2006 SATURN ION Fuel/propulsion System Problems

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Fuel and evap line rusted out inside heat wrap for exhaust pipe near rear drivers tire. Pumped out fuel onto street.

The year, make, and model of my car has a factory recall for the fuel pump failing. I went to the dealership and they informed me my Vin # wasn't included and their was nothing they could do about it. My vehicle started leaking fuel last week so I dropped the tank and removed the fuel pump. I have done my homework on this including watching several videos on YouTube concerning this issue and I'm 100% positive this fuel pump has failed in the exact location that all the other recalls have and yet my Vin number isn't on the recall according to this GMC service department manager. I am going to have to put a fuel pump in at my expense today because it's my transportation for work but I'm very upset about this situation and GMCs failure to have my vehicle included and having to replace their defected fuel pump. It's very frustrating knowing I'm putting my time and money towards it because I have my hands full trying to replace the house that Hurricane Ida destroyed about a month ago. We need help with this situation because our money is very tight and don't really have it to fix GMCs mistake. I will keep the fuel pump that came out of it along with the receipt for it so anyone can clearly see that I'm not only correct but being shafted on the recall. Thanks have a nice day I'll be eagerly awaiting your response

The car is leaking gas from the gas tank. I see recalls from this year, make and model from this vehicle yet when I put my VIN in it says 0 recalls.

THE RPMS JUMP AROUND AND THE A/C MAKES NOISE AND LIGHTS FLICKER AT TIMES. THE CAR WILL JUST STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR WHEN I'M TURNING ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. IT'S QUITE SCARY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. MY MAIN CONCERN IS A LARGE SUV PUT IT IN REVERSE AND HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR BEFORE ENDING UP ON THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. SHE WAS GOING PRETTY FAST AND PUSHED MY CAR PRETTY FAR BUT NO AIRBAG! THEN ON A SEPARATE OCCASION I WAS DOING 55 MILES WHEN A LARGE ANIMAL DARTED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MY FRONT END AND RADIATOR AND FRONT END WERE SHOT. EVEN SPLIT MY PASSENGER SIDE DASH OPEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED OFF BUT NO AIRBAGS!! EXACTLY HOW DO I HAVE TO BE GOING FOR ME TO HAVE PROTECTION????

Mileage: 154,123

I STARTED SMELLING GAS WHEN GETTING OUT OF CAR. THEN IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY STRONGER GAS SMELL THAT LINGERED ON STRONG AN HOUR AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING. SO I CHECKED FOR GAS LEAK ON EXTERIOR OF GAS TANK AND FOUND EXTREME AMOUNT OF GAS COMING FROM BOTH OF THE FUEL LINES OF THE FUEL MODULE ON TOP OF TANK. THIS DIDN'T START UNTIL THE WEATHER HAS BECOME WARM IN THE 80 S AND 90S. *TR

Mileage: 123,456

LATELY HAVE BEEN NOTICING BY MYSELF AND OTHERS, STRONG FUEL SMELL AROUND CAR. WHILE CLEANING OUT VARIOUS PAPERWORK, I FOUND A RECALL LETTER DATED 8/2015 REGARDING CRACKED FUEL TANK INLET CONTROL VALVE. I REALLY NEED THIS PROBLEM LOOKED INTO AS I AM HESITANT TO DRIVE WITH THE HORRID GAS SMELL. PLEASE ADVISE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU

FUEL LEAK

Mileage: 135,000

THE CAR IS HAVING THE SAME DIFFICULTIES AS THE OTHER CARS COVERED BY THE RECALL. IT WAS MADE IN TENNESSEE. THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND STATES THE CAR IS NOT COVER UNDER THE RECALL. CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN DUE TO SMELL OF GAS AND DUE TO THE INFORMATION I HAVE RESEARCHED IT MAY START A FIRE. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. GOLD STAR BUICK GMC (1980 N DAVIS RD, SALINAS, CA 93907, (831) 240-4859) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND THE CONTACT WAS STILL REQUIRED TO MAKE A PARTIAL PAYMENT. THE CONTACT ASKED FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE, BUT HER REQUEST WAS DENIED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH IT LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN PARTS UNDER A WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT DISCLOSE A LOT OF INFORMATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CONTACT WAS SPEAKING WITH HER ATTORNEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

LEAKING FUEL AND FUEL SMELL.

Mileage: 100,121

THE CAR DIED WHILE IN MOTION MOVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND FAILED TO RESTART. THERE'S A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE AND IT APPEARS TO BE LEAKING FUEL FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR.

Mileage: 170,820

WE HAVE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND LATER IT WILL REST BUT ITS HAPPENING ALOT ALSO EMULSION LIGHT CAME ON AFTER REPLACE FUEL LINES

Mileage: 109,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID NOT TAKE IT FOR RECALLS.IT HAS 6 RECALLS..THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A LEAK BY GAS TANK,SMELLS LIKE GAS. I GOT TEMPORARY PLATES FOR NOW BUT CAR NEEDS TO GO TO EMISSIONS.

ENGINE REDUCTION, SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI, ENGINE REDUCTION LIGHT COMES ON, LOSE POWER AND CAR SLOWS AT A HIGH RATE CAUSING EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IN TRAFFIC, MUST PULL OFF INTERSTATE TURN CAR OFF TO RESET, HAPPENING 2-3 TIMES A DAY, STRONG SMELL OF GAS, HAVE A LEAK AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE CRUISING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THEIR SATURN IS GOING TO REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND THEY WILL NOT HAVE TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, THEY WILL BE PLOWED DOWN BY A SEMI. ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW GM TO IGNORE THIS ISSUE LIKE THEY IGNORED THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBELMS UNTIL IT STARTS CAUSING DEATHS, WHY NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE BEFORE THE DEATHS START TO OCCUR, IT SEEMS THE OLDER THESE YEAR MODELS GET THE WORSE THIS PROBLEM BECOMES. I WAS FORCED TO PUT A DATE, BUT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT IS GETTING INCREASINGLY WORSE WITH THE FUEL LEAK, MAYBE ONE DAY THE ENGINE WILL REDUCE POWER AT THE SAME TIME I WILL GET RUN OVER BY A SEMI AND THE CAR WILL EXPLODE INTO FLAMES FROM THE FUEL LEAK THEY ARE NOT RECALLING FOR MY VEHICLE

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THE FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CALLED SCHMIDT CHEVROLET CADILLAC (3423 BROADWAY ST, MT VERNON, IL 62864, PHONE NUMBER: (618) 242-5100) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED IF THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. *LN

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT 3 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINES DUE TO THE MATERIAL IN THE FUEL LINES HAVING ROTTED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO SPOKE TO HERB CHAMBERS CADILLAC OF WARWICK LOCATED AT 1511 BALD HILL RD, WARWICK, RI 02886, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TOW THE VEHICLE OVER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED UNDER A POTENTIAL WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,656.

Mileage: 97,656

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, FUEL LEAKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (KLEIN CHEVROLET BUICK LOCATED AR 111 W MADISON ST CLINTONVILLE, WI 54929 715-309-5708), BUT COULD NOT BE SERVICED BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,272.

Mileage: 153,272

I NOTICED THAT MY CAR SMELLED LIKE GAS, AND THEN WHEN I PARKED AND GOT OUT I SAW A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER MY CAR. MY CAR IS THE SATURN ION 'REDLINE' FOR SOME REASON I CAN'T PULL UP MY CAR ONLY A REGULAR SATURN ION BUT MY CAR IS DIFFERENT. I COULD TELL THE GAS WAS COMING FROM THE TOP OF MY TANK. WHEN I DROPPED THE TANK I COULD SEE THAT THE FUEL LINES ON MY FUEL PUMP WERE BROKEN! THE LINES WERE BROKE RIGHT AT THE PUMP. ON THE SATURN AND REDLINE FORUM I SEE THAT MY CAR ISN'T THE ONLY REDLINE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM MY CAR ONLY HAS APPROX 137000 MILES ON IT, THE FUEL PUMP SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKE LIKE THAT. THERE IS RECALLS ON SOME SATURN IONS IN CERTAIN STATES FOR THE FUEL PUMP LINES BREAKING JUST LIKE MINE DID. MY CAR WAS PUT TOGETHER IN TENNESSEE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2006 IN NEW JERSEY AND NOW I LIVE IN KENTUCKY. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY NOT JUST LIMITED TO SATURN IONS IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. MY KIDS AND MYSELF GOT SICK FROM THE GAS FUMES AND WE'RE LUCKY NOT TO OF HAD SOME SORT OF SPARK HIT THE PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER MY CAR.

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE AND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,331.

Mileage: 153,331

IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR (2016) I STARTED SMELLING GAS REALLY BAD SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT (MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY). THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED RIGHT AWAY AND IN MY MIND ALL I WAS THINKING WAS MY CAR COULD CATCH ON FIRE SO I HAD THEM REPAIR IT RIGHT AWAY( $437.79). LATER I FIND OUT THAT IS UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE RECALL AND IT COULD ONLY BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE COVERED. I CONTACTED CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD TO SUBMIT THE PAPERWORK AND THEY WOULD CHECK INTO IT . I SUBMITTED PAPERWORK IN JANUARY 2017 AND HAVE WAITED FOR RESPONSE , NOW IN MARCH 2017 I DECIDE TO CONTACT THEM BECAUSE I HAVE HAD NO NEED THEY TELL ME THAT MY REQUEST WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE REIMBURSEMENT CAMPAIGN ENDED IN 2014. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPAIR IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. MY CAR IS 11 YEARS OLD AND 104,050 MILES ON IT. I WOLD HOPE THAT THE PUMP WOULD LAST LONGER THAN A FEW THOUSAND MILES BECAUSE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT HAS A MILEAGE CAP. SO IN SHORT I AM OUT ALMOST $500.00 .

Mileage: 101,683

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AT REAR OF CAR AFTER DRIVING, AND WHILE PARKED AND RUNNING. I NOTED THE RECALL NOTICE AFFECTING THESE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, WHEN I SEARCHED, I FOUND THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT AFFECT MY VIN NUMBER. THIS CAR IS A SPECIAL RARE VERSION OF THIS TYPE OF CAR CALLED THE "REDLINE" EDITION, AND SO THE VIN MAY NOT COME UP AUTOMATICALLY, AS ONLY ABOUT 600 WERE MADE THAT YEAR. I AM PLANNING ON TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN THE PRESENCE OF A FUEL LEAK ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHCILE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

Mileage: 188,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. UPON ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK, THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED, AND THE FUEL PUMP OR FUEL TANK MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,900.

Mileage: 85,900

FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK

Mileage: 147,900

BACK IN JAN. 2016 I STARTED SMELLING GAS WHEN MY CAR WAS WARMING UP, I'M IN MN SO IT'S COLD THEN. AFTER FA COUPLE DAYS OF THIS I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR, OMG, I HAD KINDA A SLOW DRIP, WHICH TURNED INTO A FAST DRIP WITHIN A FEW DAYS. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME SATURNS THAT WERE SOLD IN DIFFERENT STATES, I CALLED GM, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO GO TO A GM DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS THE PART THAT WAS UNDER RECALL, IF IT WAS, THEY WOULD PAY TO REPLACE THE PART UNDER RECALL AND MY GAS LINES, YEAH RIGHT!! THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $50 AND TOLD ME IT WASN'T THE RECALL PART. SO I HAD TO PAY TO GET NEW GAS LINES. AFTER IT WAS FIXED I COULD STILL SMELL GAS..I SHOULD'VE TAKEN IT BACK RIGHT AWAY BUT I DIDN'T. NOW, HERE I SIT AGAIN, NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS AGAIN! THIS WHOLE DEAL IS A BUNCH OF [XXX], DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE IN AN EXPLOSION BEFORE THE WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM, TANK,LINES ECT.. GET A RECALL ON IT? I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT OR ANOTHER $50 FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT'S NOT THE RECALL PART! *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 116,000

SATURN ION RECALL ON FUEL PUMP MODULE; I AM WRITING DUE TO THE RECALL THAT REPLACES THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, BUT DOES NOT REPLACE THE FUEL LINES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER TO REPLACE BOTH FUEL LINES AND MODULE, CONSIDERING THEY ARE BOTH AFFECTED AND ARE A HIGH RISK FACTOR. AFTER REPLACING MY MODULE, MY CAR LEAKED MORE FUEL BECAUSE MY FUEL LINES WERE IN SUCH BAD SHAPE, AND AT THE TIME I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE MY FUEL LINES. I COULD THEN ONLY DRIVE MY CAR TO MY HOUSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND LEAVE IT SINCE IT IS FAR TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE UNTIL I CAN SAVE UP ENOUGH MONEY TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES.

Mileage: 80,000

A WEEK AGO, MY CAR WOULDN'T START ON THE FIRST TRY, BUT DID START ON THE SECOND. AS I DROVE AROUND TOWN THAT DAY RUNNING ERRANDS (MULTIPLE STOPS/STARTS), I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS AS I WALKED AROUND THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE CAR WAS 3 DAYS AGO; EVERY TIME I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT TOOK 2 TRIES, AND THE GAS SMELL NEAR THE BACK OF THE CAR WAS WORSE. I ALSO BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG GAS SMELL AS I LOADED BAGS INTO THE TRUNK. YESTERDAY, I EXPERIENCED ALL OF THOSE ISSUES, PLUS I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN BECAUSE THE GAS SMELL WAS NOW VERY BAD INSIDE THE CAR. WHEN I PARKED AT THE SUPERMARKET, I WAS ABLE TO SEE A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS ON THE RAIN-WET PAVEMENT, COMING FROM JUST AHEAD OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE PROGRESSION OF THE LEAK WAS FAST - OVER 7 DAYS, AND ONLY ABOUT 70 MILES DRIVEN (I DRIVE <5,000 MI / YR). I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND GM RECALL #090226 / NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 09V419000, WHICH PERFECTLY DESCRIBES WHAT'S HAPPENING. I'M PLANNING TO CALL GM TOMORROW ABOUT THIS, BUT I EXPECT TO BE DISAPPOINTED, SINCE MY CAR WAS NOT PURCHASED OR REGISTERED IN ANY OF THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL. IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHERE I BOUGHT OR REGISTERED MY SATURN; IF MY CAR DEMONSTRATES THE SAME DEFECT, THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. I ALSO FOUND A SCARY NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES FROM OTHER SATURN OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT ARE ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOW MANY IS 'ENOUGH' FOR GM TO EXPAND THE RECALL? GM'S FAILURE TO ADDRESS *ALL* OF THE CARS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM IS APPALLING AND DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 195,000.

Mileage: 195,000

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE FUMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED. LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULE BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. THIS CAR CAME FROM FLORIDA BUT WAS PURCHASED IN KENTUCKY. IM REALLY GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR OUT OF FEAR IT MAY IGNITE AND CAUSE A FIRE OR MAYBE EVEN BLOW UP. PLEASE I NEED HELP WITH SOME KIND OF RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED! SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM CONSIDERING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. THANK YOU

RE THE 2013 FUEL SYSTEM RECALL. PARTS CRACKED AND FUEL LEAKED. GM RECALLED AND PROMISED TO REPLACE SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE BEGAN LEADING IN MAY OF 2016. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHERE IT HAS SAT FOR ONE MONTH. DEALER UNABLE TO GET FUEL FILLER ASSEMBLY PART 15918244 FROM GM AND GM MAKING NO PROMISES ABOUT FIXING IT OR GETTING THE PART. THEY HAVE SAID THE PROBLEM MAY OR MAY NOT EVER BE RESOLVED. THEY CLAIM THE SUPPLIER MAY BE ABLE TO SUPPLY BY MID-AUGUST. THEN THEY UPDATED IT TO MAYBE IN SEPTEMBER. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE TO RENT A CAR WITH NO END IN SIGHT. CAN;T GET DEFINITIVE ANSWER FROM GM REGARDING IF OR WHEN PART WILL BE DELIVERED.

I STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE AND SEEN THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS PART OF A RECALL. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR A FEW MONTHS AND IT CAME FROM FLORIDA WHICH WAS ONE OF THE STATES IN THE RECALL.

MY CAR STARTED HAVING A TERRIBLE GAS SMELL IN AND OUT OF THE CAR, WHEN I DRIVE TO WORK AND THEN LEAVE FOR THE DAY YOU CAN STILL SMELL IT. WHEN I GET UP IN THE AM TO GO TO WORK I CAN STILL SMELL IT. I TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED OUT TO A MECHANIC AND HE PUT IT THROUGH ALL CHECKS AND FOUND SOMETHING WRONG AND WENT ON LINE AND SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM..I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. SO I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BRING MY RECALLS AND HE SAID HE DOESNT HAVE TO FIX IT BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION AND THEY ARE BEING RECALLED. I AM A LITTLE WORRIED DRIVING IT , BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE AT THE TIME, PLEASE ADVISE. TY [XXX] [XXX] ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

MY CAR IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE PLASTIC SUPPLY THAT CONNECTS THE TANK AND THE LINE. THIS ISSUE WAS RECALLED IN CERTAIN IONS OF THE SAME YEAR, BUT NOT FOR MY VIN DESPITE THE ISSUE BEING EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RECALLED PART. I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER MY CAR AND OBSERVED A SUBSTANTIAL LEAK FROM THE SUPPLY WHILE MY CAR WAS IDLING AND AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. UNSURE IF IT IS ALSO LEAKING WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND COLD.

Mileage: 116,000

THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL - SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING, BUT MOST OFTEN AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF - INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND INSIDE THE TRUNK. I BELIEVE IT MAY ALSO BE LEAKING A SMALL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE. THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG AND DEFINITELY NOTICEABLE, AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THERE IS IN FACT A LEAK IN THE FUEL SYSTEM SOMEWHERE, THAT A FIRE MAY START FROM A STRAY SPARK, ETC. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2006 SATURN IONS SOLD AND REGISTERED IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA DUE TO FOR POSSIBLE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY (NHTSA CAMPAIGN 09V419000). MY CAR WAS BOUGHT AND REGISTERED IN ILLINOIS, SO IT DOES NOT APPLY. WHY WOULD CARS IN ALL 50 STATES NOT BE COVERED - IF IT HAS TO DO WITH HEAT, I WOULD THINK THAT YOU WOULD BE MORE CONCERNED FOR VEHICLES IN STATES THAT HAVE VARIABLE TEMPERATURES, SINCE THAT COULD CAUSE PLASTIC TO CRACK, TOO. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE - WHICH HAS LOW MILEAGE FOR ITS AGE - AND I HAVE TRIED TO MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE SO I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY ME, BUT A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST.

I AM STARTING TO SMELL FUEL AND THE FUEL SYSTEM HAS DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK.

Mileage: 120,100

THE GAS TANK LINE LEAKING GAS

Mileage: 70,000

TAKATA RECALL,,,I HAVE BEEN SMELLING FUEL FROM MY CAR ABOUT 2 WEEKS,,I TOOK IT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY TOLD ME AND GAVE ME A PRINT OUT OF A RECALL THAT WAS SENT JULY 2015,,THIS I NEVER RECEIVED, SO I CALLED A GM PLACE WHERE I PREV HAD MY RECALL DONE AND SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM! THEY SAID THAT ALL 2006 SATURN IONS ARE NOT THE SAME, SINCE MY VIN # IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL THEY WONT FIX M Y CAR,,,I DONT UNDERSTAND , I AM SMELLING FUMES NOT ONLY WHEN I DRIVE , BUT HOURS LATER IT STILL SMELLS. THEY SAID I COULD BRING IT IN FOR 300.OO DIAG. AND THEN PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED!! CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS TO ME PLEASE!?

A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM MY CAR WHEN I STOP, OR SLOW DOWN. THE LAST COUPLE DAYS THE SMELL HAS BIN GETTING STRONGER.. I SEE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS, BUT NOTHING BEING DONE OR IT ONLY FOR A FEW STATES. AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO I DON'T FEEL SAFE HAVING MY KIDS IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 160,000

MY CAR SMELL LIGHT GAS AND CUTS OFF INTERMITTENT. IT LOT RECALL ON THIS CARD. I THINK MY GAS FULE LEAK ON DEF PARTS ON IT. MY EMAILS [email protected]

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL CAUSING A PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, HOWEVER THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY CAR BEGAN WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH STICKING AND I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL SO I TOOK IT TO BE CORRECTED....AFTER SUPPOSABLY BEING FIXED I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO I STARTED SMELLING A FAINT SMELL OF GAS...NOW ITS SO SEVERE I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. IT'S ACTUALLY DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND. IT TAKES 3 OR MORE TIMES TO GET IT TO CRANK. THE GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN FROM 30 TO NOTHING. FROM THE VIN SEARCH MY CAR ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL, BUT THE DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WAS ONLY PRESENT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP NEEDED TO BE OPENED AND CLOSED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, DUE TO THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO HONOR THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 269,000.

Mileage: 269,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK. ONCE SHE ARRIVED HOME, SHE OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL WAS DOWN TO A QUARTER AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 255,000.

Mileage: 255,000

THE FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING

I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR AND IT WAS SOMETIMES HARD TO START. I NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF PARKING THE CAR IN THEIR PARKING LOT. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL LINES HAVE RUSTED AND WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $700.00 TO REPAIR I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE THE CLOSE PRESENCE OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND IS A DESIGN/PARTS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. IN ADDITION, THE TURNING SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

THE FUEL FEED PIPE AND EVAP EMIS PIPE ROTTED AWAY. FUEL STARTED BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE TANK AND BEING SPRAYED ALL OVER THE CAR INCLUDING THE EXHAUST. GM PART NUMBER 15283792 AND 25775259. THE PIPES ONLY ROTTED IN THE REAR ALONG THE FRAME WHERE THEY ARE COVERED BY HEAT SHIELD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST. THE REMAINING PARTS OF THESE FUEL PIPES ARE PERFECT. EVEN THE BRAKE LINES THAT RUN ALONG WITH THE FUEL LINES ARE PERFECT RIGHT THERE. EVERY BRAKE LINE LOOKS PERFECT MAYBE DO TO A FACT THAT THEY ARE COATED WITH A BLACK MATERIAL FROM THE FACTORY. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE PIPES BECAUSE IT ISN'T PART OF THE FUEL MODULE.

Mileage: 70,999

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG FUEL ORDER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO WHICH MY MECHANIC STATED TODAY THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TOP OF MY FUEL TANK . AFTER CHECKING THE RECALL NOTICES AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SMELL OF GAS AND PERFORMANCE ISSUES, COME TO FIND OUT THE RECALL IS ONLY LIMITED TO SELECT STATES. CLEARLY THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT GM SHOULD RECALL ACROSS THE BOARD DUE TO RISK OF FIRE AND DEATH. SHAME ON GM FOR LIMITING THIS RECALL DUE TO THEIR SUB-PAR PARTS AND IRRESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF PRESERVING THE SAFETY AND LIFE OF THEIR CLIENTS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I SMELT GAS SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAYS THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD A CRACK AT THE INLET. I SEE THAT THERE ARE 2006 AND 2007 SATURN IONS THAT WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I WAS CURIOUS WHY OR IF THERE WERE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE RANGE THAT VIN FALLS WITHIN. IT LOOKS LIKE IT DOES ACCORDING TO HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/ACM13505162/RCRIT-09V419-3422.PDF BUT SINCE I DIDN'T BUY /REGISTER IT IN ARIZONA OR NEVADA THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY. NOT SURE WHY IT WOULD ONLY APPLY TO TWO STATES SINCE MY VIN FALLS WITHIN THAT RANGE. ANY THOUGHTS ARE APPRECIATED. THANKS! *TR

Mileage: 147,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

RETURN FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT AT SUPPORT CLAMP LEAKING FUEL ONTO GROUND. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN INCIDENT AND I NOTICED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 147,253

BEGAN SMELLING FUEL AND NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND. NOTICE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT BUT ONLY ON VEHICLES IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. MY VEHICLE IS FROM MICHIGAN. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP BACK IN MARCH OF 2013. IT COST ME ALMOST $300.00. LATER I FOUND OUT IT WAS ON RECALL. HOW DO I GET MY MONEY BACK? I HAVE THE RECEIPT. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

MY FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO INITIATE THIS ISSUE. STARTED SMELLING A FUEL ODOR AND IT HAS GOTTEN STRONGER OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS PREMATURE, EVERYTHING THAT I READ ONLINE SAYS A GOOD FUEL PUMP SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 300,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL. THE ODOR WAS DETECTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

ONE DAY UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. I LIVED IN THE COUNTRY AT THE TIME AND ALSO IN TEXAS. I SHRUGGED IT OFF THINKING I MAYBE GOT SOME ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR OR MY CLOTHES. LATER I ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO START IT. TURNS OVER 6 TIMES AFTER A SINGLE BUMP OF THE KEY BUT THIS TIME THE CAR DID NOT START. I THEN REMEMBERED THAT EARLIER I SMELLED FUEL. I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAVE A LEAK IN THE LINES. I CYCLED THE KEY 3 TIMES THEN TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. AFTER THE FIRST TURN IT CRANKED RIGHT UP. WHEN I RETURNED HOME THAT AFTERNOON I RESEARCHED A LITTLE AND FOUND THAT ITS BEEN NOTORIOUS FOR DEVELOPING A CRACK IN THE LINES RIGHT OFF OF THE PUMP. I LOOKED FOR A RECALL BUT FOUND NOTHING. NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS THAT IS. WWW.ROCKAUTO.COM SAVED ME $200 FROM THE PRICE THAT O'REILLYS WANTED ME TO PAY BUT REGARDLESS THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

CAR LOSES POWER, BEGINS TO SMELL OF GAS AND CAN BE HARD TO RESTART. SMELLS OF GAS AFTER STARTING OR DRIVING FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME NOW. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, FUEL FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARK AND WHEN SHE RETURNED THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

MY ION IS LEAKING GAS AND THE IGNITION IS STICKING AND CAN TURN OFF BY ITSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A FUEL LINE CRACK NEAR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVING HOME ON A PAVED ROAD AT 25 MPH WHEN SUDDEN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GAS FILLED THE CAR. FOR MORE DETAILS SEE SERVICE REQUEST [XXX]. GM HAS PUT ME THRU EXTREME STRESS AND ENDANGERED MY LIFE AND OTHERS FOR A 42 DOLLAR PART. AS I TYPE THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT HAS RETURNED. I FEAR FOR OTHERS ///PLEASE REVIEW THE RECORDS,TOWED TO DEALERSHIP....SPECIAL COVERAGE PART WAS NOT INSTALLED...MECHANIC CLAIMS GAS LINE UNDER CAR IS LEAKING. GAS IS POOLING ON TOP OF MOTOR..LAST REMARKS AS I LEFT THE DEALER" I WOULDN'T DRIVE IT...DON'T SMOKE" NOTHING BUT EXCUSES...CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND HAS BEEN EVER SINCE,,,,2006 SATURN IONS ARE DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARDS AND GM SEES RECALLS AS WAYS TO MAKE MONEY ON REPAIRS...THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED FREE REPAIR = 400 OR MORE TO FIX...THEY DO NOT ABIDE BY THE RECALL ORDERS AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM SCHOOL ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LOW FUEL CAME UP SO I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND THEN IT WENT EMPTY BY THE TIME I GOT HOME FROM GRIFFIN. WHEN I CUT THE CAR OFF I GOT OUT AND SAW GAS LEAKING FROM UNDER MY CAR AND SAW THE LONG TRAIL OF GAS THAT I HAD TRAILED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 101,124

I HAVE A SEVERE GAS LEAK IN MY CAR. THE GAS SMELL WAS FAINT AT FIRST. THEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY CAR IN MORNINGS OR EVENINGS. THEN THE GAS BECAME UNBEARABLE & YOU COULD SEE A CONSTANT DRIP OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. I FELT SO SCARED TO DRIVE IT THAT I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST PLACE. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE FUEL PUMP. I CALLED SATURN & THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME $100 TO SEE IF IT'S THE ACTUAL "SPECIAL POLICY" THAT'S ON MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

IN AUGUST OF 2008 AT APPX 37000 MILES, THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED IN THE 'RUN' POSITION. SINCE THE CAR WAS A MANUAL, I STALLED IT OUT AND CALLED A LOCKSMITH, WHO COULD NOT REMOVE OR TURN THE KEY EITHER. HE DISCONNECTED THE CAR FROM THE BATTERY SO THAT IT WOULD NOT DRAIN DUE TO THE ACCESSORIES STILL BEING ACTIVE. HE TOLD ME HOW TO RECONNECT THE BATTERY SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IN FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL YESTERDAY (JUNE 2013) AT APPX 100000 MILES. THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN BEYOND THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, KEY POSITIONS, CLUTCH POSITIONS, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO A REPAIR CENTER. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND YET THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAULTY IGNITION PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FROM BOTH SIDES (COULDN'T TURN OFF AND COULDN'T TURN ON). *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 02/14/13*LJ

Mileage: 34,000

NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER. DEALER FOUND A FRACTURE IN THE PLASTIC HOSE OF THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM IN OTHER STATES BUT MY STATE WAS NOT INCLUDED. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE. A FUEL LEAK IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ASKED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP), BUT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,300.

AFTER SMELLING GAS I PARKED MY CAR AND DISCOVERED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM MY CAR. SATURN ADMITTED THAT THE FAULTY PART WAS THEIR FAULT, BUT INFORMED ME THAT I HAD GONE OVER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE AND CLAIMED THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE AT THAT TIME. IF THEIR PART WAS DEFECTIVE AS THEY STATED I FEEL THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE NO MATTER WHAT! I ALSO FEEL THAT THE LIVES OF ME AND MY FAMILY WERE IN DANGER!! *TR

Mileage: 137,125

MY DAUGHTER'S CAR STARTED TO LEAK FUEL. WE TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND WERE TOLD IT IS A "FREQUENT" PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMPS ON SATURNS. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. UPON A "GOOGLE" SEARCH I FOUND AN EXISTING RECALL BUT ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES???? WE LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WERE NOT A STATE THAT IS COVERED BY THE RECALL. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE REVISED TO SUCH. *TR

Mileage: 42,181

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FUEL PUMP SUPPLY AREA CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,002.

Mileage: 123,000

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

Mileage: 74,500

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

Mileage: 90,000

THE CAR WAS IN ARIZONA FOR 6 MONTHS (FEB. 2012 THRU AUG. 2012) UPON RETURNING TO ILLINOIS THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WAS REPLACED. I READ ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT LIST 2006 SATURN IONS. I BELIEVE THAT 2006 SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALSO. DURING MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER 2006 MODELS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS THE HOTTEST SUMMER ON RECORD AND THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE WHILE IN ARIZONA. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FUEL ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE HOSES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,538.

Mileage: 55,538

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND FOUND GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,550.

Mileage: 97,450

THE CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN HAD A VERY BAD SMELL OF GAS BUT NO LICKING ANYWHERE, TWO WEEKS LATER JUST PARK THE CAR AT MY HOME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN LITERALLY RAIN GAS OUT OF THE CAR , HAD TO CALL A TOW COMPANY AND FINALLY PAID EXTRA $250.00 SO THE DEALER CARMAX HAD TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, THEY ONLY COVER HAVE OF THE TOTAL, IT WAS REALLY SCARY THANK GOD IT DIDN'T CAUGHT FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET A REFUND OR HOW DOES IT WORK?? *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL RESERVOIR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,567.

Mileage: 163,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, GASOLINE FUEL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE 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 MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 96,000

WE SMELLED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR- VERY PROFOUND, OBVIOUS, CONFIRMED BY TECHNICIAN AT LOCKHART CADILLAC, GREENWOOD, IN. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL OUT, RECALL NUMBER 09V41900. THIS RECALL IS FOR A FAULTY FUEL PUMP PLASTIC ASSEMBLY THAT CRACKS IN EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND INCLUDES SEVERAL WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OR OTHERWISE TRADITIONAL "HOT WEATHER" STATES. GM KNOWS IT IS A PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE I LIVE IN INDIANA THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR BILL. THE MIDWEST HAS EXPERIENCED ON OF THE HOTTEST SUMMERS ON RECORD WHICH IS WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE MIDWESTERN STATES SHOULD BE ADDED SINCE THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM IF NOT REPAIRED QUICKLY. AS YOU FULL WELL KNOW A SIMPLE IGNITION SOURCE, A SPARK OR CIGARETTE BUTT, COULD SET THIS OFF. IT WOULD BE IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM FOR OWNERS IN THE MIDWEST. *TR

Mileage: 75,608

RECENTLY I STARTED SMELLING GAS AROUND MY VEHICLE AND INSIDE MY VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AWHILE. THEN THE CHECK GAS CAP LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I ALSO NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE TROUBLE STARTING. I FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 AND RECALL 09226 BOTH OF WHICH EXPLAIN MY ISSUE. MY VIN NUMBER IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF AFFECTED VEHICLES IN THE RECALL BUT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE STATE LISTED IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOW CAN LIVING IN ONE STATE AND NOT ANOTHER INFLUENCE A RECALL? SINCE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS FIXED AND WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR ON MY OWN. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE PLASTIC SUPPLY ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY HAD CRACKED AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE AREA. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE CONTACT DID NOT RESIDE IN ONE OF THE STATES SPECIFIED ON THE NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2006 SATURN ION KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. LEFT VEHICLE RUNNING UNTIL I COULD FIND A SERVICE SHOP OPEN AT 7PM. TOOK CARE TO NON-GM SHOP FOR FIXING THAT NIGHT, SHOP CLAIMED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IGNITION TUMBLER WAS BROKEN. THEY REPLACED FOR AROUND $400. SATURN WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER COVERING THIS SINCE I DID NOT USE A GM DEALER. ALMOST 1 YEAR LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. LUCKILY PARTS AND LABOR WERE COVERED WITHIN THE YEAR, HOWEVER, NOW THEY STATED THAT THE TUMBLER HOUSING IS ALSO WORN OUT AND ARE WANTING TO CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL $300 TO COVER THE NEW PARTS AND DIFFERENCE IN LABOR. FIRST INSTANCE WAS AT 63,000 MILES, SECOND INSTANCE AT 75,000 MILES. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

RECENTLY, I HAVE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN AND AROUND THE CAR. I SEARCHED THE FUEL LINES TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LEAK AND THERE WAS NOT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THE GM RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP OF THIS VEHICLE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 09V419000. I CONTACTED GM AND GAVE THEM MY VIN TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS ONE OF THE AFFECTED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT. I SEE THAT THE RECALL INCLUDES 2006 SATURN IONS IN NORTH CAROLINA, BUT APPARENTLY MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR IS EXACTLY THE SAME LISTED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE DONE MORE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND OVER 80 OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER SATURN ION OWNERS STATING THAT THEIR CARS ARE DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING. HOWEVER, THEIR CARS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EITHER. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE AFFECTS A MAJORITY OF THESE MODEL CARS, NOT JUST THE ONES LISTED IN THE RECALL SENT OUT BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 114,074

MY 2006 SATURN ION RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. I NOTICED A RECALL (090226) ON CERTAIN ION VEHICLES FROM THIS YEAR FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY CAR. THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. I'M HOPING BY NOTIFYING THE NHTSA ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLES THAT THE RECALL MAY GET EXPANDED AND GM WILL HAVE TO TAKE CAR OF THE PROBLEM FOR OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

Mileage: 64,596

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE BEING DRIVEN OR WHEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE FUEL PUMP BEING SEPARATED FROM THE FUEL TANK DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,695 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,451....UPDATED 10/19/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FUEL UMP AND GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS

Mileage: 75,695

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN WHETHER THERE WAS FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND LATER NOTICES A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,892.

Mileage: 119,892

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 85,000

A FRIEND ADVISED ME THEY COULD SMELL GAS BY MY CAR. I SEARCHED AND LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL. I'VE SEEN ONLINE THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFICULTIES GETTING THIS FIXED WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS AND/OR STATES THEREFORE I WANTED TO BE SURE TO REPORT THE ISSUED IN AN EFFORT TO EXPAND THE RECALL. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THE ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT BUT IT WAS OBSERVED ON AUGUST 06, 2012. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS I WILL SEEK ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 76,283

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AS HE APPROACHED IT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED TO CONTACT THE DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

I STARTED SMELLING GAS WHEN WAS STOPPED. I FIGURED THERE MAY BE A LEAK. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAVE ONE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON PARTS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY IN MY STATE. SO NOW IM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THE $600 OR SO TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

Mileage: 131,000

EVERY TIME FUEL IS SLIGHTLY BELOW A QUARTER TANK THE ENGINE STALLS AS IF THE CAR IS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND THE CARS DRASTICALLY REDUCES SPEED WITH MINIMUM POWER. ALSO, AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS AS WELL AS LIGHTING IRREGULARITIES. FURTHERMORE, AS I CONTINUED USING MY VEHICLE THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER BROKE CAUSING THE KEY TO BE STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION OF THE CAR. LUCKILY, I HAVE A STICK SHIFT TRANSMISSION AND WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR BY PUTTING IT INTO 4TH GEAR AND LETTING GO OF THE CLUTCH TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CAR BATTERY REMAINS ON AND IN ORDER TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF THE CAR I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE SO THE BATTER LIFE IS NOT DRAINED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 120,000 MILES AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

Mileage: 158,000

FUEL LEAKS FROM UNDER CAR. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSY. *TR

AFTER PARKING THE CAR ON A SHORT DRIVE TO THE STORE, I SMELLED GASOLINE AROUND THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR, FUEL WAS VISIBLY POURING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA AND WAS POOLING UNDER THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE RETURN PORT OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CRACKED AND BROKEN-OFF, ENABLING FUEL RETURNING TO THE PUMP TO POUR OUT OF THE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE PLASTIC SUPPLY ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY CRACKED. FUEL LEAKED FROM THE PORT. FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE STARTED AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS OF CRANKING. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN CAR. GAS LEAKING UNDER THE CAR. IT HAS A CRACK IN THE FITTING ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE SAME PROBLEM GM HAS HAD A PARTIAL RECALL ON. INFORMED BY SATURN THAT OUR CAR ISN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE WHEN ITS THE EXACT SAME PART AND PROBLEM. WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH GM OR SATURN AND WILL NEVER BY OTHER GM AGAIN IF THIS IS HOW THEY DO BUSINESS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000