2007 Saturn Outlook Driver assistance Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Outlook. The contact stated that the air bag, the traction control, and the electronic stability control warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that after opening the liftgate with the power liftgate button, the liftgate unexpectedly lowered, and struck her on the head. The contact stated that the failure had occurred twice. The contact had head pain, but medical assistance was not required. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failures to NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 07V062000 (Air Bags) and 15V415000 (Structure); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 163,000.

NHTSA ID

11624026

Incident

Nov 1, 2024

Mileage

163,000 mi

WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONING. WATER IS COLLECTING INTO THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY WATER INCLUDE RADIO, LIGHTS; DASHBOARD( SHUTS OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN COMES BACK ON) AND INTERIOR, DOOR LOCKS, STABILITY TRACK MALFUNCTION AT WHICH POINT THE CAR WILL SHAKE AND SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN ABOVE 40 MPH.

NHTSA ID

11350337

Incident

Jun 15, 2019

Mileage

200,000 mi

AFTER I TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS THEY WILL BE FINE FOR A BIT AND THEN ONE WILL GO OUT AND SOMETIMES THE OTHER WILL FOLLOW SUIT. IT CAN BE EITHER IF THEM. SOMETIMES I CAN TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND THEN OFF AND IT WILL COME BACK ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

11325633

Incident

Mar 1, 2020

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK, OWNERS MANUAL SAYS IT IS THE EXTERIOR HVAC SENSOR. AFTER PLENTY OF RESEARCH HAVE DISCOVERED IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. MANY COMPLAINTS ARE OF PEOPLE REPLACING THIS SENSOR NUMERPUS TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THE SENSOR MALFUNCTION SHORTLY AFTER. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE SENSOR BE REPOSITIONED ELSEWHERE ON THE VEHICLE. WITH 100+ TEMPS AND NO WAY TO COOL THIS VEHICLE IT IS A DANGER TO ITS OCCUPANTS, ESPECIALLY BEING AN 8 SEATER MOST LIKELY TO HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK WHERE THE HEAT GETS UNBEARABLE. NOW THAT SUMMER IS HITTING WE CAN HARDLY DRIVE TOO FAR BECAUSE MY 1 YEAR OLD SON TURMS BRIGHT RED FROM THE HEAT.

NHTSA ID

11323091

Incident

May 1, 2020

TAKATA RECALL. I CAN NOT GET GM DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT MY ENGINE LIGHT TOTURN OFF AND GIVE A CORRECT DIAGNOSTIC. THEY HAVE WORKED ON MY SUV SERVAL TIMES, THEY SELL SELL ME PARTS AND WORK THAN LESS THAN A MONTH ENG LIGHT COMES BACK ON. THEY TRY TO SELL ME ANOTHER CAR. WILL NOT CORRECT. WILL NOT DO DIAGNOSTIC ( GM CARS CENTER REQUEST). RT 24 SHUT DOWN, TOW TO HOME

NHTSA ID

11241451

Incident

Jul 18, 2019

Mileage

147,958 mi

RECEIVING MESSAGE ON DASH DISPLAY: ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. NOTICE A SEVER DROP IN ENGINE POWER AND WILL PRACTICALLY NOT MOVE IF PUT IN GEAR. TYPICALLY NOTICED WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND PULLING AWAY. CAN TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND ISSUE IS NOT EXPERIENCED. (UNTIL THE NEXT TIME) THERE IS NO TYPICAL COMBINATION OF EVENTS THAT HAPPEN BEFORE ISSUE OCCURS, RANDOM. HAVE CHECKED FORUMS ONLINE AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS AND OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES FROM GM (OUTLOOK, ACADIA, ENCLAVE, TRAVERSE)

NHTSA ID

11186295

Incident

Mar 9, 2019

Mileage

201,000 mi

WHEN STARTING THE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BUZZER GOES OFF, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS FLICKERS OFF AND ON. THIS CAUSES A ROUGH IDLE LIKE A MISFIRE .I HAVE HAD PLUGS AND COIL PACKS REPLACED AS WELL AS SHOCKS AND STRUTS. ERROR STILL REMAINS. MECHANIC SAYS ONE ISSUE TRIGGERS THE OTHER. HAVE SEEN 100'S OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS AND OTHER SUVS. HOPEFULLY SOON A RECALL ISSUE

NHTSA ID

11185822

Incident

Mar 6, 2019

Mileage

163,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE'S ON STAR SYSTEM PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE AIR BAGS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

NHTSA ID

11184820

Incident

Dec 1, 2016

Mileage

93,000 mi

MY RIGHT HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT, I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS TOO MANY TIMES AND THE HARNESS. MY STABILITY TRACK COMES ON AND I CAN LOOSE POWER THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ON THE HIGHWAY, AND BY GRACE OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THIS CAR IS BECOMING A NIGHTMARE AND I THINK WE SHOULD BE GIVEN SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION...PLEASE FIX THESE ISSUES...THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3YRS

NHTSA ID

11184217

Incident

Jan 23, 2015

Mileage

140,000 mi

NOW THAT ITS COLD MY TRUCK WONT START. EVERY MORNING I HAVE TO JUMP START IT. I ALSO NOTICE THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WELL ON ONE THAT IS. THE LEFT ONE. WHEN IN IDLE THE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT ON DASH BOARD ILLUMINATES I KNOW THIS ISN'T RIGHT I HAD THAT SERVICED ALREADY. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE HATCH BACK WONT GO UP COMPLETELY IT WILL GO MID STREAM AND CLOSE BACK.

NHTSA ID

10935264

Incident

Nov 9, 2016

Mileage

106,233 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH DAAH BOARD LIT UP - ENGINE POWER REDUCED - TRACTION CONTROL GO OFF AND STABILTRAK SAYS IT'S OFF. I LOST ALL POWER IN CAR WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING STEERING WITH KIDS IN THE CAR, AND INCOMING TRAFFIC. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY, IT TOOK 10 MIN. FOR IT TO START BACK UP AND DASH LIT UP STATING "STARTING DISABLED, SERVICE THROTTLE". TAKING TO SERVICE REPAIR - SAW SERVICE.BULLETIN FOR OTHER MODELS WITH SAME ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

10836284

Incident

Feb 15, 2016

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.

NHTSA ID

10821335

Incident

Jan 20, 2016

Mileage

73,000 mi

ON TWO OCCASIONS MY CAR STOPPED DRIVING WHILE GOING AROUND 40 TO 55 MPH. I WAS DRIVING SOMETIME THE END OF JULY 2015 WHEN THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE ON BUT ALL PANELS WERE ON 0. IT MADE A COUPLE OF THRUSTS THEN STOPPED. AFTER A MINUTE I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE CAR RESUMED DRIVING. ON AUGUST 8TH WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT GOING ABOUT 55 MPH THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN WITH NO WARNING BUT FINALLY A WARNING CAME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE STABILITRAK AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE GAS AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING AGAIN. WE WILL BE MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT FROM MY RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND US BOTH TIMES OR SOMEONE COULD OF BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES DIE.

NHTSA ID

10747449

Incident

Aug 8, 2015

Mileage

107,540 mi

DRIVING IN SUB ZERO WEATHER, I DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND NOW I FIND OUT, IT IS SOMETHING CALLED "LIMP" MODE. CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 35 MILES PER HOUR AND I HAD MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS COMING ONE. HOW DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR SEE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND SUDDENLY REALIZE YOU HAVE NO POWER. TRYING TO GET INTO THE OUTER LANE AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE. I WAS -20 DEGREES OUT THAT DAY. I FOUND THIS LISTED ON A WEB SITE, SOUND LIKE GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM ALREADY. I WORK WITH A GIRL THAT HAS A ACADIA. SHE SAW MY FACEBOOK POST ABOUT MY CAR. SHE WAS ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY THE SAME DAY I WAS AND HERE CAR WAS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING MY WAS. TWO CARS WITH LOSS OF POWER AT THE SAME TIME AND DAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS. HERE IS THE LINK I FOUND REGARDING THIS PROBLEM:HTTP://RICKSFREEAUTOREPAIRADVICE.COM/OIL-IN-AIR-INTAKE-DUCT/ GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM WITH OIL IN AIR INTAKE DUCT, ALONG WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, POOR ACCELERATION, AND THROTTLE BODY FREEZING. THE BULLETIN APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.6L ENGINE: 2008-11 BUICK ENCLAVE, 2007-11 CHEVROLET MALIBU, 2009-11 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE,2007-11 GMC ACADIA,2007-10 PONTIAC G6, 2007-09 SATURN AURA, 2007-10 SATURN OUTLOOK GM STATES THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER A COLD START UP OR WHEN DRIVING IN COLD TEMPERATURES. IF YOU SCAN THE PCM, ICE FORMATION IS CAUSED BY CONDENSATION FREEZING AT THE BASE OF THE THROTTLE BODY WITH ADDITIONAL COLLECTION OF ICE FORMATION DEPOSITS IN THE AIR INLET DUCT. FREEZING CONDENSATION FORMS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND THEN PARKED IN LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. OIL DEPOSITS ARE THE COLLECTION OF THE ENGINE VAPORS, FUEL DILUTION AND OIL MIST AT THE BASE OF THE THROTTLE BODY WITH ADDITIONAL FORMATION COLLECTING IN THE DUCT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10691991

Incident

Feb 16, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT LEAVING ME STRANDED - DURING A CHICAGO SNOW STORM. I'M BEING TOLD THAT IT'S THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN - ONLY NOW THE POWER TRAN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10683531

Incident

Jan 19, 2015

Mileage

122,000 mi

BOUGHT THIS PIECE OF CRAP CAR OUT OF DESPERATION FROM A PAY AS YOU GO RIP OFF CAR "DEALERSHIP" WHO TOLD ME NOTHING ABOUT THIS CARS FAULTS AND IT'S DONE NOTHING BUT BITE ME IN THE ASS SINCE THEN. LEAKS LIKE A STUCK PIG, CAUSING WATER TO POOL AT THE FLOOR MATS, WHEN ITS COLE THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD FROSTS. HEADLIGHTS WILL BOTH SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, BATTERY DIED SO I CHARGED IT THEN THE RADIO WENT HAYWIRE. OPENED UP THE BATTERY TERMINAL TO FIND MY BATTERY WAS ENCASED IN ICE DUE TO THE LEAKY SUNROOF, THE BATTERY WAS SPARKING AND SMOKING. WINDOWS WON'T GO DOWN ALL OF A SUDDEN. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF THIS CAR. NEVER AGAIN. SO DANGEROUS IT'S RIDICULOUS. *JS

NHTSA ID

10682037

Incident

Aug 8, 2014

Mileage

260,000 mi

VERY SCARY. WE WENT ON A SHORT VACATION IN PA AND WHILE WE WERE GOING UP A HILL, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 27 MPH AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT TO 7000. I HAVE TO QUICKLY PULL OFF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. SOON AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE TOWED TO THE LOCAL GAS STATION AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT'S A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND WOULD COST OVER A $1000. I WENT ON THE WEB DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS GM MODULE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND GM DID ABSOLUTE NOTING TO RESOLVE THIS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I BOUGH GM AND IT WILL BE THE LAST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10594611

Incident

Apr 24, 2014

Mileage

71,000 mi

THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10593299

Incident

May 11, 2014

Mileage

130 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AN ERROR CAME ACROSS THE DASH STATING THE TRANSMISSION WAS HOT, IDLE ENGINE. SO, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. STARTED CAR BACK UP AND ALL WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. NOT ALWAYS GETTING THE ERROR MESSAGE, BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE LEARNED WHEN TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. VEHICLE'S RMP'S WILL GO HIGH, BUT NEVER SHIFT BACK DOWN INTO GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ONCE IT DOES THIS, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. ONCE I START BACK DRIVING, IT SHIFTS PROPERLY AGAIN. UNTIL I HAVE TO GO UP A HILL, AND I GIVE IT MORE GAS TO GET UP THE HILL AND IT WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AGAIN, AND NOT EVER GO BACK. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE AT TIMES IT MAKES THE CAR DROP IN SPEED SUDDENLY ON THE HIGHWAY !!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10568522

Incident

Sep 24, 2013

Mileage

42,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,363.

NHTSA ID

10561800

Incident

Nov 11, 2011

Mileage

54,363 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE! I WAS TRYING TO PARK, THE REVERSE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. AFTER FEW HOURS PARKED, I WENT BACK HOME, THE SPEED WASN'T WORKING (RPM 3 AND 4 SPEED 35) AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I GOT HOME, A MECHANIC CAME OVER TO CHECK IT, HE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO GMC, THEY WORKED THE RECALLS (?? I DON'T KNOW STILL WHAT RECALLS THEY WORK ON IT), AND TOLD ME IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TO PAY $4,500 IF I WANT A NEW ONE, $200 LESS IF I WANT AN USED ONE OR REBUILD. SINCE IT IS MORE THAT 5 YEARS OLD, NO WARRANTY ON IN. I STILL OWE $11000 ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10561592

Incident

Jan 11, 2014

Mileage

74,000 mi

TOOK A TRIP OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND AND STARTED NOTICING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN SWITCHING GEARS WHICH ACTIVATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THANKFULLY MADE IT HOME BEFORE IT GOT WORSE. NEXT DAY DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND WAS SLIPPING ALL OVER THE PLACE. PULLED OVER TO MY HOUSE AND PARKED. TURNED OFF,TURNED BACK ON. TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE AND WAS UNABLE AS IF IN NEUTRAL. STILL CAN GO FORWARD BUT MAJOR SLIPPAGE. DOING RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS PAGE ALONE HAS 100+ AND 10+ IN THE LAST MONTH. GM AND NHTSA NEED TO REALIZE THIS ISSUE AND GET THAT RECALL GOING! *TR

NHTSA ID

10554618

Incident

Dec 1, 2013

Mileage

80,589 mi

THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD DEAL JUST PURCHASED ON 11/4/13. WITH A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. YEAH RIGHT HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I DROVE IT. AND THEY TOLD ME THEY FIXED ALL THE PROBLEMS. TODAY IS THE 13TH THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT OUT OF TOWN ON MY PLANNED TRIP AND SEE HOW IT DOES.THE FARTHER WE DROVE THE WORSE THE TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING. SO ON THE 12TH I TOOK IT BACK IN AND THE SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THEY ARE LIMITED ON WHAT THEY CAN FIX ON A USED CAR EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. AND MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY COULDN'T FIX THAT TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIX THAT OUT OF MY POCKET COST. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WHAT CAN I DO.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10552149

Incident

Nov 10, 2013

Mileage

57,845 mi

STABILITRAK TRACTION CONTROL TURNED OFF, WARNING BEEPS CAME WITH A MESSAGE SAYING OIL PRESSURE LOW, SHUT ENGINE OFF. THIS IS ONE OF MANY ISSUES I HAVE ENCOUNTERED, AMONG GETTING A NEW ENGINE AFTER BUYING IT IN 2010 6 MONTHS LATER, BECAUSE OF WAVE PLATE ISSUES, TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM, THE LIFT GATE NOT FUNCTIONING, MY HUSBAND SPENT $23K ON THE CAR AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE PUT THOUSANDS MORE INTO THE CAR TO HAVE IT FIXED. FEEL UNSAFE IN IT AN DISGUSTED AT HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE TO GET IT SERVICED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547259

Incident

Oct 1, 2013

Mileage

77,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH ON AUG. 11, 2013 WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD AND 11 YEAR OLD NIECE AND NEPHEW. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. WENT DOWN A HILL AND THE CAR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND I WAS TURNING RIGHT. THE RPMS WENT UP LIKE I WAS GOING REALLY FAST AND THEN REALIZED I WAS NOT GETTING THE GAS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN GETTING. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH A CAR BEHIND ME AND TURN AROUND. I WAS SO NERVOUS I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANY OTHER CAR WAS COMING BECAUSE I COULD BARELY GO IN REVERSE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK HOME BY GOING 40 MPH WITH THE RPMS BETWEEN 4 AND 5. IT WAS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME SAFELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535409

Incident

Aug 11, 2013

Mileage

55,654 mi