Model Year Problem Record
The complete public record for the 2008 Saturn Outlook: what owners reported, which systems drew recalls, and where complaints exist that no recall has ever covered.
Distinct complaints naming each system, most reported first. Select a system for its own page.
The join between complaints and recalls for this model year, system by system. A gap does not prove a defect - it means owners reported the problem and no recall campaign covers that system on this model year.
250 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
166 complaints; 2 recall campaigns cover this system. Campaigns: 08V441000, 10V240000.
128 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
98 complaints; 1 recall campaign covers this system. Campaigns: 14V118000.
52 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
46 complaints; 1 recall campaign covers this system. Campaigns: 15V415000.
45 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
36 complaints; 1 recall campaign covers this system. Campaigns: 08V410000.
28 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
22 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
13 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
12 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
8 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
7 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
6 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
4 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
3 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
1 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
1 complaints; no recall campaign covers this system.
Every campaign covering this model year, in our own words. The campaign number is the official reference.
Visibility. Recall covering the visibility system, reported to NHTSA on August 14, 2008. The campaign covers an estimated 88,809 vehicles across all affected models.
Electrical System. Recall covering the electrical system system, reported to NHTSA on August 28, 2008. The campaign covers an estimated 857,735 vehicles across all affected models.
Electrical System. Recall covering the electrical system system, reported to NHTSA on June 4, 2010. The campaign covers an estimated 1,365,070 vehicles across all affected models.
Air Bags. Recall covering the air bags system, reported to NHTSA on March 17, 2014. The campaign covers an estimated 1,176,407 vehicles across all affected models.
Vehicle Structure. Recall covering the vehicle structure system, reported to NHTSA on June 30, 2015. The campaign covers an estimated 691,144 vehicles across all affected models.
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened these investigations touching this model year.
Loss of Headlamp Illumination. No recall campaign resulted from this investigation.
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. Resulted in recall campaign 08V441000.
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. Resulted in recall campaign 08V441000.
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. Resulted in recall campaign 08V441000.
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. Resulted in recall campaign 08V441000.
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. Resulted in recall campaign 08V441000.
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. Resulted in recall campaign 08V441000.
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. Resulted in recall campaign 08V441000.
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. Resulted in recall campaign 08V441000.
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. Resulted in recall campaign 08V441000.
When this model year's complaints reached NHTSA - whether its problems surfaced early or late in its life.
Data as of October 30, 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaints, recalls, and investigations files (U.S. Government public domain). DefectRecord is not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer. For your specific vehicle, use NHTSA's VIN lookup. Report an error.