2007 Saturn Ion complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY SATURN ION AND HIT A SMALL HOLE IN THE ROAD AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO AND EVER SINCE, EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT, THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING ABOUT ONCE EVERY 5 MINUTES THAT I AM DRIVING. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP REPLACING THINGS ON THIS VEHICLE, SO I HAVE BEEN GETTING RIDES FROM OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,820.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART AS THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND HARD TO STEER. TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART AND IT WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME AGAIN. STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND WOULD BE DISASTROUS ON A TURN. CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN SO FAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. DURING THE FAILURE A POWER STEERING LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THEY KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED A KEY LOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

RETURNED HOME AND TRIED TO TURN OFF CAR BUT KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE CAR OFF WAS TO REMOVE A FUSE AND UNHOOK THE BATTERY. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND ON THIS WEBSITE, I FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURN IONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION LEVEL 2. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,800. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/26/11

I JUST HAD TO HAVE MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED AFTER ONLY 20K MILES ON MY SATURN ION 2007 DUE TO THE SMELL OF GAS AND LEAKING ON TOP OF THE PUMP, I WAS TOLD BY A GM DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS 09226 FUEL ODOR OR SPOTTING ON GROUND-REPLACE FUEL PUMP. MY PROBLEM IS THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION I AM AT ILLINOIS I AM NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. I READ THE RECALL AND IT IS ONLY INVOLVING THE STATES THAT ARE CONSIDERED HOT. (IT DOES GET INTO THE 90S-100 IN ILLINOIS ALSO. ALL SOMEBODY HAD TO DO WAS THROW/DROP A MATCH AND IT COULD HAVE IGNITED A FIRE IN THE CAR. THIS ALSO CAUSED HEADACHES WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE GAS FUMES I HAD TO INHALE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS HOPING THIS WAS A GOOD AVENUE TO TAKE AND HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO WHY AND WHEN ILLINOIS AND OTHER STATES WERE GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME DANGER NO MATTER WHAT STATE YOU LIVE IN.

I OPERATE A SATURN ION WHICH HAS A CONSTANT FUEL LEAK AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A FIRE IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS NEARBY. I GET A CONTINUOUS GAS SMELL AS SOON AS I ENTER THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT TO WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHEEL WOULD BECOME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ10004 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION 2 WITH APPROXIMATELY 23000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING GOT REAL HARD. THERE WAS A CHIME AND THE ODOMOTER READ "PWR STER". I CALLED SATURN AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THEY MAY HELP. DO MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE? ALL SATURN/GM IS DOING IS TRYING TO DODGE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. NO VEHICLE WITH THIS LOW OF MILAGE SHOUD BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. SATURN NEED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS STERING SYSTEM AND FIX IT OR THE NEXT TIME THERE COULD BE LAWSUITS FILED. I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT AND IT IS BACK TO NORMAL. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING..LIGHT CAME ON..HAD TO PULL OVER..WAIT..THEN RESTARTED CAR THEN POWER STEERING WORKED..THEN 20 MINUTES LATER IT DID IT AGAIN..I HAD TO DO THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN..EACH TIME MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER THIS CAR..ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING OVER 25MPH..WORST PART.. MY CHILDREN(13 & 10)WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED..THIS CAR HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 64,000 MILES ON IT..I'VE SEEN WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT YET SATURN/GM HAVEN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS..WHY?? I'VE EVEN SEEN WHERE 14 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS..THIS IS SCARY! EXACTLY HOW MANY NEEDS TO HAVE A WRECK BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS???WHAT'S THE PRICE OF A HUMANS LIFE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION LEVEL 2. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND SHE CONTACTED THE ON STAR SERVICE CENTER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITHIN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY FROM MY WORKPLACE TO HOME WHEN MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE MESSAGE DISPLAY AREA. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING WAS THEN FINE. FOR ONE WEEK I HAD NO PROBLEMS. THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WHEN I SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR IT WAS FINE AGAIN. NOW EVERY TIME I DRIVE FOR A FEW MINUTES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER. *TR

AS I DRIVE MY 2007 SATURN ION I GET A "PWR STR" FAILURE NOTICE ON THE DASHBOARD ANNUNCIATION PANEL. THE POWER STEERING THEN QUITS AND IT TAKES MUCH MORE MUSCLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IF I TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE THE SYSTEM RESETS AND THERE IS A RETURN OF THE POWER STEERING. THIS JUST STARTED LAST WEEK AT 61000 MILES. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO ONLY OCCUR WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

IT STARTED WITH THE KEY STICKING IN THE IGNITION. UNABLE TO REMOVE IT AND HAD TO WAIT FOR A CLICKING NOISE TO KNOW THE KEY RELEASED. NOW, INTERMITTENTLY, THE KEY WILL RELEASE BUT THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND TURN TO ACCESSORY. IT HAD DONE IT 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 DAYS. IT IS NOW ALSO HAVING THE POWER STEERING SIGNAL COMING ON THE DASH. THE STICKING KEY STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUING TO RUN AND THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN THE PAST WEEK. *TR

INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAULT/FAILURE. *TR

I AM PURCHASING A 2007 SATURN ION 3. WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD SOMETIMES YOU WILL HEAR A DING, PWR STR SHOWS UP WHERE THE ODOMETER IS, AND I LOSE MY POWER STEERING. I STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF THEN ON AND I HAVE POWER STEERING BACK. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SATURN SAYING THAT THIS MIGHT BECOME A PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT IF THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND 100,000 MILES OR LESS. OF COURSE MY SATURN CONVENIENTLY IS OVER 100K MILES. I CALLED SATURN AND ALL THEY WOULD SAY IS THAT I CAN GO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY MIGHT HELP ME. GM HAS RECALLED THE COBALT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. 14 PEOPLE HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T GM RECALLING SATURN IONS FOR THIS PROBLEM? *TR

POWER STEERING IN 2007 SATURN ION2 CUTS OUT RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, AND RESTARTING RESETS THE ISSUE UNTIL IT CUTS OUT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT GOES WEEKS WITH OUT ISSUE AND OTHER DAYS IT IS A REPEATED AND CONTINUAL PROBLEM. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO START OUR CAR, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS 602.00. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6:00 AFTER WE HAD DONE SOME ERRANDS AND STOPPED AT A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE. WE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH OUR IGNITION BEFORE. WE HAVE 2007 SATURN ION 2. IT HAS ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, PARTICULARLY AT SPEEDS BELOW 30MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BUT CLAIMED THAT, AT 119,877 MILES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT FROM GM. *TR

MY 2007 SATURN ION LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON. THE WARNING SCREEN WOULD FLASH AND BEEP AND THEN IT WOULD STOP WORKING. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AT RANDOM TIMES. EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK AGAIN AND THEN RANDOMLY STOP WORKING USUALLY AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES HEAVY TO STEER, PARTICULARLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE IS NOW OCCURRING EVERY FEW SECONDS WHICH SOMETIMES STOPS FOR A FEW HOURS. VEHICLE IS A 2007 SATURN ION WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE TYPE AS EXPERIENCED ON CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC G5. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN ION FROZE WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. I STRONG-ARMED THE WHEEL TO MOVE IT FROM THE TRAFFIC LANE. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN. THE WARNING LIGHT SHUT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. I LOOKED UP POWER STEERING IN THE OWNER MANUAL AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. (THE VEHICLE HAS 24, 281 MILES ON IT I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2007.) *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM AND BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, IT IS INFORMATION FOR 2007 SATURN ION OWNERS. THERE HAS BEEN A WARRANTY EXTENTION ADDED FOR THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING. SATURN WILL NOT NOTIFY YOU ABOUT THIS. YOU NEED TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER. IT WILL BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE - MY BEST DESCRIPTION - ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CLICKS AS THOUGH A RELAY IS PREVENTING AN OVER VOLT OR POWER SURGE, AND THEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED MAKING STEERING MORE DIFFICULT AT ALL SPEEDS, SPECIALLY SLOW SPEEDS - DIAL ON DASH SAYS "PWR STR" STATED HAPPENING ON 1/7/2011 AND NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER RUNNING. *LN

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS STARTER WAS ABLE TO ALLOW WATER OR SALT BRINE INTO THE STARTER DURING WINTER CONDITIONS. HIS VEHICLE LEFT HIM AND HIS THREE YEAR OLD STRANDED IN COLD WEATHER BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *KB THE ENTRY OF WATER AND/OR SALT INTO THE STARTER STOPPED THE STARTER FROM ROTATING THE ENGINE.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY A PWR STEERING WARNING FLASHED AND SUDDENLY I WAS WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND HAD TO STEER MANUALLY WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. I TURNED OFF MY 2007 SATURN ION AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY I AM STRONG AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN. STEERING THE VEHICLE TOOK CONSIDERABLE STRENGTH. BOTH TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS NO WARNING. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO SOMEONE WHO IS NOT VERY STRONG. I COULD SEE WHERE A PERSON COULD COMPLETELY LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GM INFORMING ME OF THE PROBLEM AND DIRECTING ME TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING REPLACED. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE INJURED BECAUSE I HAD THE STRENGTH TO STEER THE CAR MANUALLY. TO SUDDENLY BE WITHOUT POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 35 YEARS AND THIS IS THE MOST SERIOUS AUTOMOTIVE DEFECT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IT SEEMED THE RECALL LETTER WAS TOO LITTLE TOO LATE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY ON MY 2007 SATURN ION ALMOST CAUSING 2 SEVERE ACCIDENTS. ONCE THE CAR IS RESTARTED POWER STEERING IS FINE AND WHO KNOWS WHEN IT JUST GOES OUT CAUSING STEERING TO BE QUITE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY DEPENDING ON WHO IS DRIVING THE CAR AND WHEN IT GOES OUT!!! COMPLETELY UNSAFE. IS THIS COVERED ANYWHERE TO GET FIXED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. SHE ALSO DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

THIS CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE THAT GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR IS FAILING AND THE PWR STRNG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT (TWO HANDS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY) FOR A STRONG DRIVER DURING SLOW SHARP TURNS. A POTENTIAL COLLISION IS HIGHLY LIKELY. OTHER COMPLAINTS ARE ON THE WEB WITH MANY PEOPLE AVOIDING DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ALL DUE TO THE INABILITY TO PREDICT OCCURRENCES AND THE IMMEDIATE EFFECT THE LOSS OF POWER HAS. HOW CAN TWO MODELS WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT BE RECALLED (COBALT AND G5) AND NOT THE SATURN ION?

POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON 2007 SATURN ION. *TR

POWER SEERING INDICATOR CAME ON IN THE DISPLAY (NOT THE LOW FLUID WARNING LIGHT) AND POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY RETURNS FOR A VARIABLE LENGTH OF TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW WITH THE TIME BETWEEN INCIDENTS RANGING FROM 5 MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 75 MPH.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA XE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE SHIFT CABLE WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A BRACKET FOR THE SHIFT CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 67,000.

SATURN ION2 2007-THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY WENT OUT ON MY CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DEALERSHIPS TO FINALLY GET IT FIXED. HOWEVER GM STATING NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT WAS IN SEPTEMBER HARD TO START DIAG WAS DONE THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG. THEN IN DECEMBER TOOK TO OTHER DEALERSHIPS BY THIS TIME THERE WAS THE SMELL OF GAS GETTING STRONGER. BOTH DEALERSHIPS INDICATED THAT GM DOES NOT COVER MY SPECIFIC VIN# OR CONSIDER IT A DEFECT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE IT WRITTEN IN MY WARRANTY THAT ALL PARTS ARE TO COMPLY WITH EPA WHICH IT DID NOT. I AM CONCERNED OTHERS MAY ALSO HAVE MY DEFECT PROBLEM AND IT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS FIRE OR DEATH. ALL OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED VIA RECALL LETTER FROM GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN NOT ENGAGED AND THE ALARM WOULD SPORADICALLY SOUND WHEN IT WAS NOT SET. IN ADDITION, THE DOME AND THE MAP LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED, BUT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THREE MONTHS TO MAKE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

MY 2007 SATURN ION'S IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IS BROKEN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURNS, AND FIXING THE PROBLEM ONCE IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN BACK, HOWEVER, WE COULD COMPLETELY REMOVE THE KEY, AND WE COULD TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR BY PULLING A FUSE FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AND A LOT OF WASTED GAS. WE PURCHASED A NEW IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FROM THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP, BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE NOW LEARNED WE ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION STARTER SWITCH. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS MANY SATURNS SHOULD BE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK.HTML HAS OVER 50 PAGES OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,700.

I PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN ION IN AUGUST 2007. APPROX 1-2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT, AND THEY PROMPTLY FIXED THE PROBLEM; SO I THOUGHT. NOV 28, 2010 I WAS DRIVING ON THE EISENHOWER EXPRESSWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. BECAUSE IT WAS EARLY SUNDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC. BUT THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE TURNED TRAGIC. I REQUEST THAT INVESTIGATION BE MADE INTO THE 2007 SATURN ION. EVEN THOUGH GM CLOSED THIS PRODUCT LINE (WISH I WOULD'VE KNEW THEIR PLAN BEFORE MY PURCHASE), I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS SINGLE INCIDENT, AS THERE COULD BE MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE. NOT TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS IF IT IS FOUND THAT THE IONS ARE DEFECTIVE. IF I JUST GOT A LEMON CAR...THEN SO BE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED HER TO CALL NHTSA AND THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LATCH MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF. FINALLY THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE KEY COMES OUT WHILE THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING AND IN THE ON POSITION AND THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK. AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS, THE IGNITION HOUSING CONTINUES TO FAIL. THE CAR CAN EASILY ROLL OFF AS THE KEY COMES OUT AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK, THE KEY EVEN COMES OUT WHILE THE CAR IS DRIVING OR IN DRIVE. THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF IS TO MANUALLY REMOVE THE WIRE HARNESS FROM THE BATTERY LOCATED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK, THE DOORS REMAIN LOCKED AND KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY SAID MY FACTORY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I CURRENTLY HAVE 22,500 ON VEHICLE AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 1-1-2008 AS A NEW VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM BEING TOLD BY SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE WARRANTY WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2006 ON THE DAY THAT MY VEHICLE "WAS DELIVERED" TO DEALERSHIP AND OVER A YEAR BEFORE I EVER OWNED IT! WHAT A SCAM! *TR

STARTED DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION FROM TAMPA TO ORLANDO. WHEN I NOTICE A VIBRATION THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE. IT GRADUALLY GREW WORSE SO I PULLED OVER. AT WHICH TIME SOMETHING FLEW OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR. COMING TO A STOP, I CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND SAW NOTHING WRONG. I STARTED DRIVING, IN HOPES TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT, BUT IT DIDN'T. THE VIBRATION GOT RIDICULOUS AND I PULLED OVER TO FIND MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE FLAT. UPON REMOVING THE TIRE, DISCOVERED A LARGE PIECE OF THREADING WAS MISSING ALONG WITH OTHER DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. WHICH IS WHY I DID NOT SEE IT THE FIRST TIME I PULLED OVER. TIRE IS THE GOOD YEAR ASSURANCE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SATURN ION AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN IGNITION PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I PARK MY CAR AND TURN THE KEY TO SHUT IT OFF IT GETS "STUCK". NO MATTER HOW I PARK, WIGGLE IT, ETC.. IT GETS STUCK THEN I HAVE TO SIT THERE ANYWHERE FROM 30SEC-HOURS BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL SATURN AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEPARTMENT (1HR AWAY) AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THEY TOLD ME IT MUST BE SPILT SODA IN THE SHIFTER AND CLEANED THE INSIDE OF MY SHIFTER AND CHARGED $90. TO ONLY DRIVE AN HOUR HOME AND HAVE IT KEEP HAPPENING! SATURN WILL NOT HELP AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL? *TR

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS AFRAID IF THE POWER STEERING FAILS, SHE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DUE TO HER AGE AND STRENGTH. *JB