2007 SATURN ION Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY SATURN ION AND HIT A SMALL HOLE IN THE ROAD AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO AND EVER SINCE, EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT, THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING ABOUT ONCE EVERY 5 MINUTES THAT I AM DRIVING. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP REPLACING THINGS ON THIS VEHICLE, SO I HAVE BEEN GETTING RIDES FROM OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,820.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART AS THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND HARD TO STEER. TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART AND IT WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME AGAIN. STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND WOULD BE DISASTROUS ON A TURN. CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN SO FAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. DURING THE FAILURE A POWER STEERING LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THEY KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED A KEY LOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

RETURNED HOME AND TRIED TO TURN OFF CAR BUT KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE CAR OFF WAS TO REMOVE A FUSE AND UNHOOK THE BATTERY. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND ON THIS WEBSITE, I FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURN IONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION LEVEL 2. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,800. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/26/11

I JUST HAD TO HAVE MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED AFTER ONLY 20K MILES ON MY SATURN ION 2007 DUE TO THE SMELL OF GAS AND LEAKING ON TOP OF THE PUMP, I WAS TOLD BY A GM DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS 09226 FUEL ODOR OR SPOTTING ON GROUND-REPLACE FUEL PUMP. MY PROBLEM IS THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION I AM AT ILLINOIS I AM NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. I READ THE RECALL AND IT IS ONLY INVOLVING THE STATES THAT ARE CONSIDERED HOT. (IT DOES GET INTO THE 90S-100 IN ILLINOIS ALSO. ALL SOMEBODY HAD TO DO WAS THROW/DROP A MATCH AND IT COULD HAVE IGNITED A FIRE IN THE CAR. THIS ALSO CAUSED HEADACHES WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE GAS FUMES I HAD TO INHALE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS HOPING THIS WAS A GOOD AVENUE TO TAKE AND HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO WHY AND WHEN ILLINOIS AND OTHER STATES WERE GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME DANGER NO MATTER WHAT STATE YOU LIVE IN.