2007 SATURN ION Complaints

LUCKILY THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A FAIRLY STRAIGHT STATE ROUTE. THE CAR'S ALERT SYSTEM DINGED THEN DISPLAYED AND ERROR OF "PWRSTEER". I COULD, AT SPEED, FEEL THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I MADE IT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TO GO OUT LATER THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FOR ABOUT 3 MILES, THEN THE CAR'S ALERT SYSTEM DINGED AND THE PWRSTEER MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 30 HOURS SINCE THE 1ST INCIDENT AND EVERY TIME I START THE CAR I HAVE POWER STEERING BUT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHIN 10 - 15 MINUTES OF ANY DRIVE. *TR

AS I WAS HEADING HOME FROM WORK, ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY HOME ON THE FREEWAY THERE WAS A LOUD "BANG" AND A JOLT IN THE CAR THAT WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A HIGH PITCH "SQUEALING" SOUND. I GOT OFF AT THE NEAREST EXIT AND TOOK OTHER ROADS HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE SQUEALING CONTINUED THE ENTIRE WAY HOME, BUT WOULD STOP WHEN I HAD TO STOP AT LIGHTS. AS I WAS TURNING ONTO MY STREET, A BATTERY LIGHT ERROR CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND MY CAR SIMPLY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOWED HOME AND DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS. ON THE 3RD DAY I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP THE CAR WITH ANOTHER CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO START, BUT IMMEDIATELY A DIFFERENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A DIFFERENT LOUD SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NEW SOUND WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL SQUEALING. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, I FOUND A LARGE METAL "CHUNK" WAS LYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE COVER AND A HOLE HAD BEEN MADE FROM WHERE IT CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE BAY FROM. THE ONLY THING I CAN GATHER IS THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, BECAUSE THE ONLY THING PRECEDING THE INCIDENT WAS A VERY FAINT CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BENEATH THE HOOD. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING TO SEE FAMILY FOR THANKSGIVING. ABOUT 100 MILES INTO THE TRIP THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON THE DASH AND A BEEP SOUNDED. I WAS TRAVELING ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN VA GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. I WAS STILL ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS CONCERNED. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY SON, PREGNANT WIFE, AND GRANDMOTHER. I AM GLAD THE ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AS MY WIFE OR GRANDMOTHER MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS WELL TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR MANY YEARS. EVEN IF A FULL RECALL IS NOT DONE. I BELIEVE THE AUTOMAKER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THOSE VEHICLE THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE. OUR SATURN ION IS A 2007 AND WAS BOUGHT USED IN 2009. THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE STEERING UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2013. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE AND IMMEDIATELY DIED. I TURNED THE KEY IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES; THE CAR ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT IMMEDIATELY DIE. I WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I CALLED 911 FOR HELP SO THAT I COULD GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND NOT GET HIT BY ONCOMING CARS. POLICE RESPONDED AND MOVED MY CAR; I THEN WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK, AND HAD CAR TOWED. AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD FUEL PUMP. UPON REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PUMP, CAR WOULD NOT START; ACCORDING TO INVOICE REPORT, THEY THEN REMOVED GAS TANK AND FOUND "NO POWER TO FUEL PUMP MODULE" AND THEN "INSPECTED HARNESS" AND FOUND "INTERNAL OPEN WIRES AT POWER SIDE" AND "NEED TO REPLACE UPPER FUEL PUMP" AS WELL. *TR

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I STARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES COMING FROM MY CAR. THE FUMES WHERE MAINLY LOCATED IN THE DRIVER SIDE BACK TIRE AND INSIDE MY VEHICLE. I FINALLY TOOK THIS CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FILLER NECK WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE MY CAR IS LEAKING GASOLINE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE I AM READY TO TRADE IT IN.... *TR

NOVEMBER 10TH AT 4:50 PM I LEFT THE GROCERY STORE I PULLED INTO GARAGE AT 5PM PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND THE KEY WOULD NOT MOVE IN THE IGNITION SO THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I OPENED MANUAL TO PAGE 105-106 AND TRIED THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE AND THAT DID NOT WORK. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALREADY CLOSED AND WERE GOING TO BE CLOSED THE NEXT DAY ON VETERANS DAY. SO I PLACED A CALL TO AAA AND THEY HAD TO SEND OUT A LOCK SMITH TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND REPLACE THE IGNITION. 3 HOURS AND $275 DOLLARS LATER BECAUSE AAA COVERS $100 OF IT MY CAR WAS FIXED. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING TO OCCUR IN A VEHICLE. I GOOGLED THIS AND SAW THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT A FUEL LEAK. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED UNDER A SERVICE WARRANTY IN 2009 HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECENTLY RECURRED. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER RELATED TO THE FUEL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

I PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN ION IN THE FALL OF 2008. MY GRANDAUGHTER TOOK THE CAR TO CALIFORNIA AND DECIDED TO LIVE THERE. A FEW MONTHS AGO SHE CALLED TO TELL ME THAT SHE KEPT SMELLING FUEL IN THE CAR WHEN SHE DROVE. SHE TOOK THE CAR INTO SEARS AND THEY TOLD HER SHE NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. SHE KEPT SMELLING FUEL AND FOUND OUT THE SEARS DID NOT REPAIR THE CAR SO SEARS GAVE HER A FULL REFUND AFTER SHE COMPLAINED. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO A SERVICE STATION AND HAD THE FUEL LINE REPLACED BECAUSE SHE WAS TOLD IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED....IT WAS CRACKED. AFTER SHE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED I RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THE RECALL FOR SATURN IONS AND THE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. I HAD HER SEND ME THE BILL FOR THE REPAIRS. THE LETTER GM SENT STATED THAT IF WE HAD ALREADY MADE REPAIRS FOR THE FUEL PROBLEM, THEY WOULD REIMBURSE. WHEN I GO TO THE GM WEBSITE NOW, IT STATES THAT THE 2007 SATURN ION HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE ALSO TRIED CALLING GM WITH NO SUCCESS. WHERE DO I SENT THE BILL WE HAVE? WHY IS GM NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECALL FOR THE 2007 SATURN ION FOR THOSE BOUGHT OR REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA?? THANK YOU! *TR