2007 Saturn Outlook Powertrain (other) Problems

I HAVE A WIRE THAT BURNED-OUT AND IT CONTROLS MY WINDOWS, SUNROOF,MY AC CONTROLS, AND THEN ALSO MY TRANSMISSION IS SHUTERING

NHTSA ID

11531083

Incident

Feb 17, 2022

While driving, the car will automatically shift into 1st gear. Steering will then be disabled to the point of crash. Transmission/computer issue. Major issue with Saturn Outlooks.

NHTSA ID

11470781

Incident

Jun 23, 2022

I just purchased this vehicle & on my way home with it the check engine light came on. I hooked up the diagnostic code scanner on the car and it threw several different codes PO700, PO752, PO420. There are specific transmission issues with this particular year, make, and model. My car has the exact same symptoms as the others that were recalled so why has mine not been recalled as well? It's malfunctioning just as the others described in the recall so clearly this is a common issue with these particular vehicles. I feel my car should be covered as part of the safety recall on the transmission and I need it repaired as soon as possible.

NHTSA ID

11449138

Incident

Jan 1, 2022

THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING APPROPRIATELY WITH FLUCTUATING CHANGES OF SPEEDS, THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. AFTER PARKING I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT DELIVERED TO THE CLOSEST DEALER WHERE THEY HAD PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 90,223 MILES BACK IN 2013. NOW, LESS THAN 50,000 MILES LATER THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THE VEHICLE NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $5,500. IF A VEHICLE ONLY GETS 50,000 MILES OUT OF A TRANSMISSION SOMETHINGS NOT RIGHT! I HAVE MY RECEIPTS FROM THE FIRST TRANSMISSION THAT CLEARLY INDICATE THE MILEAGE.

NHTSA ID

11342086

Incident

Jul 27, 2020

Mileage

145,000 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

TRANSMISSION HOT IDLE ENGINE

NHTSA ID

11112232

Incident

Jul 5, 2018

Mileage

138,000 mi

MY TRANSMISSION DIED IN 2012 HAD PUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. SITTING IN 2018 I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WHY CAN'T THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT'S DOESN'T GO ABOVE 10MPH AS I WAS DRIVING ALSO THE ROOF LEAKS AND CAR TAKES ON WATER COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF YOU LOOK ONLINE THESE ARE THE 2 MAJOR COMPLAINTS OF THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11099026

Incident

Nov 12, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

DLR LIGHTS WENT OUT, POOR GAS MILLAGE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE NOT LIKE A REGULAR TRANSMISSION THE GEARS ARE STAYING TO LONG BEFORE SHIFTING.

NHTSA ID

11080876

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT LOSES POWER AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THEN, THE CAR DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO DRIVE FASTER THAN 40 MPH.

NHTSA ID

11074889

Incident

Feb 25, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR FLASHED. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLEW OUT SMOKE AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE A HALF MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11074557

Incident

Feb 22, 2018

Mileage

150,000 mi

MY 07 SATURN OUTLOOK HAS 2 MAJOR ISSUES THE WAVE PLATE BROKE IN THE TRANSMISSION CODE P0776 AND DIDN'T RUN. I HAD TO WAIT OVER 7 MONTHS TO SAVE SINCE I HAD A CAR PAYMENT TO HAVE IT REBUILT. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY IN MY POSITION MILES WERE 80,674 AND NOW MY ROOF LEAKS SHOULD BE A RECALL IT IS MESSING UP MY ELECTRICAL COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE THAT I USED TO TAKE MY KIDS IN SO I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH TOWELS ON MY SEAT AS MY CAR RAINS ON MY HEAD IN SIDE WHEN IT IS RAINING OUTSIDE

NHTSA ID

10929011

Incident

Nov 29, 2012

I WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK, AND GOING TO PICK-UP MY CHILDREN, ON A HIGHWAY, IT WOULDN'T GO INTO 2ND GEAR. ALSO, IT WAS MAKING A CLUNKING/GRINDING NOISE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME BECAUSE I COULDN'T DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I FEEL AS IF IT PUT MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY CHILDREN'S LIFE IN DANGER. THIS ISN'T ALL, MY RPM METER WAS GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND OF COURSE I HAD TO TAKE IT TO SEE WHAT CODES IT PULLS UP. MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC REVIEWED AND TESTED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS BAD. YES, THIS COULD'VE BEEN WORSE BUT GM HAS PUT MORE THAN MYSELF IN DANGER BUT ALSO ANYONE WHO'S DRIVING THESE VEHICLES AND THEY EITHER WON'T GO OR JUST SHUT OFF.

NHTSA ID

10916001

Incident

Sep 11, 2016

Mileage

165,000 mi

TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TCM IS BAD

NHTSA ID

10860197

Incident

Apr 18, 2016

PLEASE ISSUE RECALL FOR THE WAVE PLATE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TODAY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. WAVE PLATE IS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY IN SATURN OUTLOOK, CHEVY TRAVERSE, AND GMC ACADIA. THIS CAUSES TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND REV AT 4K RPMS. TRANSMISSION SOLONOID 1 GETS STUCK OPEN PER CODE PLEASE INFORM WHEN RECALL IS ISSUED. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY WHETHER STOPPED OR IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 20+ TIMES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2015.

NHTSA ID

10839533

Incident

Sep 29, 2015

Mileage

148,000 mi

TVE PPS MODUL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. POWER TRAIN IS WORKING WEAR WHEN IN DESACELERATING.

NHTSA ID

10787155

Incident

Apr 25, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. DURING LOW CLIMATE WEATHER, THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, BUT FAILED TO MOVE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WHILE DRIVING DURING LOW TEMPERATURES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE ENGINE AIR FLOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 172,000.

NHTSA ID

10783435

Incident

Jan 30, 2015

Mileage

172,000 mi

TRANSMISSION TOOK A WHILE TO ENGAGE INTO 2ND GEAR. WHEN IN FIRST GEAR, YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSMISSION MAKING A DISTINCT SOUND. SOUNDS LIKE A WHINNY NOISE, AS IT WAS STRUGGLING TO GET INTO 2ND GEAR. I NOTICED THIS SOUND WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING A TOUGH TIME GETTING OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN 22 MONTHS. BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, I HAD THE WAV PLATE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,600.00. THE DEALERSHIP NOW IS TELLING ME I NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,000.00. GM DID REIMBURSE ME FOR MY FIRST TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BUT WITHOUT A REIMBURSEMENT, I WOULD BE LOOKING AT SPENDING NEARLY $6,600.00 OVER THE COURSE OF 22 MONTHS FOR TRANSMISSION-RELATED ISSUES. NO REASONABLE PERSON WOULD EXPECT TO PAY THAT MUCH MONEY IN SUCH SHORT OF A TIME PERIOD FOR (2) SEPARATE, TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

10761613

Incident

Sep 3, 2015

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE STABILITY CONTROL AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANS CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

NHTSA ID

10761610

Incident

Aug 21, 2015

Mileage

119,000 mi

I STOPPED AND PARKED AT MACDONALD. TO GRAP A COFFEE. AFTER IRETURNED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I TOWED VEHICLE TO KING BUICK GM LLC, GM AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP IN GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND 20882. DEALER CONCLUDED THAT TIMING CHAIN IS INTACT AND SOME METAL PARTS BROKE. HE RECOMMENDED TO RPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $7700. GM HAD ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR TIMING CHAIN ISSUES FOR SATURN OUTLOOK XR 2007 MODEL UP TO 10YEARS FROM THE VEHICLE PLACED IN SERVICE OR 120,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY 75654 MILES AND EIGHT YEARS IN SERVICE. GM DEALERSHIP DECLINED TO HONOR THE GM WARRANTY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, HE OPENED THE ENGINE AND SAW TIMING CHAIN WAS IN-FACT BROKE AND IT CAUSED FOR VEHICLE TO LOST COMPRESSION. I PAID $4700 FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM FILING A REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM WITH GM

NHTSA ID

10760459

Incident

Jul 23, 2014

Mileage

75,648 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED, WAS REBUILT, FAILED AGAIN AND REBUILT AGAIN. IT HAS NOW FAILED A 3RD TIME. A 'SERVICE' BULLETIN WAS ISSUED - BUT ONLY TO 120K MILES OR 10 YEARS. MY VEHICLE WAS 10K OVER THE 120K BUT STILL WITHIN THE 10 YEAR. SATURN REFUSES TO MAKE THE PRODUCT RIGHT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THE SAME COMPLAINT AT VARIOUS STAGES. THE VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION - AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. JUST BECAUSE I DRIVE MILES, I AM BEING PENALIZED AND STUCK WITH A FAULTY PRODUCT. MY CAR HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN NOV 2007. PLEASE HELP SATURN OWNERS THAT PURCHASE A VEHICLE IN GOOD FAITH THAT IT WILL WORK. WE NEED TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED FOR OUR CARS.

NHTSA ID

10733853

Incident

Mar 9, 2012

Mileage

130,000 mi

ISSUES WITH THE 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK INCLUDE ONGOING ELECTRICAL ISSUES (LIGHTS INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONING, STABILITRACK, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS ON INTERMITTENTLY, REMOTE START DOESN'T WORK, POWER LIFT GATE OPENS ON IT'S OWN, LIFT GATE SWITCH FAILED INTERNALLY), AIR INTAKE FILLED WITH OIL AND WATER MIX, WATER UNDER FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE, INTERMITTENTLY THE STABILITRACK WILL TURN OFF, MESSAGE SAYING 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED', CAR SHAKES, NO POWER AND REQUIRES COASTING TO SIDE OF ROAD. (THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE IS TEMPORARILY ADDRESSED BY TURNING THE CAR OFF, REMOVING THE KEYS, OPENING THE DOOR, WAITING FIVE MINUTES. THEN THE CAR STARTS BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON.) REQUIRED NEW THROTTLE BODY, REPLACING STRUTS, SWAY BAR LINK, SHOT AND/OR STRUT ASSEMBLY. RACK AND PINION, TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MOST RECENTLY HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH HARD SHIFTING, CEL AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON, INTAKE BOOT FULL OF OIL, VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR UNTIL 4000RMP'S AND DOES THE SAME THING ON HIGHWAY IN 2ND GEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10706246

Incident

Mar 30, 2015

Mileage

133,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WAVE PLATE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

NHTSA ID

10704504

Incident

Apr 6, 2015

Mileage

103,000 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

DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE WHEN ENTERING A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. UPON TAKING MY VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE WAVE PLATE SHATTERED AND PIECES WERE NOW IN MY TRANSMISSION. I CALLED GM TO GET SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SINCE MY VEHICLE HAD SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE OWNER OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND DOING SOME ONLINE INVESTIGATING, IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WAVE PLATE IN THEIR SATURN OUTLOOK OR GM ACADIA. I FEEL THE WAVE PLATE IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE PUT IN PLACE SO NO ONE ELSE GETS HURT FROM THEIR TRANSMISSION GIVING OUT ON THEM. *JS

NHTSA ID

10681715

Incident

Dec 12, 2014

Mileage

52,834 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10676793

Incident

Jan 19, 2015