Saturn Ion Complaints (2006)

1,235 consumer complaints on file.

#10261555March 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START. PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS STARTER FROM CRANKING. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SATURNS, YET THEY REFUSE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGING FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260932March 6, 2009
STEERING
SATURN ION 3 (2006) INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260063February 26, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2006 SATURN ION IS NEEDING REPLACED. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SATURN HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR QUITE SOMETIME, BUT HAS NEVER RECALLED. I AM LAID OFF FROM MY JOB AND CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE IF PROBLEMS ARE KNOWN ABOUT THESE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259689February 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILURE OF 2006 SATURN ION TO START IN COLD WEATHER, USUALLY +10 FAHRENHEIT OR BELOW. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT EXCEPTION WHEN TEMPERATURE IS IN THAT RANGE UNLESS WARM ARE IS SUFFICIENTLY BLOWN INTO IGNITION LOCK TO WARM IT UP TO THE POINT WERE IT WILL RECOGNIZE THE KEY. OTHERWISE THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES AND MUST WAIT ABOUT 10 MIN. TO ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND AN UNRELATED PROBLEM WAS FIXED(COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING). BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER REPAIR I WAS TREATED LIKE AN IDIOT BY SERVICE WOMAN AND TOLD IN A VERY DISCOURTEOUS MANNER THAT THE REPAIR WOULD CERTAINLY CORRECT THE COLD START PROBLEM. AND IF NOT THEN IT WAS BECAUSE MICE (OR OTHER SUCH CREATURES) WERE "NESTING" IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND EATING THE WIRING. MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR TO HER JOB IN JOLIET, IL WHICH IS BY NO MEANS A 24/7 BASTION OF SAFETY. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY, ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE MUST WORK LATER INTO THE EVENINGS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY ISSUE AND WONDER WHY THERE STILL IS NO RECALL OF THIS DEFECTIVE IGNITION SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259522February 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THREE TIMES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN BELOW 30F I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO START MY SATURN ION. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO CALL ON STAR TO GET A JUMP START. ALL THREE TIMES THE JUMP START HAS GOTTEN MY CARD RUNNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO HAVE THE BATTERY AND STARTER CHECKED BOTH CHECKED OUT FINE. I SEE THERE IS A GM SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : 040845005 AND A NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10007431 ESTABLISHED FOR THIS COMPLAINT. I FEEL AS THOUGH GM SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258769February 16, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY 2006 SATURN ION, JUST ONE TIRE PEELED AWAY ON THE SIDEWALL FOR NO REASON. I STILL HAVE THE OTHER 3 TIRES ON THE CAR & THEIR FINE ALTHOUGH I CHECK THEM ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256695January 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WILL NOT START ON COLD MORNINGS, GETTING WORSE - HAD BATTERY TESTED AND NOTHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256862January 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SATURN ION HAS TROUBLE STARTING WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. IT IS THE PASS LOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLES WITH. SATURN DEALER WILL NOT ADMIT TO ANY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256133January 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 SATURN WILL NOT START DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION. 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. CALLED EVERY SATURN DEALER WITHIN 200 MILES. ALL KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND KNOW IMMEDIATELY WHAT IS NEEDED TO FIX IT. THEY TELL ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS. YET NO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255873January 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION THAT I PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008. I HAD TROUBLE FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED IT. THE ION RANDOMLY DOES NOT START. I'VE HAD A MECHANIC TEST THE BATTERY AND SAID IT TESTED OUT FINE. I HAD ONE MECHANIC TELL ME IT WAS THE STARTER WHICH WOULD BE OVER $400, ANOTHER TELL ME IT WAS THE IGNITION, AND ANOTHER TELL ME THAT ON ONLY MECHANICS THAT HAD THE PARTS WERE THE DEALERSHIPS. MY CAR HAS NOT STARTED EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS AND RANDOMLY SINCE LAST APRIL. I'VE MISSED WORK DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE FRUSTRATING THING IS THAT MY OTHER VEHICLE THAT'S OVER 9 YEARS OLD IS MORE RELIABLE THAN THIS SATURN. LOOKING ONLINE, I'VE REALIZED HOW MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255891January 21, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. SPORADICALLY, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING COLUMN. TYPICALLY, AFTER HE RESTARTS THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM RESUMES AS NORMAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING UNIT AT THE COST OF $1,100. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255318January 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION SWITCH IS BAD. THE CAR WILL NOT START,THE COMPUTER WILL NOT DISARM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255245January 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IN COLD WEATHER. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. HE INSERTED THE OTHER KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 02/24/09. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255265January 15, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2006 SATURN ION 2 WILL NOT START IN COLD WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254725January 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION WITH 35,000 MILES, BOUGHT NEW IN OCTOBER 2005 AND ONLY SERVICED AT SATURN. IT SLIPS WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM MANUALLY BUT COULD NOT GET A TROUBLE CODE. ALTHOUGH A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED, THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING UNTIL AND UNLESS IT WILL GENERATE A CODE, AND SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. THEY ALSO WILL NOT SELL ME A GM EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY ON LENGTH OF TIME. I AM TOLD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS BAD ENOUGH THAT IT WILL PRODUCE A TROUBLE CODE. BY THAT TIME IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY NO LONGER BE CLOSE TO THE WARRANTY MILEAGE AND IT WILL PROBABLY COST AS MUCH AS THE CAR IS WORTH TO REPAIR IT. SINCE IT HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES, I WANT IT REPAIRED NOW AT NO COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253230December 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2006 SATURN ION 3. KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. IT STARTED OUT JUST EVER SO OFTEN ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS AGO AND STEADILY BECAME MORE FREQUENT. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY PUT IN A NEW CYLINDER AND HOUSING AND I ALSO GOT A NEW KEY. THE WARRANTY WAS OUT IN 8/08, SO I ENDED UP PAYING $572.40 FOR REPAIRS. I CAME HOME AND AM STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH THE KEY NOT WANTING TO COME OUT OF IGNITION AT TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253290December 30, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY HUSBAND AND I CRASHED FRONTEND FIRST INTO A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATED THE AIRBAG WAS ON. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE MOTOR OF THE CAR IS PARTIALLY IN THE FLOORBOARD OF THE CAR. I SUSTAINED LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ALMOST 5 WEEKS. I HAD TO ENDURE 8 WEEKS OF OUT-PATIENT PHYSICAL THERAPY AND STILL HAVE FOLLOWUP VISITS WITH SEVERAL DOCTORS INCLUDING NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, PLASTIC SURGEON AND ENT / HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10252989December 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW AS A DEMO, TOLD THERE WAS 'MINOR PANEL DAMAGE BUT FIXED LIKE NEW" FOUND OUT CAR WAS IN CHAIN REACTION CRASH BOTH FRONT AND REAR. BODY AND FRAME STILL NOT FIXED, KEEPS CRACKING WINDSHIELDS NOW IGNITION SYSTEM HAS FAILED. READ MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH SAME ISSUE FROM YEAR 2000 AND UP ON THE CAR. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR SOMEONE NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS JUNK CAR BESIDES ME. STARTER WOULD STICK IN AFTER STARTING CAR, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES BUT THEY COULD NOT "REPRODUCE" THE SITUATION, THEREFORE WOULD NOT REPAIR. NOW LOOK WHERE I'M AT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252837December 26, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $300. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252378December 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION WHICH FAILS TO START INTERMITTENTLY; RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY. IT USUALLY STARTS AFTER A WAIT OF 10 MINUTES OR SO, AFTER THE SECURITY SYSTEM RESETS. MY HANDICAPPED DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND I SEE THIS AS A DANGER TO HER SECURITY AND SAFETY. SATURN NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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