Saturn Ion Complaints (2006)

1,235 consumer complaints on file.

#10462522June 21, 2012
STEERING
THERE WAS 3 BEEPS AND "PWR STR" WAS DISPLAYED, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE CAR WILL START WITH THE POWER STEERING ENABLED, AND THEN AFTER DRIVING FOR ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 6 MINUTES, IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING, THE CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462529June 21, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462310June 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. IT WAS REPAIRED BY A GM DEALER AND HAS HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE SINCE THAT TIME. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462319June 19, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 97,984.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462071June 18, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE PLASTIC SUPPLY ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY CRACKED. FUEL LEAKED FROM THE PORT. FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE STARTED AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS OF CRANKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462015June 17, 2012
STEERING
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING MOTOR WENT OUT. POWER STEERING KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461878June 15, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
GASOLINE ODOR COMING INTO CAR AND STRONG ODOR WHEN STOPPED. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AFTER DIAGNOSING CRACK AND LEAKAGE FROM FUEL PUMP, THE COST TO ME WAS $ 663.55. GM DETERMINE THAT NO REIMBURSEMENT WAS WARRANTED SINCE NEW JERSEY IS NOT COVERED BY 09275A NHTSB. CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHY THIS SATURN ION, WHICH HAS THE SAME FUEL PUMP MODULES AS OTHER SATURN IONS, IS NOT COVERED BY ANY SAFETY PROGRAM? *JB UPDATED IVOQ 07/19/12. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461348June 12, 2012
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURES DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461223June 11, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD SEIZE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON, AND THE STEERING WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460599June 4, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON PARKING AND ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, I CAN NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT IS STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. IF LEFT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL USUALLY COME OUT. BUT IF LEFT IN THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THE STUCK ACCESSORY POSITION, THE BATTERY IS DRAINED DUE TO THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE STILL LEFT ON. THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR OR DIAGNOSIS. READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE CONVINCES ME THAT THIS IS A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH SATURN IONS. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN PART OF THE FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460432June 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN CAR. GAS LEAKING UNDER THE CAR. IT HAS A CRACK IN THE FITTING ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE SAME PROBLEM GM HAS HAD A PARTIAL RECALL ON. INFORMED BY SATURN THAT OUR CAR ISN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE WHEN ITS THE EXACT SAME PART AND PROBLEM. WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH GM OR SATURN AND WILL NEVER BY OTHER GM AGAIN IF THIS IS HOW THEY DO BUSINESS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460005May 30, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459007May 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN MY CONSUL READ THE PHRASE "PWR STR" MEANING THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NO LONGER WORKED UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THAT RESET THE POWER STEERING. THIS NOW HAPPENS ABOUT TWO TO THREE TIMES EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457683May 7, 2012
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT GOES ON RANDOMLY AND POWER STEERING FAILS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457589May 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHILE IN THE ON POSITION. LOCK CYLINDER BINDING SEIZED INTO HOUSING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457512May 4, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457190May 2, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. A FUEL TANK LEAK WAS LATER DISCOVERED BY THE CONTACT AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457076May 1, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. HE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457073May 1, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALTHOUGH IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND WAS 72,691.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456908April 30, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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