2007 Saturn Outlook Brakes Problems

THE REAR LIFT GATE OR STRUT SUPPORT FOR THE HATCH OF MY 2007 SATURN, OUTLOOK GRADUALLY FELL ON MY SON AND I WHILE PUTTING THE GROCERIES IN THE CAR AT WALMART MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS AGO; NOW THE HATCH NO LONGER HOLDS ITS WEIGHT AND DROPS WHEN YOU TRY TO LIFT IT, BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY HEAVY, SO AS OF TODAY, I HAVE NOT USED THE HATCH FOR MANY MONTHS NOW, BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE CALLED A FEW DEALERS THAT DEAL WITH SATURN, GMC EVEN BUICK AND THEY ALL SAY THAT THEY DO NOT WORK ON VEHICLES OVER 10 YEARS. (?) ONE OF THE MECHANICS SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LIFT GATE LIKE 3 YEARS AGO.? I AM TO THE POINT THAT I MIGHT AS WELL FIND A LOCAL MECHANIC TO FIX THE LIFT GATE OR STRUT FOR THE HATCH. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OF 2019 AND IT WON'T TURN OFF OR RESET?

NHTSA ID

11279465

Incident

Apr 6, 2019

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10607040

Incident

Aug 14, 2013

Mileage

105,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10596093

Incident

Sep 30, 2012

Mileage

97,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10512990

Incident

Sep 27, 2012

Mileage

63,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10495315

Incident

May 27, 2012

Mileage

98,900 mi

I HAVE EXPERIENCED ONLY ISSUES ALL YEAR WITH MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. IT HAS 55,000 MILES AND IN JUNE 2010 THE WIRING SHORT CIRCUITED BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING THE THEFT SECURITY LOCK SYSTEM TO GO INTO EFFECT ASSUMING THE CAR WAS BEING HOT-WIRED. IT COST ME OVER $300 TO FIX AT THE DEALER AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THEN THE DEALER SAID MY INSIDE FUSE BOX WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED FROM WATER AND THEY WOULD NEED TO FIX THE LEAK MY SUNROOF WAS CAUSING. THE DEALER HAS MADE 6 ATTEMPTS TO FIX AND I JUST PICKED UP MY CAR THIS MORNING, HOPEFULLY AFTER THE FINAL ATTEMPT. NOW MY BREAKS ARE CAUSING ISSUES, THE BREAK PEDAL SOFTENS AND GOES DOWN TO ALMOST THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSED EVERY 4TH OR 5TH TIME AND IT IS DRINKING BRAKE FLUID, I NEED TO TAKE IT THIS WEEKEND TO CHECK FOR A LEAK. NOT TO MENTION MY POWER STEERING IS MAKING LOUD WHINING SOUNDS EVERY TIME THAT I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. OH, AND MY PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT A FEW TIMES AND MY HUSBAND HAS HAD TO ACCESS THE BACK OF IT TO REPLACE IT BUT IT CONTINUES TO GO OUT. OH, AND MY TRANSMISSION CAUSED PROBLEMS TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE DEALER FIXED IT UNDER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.. 55,000 MILES AND THIS CAR IS GIVING ME ISSUES AS IF I'M OVER 200,000 MILES! *TR

NHTSA ID

10357393

Incident

Sep 24, 2010

Mileage

55,000 mi

AFTER OWNING A 2007 OUTLOOK WITH 43,000 MILES ON IT - I HAD BOTH OF THE MASTER CYLINDERS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND IT WOULD BE 2 WEEKS AT MOST BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE SATURN PARTS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10351372

Incident

Aug 23, 2010

Mileage

43,000 mi

EXCESSIVE BRAKE FLUID USAGE. NO LEAKS FOUND AND STILL CONTINUES TO USE BRAKE FLUID AT THE RATE OF 2OZ. PER 500 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10330624

Incident

Dec 12, 2009

Mileage

35,000 mi

2 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SATURN OUTLOOK: 1) BRAKING & BRAKE FLUID PROBLEMS. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE FLUID SAYING THAT THE FACTORY BRAKE FLUID WAS NOT CORRECT. BRAKING IS STILL DIFFICULT AND BRAKE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PRESSED MORE THAN ONCE FOR PROPER BRAKING PRESSURE TO KICK-IN. 2) SINCE NEW, THE OUTLOOK HAS A POPPING OR CRACKING SOUND WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED FROM RIGHT OR LEFT, AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES IN EACH DIRECTION FROM CENTER. BROUGHT MATTER TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AND SAID OTHER REPORTS HAD BEEN MADE, BUT NO SOLUTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10316772

Incident

Mar 3, 2010

Mileage

50 mi