2006 SATURN ION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE KEY MOVED INTO THE ACCESSORY POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

DRIVING ON I-95 IN RICHMOND VA ON AUG. 28 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM. HEARD A LOUD BANG ON MY ROOF. I WAS NOT NEAR AN OVERPASS AND DID NOT SEE ANY DEBRIS ON ROAD. USING MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR I OBSERVED A LARGE DARK OBJECT FLYING OFF THE ROOF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A ROCK BUT I NOW BELIEVE IT TO BE A LARGE CHUNK OF MY GLASS SUNROOF FLYING OFF. I BELIEVE MY SUNROOF EXPLODED.

THE WARNING CHIMES AND AUDIBLE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS STOPPED WORKING. WHILE THE HEADLIGHT ON WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF OR KEY LEFT IN SWITCH WILL NOT CAUSE ANY SAFETY PROBLEM (I DON'T THINK), NOT HAVING THE TURN SIGNAL CLICKING MAY LEAD TO DRIVING WITH A SIGNAL LEFT ON WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE OTHER POTENTIAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE SOUND CHIME NO LONGER WORKS TO INDICATE THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT FASTENED WHICH COULD CAUSE ONE TO DRIVE WITHOUT SEAT BELT AND INCREASE POTENTIAL INJURY IN CASE OF A CRASH.

MY POWER STEERING FAILED, WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR IT WORKED AGAIN. A FEW MONTHS AGO I WENT TO GREY CHEVROLET FOR A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. NOW THEY SAY THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED. WHY WASN'T THAT REPLACED IN THE RECALL. I SEE ON LINE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY SATURN OWNER THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. IF GM HAS PUT OUT A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, AND HAS DELAYED RESPONSE TO THIS FOR YEARS AFTER FINDING OUT ABOUT IT, WHY DO CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.

I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR AND IT WAS SOMETIMES HARD TO START. I NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF PARKING THE CAR IN THEIR PARKING LOT. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL LINES HAVE RUSTED AND WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $700.00 TO REPAIR I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE THE CLOSE PRESENCE OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND IS A DESIGN/PARTS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. IN ADDITION, THE TURNING SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

THE FUEL FEED PIPE AND EVAP EMIS PIPE ROTTED AWAY. FUEL STARTED BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE TANK AND BEING SPRAYED ALL OVER THE CAR INCLUDING THE EXHAUST. GM PART NUMBER 15283792 AND 25775259. THE PIPES ONLY ROTTED IN THE REAR ALONG THE FRAME WHERE THEY ARE COVERED BY HEAT SHIELD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST. THE REMAINING PARTS OF THESE FUEL PIPES ARE PERFECT. EVEN THE BRAKE LINES THAT RUN ALONG WITH THE FUEL LINES ARE PERFECT RIGHT THERE. EVERY BRAKE LINE LOOKS PERFECT MAYBE DO TO A FACT THAT THEY ARE COATED WITH A BLACK MATERIAL FROM THE FACTORY. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE PIPES BECAUSE IT ISN'T PART OF THE FUEL MODULE.

THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, AND DISPLAYS A PWR STG ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR'S POWER STEERING WILL REMAIN INOPERABLE UNTIL THE CAR IS RESTARTED. THE POWER STEERING CAN BECOME INOPERABLE SEVERAL TIMES IN A SINGLE DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. AFTER SHIFTING THE GEAR LEVER INTO PARK AND REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.