2009 Saturn Outlook: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 262 complaints
262
Total Complaints
54,000mi
Median Mileage
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

38,000 25th Percentile
54,000 Median Mileage
98,800 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING
71
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
42
STEERING
42
POWER TRAIN
19
ENGINE
17
SEAT BELTS
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
AIR BAGS
7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
4
Fires
12
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FLOW MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS MADE, BUT THE FAILURE ST..."
"I BOUGHT A NEW 2009 OUTLOOK IN AUGUST 2009 THREE TIMES SINCE BUYING THE CAR, THE BATTERY HAS GONE COMPLETELY DEAD. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED THE CAR THOROUGHLY AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THEY SAY THAT GM HAS PUT OUT A BULLETIN FOR AN "INTERMITTENT PARASITIC DRAW", BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND TO DATE. TH..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE POWER LIFT-GATE FELL ON HIS HEAD. HE HAD TO RECEIVE TREATMENT FROM THE HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES. HE HAS NOT CALLED THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. UPDATED 01/29/10 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAULTY SHOCK. UPDATED 01/29/10"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28