET AND COULD JUST TURN IT ENOUGH TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. I WAS PUTTIN MY WHOLE BODY WEIGHT INTO IT. IT WAS NOT RAINING AND CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL OUTSIDE. $300 LATER MY STEERING SYSTEM WAS FIXED. THANK GOODNESS TRAFFIC WASN'T HEAVIER THAT DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I HAVE READ ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE VEHICLES, WHERE SOME HAVE MELTED. MINE DOES NOT APPEAR MELTED, OR AT LEAST WASN'T THE THIRD TIME I REPLACED IT, BUT NOW THIS MORNING THE HEADLAMP BURNED OUT AGAIN. WITHOUT CONFIDENCE IN MY HEADLAMPS, I AM HESITANT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN WATER LEAKED FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 04/13/12 *BF

MY KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION, MY HUSBAND HAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET IT OUT, I HAVE TOLD GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I GO ONLINE I SEE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ABOUT THEIR VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M SURE THAT THEY DO KNOW ABOUT IT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN A SAFE POSITION (PARK) WHEN THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I THINK THAT GM NEEDS TO BE HELD LIABLE AND THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS MELTED. SINCE THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WIRING HARNESS FAILED, IT CAUSED THE HEAD BEAM LIGHT TO FAIL AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM CARMAX AND NOT EVEN A MONTH AFTER, IT RAINED REALLY HARD ONE NIGHT AND THE INSIDE OF MY CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS LEAKING. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY CALLED THEMSELVES FIXING AND I ENDED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. LONG STORY SHORT I RECENTLY HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE LEAK IS ALL OVER THE CAR ON THE ROOF AND THIS TIME CARMAX TOLD ME TO TAKE IT GM AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS JUST A CLOGGED. I'M HAVING TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME THING AND NOBODY IS TAKING BLAME FOR IT. EITHER THEY FIX IT FOR GOOD OR I WANT A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,363.

DRIVERSIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP SOCKET/WIRING HARNESS MELTED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED (PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP SOCKET/WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AT SATURN DEALERSHIP IN 2009. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP IS BURNT OUT AND THE HOUSING IS MELTED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE AND FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IS A POSSIBILITY! *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO AND I HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT HEADLIGHT ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO CHANGE A SIMPLE PART SO I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY CHANGE THE BULB. THE BULB LASTED A FEW MONTHS AND THEN BLEW OUT AGAIN. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD A FAULTY $25-30 BULB SO I BOUGHT ANOTHER. I HAD TO RE-RESEARCH HOW TO CHANGE THE BULB AND THIS TIME I FOUND OUT THAT OTHER SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CHANGED THE BULB AND IT BURNED OUT AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS. I COULD THEN SEE THAT THE WIRE HARNESS THAT PLUGS INTO THE BULB WAS MELTED. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS NOT GOOD AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO START A FIRE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *TR

MY SATURN OUTLOOK BEGAN TO FAIL ELECTRICALLY LAST WEEK. . . RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF CLOGGED SUNROOF DRAINS. I HAVE READ TO GREAT EXTENT HOW THIS IS A SPECIFIC DEFECT OF THESE SATURN (NOW GM) VEHICLES AND YET THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT CLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY?! I AM BLOWN AWAY BY THE ALMOST $2000 PRICE TAG TO FIX WHAT IS IN EFFECT THEIR FAULT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL WORK FOR AWHILE BUT THEN IT WILL APPEAR TO BE "BURNT OUT". THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SEVERAL TIMES. THE LIGHTS WILL START WORKING AGAIN (AT LEAST TEMPORARILY) WHEN I SWITCH FROM THE "AUTO" LIGHT SETTING TO "MANUAL" AND BACK AGAIN. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAUSE BEING THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE LIGHTS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE PARTS/MATERIALS USED AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON IT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY WHAT THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING TO REPAIR IT, SO FOR NOW I CAN'T DO ANY NIGHT TIME DRIVING WITHOUT GETTING A TRAFFIC CITATION/TICKET. *TR

THE LOW BEAM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE QUITE WORKING, WE REPLACED BULB AND NOW NEITHER LOW BEAM WILL WORK. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT. KNOWN PROBLEM. ITS ALL OVER THE FORUMS. MANY CASES OF THE SAME ISSUE. SUPPOSEDLY IT IS THE WIRING HARNESS GOING TO THE HEADLAMP. THERE HAS BEEN CASES OF IT MELTING WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRE. SATURN/GM DOESN'T CARE. CONTACTED NUMEROUS DEALERS AND EVERY ONE OF THEM IS TRYING TO RIP ME OFF. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL ON THIS? DEATH? GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED ON PASSENGER SIDE DAYTIME DRIVING LAMP - MUST REPLACE ENTIRE HARNESS ($40). *TR