Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10293035November 20, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF HER VEHICLE. A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT A FUEL LEAK WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN WHICH SHE WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FEE PRIOR TO INSPECTION. ALSO THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOOSE POWER STEERING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED HER THAT THE STEERING COMPONENT WOULD BE REPAIRED AS A FREE REMEDY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,865.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292899November 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2006 SATURN ION IS NOT STARTING OCCASIONALLY IN COLD AND WET WEATHER. I CALLED THE SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE REP THOUGHT IT WAS A SECURITY SYSTEM ISSUE AND WANTED ME TO DRIVE IT 2.5 HOURS AWAY TO A SATURN DEALERSHIP, AND THEY MIGHT HELP ME OUT. HMMM, I LOOK ONLINE AND HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS, OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN'T THEY ISSUE A RECALL? IF IT IS SO COMMON AND THE SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL WHY CAN'T THEY SIMPLY TELL ME WHAT TO DO? COLD AND FRUSTRATED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292908November 19, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHICH ALLOWED THE POWER STEERING TO RESET. ALTHOUGH SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE, THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CLOSEST DEALER TO HER RESIDENCE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF BUSINESS. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292945November 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I BOUGHT MY CAR A YEAR AGO-BRAND NEW. TWO DAYS AGO I PULLED UP TO WORK AND WENT TO TURN MY CAR OFF. THE KEY WOULD NOT COMPLETELY TURN ALL THE WAY AND WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED, SO THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE. IT HAS BEEN THREE DAYS NOW AND IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. IT IS ON AND OFF, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THERE IS A CLEAR ISSUE. I EVEN WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. APPARENTLY SO. I FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THE SAME MODEL CAR AND HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER, THEY ALREADY KNEW AND WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE EXACT ISSUE. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECT AND I HAVE NOT BOTHERED TAKING THE CAR IN BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHARGED UPWARDS OF $300 AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292651November 18, 2009
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SATURN ION 2003 IGNITION SWITCH AND IGNITION CYLINDER BAD 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2003. I HAVE HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE SWITCH, AT ABOUT $300., EACH TIME. NO ONE BUT A GM DEALER CAN REPLACE THIS SWITCH, WHICH FAILS ONCE THE TEMP. DROPS, BECAUSE OF GM NOT RELEASING THE COMPUTER CODES. THE IGNITION CYLINDER IS BAD, BUT AT A COST OF $100. JUST FOR THE CYLINDER AND ANOTHER COST OF $100 FOR THE LABOR, I HAVE TO LEAVE A KEY IN THE IGNITION AT ALL TIMES IN THE RUN POSITION, SO I CAN START MY CAR. SATURN HAS ADMITTED TO THESE BEING FAULTY PARTS, BUT REFUSES TO RECALL THE CARS, SO THE CONSUMER IS FORCED TO PAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292753November 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING
MY CAR KEY GETS STUCK IN MY SATURN ION 2005 AFTER I HAVE SHUT IT OFF, ALSO WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE KEY IT WILL NOT TURN, I HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND JIGGLE THE KEY TO GET IT TO START. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE SATURN IONS. ALSO THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY CAR, BUT ONCE I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ON THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM GOES AWAY BUT AFTER ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES GIVE OR TAKE THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. SOMETIMES THIS PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT IT COMES BACK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS HARD FOR ME TO MAKE SHARP TURNS. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE SHOP TODAY, LUCKILY STILL ON WARRANTY, BUT SHAME ON SATURN BECAUSE AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, THESE ARE VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH SATURN. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER SATURN! OH AND MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT WILL COME ON AND I CAN'T DRIVE FAST. THAT HAPPENED FOR A WEEK AND THEN WENT AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW IT IS BACK. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND COULD ONLY GO 35 MPH. THANK GOD IT WASN'T RUSH HOUR. THAT IS BEING FIXED ALSO... *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292752November 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SATURN ION 2003 DOES NOT START WHEN COLD, COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292847November 18, 2009
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WAS DRIVING 3 MILES FROM WORK TO BABYSITTERS. THE FAILURE IS THE CAR REFUSES TO TURN OVER AFTER TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENS COMMONLY IN COLDER WEATHER. BATTERY WAS REPLACED, STARTER WAS REPLACED, AND THEN AFTER RESEARCH LEARNED THIS IS AN IGNITION ISSUE SATURN IS AWARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292455November 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL PUMP LEAKING ON 2006 SATURN ION AS DESCRIBED IN CAMPAIGN ID 09V419000 GM RECALL 090226. GM AND SATURN WOULD NOT COVER THIS AS STATED IN THE REPORT FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I ONLY RECEIVED A DISCOUNT ON THE PART. FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FITTER REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292540November 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I COULDN'T START MY CAR. I HAD IT JUMPED AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I GOT A NEW BATTERY THINKING THIS WOULD FIX EVERYTHING, WHICH IT DID NOT. I CAME TO LEARN IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY, BUT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON: WHEN THIS HAPPENS I'M REQUIRED TO SIT FOR TEN MINUTES TO WAIT FOR IT TO CLEAR OUT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENED THE OTHER NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT, WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN A PARKING LOT WITH NO ONE ELSE AROUND. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. SEEMS UNFAIR THAT SATURN IS AWARE OF THIS COSTLY ISSUE AND IS NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF FIXING IT. ESPECIALLY SINCE I'VE READ THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AFTER THEY'VE SPENT $300+ TO GET IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292573November 17, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH SHASTA ON VERY WINDY AND DANGEROUS ROADS SURROUNDED BY BIG RIG TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES WHEN MY POWER STEER ON MY 2006 SATURN ION COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING. I STARTED TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WHEN I WENT TO TURN ON A TURN AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO BIG RIG TRUCKS. AFTER LOTS OF SCREECHING AND HONKING I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON, THE STEERING CONTINUED TO WORK AGAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE POWER STEERING SINCE THEN HAS CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF AND I AM NOW FORCED TO DRIVE ANOTHER VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED IN FEAR OF CAUSING A HUGE ACCIDENT. COST OF THIS REPAIR ON AVERAGE IS OVER $1100. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM, MANY HAVE AND HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT IT. I WAS ALMOST IN A HUGE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS, I COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT HAD I NOT ACTED QUICKLY THE WAY I DID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292628November 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP HAS A CRACK WHERE HOSES CONNECTED TO PUMP. SATURN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR CERTAIN YEARS BUT DOES NOT COVER MINE EVEN THOUGH THE INFO I FOUND ON YOUR WEBSITE SUPPORTS THAT THEY SHOULD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292369November 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS PEDAL ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN CAUSING A WRECK OF A 2007 SATURN ION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10291970November 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION 3. WHILE PARKED SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL PUMP LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,778.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291686November 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION-2. EVERY MORNING WHEN I GET IN MY CAR AND I GO TO START IT DOESN'T START AND THE PASSLOCK LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I CALLED SATURN THE SAID IT IS MY IGNITION SWITCH. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ALL VARIETIES OF SATURN MODELS, INCLUDING ONES BEFORE 2006. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THEIR SATURN. IF SATURN OR GM SEES THIS HAPPENING HOW COME THIS HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED AS A RECALL? I WOULD LIKE SATURN TO FIX THE ISSUE SINCE THE BAD THING IS THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AND IF YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY YOU ARE PAYING FOR A PROBLEM SATURN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED, BUT INSTEAD THEY MAKE MONEY OFF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291785November 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SATURN ION 3, 2004 WILL NOT START WHEN IT IS COLD. YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES AND THEN TRY AGAIN TO TRY TO GET THE CAR TO START. THE CAR EVENTUALLY STARTS. I CALLED SATURN TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WITH THEIR PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THEY FIX ABOUT 10 OF THEM EVERY WEEK, B UT SATURN HAS YET TO RECALL THE SWITCH. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYDAY IN THE COLD AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MY CAR FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291442November 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE;DELIVERY;FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291492November 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAK ON 2006 SATURN ION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291388November 8, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE SLOWING AND PREPARING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, RPM'S INCREASED EVEN THOUGH FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND REQUIRED MORE THAN NORMAL FOOT PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL. ONCE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY TURNING OFF THE KEY. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES RANDOMLY OVER THE PAST YEAR. ON ALL OCCURRENCES, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT IN USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291328November 7, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND IN THE WINTER SOMETIMES DOES NOT WANT TO START. THE STEERING STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HAPPEN ONCE THEN NOT FOR MONTHS. NOW IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. I LIVE 13 MILES FROM MY JOB. I GOES OUT AT LEAST 4 TIMES ON THE WAY. IT WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE IF I HAD MORE STOP SIGNS TO RESTART THE CAR AT. I AM A PUNY GIRL AND IS SOMETIMES HARD FOR ME TO STRONG ARM THE STEERING WHEN IT IS NOT WORKING. OF COURSE MY WARRANTY IS PAST. NOW MY PROBLEM IS WINTER IS COMING, I HAVE A 7 YEAR OLD SON THAT I HAVE TO TAKE TO THE COUNTRY AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING TO THE SITTERS. I AM WORRIED TO DEATH ABOUT HIM BEING IN THE CAR WITH ME IF I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND THIS CAR DECIDES TO START SLIDING. I DON'T THINK IT POSSIBLE TO STEER OUT OF A SPIN. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE MADE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER MISTAKE. WILL IT TAKE PEOPLE DIEING? I HOPE TO GOD NOT. SO YOUR ANSWER TO WERE THERE ANY DEATHS OR INJURIES? IS....NOT YET. PLEASE HELP!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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