2008 GM Melted ground wire/headlight plug - why ?

look at the other headlight to use as a pattern as the colours will be the same

When a connector burns out its mainly from a insufficient connection to the load itself,especially the ground,

You have a short in the wiring somewhere. Trace the wires back and locate the wire that is grounding. It is most likely the one that melted so start by tracing that wire and if no shorts are found trace the others back.

I have an Outlook that was burning through bulbs. The best way to change it, is to remove the inner fender well and it gives you easy access to the rear of the headlight assembly. It takes about 2 min and no skinny hands required.

I was able to replace this bulb via the wheel well. There were 4 small screws holding the liner on. I was then able to bend the liner back + turn the light bulb dust cover and remove it. The bulb assembly also had to be turned to pull it out. I then removed the wireplug. My bulb was intact + the wire connecting to the bulb was the problem. I simply brushed off some of the carbon residue from the wireset overheating. Then reattached it which worked long enough to buy a new wireset. I am very disapointed I had to do this basic repair on my fairly new outlook 500 miles out of a 36k warranty

if you have the regular headlights(not the HID) there is a TSB for that at the dealer and they will fix it for free as long as you are under the 36000 miles,,anyhow to get the headlight out you need to remove the front bumper cover,,pop the hood, remove all the pushpin that hold the plastic panel on near the front area then remove the plastic cover,,,,,then there are some phillips head screws along the front of the top of the bumper cover take these out,,,,now remove both front wheels,,remove the bolts that hold the inner fender liners inplace there are some in front and under the lower bumper cover take these out too,,,,then under the front bumper cover at about the middle there will be 2 bolts i think 10mm remove theses to,,,,now where the side of the bumper cover meets the fender inside there are 3 bolts on each side remove these i think they are 7 or 8mm and then pull the bumper cover off,,,if you have fog lights disconnect the plugs,,then you will see all the bolts holding the headlight in take them out and then it comes out,,,,i know its alot of work just for a headlight ,,,,

from the bach, remove small cover then unplug connector, there should be a clip or a round holder twist holding ring in the counterclock wise direction and remove then plug back and light should come rite out,hope this helps.

Hi, I have a 2009 Saturn Outlook and have the same problem. Part of the problem is that they have projector headlamps that do a great job of directing the light to the road but restrict a lot of light output. The solution is to upgrade to "HID" lighting. These cars come with the option from the factory but this can be very costly. I replaced my bulbs with aftermarket HID lights and I can see great! It is like driving during the daytime. I have tried many different brands of aftermarket hid's and have found this company to be the best for the money. Here is the website. www.ddmtuning.com , click on the "hid kits" tab, then on DDM Slim Ballast HID Kit 35W or 55W. Once on this page, go to the right of the page and choose the 55watt H11 bulbs, these are the ones that will fit the outlook. then choose your color, i chose 6000k becuase they are a nice crisp white and give off the most light. the higher the temperature the more blue or purple they will look. **make sure you also order the upgraded harness for the lights, GM uses such small wiring for the headlights now that you may have problems with only one light turning on without this kit. if you call them, they are very helpful and can help you with the whole process. hope this helps, this all costs under $100 compared to over a $1000 from the dealer.

the gm dealer will know.
get a copy of the headlight removal from the service manual for 5 bucks

It is real hard to replace and some time the wiring harness inside of headlamp if burned if vehicle is still under 36000 miles take it to dealer to have repaired