Saturn Ion Complaints (2006)

1,235 consumer complaints on file.

#10274327June 19, 2009
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING, THERE WAS A DINGING SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, POWER STEERING RESUMES FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF IT WERE TO GO OFF MID-TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273823June 15, 2009
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING, THERE WAS A DINGING SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, POWER STEERING RESUMES FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF IT WERE TO GO OFF MID-TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273614June 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPONENT INSIDE OF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE TURNED OFF AND THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. SHE EXPLAINED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE NOT ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. SOME MECHANICS STATED THAT THE DEFECTIVE ITEM WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, RATHER THAN METAL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS FAILURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR TO A NEWER VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IS BY REMOVING A FUSE OR DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269770May 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE WEATHER IS REALLY HOT MY CAR DOESN'T START UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN IN THE EVENING. *TR
Crash:
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
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
Fire:
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
#10267588May 3, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND ONLY 68K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266530April 23, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN THAT DETERMINED THAT THE BALL BEARINGS WHERE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE RIGHT AND LEFT CONTROL ARM WHERE REPLACED AT A COST OF 668.91. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,417.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266388April 22, 2009
STEERING
NOTHING LED UP TO THIS FAILURE-I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE PWRSTR ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY SCREEN AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF. I WAS GOING 65 MPH ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE AT THE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE. WHEN I STARTED IT UP LATER, THE PWRSTR ERROR MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS OK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE SATURN HAS AN ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN AND THE COST WOULD BE $1200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266873April 20, 2009
AIR BAGS
2006 SATURN ION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN HE CAME UPON A VEHICLE TRAVELING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMERS SON WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10265317April 14, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265167April 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE INITIALLY HAD TROUBLE STARTING, MADE STRANGE SOUNDS,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON,WOULD NOT GO OVER 25-30MPH., FOLLOWED TOWTRUCK TO SATURN DEALER, WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL, THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS KNOWN AND THAT GM WAS AWARE OF IT BUT HAD NOT RECALLED. TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION MODULE, SWITCH,COIL, HARNESS ETC., JUST UNDER $800 TO REPAIR. IT'S STILL SITTING IN THE GARAGE. THING IS...I PURCHASED THIS CAR ALMOST NEW B/C I HAD AN OLDER CAR & WANTED A NEW CAR IN CASE THE OTHER QUIT! WOW. WHO NEW? POWER STEERING ALSO GROANS AND ITS FULL OF FLUID. BECAUSE OF THIS,(IGNITION), THE KEY HAD TO BE MANUALLY PULLED OUT, TO GET THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING,ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED ON, HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, WAS TOLD DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT, THE DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT. YET THEY DON'T WANT TO RECALL BECAUSE OF THE RE-ORGANIZATION? WHAT ABOUT MY SAFETY? GOD KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264974April 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE CAR FAILED TO START. THE LIGHTS, HORN WORK, BUT THERE IS NO IGNITION NOISE. AFTER WAITING AT LEAST 15-25 MINUTES EACH TIME, THE CAR EVENTUALLY STARTED. ON APRIL 6TH, 2009 AS I WAS COMING HOME ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO CROSS A LANE TO GET INTO THE SLOW LANE AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 12 :48PM. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD'VE BEEN VERY TRAGIC. I LATER TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND THE ENGINE FAILURE WASN'T RECORDED IN MY VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM. OUTRAGEOUS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263891April 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SMELL OF GASOLINE DETECTED. IGNORED BY DEALER. ONLY RECOGNIZED WHEN I POINTED IT OUT TO THEM. NEEDED NEW FUEL PUMP. ONLY 30,000 MILES ON CAR. DAUGHTER HAS EXACT SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT SAME MILEAGE. SATURN REPLACED BOTH FUEL PUMPS. SEEMS DANGEROUS WHEN GASOLINE IS LEAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263570March 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION PROBLEM. CAR WILL NOT START. PASSLOCK ENGAGED. TURN KEY UNTIL PASSLOCK LIGHT STOPS FLASHING. WAIT 10MINS AND CAR WILL START. SERVICE BULLETIN IS OUT FOR PROBLEM. THE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 04-08-45-005D AND IT'S TITLED IGNITION SYSTEM - NO CRANK / NO START / DTC'S B2960/B3033. IT'S DATED MARCH 15, 2006. COVERING MODELS: 2003-2006 SATURN ION. THIS ISSUE IS WIDE SPREAD AND IS KNOW BY GM. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. NHTSA SHOULD DO THE CORRECT THING AND MAKE GM ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263251March 27, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN ONCE THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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