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Saturn Outlook Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 1,352 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Saturn Outlook (2007–2010). The most-complained-about year is 2008.

10
safety recalls, all years
1,352
owner complaints, all years
2009
year with most recalls
2008
year with most complaints

Pick your Saturn Outlook model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2010 Saturn Outlook416
2009 Saturn Outlook7192
2008 Saturn Outlook5633
2007 Saturn Outlook5511

What Saturn Outlook owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1,352 complaints with NHTSA. The 2008 model year has the most, with 633.

All Saturn Outlook recalls (10)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Saturn Outlook, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Hatchback/liftgate (structure)

    NHTSA 15V415000 Reported 691,144 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured January 3, 2007, to February 29, 2012, 2009-2012 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured July 6, 2008, to March 9, 2012, 2007-2012 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured September 15, 2006, to February 29, 2012, and 2007-2010 Saturn Outlook…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power liftgate actuator motor control unit so that the motor will prevent the rapid closing of the lift gate, free of charge. The recall began on…

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

  2. Seat belts

    NHTSA 14V266000 Reported 1,339,355 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through May 14, 2014, Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured June 6, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 9, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and 2009-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles manufactured April…

    Remedy: General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair and replace the lap pretensioner, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. An interim notice will be mailed to owners in…

    Model years: 2009, 2010

  3. Air bags: side/window

    NHTSA 14V118000 Reported 1,176,407 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia and 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse and 2008-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (SIAB) wiring harnesses may result in the SIAB and seat belt…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected harness connections with soldered connections, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2014. Buick owners may contact the owner center at…

    Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010

  4. Seat belts

    NHTSA 10V375000 Reported 207,210 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    General motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 chevrolet traverse, buick enclave, GMC acadia, and saturn outlook vehicles. The second row seat side trim shield restricts the upward rotation of the safety belt buckle when the seat back is returned to a seating position after being folded flat. If the buckle contacts the seat…

    Remedy: Dealers will modify the second row seat side trim shields. If a safety belt buckle is damaged, dealers will replace it free of charge. The safety recall began on august 18, 2010. Owners may contact chevrolet at…

    Model years: 2009, 2010

  5. Electrical system

    NHTSA 10V240000 Reported 1,365,070 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    GM is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; GMC acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet…

    Remedy: Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently…

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009

  6. Column shift (power train)

    NHTSA 09V073000 Reported 276,729 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    General motors is recalling 276,729 my 2009 buick enclave, chevrolet cobalt, hhr, malibu, traverse, GMC acadia, pontiac g5, g6 and saturn aura and outlook passenger vehicles. These vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicles safety standard 102, "transmission shift position sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and ensure that the shift cable adjustment clip is fully engaged. In the event that the clip does not engage, the shift cable will be replaced free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on or…

    Model years: 2009

  7. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 08V615000 Reported 16,667 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    GM is recalling 16,667 my 2009 buick enclave, chevrolet traverse, GMC acadia, and saturn outlook vehicles for failing to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, 'seat belt assemblies.' these vehicles may have been built with a safety belt buckle in the second or third row that is missing a rivet.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the safety belt buckles in the second and third rows, and replace them if necessary. The recall began on november 26, 2008. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080; chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438;…

    Model years: 2009

  8. Electrical system

    NHTSA 08V441000 Reported 857,735 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    GM is recalling 857,735 my 2006-2008 buick lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; my 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; GMC acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl, saturn outlook; and my 2008 buick enclave vehicles equipped with a heated wiper washer fluid system. A short…

    Remedy: Dealers will install a wire harness with an in-line fuse free of charge. The recall began on september 12, 2008. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080; cadillac at 1-800-982-2339 or http://www.cadillac.com;…

    Model years: 2007, 2008

  9. Linkages (visibility)

    NHTSA 08V410000 Reported 88,809 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    GM is recalling 88,809 my 2008 buick enclave, and my 2007-2008 GMC acadia and saturn outlook vehicles currently or previously registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, nebraska, new hampshire, new jersey, new…

    Remedy: Dealers will install a new wiper crank arm, driver's side link, and a crank arm nut. The recall began o october 13, 2008. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, saturn at 1-800-972-8876, or…

    Model years: 2007, 2008

  10. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive

    NHTSA 07V062000 Reported 13,032 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain vehicles, the sensing and diagnostic module (sdm), which controls the function of front air bags, may not operate properly. As a result, the front air bags may fail to deploy in a frontal crash. Also, the air bag warning lamp on the instrument panel may fail to provide warning that the system is inoperative.

    Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the sdm computer module. This recall began on february 22, 2007. Owners may contact GMC at 1-866-966-9463 or saturn at 1-800-972-8876.

    Model years: 2007

Other Saturn models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.