Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10163669July 27, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2004 SATURN ION COUPE. SHE IS A NEW DRIVER AND HAS TOLD ME AN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THE HOOD ON HER VEHICLE KEEPS OPENING BY ACCIDENT. I ASKED IF IT WAS OPENING ALL THE OR JUST PART OF THE WAY. SHE SAID JUST POPPING UP PART OF THE WAY AND SHE HAS TO OPEN IT FROM THE FRONT AND CLOSE IT COMPLETELY. I ASKED HER TO LET ME KNOW THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED AND SHE DID. I TOOK A LOOK AND SAW IT HAD RELEASED AND WAS ONLY BEING HELD SHUT BY THE SECONDARY SAFETY LATCH. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE LOCATION OF THE HOOD RELEASE I NOTED IT WAS LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER'S LEFT. WHEN I TESTED IT, THE RELEASE ACTIVATE VERY EASILY. THE POSITION OF THE RELEASE IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE DRIVER'S FOOT AND IS LIKELY BEING ACTIVATED WHEN THE FOOT MOVES AROUND OR WHEN THE DRIVER IS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. IN FACT, I DROVE HER CAR LAST WEEK AND HAD THE HOOD ACCIDENTALLY RELEASE 3 TIMES. ONE TIME I NOTICED WHEN I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CONDITION COULD EASILY LEAD TO A HOOD BLOWING UP AND OFF WHILE DRIVING IF THE SECONDARY SAFETY LATCH FAILS. THIS COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT. I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE, EXPLAINED MY CONCERN, AND WAS BASICALLY TREATED AS IF I WAS CRAZY. I ASKED FOR MY CONCERN TO BE SENT TO THE PRODUCT DESIGN AND SAFETY GROUP FOR REVIEW AND ASKED FOR A FOLLOW UP CALL. THEY TOLD ME "THAT'S THE WAY THE CAR IS DESIGNED AND NO ONE WOULD BE GETTING BACK WITH ME." *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161049June 29, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT WHICH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING AND THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161047June 29, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159706June 13, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED AND THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO DETERMINED THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER MUST HAVE DAMAGED THE MODULE. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THE MODULE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED AND AGREED WITH THE TECHNICIAN'S ANALYSIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159271June 7, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE CAUSING WIPER TO BE INOPERABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159142June 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE'S MOTOR 'REVVED' OR RACED JUST BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER, WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB AND ENDED UP FINALLY COMING TO A STOP INSIDE A PARTY STORE. THERE WERE AT LEAST 10 FEET OF SKID MARKS PRESENT AND A WITNESS FROM BEHIND THAT SAW THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON. THERE WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND STORE, ALL REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT HAS NOT BEEN DUPLICATED AND HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157935May 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SATURN ION 2004. TWO MAJOR DEFECTS. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN OCTOBER 2004. IN OCTOBER 2005, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND REQUIRED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. SATURN STATED THERE HAD BEEN MANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, SO REPLACED IT FOR FREE. (MINUS MY INCURRED COSTS OF TRAVEL). SECOND MAJOR DEFECT: MAY 2006, A CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED. SATURN HAS AGREED TO "REPLACE" THE CYLINDER HEAD, BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR $800.00 OF THE REPAIRS. A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE TWO MAJOR DEFECTS. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 79K MILES. I KNOW THAT "REPLACING" THE CYLINDER HEAD WILL GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN, BUT IT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME...AND I STILL OWE 10,000 DOLLARS ON THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154942April 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE REVVED AT A HIGH RATE FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN DECREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ROAD TESTED WHICH INDICATED A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND REBUILT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT INSISTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. THE VEHICLE WAS 3 YEARS OLD. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. HAD TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,136.00. UPDATED ON 05/18/2006. *AK UPDATED 06/15/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154956April 10, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES OR WHILE MAKING TURNS. I TOOK MY 2003 ION 2 TO HAVE THIS CHECKED AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEMS WAS BOTH OF MY CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. MY CAR IS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT, SO AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT THIS COULD BE UNTRUE. BUT, AFTER INTERNET RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT MANY 2003 ION DRIVERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED MY SATURN DEALER AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND COULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME OR FIX IT. MY OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, WHICH ALSO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, IS THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. ONE DAY IT WILL BE ON, AND THE NEXT IT WILL BE FINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154418April 3, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, DOWN AN ICY HILL THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING OFF THE LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 05/22/06
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151765March 14, 2006
TIRES
OEM TIRES ON 2004 SATURN ION RED LINE UNSAFE TO USE ON WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HAD TO REPLACE TIRES WITH WINTER RATED ONES. *JB THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE ON SLIPPERY SURFACE. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WENT A HALF A BLOCK PAST THE CONSUMER'S TURN WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATED BUT COULDN'T FIND A TIRE WITH ENOUGH TRACTION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE OEM TIRES, DUNLOP SP9000, WERE THE CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152545March 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION ON, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 30 SECONDS. SECOND, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF THE TRACK AND CAUSED THE WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR. THIRD, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE HEARD IN THE MOTOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHT SEAL AROUND THE HEADLIGHT WAS BROKEN ALLOWING WATER TO GET INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152505March 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE: 2005 SATURN ION RED LINE I WAS DRIVING IN COLUMBUS, OH AREA TO MEET SOME FRIENDS AND I HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I LEFT THE RED LIGHT I WENT THROUGH THE GEARS TO GET UP TO SPEED AND AS I CAME TO 4TH GEAR THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT GO IN. SO I LET OUT THE CLUTCH AND TRIED TO GO BACK IN. AS I PRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL AGAIN IT IMMEDIATELY FELL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL AT ALL AND I COULD NOT SELECT ANY GEARS. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE REALLY BAD SO I PULLED OVER AT THE WALGREEN'S A FEW YARDS AWAY. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP I NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE CAR AND IT WAS SHAKING BADLY. SO I CALLED MY FRIENDS AND THEY CAME TO LOOK. MY CLUTCH HAD GIVEN UP BUT WE WERE NOT SURE HOW BADLY. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP NEARBY THAT ALSO SPECIALIZED IN THESE VEHICLES. THE FRICTION DISC IN THE CLUTCH HAD RIPPED COMPLETELY APART WHICH IN TURN SCORED AND WARPED THE FLYWHEEL. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE SLAVE CYLINDER TO OVER EXTEND WHICH IS WHERE THE FLUID LEAKED FROM AND DEBRIS FLYING AROUND WITHIN THE BELLHOUSING HAD CONTACTED THE FLUID FEED LINE TO THE SLAVE CYLINDER AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN IT. NEW PARTS WERE ORDERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THEY CONSISTED OF THIS: 1 NEW FLYWHEEL, 1 NEW CLUTCH FRICTION DISC, 1 NEW CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE, 6 NEW CLUTCH PLATE TO FLYWHEEL BOLTS, 1 NEW SLAVE CYLINDER, 1 NEW THROW OUT BEARING, 1 NEW CLUTCH FLUID FEED LINE, 5 QUARTS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID, AND 1 QUART OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TOTAL LABOR CHARGED WAS FOR 8 HOURS OF WORK. THE TOTAL REPAIR COSTS FOR LABOR AND PARTS CAME TO $1,752. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS PLATFORM OF VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE CLUTCH FAILURE ISSUES. I DO STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS FOR INSPECTION. I UPGRADED TO NEWER, STRONGER PARTS TO AVOID THIS HAPPENING AGAIN IN 4,500 MILES WHICH IS WHERE THIS HAPPENED. 4,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. HERE IS THE VISUAL OF WHAT HAPPENED. HTTP://WWW.INTENSE-RACING.COM/PICS/CHRISD/PAGE_01.HTM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152158March 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN EXACTLY THIRTEEN MONTHS THE FIRST TIME WAS ON FEBRUARY 3, 2005. I ADJUSTED MY POWER DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 61 AND HEARD A POP AND ALL MY LIGHTS INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT . MY FOUR WAY SAFETY FLASHERS ALSO WOULD NOT WORK I WAS DRIVING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 67 MPH THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ALMOST IDENTICALLY LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ADJUSTED MIRROR HEARD A POP AND ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT. LUCKILY IN BOTH INCIDENTS NO ONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE FACT THEY COULDN'T SEE ME UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED BUT THAT WAS JUST PURE LUCK .. LAST YEARS INCIDENT I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO SATURN AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE BCM FUSE WAS BAD THEY REPLACED FUSE. OBVIOUSLY THEY DID NOT GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM YOU WOULD THINK YOU CAN ADJUST YOUR POWER MIRROR WITHOUT HAVING ALL LIGHTS SHUT OFF INCLUDING DASH LIGHTS .. ONCE YOU PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK YOU CANNOT TURN IT OFF COMPLETELY THE KEY WILL ONLY GO AS FAR AS THE ACCESSORY POSITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. THE ENGINE WILL RUN YOU JUST CAN'T MOVE THE VEHICLE. SOMEHOW I DO NOT THINK THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ENTIRELY WHEN THEY REPLACED THE FUSE. IT SEEMS TO ME YOU SHOULD NOT BLOW A BCM FUSE EVERY THIRTEEN MONTHS EXACTLY TO THE DAY. IT IS SUCH A POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM THE CONSEQUENCES ARE TERRIFYING. MY 2003 SATURN ION-3 CAN NOT BE THE ONLY CAR OUT THERE WITH THIS HAPPENING ESPECIALLY TWICE IN THIRTEEN MONTHS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151760March 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
STARTER FAILURE SATURN ION IN COLD WEATHER. HALF HOUR TO 45 MINUTES TO CRANK - BACKFIRING IN A CLOSED SYSTEM WITH FUEL INJECTION OCCASIONALLY, TWICE BLOWING LID OFF OF AIR-FILTER COMPARTMENT - NOT A JOY. "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT GOES ON - LATE TO WORK - COMMON PROBLEM - LOTS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS. REPLACED BATTERIES BELIEVING THIS TO BE PROBLEM. NEW BATTERIES WITH HIGHER CRANKING AMPS DOES NOT SOLVE. NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM. DATE GIVEN IS MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE, WITH ONLY ONE EVENT ON THAT DATE. IT ALSO OCCURRED ON 2/19/06, MANY TIMES IN 01/06, A FEW TIMES IN 12/05, AND SEVERAL TIMES IN 12/04, 01/05, AND 02/05. IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 02/04 - BUT THAT WAS A MUCH MILDER WINTER THAN YEARS THAT FOLLOWED. TREATMENT OF GASOLINE WITH "HEAT" DOES NOT SOLVE. CAR RUNS LIKE A DREAM WHEN WARMER WEATHER - UTTERLY INCONVENIENT AND EMBARRASSING ("WHAT? THIS IS A SATURN? NEW AND WON'T START? LESS THAN 16,000 MILES ON IT?") WHEN COLD. BAD ADVERTISING FOR THE COMPANY TOO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151601March 2, 2006
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
NO SPECIFIC ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED BUT NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF WHAT APPARENTLY IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE DRIVER-SIDE OUTSIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR CANNOT BE ADJUSTED (ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY) OVER THE ANGLE RANGES NEEDED FOR SAFE DRIVING AND ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLES. THE MIRROR CAN BE ADJUSTED SO THAT THE DRIVER CAN SEE WELL BACK INTO THE VEHICLE (WHICH IS WORTHLESS) AND ONLY OUTWARDLY TO THE POINT THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR IS STILL VISIBLE. ADJUSTMENT TO ALLOW VISIBILITY OTHER THAN STRAIGHT BACK IS NOT POSSIBLE. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT A PHYSICAL STOP INSIDE THE HOUSING PREVENTED ANY MOVEMENT FURTHER OUT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. ENTERING A FREEWAY THIS WAY IS VERY HAZARDOUS SINCE THE ON-COMING TRAFFIC IN THE NEAR LANE CANNOT BE SEEN. IN AN ATTEMPT TO SHOW THE SERVICE PERSON HOW IT SHOULD WORK WE WENT TO ANOTHER MODEL OF SATURN AND THE RESULTS WERE EXACTLY THE SAME INDICATING THAT (AT LEAST) MORE THAN ONE MODEL OF SATURN HAS THIS SAME VISIBILITY PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151235February 26, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SATURN ION2 AND THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED WHEN I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH ON MY 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICE THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND ALLOWED AIR INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE THE BRAKES AND CLUTCH HAVE A SHARED HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR. I COULDN'T DOWNSHIFT BECAUSE THE CLUTCH FAILED AND I COULDN'T BRAKE BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE WARNING SYSTEM FAILED BECAUSE THERE WAS STILL SOME FLUID IN THE SHARED RESERVOIR. THE WARNING LIGHT GOES ON WHEN THE SYSTEM IS OUT OF FLUID NOT WHEN IT IS RUNNING LOW. SCARY STUFF... I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED OTHERS. LUCKY FOR ME I WAS NOT GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND/OR ON A BUSY STREET. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP...*NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151223February 25, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR WON'T START! AT LEAST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE ANYWAY. IT'S A 2003 SATURN ION. I BOUGHT IT USED ON 5/14/05 AND A FEW MONTHS AFTER, WHEN IT STARTED TO GET COLD IN GA., IT WOULDN'T START. AFTER ABOUT 10-30 MINUTES, IT WOULD FINALLY START AS IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM LEAVING ME FEELING LIKE I WAS GOING CRAZY. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE BATTERY, SO I REPLACED THAT (40.00 DOLLARS). IT STILL GAVE ME PROBLEMS THAT VERY NIGHT! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE (40.00 DOLLARS), THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND BASICALLY BLEW ME OFF. DISCOURAGED, I LEFT AND GAVE UP. IT CONTINUED TO ACT UP 2 DAYS LATER, WHICH I JUST DEALT WITH. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP YESTERDAY FOR A OIL CHANGE AND GUESS WHAT? IT WOULDN'T START WHILE IT WAS THERE. THEY TOLD ME THAT WHILE THEY WERE ABOUT TO TAKE IT TO THE WASH IT WOULDN'T START, AND ASKED ME IF I HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I SAID YEA. THEY SAID THEY WERE SURE THEY'D LOCATE THE PROBLEM THAT DAY. CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS THE TECHNICIAN FAULT, CLAIMING THAT HE HAD LEFT IT IN DRIVE WHILE TRYING TO START IT (HOW WOULD HE GET IT IN DRIVE IF IT WOULDN'T START?) ANYWAY, IT WOULDN'T START THAT NIGHT! AT THIS POINT IM GOING TO GET MY FUTURE FATHER IN LAW INVOLVED SINCE HE IS AN ENGINEER AND HAVE HIM STIR THE PUDDING. OH, AND HE BELIEVES IT A SHORT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SO WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE THEM TO CHECK THAT OUT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150986February 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2003 SATURN ION THAT IS HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, MY DAUGHTER ORIGINALLY HAD THE CAR, AND DROVE IT, WITHOUT ME KNOWING SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SHIFTING. ALSO THERE SEEMS TO BE A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR EVALUATION. I HAVE HAD IT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I DON'T UNDERSTAND GM NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ALSO THE SEAT BELT LOCKS AND YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF IT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE THE ADDRESS IT. YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO CRAWL OUT OF THE BELT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150666February 20, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE TAKEN MY SATURN ION3 IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES NOW FOR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE KEEPS BLOWING FUSES. THE FIRST TIME WAS THE WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS 2005, THE SECOND WAS EXACTLY A MONTH LATER AND THE THIRD TIME WAS O WEEK AFTER THAT. ON THE FIRST VISIT THEY SAY THAT THEY REPLACED THE (BCM), ON THE SECOND VISIT THEY JUST REPLACED THE FUSE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY AND THE THIRD VISIT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO PICK UP MY CAR AFTER A WEEK. I PICKED MY CAR UP ON THURSDAY EVENING AND NOT 3 DAYS LATER AND THE FUSE IS BLOWN AGAIN. THEIR ONLY ANSWER WAS TO GIVE ME A COUPLE EXTRA FUSES IN THE PANEL AREA SO THAT I COULD CHANGE THEM MYSELF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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