general problems of the 2006 Saturn ION

The contact's mother owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that he had driven his mother's vehicle to his residence. The contact parked the vehicle in the garage. The contact observed that a puddle of fuel had accumulated overnight under the vehicle's gasoline tank by the driver's side rear wheel. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The contact found that the failure may be related to NHTSA campaign number: 09v419000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

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/lj.

Driving on the freeway,power steering light went on andwas very difficult to steer. Had to put in neutral and turn off and turn on my car on the freeway, just so the steering wheel would unlock. This will be my third time fixing this problem.

Satun Ion is experiencing the same recall as NHTSA recall campaign number: 09v419000. The vehicle is registered in the state of NY so it does not fall under the recall. I don't understand why it matters what state the vehicle is registered in? it's a huge safety issue.

Initially started with gas fumes odor. . . Now once car started huge puddle of gas under rear end of car. Car is currently parked as cannot afford to repair at this time, however this is a major safety hazard as it could have caught on fire at any time with amount of fuel leaking when driving and once parked!!! it appears there have been several complaints/issues regarding this yet no recall in the state of calif?? do we have to wait until their is a death before something is done?.

When I first got my 2006 Saturn Ion, I was the first and only owner bought it from the Saturn dealership with less than a 50 miles on the car. Before 30 days of owning the automobile it quit on me in the middle of busy intersection endangering myself and my children. I took it to the dealership where they have claimed to fix the ignition switch on the automobile, several weeks later the same problem occurred they then replaced the key. Then months later my alarm started going off spontaneously, the battery went dead on the automobile which I have replaced 3 times, the ignition switch went out again I had to replace that myself out of pocket in March of 2009. Still after replacing the battery, getting the ignition switch fixed twice, and having the electrical parts looked at the car still continues to have the same problems. If I get gas why the car is not cranked it will not crank back up for hours!!! it will go dead while I'm driving on a freeway does this all the time! this Saturn Ion has caused me nothing but money and problems since I've had it I purchased a additional warranty on the automobile when I bought it and they refuse to replace or fix any of the work on the automobile when I only have gotten my car serviced with Saturn they do all of my oil changes, and maintenance and charge me a arm and leg to maintain the maintenance on the automobile. I have had to pay so much money on this automobile for maintenance that should not even be a issue at this time my car doesn't even have 84k on it yet. The engine seems to shake when the car sits still, the car quits if the engine is not running when you get fuel, the car quits at red lights, the car power steering gets real hard to turn when you try to turn the steering wheel, the Saturn Ion is definitely a dud! you can smell gas sometimes coming from this automobile, and the battery is in the trunk of the car. . . So when it drains my battery goes go dead. The defects on this automobile will kill someone one day.

Yes a few months afo I financed a 2006 Saturn Ion level 3 since the first week having it have had nothing but problems including a major gas leak and severe gas fumes inside and outside the cab when running and not. The dealer had givin me nothing but lies and the fun around and attitude. Had been documented by an outside mechanic the car in unsafe to be on the roads and should never have passed inspection which the dealer did. I really need help. I know it's a good chance it's a flood car they sold me. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

2006 Saturn Ion-3 automatic 2. 4l 1. Power steering: power steering goes out nearly every time I drive the vehicle. Saturn dealership changed a sensor I the steering column, but problem persists. It is very dangerous to be driving in the city without power steering. 2. Ignition: car refuses to start when temperature is below 15-20 degrees fahrenheit. I have been stranded in below freezing weather for almost an hour because of this common Saturn failure.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. She smelled a strong odor of gasoline inside of her vehicle. A mechanic concluded that a fuel leak was present. The vehicle was taken to the dealer in which she was advised that she would have to pay for a diagnostic fee prior to inspection. Also the vehicle would intermittently loose power steering. The technician advised her that the steering component would be repaired as a free remedy. The current and failure mileages were 49,865.

Fuel leak on 2006 Saturn Ion.

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.