Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10371929December 21, 2010
STEERING
I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS, STOPPED TO GET GAS (CAR WAS WORKING FINE), WHEN I PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION I HEARD THE WARNING CHIMES AND THE DASH FLASHED "PWR STR". IMMEDIATELY IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAKE ANY TURNS, BUT STILL POSSIBLE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A MINUTE, TURNED IT BACK ON. FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS THE STEERING FELT FINE AND I HAD NO WARNING CHIMES OR LIGHTS, THEN AS I PULLED OUT INTO THE STREET, THE CHIMES AND THE PWR STR WARNING CAME BACK AND I WAS ON MY OWN AGAIN. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND LATER IN THE EVENING TRIED TO SEE IF IT WAS JUST A FLUKE, BUT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE WARNING. THIS JUST HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY SO I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372780December 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OVER THE NINE MONTHS THAT I DROVE THE VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE, A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE CONTINUALLY ENTERED THE CABIN WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED AND COULD BE SMELLED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL. THE CAR ALSO GRADUALLY BECAME HARDER TO START, TURNING LONGER THAN NORMAL. THE ODOR CONTINUED TO GET STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT UNTIL I DISCOVERED VIA AN ONLINE SEARCH THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL INVOLVING THE FUEL PUMP CRACKING FOR THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. I CALLED SATURN TO VERIFY THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THAT RECALL SINCE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE FIXED WHERE AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WHERE A LEAK WAS FOUND COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FINAL COST FOR AN AFTERMARKET PUMP, INITIAL INSPECTION, AND LABOR CAME TO $657 DOLLARS. I HAD A PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE PURCHASING. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL STAIN ON THE TANK, BUT HE BELIEVED IT TO BE INACTIVE AND LEFTOVER FROM POSSIBLE PRIOR WORK DONE ON VEHICLE. SO PUMP FAILURE MAY HAVE BEGAN EARLIER THAN THE STATED MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372753December 20, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 ION THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER I STOPPED SOMEWHERE, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR, THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THE SAME THING CONTINUED TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, HOWEVER, AND NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR ALMOST AS SOON AS I START DRIVING. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT ON CARS THAT ARE NOT VERY OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372754December 20, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION WITH THE CAR RUNNING. I HAD TO DRIVE TO MY MECHANIC AND HAVE HIM DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO STOP. HE REBUILT THE IGNITION, BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK AFTER SHUT OFF. THERE HAS BEEN ANOTHER CONTINUING IGNITION PROBLEM IN MY 2006 ION FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BEFORE AND AFTER THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. THE KEY CONTINUALLY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AFTER SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT COME OUT UNTIL I PLAY WITH IT (RESTARTING THE CAR, MOVING IT A BIT, PLAYING WITH THE DOOR LOCKS, ETC.) FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371229December 19, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2005 SATURN ION TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED BLINKING, BUT LAMPS NOT BURNED OUT. GM DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND EXTENSIVE AND COSTLY REPAIR! CAN'T FIND PARTS. CANNOT PROPERLY OPERATE VEHICLE WITH EXPIRED INSPECTION STICKER REQUIRED IN LA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371050December 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH A FUEL ODOR. THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371064December 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2003 SATURN ION TENDS TO NOT WANT TO START EVERY WINTER! IT HAS TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FREEZING UP. IT WILL HAPPEN RANDOMLY IN THE WINTER 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. IT IS PRETTY BAD WHEN YOUR CAR LETS YOU SITTING FOR 22 MIN. WITH A BABY WHEN ITS 22 DEGREES OUTSIDE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371091December 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA XE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE SHIFT CABLE WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A BRACKET FOR THE SHIFT CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371717December 17, 2010
STEERING
WHEN PARALLEL PARKING OR PARKING IN A CONVENTIONAL SPACE, STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. AT FIRST IT WAS EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, NOW IT IS BECOMING MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A MONTH. IT LAST HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. WHILE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, IT IS A PROBLEM NONE THE LESS. TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER CRANKING THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. ITS AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING WHEN MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM RESULTING FROM RESISTANCE FROM A CURB, NOR IS IT FROM LACK OF THE VEHICLE MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN REVERSE AND BACKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN DRIVE AND MOVING FORWARD. TYPICALLY COINCIDES WITH A FULL CRANK OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. THIS IS AN ISSUE WHICH I AM UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ON A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT OF DUPLICATION. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT TO BE AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. I WAS TEACHING A FRIEND HOW TO DRIVE IN MY CAR, AND HE WAS SAYING THAT THE WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST GOING THROUGH THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A PERSON LEARNING TO DRIVE. SEEING HIM LABOR MORE OVER THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO GET IT TO TURN. I HAD HIM STOP THE CAR AND I SWITCHED WITH HIM. I STARTED THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO PARALLEL PARK. I ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE AS HIM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370798December 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SATURN ION2 2007-THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY WENT OUT ON MY CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DEALERSHIPS TO FINALLY GET IT FIXED. HOWEVER GM STATING NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT WAS IN SEPTEMBER HARD TO START DIAG WAS DONE THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG. THEN IN DECEMBER TOOK TO OTHER DEALERSHIPS BY THIS TIME THERE WAS THE SMELL OF GAS GETTING STRONGER. BOTH DEALERSHIPS INDICATED THAT GM DOES NOT COVER MY SPECIFIC VIN# OR CONSIDER IT A DEFECT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE IT WRITTEN IN MY WARRANTY THAT ALL PARTS ARE TO COMPLY WITH EPA WHICH IT DID NOT. I AM CONCERNED OTHERS MAY ALSO HAVE MY DEFECT PROBLEM AND IT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS FIRE OR DEATH. ALL OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED VIA RECALL LETTER FROM GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370833December 15, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THEN THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTACT AND COULD HAVE CAUSE A CRASHED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370534December 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN NOT ENGAGED AND THE ALARM WOULD SPORADICALLY SOUND WHEN IT WAS NOT SET. IN ADDITION, THE DOME AND THE MAP LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED, BUT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THREE MONTHS TO MAKE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370621December 14, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION LEVEL 2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY Y FAIL. THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370348December 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 ION SATURN WILL NOT START ON COLD MORNINGS. THIS STARTED 2010 IN JANUARY. I HAVE TAKEN TO FIRESTONE TO FIX. WASN'T COLD ENOUGH. CAR STARTED. NOW WEATHER IS COLDER AND CAR WILL NOT START. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THEN NOTHING. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME TYPE THAT I AM HAVING. MY CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. NEW BATTERY PUT IN JAN 2010. CAR MECHANIC SAID CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM UNTIL CAR WON'T START FOR THEM. VERY FRUSTRATING. THIS IS REALLY THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2003 SATURN ION. WANTED TO KEEP CAR FOR A LONG TIME. AFTER THE WEATHER GETS WARMER DURING THE DAY, CAR WILL START RIGHT UP. RECALL??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370308December 12, 2010
STEERING
2005 SATURN ION POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369933December 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY SHE WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WAS TO DISCONNECT THE CABLES TO THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TUMBLERS IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369751December 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM WAS RE-DESIGNED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE ABLE TO START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,641 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369614December 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FAILURE TO START IN COLD WEATHER, AND KEY STICKING IN IGNITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369649December 8, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. NOTIFICATION SOUND BEEPS AND POWER STEERING TURNED OFF IS NOTED ON DASH BOARD. ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED, POWER STEERING STARTS WORKING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369645December 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2006 SATURN ION DOES NOT RELEASE THE IGNITION KEY WHEN SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT OCCURRINGGG ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. TO GET THE IGNITION KEY TO RELEASE CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 30 SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES BY TRYING TO ENGAGE AND RE-ENGAGE THE SHIFTING MECHANISM TO PARK AND SOMETIMES BY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE CAR DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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