Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10376904January 17, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK EVEN WITH NEW BULB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376908January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, MY 2006 SATURN ION DOES NOT START. IT SEEMS THE SENSOR OR CHIP IN THE IGNITION KEY IS NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE CAR AND THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE LOCKS AND WILL NOT START. IF WE WAIT 10 MINUTES, IT WILL USUALLY START. THIS HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND USUALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 20 DEGREES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376615January 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, USUALLY BELOW FREEZING, MY CAR WILL NOT START. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON IN SATURNS. THAT WAS LAST WEEK, AND MY CAR HASN'T STARTED ABOUT 8 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. IT'S NOT THE BATTERY, THE LIGHTS COME ON AND ALL THAT WORKS. I GO OUT AND TRY TO START MY CAR, IT WILL NOT START, I WILL WAIT ABOUT 8 MINUTES AND TRY AGAIN, THEN CAR WILL START. I WORK WEIRD SHIFTS AT A HOSPITAL AND SOMETIMES I GET OFF WORK AND HAVE TO WALK TO MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND MY CAR WILL NOT START. THAT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376708January 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITHOUT NOTICE, THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE CAR WILL START AND RUN LIKE IT WAS DESIGNED TOO, BUT AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANTS WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN. THE BATTERY IS NOT DEAD, ALL THE LIGHTS, GAUGES AND HORN WILL WORK, BUT NO POWER GOES TO THE STARTER. AFTER A EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, TEN MINUTES OR MORE, THE CAR WILL START. THIS IS A RANDOM CONDITION, THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS OF WHEN IT WILL NOT START. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS EITHER A GLITCH IN THE SECURITY PROGRAM OR THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GREASE IN THE STARTED SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377399January 13, 2011
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SOMETIMES AS I AM DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 SATURN ION STOPS WORKING AND I CAN'T TURN THE VEHICLE. IF I HAVE TO MAKE A TURN, I HAVE TO TRY TO MOVE THE WHEEL. I HAVE CAUSED MAJOR DELAYS AND ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW WRECKS DUE TO TROUBLES TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK UNTIL I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE OTHER PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS TURNING THE VEHICLE ON IN THE MORNING WHICH I HAVE DONE THE RESEARCH ON AND FOUND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR SATURN. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE I TURN THE KEY I HAVE TO GIVE IT AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL TURN ON. THEN I CAN'T TURN IT OFF UNTIL I GET TO WHERE I NEED TO GO OR I HAVE TO WAIT AGAIN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. THIS PRESENTS A BIG PROBLEM IF I HAVE TO STOP FOR GAS, BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN MY CAR OFF AT THE PUMP OR I AM STUCK AT THE GAS PUMP FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AND SOMETIMES LONGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376572January 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE CONTACT TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON FOR APPROXIMATELY FORTY FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377428January 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL START INTERMITTENTLY ON COLD AND/OR DAMP MORNINGS. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THE CAUSE TO BE A DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM; A COMPONENT OF THE FACTORY-INSTALLED ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM), CONFIRMED BY AN EXPERIENCED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN. SAID TECHNICIAN HAS STATED TO COMPLAINANT THAT VEHICLE MAY BE SUBJECT TO RECALL DUE TO DEFECTIVE BCM; HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO NHTSA, THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL ONLY FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING ISSUES (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #09E012000). COMPLAINANT REQUESTS DETAILED RECALL INFORMATION FOR THIS SPECIFIC PART (BCM), FOR THIS SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE (LISTED ABOVE). IF NO SUCH RECALL EXISTS, COMPLAINANT REQUESTS A RECALL BE INITIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376390January 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION LEVEL 2 (NA). THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PASS LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WAS REPAIRING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375599January 11, 2011
STEERING
THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, IT IS INFORMATION FOR 2007 SATURN ION OWNERS. THERE HAS BEEN A WARRANTY EXTENTION ADDED FOR THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING. SATURN WILL NOT NOTIFY YOU ABOUT THIS. YOU NEED TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER. IT WILL BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376232January 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STARTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WAS GETTING STUCK INSIDE OF THE IGNITION WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR THAT FAILURE AND INFORMED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO COST THEY OPTED TO REPROGRAM THE KEY SO THAT SHE COULD REMOVE IT NO MATTER WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW SHIFTER WHICH WAS CAUSING THE KEY TO BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. UPDATED 06/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376260January 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 SATURN ION 2 WILL NOT START ON MANY COLD MORNINGS. IT STARTED INITIALLY, I DROVE IT TO THE GAS STATION, THEN IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE BATTERY WAS FINE, BUT I REPLACED IT ANYWAY. THIS ISSUE PRESENTS IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS: TURN KEY AND GET NOTHING, OR TURN KEY AND HEAR AN INITIAL CRANK AND THEN IT SHUTS OFF. LIGHTS AND RADIO STILL WORK. CAR WILL EVENTUALLY CRANK AND TURN OVER AFTER 10-20 MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376292January 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED WHO WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375232January 8, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE - MY BEST DESCRIPTION - ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CLICKS AS THOUGH A RELAY IS PREVENTING AN OVER VOLT OR POWER SURGE, AND THEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED MAKING STEERING MORE DIFFICULT AT ALL SPEEDS, SPECIALLY SLOW SPEEDS - DIAL ON DASH SAYS "PWR STR" STATED HAPPENING ON 1/7/2011 AND NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER RUNNING. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375064January 7, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON BUT THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375109January 7, 2011
STEERING
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE POWER OF STEERING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE HAS TO APPLY MORE FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 54,935. PM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374925January 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF THE TROUBLES THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY 2006 SATURN ION. MY SATURN DOESN'T ALWAYS START ON THE FIRST TRY (RADIO AND LIGHTS COME ON, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER). ON MOST MORNINGS, WHENEVER I TRY TO START THE CAR, IT DOESN'T START AND AN ICON SHOWING A CAR WITH LOCK SHOWS UP ON THE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL START SOMETIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, I EVEN CALLED AAA THINKING IT WAS MY BATTERY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PASS-LOCK SYSTEM (THE CAR THINKS I AM TRYING TO STEAL IT). ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28TH, I TOOK THE CAR TO NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN IN ST. JAMES, NY AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE A NEW IGNITION INSTALLED AND THAT SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON THE AFTERNOON OF WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH AND DROVE HOME. HOWEVER, ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR AT LEAST 5 TO 7 DIFFERENT TIMES FROM 8 ' 10:30AM BUT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T CRANK. FINALLY, AT AROUND 10:45 AM THE CAR STARTED, I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND DROVE IT BACK TO THE NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN IN ST. JAMES. THE NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN INFORMED ME THAT EACH TIME THEY ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR, THE CAR WOULD START; THEREFORE, THEY COULDN'T OR WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 3RD AND HAD NO PROBLEMS GETTING TO AND FROM WORK ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 4TH. HOWEVER, ON THE MORNING OF WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5TH, THE CAR WOULDN'T START, ONCE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374569January 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS STARTER WAS ABLE TO ALLOW WATER OR SALT BRINE INTO THE STARTER DURING WINTER CONDITIONS. HIS VEHICLE LEFT HIM AND HIS THREE YEAR OLD STRANDED IN COLD WEATHER BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *KB THE ENTRY OF WATER AND/OR SALT INTO THE STARTER STOPPED THE STARTER FROM ROTATING THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374779January 5, 2011
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER HAS BROKEN OFF AT THE BASE. NO SNOW IN AREA THAT WOULD OVERLOAD. I HAVE HEARD OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374787January 5, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS
MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE IN AN AUTOMILE ACCIDENT BY HITTING A DEER HEAD ON THEN LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HITTING AND EMBANKMENT HEAD ON. WE HIT THE EMBANKMENT SO HARD THAT THE 2005 SATURN ION BOUNCED BACK OFF AND ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT NEVER CAUGHT RESULTING MY GIRLFRIEND TO BE INJURED BY THE STEERING WHEEL WITH LACERATIONS TO HER CHIN AND HER TEETH WENT THROUGH THE BACK OF HER LIP AND ALSO NECK AND BACK INJURIES FROM THE HARD IMPACT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE FRONT FRAME AND UNDERNEATH DAMAGE IT CAUSE. SHE HIT SO HARD THAT THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS PUSHED INTO THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE FIREWALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374847January 5, 2011
STEERING
WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY A PWR STEERING WARNING FLASHED AND SUDDENLY I WAS WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND HAD TO STEER MANUALLY WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. I TURNED OFF MY 2007 SATURN ION AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY I AM STRONG AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN. STEERING THE VEHICLE TOOK CONSIDERABLE STRENGTH. BOTH TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS NO WARNING. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO SOMEONE WHO IS NOT VERY STRONG. I COULD SEE WHERE A PERSON COULD COMPLETELY LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GM INFORMING ME OF THE PROBLEM AND DIRECTING ME TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING REPLACED. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE INJURED BECAUSE I HAD THE STRENGTH TO STEER THE CAR MANUALLY. TO SUDDENLY BE WITHOUT POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 35 YEARS AND THIS IS THE MOST SERIOUS AUTOMOTIVE DEFECT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IT SEEMED THE RECALL LETTER WAS TOO LITTLE TOO LATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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