Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10056083March 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO HEAR THE HORN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060400March 4, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE SHORTED OUT 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2003. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060217March 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VTI TRANSMISSION CAUSES SUDDEN VEHICLE DECELERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055368February 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061019February 23, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE LEFT FRONT BLINKERS AND REAR BLINKERS. *LA *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059463February 19, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
RIGHT TURN SIGNAL OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY LEAVING CONSUMER VULNERABLE TO ACCIDENT. *LA DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053369February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THERE'S A STRONG SULFUR ODOR ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THE SMELL MAYBE CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE SMELL COULD MAKE OCCUPANTS ILL ESPECIALLY ANYONE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053436February 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN DID NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. THE DESIGN FOR THE HORN, ONLY ALLOWED IT TO BE USED WHEN THE CONSUMER'S FINGERS WERE DIRECTLY ON THE HORN INDICATOR SYMBOL. *AK THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE HORN WORKED AS DESIGNED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058082February 12, 2004
TIRES
A BRAKE PAD FELL OFF THE TRAILER IN FRONT AND STRUCK HIS VEHICLE DAMAGING THE TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055983January 28, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD LATCH BROKE. THIS IS THE CABLE WHICH ENABLES CONSUMER TO OPEN THE HOOD FROM THE INSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054880January 26, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE
2003 SATURN ION 1. DURING COLD WEATHER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FROSTS. THE CONTROLS ARE SET FOR DEFROST, AIR ON AND BLOWER MEDIUM HIGH. EVEN WITH THE BLOWER ON HIGH THERE IS VERY LITTLE AIR COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DEFROST OUTLET. A CO-WORKER HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH HIS ION. THE DEALER SAID THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. 2. THE HOOD LATCH FREEZES AND THE HOOD CANT BE OPENED TO ADD WINDOW WASHER FLUID. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THE HOOD OPEN BUT YOU CANT RELATCH THE HOOD COMPLETELY WITHOUT PUSHING THE HOOD RELEASE HANDLE DOWN. A CO-WORKER HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH HIS ION. 3. SOME THE EDGES ON INTERIOR PLASTIC PARTS ON THE ARE VERY SHARP. THE WORST IS THE COMPARTMENT DOOR TO THE LEFT DRIVERS LEG. THIS POPPED OPEN AND HAD A SHARP ROUGH EDGE. AS I EXITED THE CAR I CUT MY LEG. I FIXED THIS MYSELF BY FILLING THE EDGE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10054396January 18, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT AS THE ACTIVATION LOCATIONS ARE NOT PROMINENT ENOUGH TO FIND WHEN INVOLVED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IN FACT I BELIEVE THAT THE HORN DID NOT OPERATE ON ONE OCCASION WHEN POSITIVE ACTIVATION WAS ACHIEVED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN. ONE THAT MORE THAN LIKELY HAS OR WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070881January 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 9/9/03, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 9/11/03 I REAR ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK. THE DAMAGES TO MY CAR TOTALED $8400.00 AND IT WAS A DEAD-CENTER HIT TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR BENDING BOTH OF THE FRONT FRAMES AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT AND BECAUSE THE ACCIDENT WAS MORE THEN 50% MY FAULT MY LAWYER HAS ADVISED ME THAT THERE ARE NO LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS THAT I NEED TO TAKE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS INSURE THAT THE WORD IS OUT THERE FOR CONSUMERS TO BE AWARE THAT THIS IS POTENTIALLY A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE SATURN DEALERSHIP TO INSURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070537January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A 2003 SATURN ION 3 MARCH 17, 2003. WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE CAR HAD A CRACKED CYLINDER WITH COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. SATURN CORP. RECALLED THE CAR. THE PURCHASE OF [XXX] WAS CANCELED 4/17/03 AND I PURCHASED A 2ND 2003 SATURN ION 3, [XXX], ON 4/17/03. THE 2ND CAR FROM THE BEGINNING HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS, JERKING UP AND DOWN FROM 30 MPH TO 70 MPH, KICKS WHEN STARTED, RATTLES LOUDLY IN REVERSE, AND STEERING PROBLEMS COMING OUT OF TURNS. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 4 TIMES (BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. 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
#10055481January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING TWO RECALLS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. *PH WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER HE HAD HEARD OF THE RECALL BUT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT IT SAID, THE CONSUMER WANTED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE WEEKEND, BUT WAS TOLD THE MOST SKILLED MECHANICS WORKED WEEKDAYS. THE CONSUMER FELT THE DEALERSHIP HAD ONLY BEEN MINIMALLY INFORMED OF THE RECALL. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053874January 13, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 69 MPH, CONSUMER HIT A RACCOON AND DAMAGED THE UNDERBODY, RADIATOR ,AND THE FRONT END. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053056January 13, 2004
EQUIPMENT
BRAKES FAILURE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10053326January 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS THE HORNS BUTTON WHEN NEEDED DUE TO ITS LOCATION. THIS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO WARN OTHER MOTORIST IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATING ON WET SURFACE TIRES WILL SPIN BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052398January 5, 2004
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN AN HEADON COLLISION IN MY 2003 SATURN ION QUAD COUPE (PURCHASED 6/3/03) AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TRAVELING AT 60MPH (THE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT IS 65) WHEN I HYDROPLANNED OFF THE HIGHWAY FROM THE CENTER LANE INTO THE MEDIAN GUARDRAIL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10052273January 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING
WHEN TIRES SPIN TRANSMISSION DISCONNECTS. THEN. VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS SNOWING. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL TURNS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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