2007 Saturn Ion complaints

TOOK MY CAR TO A GM DEALER REGARDING THE SCENT OF GAS IN BACK OF THE CAR INC. IN THE TRUNK. WHILE DOING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THE SMELL OF GAS HAD GOTTEN WORSE. THERE WAS NO STAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY. ONCE THE GAS TANK WAS MOVED AND THEN REMOVED, THE PUDDLING OF GAS ON THE TOP OF THE TANK WAS PREVALENT. LOOKING CLOSER, THE PLASTIC WAS CRACKED THAT WAS APART OF THE MODULE. *TR

THE VEHICLE SMELLED HEAVILY OF GASOLINE WHEN PARKED. THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE AT THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTION WAS CRACKED. THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I CONTACT GM, THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AT THIS TIME. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AND THIS VIN NUMBER NEEDS TO BE ADDED. GM TELLS ME THAT IT IS UP TO THE NHTSA, NOT GM. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

VEHICLE SMELLED STRONGLY OF GAS. BROUGHT IT TO MECHANIC. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THIS IS A RECALL ON 2007 SATURN IONS IN OTHER STATES, BUT NOT MINE. *TR

CPSC# I1290352A. SATURN ION 2007. CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS HAVING LOCK CYLINDER MALFUNCTION. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION. SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH WHICH STOPPED THE ENGINE FROM RUNNING. SHE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO KEEP IF FROM DYING.

I PARKED MY CAR IN MY GARAGE AND CLOSED THE GARAGE DOOR, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS CRACKS AND PINHOLES IN THE FUEL LINES RUNNING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO FUEL FILTER CONSISTENT WITH RECALL 09V419000, GM WILL NOT HONOR THIS RECALL EVEN KNOW MY VIN IS WITHIN THE RECALL BREAKING POINTS, BECAUSE I DO NOT RESIDE IN ONE OF THE SELECTED STATES AND THEY CLAIM MY ISSUE IS DUE TO WEAR. *TR

I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER LIKE NORMAL. THEN I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS AND LOSE MILEAGE. I LOOKED UP SIMILAR RECALLS ON THIS SITE BUT I DID NOT GET SUCH A MAILING. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING VEHICLE PWR STR IS DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING COMPLETELY. IT STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO. IT USED TO WORK FOR A BLOCK OR TWO AFTER THE CAR WAS FIRST STARTED. NOW IT HAPPENS AS SOON AS THE CAR STARTS MOVING. I KNOW GM HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS MORE THAN 100K MILES. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL SITUATION? *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING IN CLOSE QUARTERS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CAMPUS,. I WAS NARROWLY ABLE TO AVOID HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE WHEN TURNING OFF THE ROAD. AFTER STALLING AND RESTARTING THE CAR, IT WORKED FOR 3-4 MINUTES BEFORE AGAIN FAILING COMPLETELY. USING REPEATED CYCLES OF DRIVING UNTIL IT FAILED, TURNING THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTARTING IT, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET HOME, BUT THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO FAIL RECURRENTLY JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTER EACH RESTART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000, (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000......UPDATED 10/17/12 *BF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS SQUIRTING FUEL ADJACENT TO EXHAUST. UPDATED 10/17/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. 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 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), HOWEVER REPAIRS OR A REFUND WERE DENIED DUE TO THE STATE WHERE THE VEHICLE RESIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,654.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION WHEN THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK SEAL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,358.

EXITING OFF I-40 WEST ONTO THE HERMITAGE EXIT THE CAR BEEPED 3X AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER SMELLED GAS WHILE DRIVING HER CAR. SHE TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT HER FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE BUT THAT HER VEHICLE HAD A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC PRINTED OUT THE RECALL NOTICE (SAFETY RECALL 09226). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST. CAN SATURN CERTIFY THAT THEY NEVER DID ANY PARTS SWAPS BETWEEN FACTORIES? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTING, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED 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 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE DESCRIBED BELOW, BUT BECAUSE I DO NOT LIVE IN THESE STATES, MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. I FEAR THAT MY VEHICLE COULD START ON FIRE ANY DAY NOW AND GM WILL NOT CARE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO NOT ONLY ME, BUT OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. A FUEL LEAK IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT I FEEL SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA; AND MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5 AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA AND TEXAS. THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY MAY CRACK. IF EITHER OF THESE PORTS DEVELOPS A CRACK, FUEL WILL LEAK FROM THE AREA. IF THE CRACK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP PORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE FAILURE WAS CONSIDERED A FIRE SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,980. ..UPDATED 09-21-12*BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

2007 SATURN ION 3 MANUAL SEDAN 1.) FUEL PUMP DELIVERY SYSTEM RECALL AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED AFTER A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK WAS DETECTED. 2.)PURGE FLOW SOLENOID- ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE PUMP DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS DETECTED BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. CAR GETS VERY LITTLE GAS MILEAGE BECAUSE THE FUEL TO OXYGEN RATIO BEING OFF. EVERY TIME I GO TO THE GAS STATION I CANNOT GET MY CAR TO START. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I HAVE HALF OF A TANK OF GAS OR ALMOST ON EMPTY. IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES AND ONLY STARTS AFTER I REV THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE FUEL TO OXYGEN RATIO AND THE FUEL PUMP FLOODS MY CAR AS SOON AS THE FUEL PUMP IS ENGAGED. I KNOW THAT AFTER THIS HAPPENS SO MANY TIMES THAT IT WILL CAUSE THE STARTER TO BURN UP IN MY CAR. 3.) IGNITION SWITCH- CANNOT TURN KEY ON AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED/ CANNOT TURN KEY OFF/ TAKE KEY OUT AND CAR IS STILL RUNNING! DISCONNECT BATTERY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. 4.) ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING- ACTS AS IF THE POWER STEERING HAS A SHORT. WHILE DRIVING WITH SPEEDS AS LITTLE AS 15MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR HOOD OR 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST AND BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WORKS BUT SHORTLY AFTER IT FAILS AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON AN EXIT RAMP ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A VERY SHARP CURVE. I COULD BARELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NEEDLESS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK 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 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,600.

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING AND THE WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY IN ONE DIRECTION THEN THE OTHER, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. IT IS THEN IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE CAR ON A TIGHT TURN RADIUS EVEN WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIVER EFFORT, MAKING PARALLEL PARKING DANGEROUS. THE CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL CRANKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THEN RESTARTED BEFORE THE POWER STEERING REACTIVATES AND THE WHEEL TURNS NORMALLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK 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 ON RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,214.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON STARTUP. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE OPERABLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE RESISTED START-UP ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS LEAKING. THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,479.

POWER STEERING FAILURE - CLICKING FROM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND 3 BEEPS FROM THE INFO CENTER. MESSAGE "PWR STR" DISPLAYED IN INFO WINDOW. *TR

3/4 WINDOWS MOTOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT VARIOUS POINTS OF TIME. THE FRONT DRIVER AND TWO REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS ALL DO NOT ROLL DOWN. UPON INSPECTION, THE MOTOR CLICKS AND RECEIVES POWER BUT THE WINDOWS FAIL TO MOVE. *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. POWER STEERING FAILED. RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION IN THE MAIL FROM SATURN FOR POWER STEERING MOTOR, HAD IT REPLACED BY CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTER. ONE WEEK LATER, THE SAME POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED. UPON TAKING IT BACK TO THE SAME SERVICE CENTER, I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACEMENT BUT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I WAS QUOTED $1100 FOR THE REPAIR. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR

I DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR HAD A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP AFTER SMELLING FUEL AND NOTICING THAT I HAD LOST FUEL. AFTER TAKING IT TO GET LOOKED AT, THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN LOOKED INTO FURTHER, HOWEVER, THE RECALL IS ONLY GOOD FOR CARS MANUFACTURED IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED TO A FEW STATES LOCATED IN THE SOUTH. AFTER RESEARCHING THE RECALL AND READING THE SUMMARIES, THOUGH, MY SCENARIO IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SUMMARY PROVIDED. MY CAR HAS A TITLE FROM OHIO AND IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN OHIO. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT ONLY CARS IN CERTAIN STATES ARE ALLOWED THE RECALL. IF WEATHER IS THE DECIDING FACTOR, OHIO'S WEATHER FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED, HAS BEEN HITTING 100 DEGREES. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE RECALL STIPULATIONS AND THE LIMITED INFORMATION REQUIRED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I LOST ALL POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING . COMES BACK AFTER CAR IS SHUT OFF BUT RANDOMLY GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING . *TR

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, I STARTED SMELLING GAS EACH TIME I SHUT OFF MY CAR. ON FRIDAY, MY SON NOTICED GAS POURING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. MY STEPSON WORKS FOR GMC. HE REMOVED THE TANK AND INFORMED ME LEAKAGE WAS FROM FUEL PUMP. HE ALSO INFORMED ME OF A RECALL RELATED TO THIS MATTER. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND MY VEHICLE HAD NO RECALL FOR SAME. I SPOKE WITH GMC AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RAN BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, JEFF WYLER GMC, BUICK, PONTIAC. I WAS TOLD THE COST WOULD BE $93.00 UNTIL I MADE THE APPOINTMENT. THEREAFTER I WAS INFORMED I WOULD BE CHARGED HOURLY AND THE COST WOULD BE MORE THAN $93 IF THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REMOVED. I COULD HAVE THE CAR FIXED FOR THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE! I WAS FURTHER INFORMED EVEN IF THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR WAS RELATED TO RECALL #090226, GMC WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING COST OF REPAIRS AS THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR MY CAR. I FURTHER NOTED THAT CARS FROM OTHERS STATES WHERE INCLUDED REGARDLESS; HOWEVER, KENTUCKY AND OHIO WERE NOT INCLUDED. I LIVE IN KY AND PURCHASED THE CAR IN OHIO. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I UNDERSTAND I MIGHT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIR AND HAVE NO ISSUES DOING SAME. I JUST WANT A FAIR DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BASED ON CURRENT PROBLEMS AND NOT BASED ON A SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER. HOW CAN GMC DETERMINE MY CAR WOULD NOT/DOES NOT HAVE ISSUES WITH REGARD TO THIS REC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON REACHING THE DESTINATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY FUEL MODULE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ORIGINALLY SOLD OR REGISTERED IN THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND I HEARD A CHIME NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND DIDN'T COME BACK ON. WELL DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THIS AFTERNOON, I HAD TO PULL OVER 3 TIMES TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF BUT THE 3RD TIME IT DIDN'T GO OFF. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT THAT REALLY NEEDS THEIR VEHICLE. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY. THE DASH CHIMED 3 TIMES, A DISPLAY CAME UP THAT SAID POWER STEERING. AT THAT POINT THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE JUST AS I WAS ENTERING A CURVE. I HIT THE GRASS IN THE MEDIUM THEN CORRECTED. I DROVE ABOUT 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD TO A QUICK OIL CHANGE PLACE. GOT THE FLUIDS CHANGED AND TOPPED OFF. THEY RESET THE LIGHT IN THE DASH BACK TO NORMAL. THAT IS WHEN I WAS INFORMED THE POWER STEERING WAS ENCLOSED AND COULDN'T ADD POWER STEERING FLUID. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP THE STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. SO I DROVE BACK TOWARD HOME AGAIN. GOT ABOUT 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. IF I RESTART MY VEHICLE THE SAME THING HAPPENS, THE POWER STEERING FAILS WITHIN 2 MINUTES. I THEN HAVE TO MANUALLY STEER MY VEHICLE FOR THE DURATION OF MY TRIP. *TR

AFTER I PARK MY 2007 SATURN ION THE IGNITION REMAINS LOCKED, IT DOESN'T LET ME TAKE OUT MY KEY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS OFF. I HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR THEN TURN IT OFF AGAIN AND WAIT ABOUT 2-5 MINUTES FOR MY KEY TO RELEASE. *TR

CONTINUING INSTANCES OF POWER STEERING FAILURE CAUSING EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN MANUVERING THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS FUMES AND NOTICED THAT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER REFUELING TO HALF A TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MULTIPLE POWER STEERING FAILURES AND CONSISTENT POWER STEERING WARNINGS. STOPPED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WITHIN MINUTES. POWER STEERING MOTOR NOT YET REPLACED UNDER GM POWER STEERING ASSIST BULLETIN 10187. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL WAS DECREASING MUCH FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE SUPPLY LINE OF THE FUEL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. 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 REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND TROUBLE LIGHT CAME ON. WORKED FINE AFTER TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. COULD STILL STEER BUT VERY HARD WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED. *TT

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AROUND 6 P.M. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN SUDDLENLY I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL JERK. I QUICKLY REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG SO I EXITED THE ROAD AND WENT TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. I SAW THAT MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IA A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND GM WAS UNWILLING TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE A 100 THOUSAND MILE POWER TRAIN WARRENTY YET THEY SAY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE FUEL PUMP. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT RESCOURCES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, SO WHY IS THIS DAINGEROUS PROBLEM NOT BEEN DISCLOSED TO GM'S CUSTOMERS? *TT

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR WAS ACTING FUNNY AND NOT DRIVING NORMALLY. THEN THE PWR STR LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED MY ONSTAR BUTTON AND ASKED THEM TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. IT CAME BACK WITH NOTHING. I PROCEEDED TO THE STORE I WAS GOING TO. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL / COLUMN WAS LOOSE AND DROVE NORMALLY FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. AFTER THAT THERE WAS A BEEP AND THE PWR STR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR

POWER STEERING ASSIST CEASES TO FUNCTION. A CHIME OCCURS, AND A MESSAGE "PWR STR" APPEARS ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

TODAY WHILE TAKING A LEFT ON TO MY ROAD MY BREAKS FELT AS IF THEY HAD GONE SOFT AND SPONGY AND IT WAS HARD TO STOP. AFTER REALIZING THIS PROBLEM MY VEHICLE'S DASH STARTED BEEPING AND THE WORDS PWR STR FLASHED ON MY DASH AND WHILE TURNING INTO THE ROAD MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN NORMAL. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN INTO MY ROAD ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. LUCKILY A CRASH DID NOT HAPPEN. I HAD ONE OTHER PERSON IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS RESULT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A WRECK RISKING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE IN THE CAR. AS I HAD DIFFICULTY PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON RESULTING IN THE WHEEL TURNING NORMALLY. I TOOK MY CAR AROUND THE BLOCK TO SEE IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT HAD. I DID MAKE IT SAFELY HOME AFTER THAT DUE TO THE FACT I TOOK A BACK ROAD. I FEEL THAT THE INVESTIGATION TO RECALL THE POWER STEERING IN THE IONS SHOULD BE IN AFFECT DUE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I DO NOT SEE THE REASON IT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. FOR THOSE LOOKING TO BUY A SATURN ION, THESE VEHICLES HAVE PROBLEMS AND I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE WITH OR WITHOUT CHILDREN TO OWN A VEHICLE AS DANGEROUS AS THIS ONE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING SPORADIC STARTUP FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER DOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOTH A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 06/12/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONSTAR REPORTED A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/13/12

I WAS ON MY HONEYMOON IN ORLANDO, FL. ON NOV. 17TH, 2011 WHEN IT WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME. I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN, THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RETURN TO PROPER OPERATION. SINCE THAT DAY, IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT. NO TYPICAL TIMING OR ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION, JUST RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. IT DID THAT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN IT WOULD SHUT OFF 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME. NOW, IT DOES NOTHING, IT NEVER COMES ON. I CHECKED BOTH FUSES AND BEING IN THE VEHICLE INDUSTRY MYSELF, I KNOW THAT A FUSE, RELAY, OR CIRCUIT BREAKER JUST DIES. I FEEL THAT IF IT WERE THE FUSE, IT WOULD NOT ONLY WORK SOMETIMES BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I AM EXPECTING THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THIS. AS THIS IS MY 3RD SATURN AND I HAD WELL OVER 200K ON THE OTHER 2 WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. *TR

WHILE MERGING INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC ON THE 210W IN IRWINDALE, CA, WE EXPERIENCED MODERATE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING BEEP AND THE PWR STR LIGHT DID NOT ACTIVATE. WITH DIFFICULTY WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THOUGH THERE WAS A DEFINITE INCREASE IN RISK OF COLLISION. WE INTEND TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER AND THE STEERING MOTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.