2007 SATURN ION Complaints

I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF MY 2007 SATURN ION WHILE TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH. I SWERVED BACK AND FORTH 3 TIMES BEFORE CRASHING FRONT END INTO A MOUNTAIN (ROCK WALL). NO DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. NO PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. COMPLETE/TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. NO REPORTED INJURIES. *TR

MY SATURN HAD BEEN IDLING ROUGHLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I CHECKED THE OIL IT SEEMED LOW AND I PUT MORE OIL IN. IT SEEMED A LITTLE BETTER. THE CHECK OIL LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON IN THIS CAR. AFTER TAKING THE CAR DOWN AND BACK TO MY PARENTS IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. TWO CAR DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN AND THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE WITH PARTS AND LABOR 25,00.00 DOLLARS. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011 IN OCTOBER. I NOW HAVE A CAR I HAVE TO KEEP MAKING PAYMENTS ON TO KEEP MY CREDIT RATING SAFE BUT I CAN'T DRIVE. SO FAR GMC AND THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNHELPFUL WITH GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED. I CAN'T AFFORD 2500. DOLLARS. I WENT TO THE BBB AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR AGED OUT OF THE COMPLAINT SYSTEM. I HAVEN'T HAD THIS CAR 5 YEARS AND IT HASN'T REACHED 100,00.00 MILES AND IT IS UNUSABLE WITH A REPAIR THAT IS MORE THAN IT IS CURRENTLY WORTH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING).THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

THE PORTION OF THE FUEL LINES NEAR THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS HIDDEN BY A FLEXIBLE COVER UNDERNEATH CAR, WAS DISCOVERED TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED NEARLY TO THE POINT OF LEAKING, REQUIRING FUEL LINE REPLACEMENT. IN CONTRAST, THE PORTION OF THE FUEL LINES EXPOSED UNDERNEATH CAR WAS STILL IN PRISTINE CONDITION. (CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED AT NIGHT SINCE DELIVERY.) ALTHOUGH GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP LEAKS, THE PROBLEM OFTEN IS INSTEAD THE FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS LEAKING. THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED, AND THUS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A SATURN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. BECAUSE OF THE PREVALENCE AND SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPECTS GM WILL EVENTUALLY ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE FUEL LINE PROBLEM. BECAUSE THE PORTION OF THE FUEL LINE SUBJECT TO SEVERE RUSTING IS HIDDEN BEHIND THE FLEXIBLE COVER UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND NOT THE EXPOSED SECTION, IT IS LIKELY TO BE NOTICED ONLY AFTER LEAKING OCCURS, RESULTING IN A FIRE HAZARD. A RECALL APPEARS DESIRABLE TO INSPECT PARTICULARLY THE HIDDEN PORTION OF THE FUEL LINES NEAR THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACE THEM IF NEEDED. ALTHOUGH A MANUFACTURER MUST PROVIDE A REMEDY TO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT A NO COST TO THE OWNER, IN THIS INSTANCE GM REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE FUEL LINE REPLACEMENT UNLESS THE NHTSA COMPELS THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRAVELING 50-55 MPH AND HAD TIME TO BRIEFLY APPLY THE BRAKES. THE RESULTING COLLISION DESTROYED THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR. I WAS SHOCKED THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT AT THE TIME WAS UNAWARE MY CAR HAD SERIOUS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. SINCE BECOMING AWARE OF THE RECALL I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIMULATE THE IGNITION FAILURE BY JOSTLING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTION SENT TO ME BY GM IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL PROCESS AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING BACK FROM MY GM DEALER 3 MONTHS SINCE CALLING TO ARRANGE BRINGING MY VEHICLE IN. I WAS SIMPLY INFORMED THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PART COMES IN. IN THE MEAN TIME, I AM EXTREMELY CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT MY CAR DOES INDEED FAIL. I ACTUALLY SAY A QUICK PRAYER EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR NOW BECAUSE I'M SCARED. I AM SCARED OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT I COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HURTING OR KILLING SOMEONE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE I AM FULLY AWARE CAN FAIL. GM WILL CALL ME BACK SOON, I HOPE. *TR

AFTER BEING VERBALLY TOLD AND IN WRITING THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH MY CAR AFTER THE IGNITION RECALL KIT WAS INSTALLED, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE I COULD EVEN EXIT THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP LOT. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE CAR TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHICH RESULTED IN GOING FROM NO CHARGES, EVERYTHING IS OK, TO MY CAR MYSTERIOUSLY MAY HAVE A CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE AND IT WILL COST ME $2,000 TO REPAIR. GENERAL MOTORS HAS AND CONTINUES TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND BY PLACING ME ON HOLD AND TRANSFERRING ME TO CALL CENTERS IN INDIA. THIS NIGHTMARE I HAVE ENDURED SINCE 6/6/2014 TO NOW IS A SHAME AND OUTRIGHT CRIMINAL IN MY OPINION. I NEVER POST ON SITES LIKE THESE BUT WANTED TO NOTIFY OTHER SATURN OWNERS WHO WORKED HARD TO OWN AND UP KEEP THEIR CARS. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE KEY GETS STUCK AND CANNOT MOVE KEY BACK TO PARK POSITION. MOVING THE SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH AND REPARKING HAD TEMPORARILY ALLOWED ME TO PULL THE KEY OUT. MONTHS LATER, WE CANNOT PULL KEY OUT OF IGNITION IT IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I WAS TOLD WE NEED A NEW SHIFTER BY THE DEALER. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING BRACKET, BUT OF COURSE, NOT FOR THE SATURN ION 2007 MODEL. GM STINKS!!! *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE MY TAIL LIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE FROM THAT TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. I REPLACE THE LIGHTS AND HAVE A MECHANIC LOOKS AT THE ISSUE AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR BUT THEY CONTINUE TO GO OUT CONSTANTLY. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAVE PAID MANY TICKETS. THIS HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO CHANGE MY LIGHTS ON MY PREVIOUS CARS LIKE THIS AND IT IS COSTING ME A FORTUNE NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS IF SINCE IT AFFECTS MY TURN SIGNALS AS WELL. *TR