Other Engine Info: Name Plate: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Saturn, Opel
Plant City: Spring Hill
Plant Company Name: Saturn
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Tennessee
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: Sedan Level 1
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE CONSUMER STATED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE STARTED HAVING PROBLEM PERIODICALLY WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE BRAKES WOULD VIBRATE STRONGLY AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PRESS THE FOOT BRAKE DOWN ALL THE WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THERE WOULD BE A BRIEF DELAY IN THE BRAKES WORKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LATER IN JUNE 2008, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER TO ASSIST WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE UNABLE T FIND A PROBLEM AS WELL. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS PERIODICALLY WITH THE BRAKES. A YEAR LATER, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE CHIMES AND WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAKE TURNS; ESPECIALLY PARKING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO MANUALLY STEER THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. THE PROBLEM WENT ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS, UNTIL THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SATURN STATING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE HAD BEEN EXTENDED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WAS FINALLY FIXED. UPDATED 11/08/12 UPDATED 11/26/12 *CN UPDATED 12/3/2012 *JS
2005
STEERING
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LINES ON MD I-97 NORTH BOUND FROM THE SLOW RIGHT LANE TO THE FAST LANE LEFT LANE. WHEN A CAR IN THE FAST LANE SPEED UP WHICH NEVER ALLOWED ME TO CHANGE LANES, I CONTINUED TO TRAVEL IN THE SAME SLOW RIGHT LANE. WITHIN 1 MINUTE AFTER THAT ACTION OF THE ATTEMPTED LANE CHANGE, I EXPERIENCED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING ERRATICALLY AND TRYING TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS GOING STRAIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT PULLING TO THE RIGHT. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR STARTED FISHING TAILING OR SWERVING. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN, THE SENSITIVITY OF THE STEERING WHEEL OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE MINOR TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND BASICALLY TOOK OVER THE STEERING FROM ME. THIS ACTION OF THE CAR PLACED ME INTO A POSITION IN WHICH I COULD NOT FULLY RECOVER ON MY OWN AND MADE THE CAR SPIN OUT OF CONTROL FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SUBSEQUENTLY Y CAUSING AN HEAD-ON COLLISION. *NM
