Saturn Ion Complaints (2006)

1,235 consumer complaints on file.

#10304344February 3, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION2 WHO'S POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO GM/SATURN A YEAR AGO AND WAS TOLD BY THE SATURN SHOP IN MANSFIELD, OH. THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR DUE TO SEEING SO MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT SEEMS BE A TEMPORARY FIX FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND WILL CLICK OFF SHORTLY AFTER ACCELERATING IN SPEED. *TR
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#10303850February 2, 2010
STEERING
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 SATURN ION 2, FAILED AT AROUND 37,000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR, BUT THEN SHUTS OFF. STEERING IS DIFFICULT WITH NO POWER STEERING. SO FAR NOW REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, SATURN SAID THEY WILL CHARGE ME AT LEAST $1,000.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS THE SAME STEERING SYSTEM AS USED THE CHEVY COBALT, "FEDERAL REGULATORS INVESTIGATE CHEVY COBALT STEERING COMPLAINTS." *TR
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#10302136January 25, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH HE ENCOUNTERED A BUMP IN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD RATTLING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO BOTH FRONT LOWER ARM BUSHINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN UPDATED 05/13/10.*JB
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#10301683January 21, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TO FIVE TIMES WHILE DRIVING A LONGER DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MOTOR AND COLUMN $1000 AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE SATURN MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB
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#10298786January 8, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, I RECEIVED A POWER STEERING INDICATION AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT. IT IS HARD TO TURN THE CAR. ONCE I STOP THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY, BUT COMES BACK PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY, MORE LIKE TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY. *TR
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0
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#10298587January 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 SATURN ION, 49000 MI. FUEL PUMP LEAK. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 09V419000. NO DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS GM RECALL # 090226. HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO START GETTING REIMBURSEMENTS? REPAIRS ARE OVER $600.00. *TR
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0
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0
#10298517January 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2006 SATURN ION WENT TO WORK CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF ,KEY STUCK IN IGNITION UNABLE TO REMOVE. HAD TO DRIVE 35 MILES HOME HAVE SOMEONE GET THE CAR TAKE TO MECHANIC TO DISABLE AS SAFETY TURNOFF DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE ACTUALLY GOT SHOCKED TRYING IT,TOOK TO SATURN DEALER IN DAYTONA BCH,FL WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW WAS TOLD IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THEN WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT REMOVE KEY SO THEY HAD TO BREAK HOUSING UNIT 500 + DOLLARS LATER.FILED COMPLAINT AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND BEING BRUSHED OF OFFERED ME A LIMITED WARRANTY OIL CHANGES,TIRES ROTATED,RENTAL CAR IF SAME PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN THAT WAS LESS THEN 6 MONTHS AGO,NOW CAR WILL NOT START IGNITION STICKS WITH KEY IN OFF POSITION STARTER ENGAGES,NIGHTMARE. *TR
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0
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#10297992January 4, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACTS FEELS THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSE A CRASH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. JO
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#10297557December 30, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OCCASIONALLY, IN THE MORNING, OUR 2006 SATURN ION 2 WILL NOT START. THE BATTERY CHECKS OUT, EVERYTHING LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH DISPLAY, BUT TURNING THE KEY GETS NO RESULT. IF WE REMOVE THE KEY AND WAIT 10 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL THEN START. I RECENTLY VISITED A BUICK SERVICE DEPT. WHERE THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, SOMETIMES CORRECTED BY IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT (WHICH WE HAD DONE IN 2007, UNDER WARRANTY) AND IF THAT DOES NOT WORK, THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT WHICH WILL BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL FOR THESE 2 REPAIRS? IN EXCESS OF $1,100.00 !! HERE'S THE REAL KICKER, HE SAID THAT THIS WILL NOT NECESSARILY REMEDY THE PROBLEM! AND G.M. WANTS ANOTHER $3 BILLION IN BAILOUT FUNDS?? THE FUNNY THING IS THAT THE 1994 SATURN WHICH MY SON NOW HAS, WITH OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE CARS WE EVER OWNED. THE 2006 ION HAS ONLY 27,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND AGAIN OVER IT'S LIFE SO FAR. THIS IGNITION PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ABOUT HALF A DOZEN TIMES, SO FAR. ONLY IN THE MORNING. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10296719December 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WAS IN GREAT CONDITION, THE INCIDENT WAS ALL A SUDDEN. I COULD NOT TURN OFF MY CAR AND THE KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT. BECAUSE IT WAS A HOLIDAY, I HAD TO SIT IN MY VEHICLE ALL NIGHT UNTIL IT RAN OUT OF GAS. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED MY IGNITION SYSTEM FOR $451.51+TAX. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A MECHANIC AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. *TR
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0
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#10296731December 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND MY KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE LAST JULY, THE EXACT SAME ISSUE!!!! I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THAT "CORRECTED" THIS PROBLEM LAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS IN FACT THE SAME ISSUE, IN WHICH IT WAS. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $40 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT WAS RAN ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST 451.51+TAX TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE PART EXPIRED 12 MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER OF THE CAR MAKER AND THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE FAILURE IS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CALL ME BACK AND THAT THEY WILL DO THEIR BEST TO GIVE ME A DISCOUNT ON REPAIRS. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE REPEATED ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM LOCKING UP? IS THE PART DEFECTIVE? AND IF SO WHY HASN'T THE MANUFACTURER DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10296649December 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, STEERING
I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TURN OFF MY IGNITION OR REMOVE MY KEY TWO SEPARATE TIMES. NOT ONLY THAT MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. MOST RECENTLY ALONG WITH THE KEY IGNITION PROBLEM, THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE IGNITION WAS FIXED IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS TIME IT IS NOT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM SUFFERING CONSUMERS. *TR
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No
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0
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#10296395December 18, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON SATURN ION 2006 WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FUSE IS FINE. IT GOES OUT ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE DRIVE BEGINS. UPON TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING IT, IT WORKS FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10296087December 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. NO ABNORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, SIMPLY TURNED OFF AT NIGHT, AND RETURNED IN THE MORNING TO A CAR WITH PERFECTLY WORKING ELECTRICAL BUT WILL NOT REACT WHEN TURNING THE CAR FURTHER. 2. IT OCCURS RANDOMLY, THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT MY CAR IS USELESS AT THE TIME THAT I NEED IT MOST, THE MORNING BEFORE WORK. 3. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING... IT IS A SATURN ION. THE ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, AND THE FIX IS COMPLICATED, LEAVING YOUR CAR ON FOR 10 MINUTES TO GET AROUND THE PASS LOCK. IF YOUR BATTERY SURVIVES YOUR CAR WILL WORK AFTERWARD. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10295821December 15, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION, BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE IN IDLE WHEN SUDDENLY THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH. UPDATED 01/22/10
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10295578December 14, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. SHE BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE FUEL PUMP SEAL AT AN EXPENSE OF $730.00. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. SHE FILED REPORT NUMBER 7178545357 WITH THE MANUFACTURER. A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 09V41900 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.
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0
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#10295579December 14, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. A MECHANIC AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY REPAIRED THE FUEL TANK AT AN EXPENSE OF $310.00., DUE TO A CRACK. SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE FUEL PUMP PLASTIC SEAL. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 09V419000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295630December 14, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE NOTICED A STRONG OF GASOLINE AND A LEAK AT THE REAR OF THE CAR. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PLASTIC LINE CONNECTING ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED AND GAS WAS LEAKING. WE PURCHASED THE PART FROM A SATURN DEALERSHIP AND HAD OUR MECHANIC INSTALL. THE PART COST $346.00 AND OUR MECHANIC CHARGED US $100.00 TO INSTALL IT. OUR MECHANIC SUGGESTED WE DO SOME RESEARCH REGARDING A POSSIBLE RECALL ON THIS PART AND WHEN I DID THAT I FOUND A RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE BUT ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES. OUR STATE, MISSOURI, IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT MATTERS WHAT STATE YOU LIVE IN. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10294818December 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION FAILED TO START VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294575December 5, 2009
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2006 SATURN ION-3 AUTOMATIC 2.4L 1. POWER STEERING: POWER STEERING GOES OUT NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. SATURN DEALERSHIP CHANGED A SENSOR I THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING IN THE CITY WITHOUT POWER STEERING. 2. IGNITION: CAR REFUSES TO START WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 15-20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER FOR ALMOST AN HOUR BECAUSE OF THIS COMMON SATURN FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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