Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10456506April 25, 2012
STEERING
POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS AT RANDOM, NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN. POWER STEERING SYSTEM SEEMS TO RESET AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER...CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456138April 23, 2012
STEERING
WHILE MERGING INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC ON THE 210W IN IRWINDALE, CA, WE EXPERIENCED MODERATE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING BEEP AND THE PWR STR LIGHT DID NOT ACTIVATE. WITH DIFFICULTY WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THOUGH THERE WAS A DEFINITE INCREASE IN RISK OF COLLISION. WE INTEND TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER AND THE STEERING MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456031April 22, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION-2. EVERY MORNING WHEN I GET IN MY CAR AND I GO TO START IT DOESN'T START AND THE PASSLOCK LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I CALLED SATURN THE SAID IT IS MY IGNITION SWITCH. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ALL VARIETIES OF SATURN MODELS, INCLUDING ONES BEFORE 2006. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THEIR SATURN. IF SATURN OR GM SEES THIS HAPPENING HOW COME THIS HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED AS A RECALL? I WOULD LIKE SATURN TO FIX THE ISSUE SINCE THE BAD THING IS THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AND IF YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY YOU ARE PAYING FOR A PROBLEM SATURN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED, BUT INSTEAD THEY MAKE MONEY OFF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455842April 20, 2012
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE SAFELY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455617April 18, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE POWER STEERING WARNING CHIME BEEPED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED OR FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455425April 16, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455308April 15, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURN THE KEY BUT CAR WONT TURN OVER OR EVEN TRY TO TURN OVER THE FLASHERS WILL FLASH AND THE WORDS COOLANT, TRUNK, TRACK, ECT FLASHES IN THE MILEAGE BOX. 10+ MINUTES LATER THE MILEAGE POPS UP AND A DING SOUND IS HEARD.. I TURN THE KEY BACK TO THE OFF POSITION FOR 20+ SECONDS AND THEN THE CAR WILL START SOMETIMES. ITS A HUGE ISSUE AND I FEEL AS IF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR I GET IT REPLACED FOR FREE SINCE I DIDN'T CAUSE THE ISSUE AND IT HAS HAPPEN TO MANY SATURN OWNERS! I HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX IT. IM STILL PAYING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON SO I CODED IT AND IT SAYS IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT'S WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME BEFORE I CODED IT. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME 80$ FOR THE PART 150$ TO PROGRAM THE PART AND 150+$ FOR LABOR. ITS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME. IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY I WOULDN'T EVEN BE ABLE TO START MY VEHICLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454998April 12, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND NO REPAIRS WERE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454887April 11, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MULTIPLE FAILURES OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GAUGES DROP TO ZERO, THE ENGINE MAY OR MAY NOT STOP RUNNING, THEN THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ( IE OIL WARNING LIGHT, ECT ) COME ON, AND THEN DASH RETURNS TO NORMAL. IF THE CAR IS MOVING THE ENGINE STARTS RUNNING AGAIN. ONE STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DURING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER INTO AND OUT OF THE CORNER. I AM WILLING TO TURN MY CAR OVER TO HAVE THE STEERING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED OUT. SATURN HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. THE FACTORY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS USED TO CHECK THIS ISSUE OUT AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454534April 9, 2012
STEERING
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. DRIVING BETWEEN 55 AND 60MPH. FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OVER. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND UPON RESTART, POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. THIS FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454527April 9, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. HOWEVER AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE WAS RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454460April 8, 2012
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY POWER STEERING MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING BECAME HARD TO STEER. AFTER I SHUT IT OFF AND LET IT REST FOR AWHILE IT WORKS AGAIN FOR AWHILE THEN GETS TIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454385April 6, 2012
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ON DASH COMES ON AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING . AS I PULL OVER AND TURN OFF ENGINE, THEN CRANK IT RETURNS TO NORMAL FUNCTION. IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT WITH OUT A NOTICE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF GOING THROUGH A CURVE WITH ONLY ONE OR TWO HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455148April 6, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK.HTML DEAR GM, I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION LEVEL 2, THAT THE KEY WILL NOT TURN OFF, I'VE REMOVED THE NEGATIVE WIRE FROM THE BATTERY TO GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. WHERE DO I GO TO GET THIS FIXED? I LIVE IN STARKSBORO, VT, AND THE "FORMER" SATURN OF SOUTH BURLINGTON DEALER (WHERE I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW) NO LONGER EXISTS. THE CURRENT DEALER THAT IS NOW AT THE SAME ADDRESS HAS MY WARRANTY, DO I TAKE IT TO THEM? IF I DO WILL IT BE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY? THE LINK BELOW SHOWS THAT A LOT OF OTHER SATURN OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK.HTML I CAN SEND YOU MORE INFORMATION IF YOU ACTUALLY NEED IT. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454222April 5, 2012
STEERING
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATIONS THE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE WENT OUT. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING DESPITE IT BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CARS STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT THE POWER STEERING UNIT WORKED AGAIN. FIGURED THIS OUT AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454161April 4, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN STARTING THE SATURN ON A COLD MORNING, THE IGNITION FAILS TO START THE CAR. I GET A SERVICE MESSAGE. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE CAR WILL START AS IF THE SECURITY WAS RESETTING ITSELF. I'VE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. GM WILL NOT OWN UP TO A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT LEAVES 100S OF PEOPLE STRANDED. AS TIME GOES BY THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES, EVEN ON WARM DAYS. I WOULD LIKE A RECALL APPROVED FOR THIS MASSIVE SAFETY PROBLEM. IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY OUR CARS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SIT FOR AN ADDITIONAL TEN MINUTES OR STALL US IN A POTENTIALLY BAD NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO CORRECT ITSELF AFTER THIS IGNITION SWITCH INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED BASED ON HUNDREDS OF TESTAMENTS. I WANT TO ADD THAT MY SATURN WHEN IT WAS NEW HAD OTHER RECALL ISSUES LIKE THE AUTOMATIC LIGHT SENSOR. ALSO, ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453885April 2, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
FIRST OFF THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING, WHEN STOPPED TO FILL WITH GAS WONT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, HAS JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC FOR NO REASON. MAIN CONCERN NOW IS THE CONSTANT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, FIRST HAPPENED TO MY WIFE ON THE INTERSTATE WITH OUR 2 YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN AT 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR, IT JUST QUIT WORKING SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF HER SHE HAS 3 HEART ATTACKS ALREADY AND AM VERY SURPRISED IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THEN!!! IT HAS BEEN GETTING MORE AND MORE CONSTANT AS OF LATE, EVERY 10 TO 15 MINUTES IF YOUR LUCKY SOMETIMES A LOT QUICKER, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF THEN IT WOKS HOWEVER MANY MINUTES THEN MAKES A CLICKING NOISE THEN THE ALARM CHIMES AND BOOM NO STEERING AGAIN. THE CHEVY COBALT (SAME STEERING UNIT AND PONTIAC G6) HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM SO WHY HASN'T GM STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND FIXED THESE CRAPPY ION 3'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453621March 30, 2012
STEERING
ON 9 MARCH 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 HOURS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY 2007 SATURN ION DISPLAYED THE WARNING MESSAGE/ERROR CODE "PWR STR" AND IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST. I WAS FORCED TO REDUCE SPEED AND, USING ALL MY UPPER BODY STRENGTH TO WRENCH THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, PULLED THE CAR TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, READ THROUGH MY OWNER'S MANUAL, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. IT RAN WITHOUT ISSUE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES BEFORE THE CODE AGAIN APPEARED AND I AGAIN LOST POWER STEERING. THIS SITUATION HAS RAPIDLY PROGRESSED TO A NIGHTMARE; THE CAR RUNS FOR 15 TO 30 MINUTES AND THEN LOSES POWER STEERING. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT IS NO LONGER SUFFICIENT; ONCE IT FIRST LOSES THE POWER STEERING, IT WILL NOT RUN FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES WITHOUT LOSING POWER STEERING AGAIN. GM INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO OFFICIAL RECALL, AND THEREFORE I WOULD HAVE TO FUND THE REPAIRS MYSELF; THE ROUGH ESTIMATE WAS $1,000 IN PARTS AND LABOR. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT GM ALLEGEDLY SENT OUT A NOTICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER I CAN HONESTLY ATTEST THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY SUCH NOTIFICATION, AND HAD THE STEERING NOT FAILED ON MY VEHICLE, I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN AWARE OF IT. CURRENTLY, I CANNOT USE THE CAR AT ALL BECAUSE IT POSES A SERIOUS DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. AS AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES, THIS IS JUST ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND JEOPARDIZES MY CAREER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453422March 29, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11014 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453428March 29, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM, CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS STARTING THEN DOESNT, I WAIT TEN MINUTES THEN IT WILL START. IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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