Saturn Ion Complaints (2003)
758 consumer complaints on file.
- #10168397September 15, 2006POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2003, THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OCCASIONALLY UPON NORMAL ACCELERATION. WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP AT OUR REGULAR MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENTS, AND THEY TOLD US THAT THIS WAS THE NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE TRANSMISSION. FAST-FOWARD 3 YRS, 40,000 MILES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF THOSE DRIVING IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAJOR ROAD, THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE HILL INTO THE ROAD, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FARTHER ONCE ON A FLAT SURFACE. I AM LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS COMING TOO CLOSE OR FAST BEHIND ME, OR MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SUDDEN, UNAVOIDABLE ROADBLOCK FOR SURE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WITH HEAVY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. PEOPLE WERE SOMEHOW ABLE TO AVOID MY CAR, ALTHOUGH IT WAS A MAJOR HAZARD TO SAFETY. THESE WERE TERRIFYING EXPERIENCES, AND I IMMEDIATELY DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT (I HAPPENED TO BE DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE DEALER WHEN THESE EVENTS OCCURRED). ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY DARK, FLUID PUMP SEVERELY DAMAGED, AND THE 2ND GEAR CLUTCH AND COAST ASSEMBLY "BURNED UP". THE TRANSMISSION, PUMP, GEARS, CLUTCHES, AND TORQUE CONVERTER WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1250, WHICH THEY CLAIMED WAS A GREAT DEAL FOR US, AS THIS WAS CLAIMED TO BE A $5500 JOB. I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS AND ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION, HOWEVER I AM STILL DISAPPOINTED IN THE LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL, AND THE APPARENT LACK OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENGINEERING OF THIS VEHICLE. NO ONE EXPECTS TO NEED TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION IN A CAR WITH 40,000 MILES. MY LIFE WAS PUT AT RISK BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING ERROR IN THIS VEHICLE, AND I HOPE THAT THE THE NHTSA TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PREVENT MORE LIVES FROM BEING PUT AT RISK OR LOST DUE TO THIS ERROR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10159706June 13, 2006AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED AND THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO DETERMINED THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER MUST HAVE DAMAGED THE MODULE. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THE MODULE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED AND AGREED WITH THE TECHNICIAN'S ANALYSIS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10159271June 7, 2006VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE CAUSING WIPER TO BE INOPERABLE. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10154942April 10, 2006POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE REVVED AT A HIGH RATE FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN DECREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ROAD TESTED WHICH INDICATED A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND REBUILT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT INSISTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. THE VEHICLE WAS 3 YEARS OLD. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. HAD TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,136.00. UPDATED ON 05/18/2006. *AK UPDATED 06/15/06. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10154956April 10, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES OR WHILE MAKING TURNS. I TOOK MY 2003 ION 2 TO HAVE THIS CHECKED AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEMS WAS BOTH OF MY CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. MY CAR IS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT, SO AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT THIS COULD BE UNTRUE. BUT, AFTER INTERNET RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT MANY 2003 ION DRIVERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED MY SATURN DEALER AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND COULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME OR FIX IT. MY OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, WHICH ALSO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, IS THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. ONE DAY IT WILL BE ON, AND THE NEXT IT WILL BE FINE. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10152158March 7, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN EXACTLY THIRTEEN MONTHS THE FIRST TIME WAS ON FEBRUARY 3, 2005. I ADJUSTED MY POWER DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 61 AND HEARD A POP AND ALL MY LIGHTS INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT . MY FOUR WAY SAFETY FLASHERS ALSO WOULD NOT WORK I WAS DRIVING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 67 MPH THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ALMOST IDENTICALLY LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ADJUSTED MIRROR HEARD A POP AND ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT. LUCKILY IN BOTH INCIDENTS NO ONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE FACT THEY COULDN'T SEE ME UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED BUT THAT WAS JUST PURE LUCK .. LAST YEARS INCIDENT I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO SATURN AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE BCM FUSE WAS BAD THEY REPLACED FUSE. OBVIOUSLY THEY DID NOT GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM YOU WOULD THINK YOU CAN ADJUST YOUR POWER MIRROR WITHOUT HAVING ALL LIGHTS SHUT OFF INCLUDING DASH LIGHTS .. ONCE YOU PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK YOU CANNOT TURN IT OFF COMPLETELY THE KEY WILL ONLY GO AS FAR AS THE ACCESSORY POSITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. THE ENGINE WILL RUN YOU JUST CAN'T MOVE THE VEHICLE. SOMEHOW I DO NOT THINK THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ENTIRELY WHEN THEY REPLACED THE FUSE. IT SEEMS TO ME YOU SHOULD NOT BLOW A BCM FUSE EVERY THIRTEEN MONTHS EXACTLY TO THE DAY. IT IS SUCH A POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM THE CONSEQUENCES ARE TERRIFYING. MY 2003 SATURN ION-3 CAN NOT BE THE ONLY CAR OUT THERE WITH THIS HAPPENING ESPECIALLY TWICE IN THIRTEEN MONTHS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10151223February 25, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR WON'T START! AT LEAST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE ANYWAY. IT'S A 2003 SATURN ION. I BOUGHT IT USED ON 5/14/05 AND A FEW MONTHS AFTER, WHEN IT STARTED TO GET COLD IN GA., IT WOULDN'T START. AFTER ABOUT 10-30 MINUTES, IT WOULD FINALLY START AS IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM LEAVING ME FEELING LIKE I WAS GOING CRAZY. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE BATTERY, SO I REPLACED THAT (40.00 DOLLARS). IT STILL GAVE ME PROBLEMS THAT VERY NIGHT! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE (40.00 DOLLARS), THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND BASICALLY BLEW ME OFF. DISCOURAGED, I LEFT AND GAVE UP. IT CONTINUED TO ACT UP 2 DAYS LATER, WHICH I JUST DEALT WITH. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP YESTERDAY FOR A OIL CHANGE AND GUESS WHAT? IT WOULDN'T START WHILE IT WAS THERE. THEY TOLD ME THAT WHILE THEY WERE ABOUT TO TAKE IT TO THE WASH IT WOULDN'T START, AND ASKED ME IF I HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I SAID YEA. THEY SAID THEY WERE SURE THEY'D LOCATE THE PROBLEM THAT DAY. CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS THE TECHNICIAN FAULT, CLAIMING THAT HE HAD LEFT IT IN DRIVE WHILE TRYING TO START IT (HOW WOULD HE GET IT IN DRIVE IF IT WOULDN'T START?) ANYWAY, IT WOULDN'T START THAT NIGHT! AT THIS POINT IM GOING TO GET MY FUTURE FATHER IN LAW INVOLVED SINCE HE IS AN ENGINEER AND HAVE HIM STIR THE PUDDING. OH, AND HE BELIEVES IT A SHORT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SO WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE THEM TO CHECK THAT OUT. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150986February 23, 2006POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2003 SATURN ION THAT IS HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, MY DAUGHTER ORIGINALLY HAD THE CAR, AND DROVE IT, WITHOUT ME KNOWING SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SHIFTING. ALSO THERE SEEMS TO BE A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR EVALUATION. I HAVE HAD IT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I DON'T UNDERSTAND GM NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ALSO THE SEAT BELT LOCKS AND YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF IT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE THE ADDRESS IT. YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO CRAWL OUT OF THE BELT. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150851February 9, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
2003 ION HAS HAD BLOWER FAN, CLUTCH SWITCH, CYLINDER CABLE HOOD LATCH, BRAKE LIGHT BULB, WIPER MODULE ALL REPLACED WITH IN MONTHS APART FROM EACH OTHER. *TS THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE TAIL LAMP FAILED. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10149338February 3, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN SECONDS SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING OUT BOTH ENDS OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO HAVE A HOLE IN THE BLOCK, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE UNTIL IT IS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE DEALERSHIP SHOP AND IS AWAITING AN ADJUSTER FROM THE CAR COMPANY TO INSPECT IT BEFORE THEY WILL BEGIN TO REPAIR IT. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10149374February 3, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS OCCURS AND THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKS UP. THE VEHICLE IS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY SINCE THE REPAIR, LAST YEAR; THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE REPAIRS WERE MADE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10148286January 21, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOR THE SAME REPAIR 4 TIMES SINCE I GOT IT IN MAY 2003. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE CAR WILL REV AND/OR ACCELERATE (SOMETIMES IN PARK, SOMETIMES IN DRIVE) ON ITS OWN. IT HAS ACCELERATED, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WITH MY TODDLER IN THE CAR. IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING, & SATURN HAS TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY EACH TIME. THE THROTTLE IS REPLACED EACH TIME, BUT THERE IS A RECURRENT PATTERN EVERY 4-6 MONTHS, AS SHOWN ON RECORD WITH SATURN. I WAS TOLD BY SATURN THAT THEY INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE, ONLY FINDING IT IN ONE OTHER CAR. BEING AS THAT PROBLEM WAS SOLVED WITH THE OTHER CAR, & BEING AS MY CAR WAS JUST FIXED AGAIN, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10147789January 14, 2006SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A SATURN ION 3. ON 1/8/06, I HEARD A SCREACHING, RUBBING SOUND FROM FRONT BRAKES. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 1/9/06. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE DAMAGED. THE CAR ONLY HAD 35,925 MILES ON IT AND THE BRAKES HAD BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALER AT 28,900 MILES. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS DOCUMENTED THAT THE PADS HAD 40% LEFT. THE SERVICES REP. STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, THAT THE ION WAS TOO HEAVY FOR THE STYLE OF BRAKES USED. SINCE BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, THIS COST ME $484. I DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR THE REPAIR AS I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH THE FAULTY BRAKES. I AM NOT HARD ON BRAKES, THIS IS MY 3RD SATURN VEHICLE, AMONG OTHER VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED AND I HAVE NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN AT ALL, MUCH LESS AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. SATURN DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS WITH GENUINE SATURN PARTS AT MY EXPENSE, WHICH I ASSUME WILL NOT HOLD UP ANY LONGER THAN THE LAST ONES. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10143507November 22, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
WHEN WEATHER TURNS COLD CAR WILL NOT START, AFTER 20 - 30 MINUTES CAR STARTS. AFTER FIRST VISIT TO DEALER WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND, A YEAR LATER AS WINTER RETURNS SO DOES THE PROBLEM AND NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND THE PASSLOCK SENSOR BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR EVEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED. I HAVE HELD OFF ON REPAIRING AS WE HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE WE CAN USE AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ALL THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS, ONE DISTURBING SYMPTOM IS THAT SOME GM VEHICLES EXPERIENCE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND OR STALLING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM YET.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10142256November 9, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
THERE IS A LEAK IN THE C-LINE (THE HOSE BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER. I TALKED TO ANOTHER SATURN OWNER AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE LEAKING HOSE. SINCE THIS FLUID CONTROLS BOTH MY CLUTCH AND MY BRAKES, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10135028September 1, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
(1) HIGHWAY DRIVING (2) FOUND OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NO LONGER WORKED ON ANY SETTING AFTER SOME WATER SPLASHED UP ON MY WINDSHIELD. NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT FROM INABILITY TO SEE. FOUND OUT AFTER I STOPPED THAT THE TRUNK RELEASE ALSO NO LONGER WORKED. (3) CONTACTED SATURN VIA EMAIL. ACTION IS PENDING. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10131373August 3, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2003 SATURN ION CONSISTENTLY IDLES AT BETWEEN 1200 AND 2000 RPM. CAR DRIVES ITSELF WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. CAR WILL DRIVE 5-10 MPH WITH FOOT OFF THE CASE. I HAVE COMPLAINED AT EACH SERVICE BUT THE DEALER STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE IDLE IS DETERMINED BY SOFTWARE. ETC. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10130396July 28, 2005POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES, THEY STATED COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED ONCE, AND THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS GONE THROUGH 1-800- MY- LEMON, AND SINCE THAT, THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP HER ANYMORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY ALSO CLAIM ED IT COULD NOT BE T BE DUPLICATED, SO THEY COULD NOT HELP. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE THINGS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; THE GAS GAUGE AND OTHER THINGS. THE CONSUMER DID HAVE THE WORK ORDERS AND COULD SEND IN THAT INFORMATION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO UP TO HIGH RPMS. IT WOULD JERK, AND ALMOST SHUT OFF. IT HAPPED ON STRAIGHT ROADS AS WELL AS HILLS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10129993July 25, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 SATURN ION-3, PURCHASED JUNE 2003. REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE REVVING, CAR ALMOST DRIVES ITSELF; I HAVE ALMOST CREATED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH CAR STALLING OUT AND TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, BOTH AT LOWER SPEEDS ON SURFACE STREETS AND HIGHER SPEEDS ON INTERSTATES. EXTREMELY UNSAFE, I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS. HAVE TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND REPAIR SHOPS THROUGHOUT GEORGIA AND MICHIGAN. NO ONE IS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT PROBLEM, SATURN SERVICE STATED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT SHOWING PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME, WE ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AT HAND.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10129072July 18, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONGOING PROBLEM 7/2004 - 7/2005 VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING FOLLOWING TRAFFIC TO REACT TO STOPPED VEHICLE. (LATEST 7/15/05) RETURNED TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCATIONS. (LATEST 7/18/05) COMPUTER HAS NEVER SHOWN CODES AND THEY'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0