NHTSA Complaint #10596093 — 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK

THIS CAR IS A LEMON. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A GM DEALERSHIP IN SEPT 2012. IN RETROSPECT, IT WAS A SIGN FROM ABOVE INDICATING IT WAS A LEMON HOWEVER WE HELD OUT FAITH. THE FIRST PROBLEM, NOT EVEN 2 WEEKS AFTER BUYING THE CAR, THE WATER PUMP BLEW. THE THERMOSTAT THEN BROKE ONLY A FEW MONTHS LATER. ANOTHER REPAIR. THEN THE MONSTER CAME --- TIMING CHAIN! THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE! JUST AWFUL! THANKFULLY, WE DISCOVERED A 120,000 WARRANTY THING THAT INCLUDED THE TIMING CHAIN, OTHERWISE THIS POS WOULD'VE BEEN DUMPED OFF AT THE NEAREST JUNKYARD. SO, THAT WAS ALL FINE AND DANDY UNTIL SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES WOULDN'T HAVE PRESSURE BEHIND THE PEDAL. WE HAD TO REPLACE LINES, PADS, ROTORS, THE WHOLE KIT AND CABOODLE SINCE THAT WAS ALL BROKEN. OKAY, SO WE FIXED THAT. UGH. WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT REPLACING THE VEHICLE, BUT SOON DISCOVERED WE WOULD OWE MORE ON VEHICLE THAN WHAT IT IS WORTH. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND CALM AND PEACEFUL FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THEN THE ONE TIME WE GO TO USE THE LIFT GATE TO UNLOAD SOME BOXES, SURE ENOUGH -- THE LIFT GATE WOULDN'T OPEN!! THE STUPID SWITCH WENT OUT ON THAT! WHAT?!!! THEY HAD TO TAKE THE WHOLE FLIPPING DOOR OFF THE CAR IN ORDER TO GET TO THE STUPID SWITCH! IT WAS LOCKED SHUT. IT WASN'T A TRAGICALLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, SO WE PAID IT, MOVED ON. NOW, THIS IS THE THING THAT HAS REALLY IRKED ME. NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION JERKS AT 20-30 MPH, AND IN REVERSE. SO WE CALLED UP THE DEALERSHIP, EXPLAINED WHAT IT WAS, THEY TEST DROVE IT, SAID "OOOHHHH, IT'S PROBABLY THE WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION." -- YOU'LL NEED TO PURCHASE A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FROM GM, OR YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE IT REBUILT, BUT THEY'RE ABOUT THE SAME PRICE (ABOUT $500 DIFFERENCE). I WAS SUCKER PUNCHED. YOU WIN AGAIN GM! YOU'RE CHEAPLY MADE CRAP AND NOW MY WALLET IS HEMORRHAGING AGAIN! I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN! EVER! PIECE OF CRAP VEHICLES! *TR