2007 SATURN ION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL WAS DECREASING MUCH FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE SUPPLY LINE OF THE FUEL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

MULTIPLE POWER STEERING FAILURES AND CONSISTENT POWER STEERING WARNINGS. STOPPED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WITHIN MINUTES. POWER STEERING MOTOR NOT YET REPLACED UNDER GM POWER STEERING ASSIST BULLETIN 10187. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AROUND 6 P.M. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN SUDDLENLY I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL JERK. I QUICKLY REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG SO I EXITED THE ROAD AND WENT TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. I SAW THAT MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IA A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND GM WAS UNWILLING TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE A 100 THOUSAND MILE POWER TRAIN WARRENTY YET THEY SAY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE FUEL PUMP. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT RESCOURCES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, SO WHY IS THIS DAINGEROUS PROBLEM NOT BEEN DISCLOSED TO GM'S CUSTOMERS? *TT

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND TROUBLE LIGHT CAME ON. WORKED FINE AFTER TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. COULD STILL STEER BUT VERY HARD WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED. *TT

POWER STEERING ASSIST CEASES TO FUNCTION. A CHIME OCCURS, AND A MESSAGE "PWR STR" APPEARS ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR WAS ACTING FUNNY AND NOT DRIVING NORMALLY. THEN THE PWR STR LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED MY ONSTAR BUTTON AND ASKED THEM TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. IT CAME BACK WITH NOTHING. I PROCEEDED TO THE STORE I WAS GOING TO. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL / COLUMN WAS LOOSE AND DROVE NORMALLY FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. AFTER THAT THERE WAS A BEEP AND THE PWR STR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR

TODAY WHILE TAKING A LEFT ON TO MY ROAD MY BREAKS FELT AS IF THEY HAD GONE SOFT AND SPONGY AND IT WAS HARD TO STOP. AFTER REALIZING THIS PROBLEM MY VEHICLE'S DASH STARTED BEEPING AND THE WORDS PWR STR FLASHED ON MY DASH AND WHILE TURNING INTO THE ROAD MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN NORMAL. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN INTO MY ROAD ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. LUCKILY A CRASH DID NOT HAPPEN. I HAD ONE OTHER PERSON IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS RESULT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A WRECK RISKING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE IN THE CAR. AS I HAD DIFFICULTY PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON RESULTING IN THE WHEEL TURNING NORMALLY. I TOOK MY CAR AROUND THE BLOCK TO SEE IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT HAD. I DID MAKE IT SAFELY HOME AFTER THAT DUE TO THE FACT I TOOK A BACK ROAD. I FEEL THAT THE INVESTIGATION TO RECALL THE POWER STEERING IN THE IONS SHOULD BE IN AFFECT DUE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I DO NOT SEE THE REASON IT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. FOR THOSE LOOKING TO BUY A SATURN ION, THESE VEHICLES HAVE PROBLEMS AND I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE WITH OR WITHOUT CHILDREN TO OWN A VEHICLE AS DANGEROUS AS THIS ONE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING SPORADIC STARTUP FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER DOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOTH A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 06/12/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONSTAR REPORTED A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/13/12

I WAS ON MY HONEYMOON IN ORLANDO, FL. ON NOV. 17TH, 2011 WHEN IT WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME. I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN, THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RETURN TO PROPER OPERATION. SINCE THAT DAY, IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT. NO TYPICAL TIMING OR ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION, JUST RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. IT DID THAT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN IT WOULD SHUT OFF 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME. NOW, IT DOES NOTHING, IT NEVER COMES ON. I CHECKED BOTH FUSES AND BEING IN THE VEHICLE INDUSTRY MYSELF, I KNOW THAT A FUSE, RELAY, OR CIRCUIT BREAKER JUST DIES. I FEEL THAT IF IT WERE THE FUSE, IT WOULD NOT ONLY WORK SOMETIMES BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I AM EXPECTING THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THIS. AS THIS IS MY 3RD SATURN AND I HAD WELL OVER 200K ON THE OTHER 2 WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. *TR