2006 Saturn Ion complaints

WHILE I DRIVING MY 2006 SATURN ION THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. I THINK MY 2006 SATURN ION THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. FOR SAFETY DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I NEED HELP FOR FIX THE AIR BAGS. THANK YOU; *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN. MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WONT TURN OFF. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD HELP RESOLVE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE IGNITION SWITCHES. FOR SOME REASON I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE DATE THAT THIS FIRST HAPPEN, (MAY, 2011) AND NOW AGAIN THIS WEEK. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2012, THE NHTSA ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE, ON ITS WEBSITE, FOR BROKEN FUEL LINES TO FUEL PUMPS TO ALL SATURN ION SEDANS FROM 2007 AND NEWER, IN ADDITION TO A LARGER NUMBER OF OTHER GM VEHICLES ALL 2007 AND NEWER. I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION SEDAN AND THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO MY CAR ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2012, ONE DAY BEFORE I WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE PLASTIC PART CONNECTING THE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED, SPILLING GAS AROUND THE CAR AND UNDERNEATH. REPAIRS WERE $856 AND LUCKILY I HAD NO FIRE. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND CONNECTING FUEL LINES ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE RECALL AS NOTED BY THE NHTSA IS LIMITED TO ONLY CERTAIN STATES AND ONLY TO 2007 AND NEWER VEHICLES, BUT THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 2006 SATURN ION MODELS, AND MORE STATES BASED UPON MY SIMILAR ISSUE. THE NHTSA SAID THAT 40,000 GM VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BUT I THINK THE PROBLEM IS LARGER. I HAVE THE PARTS IF NEEDED. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A SATURN DEALERSHIP IN PENNSYLVANIA AND I NOW LIVE IN MICHIGAN, NEITHER OF WHICH IS LISTED AS A STATE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER PLEASE, BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE OF A FIRE. GM DENIES ANYTHING AT THIS TIME AND INDICATES THEIR RECORDS DO NOT SHOW THE RECALL AS MENTIONED IN THEIR SYSTEM AND MY VEHICLE AND VIN # ARE NOT LISTED UNDER ANY FUEL LEAK RELATED ISSUE OR RECALL. *TR

DAUGHTER DRIVING FOR EXPERIENCE OF A LICENSE. WHILE DRIVING HEARD A SOUND THEN THE PWR STRNG SIGN APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE STEERING LOCKED UP. WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. HUSBAND HAD TO TAKE OVER THE DRIVING. WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF. START IT AGAIN, A MINUTE LATER IT WOULD REOCCUR. NOT SAFE FOR A JUST LEARNING DRIVER OR MY MOTHER (78) IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN WITH EITHER ONE WHILE TURNING. CALLED SATURN, THEY ARE ACCEPTING THE RESPONSIBILITY. REFERRED US TO GM DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. IF DIAGNOSE IS CONFIRMED WITH PRIOR INCIDENTS REPORTED THEY WILL COVER THE NEW PARTS, LABOR AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. SATURN GETS CREDIT FOR STEPPING UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK. ALSO, HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 11/1/12 *CN UPDATED 11/1/2012 *JS

DRIVING DOWN STREET AND PWR STR MESSAGE CAME ON, POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TURNING!! 1 HOUR LATER, POWER STEERING IS BACK ON AND WORKING FINE! *TR

I AM UNABLE TO TURN OFF IGNITION, CAN "NOT" TURN KEY TO THE OFF POSITION TO RELEASE KEY. CAR IS IN THE PARK GEAR AND REMAINING RUNNING. AFTER MANY CALLS FOR HELP I LEARNED I COULD PULL THE FUSE TO TURN CAR OFF BUT KEY STILL WILL NOT RELEASE. PLEASE READ ONLINE ABOUT MANY OTHER SATURN CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE I AM HAVING WITH MY 2006 SATURN ION WITH THE KEY STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MANY SATURN OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM CAN YOU PLEASE HELP CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX CAR HOPING THIS IS PART OF A RECALL BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THAT INFORMATION YET. *TR

THE CAR WAS IN ARIZONA FOR 6 MONTHS (FEB. 2012 THRU AUG. 2012) UPON RETURNING TO ILLINOIS THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WAS REPLACED. I READ ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT LIST 2006 SATURN IONS. I BELIEVE THAT 2006 SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALSO. DURING MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER 2006 MODELS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS THE HOTTEST SUMMER ON RECORD AND THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE WHILE IN ARIZONA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FUEL ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE HOSES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,538.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND FOUND GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,550.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,532.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 37 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF CONSTANTLY IN ORDER FOR THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN NOT AVAILABLE

THE CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN HAD A VERY BAD SMELL OF GAS BUT NO LICKING ANYWHERE, TWO WEEKS LATER JUST PARK THE CAR AT MY HOME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN LITERALLY RAIN GAS OUT OF THE CAR , HAD TO CALL A TOW COMPANY AND FINALLY PAID EXTRA $250.00 SO THE DEALER CARMAX HAD TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, THEY ONLY COVER HAVE OF THE TOTAL, IT WAS REALLY SCARY THANK GOD IT DIDN'T CAUGHT FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET A REFUND OR HOW DOES IT WORK?? *TR

IGNITION SWITCH WENT BAD, KEYS WERE STUCK IN THE INGITION AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. *TR

AROUND SAID MILEAGE, THE CAR'S FRONT PASSENGER TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO TELL BY THE FASTER CLICKING OF THE ARROW ON THE DASHBOARD. I REPLACED THE BULB, WHICH ALSO SERVES AS THE DRL IN THIS VEHICLE, AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE BULB FUNCTIONS AS IT SHOULD AND IT APPEARS THERE IS NO OUTAGE HOWEVER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE TURN SIGNAL, THE LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE SERVING AS THE DRLS, THE BULB DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL RESERVOIR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,567.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, GASOLINE FUEL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AS THE STEERING RESET INDEPENDENTLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WE SMELLED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR- VERY PROFOUND, OBVIOUS, CONFIRMED BY TECHNICIAN AT LOCKHART CADILLAC, GREENWOOD, IN. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL OUT, RECALL NUMBER 09V41900. THIS RECALL IS FOR A FAULTY FUEL PUMP PLASTIC ASSEMBLY THAT CRACKS IN EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND INCLUDES SEVERAL WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OR OTHERWISE TRADITIONAL "HOT WEATHER" STATES. GM KNOWS IT IS A PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE I LIVE IN INDIANA THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR BILL. THE MIDWEST HAS EXPERIENCED ON OF THE HOTTEST SUMMERS ON RECORD WHICH IS WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE MIDWESTERN STATES SHOULD BE ADDED SINCE THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM IF NOT REPAIRED QUICKLY. AS YOU FULL WELL KNOW A SIMPLE IGNITION SOURCE, A SPARK OR CIGARETTE BUTT, COULD SET THIS OFF. IT WOULD BE IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM FOR OWNERS IN THE MIDWEST. *TR

IGNITION WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WOULD NOT RELEASE TO TURN OFF I SEE THERE IS OTHER VEH. HAVING SAME ISSUES WE NEED THIS FIXED SO WE DON'T RUN INTO MORE PROBLEMS THAT COULD GO WRONG (LIKE NEW MOTORS) CAN'T SHUT OFF MOTORS AND THEN STARTERS GET WORN QUICKLY JUST A THOUGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,910 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 111,000. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ UPDATED 11/16/2012 *JS

MY CAR WON'T START DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION. I'VE REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AS SUGGESTED BY OWNER'S MANUAL TO NO AVAIL, PROBLEM PERSISTS. I'VE ALSO TAKEN THE CAR FOR SERVICE TO A CERTIFIED GM/SATURN SERVICE CENTER (DEALER SERVICE). THE CAR BATTERY AND STARTER MOTOR ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. ONLY AFTER MANY, MANY, ATTEMPTS TO START THE CAR IT'LL EVENTUALLY TURN ON. ONCE CAR IS TURN OFF, FOR EXAMPLE STOPPING AT GAS STATION FOR GAS, PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF AGAIN, CAR WON'T START. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS PROBLEM (2006 SATURN ION IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION) FOUND BY DOING AN ONLINE (INTERNET) SEARCH. PLEASE HELP! *TR

RECENTLY I STARTED SMELLING GAS AROUND MY VEHICLE AND INSIDE MY VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AWHILE. THEN THE CHECK GAS CAP LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I ALSO NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE TROUBLE STARTING. I FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 AND RECALL 09226 BOTH OF WHICH EXPLAIN MY ISSUE. MY VIN NUMBER IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF AFFECTED VEHICLES IN THE RECALL BUT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE STATE LISTED IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOW CAN LIVING IN ONE STATE AND NOT ANOTHER INFLUENCE A RECALL? SINCE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS FIXED AND WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR ON MY OWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE PLASTIC SUPPLY ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY HAD CRACKED AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE AREA. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE CONTACT DID NOT RESIDE IN ONE OF THE STATES SPECIFIED ON THE NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2006 SATURN ION KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. LEFT VEHICLE RUNNING UNTIL I COULD FIND A SERVICE SHOP OPEN AT 7PM. TOOK CARE TO NON-GM SHOP FOR FIXING THAT NIGHT, SHOP CLAIMED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IGNITION TUMBLER WAS BROKEN. THEY REPLACED FOR AROUND $400. SATURN WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER COVERING THIS SINCE I DID NOT USE A GM DEALER. ALMOST 1 YEAR LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. LUCKILY PARTS AND LABOR WERE COVERED WITHIN THE YEAR, HOWEVER, NOW THEY STATED THAT THE TUMBLER HOUSING IS ALSO WORN OUT AND ARE WANTING TO CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL $300 TO COVER THE NEW PARTS AND DIFFERENCE IN LABOR. FIRST INSTANCE WAS AT 63,000 MILES, SECOND INSTANCE AT 75,000 MILES. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

CAR BEGAN TO MAKE EXCESSIVE RATTLING AND CLUNKING IN FRONT END AND THE STEERING FELT VERY LOOSE. TOOK TO GM DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE ENTIRE FRONT END PRETTY MUCH SHOT. CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, SWAY BAR LINKS, AND STRUTS ALL REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FRACTURED AND NEAR FAILURE. STEERING I SHAFT AND COLUMN WERE REPLACED. AROUND $3000 IN PARTS AND LABOR AT 71000, NOT MY IDEA OF A QUALITY BUILT VEHICLE. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR SOMETHING WITH THIS KIND OF MILEAGE. *TR

TWICE IN 3 WKS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON, RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF, AND THEN IT WOULD RE-SET ITSELF. WAS ON THE FREEWAY, AND LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO EXIT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AND SHOULD BE ON A RECALL LIST, DUE TO ITS POTENTIAL DANGER. *TR

RECENTLY, I HAVE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN AND AROUND THE CAR. I SEARCHED THE FUEL LINES TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LEAK AND THERE WAS NOT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THE GM RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP OF THIS VEHICLE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 09V419000. I CONTACTED GM AND GAVE THEM MY VIN TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS ONE OF THE AFFECTED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT. I SEE THAT THE RECALL INCLUDES 2006 SATURN IONS IN NORTH CAROLINA, BUT APPARENTLY MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR IS EXACTLY THE SAME LISTED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE DONE MORE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND OVER 80 OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER SATURN ION OWNERS STATING THAT THEIR CARS ARE DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING. HOWEVER, THEIR CARS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EITHER. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE AFFECTS A MAJORITY OF THESE MODEL CARS, NOT JUST THE ONES LISTED IN THE RECALL SENT OUT BY GM. *TR

IN 2008 MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION NOT ALLOWING MY CAR TO SHUT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS IN THE BLAZING SON WITH MY SON, A TOW TRUCK CAME AND HAD TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY AND TAKE OUT THE IGNITION RELAY JUST TO GET MY CAR TO STOP RUNNING. MY CAR ALMOST OVER HEATED AND RAN OUT MOST MY GAS.THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND SWITCH WAS REPLACED COSTING OVER SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS. NOW IN 2012 THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS QUOTED ANOTHER SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. SINCE I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPLACE SUCH A COSTLY UNEXPECTED REPAIR I AM FORCED TO LIVE WITH A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION NOT ALLOWING ME TO LOCK MY DOORS WHICH LEAVES MY CAR OPEN FOR ANYONE TO DESTROY IT OR ROB IT. SINCE YOU CAN ONLY ACCESS THE BATTERY BY THE TRUCK AND THE TRUNK CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY KEY OR AUTOMATIC KEY RING. I CAN NO LONGER ACCESS MY BATTERY TO HOOK IT BACK UP. THIS IS BECAUSE THE ONLY OTHER WAY TO GET TO OPEN THE TRUNK IS BY HAVING THE SEATS DOWN IN THE BACK AND CLIMBING THROUGH THE TRUNK TO OPEN IT. EVEN IF SOMEONE ELSE DOES OPEN THE TRUNK. CONNECTING THE BATTERY AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY IN HUNDRED DEGREE WEATHER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. SINCE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH AN AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER I CAN NO LONGER DUE SUCH THING. IF CONNECTED I CAN START MY VEHICLE. ACTUALLY AFTER REPLACING THE IGNITION RELAY IT STARTS ITSELF. I SEE ONLINE THAT THE IGNITION OR ITS PARTS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. WHEN IS IT GOING TO BECOME A RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND AS A RESULT, HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND THE IGNITION LOCK HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THROUGH TOWN WHEN THE DASH SUDDENLY MADE AN ALERT SOUND AND A 'PWR STR' LIGHT CAME ON. MY POWER STEERING INSTANTLY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A THREE LANE STREET AND IN THE PROCESS OF MERGING LANES, SO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO ANOTHER CAR. AFTER I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MILES BEFORE THE MESSAGE CAME BACK UP AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED ONCE AGAIN. I DRIVE AT LEAST 15-20 MILES THROUGH THE CITY FOR MY JOB EACH DAY, AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. IT HAS BEEN FAILING AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. I DROVE TO MY PARENTS' HOUSE WHICH IS 80 MILE FROM MY CURRENT HOME, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AT LEAST 7 TIMES DURING THE DRIVE. I LOOSE ALMOST ALL OF MY CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THIS OCCURS, AND I'M VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE OTHERS ON THE ROAD NEAR ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE A FUSE IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN SOME INSTANCE THE KEY BECAME LODGE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH PREVENTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURN OFF. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY 2006 SATURN ION RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. I NOTICED A RECALL (090226) ON CERTAIN ION VEHICLES FROM THIS YEAR FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY CAR. THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. I'M HOPING BY NOTIFYING THE NHTSA ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLES THAT THE RECALL MAY GET EXPANDED AND GM WILL HAVE TO TAKE CAR OF THE PROBLEM FOR OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE BEING DRIVEN OR WHEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE FUEL PUMP BEING SEPARATED FROM THE FUEL TANK DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,695 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,451....UPDATED 10/19/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FUEL UMP AND GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN WHETHER THERE WAS FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND LATER NOTICES A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,892.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY SEIZED IN THE 'ON' POSITION, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY KEY IS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION, AND WILL NOT TURN TO OFF, THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IS TO STALL IT , AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WIRES TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING DOWN TOO MUCH. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON PARKWAY WHEN STARTED TO GO ON OFF RAMP CAR STARTED TO PEEP AND ON DASH BOARD IT SHOWED PWR STRP AND THAN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD TO MANEUVER. IF U TURN OFF CAR FOR 15 MINUTES LIGHT IS OFF ON DASH BUT IT WILL COME ON AGAIN AFTER DRIVING FOR 2 OR 3 MILES. *TR

THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IN MY VEHICLE SEIZED UP - MY CAR WAS RUNNING, AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY OR TURN THE CAR OFF, THOUGH I CAN REMOVE THE KEY AND THE CAR STAYS RUNNING. THE KEY IS STILL STUCK TO "ON" AND THE ONLY WAY I'M ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF IS TO STALL IT (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND PULL THE BATTERY FUSE. FROM READING FORUMS ON THIS PROBLEM I KNOW THIS IS A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR SATURN IONS. THIS PART ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IN THE MEANTIME, TO SAVE HUNDREDS AT THE DEALER I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART MYSELF. *TR

A FRIEND ADVISED ME THEY COULD SMELL GAS BY MY CAR. I SEARCHED AND LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL. I'VE SEEN ONLINE THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFICULTIES GETTING THIS FIXED WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS AND/OR STATES THEREFORE I WANTED TO BE SURE TO REPORT THE ISSUED IN AN EFFORT TO EXPAND THE RECALL. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THE ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT BUT IT WAS OBSERVED ON AUGUST 06, 2012. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS I WILL SEEK ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AS HE APPROACHED IT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED TO CONTACT THE DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I STARTED SMELLING GAS WHEN WAS STOPPED. I FIGURED THERE MAY BE A LEAK. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAVE ONE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON PARTS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY IN MY STATE. SO NOW IM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THE $600 OR SO TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,900. ....UPDATED 12/20/12 *BF UPDATED 1/4/2013 *JS

I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO SHUT OFF THE CAR. I HAD TO FIND THE FUSE FOR THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF I WERE OUT OF TOWN. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY SON WHO HAS THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR THAT I HAVE. I DON'T KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO GET GAS AS YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO DO THIS, AS IT IS A FEDERAL REGULATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A "PWR STR" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND CRANKING AGAIN FIXES THE PROBLEM. THIS CREATES A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AS ITS BEHAVIOR IS UNPREDICTABLE. THIS CAR WAS LEFT OUT OF A PREVIOUS SATURN RECALL WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. A GOOGLE SEARCH OF "SATURN ION STEERING NOT WORKING" WILL RETURN MANY RESULTS OF OWNERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR