2007 SATURN ION Complaints

OUR 2007 SATURN ION WITH 12,000 MILES LOST STEERING CONTROL DUE TO SHORT CIRCUIT IN STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. THE LOSS OF THE POWER ASSIST WHILE IN THE MOUNTAINS RESULTED 90% STEERING LOSS AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LAST YEAR IN A SIMILAR AUTO OWNED BY OUR FAMILY THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST BUT SHORTED OUT WHILE THE CAR WAS ON BUT PARKED. I AM SURPRISED NO SAFETY RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. *TR

I HAVE HAD 4 TIRE FAILURES ON MY 1997 SATURN ION. ALL TIRES WERE GOODYEAR ASSURANCE 195/60/R15 TIRES. IN ONES INSTANCE, A TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED. IN TWO INSTANCES, BUBBLES DEVELOPED ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF A FRONT TIRE. THE FOURTH INSTANCE ALSO HAD SIDEWALL DAMAGE, BUT WHETHER THERE WAS A BUBBLE FIRST IS NOT KNOW. THIS HAPPENED ON 1/22/2010, 11/5/2008. 1/26/2009 AND 7/16/2009, AT 26,000, 29,000, 34,000 AND 40,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THERE WAS GASOLINE LEAKAGE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 59,000.

SATURN ION (07) SUDDENLY LOSES STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND "PWR STR" IS DISPLAYED ON THE ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE CHIMES 3-4 TIMES IN RAPID SUCCESSION AND BY THE END OF THAT CHIMING, THE STEERING WHEEL IS COMPLETELY LOCKED. *TR

GAS ACCELERATING ON IT'S ON IN A SATURN ION 2007 CAUSING WRECK 2 TIMES, FUSE BLEW IN POWER STEERING CAUSING WRECK 1 TIME. *TR

IN LATE OCTOBER 2009, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP, WHERE I HAD PURCHASED MY CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME THAT I MUST HAVE GONE OVER A SPEED BUMP TOO FAST BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN PUSHED INTO HE BOTTOM OF MY CAR CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO CRACK AND LEAK. I HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF THAT KIND OF IMPACT AND THERE WAS NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL OF THE SERVICE MANAGER'S EXPLANATION, SO I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS ACTUALLY DEFECTIVE. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH SATURN ON A RESOLUTION, HOWEVER TO SAY THAT THE LOCAL AND DISTRICT OFFICE HAVE BEEN UNHELPFUL, WOULD BE PUTTING IT MILDLY.*TR

MY WHEEL BEGAN TO BE HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE CAR. THIS IS A 2007 CAR SO WHY HAS IT GONE OUT SO FAST AND THIS IS SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX DUE TO THIS IS AN ELECTRIC PROBLEM NOW AND THIS IS MAKING MY ARM AND SHOULDERS HURT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR A YEAR AGO-BRAND NEW. TWO DAYS AGO I PULLED UP TO WORK AND WENT TO TURN MY CAR OFF. THE KEY WOULD NOT COMPLETELY TURN ALL THE WAY AND WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED, SO THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE. IT HAS BEEN THREE DAYS NOW AND IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. IT IS ON AND OFF, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THERE IS A CLEAR ISSUE. I EVEN WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. APPARENTLY SO. I FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THE SAME MODEL CAR AND HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER, THEY ALREADY KNEW AND WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE EXACT ISSUE. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECT AND I HAVE NOT BOTHERED TAKING THE CAR IN BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHARGED UPWARDS OF $300 AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. SHE THEN PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. HOWEVER AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN.. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONCLUDED POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54000.

VEHICLE HAD A STRONG FUEL ODOR. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AFTER ENGINE LINE CAME ON. MAIN FUEL LINE CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP CAME APART AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. IF I HAD A COLLISION CAR WOULD HAVE EXPLODED DUE TO AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING. NEW FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED COST TO 400.00 PLUS LABOR COSTS. JUST BOUGHT USED VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2009 FROM DEALER. *TR