Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10341026July 1, 2010
STEERING
2006 SATURN ION. PROBLEM: COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE CAR IS RUNNING AND TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (INCLUDING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED). ONCE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED POWER STEERING WORKS. IN THE LAST THREE DAYS THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TO 8 TIMES. I CHECKED THE FUSE AND IT WAS FINE. I CHECKED ON-LINE AND ALSO SAW NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. MOST RECENT DATE OF INCIDENT IS LISTED BELOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340795June 30, 2010
STEERING
HAVE A POWER STEERING IS CUTTING OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A RAMP, STEERING WHEEL IS TOO HARD TO TURN. HAVE A ERROR CODE "PWR STR" IN FRONT PANEL TOO FIX PROBLEM JUST TURN OFF THE CAR AND START CAR AGAIN BUT THE PROBLEM COME BACK AGAIN THE CAR IS A SATURN ION 2006 (48000 MILES) . THE DEALER SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN APROX 900 USD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340856June 30, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. MY CAR KEPT BLINKING "PWR STR" ON THE DASH BOARD. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIME IN THE PAST 2 DAYS. LUCKILY, WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED SO FAR I WAS CLOSE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING. THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO REPAIR THIS, EXCEPT TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340590June 29, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WITH THE EXPECTATION OF CORRECTING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340613June 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I DRIVE A 2004 SATURN ION-2 AND MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY POWER STEERING. I FEEL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THIS ISSUE HAPPENS AT RANDOM AND THE CAR BECOMES INCREDIBLY HARD TO STEER. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER AND MANY OTHER SATURN DRIVERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF AND I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE CHEVY COBALT HAS THE EXACT SAME STEERING COLUMN AS THE SATURN ION AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE COBALT BUT NOT ON THE ION. THIS BAFFLES ME BECAUSE IF THE SAME MECHANISM IS ON BOTH CARS THE BOTH CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED NOT JUST ONE. I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD DRIVING MY CAR NOW BECAUSE I HAVE NO INDICATION IF AND WHEN MY POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. THE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS HAPPENING AND I REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FUSES IN HOPES THAT THE FUSES WERE BLOWN BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FROM SOME INTERNET RESEARCH THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE HAVING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED BUT I DO NOT FEEL SATURN ION DRIVERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING A DEFECT ON A CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340649June 29, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE IN MY 2004 SATURN ION. POWER STEERING SYSTEM STOPS WORKING AND STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD AND HEAVY. IT OCCURS DAILY SINCE 6-19-10. CALLED DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE BY SATURN EVEN THOUGH SAME PROBLEM HAS CAUSED A RECALL OF CHEVY COBALT, WHICH USES THE SAME ELECTRIC PART (MOTOR) AND HAS EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340523June 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR WAS SLOW TO START. TOOK THE SATURN ION TO DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK UP. MECHANIC SMELLED GASOLINE AND NOTICED LEAKAGE. UPON MECHANIC INSPECTION OF PART, FOUND CRACKS IN FUEL PUMP AND LEAKAGE FROM FUEL TANK. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND TANK AT MY EXPENSE. CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2006 AND HAS 54,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH CURRENT RECALL LIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340532June 28, 2010
STEERING
2004 SATURN ION COUPE STEERING JUST WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING CAR WOULD NOT STEER. THE DASH LIGHT JUST GOES ON AND STEERING IS GONE HARD TO CONTROL CAR . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340353June 28, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AS THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT POTENTIALLY WAS UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE OR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340389June 28, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A WARNING CHIME FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340407June 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH THE CONTACT TO DETERMINE IF ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,085.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340424June 28, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING OUTAGE 2005 SATURN ION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340474June 28, 2010
STEERING
2005 ION COUPE - POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING BECOMES HARD TO TURN. COMES ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS IN DRIVING. STEERING IS HARD TO TURN SIMILAR TO MANUAL STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340476June 28, 2010
STEERING
I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON THE 2007 SATURN ION. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MOTOR BUT THEY RECALLED THE OTHER AUTOMOBILES THAT USED THE SAME ONE BUT NOT THE SATURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340248June 27, 2010
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE GOING TO THE MOVIES. ONCE WE ARRIVED, MY HUSBAND TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HE KEPT WORKING ON THE KEY AND THE KEY CAME OUT BUT THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. WE DROVE BACK HOME WITH OUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO SEE IF MY KEY WOULD SHUT IF OFF. IT DIDN'T SO WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO LEAVE IT THERE TO BE WORKED ON MONDAY. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT IT WILL BE UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WE WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY THE 400.00 DOLLARS. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER SATURNS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THEREFORE, WAY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET THIS ISSUE ON A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340291June 27, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 SATURN ION. HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE OTHER LINES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I SAW THE OTHER GM MODELS POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT. WE NEED TO HAVE THIS MODEL ADDED TO THEIR LIST. I ALSO KILLED MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN WHEN IT WENT OUT. I FEEL GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED. BECAUSE I WOULD SUE THE HECK OUT OF THEM OR MY FAMILY MEMBERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340310June 27, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2004 SATURN ION THAT HAS POWER STEERING ISSUES. WHAT HAPPENS IS A TONE WILL SOUND AND A POWER STEERING WARNING WILL APPEAR ON THE MESSAGE WINDOW AND THEN I LOSE THE POWER STEERING. IT THEN BECOMES VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, IN TOWN AND AT STOP LIGHTS. IT IS BUILDING IN FREQUENCY GOING FROM ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS TO EVERY FEW DAYS. I HAVE HAD TO PUT MY FOUR WAYS ON AND BLOCK TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE POWER STEERING BACK IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN WAIT AT LEAST 30 SECONDS AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340191June 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION CAR. I BOUGHT IT NEW. YESTERDAY 6/25/10 WHILE I WAS DRIVING I SAW A MESSAGE ON THE BASH BOARD. "TRAC OFF' WITHIN MINUTES ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD BEGAN TO FLASH, MESSAGES WERE SHOWING UP ON THE DASH BOARD. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL MY MECHANIC. I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY TO THE SHOP AND BARELY GOT THERE BEFORE ALL OF THE LIGHTS WENT DEAD AND THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340225June 26, 2010
STEERING
2007 SATURN ION 2 POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE,THE POWER STEERING MOTOR STOPS WORKING CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK UP. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE ON THE CHEVY COBALT FOR 05 TO 2010. ALSO ON THE PONTIAC G5 FOR THE SAME YEARS ,THE SATURN IS USING THE SAME PART NUMBERS .THE CAR HAS LOST STEERING COMING AROUND A MOUNTAIN CURVE THAT HAS A SEVER DROP OFF FORTUNATELY WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROAD. SATURN WILL NOT COVER THESE IN A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340232June 26, 2010
STEERING
2005 SATURN ION KEEPS LOSING POWER STEERING AS I DRIVE. THE WHEEL TURNS VERY HARD AND REQUIRES AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH TO TURN IT. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY AND I GET THE MESSAGE IN THE DASH "PWR STR" THEN MY POWERSTEERING SHUTS OFF. ITS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS THE SAME PART NUMBER AND ASSEMBLY AS THE 06-07 COBALT, PONTIAC G5 ETC. RECALL. THEY HAVE THE SAME SYSTEM. GM RECALLED THOSE BUT LEFT OUT SATURN. I WENT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IT IS A $1,200 REPAIR. GM RECALLED THE SAME PART NUMBER MOTOR AND SAME SYSTEM ON OTHER CARS. THIS IS UNFAIR AND VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE HEARD IT IS A NORMAL THING FOR THESE ELECTRIC MOTORS TO BE GOING OUT LEFT AND RIGHT ON ALL CARS THAT HAVE THEM BUT ONLY SOME GET RECALLED NOT ALL.... I AM UNHAPPY AND CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY I HAVE TO CARPOOL NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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