2007 Saturn Ion Complaint Log

I PARKED MY CAR IN MY GARAGE AND CLOSED THE GARAGE DOOR, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS CRACKS AND PINHOLES IN THE FUEL LINES RUNNING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO FUEL FILTER CONSISTENT WITH RECALL 09V419000, GM WILL NOT HONOR THIS RECALL EVEN KNOW MY VIN IS WITHIN THE RECALL BREAKING POINTS, BECAUSE I DO NOT RESIDE IN ONE OF THE SELECTED STATES AND THEY CLAIM MY ISSUE IS DUE TO WEAR. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING IN CLOSE QUARTERS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CAMPUS,. I WAS NARROWLY ABLE TO AVOID HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE WHEN TURNING OFF THE ROAD. AFTER STALLING AND RESTARTING THE CAR, IT WORKED FOR 3-4 MINUTES BEFORE AGAIN FAILING COMPLETELY. USING REPEATED CYCLES OF DRIVING UNTIL IT FAILED, TURNING THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTARTING IT, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET HOME, BUT THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO FAIL RECURRENTLY JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTER EACH RESTART. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 3-4 WEEKS AGO, I STARTED SMELLING A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL OUTSIDE MY CAR WHEN I PARKED IT. THE SMELL WAS GROWING STRONGER (AND I COULD SMELL IT IN THE CABIN ITSELF) SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. HE HAD PRINTED OUT THE RECALL AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT GM. WHEN I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULDN'T/COULDN'T HONOR THE RECALL AS IT WAS VIN SPECIFIC. BACK TO MY MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT (AND BY NOW I WAS LEAKING GASOLINE) AND HE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT GM AGAIN AS THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED EXACTLY WHERE THE FUEL PUMP INVOLVED IN THE RECALL WAS. HE GAVE ME THE PART AND I DID CONTACT GM BUT WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL, THAT IT WAS VIN SPECIFIC. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY I WAS TOLD BY THE PERSON WHO CALLED ME THAT SHE "WANTED TO ASSURE ME THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE, IT'S NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL." NEEDLESS TO SAY, THAT DID NOT GO OVER WELL SINCE THE REASON IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE IS THAT I HAD IT FIXED MYSELF. I WILL ALSO BE FILING COMPLAINTS WITH MY STATE AG AND THE BBB. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUEL WHILE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,411 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,100. UPDATED 1/17/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL ODOR FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONTACT'S VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM UNDER REAR OF VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO GET FUEL PUMP REPLACED. I SEE RECALL FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM BUT ONLY IN SOME STATES. I SEE RECALL HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO HOPEFULLY INCLUDE ALL STATES. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING VEHICLE PWR STR IS DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING COMPLETELY. IT STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO. IT USED TO WORK FOR A BLOCK OR TWO AFTER THE CAR WAS FIRST STARTED. NOW IT HAPPENS AS SOON AS THE CAR STARTS MOVING. I KNOW GM HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS MORE THAN 100K MILES. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL SITUATION? *TR

THE VEHICLE SMELLED HEAVILY OF GASOLINE WHEN PARKED. THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE AT THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTION WAS CRACKED. THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I CONTACT GM, THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AT THIS TIME. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AND THIS VIN NUMBER NEEDS TO BE ADDED. GM TELLS ME THAT IT IS UP TO THE NHTSA, NOT GM. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FUEL EMITTED IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGE WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF HOME. IMMEDIATELY TOOK AUTO TO REPAIR SHOP FOR CHECK AFTER CHECKING GM WEBSITE NOTICED RECALLS FOR FUEL LEAKAGE IN SEVERAL STATES, VA NOT INCLUDED. MECHANIC SAID FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND CRACKED RESULTING OF REMOVAL OF TANK AND FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT REPLACED AT A COST OF $609.51. *TR

MY DAUGHTER SMELLED GAS WHILE DRIVING HER CAR. SHE TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT HER FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE BUT THAT HER VEHICLE HAD A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC PRINTED OUT THE RECALL NOTICE (SAFETY RECALL 09226). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST. CAN SATURN CERTIFY THAT THEY NEVER DID ANY PARTS SWAPS BETWEEN FACTORIES? *TR

EXITING OFF I-40 WEST ONTO THE HERMITAGE EXIT THE CAR BEEPED 3X AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP PORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE FAILURE WAS CONSIDERED A FIRE SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,980. ..UPDATED 09-21-12*BF

VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE DESCRIBED BELOW, BUT BECAUSE I DO NOT LIVE IN THESE STATES, MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. I FEAR THAT MY VEHICLE COULD START ON FIRE ANY DAY NOW AND GM WILL NOT CARE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO NOT ONLY ME, BUT OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. A FUEL LEAK IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT I FEEL SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA; AND MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5 AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA AND TEXAS. THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY MAY CRACK. IF EITHER OF THESE PORTS DEVELOPS A CRACK, FUEL WILL LEAK FROM THE AREA. IF THE CRACK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), HOWEVER REPAIRS OR A REFUND WERE DENIED DUE TO THE STATE WHERE THE VEHICLE RESIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,654.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 52,002 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,602. UPDATED 11/21/12 *CN UPDATED 11/30/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION WHEN THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK SEAL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,358.

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING AND THE WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY IN ONE DIRECTION THEN THE OTHER, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. IT IS THEN IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE CAR ON A TIGHT TURN RADIUS EVEN WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIVER EFFORT, MAKING PARALLEL PARKING DANGEROUS. THE CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL CRANKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THEN RESTARTED BEFORE THE POWER STEERING REACTIVATES AND THE WHEEL TURNS NORMALLY.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, EVEN THE SMALLER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I HAD THE THROTTLE PEDAL REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS THROWING CODES, THEN I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS FUMES AND REALLY BECAME CONCERNED SO I TOOK IT TO JIM BUTLER CHEVROLET IN FENTON, MO AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY VALVES, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF I THERE WERE ANY SIMILAR ISSUES FROM OTHER SATURN OWNERS AND I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR THE 2007 SATURN ION, I CALLED JIM BUTLERS AND TOLD THEM WHAT I DISCOVERED AND THE PERSON HANDLING MY VEHICLE ISSUE TOLD ME THAT I CAN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING I FIND ONLINE AND THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE OF THE CARS LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST, YET IT WAS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS DESCRIBED BY OTHER SATURN OWNERS. I AM VERY UPSET AT THE FACT THAT MY CAR HAD THE SAME ISSUES AS THE OTHER SATURN'S BUT I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MINE REPLACED, I PAID $513.00 AT A CUSTOMER FRIENDLY REPAIR SHOP WHO ALSO FOUND THE RECALL ON MY CAR. THE SHOP IS HOLDING MY OLD FUEL PUMP IN CASE THERE WAS A NEED TO INSPECT IT. I FOUND THE RECALL ON SAFERCAR.GOV WHICH IS AN OFFICIAL SITE. I GOT MY REPORT SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 09V419000. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON AS I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE ISSUES WITH MY VALVES, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THAT SEEN TOO YET. IT IS REALLY SAD WHEN I GO TO A PLACE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE CERTIFIED IN HANDLING SATURNS AND YET WHEN I NOTIFY THEM OF A RECALL ON THE SAME ISSUE AS MY CAR WAS HAVING THEY DISMISS ME BY TELLING ME I SHOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET. MY CAR WAS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE MY FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND THAT SCARED ME A LOT. THERE IS NO MORE GAS FUMES NOW THAT I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED. I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU TAKE MY COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY BECAUSE THE WAY I WAS TREATED WAS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,214.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS LEAKING. THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

VEHICLE SMELLED STRONGLY OF GAS. BROUGHT IT TO MECHANIC. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THIS IS A RECALL ON 2007 SATURN IONS IN OTHER STATES, BUT NOT MINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTING, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 09V419000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

FUEL PUMP MODULE IS CRACK, LEAKING GAS MAY CAUSE A FIRE. GAS SMELL WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE HAZARDOUS TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER INSIDE VEHICLE. GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. *TR

I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER LIKE NORMAL. THEN I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS AND LOSE MILEAGE. I LOOKED UP SIMILAR RECALLS ON THIS SITE BUT I DID NOT GET SUCH A MAILING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

LOAD METAL CLANG ON BUMPS ? DRIVER SIDE FRONT. THE BUTTON BUSHING IS CONTAINED IN A METAL RING THAT IS PRESSED INTO THE ARM. THE RING DOES NOT SEPARATE FROM THE CONTROL ARM. THE PROBLEM IS THE BUSHING IS NOT SECURED WELL ENOUGH IN THAT RING (THE RING IS NOT CRIMPED AROUND THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE BUSHING AS IT SHOULD BE) AND SEPARATES ALLOWING THE WHOLE ARM TO GO UP AND BUMP AGAINST THE FRAME CAUSING A LOUD CLANG WHEN THE SUSPENSION REBOUNDS FROM A BUMP. IT IS EASILY DIAGNOSED BY VISUAL INSPECTION SEEING THE REAR AREA OF THE CONTROL ARM UP AGAINST THE FRAME. I CAN SEE THE BUSHING SHREDDING AS A WEAR ISSUE BUT THIS IS A DEFECT WHERE THE BUSING IS FAILING BECAUSE IT IS NOT SECURED AS IT SHOULD BE. I REPLACED IT MYSELF AND MADE THIS VIDEO OF IT. MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE HAD A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WHEN YOU WOULD STOP. TOOK TO MY STANDARD REPAIR SHOP AND FUEL PUMP MODULE AND FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACES AS IT WAS CRACKED. NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTIFICATION AND FIND THAT RECALL WAS ONLY FOR 2007 SATURN ION'S IN WARM WEATHER STATES. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. THE EXPENSE I INCURRED SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AS THE WERE SATURN ION'S OUTSIDE OF WARM WEATHER STATES COULD ALSO INCUR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000, (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000......UPDATED 10/17/12 *BF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS SQUIRTING FUEL ADJACENT TO EXHAUST. UPDATED 10/17/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL SMELL BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,277 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, I STARTED SMELLING GAS EACH TIME I SHUT OFF MY CAR. ON FRIDAY, MY SON NOTICED GAS POURING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. MY STEPSON WORKS FOR GMC. HE REMOVED THE TANK AND INFORMED ME LEAKAGE WAS FROM FUEL PUMP. HE ALSO INFORMED ME OF A RECALL RELATED TO THIS MATTER. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND MY VEHICLE HAD NO RECALL FOR SAME. I SPOKE WITH GMC AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RAN BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, JEFF WYLER GMC, BUICK, PONTIAC. I WAS TOLD THE COST WOULD BE $93.00 UNTIL I MADE THE APPOINTMENT. THEREAFTER I WAS INFORMED I WOULD BE CHARGED HOURLY AND THE COST WOULD BE MORE THAN $93 IF THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REMOVED. I COULD HAVE THE CAR FIXED FOR THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE! I WAS FURTHER INFORMED EVEN IF THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR WAS RELATED TO RECALL #090226, GMC WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING COST OF REPAIRS AS THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR MY CAR. I FURTHER NOTED THAT CARS FROM OTHERS STATES WHERE INCLUDED REGARDLESS; HOWEVER, KENTUCKY AND OHIO WERE NOT INCLUDED. I LIVE IN KY AND PURCHASED THE CAR IN OHIO. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I UNDERSTAND I MIGHT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIR AND HAVE NO ISSUES DOING SAME. I JUST WANT A FAIR DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BASED ON CURRENT PROBLEMS AND NOT BASED ON A SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER. HOW CAN GMC DETERMINE MY CAR WOULD NOT/DOES NOT HAVE ISSUES WITH REGARD TO THIS RECALL SIMPLY BASED ON A VIN NUMBER? ANY INSIGHT INTO THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND I HEARD A CHIME NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND DIDN'T COME BACK ON. WELL DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THIS AFTERNOON, I HAD TO PULL OVER 3 TIMES TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF BUT THE 3RD TIME IT DIDN'T GO OFF. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT THAT REALLY NEEDS THEIR VEHICLE. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON REACHING THE DESTINATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY FUEL MODULE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ORIGINALLY SOLD OR REGISTERED IN THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR HAD A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP AFTER SMELLING FUEL AND NOTICING THAT I HAD LOST FUEL. AFTER TAKING IT TO GET LOOKED AT, THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN LOOKED INTO FURTHER, HOWEVER, THE RECALL IS ONLY GOOD FOR CARS MANUFACTURED IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED TO A FEW STATES LOCATED IN THE SOUTH. AFTER RESEARCHING THE RECALL AND READING THE SUMMARIES, THOUGH, MY SCENARIO IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SUMMARY PROVIDED. MY CAR HAS A TITLE FROM OHIO AND IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN OHIO. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT ONLY CARS IN CERTAIN STATES ARE ALLOWED THE RECALL. IF WEATHER IS THE DECIDING FACTOR, OHIO'S WEATHER FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED, HAS BEEN HITTING 100 DEGREES. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE RECALL STIPULATIONS AND THE LIMITED INFORMATION REQUIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,479.

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM, WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *JB

THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK HAS A HOLE WHERE THE "NECK" OF THE SPOUT MEETS THE TANK. THIS RESULTS IN A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AND PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT DANGER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I LOST ALL POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING . COMES BACK AFTER CAR IS SHUT OFF BUT RANDOMLY GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING . *TR

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN TURNING THE CAR (SATURN ION 2007) OFF. I TURN OFF THE CAR AND CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE AND GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO FINALLY GET THE KEY TO RELEASE. FROM READING COMPLAINTS ONLINE, THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF SATURN OWNERS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM FOR A RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY. THE DASH CHIMED 3 TIMES, A DISPLAY CAME UP THAT SAID POWER STEERING. AT THAT POINT THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE JUST AS I WAS ENTERING A CURVE. I HIT THE GRASS IN THE MEDIUM THEN CORRECTED. I DROVE ABOUT 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD TO A QUICK OIL CHANGE PLACE. GOT THE FLUIDS CHANGED AND TOPPED OFF. THEY RESET THE LIGHT IN THE DASH BACK TO NORMAL. THAT IS WHEN I WAS INFORMED THE POWER STEERING WAS ENCLOSED AND COULDN'T ADD POWER STEERING FLUID. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP THE STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. SO I DROVE BACK TOWARD HOME AGAIN. GOT ABOUT 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. POWER STEERING FAILED. RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION IN THE MAIL FROM SATURN FOR POWER STEERING MOTOR, HAD IT REPLACED BY CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTER. ONE WEEK LATER, THE SAME POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED. UPON TAKING IT BACK TO THE SAME SERVICE CENTER, I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACEMENT BUT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I WAS QUOTED $1100 FOR THE REPAIR. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR

TOOK MY CAR TO A GM DEALER REGARDING THE SCENT OF GAS IN BACK OF THE CAR INC. IN THE TRUNK. WHILE DOING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THE SMELL OF GAS HAD GOTTEN WORSE. THERE WAS NO STAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY. ONCE THE GAS TANK WAS MOVED AND THEN REMOVED, THE PUDDLING OF GAS ON THE TOP OF THE TANK WAS PREVALENT. LOOKING CLOSER, THE PLASTIC WAS CRACKED THAT WAS APART OF THE MODULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC A GASOLINE SMELL WAS BEING EMITTED. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

POWER STEERING CUT OFF AND FLASHED A PWR STR ON MY DASHBOARD. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING BACK ON, IT WOULD WORK. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR ABOUT THE LAST YEAR, AND IT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. IT WILL WAIT LESS THAN 2 MINUTES BEFORE THE STEERING GOES OUT VS. ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED. I HAVE A FEELING THAT BECAUSE I'M HAVING TO TURN THE WHEEL COMPLETELY ALL THE TIME WILL WEAR ON MY AXEL AND CREATE MORE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS FUMES AND NOTICED THAT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER REFUELING TO HALF A TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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.

ON JUNE 7, 2014, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO A NEARBY CARE CARE CENTER WHERE THEY STOPPED IT. THE RECALL ESTABLISHMENT (ZIMBRICK BUICK-SATURN) TOLD THEM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR ESTABLISHMENT. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE UNTIL JUNE 26TH TRYING TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AND START THE VEHICLE. THEY CHARGED THE CAR CARE CENTER "JUMP STARTED" THE VEHICLE IN A WRONGFUL MANNER AND THAT CAUSED A COMPUTER TO FAIL. I HAVE A SWORN STATEMENT THAT IT WAS NOT JUMP STARTED. THEY EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE COMPUTER WITH A USED CADILLAC PART AND CHARGED ME $1288.41. THE ENTIRE PROCESS WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND INCOMPETENCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE AMOUNT REQUESTED AND SEEK COMPENSATION. *TR

MULTIPLE POWER STEERING FAILURES AND CONSISTENT POWER STEERING WARNINGS. STOPPED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WITHIN MINUTES. POWER STEERING MOTOR NOT YET REPLACED UNDER GM POWER STEERING ASSIST BULLETIN 10187. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE - CLICKING FROM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND 3 BEEPS FROM THE INFO CENTER. MESSAGE "PWR STR" DISPLAYED IN INFO WINDOW. *TR