Saturn Ion Complaints (2007)

876 consumer complaints on file.

#10425966September 18, 2011
STEERING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR THROUGH TOWN APPROX. 25-30MPH WHEN THE DASH DINGED AND SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING ON DASH. CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN PUTTING HER IN POTENTIAL DANGER. ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET RESET FRO A BRIEF MOMENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425027September 12, 2011
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55 MILES PER HOUR, AN ALERT DISPLAYED ON THE DASH: "PWR STR." THE WHEEL JERKED AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE NEAREST EXIT. IT WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL AROUND THE CURVE. SINCE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME, I DROVE SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY TO THE CLOSEST AUTO REPAIR SHOP. AFTER HOOKING MY CAR UP TO THEIR COMPUTERS, THEY SAW THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, UNTIL I NOTICED THAT IT SAID "CANADA ONLY." WITH A LITTLE RESEARCH, THIS IS CLEARLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ION AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IN THE US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424658September 11, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION
PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRY GM REPAIRED BEARINGS ON STEERING RODS AT NO COST. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRY RATTLING STARTED ON RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR. INDEPENDENT INSPECTION SHOWED ROD END COULD BE RATTLED BY HAND WHEN ON HOIST. FAILURE APPEARED IMMINENT. SWAY BAR CONNECTING BEARINGS WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S COST. COULD HAVE CAUSED CONTROL PROBLEMS IF THESE PIECES OF JUNK WERE LEFT UNCORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423883September 6, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE DRIVER OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING IT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423777September 5, 2011
AIR BAGS
ALMOST A YEAR AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. THIS LIGHT IS TELLING ME THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE IN A ACCIDENT. THIS LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, MOST OF THE TIME IT COMES ON WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. PRIOR TO THIS LIGHT COMING ON I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING LOCKING ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING WAS A RECALL. I AM NOT SURE IF THESE TWO EVENTS HAVE ANYTHING TO DUE WITH ONE ANOTHER BUT THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE IF THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY IF A ACCIDENT AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP ON YOU WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422922September 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION LEVEL 2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND FOUND A FRACTURED LINE AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,601. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422618August 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN ODOR AND A LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WHICH WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. UPDATED 10/4/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT WAS LIMITED TO CERTAIN STATES. UPDATED 10/28/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422351August 29, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE ON MY SATURN ION 2007. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE POWERSTEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND FAILED TO ENGAGE. IT HAS BEEN DISENGAGING FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422481August 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. KEY WILL ONLY TURN ON. CAR IS AT GM DEALER NOW AWAITING REPAIRS. THEY SAY IT NEEDS A NEW CYLINDER HOUSING, CYLINDER AND KEY. CAR HAS 57,800KM. ALSO IN THE PAST THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR (1ST) EVEN WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ENGAGED. THE FIRST TIME IT ROLLED DOWN A DRIVEWAY AND HIT THE MAIL BOX, WHICH DAMAGED TO BACK BUMPER. DEALER WOULD NOT CHECK INTO IT. CLAIMED IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. BS I HAVE DRIVEN A STANDARD VEHICLE FOR 35 YEARS IN HILLS. THIRD PROBLEM IS THE GEARS. THEY ARE TOO TIGHT. ALWAYS WAS DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO GEAR, SOMETIMES TO PUT IT INTO FIRST ONE MUST PUT IT IN REVERSE FIRST THEN PUT INTO 1ST GEAR. WHAT KIND OF NONSENSE IS THAT? COMPLAINED TO DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. DEALER SAID OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TIGHT GEARS BUT THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS BUILT AND TO WAIT AND SEE IF IT NATURALLY BECAME EASIER. FROM RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THE KEY GETTING STUCK AND NOT TURNING OFF APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421603August 26, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUTIOUSLY AND THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACTIVATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME AFTER THE RAIN SUBSIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 09/28/2011 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421596August 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN OR UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421393August 24, 2011
STEERING
2007 SATURN ION, BOUGHT USED 2 MONTHS AGO. 47K MILES. POWER STEERING FAILED MANY TIMES WHILE PARKING CAR, ESPECIALLY PARALLEL PARKING. LAST WEEK, AN AUDIBLE ALARM SOUNDED, AND THE MESSAGE READ "POWER STEER"OR "PWRSTEER", CANT REMEMBER WHICH, AND ALARMED (DINGED) ALL THE WAY HOME. HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING ON WINDING ROAD. MANUAL STATES TO HAVE REPAIR FACILITY CHECK AUTO. STEERING FLUID WAS FULL. NEXT TIME WE STARTED THE CAR TO DRIVE IT TO REPAIR FACILITY, ALARM DIDN'T SOUND AND STEERING SEEMED FINE. ION WAS CHECKED FOR "CODES" AND NONE WERE FOUND ON CODE READER,AND TECH WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEN TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK. NO ALARM OR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AGAIN, YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421258August 23, 2011
SEAT BELTS
MY 2007 SATURN ION 2 PASSENGER SEAT BELT KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN MY PASSENGERS BUCKLE UP, THE SEAT BELT WILL NO RELEASE WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN I STOP.I AM AFRAID THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THAT THE PERSON WILL BE TRAPPED. ALSO WHEN SOMEONE IS BUCKLED, THE SEAT BELT BUZZES AND DOES NOT STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420971August 22, 2011
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING JUST FAILS ON ME WHILE DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CANT BELIEVE NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. I CALLED SATURN AND THERE IS A SPECIAL WARR. IF YOU HAVE LESS THEN 100,000 MILES. I HAVE 112,000 SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I DON'T SEE WHY WHEN ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420876August 21, 2011
EQUIPMENT
AFTER WORK I DROVEHOME AND WHEN I WAS READY TO GET OUT OF CAR MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH, HOUSING UNIT AND NEW KEYS. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE WEB THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS APPARENTLY SATURN OR GM DOES NOTHING ABOUT THIS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE INORDER FOR THIS TO CHANGE? SO NOW I HAVE TO PULL THE FUSE AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER FOR MY CAR TO STOP RUNNING. MY KEY IS STILL IN THE IGNITION, AND HAVE TO KEEP MY DOORS UNLOCKED BECAUSE NOW I HAVE NO KEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420069August 18, 2011
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION. TODAY I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, A CHIME IN MY CAR WENT OFF AND IT DISPLAYED "PWR STR", AND I NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT SO I WAS GOING SLOW. THIS *MUST* BE RECALLED!!! *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419923August 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GASOLINE LEAKING FROM UNDER THE CAR. USED DEALER SHIP DRIVE TIME DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE RECALL BEFORE THEY SOLD ME THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR 4-5 MONTHS! I HAVE A CHILD THAT WAS WITH ME IN THE CAR WHEN THE GAS STARTED LEAKING, THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVE TIME SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT INSTEAD THEY RISKED MY LIFE AND MY DAUGHTERS. THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT MONEY!! GM IS GOING TO TRY TO FIX PROBLEM, DUE TO RECALL. DRIVE TIME IS STILL TRYING TO CHARGE ME MY CO-PAY FOR HAVING MY CAR LOOKED AT, BUT YET WON'T COVER ME WITH A RENTAL CAR CAUSE IT FALLS UNDER THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419512August 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THAT THE FUEL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,080 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419543August 15, 2011
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING LAMP ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HE WAS UNABLE CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER THE POWER STEERING RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. UPDATED 02/22/12.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419374August 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
KEY IGNITION - KEY WILL NOT TURN TO "OFF" POSITION, CAR STAYS ON. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE AND DISCONNECT BATTERY IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO TURN OFF AND ALT GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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