2007 SATURN ION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN OR UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

2007 SATURN ION, BOUGHT USED 2 MONTHS AGO. 47K MILES. POWER STEERING FAILED MANY TIMES WHILE PARKING CAR, ESPECIALLY PARALLEL PARKING. LAST WEEK, AN AUDIBLE ALARM SOUNDED, AND THE MESSAGE READ "POWER STEER"OR "PWRSTEER", CANT REMEMBER WHICH, AND ALARMED (DINGED) ALL THE WAY HOME. HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING ON WINDING ROAD. MANUAL STATES TO HAVE REPAIR FACILITY CHECK AUTO. STEERING FLUID WAS FULL. NEXT TIME WE STARTED THE CAR TO DRIVE IT TO REPAIR FACILITY, ALARM DIDN'T SOUND AND STEERING SEEMED FINE. ION WAS CHECKED FOR "CODES" AND NONE WERE FOUND ON CODE READER,AND TECH WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEN TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK. NO ALARM OR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AGAIN, YET. *TR

MY 2007 SATURN ION 2 PASSENGER SEAT BELT KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN MY PASSENGERS BUCKLE UP, THE SEAT BELT WILL NO RELEASE WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN I STOP.I AM AFRAID THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THAT THE PERSON WILL BE TRAPPED. ALSO WHEN SOMEONE IS BUCKLED, THE SEAT BELT BUZZES AND DOES NOT STOP. *TR

MY POWER STEERING JUST FAILS ON ME WHILE DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CANT BELIEVE NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. I CALLED SATURN AND THERE IS A SPECIAL WARR. IF YOU HAVE LESS THEN 100,000 MILES. I HAVE 112,000 SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I DON'T SEE WHY WHEN ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER WORK I DROVEHOME AND WHEN I WAS READY TO GET OUT OF CAR MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH, HOUSING UNIT AND NEW KEYS. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE WEB THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS APPARENTLY SATURN OR GM DOES NOTHING ABOUT THIS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE INORDER FOR THIS TO CHANGE? SO NOW I HAVE TO PULL THE FUSE AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER FOR MY CAR TO STOP RUNNING. MY KEY IS STILL IN THE IGNITION, AND HAVE TO KEEP MY DOORS UNLOCKED BECAUSE NOW I HAVE NO KEY. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION. TODAY I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, A CHIME IN MY CAR WENT OFF AND IT DISPLAYED "PWR STR", AND I NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT SO I WAS GOING SLOW. THIS *MUST* BE RECALLED!!! *KB

GASOLINE LEAKING FROM UNDER THE CAR. USED DEALER SHIP DRIVE TIME DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE RECALL BEFORE THEY SOLD ME THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR 4-5 MONTHS! I HAVE A CHILD THAT WAS WITH ME IN THE CAR WHEN THE GAS STARTED LEAKING, THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVE TIME SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT INSTEAD THEY RISKED MY LIFE AND MY DAUGHTERS. THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT MONEY!! GM IS GOING TO TRY TO FIX PROBLEM, DUE TO RECALL. DRIVE TIME IS STILL TRYING TO CHARGE ME MY CO-PAY FOR HAVING MY CAR LOOKED AT, BUT YET WON'T COVER ME WITH A RENTAL CAR CAUSE IT FALLS UNDER THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING LAMP ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HE WAS UNABLE CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER THE POWER STEERING RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. UPDATED 02/22/12.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THAT THE FUEL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,080 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

KEY IGNITION - KEY WILL NOT TURN TO "OFF" POSITION, CAR STAYS ON. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE AND DISCONNECT BATTERY IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO TURN OFF AND ALT GO OFF. *TR