Saturn Ion Complaints (2005)

573 consumer complaints on file.

#10984224May 8, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. WHILE THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE STARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966470March 17, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TAKATA RECALL WHEN I SLOW DOWN MY LIGHTS DIM VERY LOW. IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918525October 24, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED BECAME HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME NORMAL STEERING FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10901933August 27, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AS SOON AS YOU TURN THE KEY ON THE FUEL PUMP STARTS PUMPING FUEL OUT OVER THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WITH OUT STARTING THE CAR.I HAVE READ THAT THE 2006 AND UP SATURNS HAVE A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMPS BUT NOT THE 2005 WHY. WILL THEY RECALL THE 2005 MODELS IN THE FUTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896889August 18, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, I STOPPED AND FILLED UP GASOLINE AND I NOTICED A CONTINUING STRONG GAS SMELL IN CAR. THOUGHT I SPILLED GAS ON MYSELF BUT LATER UPON INSPECTION IN MY GARAGE, I FOUND GAS DRIPPING FROM PLASTIC FUEL LINE (UNDER CAR, RIGHT BEHIND DRIVER'S DOOR). DUE TO DANGER, I IMMEDIATELY SET UP APPOINTMENT WITH POLAR CHEVROLET, WHO DECIDED THE FUEL LINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. COST WAS $623.44
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892556August 2, 2016
ENGINE
ENGINE FAILED AT 125,000 MILES. ENGINE SPECIALIST DETERMINED CYLINDER #4 OIL STARVATION AS THE CAUSE. OIL CHANGE INTERVALS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 7500 MILES. ENGINE STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT CRANK TO RESTART. ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. COST: APPROXIMATELY $4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862588May 2, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854940April 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850009March 16, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN RECENT MONTHS, BUT HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING: I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, GOING ABOUT 60MPH, AND I SPED UP TEMPORARILY TO PASS THE SEMI NEXT TO ME SO THAT I COULD MERGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND CATCH THE NEXT EXIT. UPON MERGING, I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT DID NOT COME BACK NATURALLY WITH MY FOOT AND INSTEAD WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AS I EXITED THE INTERSTATE ONTO A FLYOVER RAMP. I IMMEDIATELY HIT MY BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE SPEED, BUT IT SCARED ME, ESPECIALLY AS THE FLYOVER RAMP REQUIRES A SLOWER SPEED ALONG THE CURVE. TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTION, IN ALL CASES WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED, I HAVE BEEN GOING AT LEAST 35 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON BUT NOT ACTIVE (IN OTHER WORDS I HAD IT AVAILABLE TO ME BUT IT WAS NOT CURRENTLY SET AT ANY PARTICULAR SPEED). I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN FORUMS ONLINE, BUT I AM NOT AWARE OF A RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS IN DENSE TRAFFIC. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER -- I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE MY MECHANIC REPLACE ALL THE POSSIBLE FAULTY PARTS WITH OTHER POTENTIALLY FAULTY PARTS, AND I WOULD HATE TO BE THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL THROUGH NO FAULT OF MINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823728February 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT COULD BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BECOME INOPERABLE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,256.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822573January 27, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICED LIQUID DRIPPING FROM DRIVER SIDE OF CAR BY REAR WHEEL WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY PARKING STALL. TOOK THE CAR INTO DEALERSHIP. DEALER CONFIRMED FUEL LINES HAD RUSTED OUT. FUEL LINES AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822650January 27, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811769December 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING AND HAD CORRODED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810935December 17, 2015
STEERING
ABSOLUTELY ABYSMAL CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE WITH ORANGE BUICK GMC ORLANDO. I HAD THEM DO TWO RECALLS ON MY '05 SATURN: THE IGNITION SWITCH (WHICH WAS GIVING ME PROBLEMS DUE TO THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM), AND THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST (WHICH I'D HAD _ZERO_ PROBLEMS WITH PRIOR, IT WAS DONE AS A PRECAUTION). AFTER THE STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED, I STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING CODES ON STARTUP WITH NO ASSIST (TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON CLEARS IT). THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR AGAIN. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. NOW THEY'RE SAYING THE STEERING COLUMN IS SUSPECT, IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HOW FUNNY THAT THE COLUMN WOULD HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY THEIR TECHS FOR BOTH THE MOTOR AND IGNITION REPLACEMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794917November 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO CHEVROLET AND REPAIRS WERE DONE BUT CAR WOULD NOT START , WE WERE TOLD IT HAD A BAD COMPUTOR AND WAS GIVEN THE OPTION TO PURCHASE A 1600 DOLLAR UNIT FROM CHEVROLET , WE DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS. WE GOT A COMPUTOR AFTER THE TOLD US THIS WAS NOT A RELATED ISSUE. THEN TOWED IT BACK FOR A THIRD TO TO BE TO ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WE DONT HAVE MONEY FOR AN ATTORNEY AND CHEVROLET AND SATURN REFUSES TO CORRECT THERE SREW UP. WE DROVE THE VEHICAL IN AND THEY WANT US TO TO PULL IT OUT WE DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788907November 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION, DASH LIGHTS COME ON BUT NOTHING HAPPENS, THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER. TRIED TO REMOVE THE KEY BUT IT IS STUCK IN ACC POSITION. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. AFTER READING OTHER REVIEWS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS I AM NOW CONCERNED WITH IT TURNING ITSELF OFF ON IT'S OWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786097October 26, 2015
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785866October 25, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
THE CAR WAS FUELED UP, WHEN IT WAS BEING STARTED IT HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY. ONCE IT WAS RUNNING, IT WAS DRIVEN AND A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE, THEN ALL GAUGES DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE "PWR STR" MASSAGE REMAINED ON. THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION THE THREE INDICATORS REMAINED ON AND THE CAR REFUSED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES BEFORE TURNING OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779726October 5, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE REVERSE POSITION WITHOUT WARNING.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778564September 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
CASE # 8-1587665159 - 2005 SATURN ION ... I CANNOT GET ANY HELP WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THE CHANNELS. THE CAR DEALERSHIP STATED THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED,YET, I HAVE RECEIVED NO PAPERWORK STATING THIS WAS DONE. IGNITION WAS REPLACED. IF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED, IT WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, HAD A GARAGE REPLACE IT ALONG WITH THE MODULE BUT IT ALSO WENT OUT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AS PAPERWORK FROM GM STATED I SHOULD DO BUT THEY WOULDN'T HONOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS A USED PART. PREVIOUSLY, THE GAS LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED AS ONE COULD SMELL GAS EVERYWHERE AROUND THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM REP THAT THE CAR IS OLDER WITH A LOT OF MILEAGE AND PROBLEMS WILL HAPPEN BUT GM OFFICIALS KNEW ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES WHEN THE CAR FIRST CAME OUT ... THEY DID NOTHING FOR 10 YEARS. THE POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY GOES OUT, SOMETIMES WITHOUT A WARNING OR SOMETIMES WITH CHIMES. I AM A 68-YEAR-OLD HEART PATIENT THAT HAS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE KNOWING AT ANY MOMENT THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AND I COULD CRASH, YET, GM STATES PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT SHOULD BE OKAY. THIS IS NOT TRUE. I AM NOT ABLE TO STEER THIS VEHICLE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH GM STATES, STEERING CONTROL CAN BE MAINTAINED, AS THE VEHICLE WILL REVERT TO A MANUAL STEERING MODE, BUT WOULD REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH. " I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND HAD NO CLUE ABOUT THE RECALLS. OR PERHAPS GM HAD NOT ADMITTED TO THEM YET. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AS IS AS IT IS THE ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION THAT I HAVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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