2007 SATURN ION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

I'VE BEEN SMELLING GAS IN MY CAR. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD SPILT GAS ON MYSELF BUT NOW I SEE THERE'S A LEAK AND I'M GETTING HORRIBLE MILEAGE. IT APPEARS THERE'S A RECALL IN CERTAIN "WARM WEATHER" STATES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I LIVE IN NC. HOW IS THAT NOT A WARM WEATHER STATE? SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF A POCKET FOR A PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS EXIST BUT SOMEHOW THEY MANAGED TO EEK OUT OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY EXCEPT IN A FEW SELECT AREAS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I CAN'T AFFORD A REPAIR LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL EMITTED WITH A PUDDLE OF FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN 2010. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN RECENTLY REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN VERY DIFFICULT STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF THE BACK ON THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING. POWER STEERING HAS FAILED AGAIN AND DID AGAIN START WORKING AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,570. *TR

2 MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GM STATING IF I SMELL GAS OR SEE A LEAK BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. IT ALSO STATED IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO BRING IT IN UNLESS I'M EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES. SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. I HAVE A SENSITIVE NOSE. MONDAY I COULD VISIBLY SEE GAS DRIPPING FROM THE CAR AND THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG I GOT SICK. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO GM DEALER. THEY CLAIM THAT THE PARTS AROUND THE RECALLED PART ARE BROKEN AND NOT THE ITEM RECALLED ITSELF. THEY WANTED $974.00 TO FIX IT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DRIVE AWAY AS IT WAS DANGEROUS. THEY ALSO CHARGED ME $75 FOR JUST LOOKING AT IT. I DON'T SEE HOW THIS IS A COINCIDENCE. I THINK THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH SCAMMING PEOPLE. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER GM CAR! I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND FOUND ANOTHER GARAGE TO REPAIR IT FOR $450. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, SOMETIMES MINUTES, SOMETIMES DAYS. THE POWER STEERING EVENTUALLY GOES OUT AGAIN AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR

I HAD JUST MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN CHIMES AND THE MESSAGE "PWR STR" APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN FELT LIKE IT LOCKED AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I PULLED INTO AN EMPTY PARKING SPACE, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND WAITED FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. ONCE I RESTARTED THE CAR, I REVERSED AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AS NORMAL. I DROVE ABOUT A MILE BACK TO MY HOUSE AND THE CHIME NOR MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN. I'M AFRAID THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN SO I'M TAKING MY CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I WAS LUCKY THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS GOING VERY SLOW. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK (AND SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES PER DAY) THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE MY CAR WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT IS SO STRONG IT GIVES ME A HEADACHE, AND I HAVE SOMETIMES BECOME SICK TO MY STOMACH. MY PASSENGER IS ABLE TO SMELL IT AS WELL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE WARNING CONSOLE INDICATED THAT I HAD A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GAVE OUT. IT RESET ITSELF WHEN I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP. THE POWER STEERING WORKED FOR A COUPLE MORE MILES GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THEN GAVE OUT AGAIN. *TR