Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10992262May 30, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE IGNITION SHUTS OFF KILLING POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991558May 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY IGNITION SWITCH WOULDNT TURN ONCE THE KEY WAS IN SO I OPENED IT UP TOOK A LOOK AND PUT IT BACK IN. NOW IT TURNS BUT IT TURNS ON AND BACK OFF BEFORE AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY A LITTLE IT WOULD TURN ON. NOW IT DOESNT JUST STARTS AND TURNS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991249May 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE FACE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10990733May 20, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DRL AND TAIL LIGHTS FLICKER AT HIGH SPEED WHEN CAR IS RUNNING!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985941May 16, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN OFF AND PREVENTED THE KEY FROM BEING REMOVED. ALSO, THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO START THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985885May 15, 2017
ENGINE, STEERING
VIN: [XXX] , SALESPERSON:[XXX] DATE OF PURCHASE: MARCH 27, 2017 , DEALERS NUMBER: 47243...$2000 IN REPAIRS PAID IN CASH.PURCHASE VEHICLE IN CASH FOR $3000.FALSE ADVERTISEMENT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION@TIME OF PURCHASE&SEVERAL DEFECTIVE& MALFUNCTIONING PARTS&I WAS SOLD A LEMON CAR THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED SEVERAL TIMES. SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK.WIND SHIELD WIPERS WERE BROKE@ TIME OF PURCHASE. MUFFLER PROBLEMS, RATTLES TOO..EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NO GOOD&FIXED.BRAKE FAULTY,I PURCHASED NEW BRAKE PADS.TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY.CAR CONTINUOUSLY SHAKES.IT'S BEEN IN AND OUT OF SHOP SINCE I PURCHASED IT. TRANSMISSION ACCELERATION&GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY OR SHIFT IN TIME. WINDOW IS OFF THE TRAP&WILL BRAKE IF I PUT IT ALL THE WAY DOWN..GAS LEAK. GAS LEAK=$30 A DAY SINCE PURCHASE. IGNITION LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL&WON'T TURN WHILE DRIVING. KEY WILL NOT TURN.CAR WILL NOT START&NEEDS A NEW IGNITION. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH/IN 2WEEKS OF BUYING IT. I WAS ON THE ROAD&THE WHEEL LOCKED. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN IT WITH ALL MY STRENGTH. I HAD TO REPLACE IT& IT'S AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WHEEL. BRAKE FLUID WAS SOLD DIRTY. OVERHEATING CONSTANTLY. FAN OVER RUNNING.TIMING BELT NEEDS CHECKED. BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING& SQUEALING&WHEN PUMPED SHOOT AIR, BRAKE PADS WERE CHANGED& BRAKE FLUID WAS CHANGED& IS CLEAR INSTEAD OF BLACK. ALL THESE PROBLEMS EXISTED@TIME OF PURCHASE.IT WAS SOLD AS IS.I'VE LOST TIME FROM WORK. I DID NOT KNOW IT'S BEEN RECALLED SEVERAL TIMES. GM &DEALER IS@FAULT. IT IS A LEMON. PUTS MY FAMILIES LIFE IN DANGER, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP ON THE ROAD.DEALER GAVE ME A DUMMY KEY. THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE RIGHTS UNDER THE SONG-BEVERLY WARRANTY RIGHTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985549May 13, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED THAT MY CAR SMELLED LIKE GAS, AND THEN WHEN I PARKED AND GOT OUT I SAW A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER MY CAR. MY CAR IS THE SATURN ION 'REDLINE' FOR SOME REASON I CAN'T PULL UP MY CAR ONLY A REGULAR SATURN ION BUT MY CAR IS DIFFERENT. I COULD TELL THE GAS WAS COMING FROM THE TOP OF MY TANK. WHEN I DROPPED THE TANK I COULD SEE THAT THE FUEL LINES ON MY FUEL PUMP WERE BROKEN! THE LINES WERE BROKE RIGHT AT THE PUMP. ON THE SATURN AND REDLINE FORUM I SEE THAT MY CAR ISN'T THE ONLY REDLINE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM MY CAR ONLY HAS APPROX 137000 MILES ON IT, THE FUEL PUMP SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKE LIKE THAT. THERE IS RECALLS ON SOME SATURN IONS IN CERTAIN STATES FOR THE FUEL PUMP LINES BREAKING JUST LIKE MINE DID. MY CAR WAS PUT TOGETHER IN TENNESSEE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2006 IN NEW JERSEY AND NOW I LIVE IN KENTUCKY. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY NOT JUST LIMITED TO SATURN IONS IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. MY KIDS AND MYSELF GOT SICK FROM THE GAS FUMES AND WE'RE LUCKY NOT TO OF HAD SOME SORT OF SPARK HIT THE PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984760May 10, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I HYDRAPLAINED, DID A 360 AND GOT HIT HEAD ON. I HAD MY SET BELT ON, BUT IT DID NOT CATCH AND LOCK IN PLACE, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE....TO STOP ME FROM HITTING TO REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH MY HEAD, MY CHEST ON THE SHEARING WHEEL AND MY LEGS WITH THE UNDER PART OF THE DASH...I WAS ON A MAIN HWY...I DO NOT HAVE THE POLICE REPORT , BUT I DO HAVE A FEW PICTURE..
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10984215May 8, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND SWITCHING THE SHIFTER TO REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984224May 8, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. WHILE THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE STARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981575May 1, 2017
STEERING
POWERING STERRING LIGHT ON AGAAGAIN VERY HARD TO DRIVE HAD TO USE FLASERS TO GET HOME FROM CHURCH THIS WENT ONM SATURDAY AND SUNDATY BY MODAY IT CORRECTED ITSELF HOWEVER IT ICALLED HOLMAN CADIILC WERE I GET IT SERVICED THEY NEVER CALLED ME BACK WWITH A STRAIGHT ANSWER ON WHAT THEY WAMT ME TO DO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981091April 27, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE AND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,331.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979706April 20, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY GAS PEDDLE STICKS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978816April 17, 2017
STEERING
STEERING RANDOMLY FAILS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, AS IF IT "STICKS" AND I HAVE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO CENTER. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER HAD TO MAKE AN EVASIVE MENOUVER OR IS INEXPERIENCED AND NOT EXPECTING IT TO FAIL. THIS OCCURS WHILE MOVING, AND WHILE PARKED, ON ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971606April 10, 2017
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
DRIVING ON STAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD MY CAR STARTED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHICH MADE MY DRIVER SIDE CRASH INTO A CEMENT WALL, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGHT THE CAR HIT THE WALL SO HARD THAT IT CRACKED MY RADIATOR, MY CAR THEN SHUT OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10970696April 5, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE TRAVELING TO SHOPING CENTER.WHEN RESTARTING POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME.BUT DANGEROUS SINCE POWER STEERING INTERMITTED COMES ON.IT HAPPENED WHILE GETTING BACK INTO CAR AFTER TURNING ON IGNITION SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970522April 4, 2017
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I BOUGHT A 2004 SATURN ION 2.2L L4 (VIN: [XXX]) FOR MY SON 4 MONTHS AGO. IT IS NOW LEAKING A PUDDLE GASOLINE AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN. I LOOKED ON LINE AND THERE DOZENS OF OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED) YET MY VIN IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST. CALLED SATURN 800.972.8876, THEY SAID IT WASN'T ON A RECALL LIST ALSO. DEALER WANTS $600+ FOR REPAIRS. ANY SUGGESTIONS? THANKS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969525March 30, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS BURNT. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. THE RPMS THEN REV AND THE CAR FAILS TO CONTINUE TO GO AT SPEED AND WILL NEED TO BE PULLED OVER. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAYS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 58499 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AT AAMCO AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969431March 29, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR IS UNDER 80,000 MILES AND HAS A LEAKING FUEL LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969370March 29, 2017
STEERING
MY CAR HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL IN 2012. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS GONE OUT. I MISSED THE SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS BY 2 DAYS - IT EXPIRED ON 3/27/17, AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN ON MY CAR ON 3/29/17. NOW I'M TOLD IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF A PART IS COVERED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE IT CAN FAIL, IS REPLACED, THEN FAILS AGAIN, THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THAT PART BEING USED IN THE CAR. IT SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNERS. I KNOW THAT FOR 2003 SATURN ION THE RECALL APPIES TO THE LIFE OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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