Saturn Ion Complaints (2006)

1,235 consumer complaints on file.

#10290578November 2, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. INTERMITTENTLY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOST OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $900.00 TO REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN AND GEAR BOX. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/08/09.*JB
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0
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#10289754October 25, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE 2006 SATURN ION 2 WITH 61K MILES, IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON 10/15/2009 TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN THE ONLY MECHANIC TO PERFORM ANY SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 01/24/2006 FROM THE SAME SATURN OF BAKERSFIELD DEALERSHIP. WE TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND HAVE THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS OF THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO ONSTAR, WHICH SENDS MONTHLY "DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS" OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, EMISSIONS, AIR BAG SYSTEM, REMAINING OIL LIFE ECT. AFTER THIS OIL CHECK I NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR, BUT MOSTLY INSIDE THE CAB. THE FUMES ARE FLAMMABLE. WHEN SATURN SERVICE TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, HE STATED ON INVOICE: "CUST STATES STRONG FUEL ODOR CAN BE SMELLED IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IN FOR LOF ON 10/21/09. INSPECT VEHICLE FOUND FUEL PUMP LEAKING FROM CRACK IN FUEL PUMP AT HOSE FITTING, NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE FOUND. NORMAL MOVEMENT AND ROUGH ROADS MAY HAVE LED TO FAILURE. RECOMMENDED REPLACING FUEL PUMP ESTIMATE TO REPLACE PART 19168894 565.00 PARTS 304.35 PLUS TAX 25.11 PLUS LABOR 235.00 EQUALS 564.46 " I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SIMILAR ISSUE AS THE 2004 IONS. HOW CAN A VEHICLE DRIVEN BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, THAT IS MAINTAINED, BE FAILING IN THIS MANNER? THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN ON ROUGH ROADS MAINLY A FREEWAY CA HWY 99.HOW COULD A 3 1/2 YEAR OLD CAR BE "FALLING APART" AND FAILING DUE TO "NORMAL MOVEMENT"? WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, THEREFORE WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. WE DO HAVE A POLICY IN OUR INSURANCE THAT WILL COVER, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO PAY A HIGHER DEDUCTIBLE. SATURN COULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME, WE ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, THEY STATED KEEP THE WINDOWS CRACKED AND DON'T PARK IN THE GARAGE DUE TO VAPORS ARE FLAMMABLE. IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED 10/26/09. SATURN'S THE COMPANY, DEFECTIVE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS UNSAFE. A ROCKET ON WHEELS AS MY WIFE SAYS. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10289513October 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I GOT AN OIL CHANGE BY MY NORMAL REPAIR SHOP AND WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK FROM THEM THE CAR FAILED TO START PROPERLY. I HAD TO START THE CAR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD TURN ON AND STAY RUNNING. FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK AFTERWARDS, IT DID THE SAME THING, FAILING TO START AND REQUIRING AT LEAST 2 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR RUNNING. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, MY GIRLFRIEND GOT HER FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE PROBLEM AND I STARTED NOTICING DIFFICULTY TURNING THE KEY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY ASKED ME IF KNEW THE KEY WAS STUCK. I TOLD THEM I DID, BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND FULLY WHAT THEY MEANT UNTIL THEY FINISHED THE WORK THEY THOUGHT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A DIRTY THROTTLE CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO BE ABLE TO START AND REMAIN RUNNING. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, I DROVE IT HOME AND FOUND OUT THAT I COULDN'T TURN THE KEY AT ALL. SO MY CAR WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO SHUT OFF. I WENT TO A SATURN DEALERSHIP AND THE TECH WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT ADVISED ME THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I THEN TOOK IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT. I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WITH THE IGNITION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, TOTALING $519. RESEARCHING SHORTLY ONLINE I FOUND A 33 PAGE COMPLAINT FORUM ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITH OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME CAR. CAR MAKE : SATURN CAR MODEL: ION 2. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289321October 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER REPLACED ON MY 2006 SATURN ION BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NOT BE TURN OFF. WHILE AT THE DEALER I FOUND OUT THAT ONE OF THE OTHER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS SATURN VUE. TALKING TO THE SERVICE WRITER HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TWO MODEL OF CARS. I NEW SOMETHING WAS UP WHEN I GOT CHARGE FOR 1.5HRS LABOR WHEN IT TOOK LESS THEN 40MIN TO TAKE THE CAR REPLACE THE PART AND RETURN IT TO ME. WHEN TRY TO TALK TO VARIOUS PEOPLE AT SATURN AND GM ALL THEY WAITED TO SAY THAT IT WAS 7 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DID NOT CARE ABOUT THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. BEING FROM CHARLESTON, SC AND TWO PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE WRITER COMMENT AND THE TIME IT TOOK TO REPLACE, TO ME THIS IS PROBABLY A BIGGER PROBLEM THEN JUST TWO CARS AND THAT SATURN SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVE WORKING ON CARS IN THE PAST AND THE CAR BEING A MANUAL I WAS ABLE TO STALL THE CAR AND THEN DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. WHAT I DID NOT HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE OR IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC. THE GM PERSON DID NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT HE JUST WANTED TO SAY IT WAS 7 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY. I THIN THAT SATURN/GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289307October 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW SATURN ION 2 COUPE IN JUNE OF 2006. IN THE WINTER OF 2006 I HAD THE IGNITION TO LOCK UP ON ME AND I COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT AND IT WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL. THANKFULLY MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD IT TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST SATURN DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION HOUSING AND ITS COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE GUY CONTINUED TO TELL ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT BECAUSE MINE WAS FIXED. NOW IN OCT OF 2009 I AM FACED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT MY KEY WAS IN THE ON POSITION AND RUNNING. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN MY CAR OFF WAS TO STALL IT OUT BECAUSE ITS A FIVE SPEED AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO THEREFORE I AM FACED WITH A MECHANIC BILL THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS AND I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT. I FURTHER INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WERE SIMILAR PROBLEMS LIKE MINE AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE NUMEROUS UNSATISFIED SATURN CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THESE IGNITIONS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED BECAUSE THEY HAVE CAUSED SO MANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE THIS LEAVES DRIVERS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT, OR IN UNKNOWN TERRITORY. AS A FEMALE, I WAS STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO AND SCARED. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE MAN COULD NOT HELP ME ON THE TELEPHONE AND VERY UNAWARE OF CUSTOMER SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286966October 10, 2009
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 1 IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA WHEN A BELL BEEPED AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN I TRIED TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK & SEE IF THE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. NO ONE COULD FIND THE FLUID CONTAINER. WHEN WE RESTARTED THE CAR, THE LIGHT WENT OUT FOR AWHILE AND IT WAS OK BUT IT CONTINUED TO COME ON TILL I GOT IT HOME & PARKED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286648October 7, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SATURN ION AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286511October 6, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. THE STEERING WORKS WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285905October 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON THE AFTERNOON OF SEPT. 17TH I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS IN MY 2006 ION. I STOPPED AT A STORE AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN OF MY CAR. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION AT ALL AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. IT TURNED OUT THAT I NEEDED A NEW IGNITION LOCK AND KEY. I PAID THE APPROX. 200 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS REPAIR COMPLETED. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND THAT SATURN IS DOING NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285982October 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION 3. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE CAR NOT START ONLY AN HOUR LATER TO TRY AND IT DID. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE AND ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR THEY HADN'T HEARD OF THIS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH IS MY WIFE HAS BEEN STUCK AT WORK AT 3AM WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING BY HERSELF. WE (ION) OWNERS NEED HELP WITH THIS SINCE THE MAKER OF THIS CAR ISN'T DOING ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286005October 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE BEEN HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR (2006 SATURN ION) AND SMELLING GASOLINE. IT TURNS OUT THE HOSE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING GAS. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. HE FEELS THAT THE ONE HOSE IS NOT CONNECTED AND HARNESSED PROPERLY AND THE VIBRATION TO THE HOSE EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE CRACK. I GOOGLED "SATURN 2006 ION FUEL LEAK" AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WHAT IS ALSO THE MAJOR PROBLEM HERE IS THAT THE HOSE IS CONFIGURED WITH THE FUEL PUMP ITSELF. SO, THE ENTIRE MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT COST ME 700.00 FOR A CRACKED HOSE BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AND MY CAR ONLY IS 46,000 MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I DROVE FOR 2 WEEKS WITH A CAR THAT WAS LEAKING FUEL. SATURN MUST KNOW ABOUT THIS AND IS WAITING FOR THE SAME SITUATION TO HAPPEN, BUT FOR THE CAR TO BLOW UP INSTEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285867September 30, 2009
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $950.00 THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285264September 25, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. HE STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN HE LOST POWER STEERING. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHILE STEERING. OCCASIONALLY HE CAN RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,453.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285180September 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 SATURN ION WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING - THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A $900 REPAIR SINCE THE CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE WOMAN AT THE DEALER SAYS SHE HAS SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND THAT IF YOU TURN OFF THE CAR IT RESETS THE POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284060September 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EMISSIONS LIGHT WOULD COME ON, SMELL OF GASOLINE, CAR WOULD SUDDENLY REDUCE TO HALF POWER WHILE DRIVING. WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND GET OUT, REMOVE THE GAS CAP, LET THE FUMES OUT, AND CAR WOULD RESTORE TO NORMAL POWER. THIS WENT ON FOR A YEAR AND ONE HALF. SATURN AGENCY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. FINALLY SATURN DID SOME SORT OF BYPASS AND PROBLEM CEASED BUT CAR DROVE SLUGGISHLY. FEW MONTHS PASSED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.TWO WEEKS AGO STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. CAR HAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE POWER WITH NEW FUEL PUMP HOWEVER THIS WEEK THE EMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND HAS STAYED ON BUT NO LOSS OF POWER EXPERIENCED AS OF YET. SLIGHT ODOR OF GASOLINE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284062September 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2006 SATURN ION. ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. THIS PAST SUNDAY, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE MY CAR WAS MAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT MERGING ONTO A NEW FREEWAY. IF IT WASN'T FOR MY FATHERS ADVICE ,MY QUICK ACTIONS AND AWARE DRIVERS AROUND ME, I WOULD HAVE FLOWN OFF THE FREEWAY. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO MANY SHOPS AND NOT ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM NOR FIX IT. NO RECALLS SO FAR HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND AS FAR AS SATURN IS CONCERNED, NO OTHER CAR HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. BEING A PREGNANT WOMAN, THIS MAKES ME EXTREMELY NERVOUS AND IN FEAR TO DRIVE MY CAR. I HAVE CALLED MANY SATURN DEALERSHIPS THAT HAVE ALL TAKEN THIS ISSUE LIGHTLY. THIS ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED IN JANUARY OF 2009 AND NOT AGAIN UNTIL AUGUST OF 2009 AND HAS HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE A WEEK SINCE THEN. NO ENGINE SIGNS ARE ISSUED OR IS THERE ANYTHING LEADING UP TO THE ISSUE. THE CAR JUST BASICALLY SHUTS OFF AS IF THE KEY WAS BEING TURNED. THE BATTERY STAYS SO I KNOW THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. I AM IN FEAR OF MY SAFETY AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283510September 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION AND MY KEY WON'T TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO THE 2006 ION 2. I HAVE A NEW BORN AND WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF THE WHEEL WOULD LOCKED UP WILL I WAS DRIVING WITH HER OR MY OTHER THREE KIDS. I CALLED SATURN AND THEY SAID THIS HAPPENS OFTEN BUT WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR THE POTENTIAL BUYERS WARNED ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282565September 1, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON 2006 SATURN ION 3 RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS AT UNSUSPECTED TIMES, AND DRIVERS ARE NOT PREPARED FOR HOW HARD IT IS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS OF YET BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. DURING INTERNET RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE SATURN ION MODELS. A 16 YEAR OLD IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR IF THIS HAPPENS TO THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282232August 29, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT, CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR JUST AFTER STARTING THE CAR, SOMETIMES IT WILL WAIT UNTIL AFTER 30 MINUTES OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING. IT USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER A TURN, BUT HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, ALMOST PUTTING ME INTO A WALL ON THE FREEWAY ON-RAMP. DEALER SAYS STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED, WITH EXPENSIVE PARTS, AND MORE EXPENSIVE LABOR CHARGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281865August 26, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. HE STATES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IT REACTIVATES WHEN YOU TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON . THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED HIM TO CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT SO THAT A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED. HE HAS RESEARCHED THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE UNDER OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51000. BL UPDATED 10/5/09 *CN THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE STEERING MOTOR. UPDATED 10/07/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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