2007 SATURN ION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUEL WHILE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,411 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,100. UPDATED 1/17/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT CLOSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHEN SHE HEARD THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO GLASS REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900. THE CONSUMER STATED THE GLASS WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/31/2012 *JS

THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK HAS A HOLE WHERE THE "NECK" OF THE SPOUT MEETS THE TANK. THIS RESULTS IN A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AND PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT DANGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE AND RESPONDED AS THOUGH IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION CENTER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION INNER SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES STARTED TO EMITT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 1/16/2013 *JS

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES IN MY VEHICLE. IT THEN LOSES POWER STEERING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED AROUND AND BEEN TOLD THE PART IN MY CAR IS THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED IN THE CHEVY COBALT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MONTHS OF SMELLING GASOLINE FUEL IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF THE PUMP EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND NOTICED SEVERAL STRESS FRACTURES. AFTER RESEARCHING, HE WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO MILEAGE THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

WE BOUGHT A 2007 SATURN ION FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO SHE WAS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 5 GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HER POWER STEERING SHUT OFF AND JERKED, CAUSING HER TO ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE. NOW EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES HER CAR, ABOUT 12 OR SO MINUTES IN, THE POWER STEERING WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, IT'S FINE FOR A WHILE, UNTIL IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES, WITHOUT FAIL. SHE'S SCARED TO DRIVE HER CAR LONG DISTANCES, FEARING THAT IT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. UPON RESEARCHING I DISCOVERED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING EXACTLY THE SAME RESULTS WITH 2007 SATURN IONS. I'M AFRAID THAT, BEING A NEW DRIVER, MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY, AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, IS IN JEOPARDY. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN I-70 AT 70MPH AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND CHIMED A FEW TIMES. THEN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP AND HARD TO TURN. PULLED INTO GAS STATION TO CHECK UNDER HOOD, BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. THEN GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. PURCHASED SATURN ION IN OCTOBER 2007 AND STILL HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. WILL GM COVER POWER STEERING ISSUE? THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL SMELL BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,277 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.