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2008 Saturn Outlook electrical system problems

164 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2008 Saturn Outlook26% of all complaints for this model year.

164
Electrical System complaints
26%
share of all complaints
57,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 10
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • airbag sensor on passenger seat stays off even when passenger is in seat. I have read many complaints from same vehicle since they were new. Also has electrical issues intermittently possibly from water leaking thru sunroof

    filed Apr 26, 2022

  • My low beam headlight started to intermittently go out for a while. Then it went out completely. I go to replace the bulb only to find that the bulb wasn’t the actual issue. The harness, wires, and socket to the bulb were blackened, burnt and melted. So now it all needs to be replaced. I’ve seen on…

    filed Aug 23, 2021

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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Electrical System problems in other Outlook years

YearReportsShare
2009 Outlook4423%
2007 Outlook11523%
Outlook electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.