SATURN Complaints

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2012, THE NHTSA ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE, ON ITS WEBSITE, FOR BROKEN FUEL LINES TO FUEL PUMPS TO ALL SATURN ION SEDANS FROM 2007 AND NEWER, IN ADDITION TO A LARGER NUMBER OF OTHER GM VEHICLES ALL 2007 AND NEWER. I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION SEDAN AND THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO MY CAR ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2012, ONE DAY BEFORE I WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE PLASTIC PART CONNECTING THE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED, SPILLING GAS AROUND THE CAR AND UNDERNEATH. REPAIRS WERE $856 AND LUCKILY I HAD NO FIRE. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND CONNECTING FUEL LINES ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE RECALL AS NOTED BY THE NHTSA IS LIMITED TO ONLY CERTAIN STATES AND ONLY TO 2007 AND NEWER VEHICLES, BUT THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 2006 SATURN ION MODELS, AND MORE STATES BASED UPON MY SIMILAR ISSUE. THE NHTSA SAID THAT 40,000 GM VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BUT I THINK THE PROBLEM IS LARGER. I HAVE THE PARTS IF NEEDED. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A SATURN DEALERSHIP IN PENNSYLVANIA AND I NOW LIVE IN MICHIGAN, NEITHER OF WHICH IS LISTED AS A STATE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER PLEASE, BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE OF A FIRE. GM DENIES ANYTHING AT THIS TIME AND INDICATES THEIR RECORDS DO NOT SHOW THE RECALL AS MENTIONED IN THEIR SYSTEM AND MY VEHICLE AND VIN # ARE NOT LISTED UNDER ANY FUEL LEAK RELATED ISSUE OR RECALL. *TR

WHEN I WAS GOING SOUTH ON I-95 IN GEORGIA I HEARD A WARNING TONE FROM MY SATURN AND SAW A WARNING ON MY DASH THAT WAS FOR THE POWER STEERING. IMMEDIATELY I COULD TELL I HAD LOST MY POWER STEERING BECAUSE CHANGING LANES FELT SLUGGISH AND A BIT DIFFICULT. (NOT PHYSICALLY DIFFICULT BUT MORE DIFFICULT THAN USUAL) THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING UNTIL I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. THEN IT IS LIKE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. AT SLOWER SPEEDS THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FORCE THAT IS REQUIRED TO TURN. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS NOT FOR ME BUT FOR MY WIFE WHO CANNOT PHYSICALLY CONTROL THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PLACE MY VEHICLE IN PARK IT DIDN'T RECOGNIZED THE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL OUT OF GEAR AT TIME. OTHER TIMES IT WAS DIFFICULT SELECTING OTHER GEARS. FINALLY THE CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE IT RECOGNIZED THE CAR IN DRIVE INSTEAD IN PARK. THEREFORE I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. *TR UPDATED 1/30/13 *CN ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS BROKEN. THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER CABLE AND REPAIRED A LEAK AT THE HEATER HOSE. UPDATED 01/31/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

DRIVING DOWN STREET AND PWR STR MESSAGE CAME ON, POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TURNING!! 1 HOUR LATER, POWER STEERING IS BACK ON AND WORKING FINE! *TR

FUEL PUMP LEAKING FUEL FROM CRACKED RETURN FITTING ON MODULE. GM HAS ALREADY RECALLED A FEW MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY IN WARMER CLIMATES. WE HAD TEMPS IN EXCESS OF 100 IN ILLINOIS THIS YEAR; HOWEVER MY CAR AND STATE WERE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE FROM GAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L SERIES SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAP SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FRACTURED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDED THE 2002 VEHICLES ONLY THE 2001. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK. ALSO, HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 11/1/12 *CN UPDATED 11/1/2012 *JS

I CURRENTLY OWN A '07 SATURN ION AND JUST YESTERDAY MY POWER STEERING DISPLAY LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER THAT I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE AND CALLED FOR HELP. *TR

STRONG GASOLINE VAPOR SMELL, DEALER FOUND FUEL LEAK AT FUEL MODULE MOLDED HOSE. REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE FUEL MODULE # 1 - 15904477 W- PUMP KIT CHARGED $ 903.79 GM ON 9/30/2012 ADMITS PROBLEM OCCURS IN WARM WEATHER AREAS, ADMITS SATURN'S HAVE PROBLEM, BUT NOT VUE'S. DEALER CLAIMS OTHERWISE? GM REFUSES TO REIMBURSEMENT? *TR