2008 Saturn Outlook Body & Structure Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROOF. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT DETECTED THE SOUND OF WATER MOVING AROUND IN THE ROOF. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AREA WAS WET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. DURING RAINY WEATHER, WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AROUND THE FLOORBOARD, DOME LIGHT, AND THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE VIA EMAIL (CORPORATE@GM.COM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK APPARENTLY HAS HAD A DEFECTED SUNROOF THAT GMC HAS BEEN TRACKING FOR YEARS NOW BUT HAS NOT INCORPORATED ANY RECALLS TO FIX IT. WE JUST MOVED FROM CA TO VA AND ARE JUST NOW EXPERIENCING ACTUAL RAINFALL THAT LEAKS THROUGH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND INTO THE FLOOR OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED ANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES YET BUT I KNOW THEY ARE COMING. HOWEVER, WE ARE EXPERIENCING MILDEW AND MOLD SMELL IN THE CAR WHICH IS NOT GOOD TO BE INHALING FOR ANYONE IN MY FAMILY. MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS GMC DOING ABOUT THIS!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. DURING RAINY WEATHER, WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AROUND THE FLOOR BOARD AND DOME LIGHT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRAIN TUBE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

MY CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE PROP ROD RECOVERY SYSTEM. THE BACK HATCH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO RAISE AND LOWER. IT HAS FALLEN ON ME WHEN I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CARRY IN GROCERIES AND IT ALMOST CAME DOWN ON MY GRANDSON'S HEAD WHEN HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO ME TO HELP CARRY IN THE GROCERIES. WHEN I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE BUSINESS SECTION OF OUR LOCAL PAPER ABOUT A RECALL ON 2007-2010 SATURN OUTLOOKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I ASSUMED MY CAR WAS RECALLED. AT MY LAST SERVICE AT THE GM DEALERSHIP I ASKED ABOUT THIS RECALL. THEY LOOKED IT UP AND SAID MINE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $180-200 TO FIX IT. I CALLED THE SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE TO DOUBLE CHECK WHETHER MY CAR WAS ON THE LIST. I WAS ADVISED TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO NHTSA TO HOPEFULLY HAVE GM OR WHOMEVER TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO MY MODEL SINCE IT CLEARLY HAS THE SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UTILIZE THE AUTOMATIC LIFTGATE FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE, THE TRUNK WOULD FAIL TO REMAIN OPEN AND POTENTIALLY FALL ON THE HEAD OF THE WHOEVER IS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD OR UNLOAD THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. ...UPDATED 02/03/16 *BF *TR

WATER LEAK FROM SUNROOF TRAVELED DOWN THE DRIVER'S PILLAR AND THROUGH THE DASH, ONTO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE WHICH CAUSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING BELL TO SOUND. WATER WAS ALSO LEAKING OUT OF THE CURTAIN AIRBAG BADGE ON THE PILLAR POTENTIALLY COMPROMISING THE AIRBAG. WATER SOAKED THE DRIVER'S CARPET AND MATS. NOW THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT FOR RPM IS OPERATING SPORADICALLY. *TR

DURING RAINS, LEAKS IN THE LEFT REAR IN SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT, AFFECTING THE CARPET, AND FLOODING THE BACK STORAGE COMPARTMENT.

I LIVE IN VIRGINIA. IT MY SUNROOF LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND FLOODS MY FLOOR. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE I FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE SO I WANT TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. I BROUGHT MY CAR WITH ONLY 26000 MILES LAST YEAR FROM A USED DEALERSHIP. *TR

WATER HAS BEEN LEAKING IN MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK FOR OVER 2 YEARS. IT ORIGINALLY STARTED LEAKING IN THROUGH MY LIGHTS AND MORE RECENTLY HAS STARTED TO LEAK IN THROUGH THE AIR BAG COVERS WHICH CAUSED THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT TO COME ON. I AM FEARFUL ABOUT THE AIRBAGS WORKING PROPERLY WITH POSSIBLE WATER DAMAGE. I HAVE SPENT THE LAST HOUR ONLINE READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD NO RESOLUTION IN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FIXED. GM NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND HAVE THE VEHICLES RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE ROOF, CAUSING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE LEAK BUT REPAIRED THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE DEALER DISCOVERED WATER IN THE FUSE BOX AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURS IN RAINY WEATHER AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING FROM THE DOME LIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500.

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK THAT AROUND 25000 MILES STARTED LEAKING WATER FROM THE SUN ROOF, WINDSHIELD PILLARS AND HEADLINER. THE WATER LEAK ALSO CAUSED THE BRAKE SWITCH TO CORRODE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND ALARM TO CONTINUOUSLY GO OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT IDENTIFIED A RECALL FOR SUNROOM DRAINS THAT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER WATER STARTED LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT HAS BEEN ONGOING EVER SINCE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES FOR THE WATER LEAK AND EACH TIME THE LEAK WOULD GO AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS OR SO. THE VEHICLE SMELLS FROM THE CONTINUOUS LEAKING WATER. I WAS ADVISED THAT ONCE THE LEAK WAS TOTALLY REPAIRED THEY WOULD WORK WITH ME TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED CARPETS AND HEADLINER. AROUND OCTOBER 2009 THE SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFERED ME A COMPLETE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY TO CONTINUE COVERAGE ON MY VEHICLE AND SO THEY COULD WORK ON THE LEAK. IN JANUARY 2010 THE WATER LEAK RE-APPEARED BUT ALL OF THE SATURN DEALERSHIPS HAD CLOSED DOWN AND GM HAD NOT DETERMINED WHAT DEALERSHIP I SHOULD USE. I WAS ADVISED IN FEBRUARY 2010 TO USE A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR ALL FUTURE REPAIRS, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THIS DEALERSHIP FOR THE WATER LEAK AND ANOTHER ISSUE FOR REPAIR AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THE WATER LEAK WAS NOT A COVERED REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AN ONGOING DOCUMENTED ISSUE. I WAS GIVEN A SUPPORT NUMBER TO CALL. WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER AND OPEN UP ANOTHER CUSTOMER SUPPORT TICKET I WAS ADVISED THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED IN 24-48 HOURS. TWO WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL BACK AND, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER WATER LEAKS AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH MY ONGOING WATER LEAK. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT NO REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE FOR ANY OF THE WATER DAMAGE AND THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED AT THE END OF MY LEASE FOR ALL OF THE WATER DAMAGE. I HAVE A LEAKING VEHICLE THAT SMELL S AND THE MANUFACTURE REFUSES TO HELP ME. WHAT CAN BE DONE? *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR W/DUAL SUNROOFS LEAKS WATER THROUGH INSIDE CORNER PILLARS, WHICH HOUSE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAGS. THE WATER COULD COMPROMISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIR BAGS AND THE SEATBELT RETRACTORS. IT WILL ALSO LEAK ONTO DRIVERS FLOOR, THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUNCTIONS. MULTIPLE REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED AS MANY AS 6 OR MORE VISITS TO HAVE THE CONDITION CORRECTED UNDER WARRANTY, TO NO AVAIL. GM APPARENTLY STONEWALLS COMPLAINANTS UNTIL THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND REFUSES TO FIND A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING IN SATURN OUTLOOK AND OTHER SIMILAR GM MODELS SINCE 2007. WATER ENTERS THE ROOF, AND RUNS TO THE LOWEST CORNER OF THE VEHICLE, DEPENDING ON HOW IT IS PARKED. ALTHOUGH SATURN IS NOW DEFUNCT, THERE REMAIN MANY OF THESE VEHICLES IN USE. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A PERMANENT FIX, AND RECALL ALL POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLES TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS ONGOING CONDITION. *LN