I have a 2009 saturn outlook I bought new from a greenwood, indiana, dealership in july 2009. For the second time in three months, the passenger's side headlight has stopped working. I had it fixed three months ago by the dealership. Well, I got pulled over my an officer this morning on my way to work. Lo and behold, the same headlight was out again. The officer told me he has problems with many saturns having headlights out.
2009 Saturn Outlook lights complaints
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Passenger-side low-beam on 2009 saturn outlook has ceased function after only 25k miles. In researching options for repair, I discovered numerous online accounts of the same complaint and the cause was found to be a defective wiring harness. As of this writing, nothing has been done. I have a dealer appointment in the next few days.
I purchased the outlook in july and noticed a few weeks later that the drivers side low-beam headlight was out. I returned it to the dealer thinking it was just a burnt out bulb and they replaced it for me, but noted that the whole socket had melted away and had to be replaced. 4 months later the same thing has happened again! The frequency and severity of the problem indicates that the wiring is faulty for the headlights in this vehicle. It is not a stretch to think that an electrical issue that causes components to melt could cause a fire and affect the safety of me and my family.
My passenger headlight has been replaced 2 times on my 2009 saturn outlook since the warranty expired and I now am told there is a short in the harness-is this a recall item?
The wiring in the headlight of the vehicle was completely fried. The headlight went out. I received a warning ticket from the police the same day the headlight went out. The headlight is not covered under any warranty even though it was the wiring that caused the headlight to fail. I have been told by the dealership that it will cost me around $700 for labor and parts to replace the headlight on a vehicle that is only 2 years old. The light went out because of an issue with the wiring. I have read online of many others that have the same issue. I think this needs to be recalled and that I should be reimbursed for any monies I am out of pocket for having to fix the headlight due to a manufacture wiring problem!
Right side headlight wiring came out of connector and melted connector head
I own a 09 saturn outlook, the drivers side headlight went out while driving . There was no accident but on looking into the matter it seems to be a common problem with the wiring harness for the headlight which I was quoted 700 dollars to fix with only 37000 miles on my car.this should not happen to a brand new car and if it is as common as it sounds there should be a recall to fix the issue at no expence to the owner. There is a tech.serv. Bullitin out by g.m. On the matter #09-08-42-004 if this holds true its an admittion to a reoccuring problem.
Passenger side low beam headlight goes out. Intermittent issue. It is a problem with the wiring harness.
Had a problem with my drivers side headlight at about 23,000 miles. I took it in to be repaired and they had to replace the wiring harness. I have read of many similar complaints and I think gm should replace all of the harnesses on this vehicle.
I recently purchased a 2009 saturn outlook. I have had it for a little over 2 months and the passenger side low beam headlight went out. My husband and I purchased a replacement bulb and were finally able to get it changed only to discover that the harness was melted and the new bulb wouldn't work. I saw where quite a few other people have posted the same complaint. I don't know how likely it is that this could cause serious problems. It seems as though if something is causing enough heat to melt the harness that it could possibly generate enough heat to cause a fire.
The front driver side headlight kept fizzing out. The underlying cause was a frayed and melted wiring harness that was not any good. There is no recall on it but saturn is aware. Hopefully it won't happen again, but if it does I'm afraid there lies a potential for a fire.
Low beam headlight connector burned. The burned connector keeps the contacts from making a connection. Light will not illuminate.
Low beam headlights not working causing a safety hazard at night. Put in new bulb still not working. Wiring defective and melted. Could cause a fire hazard.
1. Daytime running lights automatically come on and stay on unless manually turned off by driver. 2. The wiring harness in which the headlight connects melts due to excessive heat causing the headlight to fail and the harness having to be replaced. 3. The repair at the dealer costs $250. This is a common issue with the saturn outlook due to poor design of wiring harness.
Driver side low beam headlight went out . Replaced headlight but it did not fix the problem. Found an existing tsb that this could be a shorted wiring harness. Took it to the dealer and it was a shorted wiring harness. They replaced it and all worked fine. My complaint is that gm knows this is a problem and does not fix it. If it had been out of warranty, I would have had to pay for the repair. This type of problem could have caused a fire, # 1 safety problem. #2 safety problem is that now I was without a headlight and had to get it to a dealer to get it back. Not all of us live close to dealers, we are 50 miles from the nearest.
Second headlight went out on 2009 saturn outlook purchased august 2008. Both times the harness needed replaced. First time the replacement was under warranty, the second time was not, but car is only 2 yrs 2mos old. Both wiring harnesses were burnt out.
Headlamp harness melted on both sides and causes headlamps to go out could also be a fire hazard.
We own a 2009 saturn outlook with 25000 miles on it. We have owned it for 14 months. When it was time for state inspection the passenger side low beam light went out. At the inspections place they had to replace the bulb to pass inspection. The mechanic found a completely burned out bulb socket. As it was saturday and there wasn't a part readily available to replace the socket it had to be fixed temporarily. The mechanic said that the wiring harness was pinched against a metal bracket and over time had worn until it shorted out. I will be going to the dealership for a free replacement or will be seeking legal action against saturn/gmac.
2009 saturn outlook headlight failure due to faulty wiring harness.
Saturn outlook, 2009 model year. Passenger side headlight is not working, so I bought a new bulb and went to replace it. I found that the wiring harness is partially melted, and the connector that seats the bulb makes intermittent connection. Even the original bulb which I thought was bad will still work if the connector is manipulated (wiggled). I visited saturnoutlookforum.net and found that many owners have had the exact same problem. This needs to be addressed by gm as a recall or service issue, and melting in the wiring harness can cause an electrical short and possible fire in the engine compartment.
2009 saturn outlook headlight wiring harnesses have melted on both the drivers and passengers side for the low beams, and the harness and light bulbs had to be replaced.
Daytime running light, low beam headlight went out. Replaced bulb and light still didn't work. While reinstalling light flickered and I noticed there is a short within the harness.
Headlight harness melted.
2009 saturn outlook, passenger side headlamp went out. Took to dealer, was burnt (melted) wiring harness. Had to pay $250 for new harness and light. Today is sept. 10th and today the driver side headlamp went out. Have to go back to the dealer again.
Driving and headlight goes out. Headlight has gone out two times since ownership of year and a half. I have replaced the wire harness on the driverside headlight once and going to replace it again! I will hang on to this harness for the future.
Replaced passenger side headlamp and 2 weeks later it was burned out again. I have now replaced the same headlamp 4 times in 2 months. The dealership is saying they will have to charge an outrageous amount for diagnostics. The wiring harness appears to be burned. Over $500 to repair.
2009 saturn outlook xe, 37,000 miles the driver side low beam light was working intermittently and now is not working at all. Inspected bulb and connector and the connector melted. It appears there is a common issue with the gm headlamp wire harness.
Passenger headlamp went out. On my 2009 saturn outlook. Took the vehicle to the gm dealership for repair and found there was a fire in the wiring harness that controls the headlamps.
2009 saturn outlook, driver side hid headlight has quit working (less than 27k miles). I assume the headlight lamp or bulb is burnt out, owners manual directs the owner to have dealership perform the repairs.
Low beam outage driver and passenger sides 2009 saturn outlook. An excessive amount of current causes a melting of the weak wiring and connector assemblies on both low beam headlights causing the leads to carbon coat and in effect become non conductive. Due to the outage and ill placement of the headlamps (too deep into the assembly) if one or both the headlamps become non functional, the vehicle becomes a hazard to drive during minimal light conditions.
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