2007 SATURN ION Fuelpropulsion System Problems
130 NHTSA complaints on file
Fuelpropulsion System Issues in the 2007 SATURN ION
130 fuelpropulsion system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2007 SATURN ION. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.
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All Fuelpropulsion System Complaints
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
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
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
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
STARTED SMELLING GAS THEN NOTICED A FEW DAYS LATER THAT IT WAS LEAKING WHEN DRIVING AND PARKED
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
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.
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.
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
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.
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSE OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING. AFTER ACCESS SUSPECT FUEL PUMP PROBLEM
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
GAS LEAK COMING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN.
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.
FUEL TANK IS LEAKING GASOLINE
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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