Saturn Ion Complaints (2006)

1,235 consumer complaints on file.

#10176584December 19, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. SATURN DEALER REPLACED TIRE AS DEFECT FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERSHIP TOOK PICTURES OF TIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173597November 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING SUDDEN BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONSUMERS FOOT HIT THE BRAKE ARM WHICH SUPPORTS THE BRAKE PEDAL PAD WHICH RESTRICTS BRAKE PEDAL MOVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173083November 9, 2006
STRUCTURE
IT HAS RAINED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE WATER HAS LEAKED INTO THE MIDDLE CONSOLE OF MY CAR AND ALSO AROUND MY ROOF AREA AND ALL DOWN THE SIDES. THE FIRST TWO TIME I TOOK IT TO BE FIXED THEY SAID SATURN COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THIS CONTINUED TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT MONTH UNTIL IT GOT SO BAD TO START DRIPPING OUT OF MY MAP LIGHTS AGAIN. SATURN MECHANICS ASKED IF I WAS PARKING ON ANGLE, WHICH SHOULD NOT MATTER, OR IF I WAS DRIVING ON LARGE ANGLES, AND TOLD ME AGAIN THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIND ANYTHING. SATURN JUST TOLD ME THAT THE SUNROOF HAD A PROBLEM THAT WAS UNFIXABLE TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND THAT SCARES ME. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO TIME TABLE ON HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO COME OUT WITH A FIX BUT THEY WERE GOING TO DO SOMETHING TEMPORARY THAT SHOULD HELP BUT IF IT DIDN'T FOR ME TO BRING IT BACK IN TO REPEAT THE PROCESS. I FEEL AS THOUGH SUNROOF LEAKING AROUND MY ELECTRICAL PARTS IS DANGEROUS AND THAT THE CONTINUING BUILDUP OF MOISTURE IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY DO MY BODILY HARM. (1) THE WATER COULD LEAK INTO ELECTRICAL AREAS OF THE CAR CAUSING A FIRE AND (2) MOLD COULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP IN THE CAR FROM ALL THE MOISTURE WHICH EMITS VAPORS THAT ARE TOXIC A TEMPORARY FIX HAS BEEN APPLIED WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX IT OR OF A FUTURE SATURN RECALL TO FIX THE SUNROOF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172994November 8, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND WOULD NOT NEED FIXED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172144October 30, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY CAR THAT I BELIEVE IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. FIRST MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AND A "SERVICE VEHICLE" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACE A BLOWN FUSE. TWO TO THREE DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I JUST DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE THE CAR IN AGAIN TO HAVE A "BLOWN FUSE" REPLACED AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER IT HAD GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY FINALLY (AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR A DAY AND A HALF) FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE DRIVER'S DOOR HAS A WIRE INSIDE IT FOR THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS. ROLLING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW UP AND DOWN CAUSED THE WIRE TO CHAFFE AND BECOME BARE. THE WIRE WOULD TOUCH SOMETHING METAL IN THE DOOR AND BLOW THE FUSE. THIS, IN MY OPINION, COULD CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD OR OTHER SAFETY ISSUES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169110September 22, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DEFECTS WITH HIS 2006 SATURN ION. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A MALFUNCTIONING PASSENGER SEAT BELT, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND A NOISE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168048September 12, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO REACTION. THE HAND BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, WHICH SLOWED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKES NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. THE BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED, BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166298August 23, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I RECENTLY WENT OUT OF TOWN. I HAD TWO PASSENGERS. BOTH PASSENGER SEAT BELTS CONTINUOUSLY RETRACTED AND LOCKED, CAUSING THEM TO HAVE TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. SATURN'S TECHNICIANS AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED ONLY ONE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION, AND REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166299August 23, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
IN FEBRUARY/MARCH OF 2006 I STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE SUNROOF. THE SWITCH OPERATING THE SUNROOF WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE AND HAD THIS CHECKED ON 03/17/2006. THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED AND A REPLACEMENT PART WAS ORDERED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166302August 23, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE
DURING A WEEKEND OF THUNDERSTORMS MY SUNROOF LEAKED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SOAKED. I GOT THE CAR BACK, AND DURING ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM THE CAR LEAKED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO LEFT MY CAR OUT IN THE RAIN WITH A KNOWN LEAK FOR THREE DAYS ON THE FIRST TRIP TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER REFERRED TO THIS LEAKAGE PROBLEM AS A DESIGN FLAW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166303August 23, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE REAR BUMPER IS STARTING TO HAVE OBVIOUS SCRATCHES WHERE THE TRUNK LID COMES DOWN. THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THAT SATURN IDENTIFIED TWO YEARS AGO. DURING THE SERVICE VISIT THE TECHNICIAN REALIZED THAT MY BUMPER WAS MISALIGNED AT ASSEMBLY AND REALIGNED AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. NOW IT IS IN THE CENTER OF THE BUMPER WHERE THE FIRST TIME IT WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE DONE IS TO SHAVE THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUNK LID AND RE-PAINT. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE ADVISOR THAT WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION THAT AIR OR WIND RESISTANCE GOES THROUGH THE BUMPER AND PUSHES THE BUMPER AGAINST THE TRUNK LID CAUSING THE SCRATCHES ON THE BUMPER AND BOTTOM OF TRUNK LID. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164015July 31, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT SEATBELTS LOCKED INTO PLACE WHEN THE BREAK PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING THE SEATBELT DURING THE INCIDENT AND THE SEATBELT RETRACTORS REMAINED LOCKED AFTERWARDS. THE SEATBELTS WERE INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SEATBELTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT THE SEATBELTS WERE A SAFETY FEATURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159142June 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE'S MOTOR 'REVVED' OR RACED JUST BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER, WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB AND ENDED UP FINALLY COMING TO A STOP INSIDE A PARTY STORE. THERE WERE AT LEAST 10 FEET OF SKID MARKS PRESENT AND A WITNESS FROM BEHIND THAT SAW THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON. THERE WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND STORE, ALL REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT HAS NOT BEEN DUPLICATED AND HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144029November 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR LESS THAN 72 HOUR OLD CAR AND THE UNDERNEATH CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BUT SATURN SAYS WE MUST HAVE IT A MOVING BLANKET! WE HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT AND BARELY GOT THEM OUT BEFORE THE FUEL LINE CAUGHT FIRE. WHO'S IDEA WAS IT TO MAKE FUEL LINES OUT OF NYLON ANYWAY? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140971October 27, 2005
TRAILER HITCHES
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED SCRAPING NOISE AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS DRAGGING THE GROUND WHEN MAKING TURNS OR ON BUMPY ROADS. THIS OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO SAID THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN AFTER MARKET TOW HITCH. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE DEALERSHIP. HE RETURNED HOME AND REMOVED THE AFTER MARKET TOW HITCH, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO FURTHER ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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