Saturn Ion Complaints
4,344 consumer complaints on file.
- #10182043February 8, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
FREQUENT INABILITY TO START VEHICLE DUE TO IGNITION CYLINDER WEAR. SATURN CLAIMS SECURITY SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED DUE TO INTERNAL IGNITION SWITCH NOT BEING ABLE TO "READ" CHIP IN SATURN VEHICLE KEY. FAILURE OF SUCH PROCESS RESULTS IN OPERATOR OF VEHICLE HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL SECURITY SYSTEM "RESETS" (10-15 MINS.) SATURN WILL NOT HONOR THE FACT THAT THIS MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW, AND HOLDS OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR $200 REPAIR. THIS OWNER IS JUST GLAD THE STEERING WHEEL HASN'T FALLEN OFF THE DASHBOARD YET. GOOD CAR ! *JB
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10181936February 7, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
INTERMITTENTLY, CAR WILL NOT START IN COLD WEATHER. NO CRANK OR START. AFTER 10 MINUTES, CAR SOMETIMES STARTS WITH ANOTHER KEY. CAR EVENTUALLY STARTS, BUT REQUIRES 10 MINUTE PAUSE BETWEEN EACH ATTEMPT FOR SECURITY LOCK-OUT TO BE BYPASSED. *NM
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- #10181759February 6, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE VISITING ATLANTA ON BUSINESS I RENTED A 2006 SATURN ION AND LEFT THE LIGHTS ON IN THE HOTEL PARKING LOT. SINCE I DID NOT KNOW THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, AND I WAS NOT GETTING ANY RESPONSE FROM THE REMOTE DOOR OPENER, I OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE KEY, CLOSED THE DOOR AND PROCEEDED TO START THE CAR. AFTER FAILED ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR, I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. SINCE THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE CAR, I WAS ALSO LOCKED IN THE CAR WITH NO WAY OF GETTING OUT. ALL DOORS WERE LOCKED WITH NO MANUAL MEANS TO OPEN INTERNALLY. LUCKILY FOR ME COLLEAGUES WERE AROUND AND WERE ABLE TO GIVE ME A BOOST THAT ALLOWED THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO RETURN TO THE CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL CURRENT RETURN THE POWER DOORS AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I FOUND THIS DEFECT TO BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR ANY CAR IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE POWER FROM THE CAR GETS CUT OFF. HAD THEIR BEEN A FIRE, OR BELOW FREEZING OR EXTREME HEAT CONDITIONS, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS. HOPEFULLY THIS INCIDENT IS ISOLATED BUT I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT. *NM
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10181823February 6, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1. TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING 2. GREASE IN IGNITION SWITCH THICKENS AND CAR WILL NOT START. IT NORMALLY TAKES 10 - 15 MINUTES TO WARM THE IGNITION ENOUGH FOR THE CAR TO START. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED TO REPAIR THE CAR AND BILL THE MANUFACTURER BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULDN'T REPAIR IT. 4. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *JB
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10181388February 1, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2004 ION II INTERMITTENTLY WON'T START - MAKES A SHORT CRANKING SOUND AND THEN - NOTHING. AFTER WAITING FOR A WHILE (20-30 MINUTES OR S) IT WILL TURN OVER - ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER - HAD THE SAME PROBLEM LAST YEAR AND WAS SOLD A NEW STARTER BY THE DEALERSHIP. A MONTH LATER I HAD A STARTING PROBLEM AGAIN, BUT IT DID NOT REPEAT UNTIL TODAY. *NM
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10181382February 1, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULDN'T START NUMEROUS (COLD) MORNINGS, NO WAY TO GET TO WORK. EVENTUALLY, LATER IN THE DAY THE CAR WOULD START. CALLED SATURN DEALER THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN, I DROPPED IT OFF; THEY CALLED LATER TO TELL ME IT WAS MY PASSLOCK SENSOR. IN THE MEANTIME I CHECK ONLINE AND FIND A HUGE MESSAGE BOARD WITH TONS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TALK TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ABOUT IT AND HE TELLS ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ION, BUT THAT IT WAS DECIDED THAT IT WASN'T SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. OF COURSE IT'S NOT LIFE THREATENING BUT IT'S STILL A DEFECTIVE PART!! I ALSO TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ION BUT THAT I WAS NOW WAY PAST MY WARRANTY ANYWAY. I DON'T CARE IF I HAVE 6 MILES, 6,000 MILES, 60,000 MILES OR 600,000 MILES ON THE CAR THIS PART SHOULD BE REPLACED BY SATURN AT NO CHARGE. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, WHY MAKE THE CONSUMER PAY FOR IT?! THE PART WAS REPLACED AND I PAID FOR IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE AT THE TIME, I NEED A VEHICLE FOR WORK. IF THIS DOESN'T GET RESOLVED AND/OR I DON'T GET A REFUND FROM SATURN, THIS WILL BE THE LAST VEHICLE I BUY FROM THEM. THAT IS A GUARANTEE! *NM
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10181648February 1, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SATURN ION COLD START PROBLEM**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH CLICKED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SECURITY SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE, AND A SECURITY LIGHT WOULD BLINK AND THE ODOMETER SCREENS WOULD READ SERVICE ENGINE SOON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START FOR 8-10 MINUTES AS THE SECURITY SYSTEM RESETS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE GREASE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS FREEZING AND/OR HARDENING SO THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN NOT ENGAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND GREASE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10181235January 31, 2007VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER IN COLD TEMPERATURES. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, 36 TIMES. THE CONTACT DID NOT LOSE POWER . THE VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE, BUT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS DID NOT WORK. THE WEATHERWAS NOT A FACTOR.*AK
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10181177January 30, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2005 SATURN ION 1 FAILURE TO START. FAULTY DESIGN RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. *NM
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10179272January 21, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR WILL NOT START IN THE COLD WEATHER. THEN I GET A SERVICE ENGINE MESSAGE AND THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES. THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER. HOWEVER, THE CAR ALWAYS STARTS WHEN IT IS NOT COLD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS. *NM
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10179281January 21, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY 2003 SATURN ION FAILS TO START IN COLD WEATHER BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT PROPERLY READ THE KEY AND THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM LOCKS OUT THE IGNITION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND IN MARCH 2006 GM ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN IDENTIFYING THE IGNITION SWITCH AS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. SATURN HOWEVER REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT WITH MY VEHICLE. AS THIS FAILURE ONLY OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE AS I WORK LATE HOURS AND I RELY ON MY VEHICLE STARTING SO THAT I CAN TURN ON THE HEAT. SITTING IN THE FREEZING COLD IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS AN IDENTIFIED DEFECTIVE PART THAT WILL NOT START IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR ME BECAUSE A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ORDERED. AS SATURN WILL NOT STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS I ASK THAT A SAFETY RECALL BE ISSUED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *NM
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10179304January 21, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 SATURN ION, REFUSES TO START IN COLD WEATHER - MAINLY AFTER AN OVERNIGHT PARK IN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES...WAIT 10 MINUTES, AND IT STARTS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10179116January 19, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE A 2003 SATURN ION WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE (USUALLY AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES) THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START. THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATES, PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING, BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROPER KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. GM HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL ADVISORY (# 04-08-45-005D) DATED 15 MAR 2006 IDENTIFYING THE IGNITION SWITCH AS THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PASSLOCK MALFUNCTION ON MY CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST $250.00 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN PERFORMANCE OF MY DUTIES AS A FEDERAL OFFICER I RELY ON MY VEHICLE TO START WHEN I NEED IT TO. I AM OFTEN DISPATCHED TO REMOTE AREAS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC. WAITING 10-30 MINUTES FOR THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM TO TIME OUT BEFORE I CAN START THE CAR HAS MADE ME LATE FOR ASSIGNMENTS ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. HAVING A VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT START BECAUSE OF A RECOGNIZED DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH IS UNACCEPTABLE; BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS INSULTING. THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE, IT IMPACTS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THAT I HAVE SWORN TO PROTECT. FINALLY IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR EVERY SATURN ION OWNER WHO DEPENDS ON THEIR CAR TO START IN 30 DEGREE WEATHER WHEN THERE IS NO OTHER WARM ENVIRONMENT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10179119January 19, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE A 2003 SATURN ION WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE (USUALLY AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES) THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START. THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATES, PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING, BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROPER KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. GM HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL ADVISORY (# 04-08-45-005D) DATED 15 MAR 2006 IDENTIFYING THE IGNITION SWITCH AS THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PASSLOCK MALFUNCTION ON MY CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST $250.00 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN PERFORMANCE OF MY DUTIES AS A FEDERAL OFFICER I RELY ON MY VEHICLE TO START WHEN I NEED IT TO. I AM OFTEN DISPATCHED TO REMOTE AREAS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC. HAVING A VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT START BECAUSE OF A RECOGNIZED DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH IS UNACCEPTABLE; BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS INSULTING. THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE, IT IMPACTS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THAT I HAVE SWORN TO PROTECT. FINALLY IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR EVERY SATURN ION OWNER WHO DEPENDS ON THEIR CAR TO START IN 30 DEGREE WEATHER WHEN THERE IS NO OTHER WARM ENVIRONMENT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10179120January 19, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE A 2003 SATURN ION WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE (USUALLY AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES) THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START. THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATES, PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING, BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROPER KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. GM HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL ADVISORY (# 04-08-45-005D) DATED 15 MAR 2006 IDENTIFYING THE IGNITION SWITCH AS THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PASSLOCK MALFUNCTION ON MY CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST $250.00 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN PERFORMANCE OF MY DUTIES AS A FEDERAL OFFICER I RELY ON MY VEHICLE TO START WHEN I NEED IT TO. I AM OFTEN DISPATCHED TO REMOTE AREAS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC. HAVING A VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT START BECAUSE OF A RECOGNIZED DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH IS UNACCEPTABLE; BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS INSULTING. THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE, IT IMPACTS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THAT I HAVE SWORN TO PROTECT. FINALLY IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR EVERY SATURN ION OWNER WHO DEPENDS ON THEIR CAR TO START IN 30 DEGREE WEATHER WHEN THERE IS NO OTHER WARM ENVIRONMENT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10178889January 17, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2004 SATURN ION COUPE NEVER STARTS IN THE COLD. IT HAS BECOME SUCH A HEADACHE I WARM A TOWEL IN THE MORNING PUT IT ON THE ENGINE BEFORE I START IT. I GET SUCH A MIGRAINE WONDERING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. I CALLED SATURN THEY SAID IT WAS A THEFT DEVICE AND MAYBE SOMEONE TRIED TO STEAL MY CAR OR GAS. CRAZY!!!!!!!!!! *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10178778January 16, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE RANDOMLY WON'T START. MORE FREQUENTLY DURING COLD AND/OR DAMP WEATHER, BUT NOT ALWAYS. VEHICLE WILL EITHER DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OR START TO CRANK AND STOP OR AFTER REPETITIVE TRIES, START AND RUN VERY ROUGH THEN CUT OUT. I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME. IN MOST CASES I HAVE LEFT THE DISABLED VEHICLE SITTING FOR A DAY AND TRIED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY TO HAVE IT EITHER START UP LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED OR START, RUN ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY SMOOTH OUT. MANY OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND JUST CAUSED ME TO BE LATE FOR WORK AND INCONVENIENCED. TWICE IT HAS LEFT ME STUCK AT WORK SCRAMBLING TO FIND SOMEONE TO PICK MY CHILDREN UP FROM DAY CARE. AND TONIGHT IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE COLD DURING THE MIDST OF AN ICE-STORM AT 11 PM...AND AGAIN, LATE FOR WORK. THESE ARE NOT OLD VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND AFTER READING THE VAST COMPLAINTS, IT IS CERTAINLY NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I WILL BE CONTACTING SATURN IN THE MORNING TO ATTEMPT GETTING IT REPAIRED. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10178757January 15, 2007EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID PUMP! I LIVE IN LAS VEGAS, SO YOU WOULD NOT THINK THAT THE PUMP MOTOR WOULD GO OUT AFTER ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES OF USE BUT IT DID!! CALLED UP THE DEALERSHIP SAID TO BRING IT IN. AFTER UPON GETTING THE ITEM LOOKED AT TOLD ME THAT HEAVY USE OF THE ITEM LEADS TO PUMP MAL-FUNCTION. I THEN TOLD THEM WE LIVE IN THE DESERT! NO RAIN OR SNOW, HOW COULD I HEAVILY USE THIS ITEM. SO THEY REPLACED THE PUMP AT A WHOPPING 250.00 DOLLARS. SIX MONTHS LATER... YOU GUESSED IT PUMP OUT AGAIN. THEY THEN GIVE ME THE SAME LINES FROM ABOVE. THEY THEN WANT ME TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AGAIN! I TOLD THEM THAT MAYBE THEY GAVE ME A FAULTY PRODUCT OR THAT IT WAS REMANUFACTURED. THEY TOLD ME NO THAT IT IS A BRAND NEW PART NEVER USED. SO I CANT JUST HAVE NO FLUID ON A LONG ROAD TRIP DURING THE WINTER MONTHS SO I PAID FOR IT AGAIN! THIS SHOULD GO UNDER A RECALL!! THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS PART!!!!!!!*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10178597January 12, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WILL DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION IN MY SATURN ION LVL 3 SLIPS AND I HAVE TO LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THEN KICK THE GAS PEDAL FOR IT TO GO INTO GEAR. IT DOES THIS ALL THE TIME WHEN I AM DRIVING IT. ALSO WHEN I GO TO PARK THE CAR, I PUT IT IN PARK AND PULL UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND I GO TO REMOVE THE KEY AND IT WILL ONLY GO AS FAR AS ACC MODE. IT WILL NOT RELEASE. I HAVE TO WAIT 20 TO 30 MINUTES UNTIL IT RELEASES AUTOMATICALLY. I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SATURNS AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. IT DOES THIS ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10178611January 12, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
IF THE WEATHER BECOMES COLD, THE CAR WILL NOT FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF SITTING IN THE CAR AND TRYING TO START IT OVER AND OVER. IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP TWICE, BUT AT THE TIME, THE CAR WORKED PROPERLY. BOTH TIMES, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW BATTERY. I AM NOW SAVING THE MONEY TO HAVE THE IGNITION MODULE REPLACED. SATURN JUST KEEPS TELLING ME TO REPLACE MY BATTERY. HOW MANY DO I NEED? *NM
- Crash:
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- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0