Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#11119214August 23, 2018
STEERING
2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. *LD *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118391August 7, 2018
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT THEN WHEN SITTING FOR A PERIOD, IT WILL RESET AND START WORKING THEN THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF AND I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHERE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, HARD TO PULL OFF ROAD. FIRST TIME IT WAS STATIONARY WITH "POWER STR" ON DASHBOARD, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS IN MOTION DOWN THE STREET OR ROADWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115106August 1, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET OF DOVER (1450 S DUPONT HWY, DOVER, DE 19901, (302) 760-9956), BUT THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114177July 27, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL SMELL HAS BEGUN THIS WEEK AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE AND IS PARKED. SEE NO LEAKS OF GASOLINE AROUND VEHICLE. HAS LOW MILEAGE FOR AGE, UNDER 90,000 MILES. CERTAIN AREAS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS, BUT NOT FOR MY VIN# AT THIS TIME. HAS TO BE SAME PROBLEM. SOUNDS IDENTICAL. I WILL NEED TO HAVE MY 2007 SATURN ION INSPECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113391July 24, 2018
STEERING
ON JULY 21,2018, I STARTED MY SATURN ION 2006 IN THE MORNING , I SAW THERE IS A MESSAGE "PWR STR", AND THEN I FOUND THE CAR LOST THE POWER STEERING, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR ON THE ROAD, WHEN I FINNALLY DRIVE IT INTO A CHEVROLET DEALER, THEY SAID THE CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED IN A 2004 RECALL AND THEY DECLINE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING FOR FREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112768July 20, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANDREW CHEVROLET (1500 W SILVER SPRING DRIVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53209, 1-414-228-6200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112436July 19, 2018
STEERING
I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL GOING VERY HARD WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAID THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING FLUID COMPARTMENT TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112003July 17, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A CITY STREET WHEN I NOTICED MY KEY POPPED OUT OF THE IGNITION HALF WAY, I FELT MY VEHICLE LOSING POWER, I COULDN'T ACCELERATE, THERE WAS A BUS COMING UP BEHIND, I TRIED TO PUSH THE KEY BACK IN BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT, I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AND WAS LOSING POWER, MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS GOING TO GET HIT FROM BEHIND, I CONTINUED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUT IN PARK, I WAS VERY CONFUSED AS TO HOW THIS HAPPENED, I HAD TO COMPOSE MYSELF, CALLED MY MOM AND TOLD HER WHAT HAPPENED, SHE IMMEDIATELY LOOKED ONLINE FOR ANY RECALL ISSUES AND CAME ACROSS THE GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FOR SATURN ION 2003-2007. MY MOM CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, P# 800-222-1020 AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE RELATED RECALL. THEY SHOW THE RECALL WAS ADDRESSED ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2014 AND SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SHE ALSO CALLED THE DEALER BOUCHER CHEVROLET OF WAUKESHA, P# 262-347-4107, WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF SAME ISSUE OTHERWISE WE WILL GET CHARGED FOR FIXING IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BERGSTROM CHEVROLET IN MADISON, WI WHERE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $100.00 FOR FIXING IT EVEN IT RECALL RELATED ISSUE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF GETTING KILLED ON THE ROAD WHEN I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE TO COMMUTE TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY EVERY WEEK. IF THE RECALL HAS BEEN DONE THEN WHY IS THIS ISSUE CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TIMES IT CONTINUES. CONSUMERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY WITH THEIR LIFE LIKE OTHER HAVE DONE SO UNWILLINGLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110368July 9, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL EXITED THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. IN ADDITION, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED MOTOR CITY BUICK GMC (3101 PACHECO RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, (855) 393-2841) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-4378095323. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109973July 7, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSE OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING. AFTER ACCESS SUSPECT FUEL PUMP PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102777June 20, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LA QUINTA CHEV/CADDILAC REPLACED MY IGNITION PER THE GM RECALL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND NOW THE IGNITION IS LOCKING UP AGAIN. WHAT CAN I DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102391June 18, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2004 SATURN ION 2.2/4 ENGINE STARTED SMELLING GAS FUEL LINE ISSUES FOUND ... OTHERS HAVING SAME ISSUE THERE ARE RECALLS BUT ONLY ON CERTAIN VIN #S 107,000 MILES HOW MANY CARS BEFORE NATION WIDE RECALL ??!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100116June 6, 2018
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START THE CAR IT WILL NOT HAVE POWER STEERING AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOUR DRIVING IT WILL GO OUT AND IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099970June 5, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN STOPPED AT EITHER A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, ONCE I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND PLACE IT ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR HESITATES LIKE IT'S GASPING FOR GAS HOWEVER, THE GASPING ONLY HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY! WHAT IS STUMPING ME, WHY DOES THE NEW PROBLEM ONLY HAPPEN INTERMITTINGLY! I JUST HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED BACK IN MARCH OF 2018 BECAUSE THE CAR ORIGINALLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING INTO GEAR! I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO AAMCO, THE PLACE THAT INSTALLED THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THEM THAT MY CAR WAS ACTING UP AGAIN WITH A NEW PROBLEM. BECAUSE THE NEW PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES SHOWING FOR THE MECHANIC TO GIVE A DIAGNOSIS OF THE NEW PROBLEM. I AM SO FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS MY FIRST CAR AND BEING RETIRED AND ON A FIXED BUDGET ANOTHER CAR ISN'T SOMETHING I CAN INVEST IN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099870June 4, 2018
STEERING
I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I ALSO PULLED FORWARD AND THE WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. I WAITED ABOUT 20 MIN'S AND STARTED MY CAR BACK UP AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT DIDN'T COME BACK ON. WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. MY CAR WAS PART OF THE POWER STEERING RECALL IN 2014. THAT RECALL NUMBER WAS N140115.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099248June 1, 2018
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. IN OCTOBER OF 2016, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SUDDENLY DEPRESSED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE AND, IN TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. IN DECEMBER OF 2017, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, A PICK-UP TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT KNEE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL GMC DEALER IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKING SYSTEM AND IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11098513May 29, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY CAR EVEN AFTER I HAVE HAD SOME RECALLS DONE TO IT. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS WHEN I AM DRIVING OR STATIONARY WITH MY CAR ON, THE CAR RUMBLES AND FEELS LIKE IT IS TUGGING BACKWARDS. THE CYLINDER 2 KEEPS MISFIRING (P0302). I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SATURN IONS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY. THERE ARE PERIODS WHERE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN MUCH AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. FURTHERMORE, MY CAR STILL DOESN'T TURN ON/OFF ALL THE WAY SOMETIMES AND THE IGNITION SWITCH MESSES UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098331May 28, 2018
STEERING
POWER STEERING LOST WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. VERY HARD TO STEER. IT CAME BACK THEN 5 MINUTES LATER I LOST IT AGAIN. SCARY. NO INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON. SATURN SAID IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE. SATURN SAID THERE IS NO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097962May 25, 2018
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING GETS VERY HARD AND THEN CANT STEER WE HAVE TO TRY TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN RESTART IT TO GO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097161May 22, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY IGNITION WILL NOT TURN 'OFF'. IT WILL GET STUCK AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO PUT SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND BACK INTO PARK THEN TRY TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF . ALSO THE MUFFLER IS NOT COMPLETELY STABLIZED TO THE CAR WITHOUT TAMPERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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