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2008 Saturn Outlook airbags problems

The 2008 Saturn Outlook has 98 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

98

Airbags complaints

11%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Outlook airbags complaints by model year98 complaints2007: 88 complaints2008: 98 complaints2009: 7 complaints
Outlook airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

14V118000AirbagsMarch 17, 2014 · 1,176,407 units

Defect

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 pretensioners not deploying in the event of a crash.

Consequence

Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.

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 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, Saturn at 1-800-553-6000, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. GM's number for this recall is 14030. Note: Vehicles repaired as part of Customer Satisfaction Campaign 10085 and special coverage 10335 have already had the subject condition repaired and therefore are not included in the safety recall.

What owners report

MY OUTLOOK WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT DIDN'T. THERE WAS LOTS OF SMOKE, SMELL AND POWDER AS IF THEY HAD GONE OFF BUT NEVER DID. THIS WAS AFTER THE SUPPOSED AIRBAG RECALL HAD BEEN FIXED. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE 3 SHORT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · May 16, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2008 Saturn Outlook have?

NHTSA has 98 complaints about the 2008 Saturn Outlook airbags — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2008 Saturn Outlook airbags?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the airbags: 14V118000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.