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2008 SATURN OUTLOOK — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

crash · 813178 · 2010-09-10

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
OUTLOOK
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

1A. THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK STARTED MALFUNCTIONING WHEN ON AUTO IN JULY 2010. 1B. OUR TRANSMISSION DOESN'T PROPERLY ENGAGE, EITHER. 2A. OUR HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON THE LEFT SIDE, EVEN WHEN ON MANUAL, LAST FRIDAY EVENING. THEY HAD BEEN WORKING EARLIER IN MANUAL, SO WE WERE UNAWARE UNTIL PULLED OVER BY AN MP AND CITED. WE WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE OUR OUTLOOK AT NIGHT. SATURN FINALLY AGREED TO FIX THE WIRING HARNESS ON WEDNESDAY, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE NEW BULB THAT SHORTED OUT DUE TO THE WIRING PROBLEM. IT CAUSED US TO NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY OR LEGALLY DRIVE AT NIGHT. 2B. THE TRANSMISSION OFTEN DOES NOT ENGAGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AND THEN TRY TO CROSS TRAFFIC TO TURN LEFT. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AND ONE MINOR ACCIDENT FOR US. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AND NEEDING TO SPEED UP TO MERGE OR CROSS TRAFFIC. 3A. CURRENTLY, SATURN IS REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS BUT NOT THE LIGHT BURNED OUT BECAUSE OF THE WIRING PROBLEM, STATING THIS IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THEY ARE ALSO ADDRESSING LEAKS IN THE WATER AND FUEL PUMPS. 3B. UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS FIXED BY THE LEAKS REPAIR, THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10354790
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