2008 Saturn Outlook Lighting Problems

RIGHT HEADLIGHT DOESN'T WORK. MECHANIC WENT TO REPLACE A PART AND THE WHOLE HARNESS WAS MELTED.

[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HEADLIGHT BULB KEEPS BLOWING OUT AND SOMETIMES WHEN CHANGED COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE CHANGED BULBS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. BULBS SEEM EXTREMELY HOT WHEN THEY BLOW. WE HAVE HAD IT REWIRED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT LOOKS LIKE WIRES FROM HARNESS ARE DIFFERENT GAUGES THAN REPLACEMENTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN I WILL BE WITHOUT A HEADLIGHT. THEY ARE DIM AND EVEN WHEN REPLACED BY SILVERSTAR ULTRA, THEY REMAIN DIMMER THAN MOST VEHICLES. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I CAN SEE THEIR HEADLIGHTS MORE THAN MINE WHEN THEY ARE BEHIND ME. I CANNOT SEE THE ROAD HARDLY AT ALL WHEN DRIVING WITH ONE HEADLIGHT.

I HAVE REPLACE LIGHT BULBS IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND IT WILL WORK TO SECONDS THAN GO OUT AGAIN I DON'T WHAT THE ISSUE IS I BOUGHT THE 6 DIFFERENCE BULBS IT'S STILL NOT WORKING

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. MY WIFE NORMALLY DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND TOLD ME ABOUT IT THIS WEEK. I UNDERSTAND THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS ARE TOO SMALL AND NEED TO CHANGED OUT TO A BIGGER GAUGE WIRE.

"TAKATA RECALL" FRONT HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS HAS MELTED AT THE PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM. DONE RESEARCH AND IT IS TO SMALL OF A WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE CHANGED THIS HEADLIGHT 2 TIMES PRIOR TO THE HARNESS MELTING.

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SUFFERS FROM INTERMITTENT OPERATION EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT BULB WITH A NEW BULB. WHEN IT DOES WORK, THE HEADLIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATES ON THE AUTO SETTING. IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL IF I TRY TO MANUALLY TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. I CANNOT FIND A RECORD OF A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE BASED ON A VIN NUMBER SEARCH, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR LIGHTING ISSUES ON OTHER OUTLOOK MODELS. AS OF 10/29/2017, THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE GO OUT AT THE DROP OF A HAT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS.PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT I AM GOING TO PUT THE MOST RECENT DATE.

IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES. IT WENT OUT AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND I COULDN'T FIND ANYONE TO REPLACE IT FOR ME AT THAT TIME SO I HAD TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT THE LOW BEAM UNTIL TODAY. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY A MECHANIC FEE TO HAVE IT DONE AND CANNOT DO IT MYSELF. A FRIEND OF MINE SAID HE COULD FIX IT TODAY SO THAT I COULD GO GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. ONCE HE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE BULB AND BEGAN TO TRY TO GET IT OUT THE LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE SURPRISED BUT DECIDED TO REPLACE IT WITH THE NEW ONE ANYWAY. SO ONCE THE NEW BULB WAS IN I DROVE IT TO A NEARBY INSPECTION SIGHT TO GET THE INSPECTION DONE. I PASSED INSPECTION AND CONTINUED ABOUT MY DAY. WHEN LEAVING WORK TONIGHT I REALIZED THAT THE HEADLIGHT IS OUT AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR COSTLY REPAIRS OR TICKETS OVER THIS MATTER AND DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO IF THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE HEADLIGHTS OR RELATED ITEMS. CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB IS CHALLENGING AND ESPECIALLY FRUSTRATING WHEN IT GOES OUT THE DAY IT WAS CHANGED. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT CONTINUALLY BURNS OUT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BULB SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE DONE THIS MYSELF AS WELL AS HAD IT PROFESSIONALLY REPLACED AT THE DEALER AND THE BULB CONTINUES TO BURN OUT AFTER JUST A FEW WEEKS.. THERE HAS TO BE A SHORT IN THE WIRING CAUSING THIS. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT ALONE AND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP. THE FIRST TIME IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. I HAD IT CHANGED AND IT LASTED ABOUT 10 DAYS THAT TIME. THIS LAST TIME IT ONLY LASTED ABOUT 6 HOURS BEFORE IT BURNED OUT AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICE I HAD A HEADLIGHT OUT. WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB AND SAW THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS MELTED. FROM READING ON THE INTERNET I SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HARNESS BURNED OUT. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. CONSUMER REQUEST INFORMATION ON VEHICLE HEADLIGHT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH HEADLIGHTS, FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 20 MONTHS, THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP HAS BURNED OUT 3 TIMES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE 1 TIME. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT, ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY HEAT SENSOR BEGAN READING HIGH AS IF VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND THEY REPLACED THE PROJECTOR BEAM. *TR NOW A MONTH LATER IM HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS ONLY NOW I NOTICE A COOLANT LEAK. I REPLACED COOLANT AND CAR STILL ACTS LIKE ITS OVERHEATING, ALSO THE HEADLIGHT IS ONCE AGAIN OUT.

FRONT HEADLIGHT HARNESSES ARE MELTING. NO HEADLIGHT WORKING BECAUSE OF WIRES MELTING. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE AND NOTICED PASSANGER SIDE LOW BEAM WAS OUT CHECKED BULB AND THE LIGHT SOCKET WAS VERY HOT AND MELTED AROUND THE PLUG. *JS

HEADLAMP ON DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM NOT WORKING. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAVE CHECKED INTO REPLACING IT AND IT WILL COST $100 FOR ONE REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP! I HAVE ALSO HEARD THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO EVEN ACCESS THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR