2007 Saturn Ion: won't start

Filed Jun 3, 2019 · Electrical · 103,000 miles · TX

Won't start don't want to trun over

Filed Jan 9, 2018 · Electrical, Transmission · 92,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. While stationary, the vehicle would not start when prompted. The contact engaged the clutch to start the vehicle and all of the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

Filed Oct 29, 2016 · Electrical · PA

Vehicle will not turn over to start, all other functions work( radio, lights, etc.) upon inspection of vehicle I was told that there is a recall on the ignition switch again! The only way to get the car restarted is to jump it. A toyota dealership told me to get this resolved again, so I am writing this to get it fixed once and for all. I love my saturn and would like to know can I take it immediately to a gm dealer.

Filed Aug 18, 2016 · Fuel system · 149,000 miles · OH

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.

Filed Aug 10, 2016 · Steering · 125,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking fuel and smelled most of the time. The check engine light remained illuminated and the vehicle did not start at the first attempt. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures, but did not offer any assistance. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The failures were not remedied. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

Filed Nov 18, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 72,000 miles · PA

Car was parked tried to start would not start with jump. Had towed determined problem with starter. Fixed overnight drove off lot then lost power steering same night just avoided accident. Found out recalls on both total of 8 on this vehicle. Only had since 8/1/2014 never advised of any recalls on vehicle and mccafferty ford in langhorne,pa did not offer to assist advised its not their responsibility to check recalls. Car can be driven 10-15mins then steering locks up. Have to wait for car to cool down then steering comes back, 10-15 mins same problem. There is also recalls related to air bags.

Filed Nov 30, 2013 · Engine · 83,583 miles · MI

As I was heading home from work, about 3/4 of the way home on the freeway there was a loud "bang" and a jolt in the car that was immediately followed by a high pitch "squealing" sound. I got off at the nearest exit and took other roads home at approximately 40 MPH. The squealing continued the entire way home, but would stop when I had to stop at lights. As I was turning onto my street, a battery light error came on the dashboard and my car simply shut off and would not start. I was towed home and did not do anything to the car for 3 days. On the 3rd day I attempted to jump the car with another car and was able to get the engine to start, but immediately a different check engine light came on and a different loud sound was coming from the engine. The new sound was not the original squealing. After opening the hood, I found a large metal "chunk" was lying on top of the engine cover and a hole had been made from where it came out of the engine bay from. The only thing I can gather is that it may have been caused by a timing chain failure, because the only thing preceding the incident was a very faint clicking sound coming from somewhere beneath the hood.

Filed Nov 23, 2013 · Fuel system · 83,379 miles · CA

I was stopped at a red light. The light turned green and I depressed the gas pedal. The car started to move and immediately died. I turned the key in an attempt to restart the car several times; the car engine would turn over but immediately die. I was stranded in the middle of an intersection. I called 911 for help so that I could get out of the intersection and not get hit by oncoming cars. Police responded and moved my car; I then waited for a tow truck, and had car towed. At the repair shop, they diagnosed the problem as a bad fuel pump. Upon replacement of fuel pump, car would not start; according to invoice report, they then removed gas tank and found "no power to fuel pump module" and then "inspected harness" and found "internal open wires at power side" and "need to replace upper fuel pump" as well.

Filed Jun 25, 2013 · Electrical, Steering · 125,000 miles · FL

The manufacturer key wont start the car without spending over 10 min. Turning the wheel back and forth and finding just the right "spot". Key will come out fine, even without shutting car completely off at times. This is insane, from what I've read, there are more than enough complaints similar to this to warrant an investigation or recall. This is not only a safety feature, its just shows horrible workmanship. Already been a part of the original power steering recall before it became a recall. People need to complain, keep complaining and demand gm to take responsibility for this crap.

Filed Mar 23, 2013 · Engine · IN

2007 saturn ion I was involved in a car accident 02/03/2013, with very minimal damage to my left, front panel. Almost a month later, the vehicle was repaired and drove fine for 3 days. After the 3rd day my car would turn over but it would not start. I had the original repair center inspect my vehicle and they told me the timing chain was off, but it was not related to the car accident. I got a second opinion from another mechanic and he advised me that the timing chain was not due to my accident. I've never had any trouble with my vehicle before this incident and after searching the web and finding numerous complaints about timing chain issues, I'm curious as to why there's no recall.

Filed Oct 3, 2012 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · CA

The key would get stuck in the ignition not allowing me to get out of the vehicle unless I manually unlocked the doors. This was happening for about a year or more intermittently. Then one day I could not get the car to turn off because the key would not turn. After about a 5-10 second time frame, the ignition would unlock allowing me to turn the car off and remove the key. This occurred intermittently for a couple of days then when I was on vacation, the key would not come out at all while the car was still running. I was left with having to temporarily unplug the battery and the fuse so the car would turn off. The mechanic I took the car to while on vacation showed me how to do this and was able to get the key out of the ignition. I had the car towed to a mechanic once I arrived home because the car would not start at all at this point, the mechanic informed me the ignition lock was bad, and apparently gm had been aware of the problem and offered no recall but did re-design the internal components of the ignition lock.

Filed Sep 15, 2012 · Fuel system · 51,000 miles · MD

I noticed that my car would not turn over like normal. Then I began to smell gas and lose mileage. I looked up similar recalls on this site but I did not get such a mailing.