2007 SATURN ION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

I STARTED THE CAR AND HEARD THE CHIMES AND SAW A MESSAGE APPEAR WHERE THE ODOMETER MILE APPEARS - POWER STEERING. I WAS PARKED IN BETWEEN TWO CARS AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. IT SEEMED TO GO OUT. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER TO BACKUP IN BETWEEN THE TWO CARS AND INTO THE SHOULDER LANE. I WAS CLOSE TO HITTING ONE OF THE PARK CARS. ONCE IN THE SHOULDER LANE I TURN CAR OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR WENT BACK TO POWER STEERING. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR FOR THE RECALL BACK IN OCTOBER AND THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIX WHEN I COMPLAINED THAT ABOVE THE 60 MPH I WAS LOOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY AND AT FIRST GAVE ME A NO SAYING THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THEY WERE DECEIVING THE CUSTOMERS BY PUTTING A QUICK FIX ON THE ISSUE AND NOT COMPLETELY RESOLVING THE ISSUE. ANALOGY OF A BANDAID ON A DEEP WOUND. UNFORTUNATELY, I NEED MY CAR AND NEED TO DRIVE IT BUT I AM SCARED FOR MY FAMILY SAFETY. I AM TAKING IT BACK TOMORROW TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AGAIN. I HOPE THEY MAKE IT RIGHT THIS TIME AROUND. *TR

S10 DIRECT REPLY LETTER REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DENIED COMPENSATION FROM GM IGNITION COMPENSATION CLAIMS RESOLUTION FACILITY AFTER AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *SMD 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONSUMER STATED AN ANIMAL RAN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. WHEN SHE HIT THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENTLY, SHE RAN INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

VEHICLE HAD A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WHEN YOU WOULD STOP. TOOK TO MY STANDARD REPAIR SHOP AND FUEL PUMP MODULE AND FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACES AS IT WAS CRACKED. NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTIFICATION AND FIND THAT RECALL WAS ONLY FOR 2007 SATURN ION'S IN WARM WEATHER STATES. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. THE EXPENSE I INCURRED SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AS THE WERE SATURN ION'S OUTSIDE OF WARM WEATHER STATES COULD ALSO INCUR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT SEIZED RESULTING IN LOSS OF ELECTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING AND FAILURE OF STEERING WHEEL TO RETURN TO CENTER. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS WAS RECALLED IN THE CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 OF THE SAME MODEL YEARS WHICH USE IDENTICAL PARTS, BUT THE SATURN ION WAS INEXPLICABLY EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL.

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SHIFTER WERE REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,760.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SUSPENSION AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.