2007 Saturn Ion complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNDER 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING SHAFT. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE DIAGNOSTIC CODES WITHOUT IT ILLUMINATED. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 15,000. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE HAD TO USE FORCE TO DRIVE ONTO THE SIDE OF ROAD. SHE THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO WORK NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SHE WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY ANOTHER DEALER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45554.

2007 SATURN ION HAS A REALLY BIG PROBLEM. POWER STEERING GOES OFF 3-5 TIMES A DAY. CAR DASHBOARD RINGS 3 TIMES AND POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND CARS POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. CAR HAS 35000 MILES. CALLED SATURN AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG NOW WITH CAR SO I WOULD TO REPAIR THE CAR AND IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINED THEN THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE AND MAKE A DECISION OR I COULD DRIVE THE CAR AND WHEN IT SHUTS OFF PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS 2010 NOT 1920 AND I DO NOT ACCEPT SHUT A RESPONSE FOR A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

1 - 2 WEEKS AGO MY STEERING GOT VERY STIFF AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO UNDER COMPENSATE IN A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. MY WARNING SIGNAL AND MESSAGE INDICATED A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. 2 - THE PROBLEM CORRECTS ITSELF WHEN I TURN THE ENGINE OFF BUT REAPPEARS SHORTLY AFTER WE TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON. 3 - THIS VEHICLE IS A 2007 GM SATURN ION. I CONTACTED THE GM DEALERSHIP WHO IS HANDLING THE SATURNS IN BATON ROUGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT BROUGHT IT IN YET. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED TODAY (3/2/10) -- HTTP://NEWS.YAHOO.COM/S/AP/20100302/AP_ON_BI_GE/US_GM_RECALL -- BY GM ON CERTAIN COMPACTS BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE 2007 SATURN ION. ANY HELP ON THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

2007 SATURN ION, PWR STR LIGHTS COMES ON, STEERING WHEEL FREEZES. CONSEQUENCES = TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF A MOVING VEHICLE WITH LIMITED STEERING. YOU WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE AUTOMOBILE OFF AND THEN BACK ON FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF AND STEERING WORKS FINE, HOWEVER IT HAPPENS AGAIN 5 MINUTES LATER. I CONTACTED SATURN HOWEVER THEY ARE AWARE BUT HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FROM NHTSA YET TO PUT IT ON THEIR RECALL LIST. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION AND READ THIS MORNING THAT YOU ARE ISSUING A RECALL FOR THE CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC PURSUIT/G5. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT YOU ARE NOT RECALLING THE ION BECAUSE OF A LACK OF REPORTED ISSUES. I HAVE RALLIED ION OWNERS FROM OUR MAIN SATURN ION CLUB SITES LISTED BELOW, WHAT CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THESE SITES IS THE LARGE NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THE POWER STEERING ON THESE CARS, WHICH IS THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED DEFECTIVE ON THE COBALT/G5/PURSUIT. THE COBALT/G5/PURSUIT WAS BASED OFF AND ENGINEERED FROM THE SATURN ION AND SHARES THE ENTIRE DRIVETRAIN, STEERING SYSTEM AND WHEEL/TIRE SIZES WITH ONLY VERY MINOR DIFFERENCES IF ANY IN WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND PARTS. THIS IS SO MUCH SO, COBALT SUSPENSION PARTS ARE OFTEN PUT ON IONS. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THE IONS IN THIS RECALL, OUR CARS HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY GM IN MANY OTHER CASES SUCH AS THE CVT TRANSMISSION, LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, AND IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES. HTTP://WWW.SATURNFANS.COM/FORUMS/FORUMDISPLAY.PHP?F=18 HTTP://WWW.REDLINEFORUMS.COM/FORUMS HTTP://WWW.IONFORUMS.NET/PHPBB3/. *TR

POWER STEERING JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN GOES OUT ON MY SATURN VEHICLE WHILE IN OPERATION. A CHIME SOUNDS INDICATING SOMETHINGS WRONG AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR COMES ON THE DASH BOARD. YOU LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING FUNCTION AND ITS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE TO MANEUVER AT ALL, AT HIGH SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING IT CAN BE DEADLY AS YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE WHEEL AND ALMOST BREAK YOUR ARM TRYING AND CAN EITHER HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. WHEN YOU READ OVER THE USER MANUAL IT TELLS YOU THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE SERVICED AND REFERS YOU TO A SATURN LOCATION TO HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED. UPON VISITING THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CAN ONLY OFFER YOU A COSTLY REPAIR TO REPLACE THE MOTOR WHICH THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL EVER GO OUT AGAIN. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL! *TR

THE FOLLOWING EVENT OCCURRED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:45 P.M. WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION. I DROVE TO THE SERVICE STATION FOR GAS. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN OFF MY CAR, THE KEY WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED. I CALLED THE SATURN DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED, BUT I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE MY CAR THERE AND SOMEONE WOULD DISABLE MY CAR. THE BATTERY CABLES HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO TURN OFF THE CAR. IN ORDER TO REPAIR MY CAR, THE WHOLE IGNITION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT; IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER SATURN ION OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS MILES. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,059.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN ION. WHEN I FIRST START MY VEHICLE IT DRIVES NORMALLY, BUT AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES THE "PWR STR" ALERT APPEARS ON THE DASH AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM RECENTLY PUT OUT RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS, BUT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE SATURN ION ALSO. I RECENTLY VISITED A WEBSITE WITH MANY OTHER SATURN OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING HEAR A CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS, COMES BACK FOR A TIME AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS WILL HAPPEN SOMETIMES ONLY AFTER ONE MIN OF DRIVE TIME OTHERS TAKES A WHILE LONGER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL AND STOP WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THEN ONE DAY I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

2007 SATURN ION, POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT THREE TIMES, RESTART CAR, PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THEN COMES BACK AGAIN. *TR

SATURN ION 2007- AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES OUT IN THE CAR. IT HAS TO BE RESTARTED FOR THE PWR STR LIGHT TO GO OFF AND WORK PROPERLY. AS SOON AS THE LIGHT COMES ON IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS DAILY. IT STARTED WHEN MY CAR HIT APPROX. 50000 MILES ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN ION FAILED AT 40,000 MILES. *TR

FUEL PUMP LEADING TO GAS TANK HAD A CRACK. HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. WAS LEAKING GAS. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 2007 SATURN ION COUP. THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2007 SATURN ION SEDAN HAS FAILED AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT GM HAS NOT YET ADDRESSED! *TR

OUR 2007 SATURN ION WITH 12,000 MILES LOST STEERING CONTROL DUE TO SHORT CIRCUIT IN STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. THE LOSS OF THE POWER ASSIST WHILE IN THE MOUNTAINS RESULTED 90% STEERING LOSS AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LAST YEAR IN A SIMILAR AUTO OWNED BY OUR FAMILY THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST BUT SHORTED OUT WHILE THE CAR WAS ON BUT PARKED. I AM SURPRISED NO SAFETY RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. *TR

I HAVE HAD 4 TIRE FAILURES ON MY 1997 SATURN ION. ALL TIRES WERE GOODYEAR ASSURANCE 195/60/R15 TIRES. IN ONES INSTANCE, A TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED. IN TWO INSTANCES, BUBBLES DEVELOPED ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF A FRONT TIRE. THE FOURTH INSTANCE ALSO HAD SIDEWALL DAMAGE, BUT WHETHER THERE WAS A BUBBLE FIRST IS NOT KNOW. THIS HAPPENED ON 1/22/2010, 11/5/2008. 1/26/2009 AND 7/16/2009, AT 26,000, 29,000, 34,000 AND 40,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THERE WAS GASOLINE LEAKAGE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 59,000.

SATURN ION (07) SUDDENLY LOSES STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND "PWR STR" IS DISPLAYED ON THE ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE CHIMES 3-4 TIMES IN RAPID SUCCESSION AND BY THE END OF THAT CHIMING, THE STEERING WHEEL IS COMPLETELY LOCKED. *TR

2007 SATURN ION STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITIONS. *TR

IN LATE OCTOBER 2009, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP, WHERE I HAD PURCHASED MY CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME THAT I MUST HAVE GONE OVER A SPEED BUMP TOO FAST BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN PUSHED INTO HE BOTTOM OF MY CAR CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO CRACK AND LEAK. I HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF THAT KIND OF IMPACT AND THERE WAS NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL OF THE SERVICE MANAGER'S EXPLANATION, SO I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS ACTUALLY DEFECTIVE. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH SATURN ON A RESOLUTION, HOWEVER TO SAY THAT THE LOCAL AND DISTRICT OFFICE HAVE BEEN UNHELPFUL, WOULD BE PUTTING IT MILDLY.*TR

GAS ACCELERATING ON IT'S ON IN A SATURN ION 2007 CAUSING WRECK 2 TIMES, FUSE BLEW IN POWER STEERING CAUSING WRECK 1 TIME. *TR

MY WHEEL BEGAN TO BE HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE CAR. THIS IS A 2007 CAR SO WHY HAS IT GONE OUT SO FAST AND THIS IS SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX DUE TO THIS IS AN ELECTRIC PROBLEM NOW AND THIS IS MAKING MY ARM AND SHOULDERS HURT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR A YEAR AGO-BRAND NEW. TWO DAYS AGO I PULLED UP TO WORK AND WENT TO TURN MY CAR OFF. THE KEY WOULD NOT COMPLETELY TURN ALL THE WAY AND WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED, SO THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE. IT HAS BEEN THREE DAYS NOW AND IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. IT IS ON AND OFF, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THERE IS A CLEAR ISSUE. I EVEN WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. APPARENTLY SO. I FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THE SAME MODEL CAR AND HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER, THEY ALREADY KNEW AND WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE EXACT ISSUE. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECT AND I HAVE NOT BOTHERED TAKING THE CAR IN BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHARGED UPWARDS OF $300 AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *TR

GAS PEDAL ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN CAUSING A WRECK OF A 2007 SATURN ION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. SHE THEN PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. HOWEVER AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN.. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONCLUDED POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54000.

VEHICLE HAD A STRONG FUEL ODOR. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AFTER ENGINE LINE CAME ON. MAIN FUEL LINE CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP CAME APART AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. IF I HAD A COLLISION CAR WOULD HAVE EXPLODED DUE TO AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING. NEW FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED COST TO 400.00 PLUS LABOR COSTS. JUST BOUGHT USED VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2009 FROM DEALER. *TR

MY KEY BECAME LOCKED IN THE IGNITION WHILE MY SATURN ION2 WAS ENGAGED. NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. I DROVE TO A MECHANIC AND HE ALSO HAD NO IDEA HOW TO DISENGAGE MY CAR. I THEN DROVE A NEARBY SATURN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AND INFORMED ME THAT THIS KIND OF MALFUNCTION HAPPENED OFTEN IN SATURN IONS. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE THE CAR WHEN THE KEY IS LOCKED IS TO OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR (WHILE IT IS RUNNING) AND DISCONNECT THE MAIN FUSE FROM THE BATTERY. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS A TENDENCY OF RECURRING BECAUSE THE IGNITION PART IS DEFECTIVE. THE SATURN MECHANIC FIXED THE IGNITION LOCK WHICH COST A TOTAL OF 330$ INCLUDING PART AND LABOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL TANK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE STEERING THEN BECOMES FUNCTIONAL AGAIN AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RE-STARTED. THE DANGER IS THAT IT MALFUNCTIONS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS IN A 45 MPH FRONTAL CRASH IN MY 2007 SATURN ION SEDAN V.S THE REAR OF A 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CRASH WAS OFFSET , IT SMASHED THE RIGHT HALF OF THE FRONT END. MY AIR BAGS FAILED. I SMASHED MY HEAD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK THE CAR OVER AND THEY HAD SAID THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANY OF THE "CRUSH SENSORS" HOW EVER THE BODY SHOP I TOOK THE CAR TOO SAID THAT THEY FOUND THAT CRUSH SENSORS WERE NOT USED IN THAT CAR. THEY TOLD ME SOMETHING ABOUT AN ACCELEROMETER?? I JUST WANT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR TWO YEARS NOW. *TR

"PWR STR" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE ODOMETER AND THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE BUT EVERY TIME AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES, THE SAME THING HAPPENS AND I LOSE POWER STEERING AGAIN. *TR

2007 SATURN ION KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING. *NJ

I HAVE HAD MY 2007 SATURN FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE CAR. I HAVE A 100,000 MILE OR 5 YEAR WARRANTY AND SATURN IS SAYING IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC. NOW I'VE THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURN. AND I'M SORRY BUT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. SO DOES THIS MEAN EVERY 3 YEARS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY 700 HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE POWER STEERING CUTS IN AND OUT AND SOMETIMES WHILE I'M TURNING. I COULD GET SLAMMED BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR LOSES IT'S POWER STEERING. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. COULD NOT TURN OFF IGNITION. IGNITION WAS LOCKED ON THE ON POSITION. COULD NOT REMOVE KEY. HAD TO PULL SWITCH FROM BATTERY TO TURN CAR OFF ONCE DRIVEN TO DOBBS AUTO. GOOGLED PROBLEM AND ON THE CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM WEBSITE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SATURN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE IGNITION. CAR IS IN SHOP NOW. WAITING TO HER HOW MUCH TO FIX IT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION WITH 45,000 MILES. YESTERDAY THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WENT OUT. MOTOR IS PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN SO WE HAVE TO HAVE IT ALL REPLACED. QUOTE BY A SATURN DEALER IS $1000. WE TALKED TO A LOCAL, REPUTABLE, MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED US THAT DRIVING THE CAR IN SUCH A CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE CAR CATCHING ON FIRE FROM THE HEAT GENERATED FROM TURNING WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE GOING BACK SEVERAL YEAR MODELS OF ION'S. WE DO NOT FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE FIXED ON THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

UNABLE TO TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF-CAR RUNS TILL FUSES PULLED OR BATTERY DISCONNECTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING AND MUST BE PULLED IN ORDER FOR IT TO LOOSEN. THE PEDAL MADE A POPPING SOUND WHEN THIS OCCURRED. TWO MONTHS AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY STATED THAT THE PEDAL WAS FAULTY. CURRENTLY, THE PEDAL IS STICKING ONCE AGAIN AND THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,650.

GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRE TREADS SEPARATED ON 2007 SATURN ION. *NJ WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HANDLE IMPROPERLY. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE CONSUMER FELT SOMETHING QUICKLY WHIP AROUND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT AND THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE THAT COULD BE SEEN. WHEN THE CONSUMER REACHED HIS DESTINATION, HE DISCOVERED AN 18 INCH LONG AND 2 INCH LONG WIDE PORTION OF TIRE TREAD WAS MISSING. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB

THE ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT IT WILL RANDOMLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, REFUSE TO START. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. IT IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE AND HAPPENS IN BOTH WARM AND COLD WEATHER. SOMETIMES WAITING 20 MINUTES AND TRYING AGAIN TAKES CARE OF THE ISSUE. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT DOES NOT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE FUSE SO FAR. IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. IT CAN HAPPEN AT THE FIRST START IN THE MORNING, OR AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR SOME TIME, AND THEN SHUT OFF (EG. STOPPING AT A STORE OR TO GET FUEL) AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART. THIS HAS LEFT ME AND MY YOUNG CHILD STRANDED MORE THAN ONCE IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND EXTREME HEAT AND IS A RISK TO OUR LIVES! *TR

ONCE CAR WAS ON COULDN'T TURN KEY BACK TO STOP VEHICLE AND COULDN'T REMOVE KEY. HAD TO PULL IGNITION FUSE UNDER HOOD AND DISCONNECT BATTERY IN TRUNK EVERY TIME WE WANTED TO START OR STOP THE VEHICLE. FINALLY GOT A NEW IGNITION BUILT AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM BUT OF COURSE WARRANTY WAS UP AND THIS CAME OUT OF OUR POCKETS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 (NA) SATURN ION 3. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE MOTOR AND RADIATOR WERE PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE SPEED OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 5,000.

I AM WRITING TO REQUEST AUTO MANUFACTURERS AND PLACES THAT RENT OR LOAN VEHICLES. I AM A PERSON OF SHORT STATURE AND REQUIRE THE USE OF PEDAL EXTENSIONS. IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING SOMETHING PASSED TO ENFORCE DEALERSHIPS, AUTO RENTAL, ETC. AND MANUFACTURERS TO INSTALL PEDALS THAT EXTEND SO THAT A PERSON WITH MY HEIGHT WOULD BE 12 INCHES AWAY FROM THE AIRBAG? *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN ION ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND WHEN MY 16 YEAR OLD (NEW DRIVER) DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP AND SHE COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND I WAS ABLE TO HELP HER SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT COST $434.83 TO HAVE A GM DEALER REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE THE OLD PART IN MY POSSESSION. I AM AFRAID TO LET ANYONE IN MY FAMILY DRIVE THE CAR NOW. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE A THUMPING SOUND HAS BEEN COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT AND HARD WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WAS VERY EASY. WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS 716555540051. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,780. KG UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB

I ARRIVED AT WORK IN MY 2007 SATURN ION ON AUG 29TH, 2008 AND TRIED TO TURN OFF MY VEHICLE BUT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULDN'T TURN TO THE OFF POSITION OR COME OUT OF THE LOCK. I CONTACTED GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOWED MY CAR BUT SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE TO PAY THE $500.00 REPAIR COSTS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION AND HOUSING. I JUST SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND 20 PAGES OF SIMILAR(ALMOST EXACTLY) ACCOUNTS OCCURRING WITH THE SATURN ION AND OTHER SATURN VEHICLES AND YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. PLEASE RESEARCH THESE EVENTS. THE MORE I RESEARCH, THE MORE I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURN VEHICLES AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. *TR

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILURE. CAR CANNOT BE TURNED OFF! FIRST OCCURRENCE 8/11/08, DEALER REPLACED CYLINDER, SECOND OCCURRENCE ON 8/17/08 WILL BE GOING TO DEALER 8/18. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR UP TO A DECADE! *TR