2007 Saturn Outlook: loss of power steering

Filed Jun 2, 2019 · Electrical, Steering · 135,500 miles · PA

I was driving on the highway. I drove into some water on the road and lost steering. The wheel became very very hard to steer. Then it happened a few more time on the highway. Tonight, driving home in the rain and went threw a puddle of water on the road. Lost steering ability and had to stop the car in the middle of the road. I could not make my turn for the steering was some hard. I also noticed that the charging light came on as well when I went threw this puddle of water. The should be a recall a.s.a.p. This should not happen

Filed May 16, 2018 · Airbags, Steering · NC

1) steering went out during a heavy rain going down the road. Lost steering. Very scary. Happened with four kids in the car going over a bridge! Took it to a car repair shop and they did not see a problem while looking at belt. It has happened a handful of times in very heavy raining which I try to avoid since that happened. 2) airbag light on. Just wonder if it is due to the water that pours in through the known defective sunroof tubes? During rains, water trickling through airbag compartments as well as water throughout vehicle. How come these sunroof tubes are not recalled????

Filed Nov 14, 2017 · Steering · 125,000 miles · NJ

Upon driving vehicle attempted to parallel park and without warning power steering was lost almost causing an accident. Vehicle was taken to dealer where the pressure hose was to be replaced at $500. Momentarily regained power with loud noises while turning. Service center replaced pump at $700+ and I still have no power steering. Now I may have to replace rack and pinions. I have a large family and afraid to travel with them in the vehicle at all.

Filed Nov 1, 2016 · Steering · 64,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn outlook. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering while being operated at 30 MPH. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was brought to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering pump and steering gear assembly were defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.

Filed May 2, 2016 · Steering · 82,500 miles · WI

Loss of power steering while driving through dangerous terrain. Multiple times on all types of roadways. Whole package is leaking and dealer states that the power steering rack, pump and lines need replacement along with alignment, vehicle now has 83000 miles on it. Cost per the dealer is around $2800. Mostly noticed while braking and attempting to turn steering wheel. Can regain steering by releasing brake and accelerating. Speed does not matter as it happens both from stand up to 70 miles per hour. Direction does not matter as it seizes up turning both to the left and right. Not safe for travel especially with occupants.

Filed Jan 20, 2016 · Driver assistance, Steering · 73,000 miles · NY

While driving in the rain all of a sudden my power steering went out and I was forced to manhandle my vehicle off the road and into a parking lot. Within a few minutes the steering came back and I was able to continue home. Along the way this happened twice more. Now the problem lights for stabilitrak service and traction off are both on.

Filed Feb 7, 2015 · Airbags, Seats · 114,000 miles · WI · crash · 1 injury

I was driving my 2007 saturn outlook when the power steering went out and I went off the road hitting a culvert head on. The frontal air bags failed to deploy. The driver seat on impact broke off of the frame of the vehicle. The only thing that saved my life was my seatbelt. The vehicle was towed to a dealership and after they hooked it up to their diagnostics, they found that there was a mistake in the sensor codes. The code showed that the vehicle rolled over. The vehicle never did roll over whatsoever. Also the power steering pump was defective and later a recall came out informing owners of this. After research I found that previously there was a recall for a defective air bag module. This had been replaced. However the airbag still did not deploy during the front impact collision.

Filed Jan 20, 2015 · Transmission · FL

I received a recall notice (14329) from gm at the end of september 2014. The recall stated: this letter is intended to make you aware that some 2007 model year saturn outlook vehicles may develop a power steering pump wear condition that can cause an intermittent drop of power steering hydraulic pressure that will cause reduced or loss of steering assist. The vehicle may revert to manual steering which requires greater driver effort, particularly at low vehicle speeds. I took the vehicle to the dealership in december. They were unable to look at the vehicle because I did not have an appointment. I took the vehicle back yesterday. At first the service representative tried to tell me that the letter was more of "if you want to buy a warranty". I informed him that the steering wheel has been making a 'whirring' sound and to inspect it. Of course they called within an hour to state that the power steering pump was bad. The vehicle also needed to have the rack and pinion replaced, front struts replaced, and a wheel alignment. The cost to me was $1800. All of this is a result of a defective gm product. This should be covered by them. Shame on gm. I am aware that there is a gm recall on the 2009 and newer traverse, acadia, and enclave models. The saturn models should be included in this too.

Filed Aug 8, 2014 · Steering · 126,000 miles · OH

Just had power steering pump replaced last week and now rack and pinion is ruined. Again almost hit a car no warning and since I just had the pump replaced this was totally unexpected. How are you allowing cars that intermittently lose power steering to be on the highway. Someone will eventually be killed. The garage said he has had many of these same problems with outlook and acadia.

Filed Jun 30, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 105,000 miles · NH

When driving through a puddle, there was a loss of power steering and brakes. I had the interior liners replaced but the problem still occurs. The electrical problems have increased dramatically since the original date of the problem and at this point, I think this vehicle is extremely dangerous to drive. The driver information center is out, there are two windows that no longer open, the stabilitrak light comes on intermittently (this is new last week), there is another warning sound coming on when I make a sharp turn but I am not sure what this is for since the driver information center is out. Once I could not get the door to shut completely and I had to start the car, lock and unlock the doors and then the door would shut. The audio/navigation screen loses power and restarts every couple days during my drive. Note: I have also had the power steering replaced in march and replaced the replacement transmission about the same time.

Filed Apr 2, 2014 · Steering · 36,000 miles · MO

The first incident involving steering occurred when I hit a puddle in road. I lost all power steering and also had a whining in steering column. I've had multiple incidences since and now have little to no power steering. I've taken to the dealer for multiple issues including the steering issues. They have replaced the steering column and gear as well as moved the power steering cable. This provided a temporary fix however I have little to no steering now and am out of warranty. I have taken to multiple shops and am being told it could be pump or steering column again. The fixes are between $1400-2500 and may do one to find that the issue was the other. In researching online I am surprised there has not been a recall on these vehicles as well. There are a number of other gm products being recalled for same issue but not the outlook. This occurs at low speeds and low rpms, this makes for dangerous city driving.

Filed Mar 10, 2014 · Electrical · 34,000 miles · AZ

There were several incidents where the electrical system would shut down while driving. You would lose steering, braking, radio, and A/C. There was never an accident . The problem was reported to the dealer during an oil change, but they could not find a problem. I no longer own the vehicle, but after hearing about the latest recall, I noticed that the outlook was not included. There should possibly be a widening of the affected models due to safety concerns with this model. My family had 7-10 incidents, but none were at speeds above 45 MPH. Please feel free to contact me concerning this.