Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10272413May 30, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UNABLE TO TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF-CAR RUNS TILL FUSES PULLED OR BATTERY DISCONNECTED. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10272375May 29, 2009
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM ACTIVATED. IMMEDIATELY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER BEGAN TO MOVE ERRATICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. CURRENTLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER IS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000.
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0
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#10269825May 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON COLDER DAYS MY CAR WILL NOT START. IT WILL ROLL OVER A FEW TIMES AND THEN SERVICE VEHICLE LIGHT WILL APPEAR. THE CAR TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 15-30 MINS TO START LEAVING ME AND MY FAMILY STRANDED IN THE WINTER WITH NO HEAT IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. THIS OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS IN THE WINTER AND IN THE FALL 3 TIMES A WEEK. I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS YET, THEY THINK IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES THERE IS ANOTHER PERSON I KNOW WITH THE SAME CAR SATURN ION HERS IS 2005 MINE A 2004 AND HERS DID THE SAME THING HERS WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR
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0
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#10269831May 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE BOUGHT OUR SATURN ION 2 FROM MY HUSBANDS SISTER WHEN IT HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT. THAT WINTER ('06) THE CAR BEGAN A PATTERN OF NOT STARTING WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD, 20 DEGREES OR LESS. ALL THE LIGHTS,RADIO, ECT. WORKED FINE BUT THE THEFT LOCK SYSTEM LOCKS THE IGNITION FOR 10 MINUTES, AND THIS CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW! IT WAS FINE COME SPRING, BUT THEN CAME WINTER '07 AND THE PROBLEM ONLY GOT WORSE. SATURN REFUSES TO HELP. THEY THINK YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO START YOUR CAR AND TELL YOU THAT THEY CAN'T "REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANY RECORD OF IT IN THE CARS COMPUTER. NOW, AFTER ENDURING A HORRIBLE WINTER OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO START ALMOST EVERY DAY NO MATTER WHAT TEMPERATURE, THE CAR IS DOING IT IN THE LATE SPRING! WE HAVE HAD 50'S TO 70'S EVERY MORNING, YET HALF THE TIME IT STILL WILL NOT START! HOW CAN WE RELY ON THIS CAR WHEN GM SAYS NOTHINGS WRONG? *TR
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0
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#10269770May 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE WEATHER IS REALLY HOT MY CAR DOESN'T START UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN IN THE EVENING. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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#10269385May 19, 2009
STEERING
ON MY 2005 SATURN ION 3, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTED AND IT CAME BACK. I READ THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO LOSE POWER STEERING AT HIGH SPEED. POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICAL. ON MOST WEB SITES DISCUSSING THIS, IT SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR PROBLEM WITH SATURN OWNERS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269104May 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 SATURN ION KEEPS HAVING IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES. I WAS FIRST TOLD BY SATURN THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BATTERY. DID THAT BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. THE IGNITION WON'T TURN OVER BUT WILL AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. BEING A WOMAN, THIS MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS BECAUSE JUST YESTERDAY WHEN I STALLED MY CAR WHILE ON ROUTE I HAD TO HAVE MY HUSBAND PUSH ME OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL I COULD START IT AGAIN. I COULD HAVE BEEN ALL BY MYSELF AND HAD TO RELY ON TOTAL STRANGERS FOR HELP. :-( *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10269113May 18, 2009
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY...MOSTLY WHEN I'M ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT TWICE A WEEK AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268589May 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WON'T START IN COLD WEATHER SECURITY SYSTEM KEEPS IT FROM STARTING. AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT CONTINUOUSLY. ON A 90 MILE TRIP IT GOES OUT 6 TO 10 TIMES. IT HAPPENS SO INCONSISTENTLY WITH DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268392May 11, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 SATURN ION HAS BEEN FAILING EVERY FEW DAYS FOR THE LAST 4-6 WEEKS. USUALLY THE POWER STEERING RETURNS WHEN THE CAR IS RE-STARTED, BUT YESTERDAY AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING IT WENT OUT AND HAS STAYED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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#10268206May 8, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR THE MEDIAN. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $1,100 TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268254May 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 SATURN ION HAS AN IGNITION PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT WON'T START. IT IS INTERMITTENT. TODAY THE CAR STARTED, I STARTED DRIVING ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT THE CAR STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE CAR. TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, TO NO AVAIL. WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR, TURNED AROUND, WENT BACK TO BEG. DESTINATION. TURNED OFF CAR. TRIED TO RESTART - NO RESTART. WAITED 30 MIN. TRIED AGAIN, NO START. WAITED 1 HOUR, STARTED BUT NONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE DASH WOULD WORK. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WERE ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL THIS JUST STOPPED AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267979May 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 SATURN ION. THE CAR RUNS PERFECTLY FINE HOWEVER I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION INVOLVING THE IGNITION SWITCH. MOST OF THE TIME INVOLVES ME BEING LATE FOR WORK BUT TWICE I WAS LEFT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. ONCE TRYING TO LEAVE A SPORTING EVENT LATE NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND THE CAR WOULDN'T START, TURNED THE KEY AND NOTHING. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES FINALLY AFTER 20 MINUTES OF THAT THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. ANOTHER TIME WITH MY 85 YEAR OLD MOM (WHO HAS ALZHEIMER'S) AFTER BUYING GAS THE SAME THING AND IT TERRIFIED MY MOM. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT SATURN IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND THAT PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO MINE ARE VERY COMMON AND VERY FRUSTRATING TO SATURN OWNERS WHO ARE FORCED TO PAY NEARLY $300.00 FOR A NEW IGNITION SWITCH ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REOCCUR A FEW MOTHS LATER. SATURN ADMITS THAT THE PROBLEM IS WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. IF PEOPLE ARE STRANDED IN FRIGID WEATHER UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND HAVE HEAT, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS AN ELDERLY PERSON OR CHILD IN THE CAR, SERIOUS INJURIES COULD DEFINITELY OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267754May 5, 2009
STEERING
I PURCHASED MY 2004 SATURN ION LAST JUNE AND THE WEEKEND AFTER I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MY STEPFATHER LOOKED AT IT AND REPLACED THE FUSE FOR THE POWER STEERING. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL 5 MONTHS AGO. AT THIS POINT MY WARRANTY WAS OVER AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX IT. THE POWER STEERING FAILS EVERYTIME I GO OVER 35MPH, OR IT JUST FAILS FOR NO REASON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAS TOLD ME IT WILL BE $1,000.00 TO FIX AND THAT THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE YET TO GET IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267762May 5, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 ION SATURN AND I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY (NY) 684 WHEN A BEEPING SOUND CAME ON AND THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR LOCKED UP. I WAS DOING 65 IN THE LEFT HAND LANE AND NO SHOULDER TO GO ONTO. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO SOMEHOW GET TO A SAFE SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND CALL FOR HELP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY SATURN. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267738May 5, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN 2006 SATURN ION GOES OUT AT ANYTIME, MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO CONTROL--MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS REPLACING ELECTRIC MOTOR AND STEERING COLUMN--VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267664May 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR JUST SEEMED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF AND THEN QUIT; AMAZINGLY ENOUGH THE SPEEDOMETER GOT SCREWED UP AND WAS SHOWING 10MPH OVER WHAT IT WAS REALLY GOING; ONLY WAY I COULD TELL WAS BY WHAT THE RPMS NORMALLY RUN WAS WAY TOO SLOW COMPARED TO THE SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267588May 3, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND ONLY 68K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10267466May 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
I HAVE 2006 SATURN ION 3 AND THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE PASSLOCK WHICH DELAY THE TIME OF MY CAR STARTING I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD GET MY CAR TO START. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266838April 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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