Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10211163December 7, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON THE VEHICLE. ALL I DID WAS GO TO START IT UP AND IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GOODYEAR BUT THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. SO RIGHT NOW IT IS BEING LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IS BROKEN AND BECAUSE OF THE BREAKAGE I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE VALVES REPLACED AS WELL AS THE THERMOSTAT, THE FUEL PUMP AND THE HEAD GASKET. ALL OF THESE WERE DAMAGED BY THE CHAIN. THIS IS NOW COSTING ME APPROXIMATELY $3000. ALL OF WHICH IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY BELT THAT SATURN INSTALLED ON THEIR VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210992December 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SATURN 2003 ION WILL NOT START IN THE WINTER, WHEN TEMPERATURE IS 32 DEGREE'S OR LOWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211022December 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC CODE FOR THE BATTERY FAILED. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE CODE. THE VIN, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210918December 5, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER CRASH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10210907December 5, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
SIMILAR TO THE 04 SATURN IONS, MY 2005 ION HAS THE SAME FRONT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. THE BULB QUITS FLASHING, BUT IS NOT BURNED OUT, IT IS LOSING CONTACT IN THE SOCKET. I CALLED SATURN, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR MY VIN, BIT IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS WITH THE 04. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210954December 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY STICKS FORWARD WHEN TRYING TO START. CAR WILL NOT START WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE. HAD IT TOWED IN. REPLACEMENT PART # 10392423 IGNITION SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210780December 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS LEAVING WORK AND HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF, I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, SO IT WAS REPLACED AND I PICKED UP MY CAR. TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WHILE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE GOING 65 MPH THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND COASTED TO A STOP, USING SOME BRAKES, BUT I COULDN'T STOP TOO SUDDENLY OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE NEXT TO A JERSEY WALL, THERE WAS NOT MUCH OF A SHOULDER SO I WAS PARTIALLY ON IT AND PARTIALLY BLOCKING TRAFFIC, I AM VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN HIT. IT WOULD BE A REAL TRAGEDY FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION BEFORE NOTICE WAS TAKEN AND THESE CARS RECALLED COMPLETELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210850December 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE A 2003 SATURN ION. MY CAR WILL NOT START WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. I READ THROUGH MESSAGE BOARDS AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO READ SOME PEOPLES CAR ACTUALLY STALL WHILE DRIVING, WHICH SOUNDS RELATED TO ME. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE ALSO POPULAR COMPLAINTS. THESE CARS ARE OBVIOUSLY RIDDLED WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND ARE ROLLING DEATH TRAPS. I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING LOSS ONCE, BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE UNTIL READING OTHERS POSTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND HAVE FOUND NO RESOLUTION. I FOUND A TSB STATING THAT A FAULTY IGNITION IS THE CAUSE OF THE COLD STARTING PROBLEM, SO I WILL LIKELY REPLACE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210720December 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I PURCHASE A 2004 SATURN ION (6/11/04), BRAND NEW. THE FIRST SIGN OF COLD THAT YEAR, LATE NOVEMBER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. AFTER AWHILE(10-15 MIN.) IT WOULD START UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. I BROUGHT IT IN 12/28/04, WHICH THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK MODULE; SAYING "THAT WAS THE PROBLEM". I STILL HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR THROUGH THE WINTER, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WAS WHAT WRONG. EVERYTIME I BROUGHT IT IN, THEY WOULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND SEND ME ON MY WAY SINCE THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. THE NEXT WINTER THAN SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS STUCK IN THE COLD A FEW MORNINGS BEFORE WORK TRYING TO GET THE CAR STARTED. SATURN CLAIMED IT WAS TOO COLD OUTSIDE FOR MY CAR TO START, AND TOLD ME TO WAIT A BIT BEFORE BRINGING IT IN. (IT MAYBE WENT BELOW 0 DEGREES THAT WEEK TWICE) FED UP I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN ON 1/17/05, WHICH THEY REPLACED MY BLOCK ASSEMBLY, WIRE HARNESS, STARTER, BATTERY, AND WIRE CONNECTERS. THEY REALLY WEREN'T SURE WHAT WAS WRONG THEY ADMITTED, BUT IT SEEMS TO WORK NOW. THE CAR WOULD WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN THE SAME ISSUE ARISES AGAIN. ON 4/15/05 SATURN HAD TO REPLACE MY RADIO RECEIVER FOR FAULTY ISSUES. THAT SAME WINTER, MY CAR WOULD NOT START IN THE COLD AGAIN. IT WAS BROUGHT IN ON 12/20/05, WHICH THEY REPLACED MY IGNITION SWITCH SAYING THE USUAL "THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM". NOW, JUST UNDER TWO YEARS LATER, I AM BACK TO HAVING THE SAME ISSUES OF MY CAR NOT STARTING IN THE COLD. SATURN IS NOW THROWING THEIR HANDS UP SAYING I MUST PURCHASE ANOTHER IGNITION SWITCH, AND PAY THEM TO PUT IT IN FOR A TOTAL OF $220. UNACCEPTABLE. I MAY HAVE TAKEN ACTIONS SOONER, BUT I WASN'T AWARE THERE WERE MANY MORE SATURN ION DRIVERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES I HAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210450December 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR WOULDN'T START, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED OK. FINALLY CHECKED WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR MAKE,MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR AND THE COLD WEATHER PROBLEM WITH THE STARTED IS A KNOWN ISSUE. WAITED AN HOUR OR SO TO TRY AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210452December 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STRUCTURE
HOOD LATCH BROKEN, IGNITION SWITCH SPARKS AND THE CAR DOESN'T START, LOUD CLANKING NOISE IN FRONT END, TRANSMISSION IS QUIRKY WHILE SHIFTING(AUTOMATIC) DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THE PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210379November 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS 32 DEGREES OR LESS AND THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING I ATTEMPT TO START MY CAR AND IT WILL NOT START. THE IGNITION SWITCH CLICKS AND THEN THE CAR STALLS. THE SECURITY SYSTEM KICKS IN AND THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE ODOMETER SCREEN READS "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON". THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR ABOUT 8 TO 10 MINUTES. AFTER 8 TO 10 MINUTES THE LIGHT STOPS BLINKING AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE GOES OFF AND THEN THE CAR STARTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN AND IT OCCURS ALL DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAYS. AS I READ ON THE INTERNET THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME APPROXIMATELY $200.00 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210168November 28, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
FAILURE TO START IN COLD WEATHER COMBINED WITH SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKOUT. THE PROBLEM ARISES AS FOLLOWS: A.THE SATURN VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO TEMPERATURES AT OR APPROACHING 32 DEGREES F FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING (USUALLY 6-10 HOURS.) B.AN OPERATOR ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH CLICKS AND THE CAR STALLS. C.THE SECURITY SYSTEM KICKS IN. THE SECURITY LIGHT BLINKS AND THE ODOMETER SCREEN READS: ?SERVICE ENGINE SOON.? FUEL WILL NOT BE SENT TO THE ENGINE. D.THE VEHICLE WILL NOW NOT START FOR ABOUT 8-10 MINUTES AS THE SECURITY SYSTEM RESETS. E.AFTER 8-10 MINUTES, THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL STOP BLINKING AND THEN GO OUT. ?THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON? SCROLL LIGHT WILL STOP AND ALSO GO OUT. F.NOW THE OPERATOR MAY ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. G.HOWEVER, IF THE IGNITION SWITCH GREASE HAS NOT ADEQUATELY WARMED, THEN THE PROCESS WILL BEGIN AGAIN. H.A SIGNAL THAT THE VEHICLE WILL LIKELY START AFTER THE PRESENT ?LOCK-OUT? WILL BE WHEN THE IGNITION SEEMS TO CRANK A BIT MORE THAN JUST A CLICK, BEFORE LOCKING OUT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209978November 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OVER WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES GET COLDER THEN 32 F. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209820November 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR WILL NOT START BELOW 35 DEGREES AND WILL ALSO STALL AT ANY MOMENT DUE TO IMOBILIZER ACTIVATING. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE CAR WILL START AGAIN WHEN THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAS RESET. PROBLEM IS IN THE GREASE IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM OF MY CAR. IT IS A 2004 SATURN ION. CAR RUNS FINE UNTIL IT GETS COLD OUT AND THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNS. VERY DANGEROUS DURING DRIVING IF IT OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209840November 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2003 ION WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD, MY CAR WILL NOT START, I WILL TRY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. I WILL WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL START LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN TESTED AND IS COMPLETELY FINE. IT WILL TURN ON ALL ELECTRONICS, TELL ME TO SERVICE ENGINE, THEN IT WON'T TURN OVER. NEXT I WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND IT STARTS. AND RUNS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209864November 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE SATURN ION WILL NOT START IN COLD WEATHER. SATURN KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX MANY POSTS ON LINE OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AS I NEED TO MOVE AT A MOMENTS NOTICE FOR WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209221November 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON (ENGINE, BATTER, AIRBAG) AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES OFF. VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN FASTER THAN 10 MPH. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. DATE INCLUDED IS APPROXIMATE. DEALER HAS ACTUAL DATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209233November 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
WHEN IT IS TOO COLD, MY IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS MY SECURITY SYSTEM AND I HAVE TO WAIT A LONG TIME BEFORE MY CAR STARTS. SATURN HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL ADVISORY (# 04-08-45-005D) ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL (EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT). MANY OTHERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS: HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_97727.HTML *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209030November 15, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
FRONT DIRECTIONAL SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T. AT TIMES IT IS LEFT SIDE OTHER TIMES RIGHT SIDE. BOTH 2003 & 2004 MODEL YEARS OF SATURN ION HAVE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT I HAVE A 2005 AND DEALER AND SATURN CORPORATE SAY THEY CAN'T HELP UNTIL 2005 IS ADDED TO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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