2007 Saturn Ion complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN INSIDE OF THE IGNITION WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RESTART, THE POWER STEERING WAS FUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN EXAMINED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

1. DRIVING NORMALLY ON SURFACE STREETS 2. POWER STEERING FAILED; VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. TURNING CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON MADE POWER STEERING WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES, BUT FAILED AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) IN MAY 2010. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO NOTICE AN UNUSUAL GASOLINE FUEL ODOR FOLLOWING REPAIRS AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE EPOXY, PLACED AROUND THE FUEL FILLER NECK INSTALLED DURING THE RECALL REPAIR, WAS FRACTURING AND CAUSING THE LEAK. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL TANK WOULD ALSO NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER OFFERED TO TAKE 10 PERCENT OFF OF THE TOTAL REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS CASE WOULD BE ESCALATED TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER AND THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,700 . UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE PERFORMED THE REPAIR ON THE FUEL TANK THAT WAS PARTIALLY EFFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE $800 REPAIR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE VEHICLE HAS A SMALL EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CONTROL LEAK. UPDATED 01/25/11. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE OUT OF THE IGNITION AND IT WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59000.

MY SATURN 2007 ION WILL NOT SHUT OFF & I CANNOT GET THE KEY TO RELEASE OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAD TO PULL THE IGNITION FUSE & DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I CALLED SATURN WHO DENIED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEMS. I WENT ONTO CONSUMER AFFAIRS.COM, ENTERED CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SATURN ION IGNITION LOCK & PULLED UP 50 PAGES OF DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MATTER? NOT 50 INCIDENTS, 100'S OF INCIDENTS. MY CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY 1 MONTH AGO. IT IS ESTIMATED AT OVER $500.00 TO REPAIR WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN! PLEASE HELP US & CHECK OUT THIS PROBLEM. I READ THAT GM ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN 04-08-45-005D CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OFF ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION. USE TO OCCUR FEW TIMES A WEEK NOW HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THAN TURNED BACK ON THE POWER STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL FOR A FEW MILES TILL IT GOES OFF AGAIN. THOUGHT I HAD SEEN A RECALL ON SEARCHING ONLINE BUT WHEN I CALLED GM DEALERSHIP (SATURN'S OUT OF BUSINESS) THEY CLAIMED THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON SATURN ION 2007 FOR POWER STEERING. HAVE SEEN ONLINE OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND CONSIDERING CAR ONLY 3YRS OLD AND ONLY 47,000 MILES AND THAT IT GOES AWAY WHEN CAR TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THAT IT MIGHT BE SOME KIND OF COMPUTER ERROR OR SOMETHING. EVERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN IT DOES GO OFF AND DEALERSHIP WANTS $125 FOR DIAGNOSTIC & UP TO $600 TO CORRECT ERROR. *TR

MY 2007 SATURN ION'S POWER STEERING HAS BEGUN TO SHUT ITSELF OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THE FEW TIMES IT HAS I HAVE EITHER BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE OR DRIVING ON WINDING ROADS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO EASILY TURN. ALSO, THE KEY LOCKS UP IN THE IGNITION AND I HAVE TO TURN IT ON, MOVE THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT OFF AGAIN FOR IT TO ALLOW ME TO FULLY TURN OFF AND PULL OUT THE KEY. ALSO THE WHEEL BEARING HAVE BEGUN TO MAKE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. *TR

2007 SATURN ION 2 DOES NOT ALLOW KEY TO PULLED OUT OF IGNITION. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE LOWER FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES. *JB THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WERE PIECES OF THE CONTROL ARM LAYING ON THE FRAME. UPDATED 11/19/10.*JB UPDATED 11/19/10*JB

PROBLEMS WITH 2007 SATURN ION IGNITION CYLINDER AND PARK/LOCK INTERFACE. VEHICLE FREQUENTLY CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. PARK/LOCK INTERFACE WILL NOT UNLOCK DOOR, WHEN IGNITION TURNED OFF. KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A STORE, AND SHUT OFF MY CAR. I STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WORKED FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF IT RESETS ITSELF BUT IT USUALLY HAPPENS 3 TO 4 TIMES A DAY. *TR

AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE POWER STEERING GETS REALLY HARD TO STEER, AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNS ON IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THEN TURN ON THE POWER STEERING WORKS BUT AFTER ANOTHER FEW MINUTES THE STEERING GETS HARD AGAIN. THIS OCCURS EVERYDAY. I HAVE NOT REPLACED NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM YET. I WAS HOPING TO FIND A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY SATURN ION'S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS MAKES FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A TURN AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE STEERING FAILED IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. HE HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITH GREAT EFFORT. THE NEXT DAY HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN MODULE. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED HE HAD TO PAY $656.62 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AND WAS UPSET THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,257. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ UPDATED 04/06/11

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH WHEEL LOCKING AND TROUBLE TURNING. I ALSO WAS TOLD BY FIRESTONE THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS MANUFACTURER'S FAULT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ON A 2007 SATURN ION. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME SEVERAL CARS HAVE COME IN WITH SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED SATURN AND CHEVROLET DEALERS TO ASK ABOUT RECALLS AND WAS INFORMED THAT OTHER MODELS FOR SATURN HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS BUT NOT THE ION AND IT IS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2010. PUT KEY IN IGNITION, START THE CAR, HOWEVER THE CAR COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION AND CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCKHART CADILLAC IN GREENWOOD, INDIANA. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR A RECALL, HOWEVER I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WHERE SATURN CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHILE DROPPING THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP, NOT ONLY WAS I TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT WARRANTY OR A RECALL I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THEM THAT THIS IS HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF SATURN ION'S AND THAT IT WOULD BE BETWEEN $500-$600. COST SEEMS TO BE A BIT STEEP FOR SOMETHING THAT SATURN, OR GM, SHOULD BE COVERING BECAUSE IT IS CLEARLY A RECALL PROBLEM. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILS RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING ON MY 2007 SATURN ION. IT FAILED 3 TIMES TODAY. IT WOULD RESET IF YOU RESTART THE CAR, BUT THE STEERING BECOMES SO TIGHT THAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT SMELLED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WASN'T AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER CIRCUIT BOARD BURNED OUT AND THE FUEL LINE CRACKED SPILLING GASOLINE ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE ABS LIGHT, BATTERY, POWER STEERING, OIL LIGHT, AND THE ODOMETER LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE CLUSTER BOARD BURNED OUT AND THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. THE FUEL LINE WILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE REPAIRS TO THE CLUSTER BOARD AT NO COST WERE BEING REVIEWED BY THE MANUFACTURER. SHE WAS AWAITING A CALL FROM THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-94, MILE MARKER 41. LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE CRASH. *TR

THIS HAS NOT BEEN A TRUE SAFETY ITEM YET, BUT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING ONE, AND IF YOU LOOK ON-LINE UNDER "KEY STUCK IN IGNITION" YOU WILL BE AMAZED HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR COMPANIES APPARENTLY KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE HAVE INSTALLED A SMALL COVER UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN TO REMOVE AND PUSH A BUTTON TO RELEASE THE KEY SO IT CAN BE TURNED AND REMOVED. MANY PEOPLE LIKE US HAVE PAID OVER $500 AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS. SOME FOLK COULDN'T EVEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THAT' RIDICULOUS. I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR HUNDREDS AND MAYBE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT IS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS. NOT EVERYONE HAS A COMPUTER AND ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. THERE WAS A POWER STEERING LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. SHE NOTICED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. WHEN SHE RESTARTED IT, THE FAILURE SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO THE VEHICLE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO COMPENSATE THE CONTACT FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND WHEN I GOT THERE REALIZED I COULD NOT TURN MY VEHICLE OFF OR TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AT ALL. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST GM DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE PROBLEM WHEN I TOLD HIM THE SYMPTOMS. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM HE SAW "AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK". THEY ORDERED THE PARTS AND TOLD ME IT COULD COST $300-$600 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND THE HOUSING COMPONENT, IF IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER HEARING HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST I STARTED RESEARCHING AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER SATURN OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE AND HE REDIRECTED ME TO GM'S CORPORATE OFFICE. I SAW ON THE PHONE FOR AN HOUR, MOSTLY ON HOLD, WHILE THE EMPLOYEES NEGOTIATED AND THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE IT WAS A SATURN VEHICLE, NOT GM; THE CAR'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED; THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH MY VEHICLE; AND GM DID NOT WANT TO PAY OUT OF THEIR POCKET FOR THE PART AND LABOR. THEY ARE STILL GOING TO REPLACE THE PARTS BECAUSE I NEED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE IN ORDER TO COMMUTE TO SCHOOL AND WORK. I'M GOING TO PAY THE $300-$600 FOR THE REPAIRS AS WELL AS THE $50/DAY FOR THE RENTAL CAR. GM IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING, OTHER THAN FIX THE PROBLEM AND CHARGE SATURN OWNERS THE FULL AMOUNT, UNLESS THERE'S A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE PART. *TR

MY 2007 SATURN ION WAS STUCK RUNNING WITH THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I COULD NOT TURN OFF MY CAR AND THE KEY WAS STUCK. THE SATURN DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING AND CUT NEW KEYS. *TR

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. CAR STUCK RUNNING. WHAT AN UNSAFE SITUATION, IN HIGH 90 DEGREE WEATHER. THANK GOODNESS MY ELDERLY GRANDMOTHER WAS NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME! ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HAD TO COME AND TURN IT OFF BY TAKING OFF A FUSE IN THE HOOD, BEFORE TOWING IT TO THE DEALER. I BURNED MY HAND TRYING TO DISENGAGE THE FUSE, BEFORE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE GOT THERE, BECAUSE I WAS FEELING SICK STANDING OUTSIDE IN THE 99 DEGREE WEATHER WAITING. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING, AND I HAD TO GET A NEW KEY MADE AT THE SATURN DEALER. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM, AND FOUND OVER 48 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS. I SURE HOPE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, AS THIS PRESENTS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY SATURN DRIVERS WILL NOT GET STRANDED IN EXTREME HOT, COLD, OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, WITH THEIR KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH MY TWIN SISTER 1 WEEK BEFORE IT HAPPENED TO ME. BOTH OF US BOUGHT OUR 2007 SATURN IONS NEW, ON THE SAME DATE. THIS IS MORE THAN "A COINCIDENCE." WE FEEL AS THOUGH THIS PART OF THE CAR MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. IT IS NOT A "TYPICAL, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE" TYPE THING THAT SHOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. IT PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

I CAME HOME LAST NIGHT AROUND 10:40PM, WENT TO SHUT MY CAR OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION - IT WAS STUCK "ON". I TOOK MY CAR TO MY PARENTS HOUSE (MY DAD HAS TOOLS) AND AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE KEY OUT, I CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY DISPATCHED A LOCAL TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO COME. THE GUY WAS VERY RUDE AND BASICALLY MADE ME FEEL STUPID FOR HAVING THIS HAPPEN AND ACTED LIKE HE COULDN'T HELP ME WITH THAT, SO I CANCELED THE TOW. WE PULLED SOME FUSES AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND FIGURED SINCE AT THAT TIME IT WAS 12:30AM THAT I WOULD CALL SATURN IN THE MORNING. I WENT ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED ALOT TO PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WITH MY SAME CAR! AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT GETTING A RECALL, AND THEY ARE CHARGING PEOPLE UP TO $500 OR MORE TO FIX IT. I THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THIS IGNITION LOCK AND ALL OF THESE CHARGES FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD BE COVERED BY THEM. IT'S NOT THE CAR OWNER'S FAULT THAT THE PART IS BAD. I ONLY HAVE APPROX. $50K MILES ON MY 2007 ION. I TOLD THE SATURN SERVICE DEPARTMENT I WOULD CALL THEM BACK AS I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO PAY THAT RIGHT NOW, SO I AM NOT SURE WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. *TR

MY POWER STEERING IN MY SATURN ION WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH. WHEN TRYING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, I HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AFTER COLLECTING MYSELF. THE POWERE STEERING WORKED JUST FINE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED, WAS RUNNING FINE THEN, NO POWER STEERING AGAIN. THIS TIME IT NEVER CAME BACK. I HAVE SEEN MANY RECALLS FOR GM CARS THAT HAVE THE SAME POWER STEERING SYSTEM. WHY NOT FOR THE SATURN. IT IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAVE A SATURN. SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECTIVE PART TO ME!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED SHE NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS AT HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I WENT TO WORK WHEN I PARK AND TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN OFF IT WAS STUCK, THE ONLY WAY TU TURN THE CAR WAS DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, WHEN I GOT OFF WORK I CONNECTED THE BATTERY AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON BUT NOT OFF SO EVERY WAY A WENT FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS FROM 08-06-10 TIL NOW I HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY I JUST DON'T HAVE MONEY TO SPENT ON AN ISSUE THAT HAS MORE THE 5000 COMPLAINS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION ON A SATURN BRAND HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK.HTML ACCORDING TO THIS WEBSITE I HOPE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE THANK U *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 SATURN,ALMOST EVERYTIME WE DRIVE IT ,THE KEY LOCKS AND WILL NOT COME OUT. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING. WE LIVE IN A VERY HOT CLIMATE AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 20 MINS. TO GET THE KEY OUT. WE TOOK TO THE SATURN STORE,AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. I HAVE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM IN SATURNS, SOMEHOW THEY SEEM TO BE BEING IGNORED. *TR

BEGINNING LAST WEEK, ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN STARTED , IT CANNOT BE SHUT OFF WITH THE KEY. LUCKILY, WE DO NOT GARAGE THIS VEHICLE! WE CAN PUT THE CAR INTO"PARK", BUT THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION TO ANY OTHER POSITION, AND THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR. TO STOP THE CAR, WE PULL A FUSE AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. TO START THE CAR, WE RECONNECT THE BATTERY AND REPLACE THE FUSE. WHILE THIS IS NOT AS LIFE THREATENING AS OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS RECENTLY, IT IS WIDE-SPREAD. WHEN I WENT ON-LINE TO FIND A SOLUTION (SATURN SAID ALL OF ITS TECH'S HAD GONE HOME EARLY) I FOUND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME INCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LESS THEN A MINUTE LATER THE POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT SHE NEEDED A POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112000.

THE KEY STARTED GETTING STUCK AND WE COULDN'T GET IT OUT. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH MY DAUGHTER AND 2 SMALL GRANDSONS IN THE CAR, THE KEY CAME OUT BUT THE CAR STAYED RUNNING! WE STOPPED AT THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD JUST DEALT WITH 3 OTHER GM CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED SATURN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WHY IS GM NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS? HONDA JUST ISSUED A RECALL THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THEY CAN DO IT, WHY CAN'T GM? *TR

ON AUGUST 5, 2010, MY 2007 SATURN ION DEVELOPED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR THAT WAS NOTICEABLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. THE CAR HAS SIMULTANEOUSLY BECOME HARD TO START. NO GAS HAS BEEN OBSERVED DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE CAR, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT GM ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES NOT COVER CARS IN MY STATE. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 SATURN ION REDLINE WITH 65,000 MILES. DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN AUGUST 2010 I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I WALKED AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SMELL WAS EVEN STRONGER TOWARD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR A POSSIBLE CAUSE, I DISCOVERED MY VEHICLE HAS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP. "MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. MFR'S REPORT DATE: OCT 22, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 N/A NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP" HOWEVER, THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO CERTAIN STATES, OF WHICH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED IN AND IS NOT CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN. A LEAK IN THE FUEL SYSTEM IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK AS IT CAN RESULT IN FIRES OR EXPLOSIONS DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS OR ACCIDENTS. NEW JERSEY AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE NATION NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL NOTICE DUE TO THE CLEAR DEFECT PRESENT IN THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURING. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER REQUEST THE REPLACEMENT OF A FUEL TANK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE PAID AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $ 988.05 FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. SHE BELIEVED THE LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE SERVICE PERFORMED WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A SAFETY RECALL. SHE STATED SHE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE RECALL THAT SHE RECEIVED IN MARCH 2010. ON JUNE 2, 2010 THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, SHE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME AND AN EXHAUST SHIELD WAS SHIFTED. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK A TRIP. DURING THAT TIME, SHE SMELLED GASOLINE AT TIMES, BUT WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS COMING FROM HER VEHICLE. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A SMALL GARAGE, THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL WITHIN AN HOUR. WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD HER OIL CHANGED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AT THE HOSE TO THE TANK AREA AND RECOMMENDED THAT SHE TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FILLER NECK LEADING TO THE FUEL TANK, AND THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LEAK OCCURRED ON ONE OF THE OCCASIONS THE FUEL TANK WAS DROPPED FOR THE PREVIOUS FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENTS. *JB

KEY BECOMES STUCK IN IGNITION - OWNER UNABLE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. HAD TO PULL THE FUSE IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TOW. *TR

POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILS ON MY SATURN ION 2007 DAILY. CAR MUST BE RESTARTED FOR THE MOTOR TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. VERY UNSAFE FOR DRIVING! *TR

2007 SATURN ION ENGINE DISABLES WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, NO CODES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE BETTER PART OF A MONTH AND A HALF. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I HAVE PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THEN TOWED IN TO RE-DIAGNOSE. NO CODES AT THIS TIME. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THIS CAR IS UNSAFE FOR THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE, AS THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND SURFACE STREETS AS WELL. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE CAR LOOSES ALL POWER AND HAS TO BE TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND IN PARK TO RESTART. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO HAVE NO APPARENT RESOLUTION. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. I WAS TOLD BY GM TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO AND "SEE IF IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN" ALTHOUGH IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THERE IS NOTHING THAT TRIGGERS THE PROBLEM IT HAPPENS WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE THEN LOSS STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

2007 SATURN ION/4DR SEDAN WITH 16,145 HAD REPLACE BOTH STABILIZER LINKS AND BOTH LOWER CONTROL BUSHINGS. THE SAFETY OF THE BRAKES AND STEERING COULD EASILY BEEN EFFECT. ONLY 16,145 MILES ON IT. MANY OTHER SATURNS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY 2007 SATURN ION THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS COMES ON AND MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON RESETS IT BUT IT GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR

I NOTICED A VIBRATION ON MY STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I CHECKED THE TIRES I NOTICED A BUBBLE (TIRE SEPARATION?) ON THE INSIDE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. THE KEY WAS TURNING FUNNY IN THE IGNITION. I THOUGHT THE KEY HAD BENT OR SOMETHING. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE OFF POSITION. THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. WE HAD TO TAKE APART THE STEERING COLUMN TO PULL THE FUSE. THE CAR REMAINS IN THIS CONDITION BECAUSE I AM TOLD IT WILL COST CLOSE TO $500.00 TO FIX. I GOOGLE THIS AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEBSITES FILLED WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT. GM HAS WIPED THEIR HANDS OF THE SATURN. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO SATURN OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION. IT HAS WORKED FINE UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO (TODAY'S DATE IS JULY 27, 2010). WE WERE DRIVING ON A NORMAL DAY, NO EXCESSIVE HEAT OR COLD, AND THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT. IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING, WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE. WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY AROUND CARS DRIVING HEAVY SPEEDS, SO WE HAD TO PULL OFF QUICKLY. AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING THE CAR, IT SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. BUT THEN IT HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK LATER, AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. FOR INSTANCE, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM MY FRONT DOOR YESTERDAY, AND DURING A FIFTEEN MINUTE TRIP, IT WENT OUT THREE TIMES. GIVING IN TO THE FACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING MUCH WORSE VERY QUICKLY, I CHECKED ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I HAD BOUGHT WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR. IT COVERED ALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AS I HAD REMEMBERED, BUT UPON FURTHER REVIEW, I REALIZED THAT POWER STEERING WAS LISTED COMPLETELY SEPARATELY, AND IN FACT, WAS NOT COVERED. AT THAT POINT I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH TO SEE HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM WAS IN SATURN ION'S, AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY OCCURRING IN 2004-2007 ION'S, BUT HAD ALSO OCCURRED IN OTHER GM VEHICLES. THE DIFFERENCE BEING, THAT THOSE OTHER VEHICLES OF SIMILAR MAKE BUT DIFFERENT BRANDS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT SATURN HAS NOT. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF PEOPLE'S LIVES ALMOST BEING LOST DUE TO ACCIDENTS IN WHICH THE STEERING STOPPED AND SENT PEOPLE INTO

FRIDAY 09,2010 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRE THREADS SEPARATED ON 2007 SATURN ION WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A WHIPPING SOUND FOR WHICH I PULLED OVER THINKING I HAD A FLAT. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND THE FOLLOWING MONDAY JULY 12,2010 TOOK CAR TO GET OIL CHANGED AND LET MECHANIC KNOW OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. CAR WAS SERVICED AND MECHANIC ADV COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG..DROVE CAR STILL WORRIED CAR KEPT MAKING STRANGE SOUND AND NOTICE TIRE NEEDED AIR BUT WAS NOT FLAT WHEN I WAS CHECKING TIRE I HAPPEN TO NOTICE THROUGH THE INSIDE MY TIRE I SAW I HAD A WIDE PORTION OF MISSING. PLACED SPARE AND DROVE TO FIRESTONE TO GET TIRES REPLACED. *TR

2007 SATURN ION ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILS UNEXPECTEDLY. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. HAVE CHECKED FUSES, CONNECTIONS, AND WIRING. ALL APPEARS NORMAL. USUALLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEED IN A TURN. *TR

2007 SATURN ION POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 49,000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. *TR