2007 SATURN ION Complaints

NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGE WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF HOME. IMMEDIATELY TOOK AUTO TO REPAIR SHOP FOR CHECK AFTER CHECKING GM WEBSITE NOTICED RECALLS FOR FUEL LEAKAGE IN SEVERAL STATES, VA NOT INCLUDED. MECHANIC SAID FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND CRACKED RESULTING OF REMOVAL OF TANK AND FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT REPLACED AT A COST OF $609.51. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD VERY EASILY SLIDE OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME THROUGH THE MARYLAND MOUNTAINS AFTER VISITING FAMILY FOR THANKSGIVING. I WAS IN A LINE OF CARS TRAVELING AT 70MPH, PASSING A SEMI, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I COULD BARELY STEER OR PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I HAD LOST POWER. MY TURN SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK AND I CONSIDERED PUTTING MY HANDS OUT THE WINDOW TO WAVE TO DRIVERS WARNING THEM OF THE IMPENDING DANGER. THANKFULLY THE ONE CAR BEHIND ME MUST HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE BACKED OFF ALLOWING ME TO COAST BEHIND THE SEMI AND EVENTUALLY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED MY DAD IMMEDIATELY AND HE STARTED GOOGLING ENGINE SHUT OFF PROBLEMS AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME TO CALL THE DEALER. I CALLED THE GM SATURN DEALER IN TOWN AND THE PERSON LAUGHED STATING HE NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE. UNFORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME, I DID NOT MAKE AN OFFICIAL REPORT WITH ANY OTHER AGENCY. BUT I DO HAVE EMAILS THAT WERE WRITTEN TO FRIENDS EXPLAINING THE FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT. THIS CAR IS A 2007 AND I DIDN'T PURCHASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL 2011! 5 YEARS AFTER GM KNEW OF THE DEATH TRAP ON WHEELS. WHEN I ORIGINALLY RESEARCHED THIS CAR NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS CAME UP ON MY SEARCH. IT WASN'T UNTIL I SEARCHED FOR THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM (ENGINE SHUT OFF) THAT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS SURFACED. I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE TODAY! I STILL DRIVE AROUND IN THIS DEATH TRAP BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. IT ONLY HAS 55K MILES ON IT AND I USED MY SAVINGS TO PAY IT OFF. *TR

AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES, I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY BACK TO TURN THE VEHICLE ENGINE OFF. THE KEY TURNED BACK AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OFF. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK CYLINDER, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL THAT GM IS NOW ISSUING, REVOLVING AROUND THE FAULTY IGNITION. DURING THIS VISIT, THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED TO SEE WHY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE VALVE ASSEMBLY AT FAULT IN THE SECONDARY AIR SYSTEM. COULD THIS HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM THE FAULTY IGNITION AND HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP THE ENGINE, WHICH IN TURN THROUGH THE ENTIRE COMPUTER OFF IN THE VEHICLE? WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, MY BILL FOR PARTS, LABOR AND TAX WAS $916.98. LESS THAN SIX MONTHS LATER, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. DUE TO IT BEING LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, I WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING AS IN THE CURRENT 2014 RECALL, COULD THIS STILL BE RELATED TO THE SAME FAULTY IGNITION SITUATION? *TR

THE POWER CUTS OFF WHEN HITTING A BUMP/JARRING AND CAR LOSES ALL AUTOMATIC FEATURES--POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. ESPECIALLY LIKELY WITH HEAVY KEY CHAIN. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2009, BUT MORE IN PAST TWO YEARS. OCCURS WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAYS OF STORES, HITTING POTHOLE, ETC. THIS IS THE SATURN "SISTER" CAR TO THE CHEVY COBALT SS AND OF SAME YEAR AT THAT RECENT RECALL. *TR

I HEARD ON TV THAT GM HAD RECALLED THE ION BECAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRES FROM LEAKING FUEL MODULES AND FAILING IGNITION SWITCHES. SO, I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL ONLY FIX THE THE IGNITION IF IT FAILS AND THE FUEL MODULE WHEN YOU CAN SHOW IT IS LEAKING. IT SEEMS LIKE IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PARTS THEY SHOULD TRY TO FIX THEM PRIOR TO STALLING ON THE FREEWAY OR HAVING THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES FROM LEAKING FUEL. AM I OFF BASE HERE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR KIT, A BLOWN FUSE, THE HARNESS CONNECTORS AND THE POWER CONNECTOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE CUT OUT POWER STEERING WENT OFF, ELECTRICITY WENT OUT. MY CAR KEPT DOING THIS UNTIL I ONLY DRIVE WITH ONE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I AM WORRIED IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO RECENTLY RECALLED 2005-2007 COBALTS IGNITION. *TR

TOP OF FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND LEAKED GAS FUMES IN CAR. GAS LEAKED OUT OF CAR AS IT WAS DRIVEN. FAULTY FUEL PUMP PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED IN A FEW OTHER STATES. FAMILY MEMBER HAS SMELLING PROBLEM DUE TO PAST SURGERY AND COULD NOT REALIZE GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE CAR. MECHANIC STATED THAT FUEL PUMP SHOULD NEVER HAVE CRACKED IN THIS AREA AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MUCH WORSE SCENARIO. *TR