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2008 Saturn Outlook electrical system problems

166 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2008 Saturn Outlook, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
166 18% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
57,000 miles 146 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 10
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2008 Saturn Outlook Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 57,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 21 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 53 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 24 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 19 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 57,000 miles
Based on 146 complaints that include mileage. 53% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles21
40k to 60k miles53
60k to 80k miles24
80k to 100k miles19
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 146 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 10 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn outlook. The contact stated that upon inspection, he noticed that the passenger front head lamp was inoperative. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and a technician concluded that wiring harness had melted and caused the bulb to fail. He then added that the other head lamp would soon fail. The vehicle was repaired at an expense of$ 360.00. The failure mileage was 41,000. The current mileage was 42,000. Updated 10/27/09. Updated 10/29/09.

Reported at 41,000 miles, September 2009 Fire

I have a 2008 saturn outlook. When going to replace the headlamp bulb all of the wires have melted. Now I will have to pay for a new one due to the fact my warranty had just expired. Thankfully the car did not burn up due to the fact on was on a twelve hour drive with my family.

Reported at 39,000 miles, April 2011 Fire

Other problems reported for the 2008 Saturn Outlook

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Saturn models