Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#11240334July 29, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RANDOMLY UNABLE TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY AFTER TRYING TO SHUT IT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232874July 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT DID NOT RECIEVE ANY RECALL NOTIFICATIONS, BUT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FAILURES RELATED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE RESULTS WERE NOT DISCLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231439July 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL.,.. IGNITION KEY WON'T TURN SEEMS LIKE IT GOT STUCK, CAN'T TURN THE CAR ON AND IS PARKED AT A BUSINESS PARKING LOT THE CAR MIGHT GET TOWED I CAN'T TURN IT ON BECAUSE THE KEY WON'T TURN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230171July 8, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT'S SON OBSERVED AN ORANGE GLARE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THEIR HOUSE. THE FAMILY RAN OUTSIDE TOGETHER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SON'S VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DOWN THE STREET, BUT TOOK TWENTY MINUTES TO ARRIVE AT THE SCENE. THE CONTACT'S NINETEEN YEAR OLD SON EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER FROM THE HOUSE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228930July 2, 2019
STEERING
ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILED, WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON RESTART AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, THE 'USUAL' SYMPTOMS (HARD TO TURN WHEEL, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS, ETC.) FOR PS FAILURE. AFTER TWO START/STOP CYCLES, THE FAILURE RESOLVED ITSELF MAKING ME THINK IT IS A WIRING/SENSOR ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED OVER TWO MONTHS AGO, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REAPPEARED. APROX 60000 MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THERE IS LIKELY SOMETHING FAILING HERE, AND IT IS SAFETY RELATED, BUT IT IS INTERMITTANT AT THIS POINT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228792July 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED SMELLING GAS THEN NOTICED A FEW DAYS LATER THAT IT WAS LEAKING WHEN DRIVING AND PARKED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222492June 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT TURN SIGNAL DONT WORK FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH CAN CAUSE A SAFETY PROBLEM TO OTHER DRIVERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222075June 24, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222258June 24, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR IS HAVING THE SAME DIFFICULTIES AS THE OTHER CARS COVERED BY THE RECALL. IT WAS MADE IN TENNESSEE. THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND STATES THE CAR IS NOT COVER UNDER THE RECALL. CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN DUE TO SMELL OF GAS AND DUE TO THE INFORMATION I HAVE RESEARCHED IT MAY START A FIRE. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221011June 18, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITHOUT POWER STEERING ABILITY TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED SCHUMACHER CHEVROLET OF DENVILLE (LOCATED AT 281 US-46 E, DENVILLE, NJ 07834, (973) 644-7584) TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220337June 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY SOMETIMES WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. IT WILL FINALLY COME OUT. I AM NOTICING IT HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THOUGH. NEED TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE THIS IS MY TEEN SONS FIRST CAR. NOT SURE HE WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO IF OUT ALONE WITH IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217540June 3, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WON'T START DON'T WANT TO TRUN OVER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209260May 22, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SINCE DAY ONE OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH HAD ONLY 11 MILES ON IT, YOU CAN NOT FILL THE GAS TANK. IF YOU GO PAST 1/2 A TANK OF GAS IN THE CAR IT SMELLS OF FUEL WHILE SITTING OR DRIVING. IT ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON THE CAR TODAY AND YOU STILL HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL TO ONLY PUT A LITTLE GAS IN THE TANK IF YOU DON'T WANT THE FUMES INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN FIXED UNDER A RECALL. IT IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE THE CAR IN FEAR OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. I CANNOT PARK THIS CAR IN MY GARAGE AS IT FILLED MY WHOLE HOUSE UP WITH GAS FUMES WHICH WAS VERY NAUSEATING TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS HAPPENS WHILE SITTING OR DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209397May 22, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS IN 5 P.M. TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL LIGHTS BLINK IN THE DASH AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE SHOULDER FOR 2 HOURS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED IN 2014 WHEN THE CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE POWER STEERING ISSUE AND FIXED FOR FREE IN 2014
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208904May 21, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 221,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207896May 15, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). WHILE REVERSING, THE CHECK POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207615May 14, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. FUEL INTAKE AND RETURN LINES IN FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL FLAKING BADLY AND RUSTED THROUGH, ABOUT AN 8 INCH SECTION OF LINE WAS FLAKING AND RUSTED THROUGH. FUEL LINE WAS RUBBED WHEN PUTTING ON NEW OEM EXHAST AND BROKE THROUGH THE LINES. GAS WAS LEAKING BAD ENOUGH THAT IT WAS DEEMED NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS THESE LINES ARE ABOUT 5 INCHES AWAY FROM THE EXHAUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204910May 1, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RECALLS NOT SHOWN FOR VEHICLE AT HTTPS://WWW.NHTSA.GOV RECALLS NOT SHOWN FOR VEHICLE AT HTTPS://MY.GM.COM/RECALLS I WANT TO KNOW WHY AUTO ZONE IS SHOWING 19 RECALLS (ATTACHED) ON THIS VEHICLE YET THE DEALER HAS NO RECORD OF THESE RECALLS, NOR DOES THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY AND I ALSO WANT TO KNOW WHY I CAN'T FIND A SOURCE THAT SHOWS THE DATE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED AND THE DATE THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED BY VIN? THIS INFORMATION SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY APPEAR WITH STATE VEHICLE INSPECTIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203880April 26, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BAR FRACTURED THAT HELD THE TRUNK OPEN. AS A RESULT, THE TRUNK LID STRUCK THE CONTACT IN THE HEAD AND RIGHT HAND TWICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202666April 20, 2019
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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