Saturn Ion Complaints (2003)

758 consumer complaints on file.

#10586201May 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE KEY CONTINUED TO BECOME STUCK IN THE NEWER IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY WIRING THAT WAS CONNECTED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE SHIFTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586221May 2, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585975May 1, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO TURN OFF AFTER BEING PRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584836April 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2003 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER FOUND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT GM ALLOWED THE COVER-UP FOR SO MANY YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585561April 29, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY SEIZED IN THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ISSUED NEW KEYS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WAS RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585557April 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE RADIO. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RADIO WIRES WERE BURNT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585589April 29, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 186,495.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585204April 28, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE KEY WAS SLIGHTLY TOUCHED BY THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION.THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING EVEN AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585228April 28, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT REPAIRS WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. RG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584792April 25, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING ASSIST TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CHIME WENT OFF AND THE "PWR STR" MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE A GM DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE PART DUE TO THE SIMILAR ISSUE ON SIMILAR MODELS. RECENTLY THE 2004 SATURN IONS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. I AM NOT SURE WHY THE 2003 SATURN IONS WERE NOT INCLUDED. I AM CONFIDENT THAT IT IS THE SAME PART AND THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AFTER THE RECALL CAME OUT AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE 2003 ION, THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART AT NO CHARGE. BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME PART AND THE SAME ISSUE, THE 2003 SATURN IONS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585016April 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY SATURN AND A DAY LATER, I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION. THE KEY WOULDN'T ROLL OVER. AFTER A FEW DAYS ,I FOUND THAT IF I ROCK THE KEY BACK & FORTH OR UP & DOWN, SOMETIMES IT WOULD START OR IF I WOULD ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL IT WOULD LET ME START THE CAR; BY DOING THIS, THE KEY BROKE OFF, I STILL HAVE ENOUGH OF THE KEY TO GET IT TO START. ALSO, WHEN I GO TO TURN IT OFF, SOMETIMES IT WON'T! OR IT WILL, BUT I CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT. SO I RESTART THE CAR, PUT IT IN GEAR AND THEN INTO PARK AGAIN, UNTIL IT WILL ALLOW ME TO TAKE THE KEY OUT. A YEAR AGO I HAD TO HAVE ONE PORTION OF THE IGNITION REPLACED, BECAUSE WHEN I'D GO TO START IT,, IT WOULD MAKE A NOISE, BUT WOULD NOT START. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THEY DID NOT FIX THE ENTIRE IGNITION AT THE TIME. I HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE. BUT, SOMETHING IS KEEPING THE A/C HEATER FANS FROM WORKING. I WAS LIVING IN ANOTHER STATE AT THE TIME, AND APPARENTLY THEIR SERVICE PRACTICES COULD USE SOME UPGRADING. I AM NOW LIVING IN ANOTHER STATE AND IN HOPES THAT I GET BETTER SERVICE HERE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584302April 22, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND SHIFT GEARS STRANGELY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN A WARNING ABOUT THE POWER STEERING. IT DID FEEL A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO DRIVE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD COME UP INSTEAD OF POWER STEERING. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE WHO SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE. ONCE CHECKED, ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND CAR DROVE NORMALLY. HAPPENED AGAIN IN MARCH, LOST POWER STEERING FOR A FEW MILES BEFORE IT CAME BACK. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, STAYED ON FOR A DAY, AND THEN TURNED OFF. SEARCHED ONLINE FOR OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING AND FOUND OTHER SATURN ION OWNERS COMPLAINING OF SAME THING, ONLY IT APPLIED TO 2004 AND LATER. MY 2003 IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THEIR'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583795April 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2003 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583945April 21, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE WHEEL WOULD FEEL BUMPY. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHEN TURNING, THE STEERING ASSIST WOULD MALFUNCTION, BECOME LOOSE AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN THE CONTACT CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 7/16/14*CN UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583961April 21, 2014
STEERING
WHY IS GM NOT REQUIRED TO INCLUDE THE 2003 SATURN ION'S IN THE RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM? I WAS ADVISE BY THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT ONLY THE MODELS 2004 AND ABOVE ARE BEING RECALLED YET, I HAD A DEALERSHIP CONFIRM THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART AS THE 2004 MODELS. I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MULTIPLE TIMES AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPHS. THIS HAPPENED TO MY 3 TIMES ALONE JUST YESTERDAY. IT SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE YET GM REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583639April 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE IN LATE JANUARY , EARLY FEBRUARY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CHRISTENSON CHEVROLET 9700 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD HIGHLAND, IN 46322 I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WOULD BE IN LATE MARCH EARLY APRIL. I THEN CALLED THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH AND I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WOULD BE IN APRIL 5TH OR 6TH. I CALLED ON THE 8TH TO SET UP A TIME FOR GETTING ME VEHICLE FIXED. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION ALL WINTER. ON THE 8TH I WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED MY VIN NUMBER, MAKE OF CAR AND PHONE NUMBER SO THEY COULD ORDER MY PART. THEY COULD HAVE GOT THAT THE FIRST TIME I CALLED. I CALLED AGAIN ON APRIL 18TH TO INQUIRE ABOUT MY RECALL. I WAS RUDELY TOLD THAT I WAS ON THE LIST AND THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY WERE READY FOR ME. THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF RECALL THAT WORKED IN THIS WAY. MY PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN FED EXED TO THEIR LOCATION SO IT COULD BE REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY. WHY AM I STILL WAITING TO GET MY CAR FIXED WHEN IT IS HAVING PROBLEMS DURING A SAFETY RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583696April 19, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH NEAR EDSAL ROAD EXIT AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT BECAME HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO MYSELF OR THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583469April 18, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING CUT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY...( THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE) SAW THERE IS RECALL ON 2004 AND UP SATURN ION BUT NOT ON 2003? DON'T THEY USE THE SAME PARTS? GM WILL OFFER LIFETIME REPLACEMENT FOR PART...SO IT WOULD SEEM THAT I HAVE TO HAVE A CRASH BEFORE GM WILL FIX? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578713April 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2003 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION FROM THE TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS, BUT NO WAS ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. SINCE, THE RECALL WAS ISSUED, THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579749April 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2003 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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