2005 SATURN ION Complaints

COLLEGE AGED DAUGHTER OWNS AND DRIVES A 2005 SATURN ION WITH APPROXIMATELY 115,000 MILES. WE NOTICED A WET SPOTS ON THE GROUND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WHEN CAR IS STATIONARY (PARKED) BUT NEVER DETECTED AN ODOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN MARYLAND SINCE WE WERE UNAWARE THAT GM OWNS SATURN. HOWEVER, WE WERE TOLD BY NISSAN THAT FUEL LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GASOLINE AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE DONE IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT IS BOTH UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS.

WHEN DRIVING MY CHECK GAS CAP LIGHT COMES ON, AS WELL AS THE COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2013, IT HAPPENS DURING DRIVING ON A HWY, IN THE CITY EVERYWHERE THE CAR IS DRIVEN, I PUSH THE RESET BUTTON AND IT CLEARS HOWEVER IT COMES BACK WITHIN 5 MINUTES....

CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF STREET WHILE GOING OVER A DIP AT 25MPH AND SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 50MPH AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. BUT IF YOU PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT WILL SHOW AS IF YOU ARE GOING 20MPH WHILE YOU JUST BARLEY PUT IT INTO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, ONCE THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION HE OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250,000.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACTED HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKED FUEL IN THE FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVER?S SIDE WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL LEAKAGE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (GUY'S BUICK GEMS, 1316 N MILDRED ST, RANSOM, WV 25438 304-725-3448) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE NO RECALLS WERE ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. WHILE THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE STARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND SWITCHING THE SHIFTER TO REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

TAKATA RECALL WHEN I SLOW DOWN MY LIGHTS DIM VERY LOW. IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED BECAME HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME NORMAL STEERING FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

AS SOON AS YOU TURN THE KEY ON THE FUEL PUMP STARTS PUMPING FUEL OUT OVER THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WITH OUT STARTING THE CAR.I HAVE READ THAT THE 2006 AND UP SATURNS HAVE A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMPS BUT NOT THE 2005 WHY. WILL THEY RECALL THE 2005 MODELS IN THE FUTURE.