2007 SATURN ION Fuel/propulsion System Problems

My 2007 Saturn Ion recently started leaking drops of gasoline near the driver side rear tire. It is either an issue with the fuel line or the tank. It has not been inspected by the dealership yet. I get a gas cap warning message, but I'm not sure if it is related.

Gas smell when driving and while parked. Mechanic lifted car and saw gas on the top of gas tank, car starting to stall during initial start up.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR RECENTLY WHEN I FILLED THE GAS TANK I NOTICED GAS LEAKING WHERE THEE FILL TUBE CONNECTS TO THE GAS TANK.

My gas tank is leaking a good amount of gas and is dripping all over my exhaust. Major fire risk and also my wiring has been all messed up. When my brights are on, my speakers make an unbearable screaming noise and I saw that this was an issue for many saturn ion users. There was a recall on this car for the same gas tank/pump issue years ago. Can I get this issue fixed free of charge or has the recall expired?

IT LOSES ALOT OF GAS IT LEAKS ALL UNDER CAR AND ITS STRONG SMELLIMG FIRE HAZARD.IT DOES NOT LEAK IF CAR IS OFF ONLY WHEN ITS RUNNING.DRIVING DOWN 75 THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF CAR SOAKING WET

Mileage: 200,000

MY CARS FUEL LINES ARE LEAKING ALL OVER THE PLACE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING

GAS LEAKING FROM FUEL PUMP/GAS TANK. A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IS PERMEATING THE CABIN. MY EYES BURN AND LIPS ARE NUMB. SECOND DAY GAS CAN BE SEEN DRIPPING OFF OF THE FUEL FILTER, THE FUEL FILTER IS COATED WITH GASOLINE. GASOLINE POURS FROM UNDERNEATH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ANY TIME ITS STARTED. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

CAR CUTS OFF A/C WONT WORK UNLESS ON MAX AND MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING. CPU ISSUE LIKE RPM FLUCTUATES I THINK ITS THE FUEL PUMP AND GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY CPU PROBLEM AND ITS JERKS ALOT DEALER SAID AINT NOTHING THE CAN DO BOUT IT BUT THEY SUPPOSE TO FIX IT WITH IN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE TIME. SO IT CUTS OFF WHILE RIDING AND JERKS WHILE IM ON THE BREAKS

Mileage: 170,117

I INHERITED THE CAR FROM MY MOTHER THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM WE HAD IT FIXED BUT THE SAME CODES ARE POPING UP

SERVICE PERSON SAYS THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTOR LINE. THOUGHT THAT WAS DONE SO BY A RECALL I HAD DONE ALREADY. HARD TO START AND SMELL OF GASOLINE

Mileage: 83,000

STARTED SMELLING GAS THEN NOTICED A FEW DAYS LATER THAT IT WAS LEAKING WHEN DRIVING AND PARKED

Mileage: 139,567

SINCE DAY ONE OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH HAD ONLY 11 MILES ON IT, YOU CAN NOT FILL THE GAS TANK. IF YOU GO PAST 1/2 A TANK OF GAS IN THE CAR IT SMELLS OF FUEL WHILE SITTING OR DRIVING. IT ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON THE CAR TODAY AND YOU STILL HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL TO ONLY PUT A LITTLE GAS IN THE TANK IF YOU DON'T WANT THE FUMES INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN FIXED UNDER A RECALL. IT IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE THE CAR IN FEAR OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. I CANNOT PARK THIS CAR IN MY GARAGE AS IT FILLED MY WHOLE HOUSE UP WITH GAS FUMES WHICH WAS VERY NAUSEATING TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS HAPPENS WHILE SITTING OR DRIVING

LEAKING GAS AND STRONG GAS SMELL AFTER DRIVING

Mileage: 315,000

THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE AFTER BEING DRIVEN AND SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE WHEN STATIONARY. THE POWER STEERING WILL DISPLAY A WARMING MESSAGE AND THE CAR WILL BECOME HARD TO STEER.

Mileage: 24,000

FUEL LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK, COMING FROM BROKEN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS DOCUMENTED IN GM RECALL 09226C, BUT BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE ISN'T IN ANY OF THE STATES LISTED I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. HOW CAN A RECALL ONLY COVER VEHICLES IN CERTAIN STATES.

Mileage: 140,500

THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR AGAIN AND AGAIN CAUSES MAJOR LOSS OF POWER AND SOMETIMES RESULTS IN STALLING OUT IN SECONDS

GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE ON TOP OF FUEL TANK

Mileage: 169,000

EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL SMELL HAS BEGUN THIS WEEK AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE AND IS PARKED. SEE NO LEAKS OF GASOLINE AROUND VEHICLE. HAS LOW MILEAGE FOR AGE, UNDER 90,000 MILES. CERTAIN AREAS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS, BUT NOT FOR MY VIN# AT THIS TIME. HAS TO BE SAME PROBLEM. SOUNDS IDENTICAL. I WILL NEED TO HAVE MY 2007 SATURN ION INSPECTED.

Mileage: 89,000

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSE OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING. AFTER ACCESS SUSPECT FUEL PUMP PROBLEM

Mileage: 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,407.

Mileage: 47,407

POORLY DESIGNED SUNROOF DRAINAGE SYSTEM (SPECIFICALLY DRAIN NIPPLE AT END OF TUBING) CAUSING SEVERE LEAKS TO INSIDE CAB ALONG DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT DOORS AND FLOOR. WATER DAMAGE TO POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, MIRRORS. WATER DAMAGE TO IP TO BODY HARNESS CONNECTOR UNDER FRONT DRIVER SIDE KICK PLATE CAUSING COMPUTER TO PRODUCE FALSE CHECK ENGINE CODES RELATED TO APP AND FORCING ENGINE INTO REDUCED POWER MODE AT HIGH SPEEDS CREATING POSSIBILITY FOR ACCIDENTS.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO REGARDING FUEL TANK. HOWEVER, IT SPECIFIED CERTAIN STATES OF ORIGIN. I DISREGARDED NOTICE SINCE I WAS NOT RESIDING IN ONE OF THOSE STATES. MY CAR PERIODICALLY SMELLS OF GAS, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND LOW PERFORMANCE LIGHT GOES ON/OFF AND MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED RECALL. MY SUSPENSION ISSUES HAVE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF BEARING AND SWAY BAR ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND DINGS AS A REMINDER EVERY TIME I START MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 75,000

VERY STRONG ODOR OF GAS AFTER CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING. HAVE READ THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS CAR BUT THE VIN DOES NOT SAY IT HAS ONE.

Mileage: 17,000

I STARDED SMELLING GAS REAL STRONG WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR SO I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE A RECALL ON IT I FOUND ONE ON CARTRUCKINFO.COM SO I CALLED MCCLINTON DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT I FOUND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL ON IT BUT THEY HAD SOMETHING ELSE THAT WOULD COVER IT SO I TAKE IT IN AFTER A WHILE THEY CALL ME TELL ME IT'S NOT COVERED BECAUSE IN HAS A SALVAGE TITLE AND WOULD COAST ME 2,OOO AND SOMETHING DOLLAR'S I LIVE ON $735.00 A MONTH THAT IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE FUEL TANK LEAKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000.

Mileage: 192,000

WE NOTICE A FUEL ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR AFTER IT IS PARKED. A CRACK HAS BECOME LARGE ENOUGH FOR FUEL TO BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN AFFECTED. (#09275C)

HAD TO HAVE FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACED FOR EXACT PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN RECALLS OF SAME MODEL YEAR ION'S BUT NOT FOR THIS VIN. HAVE RETAINED PHOTOS AND FAILED PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY. FUEL ODOR FROM RT RR OF VEHICLE FIRST NOTED, THEN WITHIN DAYS STARTED DRIPPING FUEL FROM JUST IN FRONT OF RT RR WHEEL WELL - FOUND TO BE CRACKED PUMP MODULE

Mileage: 123,247

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK GENTHE CHEVROLET (15600 EUREKA RD, SOUTHGATE, MI 48195) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

Mileage: 174,000

SAME ISSUE AS YOUR RECALL FROM 2012, THE FUEL MODULE CRACKED AND LEAKED GASOLINE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 WAS YOUR PREVIOUS INFORMATION AND MY CAR, ALTHOUGH NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, JUST HAD THE SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE

Mileage: 151,579

MY GAS PEDDLE STICKS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MISFIRES AND HAD AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

GAS LEAKS ONLY AT THE CLIP

STRONG GAS SMELL NOTICED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS PARKED. TWO DAYS LATER HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY POINTED OUT THERE WAS GAS LEAKING BY THE EXHAUST PIPE AREA AT A CONNECTION. TOOK TO DRAPER CHEVROLET WHO LOCALLY HANDLES SATURN RECALLS AND WAS TOLD THE GAS LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NOT COVERED BY SPECIAL CASE SCENARIO. THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT $568. REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN MADE. LEAKING FUEL IS AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD IF IN THE PRESENCE OF AN OPEN FLAME OR POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS. IT APPEARS THERE ARE A HUGE NUMBER OF CASES WHERE THE FUEL LINE HAS LEAKED ON THIS MODEL. IT SHOULD BE COVERED.

Mileage: 90,000

FUEL LEAKING FROM GAS TANK AREA, BECAME AWARE WHEN PASSENGER CABIN FILLED WITH FUEL VAPOR ,NOTICED GAS SMELL FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS WHEN WALKING NEAR REAR OF VEHICLE FUEL MILEAGE HAS BEEN TERRIBLE SINCE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. HAD VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED ABOUT MILEAGE, I BELIEVE WAS LOOSING FUEL FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THIS MAJOR LEAK OCCURRED. IT MADE MY WIFE AND MYSELF ALONG WITH MY FAMILY DOG VERY SICKLY. HAD INTO DEALERSHIP 3 MONTS AGO AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO LEAK,BUT THEY FAILED TO DROP TANK AND INSPECT AS PER GM RECALL 09226. NOW AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO GAS TANK/SENDING UNIT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. THIS IS NOT WHAT IS STATED ON RECALL FROM GM GLOBAL WARRANTY MANAGEMENT ON BULLETIN 09226C DATED JULY 19TH 2015

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEAT SHIELD AROUND THE SUPPLY LINES ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THERE WERE ALSO STRONG FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD A SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE REMEDY PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 02/22/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED THE HEAT SHIELD (FIBERGLASS W/ALUMINIUM COVERING) WAS WRAPPED AROUND BOTH THE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES WHERE THEY RUN CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST BY LEFT REAR WHEEL. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LINES WEREN'T AFFECTED BECAUSE OF SOME TYPE OF BLACK COATING. FUEL LINES WERE LIGHTLY PLATED WITH SOME TYPE OF METAL AND IT DIDN'T WORK VERY WELL. THE HEAT SHIELD CREATED THIS PROBLEM. UPDATED 6/22/18*JB

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT SATED THAT THE ENGINE HESITATED TO START AND THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH LOCATED A FUEL LINE LEAK AT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AREA. THE FUEL LINE WAS FOUND FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

ENTIRE FUEL LINE FROM GAS TANK TO ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION/RUST. GAS IS LEAKING NEAR REAR DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE FROM FUEL LINE. MATERIAL USED FOR GAS LINE SHOULD BE NON CORROSION. MY VEHICLE HAD FUEL TANK MODULE RECALL DONE 12 MONTHS AGO AND NOW FUEL LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. FUEL LINES SHOULD NEVER CORRODE SINCE IT MAY LEAD TO FIRE.

Mileage: 196,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, A FUEL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

THE CAR WOULDN'T START RIGHT AWAY AFTER NOT RUNNING FOR AWHILE. IT ALSO SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. AFTER INVESTIGATING RECALLS ON THE 2007 SATURN ION I DISCOVERED A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR CARS IN CERTAIN STATES, OHIO WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. THE RECALL MENTIONED THAT IT WAS FOR CARS REGISTERED OR SOLD IN THE "HOT" STATES. THE DEALER WOULDN'T EVEN LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE IT WHILE WAITING FOR PARTS. THIS RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE WIDESPREAD.

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE DEALER REPAIRED IT PER A FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY RECALL. MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

GAS LEAK COMING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN.

Mileage: 135,975

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FUEL LINES RUSTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING GASOLINE

Mileage: 117,000

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER I'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE & ITS ONLY JANUARY I'VE HAD A FUEL LEAK AND HAD TO REPLACE IT I'VE HAD BAD STRUTS HAD TO REPLACE IT BAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED IT BAD BATTERY REPLACED IT BAD BRAKES & ROTORS & I REPLACED IT. IT'S JUST A HORRIBLE CAR AND I WISH I HAD SPENT MY MONEY ELSE WHERE IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I TRADE IN THIS CAR FOR SOMETHING THE SAME VALUE I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THIS CAR.

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE ENGINE LEAKED GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED DUE TO AGE AND WEATHER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,694.

Mileage: 115,694

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

AT FIRST I HAD STARTING PROBLEMS. I LOOKED INTO THE IGNITION,SPARK PLUGS,COILS,PLUG WIRES. A G.M. DEALER SAID I HAD A CODE THAT SAID #3 CYLINDER MISFIRE. #3 CYL. SPARK PLUG WAS THE ONLY PLUG THAT WAS NOT RUNNING TO LEAN. AT THAT POINT MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH. WITH IN ABOUT 1.5 MONTHS THE ENGINE STARTED HARD STARTING. I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER, BOUGHT ONE FROM AUTO ZONE, CRAWLED UNDER CAR AND COULD NOT FIND A FUEL FILTER. MY G.M. DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. SO I EXPLAINED IT AGAIN. THEY CAME BACK WITH "IT MUST BE IN THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE CHANGED HUNDREDS OF FUEL FILTERS IN MY 50 YEARS OF BEING A MECHANIC. EVERY AUTOMOBILE I HAVE CHANGED THE IN TANK FUEL PUMP HAS HAD A SCREEN TO CATCH THE LARGE PIECES THAT MAY GET IN YOUR TANK, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FUEL FILTER IN TANK. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

Mileage: 78,000

HAD A VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL, TOOK IN TO HAVE CHECKED OUT . SPECIAL COVERAGE ON CRACKED FUEL TANK INLET CONTROL VALVE. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE FUEL TANK AND FILLER TUBE, HOSE, SEAL, AND CAM. RETURNED CAR 3 DAYS LATER STILL SMELLING FUEL, AND SOUNDED LIKE THEY THREW PARTS ON AND DIDN'T ATTACH THEM. REPLACED FUEL MODULE. RETURNED CAR 1 WEEK LATER STILL SMELLS STRONG FUEL TO BE TOLD THAT FUEL PIPES ARE RUSTED THROUGH AND GAS IS STILL LEAKING FROM THAT. NOT COVERED. THEY NOW WANT $870.03 TO STOP THE REST OF THE FUEL LEAK. ONLY HAVE 61,000 MILES ON IT. HOW MUCH WILL BE PAID TO MY FAMILY WHEN I GET BLOWN UP IN MY CAR FROM THE LEAKING METAL PIPES? PLASTIC STUFF WAS ALL COVERED. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS COVERED BY SPECIAL COVERAGE. WHY ISN'T THIS IF THIS IS LEAKING FUEL ON THE GROUND TOO?

Mileage: 61,670

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR AND THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THERE WAS A FUEL PUDDLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A RUSTED FUEL LINE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,813.

Mileage: 47,813

FUEL CRACK AROUND FUEL PUMP. LEAKED FUEL. DEALER COVERED AND FIXED UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN 12191. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT NOT IN MY STATE.

Mileage: 193,000

SUBSTANDARD FUEL LINE COMPLETELY ROTTED IN 2 PLACES DUE TO SALT FROM WINTER MONTHS.

Mileage: 123,657

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

WHILE DRIVING STARTED TO SMELL A VERY RANK GAS SMELL RUSHED TO MY MOTHERS HOUSE TO SEE GAS LEAKING ALL ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

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

Mileage: 66,756

ON12/14/2014 I PUT GAS IN MY CAR AND THE GAS CAP DID NOT SCREW ON LIKE IT USUALLY DID AND DID NOT CLICK LIKE IT ALWAYS DID. I GOT IN MY CAR AND STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I CALLED RANCHO MOTORS AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR TO THEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THEM ON 12/17/2014. I WAS GIVEN A RIDE HOME WHILE THEY CHECKED OUT MY CAR. ON 12/22/2014, I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH MIKE TARPLEY, THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER. HE SAID MY CAR HAD A STUCK VALVE, THE #2 CYLINDER NEEDED REPAIR AND THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK OPEN. ON 12/23/2014, I CALLED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WOULD NEED A VALVE JOB. I CALLED ON 12/29, 12/30 AND 12/31 AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE WORKING ON IT. ALL THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS $2,000 AND THEY WOULD GET ME A SENIOR DISCOUNT. I WAS FINALLY TOLD ON 1/5/2015, THAT MY CAR WAS READY AND THEY SENT SOMEONE TO COME GET ME AND TAKE ME TO RANCHO MOTORS. WHEN I GOT THERE I WAS TOLD THE COST WAS $2,500, AND WITH MY DISCOUNT IT WAS $2,355. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY SATURN WITH LOW MILEAGE NEEDED ALL OF THIS WORK. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS THAT WOULD INDICATE THIS NEEDED TO BE DONE. WHY WAS IT NOT JUST THE GAS CAP? *TR

Mileage: 57,800

STRONG GAS ODOR. SOMETIMES GAS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE CAR. TOOK IT TO DRAPER CHEVROLET AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FILLER NECK ON THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. CHARGED ME $855.80 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 30,469

THE CAR FAILING TO START ON THE FIRST IGNITION CYCLE AND A SMELL OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER THE CAR AS TURNED OFF WAS NOTICED. A WEEK LATER FUEL IS NOW CONSIDERABLY LEAKING FROM NEAR THE REAR OF THE CAR. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM ON THE 2007 ION, BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES, ILLINOIS NOT INCLUDED. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND YET ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART/SYSTEM FROM SATURN/GM. AS GM DEALERSHIPS ARE BOOKED REPAIRING THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES, I HAVE TO WAIT OVER A WEEK FOR THE REPAIR TO GET LOOKED AT. THE CHOICE IS NOW RISKING FIRE/EXPLOSION ON THE CAR AS THE LEAK IS VERY NEAR THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE OR NOT GOING TO WORK FOR A WEEK. *JS

Mileage: 93,000

I HAD A FUEL LEAK FROM MY SATURN AND BROUGHT IT TO BOB JOHNSON CHEVROLET TO GET REPAIRED. THEY FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED AT THE DRIVER SIDE BACK BY THE TIRE AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME 750.00. NOW, I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AT THE SAME AREA AS ME. CHEVY OR MY WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT COVER IT. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WITH THE SATURN IONS THAT IS MAKING THEM RUST. THE VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE D/T THE LEAK IS OVER BY THE TAIL PIPE POSSIBLE TO CAUSE A FIRE AND EXPLOSION. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO CAUSE GM TO REDESIGN THE FUEL LINE TO KEEP IT FROM RUSTING AND LEAKING THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM AREA NEAR REAR WHEELS, BOTH METAL FUEL LINES RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED WHILE STARTING UP THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHICH LOCATED FUEL LEAK OVER THE FUEL TANK DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

BECAUSE OF A 'HIDDEN RECALL' BY GM, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I SMELLED FUEL. MY FUEL PUMP HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE, CAUSING A LEAK, AND THEREFORE, RUSTED FUEL LINES, WHICH THEN BROKE. THIS 'HIDDEN RECALL' WAS NOT COVERED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAD TO GET GM INVOLVED ON A CORPORATE LEVEL, AND EVEN THEN, I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE! MY CAR WAS STEADILY DRIPPING FUEL, AND ASIDE FROM EMPTYING THE TANK THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO ABOUT THIS. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND GM KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DANGER IN THE SITUATION. I HAVE CHILDREN. WHAT IF THE CAR WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE? THEN WOULD THEY HAVE LISTENED?? IT IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD THAT THEY WOULD NOT WARN OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES (EVEN THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO KNOW MANY OTHERS IN MY SITUATION EXACTLY) WHEN IT IS SOMETHING SO DANGEROUS, LET ALONE MAKE THEM PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT GASOLINE SPURTING OUT ON THE ROAD. THERE WAS A PARTIAL RECALL IN SEVERAL STATES BUT I WAS NOT COVERED BY THIS. THERE WAS ALSO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN OTHERS THAT EXPIRED THIS PAST YEAR. IT COST $500 TO REPAIR AND GM WOULD NOT OFFER EVEN PARTIAL COMPENSATION. THE FUEL PUMP WAS PARTLY MADE OF PLASTIC IS INFERIOR AND SHOULD BE RECALLED EVERYWHERE. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2007 SATURN ION PURCHASED IN ILLINOIS LATE OCTOBER 2013. MOVED TO NORTH CAROLINA 9/4/2014. AS OF OCTOBER 20, 2014 CAR SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUT, AS SOON AS YOU WALKED UP TO THE CAR YOU COULD SMELL THE GASOLINE. THE GASOLINE SMELL WAS VERY STRONG ON THE INSIDE AS WELL AND WAS OVERWHELMING AND SICKENING. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND SAW A WET SPOT ON THE PAVEMENT AND THEN SAW GAS LEAKING (DRIPPING) FROM WHAT I ASSUME IS THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN SINCE THE RECALL ON THIS WASN'T A NATIONWIDE RECALL AND ONLY AFFECTED WARM WEATHER STATES. WE HAVE ONLY BEEN IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR A MONTH AND A HALF - MISSING THEIR WARMEST TIME OF YEAR. THEIR THEORY OF WARM WEATHER STATES IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND THEY HAVE PUT MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE IN DANGER!!! I BELIEVE A NATIONWIDE RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED REGARDING THIS DEFECT AND COMPENSATION TO THOSE AFFECTED. I WILL BE CALLING GM ASKING FOR A RENTAL WHILE THIS PROBLEM IS BEING FIXED. THIS IS THE FOURTH RECALL ON MY DAUGHTER'S CAR SINCE SHE HAS OWNED IT. I HONESTLY FEEL GM CAN HAVE THIS CAR BACK AND ISSUE A CHECK FOR THE FULL PRICE THAT WE PAID FOR IT IN OCTOBER 2013. WHAT RECALL WILL BE NEXT??? WE DO NOT WANT THIS CAR!!!! PLEASE QUIT PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES IN DANGER GM! *TR

Mileage: 62,488

AFTER FILING TANK, I NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE VEHICLE THEN UPON DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 25 MILES,I STOPPED TO CHECK UNDER VEHICLE TO SEE IF I COULD FIND A PROBLEM RELATED TO THE FUEL SMELL. I FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR NEAR THE FUEL TANK AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK FOR FEAR OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION. I WAS LATER NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULE BEING CRACKED RATHER IT WAS THE SEAL BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND THE TANK. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THE MANY ISSUES WITH THE SO CALLED RECALL OF THE WRONG ISSUE ON THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS BEING OVERLOOKED AND COVERED UP WITH A NONSENSE RECALL OF AN UNASSOCIATED ASPECT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE RECALL ADVISES NOT TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP UNTIL YOU NOTICE A SMELL OF GAS, FUEL LEAKING OR A PROBLEM LIGHT ON THE DASH...WHY WOULD ONE WAIT UNTIL FUEL IS NOTICED LEAKING BEFORE TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL. THIS IS JUST A PLAIN AND SIMPLE LACK OF REGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER BY GM. I HOPE AND PRAY THAT NO ONE HAS BECOME HURT OR SEVERELY INJURED BY THE MAJOR LACK OF GOOD JUDGMENT. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007, SATURN ION VEHICLES, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE SEVERAL SPECIAL COVERAGE ISSUES, HOWEVER A CONDITION IN THAT THE PLASTIC SUPPLY, OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING COVERED UNDER THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE POLICY, AS WELL AS OTHER SPECIAL POLICIES. GM NOTIFIED US, AND GOOD CHEVROLET REPORTEDLY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, AS COVERED BY GM. FROM DECEMBER 10TH OF 2013 TO PRESENT - WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH ASPECTS STEMMING FROM THIS RECALL ISSUE; PER OUR MANY CALLS TO GM, AS WELL AS VISITS TO GOOD CHEVROLET ABOUT THE FUEL SMELL AND VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE GOOD CHEVROLET AND GM'S HAVE BEEN QUESTIONABLE IN THEIR RESPONSE TO OUR VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS. COURTESY TIRE, OUR REGULAR MAINTENANCE CENTER, DISCOVERED THAT GOOD CHEVROLET DAMAGED THE FUEL VENT WHEN REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, WHICH COMPOUNDS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE FOR THE SPECIAL POLICY. EVER SINCE THEIR NEGLIGENT SERVICING OF THE VEHICLE GM AND GOOD HAVE BEEN DENYING ANY WRONG DOING. WE FILED A COMPLAIN WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE AND NOW AM FILING THIS COMPLAIN DUE TO THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 62,255

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL FEED LINE AND EVAP CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2007 SATURN ION 3 QUAD COUPE 2.4L. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING WHAT I FEEL IS EXACTLY DESCRIBED IN RECALL ID: 66615 (GM'S CAMPAIGN # IS 12190...THIS RECALL IS AN EXPANSION OF 09V419). MY EXACT VEHICLE IS SINGLED OUT IN THIS RECALL. THE ONLY THING IS THAT MY CAR WAS NOT BOUGHT IN NOR REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE QUALIFYING STATES. HOWEVER, DUE TO MY SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY...BEING STATIONED IN CALIFORNIA, THE CAR WAS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS. I IMAGINE THE STATES SINGLED OUT WERE SINGLED OUT BECAUSE OF THE HEAT IN THOSE LOCALES AND THE PROPENSITY OF PLASTIC TO DRY ROT. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE RECALL DESCRIPTION, THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRACKING/LEAKING. AS A MEMBER OF THE MARINE CORPS FROM 2006-2010, I WAS NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN IOWA...WHERE I NOW CURRENTLY RESIDE. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME CONSIDERATION TO BE INCLUDED AND COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. I AM EXPERIENCING A VERY STEADY GAS LEAK FROM THE VICINITY OF THE GAS TANK. MY CAR HAS LOST MUCH RESPONSIVENESS, IS DIFFICULT TO START, AND IS NOW INOPERABLE BECAUSE THE LEAK HAS GOTTEN FAR WORSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL OR EMAIL ME FOR ANY MORES, AT WHICH TIME I SHOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE VIN. THANKS IN ADVANCE!! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

NOTICED FUEL SMELL FOUND PUDDLE/LEAK IN FRONT OF DRIVER REAR TIRE (PART OF FUEL MODULE LINES0 CHECKED FOR RECALL ON GM SITE(NONE FOUND FUEL LINE). CAME HERE TO RESEARCH FOUND BULLETIN 12191 SPECIAL COVERAGE TOOK TO GM AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE UNDER THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE SAYING ONLY THE MODULE ITSELF WOULD BE COVERED IF IT WERE A PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY MANY MORE OUT THERE HAVING SAME ISSUE AND BEING TOLD THE SAME AND A VERY SMALL FEW DEALERS ARE FIXING (PROBABLY THE ONES WITH A CONSCIENCE. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A FACTORY DEFECT TO THE TUNE OF $1300 FOR A COVERED ISSUE.(SUPPOSEDLY)I REALLY FEEL OTHERS AND MYSELF ARE GETTING SHADY ACTION ON THE PART OF GM HONORING THERE NOW OWNED PROBLEM . PLEASE HELP. THEY ARE ALSO FIXING IGN MODULE HOWEVER LONG THAT MAY BE. THANK YOU AND PLEASE HELP (PS) CURRENTLY IN ILLINOIS HOWEVER CAR REGISTERED IN FLORIDA (IN ILLINOIS 2 MO). *TR

Mileage: 59,000

FUEL PUMP CRACKED; DIFFICULTY STEERING; IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

FUEL LINES HAVE ROTTED AND BREACHED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THIS LEAK LOCATION IS ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM , A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. THIS FUEL LINE FAILURE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY THE BRADSHAW AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DEPT. (864-879-3536), A GM FACTORY DEALERSHIP. BRADSHAW AUTOMOTIVE HAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WHICH I OR ANY OTHER OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THIS VEHICLE EITHER DID OR FAILED TO DO WHICH WOULD CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CATASTROPHIC FUEL LINE FAILURE. IT IS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THIS FUEL LINE DAMAGE WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT OR ANY OTHER TYPE TRAUMA TO THE VEHICLE OR THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENT DAMAGE VERIFIED AS PER CARFAX I AM THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND OUR SON HAS BEEN THE MOST RECENT OPERATOR OF THIS VEHICLE FOR APPOX THE LAST 6 MONTHS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2013. I HAVE REQUESTED FULL ASSISTANCE FROM GM TO REMEDY THIS APPARENT DESIGN FLAW AND / OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE COST QUOTED TO ME FOR REPAIR BY BRADSHAW (GM AUTHORIZED) IS APPOX $600. I CONTACTED GM (866-790-5600) . THE CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED BY GM IS # [XXX]. I HAVE SPOKEN TO TIER 2 DISTRICT SPECIALISTS JENNY (EXT 11619) AND SARAH (EXT 21577). GM HAS DECIDED AS OF JUNE 13, 2014 TO REFUSE ASSISTANCE STATING THE BASIC WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND REFUSES TO PUT THEIR POSITION IN WRITING. THE UNSAFE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY SITTING IN THE BRADSHAW AUTOMOTIVE FACILITY LOT IN GREER SC NEAR OUR HOME. PLEASE HELP ! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

Mileage: 153,000

MY 2007 SATURN ION IS LEAKING GAS. I CALLED THE GM (800) NUMBER AND WAS TOLD MY FUEL SYSTEM HAD A RECALL. WHEN I LEFT MY VEHICLE WITH THE GM DEALERSHIP THEY CALLED AFTER A FEW HOURS STATING THEY REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND I WAS GOOD TO GO. A FEW DAYS LATER MY CAR SMELLED LIKE GAS AGAIN, SO I TOOK IT BACK. THE MANAGER CALLED ME STATING, "MY FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED". I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE AND LEFT. IF MY FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED THEY WOULD HAVE RELATED THAT INFORMATION THE FIRST TIME. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THIS IS A GM ISSUE, BECAUSE I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND A LOT OF CONSUMERS WITH MY MODEL CAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TOP OF FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND LEAKED GAS FUMES IN CAR. GAS LEAKED OUT OF CAR AS IT WAS DRIVEN. FAULTY FUEL PUMP PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED IN A FEW OTHER STATES. FAMILY MEMBER HAS SMELLING PROBLEM DUE TO PAST SURGERY AND COULD NOT REALIZE GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE CAR. MECHANIC STATED THAT FUEL PUMP SHOULD NEVER HAVE CRACKED IN THIS AREA AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MUCH WORSE SCENARIO. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT A FUEL LEAK. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED UNDER A SERVICE WARRANTY IN 2009 HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECENTLY RECURRED. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER RELATED TO THE FUEL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

I'VE BEEN SMELLING GAS IN MY CAR. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD SPILT GAS ON MYSELF BUT NOW I SEE THERE'S A LEAK AND I'M GETTING HORRIBLE MILEAGE. IT APPEARS THERE'S A RECALL IN CERTAIN "WARM WEATHER" STATES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I LIVE IN NC. HOW IS THAT NOT A WARM WEATHER STATE? SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF A POCKET FOR A PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS EXIST BUT SOMEHOW THEY MANAGED TO EEK OUT OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY EXCEPT IN A FEW SELECT AREAS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I CAN'T AFFORD A REPAIR LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL EMITTED WITH A PUDDLE OF FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN 2010. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN RECENTLY REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK (AND SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES PER DAY) THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE MY CAR WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT IS SO STRONG IT GIVES ME A HEADACHE, AND I HAVE SOMETIMES BECOME SICK TO MY STOMACH. MY PASSENGER IS ABLE TO SMELL IT AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

EARLY IN 2013, WE NOTED SOME MOISTURE IN THE TRUNK OF THIS VEHICLE. IN LATE MAY, WE HUNG A "DAMP RID" DESICCANT DEVICE IN THE TRUNK AND NOTED THAT THE "DAMP RID" DEVICE RAPIDLY SATURATED WITH MOISTURE AND ALSO FORMED CLUMPS AND/OR CRYSTALS IN THE TRUNK OF THE AUTO. (THE "DAMP RID" IN THE TRUNK WAS SATURATED WITHIN TWO WEEKS, WHEREAS IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MONTHS WHEN HANGING INSIDE A CLOSET IN THE HOUSE 1-888-326-7743). THIS WEEK, I INSERTED A BRAND NEW 9 VOLT BATTERY INTO A KIDDE MODEL NUMBER KN-COEG-3 CARBON MONOXIDE/EXPLOSIVE GAS MONITOR AND PLACED THE MONITOR IN THE TRUNK. WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE MONITOR WAS CHIRPING. THE PEAK LEVEL OF GAS AFTER 24 HOURS IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR WAS 10. (THIS HOUSEHOLD MONITOR CAN NOT DISCRIMINATE THE PRECISE TYPE OF GAS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE). TODAY, I OPENED THE TRUNK AND CLEANED EVERYTHING OUT. THE SOURCE OF THE MOISTURE WAS CLEARLY NOTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE OF THE TRUNK BECAUSE THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUNK WAS ACTUALLY MUDDY CLOSE TO A ONE WAY FLAPPER VENT/VALVE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE ONE WAY VALVE MEASURES AROUND 4 INCHES HIGH AND 6 INCHES LONG. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO THE GAS TANK FILLER CAP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, 12 VOLT AC DELCO BATTERY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE TRUNK, AND AUTO EMISSIONS FROM THIS SATURN AND OTHER CARS. INHALATION OF ANY OR ALL OF THESE FUMES OR VAPORS CAN LEAD TO HEALTH PROBLEMS INCLUDING ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, DROWSINESS, ETC. OF COURSE THE RISK OF EXPLOSION AND CORROSION OF SENSITIVE ELECTRICAL AND FUEL COMPONENTS IS ACCELERATED IN DAMP CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 144,055

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND IT HAD TO BE THE FUEL PUMP THAT QUIT. WHEN INVESTIGATING WHY THE FUEL PUMP QUIT AFTER A NEW ONE DID NOT FIX MY PROBLEM, I NOTICED THE WIRES GOT TOO HOT AND BURNED BLACK AND ACTUALLY BURNED THROUGH THE POSITIVE WIRE AT THE CONNECTOR GOING INTO THE FUEL TANK. HOT WIRES AND BURNING WIRES INSIDE A GAS TANK IS NOT A SAFE COMBINATION. TO TOP IT OFF, I HAD TO DRILL THROUGH THE CONNECTOR AND WIRE IN A PIGTAIL CONNECTOR PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER SINCE THEY WOULD NOT SELL ME THE WHOLE FUEL TANK COVER TO REPLACE IT PROPERLY. ONLY AFTER HAGGLING WITH DEALERS THAT WOULD NOT GIVE ME PART NUMBER OR SELL ME THE FUEL TANK COVER THAT THEY FINALLY GAVE ME THE PART NUMBER OF 25815572 BUT IT IS UNDER RESTRICTION TO SELL SO THAT IS WHY THEY SOLD ME THE "BACKYARD MECHANIC FIX". MY WORRY IS STILL THAT I HAVE MY FAMILY TRAVEL IN THE CAR AND I DO NOT WANT THIS THING CATCHING FIRE OR EXPLODING. IS THERE A DEFECT IN THE PART IS WHY IT ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE ON ME? AND IS THERE STILL A DEFECT AND THAT IS WHY THE PART IS ON RESTRICTION? WHAT IS THE CORRECT, SAFE FIX FOR MY FAMILY? I JUST WANT A SAFE WORKING VEHICLE AND A EXPLANATION IN WHY IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO GET THE PART I WANTED AT FIRST. IT IS RUNNING NOW BUT IT IS WITH THE DRILLING THROUGH THE CONNECTOR, SEALING IT, AND SOLDERING THE NEW WIRES IN. I WAS HOPING FOR THICKER WIRE TO MAYBE HANDLE THE CURRENT TO THE PUMP OR AN ASSURANCE THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE. SORRY, ONE LAST COMPLAINT. MY SATURN IS A CALIFORNIA EMISSION VEHICLE BUT IS CURRENTLY IN MI. WHY IS THIS NOT COVERED UNDER SOME OF THE RECALLS? IS THIS LIKE THE CA CANCER WARNINGS THAT ARE ONLY IN THAT STATE? MY CAR WILL ONLY EXPLODE IN THOSE STATES AND NOT MICHIGAN? *TR

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL WHILE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR, WHEN JUST WEEKS OLD, SMELLED OF GAS COMING FROM THE FRONT GRILLE, A STRONG ODOR 5 MINUTES AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF. DEALER CHECKED SAID ALL WAS NORMAL. ALONG WITH THIS ISSUE WAS A LOSS OF VACUUM IN THE BRAKE ASSIST CANISTER WHEN IT SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY ? WHEN YOU GOT IN THE CAR THE BRAKE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ROCK-HARD. THERE SHOULD BE 5 ? 10 PUMPS OF VACUUM IN THE CANISTER ON ANY CAR. THIS IS NOTICEABLE IN A STICK SHIFT (IT IS) OR ANY CAR YOU HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE FOR THE INTERLOCKED STARTER. DEALER CHECKED ALSO SAID WAS NORMAL. THEN ABOUT TWO YEARS AFTER THE SMELL OF GAS STOPPED ALTOGETHER AND THE POWER ASSIST SEEMED NORMAL AS THE PEDDLE HAD POWER WHEN THE CAR WAS LEFT TO SIT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE GAS SMELL STARTED COMING BACK WHEN IT WAS PARKED ? THIS TIME FOR JUST A MINUTE OR SO ? INTERMITTENT. THEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED GETTING WORSE ? NOT JUST WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF BUT NOW GAS ODOR WITH CLOSED WINDOWS AT THE FIRST FEW LIGHTS YOU CAME TO AFTER STARTING THE CAR, WITH WINDOWS SHUT IN COLD WEATHER. NOW THE ODOR IS STRONG, SOMETIMES NAUSEATING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL ISSUE ALSO RETURNED IN FEBRUARY ON VERY COLD MORNINGS. I DO NOT KNOW IF A VACUUM LEAK AND A FUEL SMELL ARE RELATED HERE. I CANNOT SEE ANY LEAKING GAS OR SPOTS ON THE PAVEMENT AND I HAVE LOOKED A FEW DOZEN TIMES OVER THE TWO TIME PERIODS THIS PROBLEM(S) HAVE OCCURRED. A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND NO VISIBLE LEAK. I AM FAMILIAR THAT CAR IS RECALLED IN SOUTHERN STATES ONLY FOR A FUEL PUMP THAT HAS CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC RETURN LINES ? AND ALSO HAVE READ (ALTHOUGH CANNOT BE SURE IF THIS IS TRUE LEAK FUEL IN A POOL ON TOP OF THE TANK AND NOT DRIP AND THE EVAPORATING ODOR WILL MAKE ITS WAY FORWARD TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR THE BACK WHEEL WELLS - I CAN SMELL GAS IN THE REAR WHEEL WELLS ALSO ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES NOT AS STRONG AS THE GRILLE. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. IN ADDITION, HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHEN COMPLETING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP LAST YEAR I AM NOW FACING A CRACKED GAS TANK. I ASKED THE MECHANIC IF IT COULD BE DUE TO ME HITTING ANYTHING, I HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS, AND I WAS ADVISED THERE WASN'T ANYTHING TO INDICATE AND OUTSIDE DAMAGE. JUST THAT THE TANK ITSELF HAS WORN AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY UNIT ON MY 2007 SATURN ION HAS CRACKED AND DEVELOPED A LEAK CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT LEAD TO THE CRACK, JUST A FAULTY PART. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE STATE IN WHICH I RESIDE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I HAD SMELLED A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR IN MY CAR AND CONTACTED GM/SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE ON NOVEMBER 28, 2012 IN REGARDS TO THE SMELL AND TO FIND OUT IF MY CAR WAS INCLUDED IN A RECENT RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP RECALL WAS ONLY INCLUDED IN CERTAIN STATES AND MY STATE WAS NOT INCLUDED. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC ON 12/14/12 AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY CAR SMELLED OF GAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAULTS WERE DUE TO BEING IN STATES THAT HIGH HEAT. I LIVE IN MARYLAND AND THE FUEL SMELL CAME ABOUT DURING THE SUMMER WHICH IS VERY HOT IN THE STATE. I CONTACTED GM BECAUSE I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR A FAULTY FUEL PUMP SINCE IT IS A FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 49,927

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.

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK ON THE FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT 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 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE COMING OUT OF THE FUEL PUMP. I SEE ONLINE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT GM SAYS MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. EVEN THOUGH IT IS FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM THE RECALL ADDRESSES. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

BEGAN SMELLING AN ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR. DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK MY CAR (2007 SATURN ION) TO A GM DEALER FOR OTHER, UNRELATED ISSUES AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED. I CONTACTED GM AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON CARS IN OTHER "WARM WEATHER" STATES. HOWEVER, THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE "RECALL" THEY WOULD NOT HELP COVER THE COST OF REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY/FIRE HAZARD. I'VE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AFFECTING MORE PEOPLE THAN GM WILL ADMIT. *TR

Mileage: 114,150

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

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MONTHS OF SMELLING GASOLINE FUEL IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF THE PUMP EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND NOTICED SEVERAL STRESS FRACTURES. AFTER RESEARCHING, HE WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO MILEAGE THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 124,600

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.

Mileage: 53,277

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE NEAR GAS TANK AND IN CABIN WHEN PARKED OR MOVING, ENGINE ON OR OFF. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

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

Mileage: 52,002

I NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL MODULE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE AND WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING FUEL MODULE WITH MY OUT OF POCKET COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT OBVIOUSLY HAS A GREAT RISK OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

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

GAS TANK/NECK PART OUT OF AILGENMENT AND SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING IN CAR. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

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.

Mileage: 21,000

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

Mileage: 71,000

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.

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 62,000

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

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.

Mileage: 51,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 63,000

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

Mileage: 53,212

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

Mileage: 93,200

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

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. 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 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 45,000

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.

Mileage: 109,000

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.

Mileage: 95,358

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

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.

Mileage: 46,000

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

Mileage: 144,000

2007 SATURN ION 3 MANUAL SEDAN 1.) FUEL PUMP DELIVERY SYSTEM RECALL AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED AFTER A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK WAS DETECTED. 2.)PURGE FLOW SOLENOID- ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE PUMP DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS DETECTED BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. CAR GETS VERY LITTLE GAS MILEAGE BECAUSE THE FUEL TO OXYGEN RATIO BEING OFF. EVERY TIME I GO TO THE GAS STATION I CANNOT GET MY CAR TO START. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I HAVE HALF OF A TANK OF GAS OR ALMOST ON EMPTY. IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES AND ONLY STARTS AFTER I REV THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE FUEL TO OXYGEN RATIO AND THE FUEL PUMP FLOODS MY CAR AS SOON AS THE FUEL PUMP IS ENGAGED. I KNOW THAT AFTER THIS HAPPENS SO MANY TIMES THAT IT WILL CAUSE THE STARTER TO BURN UP IN MY CAR. 3.) IGNITION SWITCH- CANNOT TURN KEY ON AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED/ CANNOT TURN KEY OFF/ TAKE KEY OUT AND CAR IS STILL RUNNING! DISCONNECT BATTERY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. 4.) ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING- ACTS AS IF THE POWER STEERING HAS A SHORT. WHILE DRIVING WITH SPEEDS AS LITTLE AS 15MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR HOOD OR 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST AND BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WORKS BUT SHORTLY AFTER IT FAILS AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON AN EXIT RAMP ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A VERY SHARP CURVE. I COULD BARELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY CHILDREN ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO RIDE IN THIS CAR UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

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.

Mileage: 88,600

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 75,000

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.

Mileage: 103,479

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

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 70,324

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.

Mileage: 140,000

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.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL WAS DECREASING MUCH FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE SUPPLY LINE OF THE FUEL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. 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 REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 110,000