2006 SATURN ION Fuel System Gasoline Problems

The contact's mother owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that after driving the vehicle to his residence and parking the vehicle in the garage, he observed that a puddle of gasoline had accumulated overnight underneath the vehicle from the fuel tank by the driver's side rear wheel. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure might 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.

GAS LEAKING FROM TANK AREA WHEN DRIVING AND SITTING . THERE IS A RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP FOR 2006 ION BUT DON'T SAY THIS ONE . *TR

LEAKING FUEL. TRYING TO REPLACE FUEL LINE AND SEE IF THAT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. HAD SAME PROBLEM 2 MONTHS AGO WITH 2004 SATURN VIN [XXX]. VERY FRUSTRATING TO SEE YEARS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH ONLY LIMITED RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FUEL SMELL AND FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER CAR. CRACKED FUEL LINE? RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN STATES, BUT I LIVE IN OHIO. RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL STATES, SINCE MY BREAKDOWN OCCURRED AT ONLY 70,000 MILES. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR OR REPAIR IT DUE TO EXPENSE AND OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

WE NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS AND A PUDDLE OF GAS IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR AND LOOKED AT THE GAS LINES. THEY WERE CORRODED VERY BADLY FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE TIRE ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE GAS TANK. THIS IS WHERE THERE ARE MANY BENDS IN THE PIPELINE WHICH PROBABLY CAUSED THE RUST PROTECTIVE COATING TO FAIL. THE GAS DRIPPED FOR QUITE A WHILE. I HAVE HAD CARS MUCH OLDER THAN THE SATURN WHICH DID NOT CORRODE THE GAS LINES. ONLINE SEARCHING SHOWS THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN ION TO FAIL JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. THIS HAS A HIGH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A FIRE OR POISON SMELLS IF THE CAR WERE PARKED INSIDE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FIRE AND IT WAS NOT INSIDE MY GARAGE. I HOPE SOMEONE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT INSIDE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

MY SATURN WAS AT THE DEALER FOR THE GM IGNITION RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY FUEL LINES WERE ROTTED AND LEAKING. I THOUGHT THIS ODD SINCE THE CAR WAS AT THE MECHANIC'S FOR A RUSTED EXHAUST THE WEEK BEFORE. I CALLED MY MECHANIC FROM THE DEALER AND HE SAID TO BRING THE CAR BACK THAT DAY. HE FOUND THE LEAKING LINES. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS $567.42 SINCE ALL GM PARTS WERE PURCHASED. THE DEALER HAD TO HAVE KNOWN TO LOOK FOR THIS PROBLEM, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

HAVE FUEL LEAK FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL PUMP MODULE TOP OF TANK DRIPPING AHEADOF LEFT REAR WHEEL. *TR

VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. NO SIGN OF FUEL UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. THERE IS A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL (GM # 090226) DESCRIBING THESE SAME SYMPTOMS FOR 2006 SATURN IONS PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA. RECALL WARNS OF FIRE DANGER. GM REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BASED ON VIN NUMBER, BUT ALL SYMPTOMS MATCH RECALL AND I DON'T THINK THAT THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE A THREE-YEAR-OLD IN A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK MUCH OF THE TIME. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 SATURN ION 3 IN 2008 FROM A DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECALL ISSUES HAPPEN TO MY VEHICLE. 1) I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER TWICE DUE TO THE CAR BEING UNABLE TO SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED IN 2008 AND AGAIN IN 2012. BOTH TIMES IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRS WERE DONE BY GM DEALERSHIP. EVEN THOUGH THESE HAVE BEEN REPLACED I WAS TOLD THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THOSE PARTS ARE FAULTY AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET AND WILL LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. 2) IN NOVEMBER 2013 MY VEHICLE SMELLED OF GAS AND WAS MAKING ME AND MY CHILDREN SICK. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS THE FUEL MODULE. THIS WAS COVERED...

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD RECENTLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE AND FINALLY, THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING PULLED. ALSO, WHEN SHE PUSHED THE SHIFTER KNOB, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. IT WOULD GO OUT AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION, WHILE DRIVING. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE, WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. UPDATED 08/06/14

ON MAY 14TH, I PARKED MY VEHICLE AND THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN. WE SMELT A STRONG ORDER OF GAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY SATURN. MY FRIEND LAID UNDER THE CAR WITH A FLASH LIGHT AND NOTICED GAS COMING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. HE HAD ME BRING IT IN TO HIM ON THE 15TH TO HIS AUTO HOBBY SHOP AND HE PLACED IT ON THE LIFT ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT ALL SIDES OF THE TANK HAVE PRESENCE OF GAS. HE TOLD ME HE NEEDS TO DROP THE TANK BECAUSE HE CAN'T SEE THE DIRECT SOURCE OF WHERE THE GAS IS COMING FROM. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL WITH SIMILAR DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS I HAVE NOTICED. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, HE SAID THAT MY PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED AND ALREADY HANDLED WHEN THE RECALL FIRST CAME OUT. I AM HAVING THE...

THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING, AND I HAD TO DEAL WITH THE GASOLINE SMELL EVERY TIME THAT I USED MY CAR. I PAID $798.94 TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AT CAR-X IN DES MOINES, WHO FAILED TO TELL ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS UNDER RECALL. (RECALL ID # 66616, GM RECALL ID # 090226). I AM NOW GOING TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS FIX. *TR

WITHIN AN HOUR OF BRINGING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM GETTING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON APRIL 25, 2014, I RECEIVED A FRANTIC CALL FROM MY DAUGHTER, PANICKED SHE HAD JUST BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE STATES SHE WAS DRIVING HOME IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THE CAR STARTED VEERING BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CAR CAREENED INTO THE CURB DAMAGING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND TIRE. IT HIT WITH SUCH FORCE, THE VEHICLE RICOCHET BACK INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY DAUGHTER THEN SHIFTED IT INTO PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO EXIT. THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED, MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEY FOB. 2 MEN DRIVING BY STOPPED AND ATTEMPTED TO HELP HER OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WITH NO LUCK. AS A LAST RESORT, SHE HAD TO BREAK OUT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW TO ESCAPE. I THEN CALLED DAYL GRAVES...

THE SAME PARTS LISTED IN THE BELOW RECALL ALL AFFECT THE 2006 SATURN ION 2 IN ILLINIOS. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: OCT 29, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 COMPONENT(S): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL EXPAND DETAILS CLOSE 15 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS EXPAND MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. SUMMARY: 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...

WAS REFUELING VEH. AND WHEN ALMOST FULL ,FUEL STARTED TO RUN ON GROUND. STOPPED REFUELING , AND LOOKED UNDER CAR . FUEL WAS DRIPPING FROM FRONT , CENTER OF TANK. *TR

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY SATURN ION SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. FIRST THERE WAS A PURGE SOLENOID THAT WENT OUT ON MY CAR WHICH AFFECTED HOW I STARTED IT. THEN MY KEY GOT STUCK IN MY IGNITION WITH THE CAR ON! I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE AND THE BATTERY TO GET THE CAR OFF. A MONTH LATER OF DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO USE THE KEY, I ORDERED A NEW PART FOR IT AND HAD A FRIEND REBUILD THE IGNITION IN THE CAR AND NOW ONLY MY SPARE KEY TO THE CAR WILL WORK. NOW THE MOST RECENT ISSUE TO DATE IS THE FUEL PUMP. I STARTED SMELLING GAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE OVER TIME. TOOK IT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THERE IS NOW GAS LEAKING ONTO MY GAS TANK AND GASOLINE IS ALSO...

DROVE TO LOCAL MARKET, 5 MINUTES FROM MY HOME, KEY STUCK IN ON POSITION, COULD NOT TURN CAR OFF, DROVE BACK HOME, CONTACTED ON-STAR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE-FUSE TO DISENGAGE FUEL PUMP WAS PULLED AND BATTERY DISCONNECTED (IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE CAR)-CAR TOWED TO GM DEALER REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH WITH CORE DRILLING TO FIX VEHICLE-COST $340.00 PLUS COST OF RENTAL CAR FOR 2 DAYS! *TR

WITH REGARDS TO THE 2006 SATURN ION, MY ION HAS SUFFERED THREE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAIN SECTION OF THE NHTSA WEB SITE. {1} FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL PUMP AREA. {2} IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION CAR CAN NOT BE SHUT OFF. {3} POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE CAR IS RUNNING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. WITH REGARDS TO THE LAST PROBLEM I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A G.M. DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR AT NO CHARGE.TELLING ME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP MODULATOR. I AM NOW FIGHTING WITH GM TO TRY AND GET MY MONEY BACK. WITH REGARDS TO THE STICKING KEY IN THE IGNITION I BELIEVE THAT IF WE GET ENOUGH COMPLAINANTS MAYBE NHTSA CAN DO SOMETHING. IF YOU...

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. A FUEL TANK LEAK WAS LATER DISCOVERED BY THE CONTACT AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED 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 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

FUEL PUMP BEGAN TO LEAK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT REPAIRS. 2006 SATURN ION COUPE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE THAT WE ARE HAVING WITH THE SEDAN MODEL. *JS

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ALSO SMELLED FUEL. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND SUGGESTED THE CONTACT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,172.

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? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT A LOCAL MECHANIC WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN FAILURE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO HAVING THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CLAIM WAS FILES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE INVOLVING THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CONTINUED TO EMIT WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKAGE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,620.

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 VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 4 YEARS, COSTING $350.00 EVERY TIME. IT KEEPS GOING OUT. NOW MY FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING. I LOOKED UP AND FOUND 3 DIFFERENT WEBSITE SHOWING RECALLS ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF MY CAR. SAFTYCAR.GOV, MOTORTREND.COM, AND USEDCARS.COM. I CALL BOTH GM AND SATURN NUMBER WHICH WERE PROVIDED AND THEY TELL ME THERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. NOW IT GOING TO COST $600 TO FIX MY PROBLEM. THE SAD THING IS I HAVE TO FIX IT OR MY CAR CAN BLOW UP. I URGE PEOPLE NOT TO BUY SATURN THEY ARE NO GOOD. *TR

MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND NOW HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. WHENEVER IT IS COLD OUTSIDE MY CAR DOES NOT START. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WORK AND THE CAR WILL MAKE A CLICK, BUT THE CAR ITSELF WILL NOT TURN ON. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES AT NIGHT IN THE FREEZING COLD WITH NO WAY OF GETTING HOME. TWO TIMES I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN A DARK PARKING GARAGE. THIS IS CONSTANTLY RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM AND I SEE THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE SHOP I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED,AND THE FUEL TANK REPLACED. IT IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN TODAY BECAUSE THERE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2006 ION WITH ONLY 43,500 MILES NEEDS A NEW FUEL PUMP DO TO FAILURE THAT IS COVERED UNDER GM RECALL 09226 IN CERTAIN STATES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED SINCE THIS ISSUE IS A FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE REQUESTED THE REPAIR, QUOTED AT OVER $1000, TO BE COVERED IN FULL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS FAILURE IS THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER AND GM DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIALLY LOSING ALL OF MY BUSINESS FOR REPAIRS AND FUTURE VEHICLE PURCHASES. *KB

SATURN 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. *TR

THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP SEEMS TO HAVE A LEAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE COULD SMELL A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,268.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND APPROXIMATELY ONE GALLON OF FUEL WAS SPILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

GAS FUMES HAVE BEEN NOTICED WITHIN THE CAR,OUTSIDE THE CAR NEAR THE FUEL TANK, AND STRONGLY WITHIN THE TRUNK. THERE IS A RECALL FOR FUEL LEAKAGE #09V419000, HOWEVER, MY CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY SINCE ITS NOT REGISTERED AND/OR WAS PURCHASED IN THE STATES LISTED. NEW JERSEY HAD A RECORD BREAKING HEAT AND THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF HOT DAYS THEREFORE THE RECALL/BULLETIN SHOULD BE UPDATED IMMEDIATELY TO INCLUDE NJ. FOR TOTAL REPAIRS FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT.THIS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS REPAIR. THEY SOLD THIS VEHICLE WITH GOOD FAITH AND PROFIT. I BOUGHT IT FOR THE SAFETY, AND YET THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

OUR CAR HAS A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. WE WERE TOLD BY A NON GM DEALER THAT IT'S THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL. THE GM DEALER HAS TOLD US THAT THIS IS A "STATE SPECIFIC" RECALL AND THAT THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM FIXING IT IN ILLINOIS. *TT

WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN CROSS TRAFFIC. WAITED FOR A BREAK IN CARS TO GO. I HIT THE GAS AND IT MOVED THEN THE ENGINE DIED IN CROSS TRAFFIC. MY WIFE ALMOST GOT HIT FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE MIL LIGHT CAME ON. I AM A MECHANIC FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO. I COULD SEE FUEL DRIPPING. I REMOVE FUEL TANK TO FIND LEAK. FOUND TO BE A CRACKED FUEL PUMP. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. *TR

2006 ION. STRONG GAS SMELL DEVELOPED OVER A WEEK IN SEPT 2011. AN INDEPENDENT TECHNICIAN FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF TANK. RESEARCH LEAD ME TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000. GM PERFORMED THE RECALL ON ONLY 53K CARS IN AZ AND NV IN OCT 2009. SEEMS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CONNECTIONS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND CRACK WITH HEAT AND ROAD VIBRATION. HOWEVER, A CALL TO SATURN REVEALED THEY ARE HIDING BEHIND A VIN SPECIFIC RECALL AND THAT THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF IONS WITH THIS SERIOUS SAFETY-DEFECT ARE ONLY COVERED BY GM FOR 10 YR/120K MILE "SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY" EXTENDED TO THIS DEFECTIVE PART. HAD SATURN/GM INFORMED ME MY CAR MIGHT BURST INTO FLAMES BACK IN FEB 2010, WHEN THEY WERE TO NOTIFY THE 53K OWNERS IN AZ AND NV, I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS REPAIR DONE ASAP AS I WOULD STILL BE UNDER THEIR "SPECIAL COVERAGE" LIMITATION. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR EMITTING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE FUEL PUMP MONITOR THROUGH THE FUEL LINE AND LEADING TO THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE COULD SEE FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

BEGAN EXPERIENCING A STRONG ODOR OF RAW GAS AND FUMES IN AUGUST OF 2011. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM EVALUATED. UPON RAISING THE VEHICLE AND DOING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, RUN MARKS FROM GASOLINE COULD BE SEEN COMING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. AN EVAP TEST WAS PERFORMED AS WELL AND SMOKE COULD BE SEEN RISING OUT OF THE TANK AREA. THE TANK IS PLASTIC AND NO VISUAL CRACKS COULD BE SEEN. MY TECHNICIAN FELT THIS WAS UNUSUAL AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. AFTER FURTHER DIGGING THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FOR MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED WHICH I DID. I FOUND OUT THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE FACTORY RECALL. I RETURNED TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FUMES WERE SO STRONG THAT AT TIMES SHE WAS UNABLE TO SIT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL SENSOR INJECTOR MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500 AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

INITIAL SIGNS WERE A STONG SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND LONGER CRANK TIMES WHEN STARTING. THIS WAS FILLING OUR GARAGE WITH A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND RECOMMEND REPLACING AT A COST OF $650. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE IS A PLASTIC CASE THAT SITS ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. IT IS NOT ACCESSABLE UNLESS YOU TAKE THE FUEL TANK OFF. WE ARE JUST FINISHING A SUMMER OF RECORD SETTING HEAT. LOOKING ONLINE IT HAS CRACKED FOR PEOPLE IN HOT CLIMATES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR A PROBLEM THAT SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR, GM RECALL NUMBER 090226. OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THIS BECAUSE IT IS NOT LOCATED IN AZ OR NV. *TT

STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE DRIVING, LINGERS WHEN PARKED. LEAK NOTICED COMING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK. *TR