Chevy Cobalt and Saturn Ion Recalls

Vehicle Make / Model:		Model Year(s):
CHEVROLET / COBALT		2006-2007
PONTIAC / G5		2007
SATURN / ION		2006-2007
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.		Mfr’s Report Date: OCT 22, 2009
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 09V419000		N/A NHTSA Action Number: N/A

Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Potential Number of Units Affected: 52937

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 AFFECTED.

Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. A SPECIAL COVERAGE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME FOR MODEL YEAR 2006 VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE AND TEXAS AND MODEL YEAR 2007 VEHICLES REGISTERED IN: ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

Notes: GM RECALL NO. 090226. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .

Comments

Tiffany says

June 23, 2011 at 2:02 am

So as of a month, I have been experiencing these same problems. I call GM and go through 3 different customer service representative who all 3 have different answers for me concerning my issue! But as I can tell here, I have a 2006 cobalt registered in North Carolina and it should be covered as a “special coverage”, yet out of the 3 people I spoke with only 1 told me this. As the information I recieved wasnt trustworthy enough I managed to get it fixed from a friend and would loved to be reimburst for the fact GM didnt help give me information until I found this information myself. What should I do?

Justin Day says

April 1, 2012 at 2:01 pm

i received the letter in the mail stating that i have relocated to an area that is under the Special Coverage yet when i read in the above statement OHIO is not included in the statement above, i am hopeful that when i take it to the Chevrolet dealership in Cambridge Ohio that they are able to fix the issue so that it doesn’t get any worse an are able to research an investigate the Letter i received in the mail…. GM is really about customer satisfaction so i hope they will be able to fix this at no charge as it stated in the letter i received…