Saturn Ion Complaints (2006)

1,235 consumer complaints on file.

#10442150January 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442254January 3, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442026January 1, 2012
STEERING
12/29/2011 - DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT AROUND 55 MPH AND MY MESSAGE SCREEN SHOWED "PWR STR" AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. 01/01/2012 - DRIVING ON ROADWAY AT AROUND 45 MPH AND MY MESSAGE SCREEN SHOWED "PWR STR" AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. WITH BOTH TIMES WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE-STARTED THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441299December 27, 2011
STEERING
LUCKILY MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING HIS MOTHERS CAR AT THE TIME. THEY WERE COMING BACK FROM THE GROCERY STORE WHEN THE STEERING TURNED INTO A 1955 MACK TRUCK AS HE DESCRIBED IT. WHEN THEY RETURNED WE LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL AS BEING ELECTRIC. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR IT WAS WORKING OK, THEN I TOOK IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WAS OK AGAIN FOR ABOUT A HALF BLOCK WHEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF MY 81 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN LAW HAD BEEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440026December 15, 2011
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON THE SATURN ION CONTINUALLY GOES OUT. IT TYPICALLY WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE CAR RESTARTS ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT GOES OUT 2 MINUTES INTO A DRIVE, OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T GO OUT AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES IT'S AFTER 30 MINUTES. IT'S QUITE ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440051December 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR CAN NOT BE SHUT OFF. I FOUND A CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEB SITE THAT HAS 7700 LISTINGS FOR THIS PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK.HTML GM WANTS ME TO BRING THE CAR IN AND CHARGE ME $115 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WITH THE AMOUNT OF INFO ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIES ISSUE WHEN A CAR CAN NOT BE SHUT OFF AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439699December 13, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE IN ORDER TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,080.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439115December 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CONTINUED TO EMIT WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKAGE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,620.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439009December 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439588December 7, 2011
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 SATURN ION I HEAR A CLICK AND A WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THE CONSOLE PWR STR. POWER STEERING IS LOST AND VERY HARD TO STEER. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE TURNING AT THAT TIME. WHEN YOU TURN CAR OFF THE STEERING IS OKAY, BUT AFTER A WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND POWER STEERING IS LOST AGAIN. VERY HARD TO TURN AND PARK THE CAR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS IS A SIMILAR SYSTEM USED ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 THAT HAD RECALLS ON THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438545December 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 4 YEARS, COSTING $350.00 EVERY TIME. IT KEEPS GOING OUT. NOW MY FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING. I LOOKED UP AND FOUND 3 DIFFERENT WEBSITE SHOWING RECALLS ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF MY CAR. SAFTYCAR.GOV, MOTORTREND.COM, AND USEDCARS.COM. I CALL BOTH GM AND SATURN NUMBER WHICH WERE PROVIDED AND THEY TELL ME THERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. NOW IT GOING TO COST $600 TO FIX MY PROBLEM. THE SAD THING IS I HAVE TO FIX IT OR MY CAR CAN BLOW UP. I URGE PEOPLE NOT TO BUY SATURN THEY ARE NO GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438516December 4, 2011
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER STEERING. A MESSAGE ON THE CENTER CONSOLE SAID PWR STR. I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT REST AREA AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT, AND THE POWER STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. ABOUT ANOTHER 30 MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED, AND IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE. RESTARTING THE CAR SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438057December 2, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD RESET THE VEHICLE BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,258 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,358.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438128December 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438131December 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN
MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND NOW HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. WHENEVER IT IS COLD OUTSIDE MY CAR DOES NOT START. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WORK AND THE CAR WILL MAKE A CLICK, BUT THE CAR ITSELF WILL NOT TURN ON. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES AT NIGHT IN THE FREEZING COLD WITH NO WAY OF GETTING HOME. TWO TIMES I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN A DARK PARKING GARAGE. THIS IS CONSTANTLY RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM AND I SEE THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE SHOP I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED,AND THE FUEL TANK REPLACED. IT IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN TODAY BECAUSE THERE WERE MORE ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FUEL IN MY CAR WAS NOT HEATING UP THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE, AND I WAS GETTING ABOUT 30% LESS MILES PER TANK THAN BEFORE. OVER THE FEW YEARS I HAVE HAD CORDS TO THE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED, REMOVED, ADJUSTED, ETV. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON REPAIRS FOR A 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. AND IT IS THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437834November 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437863November 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2006 ION WITH ONLY 43,500 MILES NEEDS A NEW FUEL PUMP DO TO FAILURE THAT IS COVERED UNDER GM RECALL 09226 IN CERTAIN STATES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED SINCE THIS ISSUE IS A FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE REQUESTED THE REPAIR, QUOTED AT OVER $1000, TO BE COVERED IN FULL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS FAILURE IS THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER AND GM DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIALLY LOSING ALL OF MY BUSINESS FOR REPAIRS AND FUTURE VEHICLE PURCHASES. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437881November 30, 2011
STEERING
DRIVING THROUGH WAL MART PARKING LOT I SUDDENLY LOST STEERING CONTROL. PWR STR WAS FLASHING A WARNING. VERY SCARY MANAGED TO DRIVE IT THE ONE MILE HOME LIKE THAT, PARKED IT AND IMMEDIATELY TOLD MY HUSBAND HE WENT OUT CHECKED OUT THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE. HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL SUCH INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED TO PEOPLE. THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH WAS RECALLED, WHY IS THIS VEHICLE NOT BEEN RECALLED WITH SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM? *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437738November 29, 2011
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN, I THOUGHT MY CAR CUT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN. INFORMATION WAS FLASHING PWR STR I DROVE HOME VERY CAREFULLY. CUT THE CAR OFF AND MY BOYFRIEND WAS GONNA TAKE IT TO O'REILYS AUTO STORE. HE CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT IT WAS DRIVING FINE. TODAY 11-29-2011 2 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I COULD BARELY STEER THE CAR. I BROUGHT MY CAR HOME LET IT SET FOR A LITTLE BIT, GOT IN THE CAR AND IT DROVE WITH NO PROBLEM. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436443November 19, 2011
STEERING
MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT. HE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE SAFELY, BUT VERY SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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