Saturn Ion Complaints (2005)

573 consumer complaints on file.

#10585205April 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER SCREWS WOULD BECOME LOSE. AS A RESULT, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 05/21/14 *BF UPDATED 06/3/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585401April 28, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
MY CAR CONSTANTLY DOES NOT START. ALSO, WHEN I GO OVER SPEED BUMPS OR HIT POT HOLES MY CAR WILL TURN OFF. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584975April 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN DEC.2004. I HAD THE CAR @ 2 YEARS WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY WHEN I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR. THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT GO TO THE OFF POSITION NOR WOULD IT RELEASE THE KEY. I HAD TO TURN IT ON AND OFF MANY TIMES OR PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR AND BACK INTO PARK TO GET THE CAR TO OFF AND THE KEY RELEASED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD THE KEY AND THE CAR LOCK/ALARM FOB ON THE SAME RING. THIS EXPLANATION SEEMED SILLY AND EVEN WHEN I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE RING THAT THE LOCK/ALARM, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THEY DID REPLACE SOMETHING BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IT IS SO FRUSTRATING AND STRESSFUL TO DEAL WITH BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT W/O THE SYSTEM GOING OFF AND RELEASING THE KEY. NOW THE CAR HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS RECALL CAR DUE TO THE IGNITION DEFECT. I HAVE GONE TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE ORDERED THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR BUT NO WORD ON THE FACT THAT THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE. I HAVE ONGOING FEARS AND CONCERNS THAT UNLESS THIS KEY RELEASE PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED, THE SAFETY ISSUE WILL STILL BE THERE. MAYBE COVERED UP OR MASKED BY THE SWITCH REPLACEMENT BUT NOT COMPLETELY FIXED. A SIDE NOTE TO THIS IS THAT I HAD TO HAVE A NEW STARTER PUT IN BECAUSE THE STARTER HAD DEVELOPED A 'DEAD SPOT' IN IT, PREVENTING IT FROM STARTING. I BELIEVE THERE MIGHT BE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE IGNITION NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE 'DEAD SPOT' IN THE STARTER. THIS WOULD BE FROM ME HAVING TO START AND RESTART MANY MANY TIMES TO GET THE IGNITION TO 'OFF' AND THE KEY RELEASED. I NEED THIS TO BE FIXED COMPLETELY AND CORRECTLY FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. I SHOULD NOT BE FEARFUL WHEN I AM DRIVING AND I SHOULD NOT BE FEARFUL WHEN I AM SHUTTING THE CAR OFF. I NEED TO WHAT THE PLAN IS TO REPAIR THIS CAR COMPLETELY. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584198April 22, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING AND PULLING OUT THE NOZZLE, THE FILLER NECK CAME COMPLETELY OUT WITH IT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,184.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583876April 21, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY 2005 SATURN ION IS NOT RUNNING AND I FEEL IT IS DUE TO THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE RECALL. IGNITION SWITCH AND POWER STEERING . I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND HE ENTERED MY VIN# AND SAID THAT ALL HE COULD TAKE CARE OF IS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. I LOOKED ON THE GM WEBSITE AND THERE IS CLEARLY A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING AS WELL FOR THE ION. THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO HONOR IT BECAUSE THEY SAY IT ISN'T LISTED WITH THE VIN#. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I WANT SOMETHING DONE BECAUSE THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE WHEN IT DOES RUN. I FEEL THAT DUE TO THE IGNITION PROBLEM, IT CAUSED SOMETHING ELSE TO GO WRONG AND NOW IT DOES NOT RUN AT ALL AND I WANT IT ALL TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. ESPECIALLY NOW THAT I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE GM DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ALWAYS PREFERRED CHEVY PRODUCTS AND EXPECT CHEVY TO TAKE CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584009April 21, 2014
STEERING
I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. ALMOST WENT OFF THE CURB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584061April 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OKAY WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS CAR BACK IN 2005 THEY HAD A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. SINCE THEN BACK IN 2009 WHEN I LIVED IN COLORADO WHEN IT WOULD GET REALLY COLD THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I TRIED AND TRIED TO COMPLAIN TO GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME AT ALL LIKE I WAS CRAP OUT OF LUCK. I CANT REMEMBER IF I COMPLAINED TO YOU GUYS OR NOT. TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION MY HUSBAND AND I ENDED UP DISCONNECTING THE ALARM AND HAVEN'T HAD THAT PROBLEM SINCE. NOW FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS MY CAR HAS DECIDED IT WANTED TO KEEP THE KEY WHEN I TRY TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AND I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH IT JUST TO GET THE KEY OUT. MY CAR STALLED AT TWO STOP LIGHTS BEFORE, I WAS THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT NOW WITH THE RECALLS I AM THINKING ITS MORE THAN JUST THE BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583655April 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE BOUGHT THIS USED SATURN ON 12/ 28/13 AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 DAYS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT. THE WARRANTY AUTO MECHANIC SAID THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE AUTO SALE DEALER CHECKED IT WAS OXYGEN SENSOR ISSUE. REFERRED US TO GET FREE FIX AT THE EL MONTE SMOG AUTO MECHANIC BUT FAILED TO FIX IT DESPITE MANY TIMES. WE WENT TO THE MECHANIC NEAR OUR HOUSE. WE PAID SEVERAL HUNDREDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FEW WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT THE KEY COULD NOT TAKE OUT FROM THE SWITCH AND IT ALWAYS STUCK INSIDE THE SWITCH SOON AFTER WE TURNED OFF THE KEY. WE NEED TO WAIT A LONG TIME TO PULL THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH. WE IGNORED THE ISSUE BUT WENT TO MAKE A COPY FROM A LOCKSMITH IN ALHAMBRA. WE USED THE DUPLICATED KEY TO DRIVE IT BUT IT WAS STUCK AND COULDN'T TAKE OUT. WE WENT BACK THE LOCKSMITH WHO HELPED US TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH. SINCE THEN, THE ISSUE WAS SOLVED .ON 4/5/2014 WE GOT OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE MANY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE FIXED. IT COST US ABOUT $1200- . FEW DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT AGAIN, WE SCARED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AS EVERYDAY WE NEED TO DRIVE CARPOOL FROM HOME (CHINO HILLS) TO OUR WORKPLACE . WE WERE TOLD IT WAS OXYGEN SENSOR AGAIN. ON 4/14/14, THE WINDOW SCREEN WIPER SUDDENLY MOVED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. IT COULD NOT STOP AT ALL EVEN AFTER WE TURNED OFF AND TURNED OUT THE KEY. THE NEXT DAY, IT HAD RUN OUT THE BATTERY AND TRIPLE A SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. WE WENT TO ANOTHER AUTO MECHANIC WHO TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE COMPUTER ISSUE AS THE GE HAD INSTALLED THEIR COMPUTER TO ATTACHED MOST OF THE PARTS INCLUDING THE WIPER. 2 DAYS AGO, WE HEARD A STRANGE SOUND ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY. I SLOWED DOWN THE SPEED. WE WERE SO WORRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR . WE REGRET TO BUY AMERICAN CAR AS WE USED TO BUY JAPANESE CARS. PLEASE ADVISE . VICTIM OF SATURN CAR [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578723April 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND REPAIRS. *SMD IN SEPTEMBER 2008, THE SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL. IN JUNE 2011, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. IN MAY 2012, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS STICKING, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TUMBLER WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583163April 16, 2014
STEERING
I DROVE THE CAR APPROX. 2 MILES AND PARKED WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TO LEAVE THE POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND SAT THERE ABOUT A MINUTE AND STARTED THE CAR AND THINGS WERE NORMAL AGAIN, IT HASN'T ACTED UP SINCE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE CHEVROLET GARAGE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACES AND THAT WILL COST ME $700, IT SEEMS LIKE AN EXTREME MEASURE TO TAKE TO FIX THE POWER STEERING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578746April 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A BLOWN AMP IGNITION FUSE, BARE WIRES AT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE IGNITION WAS INTERNALLY SHORTED OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578827April 10, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED OUT OF THE LANE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT MEDIAN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,821.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578707April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION AND FAULTY IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE ALSO HAS PAPERWORK FOR THE IGNITION PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578305April 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY AFTER THIRTY MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE A TROUBLE CODE DETECTED A FAILURE WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/09/14*LJ UPDATED 06/13/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577654April 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $ 2,250.00, WHICH HE FELT WAS TOO HIGH, SO HE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577669April 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ON 3 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING IN MAY 2013, THE CONSUMER WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO KNOW ELECTRICAL POWER. THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED AND THE BLACK BOX WAS RE-BOOTED. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577828April 7, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS, ENGINE
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK THROUGH A WINTRY MIX PRECIPITATION WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL, WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT INTO A GUARDRAIL, WHICH HEAVILY DAMAGED THE FRONT END AND CAUSED HER TO SPIN COMING TO A STOP ON THE ROAD. THE DAMAGE SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT, AND SHE STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE FELT AS THOUGH SHE HIT A PATCH OF SLUSH THAT PUSHED HER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS AND IN CUSTODY OF MY INSURER. THE FOLLOWING DAY I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL THE GM RECALL 14063 (14V-047). MY CONCERN IS THAT IS FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP TURNING AND THE AIRBAG TO DISABLE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL, AND THE SUBSEQUENT MINOR NECK INJURY, AND THE TOTAL LOSS OF AN OTHERWISE SOUND VEHICLE. MY INSURER WAS GIVEN THE RECALL INFORMATION AND AFTER REVIEW DECIDED I SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH A CLAIM AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER, AND THIS AVENUE IS DETAILED ON PAGE TWO OF MY RECALL MAILING. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10577599April 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
RE: BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK (BTSI) SOLENOID. THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN IGNITION AND NOT RELEASE, OR I WOULD BE UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON AFTER INSERTING THE KEY. NOTE: A COUPLE OF TIMES I COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD TO FORCE THE KEY TO TURN THE IGNITION CYLINDER TO THE OFF POSITION OVER SEVERAL MINUTES. I HAVE REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH 3 TIMES AND IGNITION HOUSING TWICE SINCE BUYING MY SATURN ION NEW IN 2005. THEREFORE, I AM NOW ON MY FOURTH IGNITION SWITCH SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IGNITION SWITCHES HAVE BEEN FOUND DEFECTIVE IN CERTAIN GM CAR MODELS AND YEARS AND A RECALL IS IN PLACE. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT IGNITION PROBLEMS IN GM SATURN IONS ARE ADDITIONALLY COMPLICATED BY BTSI SOLENOID AND SWITCH FAILURE. IN ADDITION TO REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HOUSING, I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BTSI SOLENOID AND SWITCH TWICE (MAY 2010, 50,263 MI; FEB 2013, 84,715 MI) DUE TO THE PART'S FAILURE IN ORDER TO FULLY ADDRESS THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS OF MY SATURN ION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ADDITIONAL ISSUE OF BTSI SOLENOID AND SWITCH FAILURE AS BEING A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE OVERALL IGNITION SAFETY PROBLEMS OF GM SATURN IONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577702April 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 05 SATURN 05 ION A RECALL. AND TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK, NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED, AND DON'T KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO. I ALREADY TOOK THE KEYS AN CLICKER OFF THE KEY RING, I AM VERY CONCERNED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577245April 3, 2014
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SATURN ION, MY MESSAGE CENTER CHIMED AND READ "PWR STR". I ATTEMPTED TO STEER AND NOTICED MY POWER STEERING WAS INOPERABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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