Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10325984April 16, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL SHE TURNED IF OFF AND RESTART IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,416.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325995April 16, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY A CHIME SOUND. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING SOON AFTER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; THE POWER STEERING THEN FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326001April 16, 2010
STEERING
KEEP BLOWING FUSES ON THE POWER STEERING. FUSES BLOW ABOUT EVERY FEW MONTHS AND ARE REPLACED. LOOSENESS IN THE POWER STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326018April 16, 2010
STEERING
IN FEB 2010 I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR BEEPED AND THE PWR STRNG WARNING CAME ON. NO PLACE TO STOP OR PULL OVER AND WAS DARK. I SLOWED DOWN, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE STEERING SEEMED OK, SO I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, IT JUST SCARED ME. I CONTINUED ON TO MY OFF RAMP WITH NO PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN ONTO THE SIDE RODE, IT WAS LIKE STEERING AN OLD TRUCK. VERY DIFFICULT. IF IT HAD BEEN NECESSARY TO MAKE A SHARP SWERVE ON THE FREEWAY, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT, THUS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. HAVE HAD DIAGNOSTICS RUN ON IT, BUT "NO CODES" SHOWS. WHEN YOU RESTART THE ENGINE, WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, IT REENGAGES THE POWER STEERING. IT HAS GONE OUT AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, AND I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326083April 16, 2010
STEERING
MY 2007 SATURN ION'S POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING EVERYTIME IT'S IN USE. BEING THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY TWO KIDS, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. SEEMS LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE RECALLED?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325845April 15, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 SATURN ION. SEPTEMBER 09. DROVE CAR. PARKED. COULD NOT GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION. WAITED 10 MINUTES. KEY CAME OUT. HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AT SATURN DEALER. NEXT WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED. HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AGAIN.(AT MY EXPENSE). KEY CONTINUES TO INTERMITTENTLY STICK IN THE IGNITION. I CAN NOT GET OUT OF MY CAR UNTIL I GET THE KEY OUT. LOOK AT THE WEBSITE AND READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK_P5.HTML NO WONDER GM CLOSED OUT THE SATURN LINE. JUST AS BAD AS TOYOTA. THE MECHANICS AT THE SATURN DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY OFFERED NO PERMANENT FIX. THIS IS WHY I DON'T TRUST AMERICAN MADE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325925April 15, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CAR WONT START, IT WONT EVEN TURN OVER (BUT ALL OF THE LIGHTS, FAN, ETC WORK). OTHER TIMES THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN YOU TURN THE MOTOR OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325677April 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF, THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION WITH THE CAR STILL RUNNING, HAD TO PULL THE SPARK PLUGS OUT TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO KEEP FROM DRAINING DUE TO BEING IN THE ON POSITION. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS BOUND IN THE HOUSING. DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND HOUSING, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325680April 14, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH DOWNHILL, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY ON THE WARNING PANEL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325667April 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWE A 2004 SATURN ION AND LIKE MANY OTHERS, I HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH. THE POWER STEERING ALSO GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2006 AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS 3 MONTHS AFTERWARDS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY VEHICLE UNTIL I WAS LOOKING FOR A PART VIA THE INTERNET AND RAN ACROSS OTHER COMPLAINTS. IT'S A SHAME THAT GM HASN'T DONE A RECALL. THERE ARE SEVERAL CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325711April 14, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE DURING AND SOMETIMES AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES FOR THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF TO NORMAL. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,225. UPDATED 05/19/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325766April 14, 2010
STEERING
ION THAT THE STEERING IS BEING SO HARD TO TURN. PURCHASE THE CAR AND AFTER 20,000 MILES ON IT THE CAR BEGIN TO GO DOWN. BUT THE WORST IS THE STEERING. THE TIRES WERE NO GOOD THE WINDOW WIPERS WERE NO GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325779April 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 SATURN ION. AND WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP IT STARTED LIKE A DREAM. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 34 DEGREES F OR SO. AND IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS FIFTEEN MINUTES LATE TO WORK BECAUSE THIS SO CALLED "RELIABLE" CAR WOULDN'T START BECAUSE IT THOUGHT I WAS BREAKING INTO IT. IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD'VE PURCHASED THE CHEVY, THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM AS I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. WE'RE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR SOME PIECE OF CRAP CAR THAT DOESN'T START WHEN IT'S TOO COLD/DAMP OUT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325448April 13, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION 2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED; THE STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY A KNOCK FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325478April 13, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION 3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING SEEMED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT POWER STEERING MOTOR AND STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,340. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,342.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325058April 12, 2010
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 SATURN ION THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MAKING IT HARD TO STEER. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING AGAIN WILL FIX POWER STEERING FOR A SHORT TIME. GM HAS RECALL ON OTHER MAKES AND MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY NOT THE SATURN. IF IT WOULD GO OUT AS YOUR MAKING A TURN, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325092April 12, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMOBILE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THE CAR MUST BE PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF FOR 30 SECONDS, THEN RE-STARTED. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES GET ABOVE 55-60 DEGREES F, AND HAPPENS AT LEAST EVERY 3RD TIME AUTO IS DRIVEN. NO REPAIRS MADE AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325100April 12, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY FOR TEN MINUTES AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED. A LOCAL TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IT SHOWED "NO CODES". THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE OWNER TO REPLACE THE ECM FUSE WHICH HE DID BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAPPENED EVERY TIME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325112April 12, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSE ALL POWER STEERING UNTIL CAR IS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325119April 12, 2010
STEERING
2005 SATURN ION-3, WHICH SHARES THE STEERING SYSTEM WITH THE RECALLED CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC G5, HAD EXACTLY STEERING FAILURE. IT HAPPENED APR.10/2010 IN A PARKING LOT WHEN DRIVING AT 5MPH. IT CHIMED BUT I OBSERVED NO LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER COMING UP. THEN THE STEERING BECAME VERY HEAVY SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER RESTARTING IT IS FINE AGAIN. SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE IN 09 SUMMER, BOTH AT THE SPEEDING UP STAGE (<10MPH) AFTER A CONTROLLED STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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