2007 SATURN ION Complaints

FROM 2010-PRESENT (2013), THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. FAILURES WOULD OCCUR AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME, RANGING FROM SEVERAL MINUTES, TO SEVERAL HOURS. POWER STEERING WOULD CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING, PRESUMABLY AFTER EXTENSIVE UTILIZATION OF THE POWER STEERING MECHANISMS. AT THIS POINT A CHIME WOULD SOUND AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" DASH LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING LOSS WOULD REMAIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. UPON THE RESTART OF THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD AGAIN RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. FAILURES WOULD OCCUR AT SPORADIC INTERVALS. NO COMMON FACTOR COULD BE EASILY IDENTIFIED SUCH AS TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, STEERING INTENSITY OR TRIP LENGTH, ALTHOUGH THESE MAY BE FACTORS. STEERING FAILURE EVENTS OCCUR APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 8 MONTHS. *TR

EARLY IN 2013, WE NOTED SOME MOISTURE IN THE TRUNK OF THIS VEHICLE. IN LATE MAY, WE HUNG A "DAMP RID" DESICCANT DEVICE IN THE TRUNK AND NOTED THAT THE "DAMP RID" DEVICE RAPIDLY SATURATED WITH MOISTURE AND ALSO FORMED CLUMPS AND/OR CRYSTALS IN THE TRUNK OF THE AUTO. (THE "DAMP RID" IN THE TRUNK WAS SATURATED WITHIN TWO WEEKS, WHEREAS IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MONTHS WHEN HANGING INSIDE A CLOSET IN THE HOUSE 1-888-326-7743). THIS WEEK, I INSERTED A BRAND NEW 9 VOLT BATTERY INTO A KIDDE MODEL NUMBER KN-COEG-3 CARBON MONOXIDE/EXPLOSIVE GAS MONITOR AND PLACED THE MONITOR IN THE TRUNK. WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE MONITOR WAS CHIRPING. THE PEAK LEVEL OF GAS AFTER 24 HOURS IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR WAS 10. (THIS HOUSEHOLD MONITOR CAN NOT DISCRIMINATE THE PRECISE TYPE OF GAS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE). TODAY, I OPENED THE TRUNK AND CLEANED EVERYTHING OUT. THE SOURCE OF THE MOISTURE WAS CLEARLY NOTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE OF THE TRUNK BECAUSE THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUNK WAS ACTUALLY MUDDY CLOSE TO A ONE WAY FLAPPER VENT/VALVE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE ONE WAY VALVE MEASURES AROUND 4 INCHES HIGH AND 6 INCHES LONG. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO THE GAS TANK FILLER CAP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, 12 VOLT AC DELCO BATTERY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE TRUNK, AND AUTO EMISSIONS FROM THIS SATURN AND OTHER CARS. INHALATION OF ANY OR ALL OF THESE FUMES OR VAPORS CAN LEAD TO HEALTH PROBLEMS INCLUDING ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, DROWSINESS, ETC. OF COURSE THE RISK OF EXPLOSION AND CORROSION OF SENSITIVE ELECTRICAL AND FUEL COMPONENTS IS ACCELERATED IN DAMP CONDITIONS. *TR

THE MANUFACTURER KEY WONT START THE CAR WITHOUT SPENDING OVER 10 MIN. TURNING THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND FINDING JUST THE RIGHT "SPOT". KEY WILL COME OUT FINE, EVEN WITHOUT SHUTTING CAR COMPLETELY OFF AT TIMES. THIS IS INSANE, FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THERE ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS TO WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION OR RECALL. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY FEATURE, ITS JUST SHOWS HORRIBLE WORKMANSHIP. ALREADY BEEN A PART OF THE ORIGINAL POWER STEERING RECALL BEFORE IT BECAME A RECALL. PEOPLE NEED TO COMPLAIN, KEEP COMPLAINING AND DEMAND GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CRAP. *TR

TSB #060941008 AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT ON WITH DTC B0081 OR B0092 SET IN PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) SDM. *KB WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPENS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. IT'S BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE 2007 AND IT IS ALMOST $900 TO GET FIXED. *TR

HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE KEY STICKING AND THE CAR NOT TURNING OFF FOR A WEEK. TODAY AFTER PARKING I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF AT ALL, THE KEY WAS STUCK TIGHT. I CALLED MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR HOME, HE COULDN'T TURN THE CAR OFF AND HE'S A CAR AND AIRPLANE MECHANIC. FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE MANAGER FELT SORRY FOR ME AND TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN IMMEDIATELY, HE COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF. THEY EVENTUALLY WERE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, BUT THE REPLACEMENT TUMBLER AND KEYS WILL COST ME $230 BECAUSE-OF COURSE-MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE IT IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH POTENTIAL SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES AND SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SOMEONE LEAVING A RUNNING CAR IN A CLOSED GARAGE BECAUSE UNLIKE ME, THEY COULD NOT FIND A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR OR ALTERNATIVELY BATTERY REMOVAL COULD DAMAGE THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS OR A SPARK CAUSED BY UNEDUCATED REMOVAL OF THE BATTERY COULD CAUSE A BATTERY EXPLOSION OR ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE SATURN IS NOT THE ONLY GM PRODUCT WITH THIS PROBLEM AND A BRIEF SEARCH ON GOOGLE, SHOWED THAT MANY OWNERS ARE PAYING A WIDE RANGE OF REPAIR BILLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN POWER STEERING INDICATOR CHIMED AND I LOST POWER STEERING. PULLED OVER AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED TO MY DESTINATION. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY UPON BEING RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD JUST PULLED MY CAR FORWARD TO HELP A FRIEND JUMP HER CAR. ONCE I PUT IT IN REVERSE TO MOVE MY CAR, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE A VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND CHEST INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE POLICE OFFICER STATED THAT THE IMPACT SHOULD HAVE WARRANTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,786 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE. CAUSED BELT TO BREAK IN TIRE. TOWED TO REPAIR. *TR