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2009 Saturn Outlook Air bags Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
4%of 192 total for the year
Median mileage
82,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the air bags of the 2009 Saturn Outlook, 4% of the 192 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 82,500 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Service airbag warning on dash display. Took car into local GM dealership in december 2011. Service rep. Stated diagnostics revealed a bad airbag wiring harness and a malfunctioning air pressure sensor in one tire. The service department jerry rigged the wire harness to disable the dash warning and ordered parts. Service dept. Replaced the faulty parts the following week. 1/2/2012 service airbag warning on dash display again. Have an appointment to get car serviced.”

NHTSA complaint #10442545, filed 2012-01, 31,330 miles

“Vehicle was traveling on highway dry pavement when rain condition came on suddenly. The vehicle begin to loose control and steering was sloppy when turning into skid. The vehicle then slid sideways hitting a ditch head on, at which time front air bags for passenger and driver failed to deploy at high impact, the vehicle then rolled three times with crush zones on the side and side impact or curtain bags failed to deploy. The roof, the side(s), and front were all crush impacted and with out deployment of safety measures. …”

NHTSA complaint #10724035, filed 2015-06, 121,000 miles

“Travel us hwy when encountering rain condition vehicle had rear wheel loss of control into hydroplane, when attempting to correct steering into skid the steering failed to respond as if no power steering. The vehicle cruise control was on until point of first applying brake. The vehicle impacted ravine at frontal impactof grill atb high speed then flip side over side without one air bag deploying. Driver,passenger side, passenger/driver-side of seat, or pillar post air bags failed. The yellow airbag indicator light was always on and believed to be normal. …”

NHTSA complaint #10730460, filed 2015-06, 120,908 miles

“The contact owns a 2009 Saturn Outlook. The contact stated that the air bag and traction control would activate and deactivate independently. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or a mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 75,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10578364, filed 2014-04, 65,000 miles

“If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash. 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.”

NHTSA complaint #11089935, filed 2018-04

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200974%
20089715%
20078817%

Other parts of the 2009 Saturn Outlook

Exterior lighting
75 complaintsElectrical system
44 complaintsSteering
42 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsEngine
17 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsEquipment
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Saturn Outlook

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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