2009 Saturn Outlook lights complaints

Filed Jul 28, 2010 · Lights · 42,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 saturn outlook. The contact stated the low beam lights failed. The contact further inspected the failure and found that the wiring harness was overheating and causing the bulb connection to fail. The contact stated he would perform the repairs on the vehicle and replace the wiring harness with a heavy duty wiring harness. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 42,000 and the current mileage was 44,000.

Filed Jul 19, 2010 · Lights · 52,000 miles · LA

Replace both headlight harnesses on my 2009 saturn outlook twice already. Going in for a third time for the driver's side headlight harness. Lights are needed for night time driving.

Filed Jun 18, 2010 · Lights · 26,000 miles · WA

Headlamps burn out without warning after only a few months. Have been replaced twice in one year. Wire harness is melting.

Filed Mar 12, 2010 · Lights · 18,000 miles · OK

Driver side low beam head light went out. Also day time driving light on driver side out. I was told by dealership repair that the wire harness needs to be replaced.

Filed Feb 23, 2010 · Lights · 39,000 miles · IN

The low-beam headlights in my 2009 saturn outlook have a severe safety issue -- they are failing regularly now, wish poses a major issue when it occurs at night. I purchased the car used from a local dealer in november 2009, and while I was test driving it, the right low-beam bulb burned out. To my knowledge, this was the original bulb and it was to be expected that it would need to be replaced after 35000 miles. However, in early february 2010, the same bulb went out again, this time simultaneous to the left low-beam bulb burning out (the expected burn-out of the original bulb), leaving me with no headlights at night. The dealer informed me that the harness for the right bulb had melted and would have to be replaced along with the bulb. They performed the service free-of-charge. Now, less than two weeks later, the right headlight is out again, and I am taking it in for repair. I have read complaints from many 2007 and 2008 saturn outlook owners with the identical problem, but none yet for the 2009 model year, presumably because few 2009s have as many miles as mine does at this time. This repeated failure is both (1) very dangerous and (2) very costly. When a fix or recall is issued for the 2007 and 2008 model years, it needs to be carried forward for the 2009 model year, as it is clear that saturn used the same assembly for all three years and the 2009s are having the same problem as the earlier models.