Saturn Ion Complaints

4,344 consumer complaints on file.

#10484771November 15, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484769November 15, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE AND RESPONDED AS THOUGH IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION CENTER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION INNER SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484628November 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ASKED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP), BUT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484112November 13, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES STARTED TO EMITT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 1/16/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484541November 13, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484047November 12, 2012
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES IN MY VEHICLE. IT THEN LOSES POWER STEERING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED AROUND AND BEEN TOLD THE PART IN MY CAR IS THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED IN THE CHEVY COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483912November 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER SMELLING GAS I PARKED MY CAR AND DISCOVERED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM MY CAR. SATURN ADMITTED THAT THE FAULTY PART WAS THEIR FAULT, BUT INFORMED ME THAT I HAD GONE OVER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE AND CLAIMED THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE AT THAT TIME. IF THEIR PART WAS DEFECTIVE AS THEY STATED I FEEL THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE NO MATTER WHAT! I ALSO FEEL THAT THE LIVES OF ME AND MY FAMILY WERE IN DANGER!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483814November 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MONTHS OF SMELLING GASOLINE FUEL IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF THE PUMP EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND NOTICED SEVERAL STRESS FRACTURES. AFTER RESEARCHING, HE WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO MILEAGE THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483821November 9, 2012
STEERING
MY POWER ASSIST STEERING WILL GO OUT SUDDENLY WHEN DRIVING. AT FIRST IT ONLY HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WILL COST OVER $1500 TO REPLACE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH IONS FROM THAT YEAR, BUT THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483491November 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I STARTED MY CAR, PULLED FORWARD THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, DIDN'T REVERSE. HEADED DOWN WESTHEIMER AT ABOUT APPROX. 35 MPH. I DROVE ABOUT ONE MILE WHEN I HEARD THE WARNING CHIME AND MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. LUCKILY I WAS THE ONLY ONE ON THE ROAD BEING IT WAS ABOUT 1 AM. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON SUDDENLY IT WAS BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483555November 6, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE BOUGHT A 2007 SATURN ION FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO SHE WAS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 5 GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HER POWER STEERING SHUT OFF AND JERKED, CAUSING HER TO ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE. NOW EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES HER CAR, ABOUT 12 OR SO MINUTES IN, THE POWER STEERING WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, IT'S FINE FOR A WHILE, UNTIL IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES, WITHOUT FAIL. SHE'S SCARED TO DRIVE HER CAR LONG DISTANCES, FEARING THAT IT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. UPON RESEARCHING I DISCOVERED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING EXACTLY THE SAME RESULTS WITH 2007 SATURN IONS. I'M AFRAID THAT, BEING A NEW DRIVER, MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY, AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, IS IN JEOPARDY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483350November 5, 2012
STEERING
WAS DRIVING DOWN I-70 AT 70MPH AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND CHIMED A FEW TIMES. THEN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP AND HARD TO TURN. PULLED INTO GAS STATION TO CHECK UNDER HOOD, BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. THEN GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. PURCHASED SATURN ION IN OCTOBER 2007 AND STILL HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. WILL GM COVER POWER STEERING ISSUE? THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483130November 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY DAUGHTER'S CAR STARTED TO LEAK FUEL. WE TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND WERE TOLD IT IS A "FREQUENT" PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMPS ON SATURNS. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. UPON A "GOOGLE" SEARCH I FOUND AN EXISTING RECALL BUT ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES???? WE LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WERE NOT A STATE THAT IS COVERED BY THE RECALL. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE REVISED TO SUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483204November 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL SMELL BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,277 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482874November 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FUEL PUMP SUPPLY AREA CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,002.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482921November 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE NEAR GAS TANK AND IN CABIN WHEN PARKED OR MOVING, ENGINE ON OR OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482716October 31, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION 2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER WAITING TEN MINUTES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FAULTY ANTI THEFT PASS LOCK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482321October 26, 2012
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HOW LOOSE THE WHEEL WAS WHEN IT WAS COMING DOWN FROM THE LIFT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER LEAVING THE SHOP AND DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAKE LEFT TURNS AND WOULD BE EXTREMELY EASY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 139,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482380October 26, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 52,002 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,602. UPDATED 11/21/12 *CN UPDATED 11/30/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482243October 25, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET IT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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