2007 Saturn Ion Complaint Log

AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, THE ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING MOTOR WILL SHUT OFF LEAVING THE DRIVER TO USE BRUTE FORCE TO STEER THE CAR RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL "LOCKS" TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR WILL NATURALLY DRIFT THAT DIRECTION, REQUIRING ADDITIONAL FORCE TO HOLD THE CAR WITHIN THE DRIVING LANE. *TR

MY WIFE LEFT WORK AND STOPPED BY THE STORE ON THE WAY HOME, BUT COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. SHE DROVE HOME WHERE THE CAR CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE TO FINALLY DISABLE THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, NEW KEY CODED AT A COST OF $396.17. SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS OF SUCH A NATURE, I HAVE DONE ONLINE SEARCHES AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO THIS DAY ALONG WITH THE SEALS AROUND THE DOORS AND WINDOWS LEAKING. THIS AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY WAS BAILED OUT BY THE GOVERNMENT WITH OUR TAX MONEY, ONLY TO LIE TO THE AMERICAN CAR BUYERS WHO PURCHASED THEIR FLAWED PRODUCTS. IF THE NHTSA DOES NOT DESIGNATE THIS AS A RECALL STATUS, THEN IT IS TIME FOR US SATURN OWNERS WHO WERE SOLD THESE FLAWED VEHICLES TO UNITE AND FILE A MAJOR CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR MORE MONEY THAN GENERAL MOTORS RECEIVED IN THE BAILOUT OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. *TR

ON JUNE 25TH 2011 I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM MY 2007 SATURN ION. I NOTICED THE SMELL IS STRONGEST NEAR THE REAR DRIVER TIRE VERY CLOSE TO THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. KNOWING ALREADY THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2007 SATURN IONS I CONTACTED THEM IMMEDIATELY. THEY TOLD ME THAT MINE IS NOT INCLUDING IN ANY RECALL AND NO EXCEPTION WOULD BE MADE. I WILL HAVE TO TRY TO FIND A FUEL PUMP MODULE AND REPLACE IT. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET BUT I DO HAVE TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. I FEEL AS THOUGH SINCE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES IT SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR

ELECTRIC STEERING WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND I CAME VERY CLOSE TO GOING INTO A VERY STEEP DITCH AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SO HARD IN TURNING. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT HURT, IF ANYONE LESS STRONG THAN I WAS DRIVING THEY WOULD MOST CERTAINLY BE IN THE 8 FOOT STEEP DITCH...

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION AND WAS DRIVING HOME ON MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011 AT AROUND 7:30PM WHEN MY CAR NOTIFIED ME THAT THE PWR STR (POWER STEERING) WAS HAVING ISSUES AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME BECAUSE IT WAS JUST A STRAIGHT DRIVE AND DIDN'T HAVE TO MAKE ANY TURNS. I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2011 SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING HOME AT AROUND 7:15 THE MESSAGE CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED AND WORKED FINE. I HAVE NOW SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT MY LOCAL SERVICE REPAIR SHOP FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED OVER/FIXED ON THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011. *TR

ON JUNE 19TH 2011 MY 2007 SATURN ION WOULDN'T SHUT OFF THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED INTO THE RUN POSITION. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS A STICK I SIMPLY KILLED IT BUT THE ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES WERE STILL STUCK ON. I HAD TO GO PURCHASE A NEW IGNITION CYLINDER AND INSTALL IT IN ORDER TO GET MY VEHICLE WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND WAS RECALLED ON OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT SHARE THE SAME PLATFORM BUT NOT ON THE SATURN IONS. *TR

POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES, SOMETIMES WHEN MAKING TURNS AND IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, PARTICULARLY AT SPEEDS BELOW 30 MPH. I CONTACTED THE GM DEALER THAT REPRESENTS SATURN BUT WAS TOLD SINCE THE CAR HAS 115,014 MILES ON IT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT FROM GM. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION CYLINDER UNIT REPLACEMENT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE COULD NOT TURN THE ENGINE OFF, OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE IGNITION *TGW THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING WERE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE NEGOTIATING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSING MY WIFE TO HIT THE ONCOMING CAR HEADON. *TR

NOTICEABLE GAS SMELL AROUND THE AREA OF THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK WHICH BECAME WORSE WHILE DRIVING. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. EVENTUALLY, AFTER REMOVING THE FUEL TANK, THEY FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK TO BE A FAULTY FUEL PUMP MODULE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SATURN IONS AND THERE IS A RECALL IN EFFECT (09V419000), BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO VEHICLES THAT ARE SOLD OR REGISTERED IN CERTAIN STATES. I FEEL LIMITING A RECALL TO A CERTAIN AREA IS WRONG. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE. I BELIEVE THAT SATURN (GM) SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY VEHICLES THAT ARE AT RISK FOR THIS DEFECT AND SHOULD REIMBURSE THE OWNERS FOR ANY RELATED REPAIRS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO CERTAIN STATES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REMOVE SEVERAL FUSES AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. NO FORMAL REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY FAILS ON MY 2007 SATURN ION. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO QUITE A FEW PEOPLE, AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. AN INCIDENT HAS NOT OCCURRED AT THIS TIME, BUT VERY LIKELY CAN IF MY POWER STEERING GOES WHILE MAKING A TIGHT TURN AT HIGH SPEEDS. *KB

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2007 SATURN ION 2 GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND MAKES THE CAR VERY HARD TO STEER, PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD IF OCCURRING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. GM CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL OUT FOR CHEVY COBALTS AND NEEDS TO INCLUDE SATURNS AS THEY WERE MADE WITH THE SAME COMPONENTS. *TR

AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF HAVING MY SATURN ION I WAS DRIVING ON 94 GOING THE NORMAL SPEED LIMIT WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. MY WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO HOT MY BREAKS UNABLE TO STEER ANOTHER VEHICLE ANS MINE COLLIDED AT 45-50 MPH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UNTIL NOW I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL YOU GUYS SENT ME A LETTER ABOUT THE RECALLS ON BOTH THE IGNITION SWITCH (IF MY KEYS FELL OUT MY WHEEL WOULD LOCK) AND OR IF MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT I WOULD LOSE CONTROL AS WELL. I NEVER HAD ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS NOT EVEN A FENDER BENDER. ALSO WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THIS RECALL I WAS TOLD TO BRING MY CAR IN AND GET IT SWITCHED FOR A RENTAL FOR 6-8 WEEKS UNTIL MY CAR WAS FINISHED. WHEN ARRIVING THERE WAS NOT A RENTAL AVAILABLE SO I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE ONE WITHIN THE NEXT 3 DAYS TOPS. I WAITED 5 DAYS AND CALLED DEALERSHIP AGAIN. I WAS THEN TOLD I WOULD BE GETTING A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE AND BECAUSE OF MY LONG LATE HOURS AT WORK THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DROPPED OFF THAT EVENING TO COME GET AFTER WORK. WHEN ARRIVING THERE THE BALL WAS DROPPED ONCE AGAIN AND I DID NOT HAVE A RENTAL. THE GUY HELPING ME SCRAMBLED AND FOUND A RENTAL SOMEHOW AND SENT ME HOME IN IT AGAIN STATING IT WOULD BE 6-8 WEEKS. 4 DAYS LATER THEY CALLED ME STATING I NEED TO BRING THE RENTAL BACK BECAUSE IT WAS SOLD. AFTER DRIVING ALL THE WAY THERE ONCE AGAIN AND GETTING MY 2ND RENTAL I WAS CALLED THE VERY NEXT DAY SAYING MY VEHICLE WAS DONE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THE MISCOMMUNICATION AND WHY I HAD TO WASTE MY TIME AND GAS MONEY FOR GMC MAJOR SCREW UPS. THIS RECALL HAS UPSET MY ENOUGH WHERE IM NOT SURE IF I WILL BUY A GM VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. *TR

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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. 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.

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. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHEEL WOULD BECOME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ10004 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

I OPERATE A SATURN ION WHICH HAS A CONSTANT FUEL LEAK AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A FIRE IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS NEARBY. I GET A CONTINUOUS GAS SMELL AS SOON AS I ENTER THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT TO WORK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE CUT OUT POWER STEERING WENT OFF, ELECTRICITY WENT OUT. MY CAR KEPT DOING THIS UNTIL I ONLY DRIVE WITH ONE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I AM WORRIED IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO RECENTLY RECALLED 2005-2007 COBALTS IGNITION. *TR

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.

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

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INFORMING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE NEXT EXIT AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS. LACK OF POWER STEERING HAS CAUSED MODERATE COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT UPCOMING WINTER MONTHS AND NAVIGATING TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF POWER STEERING. PRICE OF LABOR AND PART FOR A KNOWN AND WELL DOCUMENTED FAULTY PART IS UNREASONABLE FOR AVERAGE SATURN ION OWNER. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION 2 WITH APPROXIMATELY 23000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING GOT REAL HARD. THERE WAS A CHIME AND THE ODOMOTER READ "PWR STER". I CALLED SATURN AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THEY MAY HELP. DO MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE? ALL SATURN/GM IS DOING IS TRYING TO DODGE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. NO VEHICLE WITH THIS LOW OF MILAGE SHOUD BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. SATURN NEED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS STERING SYSTEM AND FIX IT OR THE NEXT TIME THERE COULD BE LAWSUITS FILED. I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT AND IT IS BACK TO NORMAL. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING..LIGHT CAME ON..HAD TO PULL OVER..WAIT..THEN RESTARTED CAR THEN POWER STEERING WORKED..THEN 20 MINUTES LATER IT DID IT AGAIN..I HAD TO DO THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN..EACH TIME MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER THIS CAR..ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING OVER 25MPH..WORST PART.. MY CHILDREN(13 & 10)WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED..THIS CAR HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 64,000 MILES ON IT..I'VE SEEN WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT YET SATURN/GM HAVEN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS..WHY?? I'VE EVEN SEEN WHERE 14 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS..THIS IS SCARY! EXACTLY HOW MANY NEEDS TO HAVE A WRECK BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS???WHAT'S THE PRICE OF A HUMANS LIFE? *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY FROM MY WORKPLACE TO HOME WHEN MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE MESSAGE DISPLAY AREA. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING WAS THEN FINE. FOR ONE WEEK I HAD NO PROBLEMS. THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WHEN I SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR IT WAS FINE AGAIN. NOW EVERY TIME I DRIVE FOR A FEW MINUTES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER. *TR

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.

AS I DRIVE MY 2007 SATURN ION I GET A "PWR STR" FAILURE NOTICE ON THE DASHBOARD ANNUNCIATION PANEL. THE POWER STEERING THEN QUITS AND IT TAKES MUCH MORE MUSCLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IF I TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE THE SYSTEM RESETS AND THERE IS A RETURN OF THE POWER STEERING. THIS JUST STARTED LAST WEEK AT 61000 MILES. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *TR

I AM PURCHASING A 2007 SATURN ION 3. WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD SOMETIMES YOU WILL HEAR A DING, PWR STR SHOWS UP WHERE THE ODOMETER IS, AND I LOSE MY POWER STEERING. I STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF THEN ON AND I HAVE POWER STEERING BACK. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SATURN SAYING THAT THIS MIGHT BECOME A PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT IF THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND 100,000 MILES OR LESS. OF COURSE MY SATURN CONVENIENTLY IS OVER 100K MILES. I CALLED SATURN AND ALL THEY WOULD SAY IS THAT I CAN GO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY MIGHT HELP ME. GM HAS RECALLED THE COBALT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. 14 PEOPLE HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T GM RECALLING SATURN IONS FOR THIS PROBLEM? *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.

POWER STEERING IN 2007 SATURN ION2 CUTS OUT RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, AND RESTARTING RESETS THE ISSUE UNTIL IT CUTS OUT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT GOES WEEKS WITH OUT ISSUE AND OTHER DAYS IT IS A REPEATED AND CONTINUAL PROBLEM. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO START OUR CAR, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS 602.00. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6:00 AFTER WE HAD DONE SOME ERRANDS AND STOPPED AT A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE. WE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH OUR IGNITION BEFORE. WE HAVE 2007 SATURN ION 2. IT HAS ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, PARTICULARLY AT SPEEDS BELOW 30MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BUT CLAIMED THAT, AT 119,877 MILES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT FROM GM. *TR

THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT. *TR

MY 2007 SATURN ION LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON. THE WARNING SCREEN WOULD FLASH AND BEEP AND THEN IT WOULD STOP WORKING. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AT RANDOM TIMES. EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK AGAIN AND THEN RANDOMLY STOP WORKING USUALLY AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES HEAVY TO STEER, PARTICULARLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE IS NOW OCCURRING EVERY FEW SECONDS WHICH SOMETIMES STOPS FOR A FEW HOURS. VEHICLE IS A 2007 SATURN ION WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE TYPE AS EXPERIENCED ON CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC G5. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO ONLY OCCUR WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN ION FROZE WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. I STRONG-ARMED THE WHEEL TO MOVE IT FROM THE TRAFFIC LANE. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN. THE WARNING LIGHT SHUT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. I LOOKED UP POWER STEERING IN THE OWNER MANUAL AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. (THE VEHICLE HAS 24, 281 MILES ON IT I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2007.) *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE - MY BEST DESCRIPTION - ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CLICKS AS THOUGH A RELAY IS PREVENTING AN OVER VOLT OR POWER SURGE, AND THEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED MAKING STEERING MORE DIFFICULT AT ALL SPEEDS, SPECIALLY SLOW SPEEDS - DIAL ON DASH SAYS "PWR STR" STATED HAPPENING ON 1/7/2011 AND NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER RUNNING. *LN

ALMOST A YEAR AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. THIS LIGHT IS TELLING ME THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE IN A ACCIDENT. THIS LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, MOST OF THE TIME IT COMES ON WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. PRIOR TO THIS LIGHT COMING ON I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING LOCKING ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING WAS A RECALL. I AM NOT SURE IF THESE TWO EVENTS HAVE ANYTHING TO DUE WITH ONE ANOTHER BUT THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE IF THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY IF A ACCIDENT AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP ON YOU WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS STARTER WAS ABLE TO ALLOW WATER OR SALT BRINE INTO THE STARTER DURING WINTER CONDITIONS. HIS VEHICLE LEFT HIM AND HIS THREE YEAR OLD STRANDED IN COLD WEATHER BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *KB THE ENTRY OF WATER AND/OR SALT INTO THE STARTER STOPPED THE STARTER FROM ROTATING THE ENGINE.

IT STARTED WITH THE KEY STICKING IN THE IGNITION. UNABLE TO REMOVE IT AND HAD TO WAIT FOR A CLICKING NOISE TO KNOW THE KEY RELEASED. NOW, INTERMITTENTLY, THE KEY WILL RELEASE BUT THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND TURN TO ACCESSORY. IT HAD DONE IT 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 DAYS. IT IS NOW ALSO HAVING THE POWER STEERING SIGNAL COMING ON THE DASH. THE STICKING KEY STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUING TO RUN AND THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN THE PAST WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION LEVEL 2. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND SHE CONTACTED THE ON STAR SERVICE CENTER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITHIN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. SHE ALSO DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.