2005 SATURN ION Electrical System Problems

This vehicle has an electrical issue from time to time seemingly out of nowhere. There is no power steering it just shuts off sometimes it’ll stay off for an hour sometimes it’ll stay off for weeks and I can’t figure out how to fix it. It randomly fixes itself same can be said for the air conditioning And the driver side, headlight all of these electrical functions, seemingly turn themselves up or down for no apparent reason.

The contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the ignition key was stuck inside the ignition key slot, and the vehicle failed to start. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). The dealer was not contacted regarding the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 167,000.

Mileage: 167,000

My key is stuck in the I can take it out the o2 seners not reading

When pressing the gas pedal 2/3 of the way down the pedal got stuck causing the engine to rev high while driving forward. I had to put the car in neutral, shut the engine off and manually get the gas pedal unstuck by reaching down to the floor and pulling the pedal upwards with my hands. Also I had no floor mats in my car for the pedal to get stuck on. This has happened on multiple occasions.

Power steering intermittently fails at random and steering wheel suddenly becomes immovable nearly causing serious accidents and endangerment to myself, my family, and others drivers on the roads.

I turn my turn signals on and nonthing happens in the Frontline bulbs are brand new doesn't matter back turn signal work,front turn signal dont.this has been happening since forever my inlaws didn't know we didn't know until they gave car.so don't know how long seems like forever

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WOULD FREQUENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER MADE MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS BUT, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL.

It says I have 0 I repaired recalls. I have had the powers steering fail 2x. More importantly, the ignition cylinder locks up and I can’t get my keys out. I have to wait most times after turning the car off - for 3-5 minutes through a series of clicking noises in the ignition before the key will release. It is concerning because sometimes I have to get out immediately and the keys don’t release. The car automatically locks itself and if I don’t roll the window down- I become locked out. It yesterday had a issue with ignition all together and I wonder if it’s related. I was made aware again there were many recalls on this issue and hoped to get it repaired. However it now states there are none unrepaired. I’m wondering if it is a ongoing problem with the vehicle, it’s repair parts etc and if it’s just not been addressed because it’s so old that so few are left on the road. Thank you. This is a increasing problem and a daily or every time I drive it issue now. I worry too the power steering will just go out in the interstate.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STEERING ASSIST AND GAUGES WERE IN OPERABLE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL OF THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS RETURNED HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS INOPERABLE. OCEAN CREST CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (855 ALTERNATE HWY 101, WARRENTON, OR 97146, (866)607-2902) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN IN TO BE DIAGNOSED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

DASH LIGHTS GO OUT AND ALL SYSTEMS ARE YOU FUNCTIONING PROPERTY

Mileage: 150,000

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT TURN SIGNAL DONT WORK FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH CAN CAUSE A SAFETY PROBLEM TO OTHER DRIVERS

DRIVER LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK SWITCHED BULB AND CHECKED FUSES

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.

Mileage: 99,600

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?

WHEN DRIVING MY CHECK GAS CAP LIGHT COMES ON, AS WELL AS THE COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2013, IT HAPPENS DURING DRIVING ON A HWY, IN THE CITY EVERYWHERE THE CAR IS DRIVEN, I PUSH THE RESET BUTTON AND IT CLEARS HOWEVER IT COMES BACK WITHIN 5 MINUTES....

Mileage: 100,360

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. WHILE THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE STARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,200.

Mileage: 97,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT COULD BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BECOME INOPERABLE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,256.

Mileage: 88,256

THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO CHEVROLET AND REPAIRS WERE DONE BUT CAR WOULD NOT START , WE WERE TOLD IT HAD A BAD COMPUTOR AND WAS GIVEN THE OPTION TO PURCHASE A 1600 DOLLAR UNIT FROM CHEVROLET , WE DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS. WE GOT A COMPUTOR AFTER THE TOLD US THIS WAS NOT A RELATED ISSUE. THEN TOWED IT BACK FOR A THIRD TO TO BE TO ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WE DONT HAVE MONEY FOR AN ATTORNEY AND CHEVROLET AND SATURN REFUSES TO CORRECT THERE SREW UP. WE DROVE THE VEHICAL IN AND THEY WANT US TO TO PULL IT OUT WE DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO.

Mileage: 177,482

TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION, DASH LIGHTS COME ON BUT NOTHING HAPPENS, THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER. TRIED TO REMOVE THE KEY BUT IT IS STUCK IN ACC POSITION. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. AFTER READING OTHER REVIEWS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS I AM NOW CONCERNED WITH IT TURNING ITSELF OFF ON IT'S OWN.

Mileage: 87,000

CASE # 8-1587665159 - 2005 SATURN ION ... I CANNOT GET ANY HELP WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THE CHANNELS. THE CAR DEALERSHIP STATED THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED,YET, I HAVE RECEIVED NO PAPERWORK STATING THIS WAS DONE. IGNITION WAS REPLACED. IF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED, IT WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, HAD A GARAGE REPLACE IT ALONG WITH THE MODULE BUT IT ALSO WENT OUT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AS PAPERWORK FROM GM STATED I SHOULD DO BUT THEY WOULDN'T HONOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS A USED PART. PREVIOUSLY, THE GAS LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED AS ONE COULD SMELL GAS EVERYWHERE AROUND THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM REP THAT THE CAR IS OLDER WITH A LOT OF MILEAGE AND PROBLEMS WILL HAPPEN BUT GM OFFICIALS KNEW ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES WHEN THE CAR FIRST CAME OUT ... THEY DID NOTHING FOR 10 YEARS. THE POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY GOES OUT, SOMETIMES WITHOUT A WARNING OR SOMETIMES WITH CHIMES. I AM A 68-YEAR-OLD HEART PATIENT THAT HAS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE KNOWING AT ANY MOMENT THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AND I COULD CRASH, YET, GM STATES PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT SHOULD BE OKAY. THIS IS NOT TRUE. I AM NOT ABLE TO STEER THIS VEHICLE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH GM STATES, STEERING CONTROL CAN BE MAINTAINED, AS THE VEHICLE WILL REVERT TO A MANUAL STEERING MODE, BUT WOULD REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH. " I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND HAD NO CLUE ABOUT THE RECALLS. OR PERHAPS GM HAD NOT ADMITTED TO THEM YET. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AS IS AS IT IS THE ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION THAT I HAVE.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESET THE COMPUTER BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED STRONG FUMES EMITTING FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND IT IDLED ROUGHLY. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) MONTHS AGO AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FORM. *SMD THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

MY CAR SET A CODE FOR WHAT I RESEARCHED HAS A RECALL AND I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR JAN. 16, 2015. HOW DO I TAKE CARE OF THIS AS IT COULD BE A HORRIBLE PROBLEM. IT NEEDS FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 112,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER SPECIAL POLICY 10187 AT THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 4/13/15*CN UPDATED 9/20/2017*CN

Mileage: 118,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 124,000

MY CAR'S BATTERY KEEPS DYING ON ME. IT WILL DO SO IF I'M DRIVING OR IF IT IS PARK AND SITS. THE BATTERY DRAINS. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR, THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN NO POWER (VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING!!). THE CAR HAS BEEN PARK AND COMPLETELY DIES AND I WILL NEED A HOT SHOT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED IN TO THE GM DEALERSHIP IN OWINGS MILLS, MD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSE IS BECAUSE OF THE NOTICE OF THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAD TO CALL THEM SO THAT THEY COULD TELL ME THAT THE PART ISN'T AVAILABLE ANYWHERE AND I HAVE TO WAIT. THEY WANTED ME TO PICK UP THE CAR AND DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT AND THIS CAR ISN'T SAVED TO DRIVE (REASON WHY I HAD IT TOWED THERE). I REQUESTED A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE THE PART COMES IN ON 1/29/15 AND I'M WAITING TO HERE BACK FROM THE MANAGER BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LOANER CAR. *TR

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE NOR WAS IT THE LAST. JUST ONE THAT I HAVE DOCUMENTED. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY WOULD NOT START AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO EPPERLY TIRE AND AUTO. THE DAY BEFORE THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND IT TOOK CRANKING MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO START AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY EPPERLY THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE I NEEDED A NEW STARTER AND THE WIRING IN MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I GOT ALL NEEDED REPAIRS. THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE, THE VEHICLE IS STILL SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING.

Mileage: 121,506

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

2005 SATURN ION CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING THAT THE DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PART TO FIX CAR PER RECALL *CN

MY CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING FINE AND ONE DAY THE SECURITY LIGHT AND A FEW OTHER WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON AS WELL AS "TRAC OFF" CAME UP ON THE SCREEN. MY GAS GAUGE ALSO WENT DOWN TO ZERO (EVEN THOUGH I HAD A FULL TANK.) THE CAR STILL RAN FINE AND NO CODES CAME UP SO I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND NOW MY CAR WILL START BUT I HAVE TO WAIT 5 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL LET ME PUT IT IN GEAR. EVERYTHING TURNS OFF AND WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AS THE CAR "WARMS UP?" AFTER 5 MINUTES IT WILL LET ME PUT IT IN GEAR BUT WARNING LIGHTS ABS, BRAKE, AND AIRBAG WILL STILL BE ON. IF I RESTART THE CAR THEN, THE LIGHTS GO OFF. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON! *TR

Mileage: 168,000

KEY BECOMES STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF, APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE TIME I DRIVE IT. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I HAVE TWO OPTIONS: ALLOW THE BATTERY TO BE DRAINED AND JUMPSTART THE NEXT TIME I USE MY CAR, OR ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE MANUAL RELEASE INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. I'VE HAD THE RECALL MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY CAR, AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. GM TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED (COST TO BE PAID BY ME). IN THE MEANTIME, THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CONTINUE TO RELEASE THE KEY MANUALLY. EVERY TIME I USE MY CAR, I FEEL UNSAFE - I AM PUTTING MYSELF AT RISK OF ELECTROCUTION CONSTANTLY, WHETHER BY JUMPSTARTING THE DEAD BATTERY OR MANIPULATING THE WIRES UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND TAKING NO STEPS TO FIX IT, MUCH LIKE THE OTHER IGNITION/POWER STEERING PROBLEMS THEY WILLINGLY IGNORED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR, THE STARTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP FOR GM FACTORY WARRANTY RECALLS. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN BY TWO SERVICE TECHNICIANS WHEN THE VEHICLE IGNITED IN THE TRUNK AND REAR SEAT AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WERE THE REAR BREAK LINES THAT HAD SAGGED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. SERVICE TECHNICIANS WERE UNAWARE OF THE WORK TO BE DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE NHTSA RECALLS 14V047, 14V171, AND 14V153. NONE OF THE RECALLS WERE FURNISHED WHILE IN THE POSSESSION OF THE CAR DEALERSHIP AND COULD POSSIBLY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

STARTED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, IN THE WINTER TIME THE CAR WOULDN'T START WHEN IT WAS TOO COLD. THE SECURITY SYSTEM ICON WOULD COME ON AN I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES SO THE CAR COULD START AGAIN. THIS WENT ON FOR FEW YEARS DURING WINTER TIME. NO RECALLS BACK THEN. THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK MAKING IT VERY HARD TO TURN OR MANEUVER. HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY OR REGULAR STREETS. BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO DEALER ON JULY 2013 AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR PER THEIR "SPECIAL POLICY". THE CAR GOT WORST INSTEAD OF BETTER SINCE THEN. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AN NOW THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEEP GOING CRAZY. THE MONITOR WOULD BLINK AND SHOW POWER STEERING WORDS, THE SIDE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AN BLINKED BY ITSELF. THE DEALER SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH WOULD COST ME AROUND $1000 TO REPLACE. I COULDN'T AFFORD THAT AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS BACK THEN. ALSO THE CAR WOULD START TO SHAKE WHEN I WOULD PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AN GO FROM 10 TO 20 TO 30 MILES. THE MONITOR GAUGES WOULD MOVE BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS ALSO A SOUND COMING FROM THE GEAR BOX AS IF THE CAR WAS CHANGING GEARS BY ITSELF. BROUGHT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHICH DIDN'T CHARGE ME TO DIAGNOSE AND HE SAID BESIDE POWER STEERING THE CARS COMPUTER MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THAT WOULD COST ME ANOTHER $1000. I DECIDED TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR ALTOGETHER AFRAID I WOULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND COULD AFFORD TO PAY FOR MORE REPAIRS. A YEAR LATER BROUGHT IN THE CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH BE REPLACED WITH THE RECALL AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS HAD CONTINUED. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THAT. THEY SAID IF I WANTED THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $119 OR SO TO DIAGNOSE THE CAR AND ANY REPAIRS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. STILL SAFETY ISSUES THEY CHOOSE TO IGNORE!! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY CAR WOULDN'T START DUE TO A RELATED IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE THAT IS ALSO PART OF A GENERAL GM RECALL. THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO GIVE THE CAR A JUMP START. IT STARTED UP, BUT IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS!!! *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY CAR LOSES POWER AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STOPS. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS STAY ON. I MUST RESTART THE CAR. IT DOES THIS RANDOMLY. READING IS P0300 SO ANYONE THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM IT MAY BE A BAD IGNITION MODULE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON JULY 14, 2014 AND MADE THIS PROBLEM WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

COPY OF EMAIL LETTER TO MS. BARRA (GENERAL MOTORS) REGARDING FRUSTRATION OF BEING A SATURN OWNER. *SMD 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NEVER CAME CLOSE, TO GETTING THE GAS MILEAGE AS ADVERTISED. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION, AND FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. ON ONE OCCASION, WHEN SHE INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE TRUNK, THE ENTIRE TRUNK LOCK FELL INTO THE CAR. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, REGARDING THE IGNITION. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,998. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN

Mileage: 60,000

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THEFT REMOTE FOR EACH KEY. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SECOND REMOTE FOR FREE, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM SHUTTING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UNTIL THE FUEL RAN OUT SO THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER BEING SERVICED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO CRANK AFTER THE ENGINE HAD STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL RECALL DEFECTS AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR FACTUALITY, WHERE THERE KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, THE ENGINE VALES, TIMING CHAIN AND SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED. *JB

ISSUE STARTED IN 2009. IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT START CAR. ONCE CAR WAS RUNNING COULD NOT TURN OFF CAR WITH IGNITION SWITCH ON OFF. KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED. HAD THE IGNITION SWICH REPLACED 2 MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT 4 YEARS. I AM STILL HAVING AN ISSUE WITH GETTING MY KEY OUT OF THE SWITCH, EVEN AFTER THE LAST RECALL WITH IT BEING REPLACED THE 4TH TIME. *JS

Mileage: 61,399

HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION THAT WAS PART OF IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER RECALLS. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL SINCE 2006, BUT WAS "PUT OFF" BY LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS WHEN I QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. FINALLY RECEIVED RECENT IGNITION RECALL, AND CONTACTED CHEVY DEALER TO FIX. DEALER PAID FOR RENTAL CAR UNTIL REPAIR WAS DONE (ABOUT 1 MONTH) AS INSTRUCTED BY GM CORPORATE. I ASKED DEALER ABOUT POWER STEERING RECALL AS CORPORATE HAD STATED MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THAT RECALL AS WELL. DEALER FOUND NO HISTORY OF RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEM (CHECKED ON 2 OCCASIONS). I CALLED GM CORPORATE 3 TIMES AND WAS TOLD THE SAME STORY...MY CAR IS PART OF POWER STEERING RECALL (AS PER VIN), AND I WOULD RECEIVE MY RECALL LETTER SHORTLY. IT IS NOW JUNE, HAVE NOT RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR POWER STEERING. IGNITION WORKING OKAY NOW, BUT OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STILL OCCURRING. ALERT CHIME FOR HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DOES NOT WORK. UNABLE TO CHANGE RADIO STATION ON DIGITAL FACTORY RADIO WITH DIGITAL SCREEN TURNING OFF WHEN I ATTEMPT ANY STATION CHANGE OR PRESS ANY BUTTON ON THE RADIO. ALL WINDOWS BUT DRIVER'S BACK WINDOW WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. WAS TOLD BY CHEVY DEALER THAT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WERE NOT RELATED TO IGNITION SWITCH, MAY BE RELATED TO DASHBOARD MALFUNCTION. WINDOWS WERE RELATED TO DOOR MOTOR (REPLACED MYSELF, 3RD TIME FOR THIS). DEALER REFUSED TO FIX ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND REFUSED TO PROACTIVELY FIX THE POWER STEERING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CORPORATE RECALL CAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE PAPERWORK. DEALER WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME LARGE FEE FOR FIXING ANY OF THE OTHER ISSUES EXCEPT FOR IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER. GM HAS MADE SUBSTANDARD VEHICLES FOR YEARS AND DRAGGING THEIR FEET TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES. CAN'T TRADE OR SELL MY VEHICLE TIL THIS IS FIXED. FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND A DEATH TRAP. DO SOMETHING SOME ONE PLEASE!!!!!! *JS

I'VE MADE REPORTS OF FAULTY SWITCH IGNITION PROBLEMS IN 2010 TO GM THE REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER AND I STILL HAD ISSUES WITH IT. I ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH I ENDED UP REPLACING AFTER I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT AT FAULT. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING THE CAR OR EITHER IT WOULD CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR ME TO RESTART IT. I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL ISSUE FIXED BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT OTHER ISSUES ALSO OCCURRED AND GM REFUSED TO FIX. *JS

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST INFORMATION. *SMD

Mileage: 89,450

REACHED OUT TO DEALER IN APRIL REGARDING IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER, AND POWER STEERING ASSIST RECALLS. PARTS HAVE ALLEGEDLY BEEN ORDERED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER RECALLS. HOWEVER, NEVER BEEN CALLED STATING PARTS ARE IN. NEVER BEEN ASKED TO MAKE APPOINTMENT TO BRING CAR IN. NEVER ANY MENTION OF THE POWER STEERING RECALL. DEALER I CONTACTED IS CHEVROLET OF HOMEWOOD. 18033 HALSTED ST, HOMEWOOD, IL 60430. (708) 799-2000. EVERYTIME I CALL, I AM TOLD PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED YET. HOWEVER, I DID RECEIVE A CARD IN THE MAIL FROM SATURN STATING THEIR RECORDS INDICATE I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR IN THE RECALL YET. WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO GET IN. CARD MAKES ME BELIEVE DEALER MAY BE BLOWING OFF. NEED ASSISTANCE IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN. *TR

ON APRIL 28, I CALLED A DEALER IN SYRACUSE, NY ABOUT GETTING THE RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. CALLED LAST WEEK ABOUT IT. THEY STILL HAVEN'T ORDERED IT. THREE WEEKS AGO I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, DAVIDSONS IN WATERTOWN, NY. STILL HAVEN'T BEEN CONTACTED BY EITHER OF THESE. HOW LONG SHOULD WE HAVE TO WAIT TO GET THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION RESOLVED.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

ON MAY 29, 2014 WHEN DRIVING FROM HOME TO WORK ON MY SATURN ION 2005. AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OFF, BUT THE STEERING GOT EXTREMELY HARD THAT I ACTUALLY DROVE ON THE OTHER LANE WITH INCOMING TRAFFIC GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY OF MY DIRECTION. THE DASHBOARD WENT BLANK, MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF MENTIONING THAT IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 0940 NIGHT TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

WHEN DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL APPEAR AND THEN THE CAR CUTS OFF. ONCE RESTARTING THE BATTERY LIGHT GOES AWAY AND DOESN'T APPEAR. HAS HAPPEN TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES BEFORE. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED BY GM DEALER AND A FEW MONTHS AFTER IN APRIL IT STILL OCCURRED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS REPLACED AND THE SAME TIME THE BATTERY WAS. *JS

Mileage: 57,000

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION, LONG BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART PERTAINING TO THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. MY IGNITION KEY FAILS TO COME OUT. I HAVE TO STALL CAR OUT EVERY TIME I PARK. AND UNPLUG STEERING COLUMN FROM BATTERY. *TR

Mileage: 120

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO CONCERNS ABOUT IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD

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

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

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 92,400

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mileage: 50,263

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

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE KEY HAD BEEN DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE. THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING IGNITION LOCK HOUSING CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND RECODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE KEY WAS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION AND THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT UNTIL SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE KEY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE YEARS AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8000. UPDATED 11/14/14*CN

Mileage: 8,000

IGNITION WOULD SOMETIMES NOT TURN OFF OR RELEASE KEY WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING, OR TURN ON WHEN CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. PASSLOCK INDICATOR WAS COMING ON AT STRANGE TIMES. BATTERY CONSTANTLY BEING DRAINED. SES LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE KEY WAS OUT OF IGNITION. $960 IN PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 22,366

NO START/NO CRANK IN VERY COLD WEATHER! THIS IS THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THESE SWITCHES ON THE SATURN IONS! I CALLED SATURN DEALERSHIP RT AWAY, WHEN I COULD NOT START MY CAR. THEY HAD NO ANSWER, WANTED ME TO TOW MY CAR IN. BUT, WHEN WEATHER WARMED UP PAST 20' OUTSIDE, CAR TURNED RT OVER. THIS WAS A "HIT & MISS" PROBLEM, FOR YRS ON MY CAR. THEN 2013, WAS OUR SEVERELY COLD WINTER, IN MI. MY CAR, EVERY MORN, WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO ALL MY OWN RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM. TO MY SHOCK!! WHAT I FOUND! THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM, WAS ALL OVER THE INTERNET!! THEN, I FOUND THE ACTUAL BULLETIN FROM GM'S FROM 2009! IT DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM X& TO REPLACE THE SWITCH! WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER WAS THROWING OFF THE ANTI THEFT SWITCH TOO! SHUT THE WHOLE CAR DOWN! I HAD TO PAY $500 TO REPLACE MY IGNITION SWITCH & KEY TUMBLER. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AS WELL? IT'S AS BAD AS THE PROBLEM ON THE NEWS. I ALSO REC'D AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM TOO. SORRY I BOUGHT A SATURN, BUT WAS A GOOD LIL CAR, UNTIL THIS! *TR

Mileage: 5,000

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

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE AND EXPERIENCED THE NOTED IGNITION ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TECHNICIAN AND NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000 MILES. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE MANUFACTURE. I REFERRED THEM TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION FOR THAT COMPLAINT.SR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO ERRONEOUSLY USE HER KEY TO OPEN ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT DO NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE ALL OF THE SAME YEAR SATURN IONS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH THE EXACT SAME KEY CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PERTAINING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

ON OCTOBER 31, AND NOVEMBER 1 OF 2013 I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND IN NEARLY THE SAME SPOT THE SATURN LOST COMPLETE POWER AND DIED. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT WE HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. I DID NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN AND CURRENTLY IT IS IN STORAGE AS I PURCHASED A NEW CAR. I DRIVE 350 MILES A WEEK TO WORK AND NEED DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION. WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT WE REALIZED WE MAY HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR UP TO 2 YEARS. THERE WOULD BE TIMES WE WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF BUT WOULD BE UNABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT. IT WOULD TAKE UP TO A MINUTE BEFORE CLICKING AND WE COULD REMOVE THE KEY. THAT WAS WHEN IT WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

I CHECKED ELECTRICAL ABOVE, FOR AFFECTED PARTS, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THAT IS CORRECT. IT WAS THE IGNITION. I WAS DRIVING ON WHITNEY AVE. (TOWARDS NEW HAVEN) IN HAMDEN, CT. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE DUE TO THE TIME OF DAY (3:00 P.M.) SUDDENLY, AND WITH NO WARNING OTHER THAN THE DASH LIGHTING UP WITH ENGINE LIGHTS, MY CAR STOPPED. THERE WAS ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO TURN IT INTO THE POST OFFICE DRIVEWAY. BRAKES AND STEERING DID NOT WORK. FORTUNATELY, THE CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE INCIDENT CAUSED A TRAFFIC JAM AND A MESS IN THE POST OFFICE. A VERY KIND MAN OFFERED TO HELP PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE INCOMING DRIVEWAY. HE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT OUT OF THE WAY. I HAVE AAA SERVICE. THE CALL WAS MADE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO FIRESTONE ON DIXWELL AVE., SINCE I LIVE IN THE VICINITY AND COULD WALK HOME. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR WORK DONE BY FIRESTONE. THE JOB COST ME $262.82. I WAS ON MY WAY TO I-91. I DREAD TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, IF THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED IN 65 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC. (I JEST, SINCE TRUCKS REGULARLY PASS GOING WELL OVER 70!) I WISH TO SEND MY BILL TO GM, BUT NO ADDRESS IS PROVIDED ON THE RECALL LETTER. PLEASE ADVISE. IF I DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL GO TO VALENTI MOTORS IN WALLINGFORD TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING AN ADDRESS TO SEND MY BILL. I EXPECT FULL COMPENSATION FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT, AND WILL PROVIDE THE FIRESTONE INVOICE. IN A SEPARATE RECENT INCIDENT, AGAIN, ON MY WAY TO AN INTERSTATE, THE CAR WENT DEAD AGAIN. THIS TIME, I CAME TO REST UP AGAINST A BARRIER BETWEEN THE ROAD AND A SALT MARSH! IN THIS CASE IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE CAR WAS TOWED AGAIN TO FIRESTONE, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY. I WRITE THIS, JUST IN CASE GM HAS IGNORED ANOTHER PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 123,903

I CHECKED ELECTRICAL ABOVE, FOR AFFECTED PARTS, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THAT IS CORRECT. IT WAS THE IGNITION. I WAS DRIVING ON WHITNEY AVE. (TOWARDS NEW HAVEN) IN HAMDEN, CT. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE DUE TO THE TIME OF DAY (3:00 P.M.) SUDDENLY, AND WITH NO WARNING OTHER THAN THE DASH LIGHTING UP WITH ENGINE LIGHTS, MY CAR STOPPED. THERE WAS ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO TURN IT INTO THE POST OFFICE DRIVEWAY. BRAKES AND STEERING DID NOT WORK. FORTUNATELY, THE CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE INCIDENT CAUSED A TRAFFIC JAM AND A MESS IN THE POST OFFICE. A VERY KIND MAN OFFERED TO HELP PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE INCOMING DRIVEWAY. HE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT OUT OF THE WAY. I HAVE AAA SERVICE. THE CALL WAS MADE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO FIRESTONE ON DIXWELL AVE., SINCE I LIVE IN THE VICINITY AND COULD WALK HOME. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR WORK DONE BY FIRESTONE. THE JOB COST ME $262.82. I WAS ON MY WAY TO I-91. I DREAD TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, IF THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED IN 65 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC. (I JEST, SINCE TRUCKS REGULARLY PASS GOING WELL OVER 70!) I WISH TO SEND MY BILL TO GM, BUT NO ADDRESS IS PROVIDED ON THE RECALL LETTER. PLEASE ADVISE. IF I DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL GO TO VALENTI MOTORS IN WALLINGFORD TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING AN ADDRESS TO SEND MY BILL. I EXPECT FULL COMPENSATION FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT, AND WILL PROVIDE THE FIRESTONE INVOICE. IN A SEPARATE RECENT INCIDENT, AGAIN, ON MY WAY TO AN INTERSTATE, THE CAR WENT DEAD AGAIN. THIS TIME, I CAME TO REST UP AGAINST A BARRIER BETWEEN THE ROAD AND A SALT MARSH! IN THIS CASE IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE CAR WAS TOWED AGAIN TO FIRESTONE, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY. I WRITE THIS, JUST IN CASE GM HAS IGNORED ANOTHER PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 123,903

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AS THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE STREET DIVIDER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE CRASH, THE RADIATOR AND CONDENSER WERE DAMAGED AND BOTH WERE REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY KEY GETTING STUCK IN IGNITION FOR PAST YEAR. I WENT TO DEALER LAST YEAR AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG. NOW I KNOW THAT GM IS RECALLING CARS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND UNTIL I DO I CANNOT REPAIR THE CAR. I CALLED A LOCAL GM DEALER-BOB JOHNSON CHEVY AND THEY STATED THEY ARE AWARE BUT GM ADVISED THEM NO PARTS UNTIL BEGINNING OF APRIL. THEN I RECEIVED A CALL LATER STATING THEY HAVE A IGNITION MODULE TO INSTALL AND IT WOULD COST ME $260 DOLLARS TO REPAIR VEHICLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO DO I FIND OUT IF MY CAR IS ON LIST AND GET THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. MY KEY IS STILL GETTING STUCK IN IGNITION [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 85,000

AS I WAS DRIVING, SUDDENLY I HEARD THE CHIME IN THE CAR GO OFF A FEW TIMES RAPIDLY, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ('PWR STR') CAME ON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I PROCEEDED TO GO STRAIGHT, THEN I HAD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AT THIS TIME I REALIZED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING IN THE CAR, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I CONTINUED TO HAVE A PROBLEM STEERING THE VEHICLE, AND I HAD TO FIND AN EMPTY AREA TO PARK THE VEHICLE. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE, AND AN UNSAFE SITUATION AS WELL. AFTER I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, I STARTED IT AGAIN, AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS OFF. STEERING AFTER THAT WAS NORMAL. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, COMPROMISING MY SAFETY AND OTHER VEHICLE OPERATORS IN MY VICINITY. *TR

Mileage: 51,274

VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY WILL NOT START IN COLD WEATHER. I ALSO OWN A 2004 SATURN ION. VIN [XXX] I NEED TO KNOW IF MY AUTOMOBILES ARE SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO TRAVEL IN. WE HAVE OWNED SATURNS FOR OVER 10 YEARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 148,318

IGNITION SWITCH RECOGNITION BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, THE ANTI-THEFT WOULD COME ON. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT HOURS. THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN COLD AND RAINY WEATHER. KEY WOULD GET LOCKED IN IGNITION WITH ACCESSORIES ON AND NOT GO OFF. BATTERY WOULD DIE. WHEN JUMPING THE CAR THE KEY WOULD STILL BE LOCKED IN THE ON POSITION AND BEGIN TURNING ON AND OFF VIOLENTLY AND RAPIDLY UNTIL KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED. CAR BLEW FUSE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. MAX SPEED REDUCED TO 30 MPH. WHEN TURNING ON KEY WOULD BE 1/2 RECOGNIZED AND LIGHTS/ELECTRIC WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF VIOLENTLY AND FUSES/COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED/RESET. CAR DID THE LIGHT/ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHILE ON AND DRIVING, KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. CAR WAS TOWED BY PALMETTO CHEVY IN CONWAY SC, WHO DESPITE RECALL AND VEHICLE HISTORY REFUSE TO FIX THE CAR OR GIVE LOANER AS STATED ON WEBSITE. I HAVE BEEN CALLING SINCE 2008 ABOUT THE ISSUE. GM SAYS TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR ISSUES. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED ON TUESDAY 3/11/14 TO PALMETTO CHEVY, AFTER THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD PICK IT UP BUT WERE A NO SHOW ON MONDAY 3/10/14. AGAIN, THEY REFUSE TO DO THE RECALL. STATING THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY CAR WILL WONT START IT DID IT ONCE BEFORE AND IT STARTED 3 HOURS LATER. TODAY MY CAR STARTED 20MINUTES LATER. ITS NOT MY BATTERY BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS JUST WONT EVEN ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER. *TR

HAS HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN COLD WEATHER (APPROX 10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR LESS) THE CAR FAILS TO START WHEN KEY IN IGNITION IS TURNED. ATTEMPTS TO START CAR IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER FAIL TO START CAR. RADIO, LIGHTS, FAN, ETC, WILL TURN ON BUT CAR DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO START. SECURITY LOCK SYMBOL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON. IF 10 MINUTES TIME IS ALLOWED TO PASS, CAR WILL START ON FIRST ATTEMPT AND SECURITY LOCK SYMBOL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DO NOT LIGHT UP. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 INSTANCES WHERE CAR DID NOT START AFTER TRYING FOR AN HOUR WITH WAITING 10 MINUTES BETWEEN STARTING ATTEMPTS. STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AS WELL AS IGNITION SWITCH. DOING RESEARCH ON THE WEB, THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH IONS AND SATURN HAD FAILED TO MAKE ANY RECOGNITION/SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. IT IS QUITE FRUSTRATING WAITING FOR 10 MINUTES IN YOUR CAR TO TRY TO START IT AGAIN WHEN TEMPS ARE BELOW ZERO DEGREES. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

KEY WOULD NOT START CAR. CHECKED BATTERY, TOOK BATTERY TO AUTOZONE. CHECKED OUT GOOD. BOUGHT NEW BATTERY ANYWAY. REMOTE KEY NOT WORKING EXCEPT FOR OPENING TRUNK. CHANGED REMOTE BATTERY, STILL NOT WORKING. ORDERED NEW REMOTE PROGRAMMED BY FOY MOTORS. REMOTE NOW WORKING AS PROGRAMMED CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE DAYS OF KEY NOT STARTING CAR. CLICK ON UNLOCK, THEN LOCK, UNLOCK ETC. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, CAR WILL START AND WILL CONTINUE TO START FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN THE PROBLEM BEGINS AGAIN. AS I SEE IN THE SATURN RECALL ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION IN THE SATURN ION, THIS HAS TO BE THE CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/VEHICLECOMPLAINT/INDEX.XHTML 2-26-14 @ 10:36 P.M. THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 26, 2014 I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT SATURN IONS (2005) HAVE RECALL - DEADLY INCIDENT MAY OCCUR DUE TO IGNITION - I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS TO CONFIRM AND GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND INQUIRE WHY I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THEY ADVISED THAT A LETTER WILL BE SENT OUT IN APRIL - MORE THAN 30 DAYS FROM TODAY. WHY MUST SOMEONE WAIT OVER 30 DAYS TO BE ADVISED THERE MAY BE AN INCIDENT WITH YOUR CAR THAT MAY CAUSE YOUR LIFE OR THAT OF SOMEONE ELSE, AND WAIT THAT LONG TO BE GIVEN ANY INFORMATION THAT THE CAR OWNER MAY DO TO POSSIBLY LESSEN THE CHANCES OF AN INCIDENT TO OCCUR. I WOULD THINK THAT THE MONEY OUR GOVERNMENT GAVE THE AUTO INDUSTRY WOULD BE ABLE TO COVER A SIMPLE LETTER OR POST CARD IF THEY ARE SO CASH POOR TO NOTIFY LOYAL CAR OWNERS OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM AND NOT ROLL THE DICE AND HOPE ONE SURVIVES THE 30+ DAYS OF BEING NOTIFIED. I WOULD THINK THIS IS A CRIME! *TR

MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE AUTOMOBILE SHUT OFF AND ON DASH DISPLAY READ PWR STEERING COOLANT THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TURNED THE KEY OVER AND INSTANTLY THE CAR WAS LIKE NEW DRIVING OK TILL I GOT HOME. GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND SAW MANY POWER STEERING COMPLAINTS ON THE SATURN IONS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARED AFTER STARTING CAR. IMMEDIATELY POWER STEERING SHUTDOWN WHICH CAUSED DIFFICULTY WITH STEERING AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 9,200

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN. AFTER A NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS, THE KEY BEING SHAKEN THE CAR WOULD START. I TOOK THIS CAR TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH THIS IGNITION AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT GM AND SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL. AT TIMES IT WOULD TAKE 10 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD START THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

DROVE LESS THEN A MILE, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN SAW SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD MY HUSBAND OPENED THE CAR DOOR TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN FLAMES SHOT IN BESIDE HIS LEG WE JUMP OUT OF THE CAR AND HE GOT OUR SON OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT STARTED ORDER THE HOOD AND THEY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *TR

Mileage: 215,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHAKE THE KEY UNTIL IT RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AS DID THEIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT..THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO DRIVE..I HAD IT IN AND TO A GM DEALER--THEY SAID BY THE TIME I DROVE IT UP (40 MILES)CAR DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN..WHILE UP THERE THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AND SAID BECAUSE THE LIGHT WOULDN'T GO ON FOR THEM--THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $98..I HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH GM IN MICH.THEY HELPED ME GET THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED.AT NO CHARGE.I HAVE HAD THE CAR HOME FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK--AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING ON 10-02-13-POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON..SO I HAD TO SIGN A STATEMENT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF NOT THERE FAULT..WHAT A SAFETY HAZARD..I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND NEVER HAD TROUBLE EXCEPT FOR THIS--WHICH IT'S LIKE NOT HAVING A CAR..IN TOUCH WITH GM AGAIN--WAITING FOR A CALL BACK.. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

2005 SATURN ION THE KEY WON'T TURN ON THE CAR EASILY AND THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR. IT CAN TAKE ME UP TO 10-15 MINUTES TO TURN THE CAR ON/OFF. I HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, MAYBE 2007 AND I PAID APPROX, $800 DOLLARS AT THE SATURN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED (IGNITION/STEERING COLUMN)ONLY TO GET PAID BACK THE MONEY THROUGH A RECALL. NOW, THE IGNITION AND THE KEY ARE ACTING IN THE SAME MATTER. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS, WITH NO END IN SIGHT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE COULD NOT POWER DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE KEY REMAINED STUCK AND NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WOULD SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE KEY CODE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. KMJ

Mileage: 97,000

WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR A DAY OR MORE IT WON'T CRANK AND NEEDS TO BE JUMPED OFF. THE BATTERY AND ALTENATOR ARE GOOD AND SO ARE THE FUSES. I HAVE CHANGED IGNITION RELAY AND NO DIFFERENCE. HAD CAR RUNNING AND WOULD NOT THIS MORNING AFTER SITTING FOR 18 HRS. BATT IS TOTALLY DEAD. *TR

AFTER 50K MILES KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND TAKES 5-10 MINUTES TO COME OUT, REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER STILL SAME ISSUE, UNABLE TO TURN ENGINE OFF, HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,797.

Mileage: 72,797

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS, OFTEN HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THE KEY IN (THIS IS VERY UNSAFE). TODAY THE KEY WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT TURN, I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF --- THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT BECAME LODGED IN THE ON POSITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHERE THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED YET, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 04/19/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT THE VEHICLE WAS OFF, WAS BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. UPDATED 04/27/12

Mileage: 70,000

THE CAR HAS ISSUES WITH LIGHTING MALFUNCTION. MY PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL REQUIRED MANY BULB CHANGES, EVERY FEW WEEKS OR SO, SINCE THE SOCKET OVERHEATED AND ACCORDINGLY RECEIVED A SIGNAL FROM THE BODY MODULE TO SHUT OFF. THIS SEEMS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT LED TO A RECALL WITH THE 2003 AND 2004 IONS. I RECENTLY WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THIS SAFETY-RELATED ASPECT OF THE VEHICLE REMEDIED, FOR A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH 3 TIMES BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF. I AM STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS AGAIN WHERE I SOMETIMES CAN NOT SHUT IT OFF AND I KNOW THAT THESE WILL LEAD TO ME HAVING TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE AND I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE OTHER 2 TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED DURING COLDER WEATHER DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO SIT AT LEAST TWENTY MINUTES AFTER STARTING IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OFF WAS WHEN WE WERE ENTERING A HIGHWAY. THE ELECTRIC ALARM WENT OFF AND THEN I FOUND THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. IT WAS DANGEROUS AND VERY HARD TO PULL OVER WHEN CARS BEHIND ARE ACCELERATING TO GET INTO THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. AFTER A RESTART, EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY. THEN ON OUR WAY BACK HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED FOR 4 OR 5 TIMES. WE HAD TO DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE AT A LOW SPEED TO GIVE OURSELVES ENOUGH SPACE FOR SAFTY. *TR

Mileage: 37,300

MY 2005 SATURN ION WILL NOT START WHEN IT'S COLD, I REPLACED THE STARTER, I REPLACED THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH, I REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, I WAS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. I CUT THE WHITE WIRE AFTER ROLL STARTING AS MY CAR IS A MANUAL AND TAPED OFF WIRES, CAR NOW STARTS ANYTIME I NEED IT TO, GM / SATURN NEED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE AND QUIT BEING CHEAP AND FIX THERE MISTAKES. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

I HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROX. 2 HOURS OF A 11 HOUR TRIP WHEN I SAW A MESSAGE REPLACE THE ODOMETER ABOUT THE POWER STEERING. I LEFT I95 USING EXIT 98 AND PULLED OVER IN A GAS STATION. THE MANUAL STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS ELECTRIC, SO NO STEERING FLUID TO CHECK. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND MAGICALLY THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND MY TRIP ODOMETER WAS MAGICALLY SET TO ZERO. I DROVE AROUND THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE SO I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. 22 MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I TOOK THE NEXT EXIT, SHUT THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AND MAGICALLY AGAIN IT WAS FIXED WITH NO RESET OF THE TRIP ODOMETER. AGAIN I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN 23 MILES LATER, AT WHICH POINT I REPEATED THE STOPPING/RESTARTING PROCEDURE AND TURNED AROUND HEADED FOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING HOME IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES, THEN ONCE MORE IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I WAS BACKING UP. SO A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES WITHIN A 5 HOUR PERIOD AND NO PRIOR HISTORY (SINCE I'VE OWNED IT) OF THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALER MAY 28 2011 WITH APPROX. 46500 MILES. THE ONLY OTHER PROBLEM I'VE HAD IS THE KEY NOT WANTING TO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AFTER I'VE TURNED THE CAR OFF; AFTER I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE THEN BACK INTO PARK, THE KEY WILL COME OUT; SOMETIMES I CAN HEAR A CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH FIXES ITSELF AND THEN THE KEY WILL COME OUT, ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 53,008

I HAVE A SATURN ION 05 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING ONCE ALREADY AND NOW HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. ALSO THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE ONLY WORKS WHEN MY HAZARDS OR HEAD LAMPS ARE ON HAVE TESTED ALL FUSES AND REPLACED BULB TWICE THIS IS A COMMOM COMPLAINT WHY ISNT IT BEING FIXED? *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. TWO YEARS AGO THE IGNITION WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPROGRAMED THE COMPUTER. THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE RECCURRED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

KEY CAN GET STUCK IN IGNITION OF SATURN ION CARS. ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN BUT KEY WILL NOT EJECT FROM IGNITION. TO RELEASE KEY IT IS REQUIRED TO POP OPEN IGNITION COLUMN AND PRESS COMPRESSION SWITCH TO RELEASE KEY. THIS ALSO CAUSES INTERIOR LIGHTS TO TURN ON, EVEN IF CAR IS OFF. TRIGGERING THE ANTI-LEFT SYSTEM. THE THEFT SYSTEM USING THE LIGHTING TO DETERMINE IF THE DOORS HAVE OPENED. SATURN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON IONS FROM 2003-2007. BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS. PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SINCE 2008. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF; THE KEY HAS TO BE SHAKEN SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE KEY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO START THE VEHICLE MORE OFTEN WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 46,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT COMPLETELY TURN OFF, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM REMOVING THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,159.

Mileage: 43,000

JUNE 12-MY CAR RECEIVED COMPLIMENTARY MAINTENANCE. AT WHICH POINT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE BODY CONTROL WAS REPLACED. AFTER MOVING OVER 1800 MILES, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. JUNE 16-HAD IT SERVICED AGAIN AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE CAR HAD BEEN DAMAGED DURING SERVICING AT DEALERSHIP ( DROPPED OFF FOOT JACK AND DAMAGED RADIATOR AND AC CONDENSER). JUNE 17-AFTER COMMUTING 80 MILES AND THE PASSING OF 9 HOURS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THEN AFTER 3 HOURS, IT STARTED ( AS I WAS IN AN UNFAMILIAR LOCATION). JUNE 21-ITS 8 AM AND I AM ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IT STARTED 3 HOURS LATER, RIDING IN ANTI-THEFT MODE. LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND HAD TO GET A RENTAL. JUNE 24- PICKED UP THE CAR AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ISSUE AND ASSUMED THAT IT HAD BEEN ABSOLVED. JUNE 30- 7 AM. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN FOR 4 HOURS. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ISSUE. MY CAR HAS YET TO BE FIXED AND I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN A NUMBER OF UNFAMILIAR PLACES. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE POWER OF THE CAR COMES ON, BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT COMMUNICATE TO COME ON. *TR

ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME I STOP MY CAR AND TRY TO REMOVE THE KEY, IT STAYS LOCKED IN THE ACC POSITION. SOMETIMES I CAN NOT EVEN TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I HAVE TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN FF THE ENGINE AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO GO BACK TO THE 'LOCK' POSITION WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY IT WOULD EVENTUALLY COME OUT - UNTIL THIS PAST SUNDAY WHEN THE KEY REFUSED TO TURN AT ALL AND I WAS UNABLE TO SHUT MY CAR OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD TO REMOVE THE IGNITION FUSE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $390 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME HOW IT WOULD BE FIXED BECAUSE THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY IGNITIONS DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A WEB-SITE (HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK.HTML) WITH 88 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER SATURN OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. GENERAL MOTORS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR OVER 5 YEARS (AT LEAST) AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RE-CALL NOTICE. HOW MANY CONSUMERS DOES IT TAKE TO GET THEM TO BE A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY? I CONTACTED GM AND VOICED MY CONCERN. THE TWO INDIVIDUALS I SPOKE TO WERE RATHER SNIPPY. THEY WERE ALSO LESS THAN CORDIAL WHEN THEY SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP - WANTING TO KNOW WHY I WAS GIVEN THEIR PHONE NUMBER. I TOLD GM THAT I HAVE DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THIS HAS BEEN AN EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN LINE AND THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT SO MY QUESTION TO THEM WAS WHY HAVEN'T YOU ISSUED A RE-CALL. THEIR RESPONSE WAS 'WE CAN'T ACCEPT THIRD PARTY DOCUMENTATION AS PROOF OF ANY PROBLEM'. IT ENDED UP THAT I ONLY HAD TO PAY $100, WHICH I AM VERY GRATEFUL ABOUT BUT I WOULD STILL LIKE THE CORPORATION OF GENERAL MOTORS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD RESULT IN A VERY DEADLY OUTCOME IF SOMEONE WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THEIR CAR OFF IN AN EMERGENCY.

Mileage: 59,147

IT WAS ABOUT 25 F AT ABOUT 8 AM VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR CRANK. THE PASS LOCK LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH WHEN I RESEARCHED SAID THAT I WAS STARTING WITH THE WRONG KEY. UPON MUCH MORE RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE 2003-2006 ION. AFTER MANY IGNITION SWITCHES WERE REPLACED AND EVEN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER, THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD RECUR. THE BEST SOLUTION I FOUND CAME FROM AN AIRPLANE MECHANIC. BE SURE THE IGNITION IS OFF. HE SAID TO SPRAY LPS ELECTRO CONTACT CLEANER (ANY PURE ALCOHOL CONTACT CLEANER WILL WORK) INTO THE IGNITION. SATURATE IT. WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO DRY THEN SPRAY SEA FOAM DEEP CREEP PENETRANT AND LUBRICANT INTO IGNITION SWITCH. THIS WORKED FOR 2 YEARS FOR ME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS PAST MARCH OF 2011. I REPEATED THIS PROCESS AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM SINCE. THIS WORKS BY CLEANING OUT THE OLD STIFF LUBRICANT GM USED DURING MANUFACTURE AND PUTTING IN A LIGHTER LUBRICANT. TOTAL COST FOR BOTH SPRAYS WAS UNDER $20.

Mileage: 36,140

2005 SATURN ION, MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, SUCH AS THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE KEY I NEED TO PUSH A BUTTON UNDERNEATH AND INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING AND DRAINS THE BATTERY, I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE IN ONE YEAR. *TR

I OWN A 2005 SATURN ION AND WHEN ITS COLD, CAR WON'T START. THE PASSLOCK ILLUMINATES AND SOMETIMES TAKES 30 MINUTES TO RESTART. I HAVE SPENT OVER $700 TRYING TO FIX IT LIKE CHANGING IGNITION AND STARTER AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I HAVE BEEN LATE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR WORK AND WAS STRANDED THE OTHER NIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN MINUS 20 DEGREE WEATHER. ( THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.) I AM FED UP AND CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

PASSLOCK LIGHT BLINKING VEHICLE WILL NOT START IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE BELOW 30 F REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE EGRESS IS NEEDED FROM AREA. *TR

Mileage: 89,506

CAR WONT ALWAYS START, HAVE TO WAIT 10-20 MINUTES FOR IT TO START AND NOT ALL OF US HAVE TIME TO WAIT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, PEOPLE HAVE PLACES TO BE, THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN TWO MONTHS AND HAS NOW HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN ONE WEEK AND THE CAR SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING THE OTHER DAY AS WELL AS GETTING STUCK FOR 20 MINUTES IN THE COLD AT THE GAS STATION WAITING FOR IT TO START. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE AND THE FACT THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL IS RIDICULOUS! HAVE READ SO MANY DIFFERENT STORIES ON WHAT TO REPLACE AND I DON'T WANT TO BE SPENDING MONEY ON POINTLESS PARTS!! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 29 DEGREES, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. PASSLOCK LIGHT WAS BLINKING FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN STOPPED. AFTER THAT, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 88,900

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.

Mileage: 29,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE LOCK OUT WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS 35 DEGREES AND BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE STARTER. THE STARTER FOR THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

PASSLOCK MALFUNCTION DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES NO CRANK AND ACTIVATION OF 10 MINUTE RELEARN SEQUENCE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 40 DEGREES. HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR JANUARY 3RD, 2009. FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE HAS INCREASED, AND I'M SCARED THAT IT WILL CAUSE A CRASH IF I HAPPEN TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE REMEDY TO THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN NUMEROUS TECHNICAL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET - ALL OF WHICH POINT TO REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAUSE IS THOUGHT TO BE EXCESSIVE GREASE APPLIED TO THE INTERNALS OF THE SWITCH. I THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THE AFFECTED UNITS EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM. THOUSANDS OF OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS AGGRAVATING AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS TECHNICAL FAULT. GM IS IGNORING THE ISSUE AND OFFERING SATURN OWNERS ABSOLUTELY NO ASSISTANCE TO CORRECT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. IF GM DOES NOT ACT, THE LAW OF AVERAGES SAYS THAT EVENTUALLY SOMEONE MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION. PLEASE HELP US. THIS ISN'T FAIR AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 86,319

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I COULD NOT RELEASE THE CAR KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I COULD TURN OFF THE ENGINE, BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE ACC MODE. RELEASING THE KEY WOULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES. THESE WERE INCIDENTS THAT COULD NOT BE TIED TO ANY SPECIFIC ACTION FROM THE DRIVER AND THAT WOULD OCCUR RANDOMLY. EVERY TIME I DROVE, I WAS AFRAID THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK AND THAT THIS WOULD FINALLY BE THE TIME THAT I COULD NOT GET IT OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THERE ARE SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE BATTERY IS IN DANGER OF DYING. THE GM DEALERSHIP FOUND WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE PROBLEM AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE A RANGE OF PARTS. ANOTHER MECHANIC FOUND A DIFFERENT PROBLEM (A MALFUNCTIONING CYLINDER OF SORTS) AND REPLACED IT AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, I CAN DRIVE SAFELY AND WITH THE PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THAT THE KEY WILL NO LONGER GET STUCK. *TR

VEHICLE DID NOT CRANK OR START WHEN KEY TURNED. PASSLOCK CODE BLINKED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. KNOWN NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10007431 NO CRANK, NO START WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES IS COLD - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) B2960 AND OR B3033 ARE SET.

Mileage: 56,527

SATURN ION 2005 MODEL DOES NOT RELEASE KEY FROM IGNITION AFTER YOU TURN OFF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO WAIT FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SHE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT HER EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN COLD WEATHER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE STARTER AND THE CONTACT AGREED WITH THE REPAIR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE AN ISSUE STARTING IN COLD WEATHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE SOUNDING OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING ALARM. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE USING EXTREME BODILY FORCE TO MANEUVER THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT'S KEYS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY BECOME LODGED WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 50,000

THE IGNITION ON THE 2005 SATURN ION WILL LOCK WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE "ON" POSITION. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION COMPONENTS REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED ON. SUDDENLY I WAS STRUGGLING WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE CAR TURN TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS REALLY HARD UP UNTIL I TURNED IT OFF. I TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND IT WORKED. LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE GOING TO WORK, THEN COMING BACK TO WORK. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY OTHER DAY NOW FOR THE PAST WEEK. THERE IS APPARENTLY NO PARTS THAT I CAN CHANGE FOR IT. AND BECAUSE SATURN IONS USE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ADD STEERING FLUID SINCE THERE IS NO RESERVOIR. IT SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS ELECTRONIC DEFECT A LOT OF SATURN ION OWNERS ARE HAVING. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2005 SATURN ION. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T RELEASE. AFTER SOME TIME THE KEY EVENTUALLY RELEASES ITSELF. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A GM DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEY LUBED UP THE PARTS AND SAID I WOULD BE FINE. THE KEY CONTINUES TO GET STUCK. *TR

2005 SATURN ION. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T RELEASE. AFTER SOME TIME THE KEY EVENTUALLY RELEASES ITSELF. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A GM DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEY LUBED UP THE PARTS AND SAID I WOULD BE FINE. THE KEY CONTINUES TO GET STUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. IT TOOK TWO TO THREE MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2005 SATURN ION WILL REFUSE TO START. I KNOW IT IS NOT THE BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS LET IT SIT FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES AND VIOLA IT WILL START. I BELIEVE IT HAS TO WITH THE PASS CODE IN THE KEY IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CAR WONT START, IT WONT EVEN TURN OVER (BUT ALL OF THE LIGHTS, FAN, ETC WORK). OTHER TIMES THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN YOU TURN THE MOTOR OFF. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 SATURN ION. AND WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP IT STARTED LIKE A DREAM. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 34 DEGREES F OR SO. AND IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS FIFTEEN MINUTES LATE TO WORK BECAUSE THIS SO CALLED "RELIABLE" CAR WOULDN'T START BECAUSE IT THOUGHT I WAS BREAKING INTO IT. IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD'VE PURCHASED THE CHEVY, THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM AS I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. WE'RE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR SOME PIECE OF CRAP CAR THAT DOESN'T START WHEN IT'S TOO COLD/DAMP OUT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON!!!!! *TR

I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TURN THE KEY TO START, AND THE ON BOARD SECURITY SYSTEM (PASSLOCK) DISABLES THE CAR. I HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES TO TRY TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT STARTS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE IGNITION TURNS, IT'S THAT THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM SEES RANDOM KEY TURNS AS ATTEMPTS TO STEAL THE CAR AND DISABLES THE STARTER. VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT STRANDS YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 SATURN ION-2. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE IT HAD 12 MILES ON IT. IN 2007 MY CAR DID NOT START ONE MORNING AND SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STARTER. STARTING LAST YEAR THIS PROBLEM RETURNED. WHEN I TURN THE STARTER ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON BUT THE STARTER WON'T EVEN TRY TO START. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IT'S COLD, BUT NOT NECESSARILY. IT HAPPENS AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, AND IS VERY RANDOM. I MISSED WORK ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND EVEN MISSED A JOB INTERVIEW BECAUSE OF IT. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ ONLINE SAYS YOU HAVE NOT DONE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A 'SAFETY ISSUE' BUT LAST WEEKEND AT 1AM, WHEN IS WAS 10 DEGREES OUTSIDE, I WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T START. NOT ONLY IS IT UNSAFE FOR A SINGLE FEMALE BUT THAT TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING AND IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE, BECAUSE I COULD FREEZE TO DEATH WHILE WAITING IN MY CAR FOR IT TO START. I PURCHASED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND INSTALLED IT IN THE WAY THE DEALERSHIP INSTRUCTED ME TO, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL AFTER I DID THAT AND I HAD TO RE-INSTALL THE OLD ONE. THIS WAS $30 I CAN'T GET BACK AND MY CAR STILL WON'T START. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

2005 SATURN ION - CAR EXPERIENCES DAILY INTERMITTENT FAILURES TO START AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IN MOST INSTANCES YOU EXIT THE CAR, INSERT KEY 5-10 MINUTES LATER AND THE CAR WILL GENERALLY. EVENTUALLY IT DOES. PROBLEMS POINTS TO SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF SATURNS WITH THIS IGNITION ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WE HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION THAT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT REFUSES TO START. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THE DURATION OF OUR OWNERSHIP. THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS A POSSIBLE CULPRIT. IT COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS. TURNS OUT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP THE MANY OF US TO GET GM TO FIX THIS. IT MAKES OUR LIVES HARDER BY THE DAY. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION AND KEY WANT RELEASE FROM IGNITION AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT START. CAR WAS TAKEN TO SATURN AND IGNITION SOLENOID, GEAR SHIFT HOUSING UNIT, ANOTHER KEY WAS MADE, SECURITY SYSTEM WAS RESET AND CAR WAS RECALIBRATED. SATURN TOLD ME THIS WAS WHAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX PROBLEM AND PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON COMPLAINTS ABOUT ION OWNERS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM UPSET AND FRUSTRATED I HAVE TWO KIDS AND HAVE ALREADY SPENT $1000 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE PARTS THAT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I NEED HELP THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL. AS FAR AS PROBLEM WITH CAR NOT STARTING, THE PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. SATURN TESTED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND CHECKED STARTER EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT. HOPEFULLY CAR NOT STARTING IS FIXED BUT IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND I KNOW I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE COLD A FEW TIMES WITH MY CHILDREN TILL THE CAR DECIDED TOO START. *TR

Mileage: 41,200

KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM MY IGNITION. IT APPEARS THAT THE IGNITION DOES NOT READ THAT THE STICK SHIFT IS ENGAGED IN PARK AND DOES NOT RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING JUST AS MY CAR REACHED 60,000 MILES (MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 84,000). THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY PATTERN TO THE PROBLEM, JUST RANDOM AND IN ANY WEATHER CONDITION. SOMETIMES I JUST HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE. THE KEY IS STILL IN ACCESSORY MODE AND DOES DRAIN THE BATTERY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AT MY FIRST INCIDENCE AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AT THE TIME, BUT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED JUST AFTER.*TR

Mileage: 59,000

CAR WILL NOT START WHEN IT IS VERY COLD OUT! KEY WILL TURN, RADIO ETC. WILL WORK, BUT ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM CUTS OFF FUEL. MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM, ON SATURN ION 2, NUMEROUS YEARS! THE OIL/GREASE USED IN IGNITION FREEZES! SATURN KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT IS TURNING A BLIND EYE! *TR

I OWN A 2005 SATURN ION WITH ABOUT 46,000 MILES ON IT. I LOVE MY LITTLE CAR AND HAD HOPES OF OWNING IT FOR YEARS TO COME. HOWEVER, MY HOPES OF BEING A HAPPY SATURN OWNER IS QUICKLY FADING AS I CONTINUALLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING COLUMN. FIRST IT WAS THE IGNITION, WHICH I HAVE REPLACED TWICE, AND NOW THE POWER STEERING IS TURNING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT ALSO NOT UNCOMMON AS I'VE FOUND OUT BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET ON THIS VERY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 45,360

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BUT THE FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59000. UPDATED 01/12/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED EVERY WINTER THE DOESN'T START. UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB

Mileage: 59,000

FAILED IGNITION SWITCH ON A 2005 SATURN ION. THE IGNITION KEY IS STUCK IN THE SHAFT AND WILL NOT DISENGAGE. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE CAR IS TO REMOVE THE STEERING COLUMN COVER AND UNPLUG THE DISCONNECT UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK. THE TIME OF DAY WAS 9AM. THE TEMPERATURE HAD BEEN HOVERING AROUND FREEZING ALL NIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE PREVIOUS DAY AT AROUND 9PM. I UNLOCKED MY VEHICLE USING KEYLESS ENTRY - DRIVER DOOR ONLY. I INSERTED MY KEY IN THE IGNITION, CLOSED THE DOOR, PUSHED THE CLUTCH TO THE FLOOR WHILE FASTENING MY SEATBELT. I THEN TURNED THE KEY TO THE START POSITION. THE ENGINE DID NOT START - THE STARTER DID NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. WHEN I RELEASED THE KEY, THE SECURITY LIGHT (AN AMBER "PADLOCK" ICON) STARTED FLASHING SLOWLY - ONCE PER SECOND. I THEN FOLLOWED THE RESTART PROCEDURE FOR THIS SITUATION ACCORDING TO THE OWNER MANUAL - SIMPLY WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT STOPS FLASHING, TURN THE KEY TO LOCK, THEN RESTART. TEN MINUTES LATER, THE SECURITY LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. I THEN TURNED THE KEY TO LOCK, AND THEN RESTARTED ENGINE. 2. THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN, ITS CONSEQUENCES: THE VEHICLE DID NOT START DUE TO A FAILURE OF, OR A MALFUNCTION OF, SOME COMPONENT OF THE FACTORY VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES BETWEEN THE INCIDENT DATE AND MARCH 30, 2009. IT ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OVERNIGHT HOVERS AROUND FREEZING, OR DROPS BELOW FREEZING. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE FOR ME HAVE BEEN MINIMAL, BUT I WAS VERY FORTUNATE IN EACH INSTANCE TO BE PARKED IN A SAFE PLACE, WHERE MY PROMPT EGRESS WAS NOT NECESSARY. I AM REPORTING THIS SITUATION TO THE ODI BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE OCCURRING DURING NORMAL DRIVING - IF I STALL THE ENGINE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND AM NOT ABLE TO RESTART FOR TEN MINUTES UNTIL THE SECURITY LIGHT STOPS FLASHING, I WOULD BE IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND MY VEHICLE WOULD PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT: NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE, AS MY DEALERSHIP HAS NO CURRENT SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 48,500

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION AND NOT BEING ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY TURN THE CAR OFF. THE IGNITION WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY AND WILL BE STUCK IN THE ACC POSITION MOST TIMES. THE MOST RECENT TIME I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO TURN OFF AT ALL. THE IGNITION WOULD NOT RELEASE OR ALLOW THE KEY TO TURN EVEN MINIMALLY. HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY, PULL THE FUEL PUMP FUSE IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO STOP RUNNING. THE IGNITION STILL WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY. I GOT THIS INFORMATION ON HOW TO DO THIS FROM MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET ON SATURN IONS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THEY DO NOT ADDRESS THIS IN THE MANUAL, AND WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 18 MONTHS AGO TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE THEN, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION WHICH DID NOT SEEM TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

2-02-07 KEY STUCK IN IGNITION...CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF.... IGNITION REPLACED 33,316 MILES 01-14-08 TRANSMISSION REPLACED 50,728 MILES 12-20-08 CAR WOULDN'T START...CLUTCH SWITCH REPLACED 50,728 MILES 8-26-08 SUN ROOF DRAIN CLOGGED $199.88 59,893 MILES 8-10-09 CAR WOULD NOT START..REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH 2ND TIME 72,615 MILES CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW OFF LOT IN 2005... TOWED 4 TIMES IN 4YEARS! *TR

Mileage: 33,316

I BOUGHT A 2005 SATURN ION IN MARCH 2008. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD THE KEY GET STUCK ON A CONSTANT BASIS. I HAD THAT FIXED, BUT THE KEY STILL STICKS, BUT I PUSH IT IN TO RELEASE IT. AT LEAST IT'S BETTER THAN IT WAS. THE CAR DOES NOT LIKE TO START IN COLD WEATHER. I REPLACED THE BATTERY. COST $421.00. NOW, AT ONLY 45,888 MILES, MY STEERING DISPLAY LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. GOT IS CHECKED TOLD COST $700 TOTAL, BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS: NO PART IS AVAILABLE. IT IS ON BACK LOG. SO, I CAN'T AFFORD THE PART AND LABOR ANYWAY, BUT NO PART AVAILABLE? WHAT DO I DO NOW WITH A CAR I AM STILL PAYING ON? I FEEL I A M STUCK WITH A LEMON. *TR

Mileage: 45,888

HAVING REPEAT PROBLEMS WITH 2005 SATURN ION BLINKER. WE SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON 03 AND 04 SATURNS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO A RECALL FOR THE 05 SATURN IONS. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I BOUGHT A 2005 SATURN ION LAST AUGUST 2008. ON NOVEMBER 2008, I EXPERIENCED A DIFFICULTY ON STARTING THE CAR. SO I BROUGHT IT TO SATURN DUBLIN FOR A CHECK UP AND REPAIR, AND THEY DID ALL THE TEST FOR THE CAR AND INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE IGNITION OF THE CAR AS THIS IS THE FINDINGS OF THEIR MECHANIC.. I AGREED AS I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE AUTHORIZED DEALER MECHANIC, I PAID FOR $700+, FOR REPAIR, LABOR AND PARTS.. BUT RECENTLY LAST WEEK, MAY 2009, MY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN..I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED.. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, IT STARTED WHEN THEY CHECKED AND THEY ASKED ME TO PAY $130 FOR THE CHECK UP..WHICH I PAID. A FEW DAYS AFTER I WAS AT WORK, WHICH IS IN UNION CITY, 22 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GO HOME,MY CAR WOULD NOT START GAIN.. SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE... HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED.. AS I RELAYED THIS TO MY BROTHER IN LAW... WE SEARCHED IN THE NET ON THE ISSUE AND CONCERNS AND FOUND OUT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD THESE PROBLEMS.. HUNDREDS OF US WERE VICTIMS OF THIS PROBLEM. NOW, I DID HAD A BAD JUDGMENT ON BUYING A SATURN CAR. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT COME OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY OFF AT THE TIME AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BECOME DRAINED. THE VEHICLE HAS REMAINED PARKED FOR THREE MONTHS. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

WON'T START IN COLD WEATHER SECURITY SYSTEM KEEPS IT FROM STARTING. AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT CONTINUOUSLY. ON A 90 MILE TRIP IT GOES OUT 6 TO 10 TIMES. IT HAPPENS SO INCONSISTENTLY WITH DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS *TR

Mileage: 36,000

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR, IT WILL NOT START IN COLD WEATHER. I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 10 MINS, TRY AGAIN AND IT WILL START RIGHT UP. WELL, ABOUT A WEEK AGO IT "SHUT DOWN" WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET IN MY CITY. AFTER ABOUT 4 HOURS OF IT SITTING, I WENT BACK AND DROVE IT HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN, A FEW DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING WHILE RETURNING TO WORK FROM A LUNCH BREAK. I HAD TO LEAVE IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT A RIDE. AFTER WORK, I PICKED IT UP AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 EAST, IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. ON THE INTERSTATE!!!!! IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW I COASTED TO THE MEDIAN, EXCEPT GOD! MY CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE ANYMORE. I LEFT IT THERE AND GOT A RIDE HOME WITH SOMEONE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO SIT IN THE RAIN ALONE ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN I WENT BACK AT ABOUT 11:00 PM TO PICK MY CAR UP, IT WOULDN'T START. I WAITED 10 OR SO MINS AND IT STARTED UP. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE THAT WAS NEARBY AND LEFT IT THERE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ADVISED ME TO BRING IT TO SATURN, WHICH I HAVE DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE, SO I DID. THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. SO, I TOLD THEM TO KEEP IT UNTIL THEY FIGURE IT OUT BECAUSE I WILL NOT PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH GM AND SATURN AND NO ONE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. ITS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS CAR IS PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER. I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. AND NOW I AM PAYING A NOTE ON SOMETHING THAT I CANT DRIVE BECAUSE IT MAY STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE IN 2005 SATURN ION IN LESS THAN 16000 MILES BUT 8 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. POWER STEERING BECAME OPERATIONAL AFTER EACH RESTART, BUT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 3-5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER POSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY WIFE. DEALER REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN APPROACHING $1000 IN REPAIR COST. IGNITION SWITCH HAS ALSO FAILED TO PERMIT CAR FROM STARTING ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER ALSO REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER RETURNED BOTH PARTS TO ME. I HAVE LEARNED THAT BOTH ARE COMMON FAILURES WITH THIS CAR AND OTHER GM COMPACTS. SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF REPEATED FAILURES OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLS OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE PREMATURE FAILURES. NO WONDER GM IS GOING BUST WITH A PRODUCT OF SUCH LOW RELIABILITY AND POOR DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 15,556

THE IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AFTER HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED LAST YEAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO SATURN AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE NEW PART (OF COURSE) AND THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT TRYING TO GET IT TO FAIL. THEY GREASED THE KEY AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED, DID NOT REPLACE ANYTHING BUT BLAMED IT ON THE KEY WEARING DOWN... *TR

Mileage: 45,000

VEHICLE DID NOT START FOR 4 NON-SEQUENTIAL MORNINGS. BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT CONTINUED HAPPENING. SATURN ION STARTED AND RAN WELL FOR REMAINDER OF DAYS IT REQUIRED A JUMP START. UPON 4TH DAY OF NOT STARTING, MECHANIC SUGGESTED TO CHANGE IGNITION SWITCH. SINCE DONE, CAR HAS NO PROBLEM STARTING. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

2005 SATURN ION RECALL- I HAVE THIS CAR A YEAR AGO AND THE PROBLEM IS THE IGNITION. CAR WONT START ESPECIALLY ON A COLD WEATHER. I NEED TO WAIT FOR 15-20 MINS BEFORE IT STARTS. I'VE BEEN LATE AT WORK MANY TIME S ALREADY AND I'VE BEEN PAYING FOR THIS CAR BUT I THINK ITS NOT WORTH IT. AND ALSO, I CAN PULL OUT THE KEYS WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING,WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. WEIRD! YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK CONSMERAFFAIRS.COM--SEARCH SATURN ION TO CHECK ON THE COMPLAINTS. I HAVE PASTED SOME FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT. THANK YOU AND I AM HOPING THAT YOU WILL FIND A WAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. CAMERON OF GRAND RAPIDS MI (01/20/09) I ALSO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING. I BOUGHT THE ION 04 BRAND NEW AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS. LATELY I'VE BEEN LATE FOR WORK AND MISSED OTHER APPOINTMENTS DUE TO THE ISSUE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THOSE OF US LIVING IN THE COLD NORTH. IMAGINE YOUR CAR NOT STARTING IN BELOW ZERO TEMPS. I'M NOT WILLING TO FREEZE TO DEATH OVER THIS. IN THE SAME BREATH I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO SPEND TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SATURN IS WELL AWARE OF AND BASED ON COMMENTS ON THIS SITE HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. IF THEY ARE UNWILLING TO RECALL THESE CARS AND PARTS THEN I'M SURE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WOULD GET THEIR ATTENTION! LAURA OF TAMPA FL (01/19/09) I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION LOCK AS APPARENTLY MANY OTHER SATURN OWNERS. I STARTED BY CALLING THE LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH MONEY THEY WANTED ME TO PAY THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY CAUSED BY USING FAULTY PARTS. $171.83 WAS THE AMOUNT QUOTED TO ME. OBVIOUSLY I WOULD LIKE TO DO ANYTHING IN MY POWER TO ENSURE SATURN DOESN'T GET A SINGLE DIME MORE FROM ME. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE (800-553-6000)TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE REASONING BEHIND NOT ISSUING A RECALL. I WAS GIVEN THE SAME LINE ABOUT IT NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. IN DECEMBER OF 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,100.

Mileage: 22,000

WENT TO START MY CAR AT 7:30 AM THE 1ST WEEK OR SO IN DECEMBER, WOULDN'T START. WENT OUT ABOUT 10 MINS LATER, STARTED. IT HAS KEPT HAPPENING UNTIL I WENT TO SATURN IN REGINA SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA, AND THEY WENT AND REPLACED MY IGNITION SWITCH, THAT WAS LAST WEDNESDAY SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN JAN. 7TH 2009. SO FAR NO MORE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITH THE IGNITION IN HER VEHICLE. DURING COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE WINTER SEASONS, THE KEY WOULD FAIL TO START THE ENGINE. ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE VEHICLE WOULD ILLUMINATE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. SHE READ INFORMATION CONCERNING WARMING UP THE STEERING COLUMN IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE INFORMATION STATED THAT SHE MUST SOMEHOW HEAT UP THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER SHE FOLLOWED THIS ADVICE, THE ENGINE STARTED IN HER VEHICLE. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT SHE SHOULD PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHE FEELS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR IN PREVIOUS WINTERS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN INDOOR GARAGE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING PARKED IN AN OUTSIDE PARKING LOT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. ALSO THE ANIT-THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL. UPDATED 02/26/09. *JB

Mileage: 18,000

CAR WILL NOT START IN COLD WEATHER AT NIGHT WILL START IN DAYTIME IN COLD NOT A POWER ISSUE, NOT STARTER OR ALTERNATOR SOME KIND OF ODD WIRING ISSUE CAUSE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN DAYTIME. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A SATURN ION1. I HAVE 73,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME STARTING IT ON DAYS WHERE THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 35 DEGREES. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY AND KEEP IT TURNED UNTIL IT CAN RUN WITHOUT ME HOLDING THE KEY AND REV THE ENGINE TO ATLEAST 3-4 RPMS. I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR 15-20 MIN. UNTIL IT CAN IDOL ON ITS OWN, BEFORE I DECIDE TO DRIVE OR THE CAR WILL NOT REMAIN ON. WHILE DRIVING IT WILL SHUT OFF. NOW IF I MAKE A SHARP TURN IT TURNS OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY I HAD THE IGNITION REPLACE ONCE. I ALSO HAD BEEN TOLD BY SATURN THAT MY KEYS WERE TOO HEAVY, SO I BEGAN DRIVING WITH ONLY THE KEY AND THE KEY RING. THE PROBLEM IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. LUCKILY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS YET. IT IS MY ONLY CAR AND I HAVE A LOT MORE TO PAY ON IT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW CAR. I AM STUCK. *TR

TWO DAYS AFTER MOVING TO NJ FROM FL AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I FOUND THAT IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN THE STEERING IS GOOD FOR MAYBE 20 MINUTES. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSE AND TOOK IT TO A SHOP. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED I DO SOME RESEARCH BECAUSE A CAR THIS YOUNG SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME MODEL. MY CAR IS A SATURN, ION 2005. *TR

Mileage: 37,308

I HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION AND IT HAS A HABIT OF NOT STARTING AT TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE OWNED IT. WE TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. WE HAVE TO WAIT ANYWHERE FROM 10-45 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO START AND IT SOMETIMES CAUSE MY HUSBAND TO BE LATE TO WORK. THIS IS AN EVEN BIGGER CONCERN SINCE WE HAVE A FOUR MONTH OLD SON. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY OR TIME DURING THE WEEK TO GO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP BUT I HAVE CALLED THE COMPANY WHO HANDLES MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. FROM THE DISCUSSION BOARDS I GATHER THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

SATURN ION 2005 PROBLEM STARTING-EVERY THREE OR FOUR STARTS, THE LOCK SYMBOL SHOWS UP AND CAR WILL NOT START, PANEL, HEADLAMPS, ACCESSORIES ARE OPERATING, BUT STARTER SEEMS LOCKED OUT. AFTER 10-20 MINUTE WAIT, IT USUALLY STARTS. *TR

2003 SATURN ION WON'T START WHEN IT'S COLD. *TR

Mileage: 54,545

AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES, THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SWITCH WITH KEY FROM THE SATURN DEALER FOR ABOUT $140.00 AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF (THANK GOD I'M A MECHANIC) OR THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT TRIPLE. SATURN DOES NOT CLAIM ANY DESIGN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE THOUSANDS OF KEY SWITCH FAILURES, BUT GM IS CERTAINLY WILLING TO TAKE OUR MONEY TO REPAIR A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. NEXT VEHICLE I PURCHASE WILL BE MADE BY CHRYSLER-2005 CARAVAN SXT IS MECHANICALLY PERFECT WITH VERY GOOD FUEL ECONOMY. NO MORE GM PRODUCTS FOR THIS FAMILY! *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE HAD IGNITION PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN ONE OF MY KEYS LOCKS THE IGNITION, ALL OCCURRENCES WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE CAR ON, AND I HAD TO REALLY WORK AT IT TO GET THE KEY TO TURN. IT COULD TAKE UP TO 5 MINUTES OF JIGGLING THE KEY HARD BEFORE IT TURNS. THIS ENDED WHEN I STARTED USING MY OTHER KEY. WITH THIS OTHER KEY, THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT START. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE RADIO TURNS ON BUT THERE IS ONLY A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE CAR. IF I WAIT LONG ENOUGH, THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY START. HOWEVER, I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO WAIT. THIS HAPPENS BOTH AFTER THE CAR SITS NO MORE THAN A FEW DAYS OR AFTER HAVING DRIVEN IT THE DAY BEFORE. IT ALSO HAPPENS IN COLD WEATHER AND IN MODERATE WEATHER. I CANNOT DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT IS SO UNRELIABLE, BUT I ALSO CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

THE CAR WOULD NOT START, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 41,000

IGNITION LOCKS. CANNOT GET KEY TO TURN. HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE IS DUE TO A RECALL RELATING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

3-16-2005 CAR LEAKING RED FLUID: DIAGNOSIS-AXLE NOT SEATED, NEW PARTS ORDERED, CAR REPAIRED 4-7-2005 CAR MAKING THUD SOUND WHEN SHIFTING: DIAGNOSIS-NOT DUPLICATED (NEVER CHECKED TRANSMISSION-JUST DROVE CAR) 9-29-2005 CAR NOT GOING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEARS SMOOTHLY, CAR NOT STARTING WHEN KEY IN IGNITION, INTERNAL CAR GAUGES NOT WORKING: DIAGNOSIS-INTERNAL COMPUTER PARTS FIXED-COULD NOT DUPLICATE GEAR ISSUES (AGAIN-DID REMOVE TRANSMISSION AND INVESTIGATE) 3-24-2008 PREVIOUS GEAR PROBLEMS PERSISTED, CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO 1ST GEAR; TOOK CAR TO DEALER, DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK AT BECAUSE OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE ALTHOUGH PROBLEM WAS REPORTED PRIOR UNLESS I PAID 9-1-2008 CAR WILL NOT GO INTO 1ST OR 2ND; DIAGNOSIS (PAID FOR AT MY EXPENSE)-TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED (AT MY EXPENSE) 9-11-2008 CAR REPAIRED AND WHILE DRIVING HOME CAR WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEARS: RETURNED TO DEALER AND FOUND RED FLUID LEAKING FROM VEHICLE: DIAGNOSIS-ADDITIONAL PART IN TRANSMISSION LOOSE. *TR

Mileage: 3,051

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN MY CAR OFF THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THE BATTERY TAKEN OUT TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO WEEKS. EACH TIME THE IGNITION CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 18,890

WHEN I SHUT OFF MY 2005 SATURN ION, THE KEY DOES NOT ALWAYS COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AS IT SHOULD. I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE KEY WILL COME OUT. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. THE PWR STR COMES ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF, IT RESETS, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT COMES BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. I TOOK MY CAR TO SATURN OF FAYETTEVILLE (NC) WHEN THE POWER STEERING FIRST STARTED ACTING UP, AND THE MECHANIC SAID HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT IF IT KEPT HAPPENING I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE STEERING CONSOLE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED COST OF FIXING IT? OVER $900. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED HER VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. SHE DROVE TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY MANUALLY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE BY PULLING WIRES AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. ALSO, THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,600. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND HOUSING WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

Mileage: 46,600

IGNITION LOCKS UP. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

KEY CAME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE DRIVING; ALSO KEYS IS STUCK WHEN TURNING CAR OFF. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

I HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION QUAD /. IN FEB OF 07 I WENT TO PARK MY CAR AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR NOR COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SATURN DEALERSHIP AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 07 THIS OCCURRED AGAIN, IT WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THEN IN AGAIN THE SAME THING OCCURRED IN AUG 07 AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. IN JAN OF 2008, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE IGNITION BECAUSE IT HAD STUCK ON ME SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THEY ONCE AGAIN REPLACED THE IGNITION. LAST WEEK I WAS 500 MILES FROM HOME AND PULLED OFF TO GET GAS AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO FUEL UP. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION REPLACED. I JUST WENT OVER MY 36,000 BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE 1 YR PARTS WARRANTY, SO I DID NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THE REPAIR. BUT I AM STILL UPSET ABOUT A COMMON PROBLEM NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY SATURN. THEY EITHER HAVE FAULTY IGNITION PARTS OR THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. REPLACING AN IGNITION 5 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS IS NOT NORMAL. I PULLED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. SO THIS SITUATION IS NOT UNIQUE TO ME. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN 13 MONTHS FROM NOW, IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEN I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SATURNS FAULT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE SATURN CORP AND THEY CANT EXPLAIN WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 20,501

IN COLD WEATHER MY SATURN ION WILL FAIL TO START. THE IGNITION WILL CLICK A COUPLE OF TIME THEN NOTHING. I WAIT 8-10 MINUTES AND TRY AGAIN SOMETIMES IT WILL ATTEMPT TO START SOMETIMES NOT. THEN I HAVE TO WAIT SOME MORE AND TRY AGAIN, EVENTUALLY IT WILL START. I HAD 2 NEW BATTERIES REPLACED AND STILL PROBLEM PERSISTS. I FOUND A SATURN MESSAGE BOARD THAT ADDRESSED THIS VERY PROBLEM. HOPE YOU CAN GET SATURN TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE KEY IN MY 2005 SATURN ION STARTING GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ON 6/20/08, I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF DUE TO THIS ISSUE. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, I WAS STILL UNABLE TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WITHOUT STALLING THE CAR AND PULLING THE BATTERY. *TR

2005 SATURN ION 2 - TWO PROBLEMS 1. MOST RECENT - KEY STUCK IN IGNITION AND THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF! TURNED KEY MANY TIMES, TRIED PLIERS AND THE KEY STILL STUCK. BATTERY NOW DISCONNECTED AND RELAY DISCONNECTED. HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH IONS. 2. STEERING COLUMN - FAULT CODE "PWR STR" COMES UP AND CAR LOSES POWER STEERING. WILL RESET IF CAR IS TURNED OFF, BUT WILL DO IT AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO PARK, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE IGNITION FUSES TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,199. UPDATED 06/25/08 *BF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS SEIZED INSIDE THE HOUSING. UPDATED 06/26/08

Mileage: 45,199

I OWN A 2005 SATURN ION. I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE THAT I NOTICED HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY MANY OTHER SATURN OWNERS ON THIS SITE. THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT RELEASE AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. I AM FORCED TO RESTART THE CAR ABOUT 3-4 TIMES EVERY TIME I WANT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A PART HAD TO BE ORDERED, THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THE PART WAS RECEIVED, AND THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED. A MONTH LATER I CALLED TO "CHECK" ON THE PART AND WAS TOLD IT WAS RECEIVED THE DAY BEFORE AND THAT THE WORK COULD NOT BE COMPLETED ON A WEEKEND. I TOLD THEM I COULD NOT BE WITHOUT MY CAR AND COULD NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL I HAD A DAY OFF OF WORK. AT THIS POINT I ASKED IF I WENT OUT OF MY WARRANTY IN THE INTERN IF IT WOULD STILL BE COVERED. I WAS TOLD THAT "SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY IT WOULD BE COVERED." WHEN I WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT A MONTH LATER, THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT BECAUSE I WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY" AND WANT CLOSE TO $400 FOR THE FIX. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH SATURN, NOT ONLY WITH THE CAR ITSELF, BUT ALSO WITH THEIR NEGLECT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CAR'S DEFECT, AS WELL CORPORATE RESPONSE TO THE CLAIM THAT I ISSUED BACK IN MARCH (WHICH BY THE WAY WAS CLOSED WITHOUT RESOLUTION OR EXPLANATION). I HAVE SINCE OPENED ANOTHER CLAIM. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT TIMES. HAPPENED AT 16,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGN. SWITCH. HAPPENING AGAIN AT 43,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY. I DISAGREE. FAULTY SWITCHES SHOULD THE COMPANY'S RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 43,730

THE SATURN VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO TEMPERATURES AT OR APPROACHING 32 DEGREES F FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING (USUALLY 6-10 HOURS.) I ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH CLICKS AND THE CAR STALLS. THE SECURITY SYSTEM KICKS IN. THE SECURITY LIGHT BLINKS AND THE ODOMETER SCREEN READS: 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON.' FUEL WILL NOT BE SENT TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOW NOT START FOR ABOUT 8-10 MINUTES AS THE SECURITY SYSTEM RESETS. AFTER 8-10 MINUTES, THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL STOP BLINKING AND THEN GO OUT. 'THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON' SCROLL LIGHT WILL STOP AND ALSO GO OUT. NOW, IF I ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN, IF THE IGNITION SWITCH GREASE HAS NOT ADEQUATELY WARMED, THEN THE PROCESS WILL BEGIN AGAIN. *TR

OUR SATURN ION 3 WOULD NOT TURN OFF. APPARENTLY THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION IN THESE CARS. WHY HASN'T SATURN/GENERAL MOTORS RECALLED THIS PART. SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED. WE HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN A SECOND TIME. *TR

SATURN 2005 ION WOULD NOT TURN OFF, WOULD NOT RELEASE THE ENGINE KEY OR TURN. I DROVE CAR TO WALMART TO HAVE SERVICE TECH REMOVE THE BATTERY. THEY HAD TO DISABLE SOMETHING ELSE. THIS IS SECOND EPISODE WITH IGNITION KEY AND THIS CAR. *JB

Mileage: 37,500

I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, DROVE ONE MILE OFF THE LOT, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. IT WAS TOWED THE NEXT MORNING TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. AT 15,400 MILES THE CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT START, THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. AT 16,000 MILES THE CHIME FOR THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE IGNITION HOUSING WAS REPLACED. AT 19,500 MILES I COMPLAINED THAT THE CAR WOULD START AND IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF AGAIN, THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE NEXT DAY THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE KEY WAS STUCK. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION HOUSING AGAIN. AT 22,300 MILES I COMPLAINED THAT THE KEY WAS STICKING IN THE IGNITION, THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER (LAST WEEKEND BEFORE LEAVING TO GO OUT OF TOWN) AT 27,200 MILES THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE KEY WAS STUCK AGAIN. THE IGNITION HOUSING WAS REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME! I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ONLY OFFERED A ONE YEAR EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY. WHAT GOOD WILL AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DO FOR A CAR THAT YOU CAN'T TRUST TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHETHER IT WILL START OR TURN OFF WHEN YOU NEED IT TO!!! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER SATURN AGAIN!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 5

I PURCHASED A 2005 SATURN ION WITH 32 MILES ON IT JULY 11, 2005. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL IN THE RAIN, THE CAR STALLED AND BEGAN TO FILL WITH WATER FROM THE FLOOR UP. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE LEFT FRON SUNROOF DRAIN HOSE WAS PLUGGED. THEY SAID THIS CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE STALL. THE SERVICE DEPT. SAID THEY CLEANED THE DRAIN HOSE AND ALL WAS OK. WELL, WE HAD A HEAVY RAIN, NOT THE FIRST SINCE 11/2005, ON AUGUST 18, 2007. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR, BUT IT STALLED RIGHT AWAY. IN ADDITION, THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS WET. THIS OCCURRED ON A SATURDAY AND BY MONDAY WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS A "POND" OF WATER ON THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. IN ADDITION, THE CD PLAYER HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE IT ATE CD'S. THE NEW RADIO WORKED OK FOR ABOUT 6 MONTH'S, BUT IS NOW UNABLE TO PICK UP RECEPTION TO ANY STATION. ALSO, AT ONE TIME, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BECAME JAMMED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE LOCK ROD AND INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WERE BENT. AT THE SAME TIME WATER WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW WAS OFF THE TRACK AND FALLING INTO THE DOOR. THIS WAS ALSO REPAIRED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE AND I REGRET PURCHASING IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A NEW CAR AND I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I COULD NOT SHUT OFF THE CAR WHICH WAS A 2005 SATURN ION 3. THE KEY LOCKED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF THE Y ENGINE. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO SHUT IT OFF WAS BY DUMPING THE CLUTCH, BUT THE IGNITION WAS STILL ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO SATURN OF INDIANAPOLIS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE IGNITION KEY LOCK CYLINDER WAS BINDING AND THEY NEEDED TO INSTALL A NEW IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING. THEY INSTALLED A NEW LOCK CYLINDER, LOCK CYLINDER HOUSING AND CUT TWO NEW KEYS. *AK

Mileage: 48,825

2005 SATURN ION 1 FAILURE TO START. FAULTY DESIGN RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. *NM

Mileage: 38,550

I OWN A 2005 SATURN ION 1. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN LATE 2004, AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT AT ALL UNTIL THIS WINTER (2006). MY PROBLEM HAS BEEN THAT WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, THE CAR REFUSES TO CRANK AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO A SATURN DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY. I PAID OVER $100 TO HAVE A NEW BATTERY PUT IN, AND WAS REASSURED THAT IT FIXED THE STARTING PROBLEM. I THOUGHT IT HAD UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THE CAR HAS STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING AGAIN, SO I PAID FOR A BRAND NEW CAR BATTERY THAT I DIDN'T NEED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I ORIGINALLY WAS GOING TO TAKE IT BACK TO SATURN TO GET THEM TO LOOK AT THE CAR AGAIN, BUT I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ONLINE. I FOUND THAT SATURNS NOT STARTING IN COLD WEATHER IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND SATURN REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM NOT GOING TO GO PAY TO HAVE A NEW IGNITION SWITCH PUT IT, WHEN THAT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT ALL. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT SATURN ISN'T OWNING UP TO THE PROBLEMS SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE VEHICLES THEY OWN. SO MUCH MONEY IS BEING WASTED BY THE CONSUMER, TRYING TO GET A PROBLEM FIXED, THAT ISN'T FIXABLE UNLESS GM RECALLS THIS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. *NM

Mileage: 41,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER BEING PARKED A FEW DAYS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE STARTED OR DRIVEN MORE OFTEN.

Mileage: 8,220

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS STARTED AFTER ONE HALF HOUR AND MOVED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE AN UNDETERMINED PART WAS REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THE WRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED.

Mileage: 18,400

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS STARTED AFTER ONE HALF HOUR AND MOVED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE AN UNDETERMINED PART WAS REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THE WRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED.

Mileage: 18,400

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN IDLE STATE OR PLACED IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE EASILY RESTARTED AFTER STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE EXCESSIVE WEIGHT OF ALL THE KEY CHAINS USED BY THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE IGNITION TO TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. AFTER THE DEALER'S ASSESSMENT, ONLY ONE KEY CHAIN WAS USED WHILE THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION, BUT THE ENGINE STALLING PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. *AK

Mileage: 9,400

THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE ACCESSORY JACK BECAME INOPERABLE, THE RADIO WOULD STOP PUTTING OUT SOUND, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TURN IT OFF THEN THE ABS LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AND THE WARNING BELL WOULD GO OFF. FINALLY THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. UPON GOING TO MY CAR AFTER WORK IT WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY SO WE JUMPED THE CAR AND AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES IT STARTED. 1 WEEK LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AGAIN, BUT AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT WENT OUT. AGAIN WHEN I WENT OUT ANOTHER DAY TO START BY CAR AFTER MY LUNCH BREAK THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I CALLED SATURN AND REQUESTED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE, BUT AFTER 15 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED. I TOOK IT TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER (CONTROL) BODY SYSTEM. THE NEXT DAY THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SWITCH IN THE IGNITION. IN JUNE THE RADIO AGAIN WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT WORKED AGAIN. I CALLED SATURN AGAIN TO COMPLAIN AND TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC AT THAT TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES. 1 WEEK LATER THE RADIO AGAIN WOULD NOT WORK, SO I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT RESTARTING THE CAR SO THAT THEY COULD SEE THE PROBLEM IN ACTION. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE RADIO ONLY AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. A NEW RADIO HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT DURING THIS TIME THE ABS SYSTEM AGAIN CAME ON WITH A WARNING BELL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF. 2 DAYS LATER AFTER LEAVING THE STORE THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN WITH THE BELL AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT CAME ON. I RESTARTED THE CAR, BUT THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT STAYED ON THE ENTIRE TRIP HOME. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE LIGHT WAS ON THE CAR SHOULD NOT RUN, BUT IT DID. I TOOK THE CAR IN TODAY FOR THEM TO "LOOK" AT IT AND THEY SAID THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE RADIO AND RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT. *NM

Mileage: 12,814

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION ON, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 30 SECONDS. SECOND, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF THE TRACK AND CAUSED THE WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR. THIRD, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE HEARD IN THE MOTOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHT SEAL AROUND THE HEADLIGHT WAS BROKEN ALLOWING WATER TO GET INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE.

Mileage: 13,000

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRICAL GAUGE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE MOTOR SHUT OFF INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON THE VEHICLE AND WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITH THE CONTACT'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND NO CODES WERE FOUND. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE HOOD BUCKLED AND THE GRILL WAS DAMAGED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A LOOSE CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNTIL 10 MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL START. IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MODULE. UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

Mileage: 8,000

THE ALMOST CRASH: 1. DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD; 2. PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT DETERENT LIGHT CAME ON; 3. CAR STOPPED IN THE ROAD CAUSING DRIVERS TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AROUND MY CAR. *NM

Mileage: 23,052

PURCHASED A 2005 SATURN ION 2 IN 12/04. 3 EPISODES OF CAR STALLING WHILE MAKING TURNS AT LOW RATE OF SPEED, TOOK CAR INTO DEARLSHIP IN JUNE 2. SATURN INSTALLED NEW PROGRAMMING. JUNE 13 (213 MILES LATER) CAR STALLS AGAIN. SATURN REPLACES ENGINE WIRING. JUNE 27, THE CAR STALLS IN REVERSE. SATURN RESECURED IGN. FUSE. ON AUGUST 21 CARS STALL TWICE IN ONE DAY. SATURN CURRENTLY HAS CAR. THROUGHOUT ALL THIS TIME HAVE ALSO HAD DASH INDICATORS GO OUT SEVERAL TIMES BUT WILL SELF CORRECT NEXT DAY. *JB

DT: VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE YARD AND CONSUMER WENT TO THE VEHICLE TO GET SOME PAPERS OUT OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM BOTH FRONT AND BACK OF THE VEHICLE. NO FLAMES AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER DID NOT ENTER THE VEHICLE. RAN INSIDE THE HOUSE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, AND MOST LIKELY WAS LINKED TO THE BATTERY, WHERE THEY BELIEVED THE FIRE ORIGINATED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT DETERMINE IF VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AT THIS TIME. *AK

Mileage: 8,000

DT: CONTACT PURCHASED A SATURN IN MARCH. SHE HAD PROBLEMS GETTING IT STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS. 3 MONTHS LATER ON 6-28-05 IT STOPPED SUDDENLY ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT HAD INITIALLY TROUBLE TO START THE CAR. IT TOOK 3 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED. .SHE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. ONE MONTH AND ONE DAY LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT DID START BACK RIGHT AWAY THEN. IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SATURN WAS SUPPOSED TO COME AND LOOK AT THE CAR, THEY NEVER CAME. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO GET IN THE CAR AND DRIVE IT. THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED THE CONTACT A LOANER. THE DEALERSHIP HAD OTHER DEALERSHIPS COME FROM THE AREA TO LOOK AT THE CAR, AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. SATURN OFFERED THE CONTACT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY , BUT SHE DID NOT WANT THE CAR. SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT GOOD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS IT THE VEHICLE QUIT ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

Mileage: 20

IGNITION PROBLEMS, CAR WILL NOT START AND THEN STARTS AFTER A WHILE. DEALER IS BLAMING IT ON REMOTE START. *AK

Mileage: 9,240

DT: THE CAR IS LOSING POWER AT 70MPH AND IS SHUTTING ITSELF OFF. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED ON JUNE 3 AND IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 4 WITH THIS HAPPENING 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. THE SALES PERSON SAID "STAY THERE AND I KNOW WHAT IT IS, IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE". THE SALES PERSON DID COME AND PICK UP THE CONSUMER. THE SALES PERSON SAID THAT THE IGNITION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE CONSUMER'S KEYCHAIN WAS AT FAULT. THE KEYCHAIN WEIGHED ABOUT AN OUNCE OR LESS. THE DEALERSHIP IS IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. THERE ARE NO INDICATORS LIGHTS COMING ON IN THE VEHICLE. IT JUST LOSES POWER AND DIES. THIS IS A 2005 SATURN ION 2. THE OWNER HAD A SATURN ION 2 WITHOUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND CHANGED MIND TO UPGRADE TO ONE WITH ABS, NOW SATURN IS NOT SO EAGER TO HELP CONSUMER. THE CAR IS STARTING RIGHT BACK, AFTER IT QUITS. *TT

Mileage: 86

DT: RELAY VAN. THE REAR SLIDING DOORS INTERMITTENTLY OPEN, AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED IF IT IS IN AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER COULDN'T GET CHILDREN OUT. THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR WITH A HIGHER AMPERAGE ONE. THIS HELPED WITH THE LIGHTS DIMMING PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE INDICATOR ALARM SOUNDING OR THE REAR DOOR PROBLEM. *TT

Mileage: 3,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING AND LOOKING AT THE DASHBOARD ALL THE GAUGES SHINED, INDICATING THAT NOTHING WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE GAS GAUGE/ SPEEDOMETER, AND BATTERY METER, ETC. *AK

Mileage: 500

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING AND LOOKING AT THE DASHBOARD ALL THE GAUGES SHINED, INDICATING THAT NOTHING WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE GAS GAUGE/ SPEEDOMETER, AND BATTERY METER, ETC. *AK

Mileage: 500

ALL DASH GAUGES FAILED, INCLUDING GAS GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, ETC. ON AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE OCCAISIONS. CAR WAS TWO WEEKS OLD TO THE DAY. MY SON (THE OWNER/LESSEE) WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE IT FROM HIS WORK TO THE DEALER LESS THAN A HALF MILE AWAY FOR "ADVICE" WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT THAT PROBABLY DIDN'T CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER AND LET THEM KNOW THE SITUATION WITH THE DASH WAS THE REASON HE WAS RETURNING THE CAR, THE SALESMAN THEN INFORMED ME THAT "OH, YEAH, THOSE CARS SOMETIMES HAVE A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IN THEM, AND WHILE WE HAD TO WAIT A WHILE TO GET A "FIX", WE NOW HAVE ONE." SO IF THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM, WHY DIDN'T THEY FIX IT DURING THE "DEALER PREP" STAGE? OR AT LEAST WARN THE CONSUMER OF THIS PROBLEM? WE NOW HAVE A 2 WEEK OLD CAR WITH BODY DAMAGE AND ARE AWAITING WORD FROM OUR INSURANCE ON WHICH BODY SHOP IT SHOULD GO TO. BUT, IN THE MEANTIME, WE STILL HAVE A CAR IN NEED OF A "SOFTWARE UPGRADE" EVEN AFTER IT'S FIXED. I WILL BE HORRIFIED TO EVER SET FOOT IN THAT CAR AGAIN, LET ALONE KNOW THAT THIS CAR IS THE PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION FOR MY COLLEGE-AGE SON. THE CAR HAS APPROX 500 MILES ON IT NOW, LESS THE MILEAGE IT HAD ON IT WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. *AK

Mileage: 490

UPON DRIVING THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. CONSUMER CONTACTED SATURN, THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK