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2008 Saturn Outlook engine problems

The 2008 Saturn Outlook has 52 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

52

Engine complaints

6%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Outlook engine complaints by model year52 complaints2007: 31 complaints2008: 52 complaints2009: 21 complaints2010: 1 complaints
Outlook engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON HWY. CAR SHUT OFF AND BACK ON, IT WAS ALSO RAINING. SMELT REALLY BAD LIKE A FIRE. WENT STRAIGHT HOME, TOOK CAR TO SHOP THE NEXT DAY. THE WATER LEAK I THOUGHT HAD BEEN FIXED WAS LEAKING INTO THE ELECTRICAL BOARD CAUSED A BURN OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING BECAUSE IT WAS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 20, 2013 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2008 Saturn Outlook have?

NHTSA has 52 complaints about the 2008 Saturn Outlook engine — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

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.