10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 3 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 5 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 55,289 miles
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airbag sensor on passenger seat stays off even when passenger is in seat. I have read many complaints from same vehicle since they were new. Also has electrical issues intermittently possibly from water leaking thru sunroof
- Worcester, MA, USA
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- Santee, SC, USA
The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Outlook. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the airbag warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the MDS was not communicating with the airbags. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.
- Tacoma, WA, USA
There have not been any incident such as auto accidents. It just that my dash lights up stating to service my air bags. Also when stepping on my brake the seat belts don't seem to hold you. Saturn customers have complain about this on internet, so it is not a lone case. Saturn company went out of business. Who do I complain
- Santa Maria, CA, USA
The passenger service air bag stays on the dashboard when you start it and it won't turn off.
- Portage, IN, USA
Drivers side low beam headlight wiring harness and plug have melted and I have had replaced and it happens again. The air bag warning light keeps coming on, saying service airbags now. All the speakers in the car have quit working, but if you open and close drivers side rear door they will work until you hit a bump in the road.
- Bakersfield, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Outlook. The contact stated that the sun roof leaked each time it rained. The water traveled across the top of the vehicle, onto the windshield, and into the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to stuteville Chevrolet Buick GMC of ponca city (3330 N 14th St, ponca city, ok 74601, (580) 749-5976) where the body control was replaced; however, the failure continued. The contact stated that the vehicle needed a new battery due to the water that was leaking onto the battery. The battery was replaced. The contact also stated that the ppm chip for the air bag was missing, which caused the air bag warning indicator to illuminate. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V118000 (air bags). The contact also stated that the vehicle would lurch forward when in park or drive. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 148,564.
- Ponca City, OK, USA
Service airbag light comes on at random. Even if a person is sitting in the passenger seat, the passenger seat airbag shows off. Took it to a dealer and they said that the passenger presence module needs replaced and would cost about $800 to repair it and that the passenger side airbag would not deploy if was involved in a crash.
- Martinsville, IL, USA
Water leak from sunroof
- Salem, OR, USA
When I first got the vehicle in 2017 it was always parked in the garage so the problem wasn't noticed until I stopped using the garage. When it rains a lot water is leaking through the front sunroof which is then draining underneath the hood of the car in the electrical area and finally leaking through the front passenger side floor boards. It caused electrical issues with the Outlook because of the initial sunroof 'clog'. also the car could be driven but when you turned off the vehicle it would not shut down. I've seen many issues of the same problem that other owners are having as well with their Outlooks. If the numbers are there from people complaining I'm not understanding why this hasn't been investigated and turned into a recall. What starts as a sunroof leak can easily and quickly lead to thousands of dollars worth of repairs because the water is leaking under the hood area.
- Lockport, IL, USA
Power steering randomly goes out and returns causing jerky lurching turns couple years now since reaching over 100K mileage, have 173K miles currently. Is now leaking fluid. PCV valve replaced twice, not recalled but mechanics have said it's common for my vehicle, causes hesitation while idling like it's trying to stall out. Have had to put foot on brake and rev gas at stoplights. Airbag light has been on for years, passenger side doesn't detect. Although recall, dealership wants to charge diagnostic fees even when I had done for free at local parts store and gave them code, they say have to do their own. Passenger window does not roll down, but does roll up, with driver's side controls, does work with passenger side controls. Sometimes driver's side window sticks too either up/down have to bang on door for it to engage. Speakers haven't worked properly in years either.
- Copperas Cove, TX, USA
Baugbt the vehicle March 10 2019 no air bag cracked steering wheel sunroof leaks bad under glovebox fuse section has rust powder. Stero goes on and off only one key works to start one works to open door heater dont work im front. Baught in pueblo Colorado only drive as far as walsenburg co and back to pueblo N9 further bad gas millage
- Pueblo, CO, USA
Airbags light has been stay on for a whole year since we bought it in August 2017 and we couldn't figure it out why it stays on. Brakes light keeps coming on and off and we had the brakes shecked and everything is fine. Stability trask light keeps turning on and off. Why??
- Dawsonville, GA, USA
I pur hased this SUV from.allmans in martinsburg wv early March of 2018. My service airbag stabil brakes all light come on. My axles are ready snap. While im drivi G my car dash lights will come on and my car will slow down automatically
- Martinsburg, WV, USA
Upon raining very hard water leaks into the cabin of the SUV via behind the emergency break, airbag ports and from under the glove box onto the floorboards. My vehicle stays on when the key is out of the ignition. There needs to be a recall on this asap. The water leaks in while driving in the rain as well as if the vehicle is sitting outside while its raining.
- Indianapolis, IN, USA
The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Outlook. The contact stated that the air bag and service air bag indicators illuminated and remained lit after the vehicle was started. The vehicle was taken to keyes Chevrolet (5943 van nuys blvd, los angeles, ca 91401, 818-254-8277) where it was diagnosed that the modular kit needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that nothing could be done due to the age of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.
- Burbank, CA, USA
Took to get my vehicle scanned and got the code B0074 for the second row middle seat belt pretensioner. I was looking up any recalls on the vehicle and back in June 2014 there was a recall for pretensioners. But when I called a dealer they said there was no recall on the vehicle.
- Mililani, HI, USA
Service air bag light is
- Tinley Park, IL, USA
There was recall on the passenger side seat airbag the dealer supposedly fixed it but the code is back on #B0081 called dealer they said oh well the recall was fixed well if it was the code should not be back on for the same thing. Also there was a recall on the transmisson took it several times to dealer said nothing wrong then finally the solineds went out replaced them 1 month later the whole transmison went this was on a GM recall and I feel because I had complained several times before that GM should reimburse me the $5000 we had to pay to get a new transmison. The transmison went out while on the freeway and the airbag has been on wont go off.
- Stafford, TX, USA
- Carpentersville , IL, USA