Other Fuel System Pump problems of the 2006 Saturn ION - part 2

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. Pmb.

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. Pmb.

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.

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. Pmb.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle and the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump was leaking and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they stated that the vehicle was not included in recall NHTSA campaign id number: 09v419000 (fuel system). The failure mileage was 110,910 and the current mileage 111,000.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. Kmj.

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.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The contact stated that after inspecting the vehicle, he noticed a fuel leak. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number: 09v419000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 84,000 and the current mileage was 85,900.

Tl - the contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The contact mentioned that fuel was leaking out of the reservoir lines. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel module and plastic reservoir 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 77,752. Pmb.

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.

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.

Fuel pump module assy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Smelled gas inside car. Fuel pump module replaced.

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.

I own a 2006 Saturn Ion. Very strong smell of gas in the car after sitting. Took to dealer had to replace fuel pump module do to crack and gas leak. $700+ cost.

Fuel pump leaking on 2006 Saturn Ion as described in campaign id 09v419000 gm recall 090226. Gm and Saturn would not cover this as stated in the report for the exact same problem. I only received a discount on the part. Fuel pump and fuel fitter replaced.

We took our vehicle 2006 Saturn Ion 2 with 61k miles, in for an oil change on 10/15/2009 to the Saturn dealership. The dealership has been the only mechanic to perform any service to the vehicle since we purchased the vehicle on 01/24/2006 from the same Saturn of bakersfield dealership. We take the vehicle in for regular service and have the maintenance records of the vehicle. We also have subscribed to onstar, which sends monthly "diagnostic reports" of the engine and transmission, emissions, air bag system, remaining oil life ect. After this oil check I noticed a very strong odor of gasoline in the cab of the vehicle and outside the car, but mostly inside the cab. The fumes are flammable. When Saturn service technician looked at the vehicle, he stated on invoice: "cust states strong fuel odor can be smelled in and out of vehicle. Vehicle was in for lof on 10/21/09. Inspect vehicle found fuel pump leaking from crack in fuel pump at hose fitting, no physical damage found. Normal movement and rough roads may have led to failure. Recommended replacing fuel pump estimate to replace part 19168894 565. 00 parts 304. 35 plus tax 25. 11 plus labor 235. 00 equals 564. 46 " I believe this to be a similar issue as the 2004 Ions. How can a vehicle driven back and forth to work, that is maintained, be failing in this manner? the vehicle is not driven on rough roads mainly a freeway CA hwy 99. How could a 3 1/2 year old car be "falling apart" and failing due to "normal movement"? we are out of warranty, therefore we had to pay to have this corrected. We do have a policy in our insurance that will cover, but we will have to pay a higher deductible. Saturn could not fix the vehicle at that time, we asked if it was safe to drive, they stated keep the windows cracked and don't park in the garage due to vapors are flammable. It is scheduled to be repaired 10/26/09. Saturn's the company, defective parts should be recalled. This is unsafe. A rocket on wheels as my wife says.