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2008 Saturn Outlook wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 36 complaints for the 2008 Saturn Outlook, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
36 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2008 Saturn Outlook Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 29 complaints that include mileage. 48% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 29 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Windshield wipers stopped midcycle wipe and would not move up or down. This has occurred twice now, the first time around april 12th, 2008 and now today (may 7th, 2008). After the first incident the vehicle was taken to the dealership for service, where it was discovered that the locking nut between the wiper motor and the wiper linkage had come loose/off.

Reported at 1,022 miles, May 2008

The sunroof leaks water from the dash the rear causing the ceiling to be soaked and malfunctioning of sunroof water leaked on floor of the whole car cans side rear views causes the dash electrical system to go out motor blowers is filling up with water so ac/ heater can not defrost car so visibility to drive car it is unsafe and can cause an accident and very expensive to constantly replace a blower that will constant fill up with water to to sunroof drainage constantly clotting and won't drain and floors flooding…

Reported at 181,000 miles, March 2020

Other problems reported for the 2008 Saturn Outlook

Wipers, windshield & visibility problems in other years

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Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all Saturn models