Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10317942March 9, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILING, VERY HARD TO TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317961March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HAD A RECALL ON 2007 SATURN ION AND WAS TOLD THAT BENNET MOTOR COMPANY WAS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AS SATURN HAS CLOSED WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSE TO DO ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL ON THIS CAR ALSO IT WOULD NOT GO AS IT WAS NOT GETTING GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318284March 9, 2010
STEERING
MY 2004 SATURN ION HAS BEEN LOOSING ITS POWER STEERING FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN DURING THE TIMES OF EXTREME HEAT OR WHEN I TRY TO DO A 3 POINT TURN. I HAVE BROUGHT IT 2 TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT AND WHY ITS HAPPENING. I HAVE BEEN ONLINE AND NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH A SIMILAR ISSUES. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES AND AT RANDOM SPEEDS NOT USUALLY THE SAME TIME AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318321March 9, 2010
STEERING
ON TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010, THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN TURNED ITSELF OFF FOUR TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I HAD TO STOP AND RESTART MY CAR EACH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317625March 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE PREVIOUS DAY THE VEHICLE WAS USED TO JUMP START ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317656March 8, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING TO A BASKETBALL GAME AT A SCHOOL AND AS I TURNED INTO THE SCHOOL, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS UNEXPECTED. I DROVE UP ON THE SIDEWALK AT THE SCHOOL TO STOPPED THE CAR. I WASN'T GOING FAST BUT I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. IF THERE HAD BEEN KIDS OUT THERE SOMEONE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317709March 8, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION2. THE CONTACT STATED HIS POWER STEERING AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES DID NOT OPERATE. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE BEFORE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE WOULD PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE MOTOR ON AND OFF AND IT WOULD RESETS ITSELF. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND STATED THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING AT A COST OF $300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317694March 8, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILS AND STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317779March 8, 2010
VISIBILITY
SATURN HAVE A RECALL ON THE 2003 SATURN ION L SERIES AND I EXPERIENCED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION INVOLVING THE WIPER MOTOR. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN EXPRESSWAY DOING ABOUT 60MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COMPLETELY FLEW OFF THE RANGE OF THE WINDOW. UPON SAFELY GETTING OFF, I PULLED INTO A MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE WIPER MOTOR JUST FAILED. I CONTACTED SATURN TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE L SERIES AND THAT THIS CAR DEMONSTRATES THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY OFFERED NOT ASSISTANCE OR EVEN CARED ABOUT THE FACT THE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING HARD AND THE MOTOR WENT OUT. SOMEONE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317849March 8, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING LIGHT AND WARNING SOUND ALERTS ME TO PROBLEM AS I TURN STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. POWER STEERING FAILED MANUAL STEERING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS AS I RETURNED HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317448March 7, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT ON MY 2005 SATURN ION. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR CAUSES, I REALIZED MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS SAID THAT THE SYSTEM USED HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER GM MODELS, BUT NOT THE SATURN ION LINE. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE OTHER OWNERS THAT WE SUBMIT THIS PROBLEM IN AN EFFORT FOR A RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR POWER STEERING WITHOUT NOTICE. LUCKILY AT HIS POINT I HAVE NOT HAD A SITUATION CAUSING ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY. JUST INCONVENIENCE AND WORRY ABOUT WHEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317525March 7, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION REDLINE. MY COMPLAINT GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE RECALL ON THE CHEVY COBALTS. MY POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH A SERIES OF BEEPS. THIS MAKES MY CAR VERY HARD TO TURN AND NAVIGATE UNDER 15MPH. THIS HAS BECOME QUITE ANNOYING AND I CANNOT LET ANYONE DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM TO HURT THEMSELVES OR THE CAR. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO ADDING THE GM SATURN ION TO THE RECALL LIST. THE PART NUMBER IS THE SAME FOR BOTH CARS; P/N 19209137. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317541March 7, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN 4S ION TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING FOUR TIMES ON SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317400March 6, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED MY 2005 SATURN ION IN MAY OF 2009. SHORTLY AFTER I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING FAILING. RECENTLY GM HAS RECALLED MANY CHEVY AND PONTIAC MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY 2005 SATURN ION REDLINE USES THE SAME POWER STEERING UNIT AS THE OTHER MODELS RECALLED, BUT HAS NOT BEEN COVERED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317291March 6, 2010
STEERING
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2007 SATURN ION - STEERING: ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST - GM HAS RECALLED THIS ON THE COBALT WHICH SHARES THE SAME EXACT SYSTEM WITH THE SATURN ION ASWELL AS OTHER GM VEHICLES. MY 2007 SATURN ION IS EXPERIENCING THIS DEFECT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE (THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM RANDOMLY SHORTS AND CAUSES DRIVING HAZARDS) THEY SAID IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET BUT IT IS SEEN QUITE OFTEN FOR ALL GM VEHICLES WITH THAT SYSTEM AND THAT IT IS ALWAYS 1 OF 2 THINGS THE EPS(ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING) OR THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY BOTH HAVE CHIPS WHICH ARE FAULTY HE EXPLAINED. NOW THAT MY WIFE AND I SEE THAT THESE PARTS ARE AT SOMEONE'S ATTENTION BUT NOT FULLY WE HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT. YOU MAY CONTACT US AT [XXX] - THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT RANDOM AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND CAN CAUSE A WRECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317290March 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
CAR DOES NOT START WHEN BELOW 35 DEGREES. I HAVE TO WAIT EXACTLY 10 MINUTES THEN IT WILL USUALLY START. POWER STEERING WOULD OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AROUND 50,000 TO 60,000 MILES AND GRADUALLY WORSENS OVER TIME. MY POWER STEERING IS NOW COMPLETELY NOT WORKING AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME SEVERAL MINOR TO MAJOR ACCIDENTS WHEN IT SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING EITHER BY MYSELF OR WITH MY CHILDREN. I REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FUSES FIRST TO SEE IF THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM ONLY TO REALIZE ITS THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED COSTING ME $1100. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I AM NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE WHEEL WITH THE CONSTANT FAILING OF THE POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317002March 5, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 78MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HE LOST POWER THE STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,005.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317009March 5, 2010
STEERING
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). MY 2006 SATURN ION'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT (SUDDENLY STOPS) WHILE I'M DRIVING EVERYDAY. IT GOES OUT ON THE HIGHWAYS, OFF/ON RAMPS, PARKING LOTS, SCHOOL ZONES, ETC., ETC... EACH TIME I START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT GOES OUT WHENEVERTHIS CAR HAS THE "EXACT" SAME ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AS THE CARS GM RECALLED ON MARCH 2, 2010 BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHY??? IS THIS BECAUSE SATURN IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS? DOES THIS MEAN WE ARE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG, SO-TO-SPEAK, AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENTS THAT MAY HAPPEN WHEN THE STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING. THANK GOODNESS MY DAUGHTER WASN'T DRIVING IT AT THE TIME. BIG SAFETY ISSUE! I WOULD LIKE MY CAR INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL SINCE IT'S THE EXACT SAME ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MANUFACTURED INTO IT. PLEASE HELP BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. [XXX] FYI - GM RECALLS COMPACT CARS TO FIX POWER STEERING ASSIST SAFETY RECALL COVERS 1.3 MILLION CHEVROLET AND PONTIAC MODELS 2005 - 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT 2007 - 2010 PONTIAC G5 2005 - 2006 PONTIAC PURSUIT (CANADA) 2005 - 2006 PONTIAC G4 (MEXICO). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317018March 5, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50MPH HE NOTICED A CHIME NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317042March 5, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AS LOW WAS 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, FOLLOWED BY A DINGING ALARM. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY STIFF AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. SHE WOULD HAVE TO USE BOTH HANDS WITH EXTREME BODILY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF AND RETURN TO NORMAL. TO DATE, THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS ON THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE 67,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 67,662.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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