Saturn Ion Complaints (2006)

1,235 consumer complaints on file.

#10331554May 21, 2010
STEERING
WE HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING IT LOOSES POWER STEERING. SAME PROBLEM GM IS HAVING WITH COBALT. WHY ARE THEY NOT RECALLING THE SATURN ION'S. NUMEROUS CONCERNS AND VERY DANGEROUS? *TR
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#10331577May 21, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. HE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000.
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#10331248May 19, 2010
STEERING
MY SATURN ION 2006 POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. MY PROBLEM BEGAN AROUND THE 40,000 MILE MARK. THE COST IS EXTREMELY HIGH TO REPAIR OVER $1,200. *TR
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#10331077May 18, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION. THE POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. SPEED DOES NOT MATTER. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING GOES OUT. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OF IT COMES BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH OR MORE SO I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS. GM HAS RECALLED SOME CARS WITH THE SAME STEERING UNITS BUT NOT IONS. THE DEALER HAS ADVISED IT WILL BE $500 OR MORE TO FIX. MANY PROBLEMS ARE DOCUMENTED ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE ION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND GET A RECALL STARTED FOR THIS. WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN GM PART PROBLEM. *TR
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#10330746May 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,888. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,868.
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#10330859May 17, 2010
STEERING
THE INCIDENT DATE LISTED WAS WHEN THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. I PULLED INTO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND BOUGHT SOME POWER STEERING FLUID. THE POWER STEERING TURNS OUT IS ALL ELECTRIC AND NEEDS NO FLUID. I THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON TO CONTINUE DRIVING HOME AND I MADE IT THERE WITH NO PROBLEMS. I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM CHURCH TWO DAYS LATER AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND STARTED IT BACK UP. POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE. IT WENT OUT ON ME AGAIN 5 MINUTES LATER AND I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND STATED IT BACK UP. POWER STEERING WORKED FINE AGAIN FOR ABOUT 10 MORE MINUTES BEFORE IT WENT OUT AGAIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE POWER STEERING QUIT ON ME THREE TIMES IN ONE TRIP HOME FROM CHURCH. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND PAID $70 BUCKS TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC RUN. TURNS OUT THEIR IS AN INTERMITTENT SHORT IN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR- CODE "CO429". THE POWER STEERING MOTOR MUST BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH IS QUITE COSTLY, $429.39 ON TOP OF THE $70 DOLLARS I HAVE ALREADY PAID. *TR
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#10330720May 16, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT ON MY 2006 ION 2. LIGHT COMES ON AND A SOUND ALARM GOES OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10330557May 15, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN ON WILL RESET THE POWER STEERING UNIT AND THE CAR WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY 10-30 MINUTES OF DRIVE TIME WITHOUT REGARD TO DRIVING CONDITIONS OR WEATHER. UPON FAILURE THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER AND MANEUVER. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10330289May 13, 2010
STEERING
SATURN ION 2006 PWR STEER MESSAGE AND THEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND THAN BACK ON FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10330373May 13, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE ON A 2006 SATURN ION. THE SYSTEM FAILS WITHIN 5 SECONDS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE AND NEVER WORKS AND A MESSAGE ON THE DASH CONFIRMS THE FAILURE. GM RECALLED THE CHEVY COBALT FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT THE ION, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10330107May 12, 2010
STEERING
EVERY TIME I START MY 2006 SATURN ION, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. I CAN RESTART THE CAR EITHER IN MOTION OR WHILE STOPPED AND THE FUNCTION RETURNS, BUT THEN FAILS AGAIN AFTER 30 SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES. THE RESULT IS A VEHICLE WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS WHILE MAKING TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS OR IN TIGHT SPACES. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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#10329997May 11, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 SATURN ION POWER STEERING CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. TODAY IT HAPPENED 9 TIMES. THIS IS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE BEING THAT I KNOW GM HAS PUT OUT RECALLS FOR BOTH THE CHEVY COBALT AND SOME PONTIAC G SERIES VEHICLES WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR. THERE ARE MANY SITINGS OF THIS CONDITION ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND IS GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10329533May 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 SATURN ION, WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2005 AND HAS 52000 MILES ON IT. ALL WINTER LONG, DURING DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. UPON PLACING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNING, THE "PASSLOCK" THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED AND LOCKS MY CAR'S STARTER FROM FIRING FOR 10 MINUTES. THE REST OF THE ELECTRICAL DEVICES IN MY CAR WORK, BUT THE STARTER BECOMES LOCKED OUT FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN TRY AGAIN. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURN IONS. APPARENTLY THE GREASE WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN THE IGNITION SYSTEM FREEZES AT COLDER TEMPERATURES AND THUS THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY. SINCE IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LOCKS MY CAR OUT FOR THE 10 MINUTE LOCK OUT PERIOD. SOMETIMES I CAN TRY 6 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 1 HOUR AND THE CAR STILL WILL NOT START. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON VERY COLD DAYS. I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST AND THIS PAST WINTER WE HAD RECORD SNOWFALL WITH MANY DAYS DIPPING INTO THE 0'S, 10'S, 20'S AND 30'S. IT WOULD BE VERY UNFORTUNATE IF SOMEONE WERE TO DIE OF EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS SINCE A CAR HAS NO HEAT WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING. SOMEONE COULD DIE FROM BEING STRANDED IN THE COLD DUE TO AN IGNITION SWITCH WHICH GM/ SATURN COULD REPLACE FOR $50. I KNOW I SPENT MANY COLD DAYS (~5-6 PER WEEK) SITTING IN MY FREEZING COLD CAR FOR SOMETIMES OVER AN HOUR JUST PRAYING THAT MY CAR WOULD START SO I COULD GET SOME HEAT. PLEASE MAKE GM/ SATURN FIX THIS PROBLEM SO WE ARE NO LONGER LEFT OUT IN THE COLD!!!! *TR
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#10329528May 10, 2010
STEERING
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 SATURN ION, WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2005. IN WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS, MY CAR'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY CUTS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE ALARM SOUNDS IN THE DASH AND THE CODE "PWR STR" APPEARS IN THE MESSAGE WARNING INDICATOR. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO RETURN IS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENED ONCE ON THURSDAY AND IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT EACH DAY. IT HAPPENED TWICE FRIDAY, THEN ABOUT 20 TIMES IN THE COURSE OF A 15 MILE DRIVE ON SATURDAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO CUT OUT ON YOU BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. ONE OF THE TIMES IT HAPPENED I WAS MAKING A TURN ONTO A RAMP AS I WAS COMING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. LUCKY FOR ME THE TURN WAS GRADUAL ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO STEER, BUT HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A SLIGHTLY SHARPER TURN, I MAY HAVE CRASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. ADDITIONALLY, IT CANNOT BE SAFE FOR ME TO CONTINUE TO PULL OVER ON THE INTERSTATE (GOING 55 MPH) 10 TIMES IN A 20 MINUTE TIME FRAME JUST TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND ON TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. IT'S QUITE DANGEROUS TO CHANGE LANES JUST TO GET IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC WHEN YOU HAVE POWER STEERING. IT'S EVEN MORE DANGEROUS TO DO SO WITHOUT POWER STEERING. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP MAKE GM/ SATURN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! *TR
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0
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0
#10329683May 10, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING MOTOR DEFECT CAUSES CAR TO HOW TIGHT STEERING AT TIMES. EVERYTIME I TRY TO GET IT SERVICED I GET THE RUN AROUND AT DEALER. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329380May 8, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON OUR 2006 SATURN ION AND IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT WILL DO IT WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO PULL OVER YOU CAN SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND IT STEERS FINE. WE ARE WORRIED THAT THIS IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329145May 6, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IMMEDIATELY, THE STEERING BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS CABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN RESTARTING, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91000. UPDATED 7/16/10 UPDATED 07/21/10*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328757May 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. HE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328818May 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 51,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328581May 3, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,381 AND THE CURRENT WAS 32,391.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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