Saturn Ion Complaints (2007)

876 consumer complaints on file.

#10584085April 21, 2014
STEERING
MESSAGE "PWR STR", LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. SHUTTING OFF IGNITION TEMPORARILY FIXED ISSUE AND REGAINED POWER ASSIST, HOWEVER ISSUE CONTINUALLY CROPS UP, 6 OR 7 TIMES DURING A NORMALLY 25 MINUTE/18MILE DRIVE HOME FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, NO SHARP TURNS, AN APPARENTLY UNPROVOKED FAILURE. I SEE THERE IS A 3/31/2014 RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE BUT I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF IT, THOUGH I HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A LATER 4/10/2014 RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE MILEAGE REPORTED IS APPROXIMATE, NOT SURE EXACT MILEAGE BUT RIGHT AROUND 113,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583629April 19, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2007 SATURN ION IS LEAKING GAS. I CALLED THE GM (800) NUMBER AND WAS TOLD MY FUEL SYSTEM HAD A RECALL. WHEN I LEFT MY VEHICLE WITH THE GM DEALERSHIP THEY CALLED AFTER A FEW HOURS STATING THEY REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND I WAS GOOD TO GO. A FEW DAYS LATER MY CAR SMELLED LIKE GAS AGAIN, SO I TOOK IT BACK. THE MANAGER CALLED ME STATING, "MY FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED". I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE AND LEFT. IF MY FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED THEY WOULD HAVE RELATED THAT INFORMATION THE FIRST TIME. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THIS IS A GM ISSUE, BECAUSE I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND A LOT OF CONSUMERS WITH MY MODEL CAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583478April 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583303April 17, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND LOST MY POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. I PULLED INTO A LES SCHWAB SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THEM SEE IF I WAS OUT OF POWER STEERING FLUID. LEARNED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THAT. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WORKED. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT STOPPED, BUT SINCE MY CAR IS IN THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION, I WOULD ALSO LIKE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT. HOW CAN I MAKE SURE THAT THIS ISSUE IS LOOKED AT TOO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578706April 10, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION. *SMD IN MAY 2012, THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OR COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. ON JUNE 5, 2013, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP RUNNING AT RANDOM TIMES. THE INVOICE STATED, THEY CHECKED CODES, MONITORED FUEL PRESSURE, TESTED THE BATTERY, WIGGLED AND TAPPED TESTED THE APP PCM, IGNITION WIRES AND RELAYS, ETC. AND NO TROUBLE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES, ON HER WAY HOME. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, AND ASKED IF THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH BEING REPLACED, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SHUTTING DOWN PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION WAS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578442April 9, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IGNITION KEY INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED FROM THE SWITCH PRIOR TO THE CRASH. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNEXPECTEDLY DETACHED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO STRIKE THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE CHEST AND HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A RELATED TO THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,600.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10577666April 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, STEERING
2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FREE IGNITION REPLACEMENT WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND AIRBAG RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP IN JANUARY 2013. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578039April 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STEERING
I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS (THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES BETWEEN MID-NOVEMBER AND EARLY DECEMBER) I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTART IT - AT WHICH TIME THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. IT WOULD THEN GO OUT AGAIN AS NOTED AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME WATER DAMAGE AS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS RIGHT AFTER A CAR WASH SO I FIGURED IT WOULD DRY OUT AND BE ALL RIGHT. IT SEEMED THAT WAY UNTIL IT RECURRED AGAIN. I THEN BROUGHT IT IN TO WALLACE CHEVROLET IN STUART FL FOR REPAIR. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THIS REPAIR WAS AT NO CHARGE. MY CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD BUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT N/C PART 19257875. IT APPEARS THE COMPANY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD A PROGRAM FOR IT BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS. FRANKLY I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON I-95. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THOSE SPEEDS AND NO POWER STEERING. IT STILL FRIGHTENS ME WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS. MY CAR IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578061April 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A MISSING PIECE BROKEN IN THE IGNITION TUMBLER, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,911 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577611April 5, 2014
STEERING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR 2 CHILDREN, WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, AND LOST STEERING. SHE WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. SHE RESTARTED VEHICLE AND ISSUE WENT AWAY TEMPORARILY. IT IS NOW HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. COMES AND GOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577305April 4, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE LOCAL MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577427April 4, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON BEING ENGAGED AND WOULD THEN BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED REPEATEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577075April 3, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE PART WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577179April 3, 2014
STEERING
MAKING AN TURN AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. WILL NOT RETURN, HAS TO BE FORCED. ALMOST SLAMMED INTO AN CAR. TRIED CALLING SATURN CAN'T GET THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576887April 2, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE REMEDY PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576955April 2, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NEARLY CRASH INTO A CEMENT MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576630April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
IGNITION LOCKED AND COULD NOT REMOVE KEY TO STOP ENGINE, ONLY WAY TO SHUT OFF ENGINE WAS TO DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLES--CALLED DEALER IN FREDERICK, MD THE VERY NEXT MORNING--HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE GM DEALER, FREDERICK, MD, THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AND I WAS CHARGED $512.36 AND I PAID THE INVOICE OF $512.36. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON MARCH 14, 2014 #14V-047 -- I AM REQUESTING THE REIMBURSEMENT IN THE MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575534March 29, 2014
STEERING
I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO A SIDE STREET AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL WHEN I HEARD THREE QUICK TONES FROM THE DASHBOARD. A MESSAGE THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED APPEARED WHERE THE ODOMETER IS ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE CURB. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED AGAIN. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ONCE IN EACH OF THE THREE DAYS FOLLOWING THAT INITIAL INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575251March 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECVD IGN SW RECALL (TRBL W/KEYS HARD TO GET OUT OF IGN SW & WONT TURN TO OFF POSITION INCREASINGLY GETTING WORSE ;RAN BATT DWN.JMP STRTED CAR OK BUT NOW TRANSMISSION STAYS IN FIRST GEAR,HARD STEERING W/DIC READS PWR STEERING .ITS MY 23 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S CAR SENIOR STUDENT @OHIO UNIVERSITY;STUCK @ SMALL GM USED CAR DEALER THAT INSISTS SHIFTER NEED TO BE REPLACED @ $500.00 PLUS FIRST W/NO GUANTEE TO FIX TRBL BEFORE ANY OTHER REPAIRS THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD FALL UNDER GM IGN SW RECALL & GM HARD STEERING EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED SEEN ON LINE NEWS RE:SATURN ION DISCLOSERS SINCE FEB 2014 @ NO COST TO ME.NEVER HAD TRANSMISSION SHIFT/HARD STEERING PROBLEMS EVER TILL NOW BUT IGN SW HAS BEEN A PLAGUE SEVERAL YEARS NOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572480March 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE INFORMED THE CONSUMER, NO CHIP WAS FOUND AND THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED WITHOUT A CHIP NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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