Saturn Ion Complaints (2006)

1,235 consumer complaints on file.

#10576546April 1, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AND THEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME UP AND MY WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO DRIVE, LAST WEEK I COULD EVEN DRIVE MY CAR 2 MILES BECAUSE THE WHEEL TURNED IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576560April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON COLD MORNINGS CAR WILL NOT START. RADIO AND LIGHTS WORK. THE PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASH BLINKS. LEAVING KEY IN IGNITION FOR TEN MINUTES THEN THE CAR WILL START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576564April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEYS OFTEN GET STUCK IN IGNITION UPON TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. TIME IT TAKES TO GET KEYS OUT VARIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575849March 31, 2014
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
OCCASIONALLY THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AFTER IGNITION. SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V118000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575872March 31, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE DASH BOARD INDICATED THE FAILURE. WHEN I STOPPED AND SHUTOFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575980March 31, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,753.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575640March 29, 2014
STEERING
STEERING GOT VERY HARD. (ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS REPLACED 7 YEARS AGO. SEEMS THIS ONE HAS SAME ISSUES AS EVERYONE ELSE THAT'S COMPLAINED.) SO WHY ARE THEY USING THE SAME MOTOR THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING? PLAN TO TALK TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT FREE REPLACEMENT SINCE IT MESSED UP AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575359March 28, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OUR ION EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING FULL SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE MULTIPLE TIMES BETWEEN 2006 AND 2008. A CAR HAD BACKED INTO THE ION WHILE PARKED IN A LOT AT ONE POINT, SO WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THAT, BUT OUR EXPERIENCE SEEMS TO BE IDENTICAL TO THOSE REPORTED UNDER THE RECALL. WE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AT GM DEALERSHIPS. THE LAST FIX INVOLVED REPLACING ALL THE MAIN WIRES IN THE MOTOR. AFTER THAT, THE IGNITION SEEMED TO BE TIGHTER, AND THE STALLING STOPPED, BUT THE CAR WOULD THEN NOT START, INTERMITTENTLY. IT WOULD RANDOMLY GO INTO LOCK DOWN MODE FOR 10 OR SO MINUTES. JUST THOUGHT WE WOULD ADD OUR EXPERIENCE TO THE STATISTICS. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AND WE EASILY COULD HAVE DIED. WE DO STILL HAVE THE CAR- COULDN'T AFFORD ANOTHER. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A RENTAL CAR AND ARE AWAITING OUR FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574688March 25, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO FULLY APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE MANEUVERING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF TO BRING IT TO A FULL STOP. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NTHSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574724March 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR HIT A BUMP AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT STARTED BACK UP, DROVE IT HOME AND PARKED IT. GM ISSUED RECALL ON THE IGNITION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID GM KIND OF JUMPED THE GUN ON THE RECALL AS THE PARTS HAVEN'T BEEN SHIPPED AND TO CALL BACK IN 2 WEEKS. I CALLED AFTER TWO WEEKS AND THEY SAID NO PART TO CALL BACK IN A MONTH. HE SAID THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT ONLY HAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND NOT ON A CHAIN. WELL THE IGNITION CAN SHUT THE CAR DOWN IF A BUMP IS GONE OVER OR IF THE KEY IS JARRED IN ANY WAY. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE JANUARY. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION FOR 10 YEARS AND FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. HOW CAN GM IGNORED THIS PROBLEM, ISSUE A RECALL AND NOT GET PARTS OUT TO THE REPAIR FACILITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574251March 23, 2014
STEERING
AFTER I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE FROM PARKING LOT THE CHIME SOUND CAME AND IT DISPLAYED PWR STEERING IN THE DISPLAY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. THE SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE AFTER THAT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GM SERVICE AND THEY WONT TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE AS MY CAR GOT A REBUILT TITLE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND GM WONT HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AS THE CAR GOT A REBUILD TITLE. THEY SAID THAT IF IT WAS A RECALL THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT AND THE CHARGE FOR THE REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $1000. GM IS TRYING TO RIP ME OFF FOR THEIR FAULT ONLY BECAUSE MY CAR HAVE A REBUILD TITLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573946March 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION IS STUCK ON THE ON POSITION. NO MATTER WHAT IS DONE THE CAR CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WITH THE IGNITION KEY. HAD TO REMOVE A FUSE TO GET CAR TURNED OFF. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR THE IGNITION BUT NOT FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573782March 20, 2014
STEERING
UNEXPECTED POWER STEERING FAILURE THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. ONCE WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN FAILURES OCCURRED. VEHICLE DISPLAYED "PWR STR" IN THE DASHBOARD. TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN TEMPORARILY FIXED PROBLEM. DEALER STATED IT WAS THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573841March 20, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY POWER STREERING NOTIFICATION LIGHT CAME ON. I FELT THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING AS SOON AS I WENT TO CHANGE LANES. I MANAGED TO MANHANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET TO MY DESTINATION SINCE IT WAS 9:30 AT NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE CLOSEST GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY GOT ME IN. THE TECH SAID HE HAD SEEN THE SAME SITUATION FROM ANOTHER CLIENT A FEW WEEKS PRIOR. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. MY RECEIPT FROM THEM SAYS A SHORT IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572491March 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO 2014 VEHICLE RECALLS 2003-2007. VEHICLE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573099March 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS RESTARTED. ONCE THE CONTACT REACHED HER DESTINATION, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573127March 18, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECURRINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH DEFECTS WERE CAUSED BY A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572817March 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
COULD NOT SHUT OFF ENGINE. HAD IGNITION, KEYS AND ELECTRICAL REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE OF $751.40. GMC DEALER REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE EXPENSE I INCURRED FOR RECALL 14063 AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THIS REDALL IS 14V-047. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569396March 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF I-5 NORTHBOUND, IN PORTLAND, OREGON. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I WAS IN A LONG LINE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES, MY CAR JERKED TO THE RIGHT. WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT, I HIT THE WHEELS OF A SEMI ON MY RIGHT. I BOUNCED OFF, THE CAR SPUN 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, CROSSED THE INSIDE LANE (FORTUNATELY I DIDN'T GET HIT BROADSIDE), & WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE CONCRETE FREEWAY DIVIDER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, & HAVE HAD NECK & SHOULDER PAIN EVER SINCE. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569424March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION OR WOULD NOT TURN WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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