2007 SATURN ION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN FUEL PUMP, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,857. ... UPDATED11/01/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FUEL EMITTED IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

FUEL PUMP MODULE IS CRACK, LEAKING GAS MAY CAUSE A FIRE. GAS SMELL WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE HAZARDOUS TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER INSIDE VEHICLE. GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE SMELLED HEAVILY OF GASOLINE WHEN PARKED. THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE AT THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTION WAS CRACKED. THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I CONTACT GM, THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AT THIS TIME. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AND THIS VIN NUMBER NEEDS TO BE ADDED. GM TELLS ME THAT IT IS UP TO THE NHTSA, NOT GM. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

VEHICLE SMELLED STRONGLY OF GAS. BROUGHT IT TO MECHANIC. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THIS IS A RECALL ON 2007 SATURN IONS IN OTHER STATES, BUT NOT MINE. *TR

CPSC# I1290352A. SATURN ION 2007. CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS HAVING LOCK CYLINDER MALFUNCTION. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION. SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH WHICH STOPPED THE ENGINE FROM RUNNING. SHE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO KEEP IF FROM DYING.

I PARKED MY CAR IN MY GARAGE AND CLOSED THE GARAGE DOOR, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS CRACKS AND PINHOLES IN THE FUEL LINES RUNNING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO FUEL FILTER CONSISTENT WITH RECALL 09V419000, GM WILL NOT HONOR THIS RECALL EVEN KNOW MY VIN IS WITHIN THE RECALL BREAKING POINTS, BECAUSE I DO NOT RESIDE IN ONE OF THE SELECTED STATES AND THEY CLAIM MY ISSUE IS DUE TO WEAR. *TR

I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER LIKE NORMAL. THEN I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS AND LOSE MILEAGE. I LOOKED UP SIMILAR RECALLS ON THIS SITE BUT I DID NOT GET SUCH A MAILING. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING VEHICLE PWR STR IS DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING COMPLETELY. IT STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO. IT USED TO WORK FOR A BLOCK OR TWO AFTER THE CAR WAS FIRST STARTED. NOW IT HAPPENS AS SOON AS THE CAR STARTS MOVING. I KNOW GM HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS MORE THAN 100K MILES. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL SITUATION? *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING IN CLOSE QUARTERS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CAMPUS,. I WAS NARROWLY ABLE TO AVOID HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE WHEN TURNING OFF THE ROAD. AFTER STALLING AND RESTARTING THE CAR, IT WORKED FOR 3-4 MINUTES BEFORE AGAIN FAILING COMPLETELY. USING REPEATED CYCLES OF DRIVING UNTIL IT FAILED, TURNING THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTARTING IT, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET HOME, BUT THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO FAIL RECURRENTLY JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTER EACH RESTART. *TR