Ownership Cost for 2007 Saturn Outlook XR
Estimated: $42895 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2530 | $1214 | $1062 | $961 | $860 | $6627 |
| Insurance | $1668 | $1726 | $1787 | $1849 | $1914 | $8944 |
| Fuel | $1902 | $1960 | $2028 | $2109 | $2204 | $10203 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2057 | $1166 | $1179 | $2291 | $9456 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $815 | $815 | $815 | $815 | $815 | $1207 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10655 | $8188 | $7459 | $7591 | $9002 | $42895 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT WIRING BURNING RESULTING IN LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONALITY. MY INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLAMP SOCKET. THE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT AND COME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE BECOMING COMPLETELY NONOPERATIONAL. AFTER DISCOVERING ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG OTHERS OWNING THIS VEHICLE, I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. I TOOK IT INTO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER PER THEIR REQUEST AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CORRODED SOCKET. SINCE I WAS SURE THE SOCKET WAS PLASTIC I QUESTIONED THIS BUT WENT AHEAD AND HAD THEM ORDER ME A NEW SOCKET AND REPLACE BOTH THE SOCKET AND THE LIGHT BULB. I ASKED FOR THE OLD SOCKET BACK. UPON INSPECTION, THE OLD SOCKET WAS CLEARLY MELTED AND HAD BLACKENED BURNED AREAS ON THE WIRING. THE SOCKET WAS BURNED TO THE POINT THAT IT WOULD NO LONGER HOLD THE HEADLIGHT BULB. REPLACEMENT WITH PARTS AND LABOR WAS APPROX $200. REPORTED ISSUE TO SATURN, PROVIDED THEM WITH COPIES OF OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AROUND SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS. I SUGGESTED THAT HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS IS BURNING WIRES. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REIMBURSE ME AND DID NOT FEEL A RECALL WAS IN ORDER. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE ALERT ISSUED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT ALERT BASED ON THE VIN PER GM. I HAVE THE OLD SOCKET AND LIGHT BULB THAT WAS REPLACED. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AS LOSS OF HEADLIGHT FUNCTIONALITY IS SUDDEN AND INTERMITTENT. *TR |
| 2007 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHT WENT OUT APRIL OF 2010, THE HEADLIGHT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET TO. I HAVE REPAIRED THIS SAME HEADLIGHT 3-TIMES AND NOW IT IS OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE WIRE HARNESS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP! VERY FRUSTRATING TO A SATURN OUTLOOK OWNER. *TR |
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