2007 SATURN ION Electrical System Problems

This problem has been ongoing for a while. The key gets stuck in the ignition for a while. Have to wait until it finally clicks twice. I have taken vehicle 3 different times to have this repaired. Last for a month or two and same thing starts happening again.

Car just shuts off while driving. Iginition gets stuck. Have to push button in hole on underside of ignition for key to release. Happens all the time. Constant.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the key would remain stuck in the ignition after turning off the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had occurred prior and was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V171000 (Electrical System). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and reached out to the dealer that performed the recall and confirmed the date that the recall was serviced. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

My gas tank is leaking a good amount of gas and is dripping all over my exhaust. Major fire risk and also my wiring has been all messed up. When my brights are on, my speakers make an unbearable screaming noise and I saw that this was an issue for many saturn ion users. There was a recall on this car for the same gas tank/pump issue years ago. Can I get this issue fixed free of charge or has the recall expired?

WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE KEY DOSENT WANT TO COME OUT THERES SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE IGNITION. AND THE RED AIR BAG DOSENT SHUT OFF FROM THE DASHBOARD IT STAYS RED.

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION 3. BEFORE THE IGNITION RECALL MY IGNITION STOPPED WORKING (THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF) AND I HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED BY GM. ONCE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, GM REIMBURSED ME FOR THE REPAIR. NOW, MY IGNITION IS NOT TURNING OFF EASILY ~5% OF THE TIME (TRYING TO PARK ON MY RELATIVELY FLAT DRIVEWAY). I NEED TO GET IT REPAIRED; IS A SECOND IGNITION COVERED BY THE RECALL?

Mileage: 202,000

I AM INQUIRING ABOUT SATURN IGNITION RECALL #13036. I BELIEVE MY CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NEVER BEEN CHECKED OR REPLACED. CAN YOU CHECK ON THIS. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

🔑 IGNITION. WINDOW' DRIVER SIDE REMOTE

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND IT IS HARD TO STEER AND THE KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED ON. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

I NEED TO KNOW WHY YOUR SYSTEM SHOWS NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE USING THE VIN NUMBER, BUT HAS (7) RECALLS IF I USE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, THE SYSTEM SHOULD ALLOW ME TO RUN THE VIN, SEE ALL RECALLS, AND EVEN REPORT WITH PROOF IF THE RECALL IS COMPLETE, LIKE A CHECK LIST. YOUR SYSTEM IS USELESS IF THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT AGREEING TO THE RECALLS UNDER THE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL AND ASSIGNING THE RECALLS TO THE VIN TO GRANT APPROVAL TO DEALERS TO REPAIR, A DEALER WILL NOT COMPLETE A GM RECALL UNLESS GM APPROVES OF THE RECALL FOR A PARTICULAR VIN. I HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE THAT FALLS IN THE CATEGORY OF THE RECALLS, BUT I'M NOT PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS, WHEN THEY ARE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUES.

Mileage: 173,387

I INHERITED THE CAR FROM MY MOTHER THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM WE HAD IT FIXED BUT THE SAME CODES ARE POPING UP

RANDOMLY UNABLE TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY AFTER TRYING TO SHUT IT OFF.

Mileage: 160,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT DID NOT RECIEVE ANY RECALL NOTIFICATIONS, BUT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FAILURES RELATED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE RESULTS WERE NOT DISCLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY SOMETIMES WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. IT WILL FINALLY COME OUT. I AM NOTICING IT HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THOUGH. NEED TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE THIS IS MY TEEN SONS FIRST CAR. NOT SURE HE WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO IF OUT ALONE WITH IT.

Mileage: 135,000

WON'T START DON'T WANT TO TRUN OVER

Mileage: 103,000

IN JANUARY 2016 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TO WORK I HAD BEAR TO THE RIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION FROM 1-90 TO 1-76, WHEELS/STEERING LOCKED OR SOMETHING AND I ENDED UP SPINNING OFF ROADWAY. HIT DIVISION EMBANKMENT CRASHING FRONT END AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. TRACTION IN THE CAR I LATER FOUND OUT WAS NOT ENGAGING WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. NOW CAR'S TRACTION DOES NOT WORK IF IT EVER REALLY DID. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH GM COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT AND NOW I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER BUT THIS IS ABOUT RECALLS ON Y VEHICLE THAT I DO NOT KNOW THEY REALLY ARE BECAUSE SATURN WANTS ME TO PAY TO GET THIS INFORMATION. I ASKED WHY BUT DID NOT GET AN ANSWER. ONLY WAS TOLD THAT RECALLS ARE VIN SPECIFIC AND I NEEDED TO GO TO HTTPS://WWW.VINCHECKPRO.COM/VIN-REGISTER. NOW MY VEHICLE HAS A CONTROL BOARD THAT IS GOING HAYWIRE LITERALLY. GUAGES BLINKING ON AND OFF, SPEEDOMETER ACTING LIKE A WINDSHIELD WIPER, OIL LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AIRBAG SYMBOL, BATTERY SYMBOL, RADIO BLINKING IN AND OUT RANDOMLY. FUEL AND TEMP GUAGES NOT MOVING AT ALL. KEY STICKS AND CAR WON'T TURN COMPLETELY OFF AT TIMES. CHIMES WONT STOP AND MORE.

Mileage: 137,000

THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR AGAIN AND AGAIN CAUSES MAJOR LOSS OF POWER AND SOMETIMES RESULTS IN STALLING OUT IN SECONDS

KEY GE5S STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T COME OUT. IN ADDITION, KEY CAN COME OUT AND THE VEHICLEB WILL STILL BE RUNNING IN THE RUNNING POSITION

Mileage: 168,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. IN OCTOBER OF 2016, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SUDDENLY DEPRESSED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE AND, IN TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. IN DECEMBER OF 2017, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, A PICK-UP TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT KNEE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL GMC DEALER IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKING SYSTEM AND IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVIS MOORE CHEVROLET (11220 W KELLOGG, WICHITA, KS 67209), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,153. *TR

Mileage: 111,153

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE CLUTCH TO START THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

POORLY DESIGNED SUNROOF DRAINAGE SYSTEM (SPECIFICALLY DRAIN NIPPLE AT END OF TUBING) CAUSING SEVERE LEAKS TO INSIDE CAB ALONG DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT DOORS AND FLOOR. WATER DAMAGE TO POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, MIRRORS. WATER DAMAGE TO IP TO BODY HARNESS CONNECTOR UNDER FRONT DRIVER SIDE KICK PLATE CAUSING COMPUTER TO PRODUCE FALSE CHECK ENGINE CODES RELATED TO APP AND FORCING ENGINE INTO REDUCED POWER MODE AT HIGH SPEEDS CREATING POSSIBILITY FOR ACCIDENTS.

HAVE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 SATURN ION FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE RADIO WILL TURN ON AND OFF BY ITSELF AND IT'S DISPLAY PANEL FLASHES ALL KINDS OF PATTERNS, CAN'T USUALLY TELL IF IT'S ON OR OFF, SINCE THE FLASHING OCCURS EITHER WAY. THE WINDOWS WILL QUIT WORKING BUT AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF AND ON REPEATEDLY, THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. TODAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. AFTER PULLING BACK INTO THE SPOT AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND I DROVE HOME. I TOLD MY DAD WHAT IT DID AND HE SAID MY SISTER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER SATURN VUE AND SHE HAD TO HAVE HER BODY MODULE (?) REPLACED. HE SAID HERS GOT TO THE POINT THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF AND ON AND SOMETIMES SHE WASN'T ABLE TO START HER CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY SATURN ION'S STEERING COLUMN AND THEY REPLACED IT AND HAD TO PUT IN A NEW IGNITION ALONG WITH NEW KEYS. I KNOW MY CAR IS OLDER, BUT SINCE MY SISTER'S SATURN VUE HAD THE SAME ODD ELECTRICAL TAKE OVERS, IT MAY BE TOO COMMON OF A PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. 😊

Mileage: 141,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A DEALER (HORNE MOTORS OF SHOW LOW, 1-888-522-8962, 1700 S WHITE MOUNTAIN RD, SHOW LOW, AZ 85901) FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE RECALL REMEDY CAUSED A FAILURE AND NO SOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH ALSO AFFECTED THE STEERING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, STEERING COLUMN, AND IGNITION. THE DEALER ALSO PROVIDED TWO KEYS THAT WERE TO BE REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE KEY FOB. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THREE LOCKSMITHS. ONE OF THE LOCKSMITHS STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSELY CONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO SERVICED BY (MOLLE CHEVROLET, (816) 229-8800) WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY AND RECALL TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TEMP GAGE STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH AIR CONDITION COOLING, REPLACED SENDING UNIT TO WORKING VEHICLE AND UNIT WORKS, EARLY ON THE TROUBLE SHOOTING WORKED ONCE IN A WHILE, IF REMOVED FROM UNIT AND PLACED BACKED, NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THANKS

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN IGNITION RECALL. AS A PART OF THE REPAIR, A NEW IGNITION KEY WAS PROVIDED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS STILL ABLE TO USE THE OLD IGNITION KEY, BUT CONTINUED TO USE THE REPLACEMENT KEY INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A FAILURE WITH THE NEW IGNITION KEY AS IT WOULD NOT EJECT FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY TO DIE AND THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 384,027.

Mileage: 384,027

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD FAIL TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN CLICKING THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH ON AND OFF, WHEN STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL OR DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,368.

Mileage: 46,368

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT MOVE AND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILURE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT NEEDED TO BE REMEDIED. THE TECHNICIAN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURES WERE NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 185,000.

Mileage: 185,000

SATURN ION 2007 RECALL THE OTHER DAY I GOT AN ALERT ON THE DISPLAY OF MY CAR THAT STATED "PWR STRG" I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE KILLED MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN AND MYSELF. WE WERE TERRIFIED. I WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY BY FORCING THE STIRRING WHEEL TO TURN. I THEN LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE IF I HAD A LEAK OF POWER STIRRING FLUID BUT TO MY SURPRISE DID NOT FIND ANYWHERE THAT WOULD INDICATE SUCH A THING. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON TO SEE WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM THE MSG WAS GONE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME BUT BEFORE I GOT HOME THE MSG CAME BACK ON AND I HAD TO REPEAT IT ALMOST GETTING INTO A SECOND CAR ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY DID RESEARCH ON WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM ONCE I GOT SAFELY HOME AND FOUND OUT THAT GM HAD RECALLED THE "POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSIST" DUE TO OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED GM TO GET ASSISTANCE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE CHARGES DUE TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER GETTING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME PART BACK IN 2014. I DISAGREE WITH THE DECISION THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING AND PAYING FOR THE PART THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON. POWER STEERING GOING OUT FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND THEN RETURNING ONCE I START THE CAR BACK UP. I BELIEVE THEY PLACED ANOTHER DEFECTIVE STEERING MOTOR IN THE CAR AND MY FAMILIES SAFELY SHOULD NOT BE COMPROMISED FOR THIS OVER SIGHT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SINCE IT IS NOT SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT IS WRONG BUT THE SAME EXACT THING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY RIGHTS ON THIS ISSUE AND IF THEY ARE STILL LIABLE FOR REPLACING THIS PART OR AM I. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OVER TO START, ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS WORK( RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC.) UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN! THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED IS TO JUMP IT. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO GET THIS RESOLVED AGAIN, SO I AM WRITING THIS TO GET IT FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. I LOVE MY SATURN AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW CAN I TAKE IT IMMEDIATELY TO A GM DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE STARTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 83,000

HAD IGNITION RECALL DONE, NOW KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION SO CAR CAN NOT BE TURNED TO OFF POSITION OR REMOVE KEY. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE RECALL WAS DONE. HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL SATURN. THIS SHOULD' BE A RECALL ITEM BY GMC AS IT IS OBVIOUSLY INSTALLING FAULTY PARTS. I BELIEVE THIS ITEM COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD. WHEN I TALKED TO THE GMC DEALER I WAS TOLD SINCE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. (EVEN THO WITH FAULTY PARTS) IT WOULD COST $110.00 JUST TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEN A COUPLE HUNDRED MORE TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY CAUSED WHEN DOING THE RECALL

Mileage: 102,000

COMPLAINTS INVOLVING AUTOMATIC POWER GEAR SHIFT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE THE GEAR SHIFT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. HAVE TO KEEP ON STARTING AND SHIFTING IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DISENGAGED THE KEY OUT. CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE AFRAID WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. THIS ALL STARTED AFTER WE HAD A RECALL ON IGNITION WHICH WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT FOR SOME REASON THIS VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS AN ISSUE ON THE SAME MODEL, YEAR, CAR WITH DIFFERENT VIN#. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD INTO THIS SITUATION FOR WHICH I'M PRETTY SURE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VIN# ALSO. I HAD TO CALL A LOCK SMITH ONE TIME BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OFF IGNITION SINCE THEN HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS AFTER I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND THEN I GO TO PARK IT AND NOT ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY.

POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE OR CONTROL IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED THIS IS JUST AS DANGEROUS MODELS PONTIAC G AND CHEVY COBALTS HAVE SAME POWER STEERING MODULE AND WERE RECALLED NOT SATURN MODELS.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION CYLINDER UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE WEEK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

Mileage: 116,000

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER I'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE & ITS ONLY JANUARY I'VE HAD A FUEL LEAK AND HAD TO REPLACE IT I'VE HAD BAD STRUTS HAD TO REPLACE IT BAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED IT BAD BATTERY REPLACED IT BAD BRAKES & ROTORS & I REPLACED IT. IT'S JUST A HORRIBLE CAR AND I WISH I HAD SPENT MY MONEY ELSE WHERE IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I TRADE IN THIS CAR FOR SOMETHING THE SAME VALUE I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THIS CAR.

Mileage: 99,000

I HAVE TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL COMPUTER REPLACED - THE CAR DROPS TO 1ST GEAR AND DOESN'T MOVE UP, THE DOOR LOCKS LOCK THEN UNLOCK AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THE POWER STEERING ALARM COMES ON (BUT I DON'T LOSE POWER STEERING) AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING! THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO NOTICE EXCEPT THE DOOR LOCKS START FIRST THEM THE OTHER ISSUES HAPPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED IN THE ROADWAY, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME JARRED AND MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES; HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, SHOULDER, AND LOWER BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF HAVING THE FIRST RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL ILLUMINATE AT RANDOM TIMES. SOME TIMES IT WILL STAY ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND TURNING OFF AT SOME POINT INTO THE DRIVE, OR IT WILL ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING, STAY ILLUMINATED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN SHUT OFF. HAD THE SECOND RECALL THAT STILL IMPACTED THE KEY BEING ABLE TO BE REMOVED WHICH REQUIRED THE GEAR SHIFT TO BE REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. SINCE THE SECOND REPAIR THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES MORE FREQUENTLY. SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE SINCE HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO RECALLS BEING REPAIRS.

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ANOTHER DEALER DISCONNECTED THE FUSES DURING A PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIMING NOISE. THE KEY BECAME JAMMED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT COMPLETELY TURN OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

HAD VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PER NOTICE. AFTER REPAIRS FOR WHICH MY VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP FOR ALMOST 30 DAYS, I WAS GIVEN VEHICLE BACK. AFTER 2 WEEKS THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD STILL STICK AND NOT ALLOW FOR THE KEY TO BE RETURNED TO THE OFF SWITCH AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. I JUST HAVE DEALT WITH THIS FOR AWHILE NOW, BUT NOT IT IS BECOMING MORE OF AN ISSUE AND I FEEL THE RECALL PARTS ARE NOT WORKING.

Mileage: 86,250

S10 DIRECT REPLY LETTER REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH DENIED COMPENSATION FROM GM IGNITION COMPENSATION CLAIMS RESOLUTION FACILITY AFTER AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *SMD 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONSUMER STATED AN ANIMAL RAN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. WHEN SHE HIT THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENTLY, SHE RAN INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. *JB

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SHIFTER WERE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND ALARM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUNDED. THERE WAS ALSO A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING STRUT WAS FRACTURED. THE POWER STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED CODE C0550 (FAILURE OF POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,195.

Mileage: 77,195

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN RESOLVED PER THE REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE CAR FAILING TO START ON THE FIRST IGNITION CYCLE AND A SMELL OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER THE CAR AS TURNED OFF WAS NOTICED. A WEEK LATER FUEL IS NOW CONSIDERABLY LEAKING FROM NEAR THE REAR OF THE CAR. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM ON THE 2007 ION, BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES, ILLINOIS NOT INCLUDED. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND YET ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART/SYSTEM FROM SATURN/GM. AS GM DEALERSHIPS ARE BOOKED REPAIRING THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES, I HAVE TO WAIT OVER A WEEK FOR THE REPAIR TO GET LOOKED AT. THE CHOICE IS NOW RISKING FIRE/EXPLOSION ON THE CAR AS THE LEAK IS VERY NEAR THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE OR NOT GOING TO WORK FOR A WEEK. *JS

Mileage: 93,000

I PARKED THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, LEAVING THE HEADLIGHTS ON. WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT IN THE GARAGE, I TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND HEARD NO SOUND. I REALIZED I HAD LEFT THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THEN THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE LOCK SO I COULD REMOVE IT. I COULD NOT OPEN THE TRUNK WITH THE BUTTON ON THE DASH, IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE CAR IS NOW USELESS TO ME. I WILL GET A BATTERY CHARGER TO CHARGE THE BATTERY FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT SOME REPORTS ONLINE REPORT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST ALSO BE REPAIRED. THIS IGNITION SWITCH AREA WAS JUST REPAIRED IN A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

THIS CAR JUST HAD IGNITION RECALL REPAIRED. BUT WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T LET YOU REMOVE THE KEYS. *TR

Mileage: 124,652

LETTER FROM SENATOR WARNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE SATURN ION RECALL (ATTN: SHANE CLEM). *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. WHEN THE PARTS DID ARRIVE, HE WAS INFORMED THE MACHINE WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS A RECALL, REGARDING A STEERING ISSUE AS WELL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. *JB

CAR WAS PARKED TRIED TO START WOULD NOT START WITH JUMP. HAD TOWED DETERMINED PROBLEM WITH STARTER. FIXED OVERNIGHT DROVE OFF LOT THEN LOST POWER STEERING SAME NIGHT JUST AVOIDED ACCIDENT. FOUND OUT RECALLS ON BOTH TOTAL OF 8 ON THIS VEHICLE. ONLY HAD SINCE 8/1/2014 NEVER ADVISED OF ANY RECALLS ON VEHICLE AND MCCAFFERTY FORD IN LANGHORNE,PA DID NOT OFFER TO ASSIST ADVISED ITS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK RECALLS. CAR CAN BE DRIVEN 10-15MINS THEN STEERING LOCKS UP. HAVE TO WAIT FOR CAR TO COOL DOWN THEN STEERING COMES BACK, 10-15 MINS SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO RECALLS RELATED TO AIR BAGS. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2014. ON 7/17/2014 THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT ASHEVILLE CHEVROLET IN ASHEVILLE NC. I HAD NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION AT THAT TIME. ON 11/3/14 THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/5/14. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR 11/5 AND 11/6 AND REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS AND STATED THAT IS NEEDED A MAP SENSOR REPAIRED. THEY VERBALLY INFORMED ME THAT THEY CHECKED THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN AND CHECKED THE FUEL PUMP FOR LEAKAGE (WHICH WAS ANOTHER RECALL). I DROVE THE CAR HOME ON 11/6/14 AND IT STALLED AGAIN WITHIN 20 MINUTES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK ON 11/7/14 AND WAS INFORMED THAT TECHNICIAN THAT WORKED ON IT WAS NOT THERE AND THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK ON MONDAY (11/10). ON 11/10 I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TECHNICIAN THAT WORKED ON THE CAR WAS FIRED ON 11/7 AND I COULD BRING IT BACK IN FOR THEM TO CHECK IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC ON 11/10 WHO COULD NOT DO ANY WORK AS THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE "FLASHED" AS IT HAD NOT BEEN RESET WHEN WORK WAS DONE BY THE DEALER WHICH PREVENTED THEM FROM IDENTIFYING ANY ISSUES THAT MAY EXIST. I BROUGHT IT BACK IN ON 11/11 AND INFORMED THEM THAT THE CAR IS STILL STALLING WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT I BROUGHT IT IN ON 11/5. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT ANYTHING WAS EVER CHECKED REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT AND STATED THAT THE ALREADY REPLACED THE RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH. THEY FURTHER REFUSED TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND DENIED THE NEED FOR ANY FURTHER WORK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING AND THE DEALER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THOUGH THEY REFUSE TO TAKE ANY ACTION. *TR

CAR IMPACTED BY THREE RECALLS 14V047, 14V171, 14V153 CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN JUNE- NO PARTS, REGISTERED WITH DEALERSHIP OCTOBER TOLD PARTS ARE ON ORDER. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THERE ARE 700 CONSUMERS ON THEIR RECALL LIST, TO DATE THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SERVICE 100. NEITHER GM OR DEALERSHIP CAN PROVIDE ANY TIMELINE FOR WHEN MIGHT BE ABLE TO EXPECT REPAIR. AT THE LEAST, AS A CONSUMER HAVING A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR WOULD HELP US WEIGH OPTIONS, PARTICULARLY WHILE WE ARE FORCED TO PUT OUR FAMILIES AT RISK DUE TO THE CONTINUED UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

THIS CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECENT GENERAL MOTORS IGNITION SWITCH RECALL IN JUNE OF 2014. WE ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. THE KEY WILL PERIODICALLY GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION, (YOU CAN TURN THE KEY TO THE ACC POSITION, BUT IT WILL NOT GO TO THE OFF POSITION). IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION YOU MUST RESTART THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT OFF AGAIN, USUALLY AFTER THE 3RD OF 4TH TRY THE KEY WILL GO INTO THE OFF POSITION AND THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THIS DOES NOT WORK. THERE IS AN IGNITION RELEASE BUTTON LOCATED BENEATH THE STEERING WHEEL, THE IGNITION WILL TURN TO THE OFF POSITION WHEN YOU STICK YOUR FINGER INTO THE HOLE AND PUSH THE BUTTON. HOWEVER, I HAVE RECEIVED A SLIGHT SHOCK WHEN PUSHING THIS BUTTON. WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED THE OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IGNITION RECALL WILL ALSO STILL BE PRESENT. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY TURN OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY TURN OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON JUNE 7, 2014, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO A NEARBY CARE CARE CENTER WHERE THEY STOPPED IT. THE RECALL ESTABLISHMENT (ZIMBRICK BUICK-SATURN) TOLD THEM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR ESTABLISHMENT. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE UNTIL JUNE 26TH TRYING TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AND START THE VEHICLE. THEY CHARGED THE CAR CARE CENTER "JUMP STARTED" THE VEHICLE IN A WRONGFUL MANNER AND THAT CAUSED A COMPUTER TO FAIL. I HAVE A SWORN STATEMENT THAT IT WAS NOT JUMP STARTED. THEY EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE COMPUTER WITH A USED CADILLAC PART AND CHARGED ME $1288.41. THE ENTIRE PROCESS WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND INCOMPETENCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE AMOUNT REQUESTED AND SEEK COMPENSATION. *TR

Mileage: 51,950

I HAVE HAD BOTH MY POWER STEERING, IGNITION, AND REPAIRS COMPLETED REGARDING THE GAS LEAK PERTAINING TO RECALLS. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER THE SUPPOSED "FIX," THE VEHICLE HAS STILL NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THESE ISSUES HAPPENED INITIALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, GM IS NOW JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THEM, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS THAT PROVE THEY KNEW AT THE TIME, SO NOW THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING ME REPEATED FAILED REPAIRS OR MONEY TOWARDS ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. GM VEHICLE'S THAT ARE BRAND NEW, TO WHICH THEY ARE STILL RECALLING! I WANT MY MONEY BACK PERIOD! GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FLOODING THE MARKET WITH FAULTY VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP, I'M INTERESTED IN FILING SUIT. I WAS ALREADY INVOLVED IN ONE ACCIDENT, REGARDING THE POWER STEERING, YEARS AGO WHEN IT JUST WENT OUT, THEY CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, AND I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS, ONLY TO HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER A YEAR AGO, STATING IT STILL WASN'T REPAIRED, I TOOK IT BACK, AND NOW GOT A LETTER AGAIN YESTERDAY SAYING IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS OUR ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND I CERTAINLY DON'T FEEL THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, NOR DO I TRUST ANYTHING GM SAID AT THIS POINT. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

MY VEHICLE HAD 3 RECALLS FROM GM. AFTER THE DEFECTS WERE REPAIRED ON 10-8-14, THE VEHICLE STILL HAS PROBLEMS. THE KEY IGNITION IS STILL DEFECTIVE. MOST OF THE TIMES, WHEN I PARK THE CAR THE KEY DOESN'T COME OUT. I HAVE TO TURN ON AND OFF THE CAR TO HAVE IT REMOVE. I FEEL SO UNSAFE ON THIS CAR. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS GIVEN A CASE FILE# [XXX], WHICH TO THIS DATE HASN'T CONTACTED ME. I CALLED AGAIN TODAY, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY ASSIGNED A SENIOR ADVISOR TO MY CASE NAMED [XXX] AT 1-866-790-5600 EXT# [XXX], WHICH DID NOT RESPONSE. I SPOKE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP NAMES [XXX] AND SHE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT RESPONDING AND OFFERED TO TRANSFERRED MY CALL TO HIS VOICE MAIL, WHICH I DID. I WAITED FOR SO LONG FOR THE PARTS, DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT IT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION. HOWEVER, ON 9-6-14, I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I GOT A RENTAL FOR 1 MONTH UNTIL THEY REPAIRED THE CAR. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THAT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND IT IS NOT FAIR FOR ME. I NEED A RELIABLE CAR. I NEED THEM TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANOTHER CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAD A RECALL ON MY SWITCH WHICH WAS FIXED BUT IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING AS IT DID BEFORE IT WAS FIXED BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE SENSOR (SPELLING ) IN THE IT THAT KEEPS IT FROM NOT CONNECTING TO LET IT KNOW TO TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY OFF . I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A COST TO ME TO HAVE IT FIXED . WELL I DON'T FEEL IT SHOULD BE UP TO ME TO PAY FOR IT AND I FEEL IT IS STILL A SAFETY MATTER IN THE CAR . I THINK IT SHOULD OF BEEN PART OF THE RECALL TO FIX IT ALL SO THAT NO ONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUR OF THEIR OR MY POCKET TO FIX IT . THANKS FOR LISTENING TO ME AND HOPE THAT MY CONCERN WILL BE NOTED . *TR

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, HE NOTICED THE REMOTE NO LONGER WORKED, WHICH WORKED PRIOR. THE NEXT PROBLEM, WAS THE KEY BEING DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION AND SOMETIMES IT WAS DIFFICULT TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF AND THEN ON, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, TO GET THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHEY THE SHAVED THE KEYS AND SAID THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AS FOR THE REMOTE, THE DEALER COULDN'T REPROGRAM IT, AND THEY SUGGESTED, JUST BUYING A NEW ONE. THE CONSUMER SOON DISCOVERED, THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. ALSO, THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO REPLACED. THE PUMP WAS BUILT WITH PLASTIC FUEL LINES MOLDED INTO THE TOP OF THE PUMP. AT ABOUT 70,000, THE PLASTIC LINES CRACKED AT THE TOP OF THE PUMP, PROBABLY DUE TO VIBRATION. THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, BY USING STEEL LINES CONNECTED TO THE PUMP, OR COMING OFF THE PUMP WITH A SHORT SECTION OF THE HOSE. THE FRACTURE LEAK WAS SMALL AT FIRST, BUT SMELL GAS WAS PRESENT, BUT A LEAK COULD NOT BE FOUND, UNTIL THE PRESSURE LINE CRACKED AT THE POINT IT MADE A PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 600. HOWEVER, THE NEW PUMP WAS BUILT EXACTLY LIKE THE FAILED PUMP. *JB

MY CAR WAS IN THE GENERAL MOTORS IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT WORKED ON. THEY KEPT IT LITTLE OVER A MONTH. THEY FINALLY CALLED ME AND SAID MY CAR HAD BEEN FIXED AND THAT I COULD COME AND GET IT. I DROVE MY CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN I STARTED HEAR A CLICKING NOISE IN MY IGNITION. SO WHEN I GOT TO WHERE I WAS GOING I SWITCHED MY CAR OFF AND IT WAS MAKING THAT CLICKING SOUND AGAIN. SO I TRIED TO GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT. SO I SAT THERE A FEW MINUTES AND I TRIED AGAIN AND IT STILL WOULD NOT COME OUT. SO I KEPT SWITCHING THE CAR OFF AND ON UNTIL I FINALLY GOT THE KEY OUT. SO THE NEXT WEEK I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SERVICERS AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT DIDN'T DO THAT WITH HIM.SO HE COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SO I TOOK THE CAR AND LEFT. IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN . SO THE NEXT WEEK I TOOK IT RIGHT BACK AND THEY STILL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. SO I CONTACTED THE GENERAL MOTORS HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SUPPOSED TO HAD GOT BACK WITH ME WITHIN 24-48 HRS. WELL I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK LATER WHEN I HAD TO CALLED THEM BACK WHILE I WAS BACK AT THE CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER. SO THEY FINALLY CALL ME BACK AND TALKED TO ME AND THE SERVICE MANAGER. SO I WAS TOLD TO BRING MY CAR BACK TUESDAY 9\17\14 AND I DID. THEY COME TELLING ME THAT IT'S MY GEAR STICK WITHOUT PUTTING IT ON A MACHINE TO SEE WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM. SO AGAIN I LEFT WITH MY CAR IN THE SAME CONDITION AND IT IS STILL MAKING THAT CLICKING NOISE AND MY KEY STILL BE HARD TO COME OUT AT TIMES. WHEN MY CAR WAS THERE GETTING REPAIRED SOMEHOW MY DOOR GOT MESSED UP. WON'T NOTHING WRONG WITH MY DOOR WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THEM. ALTHOUGH THEY WON'T ADMIT TO IT THEY DONE SOMETHING TO MY DOOR. THEY SAY THEY WASN'T BACK THERE AT MY DOOR BUT GREASY HAND PRINTS ARE BACK THERE ON THE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 119,011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THE ALARM SYSTEM CAUSED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO LOCK. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. THE ALARM WOULD SOUND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR 2 THINGS - IGNITION AND POWER STEERING. I WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL BY GM IN THE INTERIM OF GETTING MY CAR FIXED. IT HAS BEEN 3.5 MONTHS AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THAT MY CAR IS READY FOR PICKUP. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR BATTERY HAD DIED AND THAT IN ORDER TO GET IT, I WOULD NEED TO PAY $200 TO FIX THE BATTERY OR HAVE THE CAR TOWED OUT OF THE LOT. I WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS, BUT FIGURED THAT I WOULD GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO EVALUATE THE STATE OF MY CAR IN THE MORNING. I CALLED 5 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND LEFT THREE MESSAGES FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER. I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT MY CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL FROM [XXX] EMPLOYEE, [XXX]. HE ACKNOWLEDGED MY FRUSTRATION AND INFORMED ME "NOT TO WORRY ABOUT PAYING FOR THE RENTAL" AND THAT "WE WERE WAITING UNTIL WE HEARD FROM YOU TO SUBMIT THE RECALL FIX TO GMC." [XXX] NEVER CALLED. A WEEK LATER, I RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL FROM SOMEONE ELSE AT THE DEALERSHIP STATING MY CAR WAS READY. I CALLED [XXX] AND HE STATED "YOU HAVE A BILL FOR $200 FOR THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT, AND I BELIEVE THE CAR HAS A NEW PUMP FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL." I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT BOTH THE CHARGE FOR THE BATTERY, AND THE FACT THAT WHEN I RUN A VIN SEARCH ON MY CAR, THE POWER STEERING RECALL SHOWS UP AS "INCOMPLETE." SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER. SHE SAID THE RECALL VIN SEARCH HAS A "LAG TIME," AND HAD NO REASON FORNOTMENTIONING THISBEFORE. THROUGHOUT THIS, [XXX] HAD SAID "I BELIEVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED,"BUT A VIN SEARCH SHOWS THE RECALL AS INCOMPLETE, AND ACCORDING TO GMS OWN DOCUMENTS, A PUMP WAS NEVER PART OF THE RECALL REMEDY. I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE MY CAR IS FIXED, AND I AM BEING GIVEN NO ALTERNATIVE TO THIS $200 CHARGE, WHICH I NEVER APPROVED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 170,000

AFTER HAVING THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM COMPLETED, I BEGAN TO HAVE THE "SEATBELT WARNING" LIGHT STAY ON OR "ON AND OFF" INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING. AT THE SAME TIME THE DIGITAL DISPLAY ON THE RADIO BEGAN TO FLICKER AND BECOME UNREADABLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS GM HAS REFUSED TO ATTRIBUTE THE PROBLEM TO THE RECALL WORK OR NEW IGNITION SWITCH. I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THE RECALL WORD WAS DONE. INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED IN THIS CASE AS IT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. IT'S NOT JUST A COINCIDENCE! *TR

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION DEFECT REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER FROM DAY ONE, SHE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE SERVICE INVOICE STATED THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED. GM DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER FROM GM, THE REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED WAS NOT THE REPAIR COVERED BY THE RECALL. *JB

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LEFT HER STRANDED ON MAY 15,2014. ON MAY 19, 2014, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BOTH TIMES. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THESE FAILURES UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN BLOWS WITHOUT BEING DEPRESSED AND THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. ...UPDATED 09/19/16 *BF UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

Mileage: 87,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

SATURN ION IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE & MY CAR STILL DOES THE KEY STICKS, DOORS WON'T UNLOCK BUT NOW AFTER DEALER DID WORK THE AIR BAGS OFF AND MISFIRE #3 CYLINDER & SHIFTER LOOSE & SHIFTER HANDLE JIGGLES OUT OF PLACE. TIMELINE: MAY 7 2014 ORDERED IGNITION SWITCH MARK CHRISTOPHER CHEVROLET MAY 18 KEY STUCK IGNITION DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK - FINALLY ABLE PULL KEY OUT BUT CAR WAS STILL RUNNING WITHOUT KEY TOWED TO MCC CAR NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, MAY 19 4:35PM RECEIVED CALL FROM SERVICE MANAGER STATING CAR IS THERE & PART STILL BACK ORDERED. FROM MAY 19 2014 UNTIL JULY 27 THEY HAD MY CAR. BUT JUNE 4TH STOPPED BY DEALERSHIP AFTER RECEIVING A PARKING TICKET ON MY PLATE #. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NEVER TOWED TO THEM. . FOLLOWING DAY THEY CALLED SAID IT WAS THERE. I KEPT CALLING FOR UPDATES OVER NEXT 2 MONTHS NO ONE CALLED ME BACK THAT WAS BECAUSE SERVICE WRITER QUIT & MY PAPERWORK CAR ETC WAS LOST AGAIN. MY CAR IS IN WORSE CONDITION NOW . I'M PERPLEXED AT SITUATION THAT GM ALLOWS DEALERSHIPS GIVE CUSTOMER CAR WAS ALLEGEDLY REPAIRED BACK IN WORSE CONDITION WHERE IS THE MORAL COMPASS I REALLY FEEL UNSAFE & SCARED I MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT & HURT SOME INNOCENT PERSON BECAUSE OF MY CAR NOT BEING FIXED PROPERLY. MCC HAS ACKNOWLEDGED CAR ISN'T FIXED RIGHT THEY BACKORDERED SHIFTER BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT'S THE NEW PROBLEM STEMMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL.... IT'S BEEN PAINFUL AND TIRING STRUGGLE PLUS MY CAR IS WORTH NOTHING NOW 7502.00 3 MONTHS AGO KELLY BLUE BOOK.... NOW THEY WON'T EVEN GIVE ME 3000.00 I'M ALMOST READY TO GIVE UP & JUST TAKE THE LOSS OF MONEY BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT ME, YOU OR ANYONE ON THE ROAD ... HAVING A CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION DID NOTHING BUT INSIGHT THE DEALERSHIPS TO BECOME RUDE & ACCUSE CUSTOMERS OF "WANTING 10YEARS CARS FIXED FOR FREE" QUOTE FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MCC. VERY CONDESCENDING & DISRESPECTFUL. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION / SHIFTER PROBLEMS AND REIMBURSEMENT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER HAD THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND SOLENOID REPLACED, PRIOR TO THE RECALL, BECAUSE THE KEY WAS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE KEY CONTINUED TO GET STUCK. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TIMES, WHERE SHE COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF, BECAUSE THE KEY WAS STUCK. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A CURB AND CAUSED A BLOW OUT TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND RECEIVED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE SHE WAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, AND EVERY TIME SHE CALLED THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING).THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRAVELING 50-55 MPH AND HAD TIME TO BRIEFLY APPLY THE BRAKES. THE RESULTING COLLISION DESTROYED THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR. I WAS SHOCKED THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT AT THE TIME WAS UNAWARE MY CAR HAD SERIOUS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. SINCE BECOMING AWARE OF THE RECALL I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIMULATE THE IGNITION FAILURE BY JOSTLING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTION SENT TO ME BY GM IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL PROCESS AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING BACK FROM MY GM DEALER 3 MONTHS SINCE CALLING TO ARRANGE BRINGING MY VEHICLE IN. I WAS SIMPLY INFORMED THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PART COMES IN. IN THE MEAN TIME, I AM EXTREMELY CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT MY CAR DOES INDEED FAIL. I ACTUALLY SAY A QUICK PRAYER EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR NOW BECAUSE I'M SCARED. I AM SCARED OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT I COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HURTING OR KILLING SOMEONE WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE I AM FULLY AWARE CAN FAIL. GM WILL CALL ME BACK SOON, I HOPE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

AFTER BEING VERBALLY TOLD AND IN WRITING THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH MY CAR AFTER THE IGNITION RECALL KIT WAS INSTALLED, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE I COULD EVEN EXIT THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP LOT. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE CAR TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHICH RESULTED IN GOING FROM NO CHARGES, EVERYTHING IS OK, TO MY CAR MYSTERIOUSLY MAY HAVE A CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE AND IT WILL COST ME $2,000 TO REPAIR. GENERAL MOTORS HAS AND CONTINUES TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND BY PLACING ME ON HOLD AND TRANSFERRING ME TO CALL CENTERS IN INDIA. THIS NIGHTMARE I HAVE ENDURED SINCE 6/6/2014 TO NOW IS A SHAME AND OUTRIGHT CRIMINAL IN MY OPINION. I NEVER POST ON SITES LIKE THESE BUT WANTED TO NOTIFY OTHER SATURN OWNERS WHO WORKED HARD TO OWN AND UP KEEP THEIR CARS. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE KEY GETS STUCK AND CANNOT MOVE KEY BACK TO PARK POSITION. MOVING THE SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH AND REPARKING HAD TEMPORARILY ALLOWED ME TO PULL THE KEY OUT. MONTHS LATER, WE CANNOT PULL KEY OUT OF IGNITION IT IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I WAS TOLD WE NEED A NEW SHIFTER BY THE DEALER. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING BRACKET, BUT OF COURSE, NOT FOR THE SATURN ION 2007 MODEL. GM STINKS!!! *TR

Mileage: 76,350

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE IN EARLY MARCH. ANOTHER MONTH WENT BY, AND SHE RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER. A FEW DAYS AGO, SHE RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FUEL PUMP CRACKED; DIFFICULTY STEERING; IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM, WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *JB

Mileage: 104,711

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION CYLINDER UNIT REPLACEMENT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE COULD NOT TURN THE ENGINE OFF, OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. REMAILED 08/18/14*LJ

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2007 SATURN ION IN MARCH 2014. THE RECALL NOTICE IS FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION KEY. I CALL MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE REPAIRING CARS AS THE PARTS CAME IN AND I WAS PUT ON A LIST. THEY TOLD ME THE PARTS SHOULD BE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL. I CALLED 2 WEEKS LATER AND THE DEALERSHIP STILL HADN'T RECEIVED THE PARTS TO FIX THE RECALL AND IN APRIL 2014 I RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FROM GM TO HAVE THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF THE PARTS AND THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE THEM. WEEKS LATER I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO HAVE SOME WORK DONE ON MY CAR AND I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME IT SHOULD BE ANOTHER COUPLE WEEKS. I CALLED BACK IN 2 WEEKS AND WAS TOLD THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS. I CALLED BACK IN ANOTHER 2 WEEKS AND WAS TOLD THE PROTOCALL FOR THE RECALL HAD CHANGED AND THAT THEY WERE ORDERING THE PARTS BASED ON THE VEHICLE VIN AND IT WAS A CAR BY CAR BASIS. SO I ORDERED MY PARTS THIS WAY AROUND THE END OF APRIL. IT IS NOW JUNE I STILL HAVEN'T HAD MY CAR FIXED AND JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM THAT I HAVEN'T HAD THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS SINCE MY FIRST RECALL NOTICE AND STILL HAVEN'T HAD MY CAR REPAIRED. I AM SO UPSET AT THE WAY THIS WHOLE SITUATION HAS BEEN HANDLED AND I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN UPDATED 09/5/2014 *JS

3/2014 RECALL LETTER 14063, 4/2014 2ND RECALL LETTER,4/11/2014 CAR TO DEALER,5/16/2014 IGNITION REPLACED, "REPAIR OTHER IGNITION" ACCELERATOR PEDAL,THROTTLE BODY,FUEL INDUCTION SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY SENSOR, QUOTED $560.00,CHARGED $634.29, GM PROMISED PRICE ASSISTANCE "REPAIR OTHER IGNITION-HAVE NOT HONORED THEIR WORD. PICKED UP CAR 5/16/2014 ON 5/20/2014 <100 MILES ENCOUNTERED SAME ISSUE. 5/22/2014 CAR RETURNED -TO DEALER, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, SERVICE MGR WITNESSED ISSUE, CLAIMS - SOLENOID @GEARSHIFT TO IGNITION NOT REGISTERING PARK, STATES"I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE RECALLS, GM IS GOING TO REPLACE ANYTHING REMOTELY CONNECTED TO THIS RECALL BUT IS "CUSTOMER BILL". SOLENIOD QUOTE $400.00 ADDITIONAL TO $634.29. I AM INCLINED TO BELIEVE IF IT IS "REMOTELY CONNECTED" IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I FIRMLY BELIEVE GM HAS EMPLOYED THIS "OTHER THAN IGNITION" STRATEGY TO RECOUP THEIR LOSSES ON THE BACK END BY EMPLOYING THIS "CUSTOMER BILL" PHRASE. THE DEALER HAS NOT SHOWN ANY OF THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED OR ANY EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THEIR CLAIM.I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE IN GREAT DETAIL WITH THE NHTSA AND ANY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTE THAT IS DESIGNATED TO INVESTIGATE THIS GM RECALL.

Mileage: 76,669

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. RK

Mileage: 100,000

THE CAR IS PRESENTLY UNDER RECALL FOR IGNITION. HOWEVER. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AS THE PWR STR WARNING COMES ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND NO STEERING OR SEVERE LOSS OF ALL STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS LOST AFTER THE CAR HAS RUN FOR 15 MINUTE AND EVERY 5 PLUS MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. GM WILL NOT FIX ANYTHING ON MY VEHICLE, I MADE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND HAVE MADE INTERNAL COMPLAINT AT GM REGARDING MY 2007 ION AND THE 3 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE LOSS OF IGNITION AND TOTAL POWER INCLUDING BRAKE FAILURE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 PLUS AND LOSING CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. I NEED HELP TO START THE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING AS IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL. I AM DISABLED AND ON OXYGEN, I HAVE REQUESTED SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS FROM GM TO ASSIST WITH MY DISABLED CONDITION TO HELP EXPEDITE ANY REPAIRS AND ALL WARRANTED COVERAGES FOR POWER STEERING, AIR BAG NON FUNCTION, AND RECALLED IGNITION. THE CAR PRESENTLY HAS 55,000 MILES AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN AS THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE CONTROLLED. THE PREVIOUS, MOST RECENT ACCIDENT, CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE INCLUDING A FRONT FENDER COMPLETE BENT AND RADIATOR BENT AT A TAIL COLLISION DUE TO IGNITION OUTAGE WITH NO BRAKES AT 30 PLUS MPH. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, ONLY DAMAGES TO MYSELF, BLINDNESS TO LEFT EYE AND SEVERE CONCUSSION, AND CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. GM WILL HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION SINCE MY PHONE COMPLAINTS IN APRIL, ALMOST 30 DAYS AGO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 35,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. THE CAR WAS RUNNING. WE HAD TO CALL A LOCKSMITH TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND REPAIR THE IGNITION SWITCH. I TOOK THE PROPER PAPER WORK TO JOHNNY LONDOFF CHEVROLET IN FLORISSANTT, MO. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE PAPER WORK TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRED IGNITION SWITCH. THE RECALL LETTER INDICATES THAT THE COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE REIMBURSED BY DEALER/GM. THE GM HOTLINE WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE PAPER WORK AND DID NOT PROVIDE A LETTER INDICATING WHY THE REPAIRS WOULD BE DISALLOWED. THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS WAS 375.00. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL RECEIPTS AND THE PAPER WORK. I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX]AND EMAIL ADDRESS [XXX] THANK YOU, INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE KEY CONTINUED TO BECOME STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIR AND I ENDED UP PAYING $205.00 FOR A NEW BATTERY BECAUSE THE CAR DIDN'T RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS WHILE WAITING FOR PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THEY (DAVID CHEVROLET IN NIAGARA FALLS NY) TOLD ME THAT GM WAS NOT COVERING THE COST OF THE BATTERIES AND THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO 4 OR 5 OTHER PEOPLE. IN ADDITION TO THIS THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE A PART FOR THE POWER STEERING THAT WAS COVERED UNDER ANOTHER RECALL. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY CHARGED ME $65.00 IN LABOR CHARGES TO PUT IN THE BATTERY. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE CAR HOME ,I AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED THE DOORS. GUESS WHAT, THE NEW IGNITION KEYS DON'T UNLOCK THE TRUNK OR THE CAR DOORS. THEY FORGOT TO TELL ME THIS.I DON'T BELIEVE GM IS REALLY TRYING TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION, BECAUSE IT TOOK SO LONG FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN, MY BATTERY BECAME TOTALLY USELESS AND COST ME OVER $200.00. I WILL NEVER BUY ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE FROM ANY OF GM'S LINES, IN FACT, I WILL BUY A FOREIGN BRAND BECAUSE I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE WITH THIS CAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 46,000

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF OUT OF THE "ACC" POSITION WHEN STOPPED. THE GEAR SHIFTER HAS TO BE "PLAYED WITH" FOR A WHILE AND THEN MAYBE IT WILL ENGAGE. OTHERWISE THE CAR WILL STAY IN THE ACC POSITION . OF COURSE THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED BECAUSE THE CAR WON'T SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A ONE-CAR ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 13, 2013, TOTALING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER BRAKED, SO SHE BRAKED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER HYDROPLANED AND HIT A WIRE FENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF 2 HIGHWAYS. IT TORE THE BUMPERS OFF THE VEHICLE, DAMAGED THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS, AND SLICED THE TIRED. THERE WAS A LARGE DENT ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE. EVEN AFTER ALL OF THE DAMAGE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, IT WAS ALREADY IN THE OFF POSITION. ALSO, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE BRAKES WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND LOST MY POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. I PULLED INTO A LES SCHWAB SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THEM SEE IF I WAS OUT OF POWER STEERING FLUID. LEARNED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THAT. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WORKED. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT STOPPED, BUT SINCE MY CAR IS IN THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION, I WOULD ALSO LIKE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT. HOW CAN I MAKE SURE THAT THIS ISSUE IS LOOKED AT TOO? *TR

Mileage: 61,000

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION. *SMD IN MAY 2012, THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OR COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. ON JUNE 5, 2013, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP RUNNING AT RANDOM TIMES. THE INVOICE STATED, THEY CHECKED CODES, MONITORED FUEL PRESSURE, TESTED THE BATTERY, WIGGLED AND TAPPED TESTED THE APP PCM, IGNITION WIRES AND RELAYS, ETC. AND NO TROUBLE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES, ON HER WAY HOME. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, AND ASKED IF THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH BEING REPLACED, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SHUTTING DOWN PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION WAS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IGNITION KEY INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED FROM THE SWITCH PRIOR TO THE CRASH. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNEXPECTEDLY DETACHED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO STRIKE THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE CHEST AND HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A RELATED TO THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,600.

Mileage: 27,600

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FREE IGNITION REPLACEMENT WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND AIRBAG RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP IN JANUARY 2013. *JB

I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS (THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES BETWEEN MID-NOVEMBER AND EARLY DECEMBER) I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTART IT - AT WHICH TIME THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. IT WOULD THEN GO OUT AGAIN AS NOTED AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME WATER DAMAGE AS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS RIGHT AFTER A CAR WASH SO I FIGURED IT WOULD DRY OUT AND BE ALL RIGHT. IT SEEMED THAT WAY UNTIL IT RECURRED AGAIN. I THEN BROUGHT IT IN TO WALLACE CHEVROLET IN STUART FL FOR REPAIR. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THIS REPAIR WAS AT NO CHARGE. MY CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD BUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT N/C PART 19257875. IT APPEARS THE COMPANY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD A PROGRAM FOR IT BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS. FRANKLY I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON I-95. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THOSE SPEEDS AND NO POWER STEERING. IT STILL FRIGHTENS ME WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS. MY CAR IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A MISSING PIECE BROKEN IN THE IGNITION TUMBLER, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,911 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,800.

Mileage: 77,911

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE PART WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE REMEDY PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IGNITION LOCKED AND COULD NOT REMOVE KEY TO STOP ENGINE, ONLY WAY TO SHUT OFF ENGINE WAS TO DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLES--CALLED DEALER IN FREDERICK, MD THE VERY NEXT MORNING--HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE GM DEALER, FREDERICK, MD, THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AND I WAS CHARGED $512.36 AND I PAID THE INVOICE OF $512.36. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON MARCH 14, 2014 #14V-047 -- I AM REQUESTING THE REIMBURSEMENT IN THE MATTER.

Mileage: 55,059

RECVD IGN SW RECALL (TRBL W/KEYS HARD TO GET OUT OF IGN SW & WONT TURN TO OFF POSITION INCREASINGLY GETTING WORSE ;RAN BATT DWN.JMP STRTED CAR OK BUT NOW TRANSMISSION STAYS IN FIRST GEAR,HARD STEERING W/DIC READS PWR STEERING .ITS MY 23 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S CAR SENIOR STUDENT @OHIO UNIVERSITY;STUCK @ SMALL GM USED CAR DEALER THAT INSISTS SHIFTER NEED TO BE REPLACED @ $500.00 PLUS FIRST W/NO GUANTEE TO FIX TRBL BEFORE ANY OTHER REPAIRS THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD FALL UNDER GM IGN SW RECALL & GM HARD STEERING EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED SEEN ON LINE NEWS RE:SATURN ION DISCLOSERS SINCE FEB 2014 @ NO COST TO ME.NEVER HAD TRANSMISSION SHIFT/HARD STEERING PROBLEMS EVER TILL NOW BUT IGN SW HAS BEEN A PLAGUE SEVERAL YEARS NOW! *TR

Mileage: 67,000

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE INFORMED THE CONSUMER, NO CHIP WAS FOUND AND THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED WITHOUT A CHIP NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB

IN DECEMBER, 2012 WE PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN ION FROM A LOCAL DEALER. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE IGNITION KEY WHICH WE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT AND WERE REASSURED THAT IT WAS NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN, SUBSEQUENTLY WE ALLOWED MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER'S DAUGHTER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO COLLEGE WITH HER AS SHE NEEDED A FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AT SCHOOL. ON BLACK FRIDAY, 2013 SHE ENCOUNTERED A MINOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT WHERE IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND REQUESTED A COURTESY VEHICLE FOR HER WHICH THEY HAD AGREED TO PROVIDE THROUGH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S WEB SITE AND THEY STATE ONE EXCUSE AFTER ANOTHER WHY THEY CANNOT DO THIS. GENERAL MOTORS HAS EXHIBITED A COMPLETE LACK OF ANY CONCERN FOR THE DRIVER'S SAFETY AND THEY ARE NOW AT THE POINT WHERE THEY WANT MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER TO DRIVE 500 MILES ACROSS STATE PICK UP HER VEHICLE, TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND PICK UP A RENTAL CAR, WHICH WILL COST HER A $50 DEPOSIT AND WHEN THE REPAIR, WHICH IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, IS FINALLY COMPLETED SHE SHOULD DO THIS ALL OVER AGAIN WITHOUT ANY COMPENSATION FROM GM. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND IN COMPLETE CONFLICT WITH WHAT GM HAS TOLD THE NHTSA THEY WOULD DO. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND PROPOSE AN AGREEABLE RESOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED.THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 58,000

IN REGARDS TO CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V-047. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE, ONCE ON 3/13/14 AND THE OTHER ON 3/14/14. BOTH TIMES THE REP STATED THAT A MESSAGE WAS LEFT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON 3/13/14 IN THE EVENING AND 3/14/14 DURING THE DAY. I LEFT MESSAGES BOTH TIMES. I NEVER GOT A CALL BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I REALIZE THERE MAY BE A HIGH VOLUME OF CALLS DUE TO THE RECALL. BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED A SOLUTION WHAT SO EVER. GM STATED THEY WOULD PROVIDE A LOANER CAR IN NEWS RELEASES AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND THE GMC DEALERSHIP HAVE DONE NOTHING TO HELP PUT A LOANER IN PLACE. I DRIVE MY CAR FOR WORK ON A DAILY BASIS AND DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS OR ACCESS TO ANOTHER CAR. THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU WOULD THINK THAT SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN FATALITIES AND MANY ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS RECALL THAT IT WOULD BE A PRIORITY TO ADDRESS MY CONCERN. I'M VERY DISSATISFIED. *TR

Mileage: 94,300

AFTER MY DAY OF DRIVING I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT MY HOME AND PUT MY CAR INTO THE PARK GEAR AND CONTINUED TO REMOVE MY KEY--THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION. IT HAD LOCKED INTO PLACE. I HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND TO COME HOME AND HELP ME. HE TOO TRIED. IT WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. THE ONLY WAY WE GOT THE CAR TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLES. THE KEY STAYED IN THE ON POSITION. I HAD TO CONTACT THE GM DEALER THE NEXT MORNING -- I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICK, MARYLAND. I WAS REPAIRED AND I WAS CHARGED A TOTAL OF $512.36 I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TODAY MARCH 14, 2014 STATING THERE IS A RECALL 14063 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 14V-047 SINCE THIS HAS ALREADY AFFECTED MY CAR AND I HAVE PAID I AM REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 55,059

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD VERY EASILY SLIDE OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE POWER CUTS OFF WHEN HITTING A BUMP/JARRING AND CAR LOSES ALL AUTOMATIC FEATURES--POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. ESPECIALLY LIKELY WITH HEAVY KEY CHAIN. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2009, BUT MORE IN PAST TWO YEARS. OCCURS WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAYS OF STORES, HITTING POTHOLE, ETC. THIS IS THE SATURN "SISTER" CAR TO THE CHEVY COBALT SS AND OF SAME YEAR AT THAT RECENT RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I HEARD ON TV THAT GM HAD RECALLED THE ION BECAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRES FROM LEAKING FUEL MODULES AND FAILING IGNITION SWITCHES. SO, I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL ONLY FIX THE THE IGNITION IF IT FAILS AND THE FUEL MODULE WHEN YOU CAN SHOW IT IS LEAKING. IT SEEMS LIKE IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PARTS THEY SHOULD TRY TO FIX THEM PRIOR TO STALLING ON THE FREEWAY OR HAVING THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES FROM LEAKING FUEL. AM I OFF BASE HERE? *TR

Mileage: 60,210

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE CUT OUT POWER STEERING WENT OFF, ELECTRICITY WENT OUT. MY CAR KEPT DOING THIS UNTIL I ONLY DRIVE WITH ONE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I AM WORRIED IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO RECENTLY RECALLED 2005-2007 COBALTS IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 45,615

NOVEMBER 10TH AT 4:50 PM I LEFT THE GROCERY STORE I PULLED INTO GARAGE AT 5PM PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND THE KEY WOULD NOT MOVE IN THE IGNITION SO THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I OPENED MANUAL TO PAGE 105-106 AND TRIED THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE AND THAT DID NOT WORK. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALREADY CLOSED AND WERE GOING TO BE CLOSED THE NEXT DAY ON VETERANS DAY. SO I PLACED A CALL TO AAA AND THEY HAD TO SEND OUT A LOCK SMITH TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND REPLACE THE IGNITION. 3 HOURS AND $275 DOLLARS LATER BECAUSE AAA COVERS $100 OF IT MY CAR WAS FIXED. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING TO OCCUR IN A VEHICLE. I GOOGLED THIS AND SAW THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 65,948

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 117,000

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN TURNING THE CAR (SATURN ION 2007) OFF. I TURN OFF THE CAR AND CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE AND GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO FINALLY GET THE KEY TO RELEASE. FROM READING COMPLAINTS ONLINE, THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF SATURN OWNERS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM FOR A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE MANUFACTURER KEY WONT START THE CAR WITHOUT SPENDING OVER 10 MIN. TURNING THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND FINDING JUST THE RIGHT "SPOT". KEY WILL COME OUT FINE, EVEN WITHOUT SHUTTING CAR COMPLETELY OFF AT TIMES. THIS IS INSANE, FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THERE ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS TO WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION OR RECALL. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY FEATURE, ITS JUST SHOWS HORRIBLE WORKMANSHIP. ALREADY BEEN A PART OF THE ORIGINAL POWER STEERING RECALL BEFORE IT BECAME A RECALL. PEOPLE NEED TO COMPLAIN, KEEP COMPLAINING AND DEMAND GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CRAP. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

EARLY IN 2013, WE NOTED SOME MOISTURE IN THE TRUNK OF THIS VEHICLE. IN LATE MAY, WE HUNG A "DAMP RID" DESICCANT DEVICE IN THE TRUNK AND NOTED THAT THE "DAMP RID" DEVICE RAPIDLY SATURATED WITH MOISTURE AND ALSO FORMED CLUMPS AND/OR CRYSTALS IN THE TRUNK OF THE AUTO. (THE "DAMP RID" IN THE TRUNK WAS SATURATED WITHIN TWO WEEKS, WHEREAS IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MONTHS WHEN HANGING INSIDE A CLOSET IN THE HOUSE 1-888-326-7743). THIS WEEK, I INSERTED A BRAND NEW 9 VOLT BATTERY INTO A KIDDE MODEL NUMBER KN-COEG-3 CARBON MONOXIDE/EXPLOSIVE GAS MONITOR AND PLACED THE MONITOR IN THE TRUNK. WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE MONITOR WAS CHIRPING. THE PEAK LEVEL OF GAS AFTER 24 HOURS IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR WAS 10. (THIS HOUSEHOLD MONITOR CAN NOT DISCRIMINATE THE PRECISE TYPE OF GAS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE). TODAY, I OPENED THE TRUNK AND CLEANED EVERYTHING OUT. THE SOURCE OF THE MOISTURE WAS CLEARLY NOTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE OF THE TRUNK BECAUSE THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUNK WAS ACTUALLY MUDDY CLOSE TO A ONE WAY FLAPPER VENT/VALVE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE ONE WAY VALVE MEASURES AROUND 4 INCHES HIGH AND 6 INCHES LONG. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO THE GAS TANK FILLER CAP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, 12 VOLT AC DELCO BATTERY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE TRUNK, AND AUTO EMISSIONS FROM THIS SATURN AND OTHER CARS. INHALATION OF ANY OR ALL OF THESE FUMES OR VAPORS CAN LEAD TO HEALTH PROBLEMS INCLUDING ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, DROWSINESS, ETC. OF COURSE THE RISK OF EXPLOSION AND CORROSION OF SENSITIVE ELECTRICAL AND FUEL COMPONENTS IS ACCELERATED IN DAMP CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 144,055

HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE KEY STICKING AND THE CAR NOT TURNING OFF FOR A WEEK. TODAY AFTER PARKING I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF AT ALL, THE KEY WAS STUCK TIGHT. I CALLED MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR HOME, HE COULDN'T TURN THE CAR OFF AND HE'S A CAR AND AIRPLANE MECHANIC. FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE MANAGER FELT SORRY FOR ME AND TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN IMMEDIATELY, HE COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF. THEY EVENTUALLY WERE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, BUT THE REPLACEMENT TUMBLER AND KEYS WILL COST ME $230 BECAUSE-OF COURSE-MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE IT IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH POTENTIAL SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES AND SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SOMEONE LEAVING A RUNNING CAR IN A CLOSED GARAGE BECAUSE UNLIKE ME, THEY COULD NOT FIND A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR OR ALTERNATIVELY BATTERY REMOVAL COULD DAMAGE THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS OR A SPARK CAUSED BY UNEDUCATED REMOVAL OF THE BATTERY COULD CAUSE A BATTERY EXPLOSION OR ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE SATURN IS NOT THE ONLY GM PRODUCT WITH THIS PROBLEM AND A BRIEF SEARCH ON GOOGLE, SHOWED THAT MANY OWNERS ARE PAYING A WIDE RANGE OF REPAIR BILLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,513

MY WIFE LEFT WORK AND STOPPED BY THE STORE ON THE WAY HOME, BUT COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. SHE DROVE HOME WHERE THE CAR CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE TO FINALLY DISABLE THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, NEW KEY CODED AT A COST OF $396.17. SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS OF SUCH A NATURE, I HAVE DONE ONLINE SEARCHES AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO THIS DAY ALONG WITH THE SEALS AROUND THE DOORS AND WINDOWS LEAKING. THIS AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY WAS BAILED OUT BY THE GOVERNMENT WITH OUR TAX MONEY, ONLY TO LIE TO THE AMERICAN CAR BUYERS WHO PURCHASED THEIR FLAWED PRODUCTS. IF THE NHTSA DOES NOT DESIGNATE THIS AS A RECALL STATUS, THEN IT IS TIME FOR US SATURN OWNERS WHO WERE SOLD THESE FLAWED VEHICLES TO UNITE AND FILE A MAJOR CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR MORE MONEY THAN GENERAL MOTORS RECEIVED IN THE BAILOUT OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. *TR

Mileage: 49,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND ADJUSTED THE GEAR SHIFTER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 59,000. UPDATED 7/15/13 *CN

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I HAD NOTED IN THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE THAT I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, WITHOUT PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK FIRST. I CONTACTED SATURN'S 800# FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAD ME REMOVE A FUSE FROM THE ENGINE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A SATURN DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, JUNE 1ST, WHERE THEY HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AS THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THEN, IN MARCH 2011, I FOUND THE KEY HAD A TENDENCY TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION UNTIL, ONCE AGAIN, I COULD NO LONGER REMOVE THE KEY OR TURN THE CAR OFF. RECALLING REMOVAL OF A FUSE AFTER THE FIRST INSTANCE, I DID SO AGAIN IN THIS CASE UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO A GARAGE FOR REPAIR. I CONTACTED SATURN'S 800# TO ADVISE THEM AS TO WHAT HAD AGAIN HAPPENED, INQUIRING IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY SORT OF A RECALL. I WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NOT. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY OWN GARAGE FOR REPAIR AND THEY HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER & SWITCH. HOWEVER, THEY WERE ABLE TO DISLODGE THE KEY THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR WAS 120462. NOW, IN MARCH 2013, I AM ONCE AGAIN FINDING THE KEY HAVING A TENDENCY TO STICK. I CAN GET THE CAR TO TURN OFF, BUT THE LOCKING MECHANISM WILL NOT DISENGAGE THE DOOR LOCKS. UNLESS THE DOOR LOCKS DISENGAGE, I CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. ON OCCASION, I'VE BEEN HAVING TO RESTART THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE LOCKING MECHANISM WILL DISENGAGE THE DOOR LOCKS ALLOWING ME TO REMOVE THE KEY. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 165,000. *TR

Mileage: 59,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE AND TRYING TO REMOVE THE KEY, IT FAILED TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 69,000. *TR UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN UPDATED 05/17/2013 *JS

Mileage: 69,000

WE BOUGHT A 2007 SATURN ION FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO SHE WAS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 5 GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HER POWER STEERING SHUT OFF AND JERKED, CAUSING HER TO ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE. NOW EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES HER CAR, ABOUT 12 OR SO MINUTES IN, THE POWER STEERING WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, IT'S FINE FOR A WHILE, UNTIL IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES, WITHOUT FAIL. SHE'S SCARED TO DRIVE HER CAR LONG DISTANCES, FEARING THAT IT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. UPON RESEARCHING I DISCOVERED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING EXACTLY THE SAME RESULTS WITH 2007 SATURN IONS. I'M AFRAID THAT, BEING A NEW DRIVER, MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY, AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, IS IN JEOPARDY. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THE KEY TO THIS VEHICLE IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS VEHICLE HAD THIS IGNITION REPLACED DUE TO A SIMILAR ISSUE IN 2010 BY A GM DEALER IN OURISMAN CHEVROLET BUICK (703) 329-1300 1800 OLD RICHMOND HIGHWAY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22303-1856. THE ORIGINAL PART BECAME DEFECTED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND I HAD TO PAY OVER $700 TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. NOW, THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED. THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS (SATURN) AT 1-800-553-6600 TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE AWARE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING. HOWEVER, THE IS NO RECALL TO CORRECT THIS MEASURE. TO TURN THE CAR OFF YOU HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE WIRES OR REPLACE THE PART FOR ANOTHER $900. IF GM (SATURN) IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM A RECALL SHOULD BE POSTED TO ALL OWNERS OF THE SATURN ION AND REIMBURSEMENT SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR OWNERS WHO HAD PAID TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE TRYING TO SWITCH IGNITION TO OFF, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD GET STUCK AT POWER ON POSITION. PART WAS REPLACED BY MECHANIC, SAYING "THIS PART ALWAYS FAILS IN GM VEHICLES AFTER 5 YEARS". THE NEW PART STARTED TO GET STUCK AT THE SAME POSITION A YEAR LATER AND IT TAKES MULTIPLE TRIES TO GET IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION NOT ALLOWING ME TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS I MANUALLY UNLOCKED THE DOORS. THIS WAS HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR MORE INTERMITTENTLY. THEN ONE DAY I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO TURN OFF BECAUSE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. AFTER ABOUT A 5-10 SECOND TIME FRAME, THE IGNITION WOULD UNLOCK ALLOWING ME TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN WHEN I WAS ON VACATION, THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT AT ALL WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I WAS LEFT WITH HAVING TO TEMPORARILY UNPLUG THE BATTERY AND THE FUSE SO THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF. THE MECHANIC I TOOK THE CAR TO WHILE ON VACATION SHOWED ME HOW TO DO THIS AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC ONCE I ARRIVED HOME BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL AT THIS POINT, THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE IGNITION LOCK WAS BAD, AND APPARENTLY GM HAD BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND OFFERED NO RECALL BUT DID RE-DESIGN THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE IGNITION LOCK. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

CPSC# I1290352A. SATURN ION 2007. CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS HAVING LOCK CYLINDER MALFUNCTION. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION. SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH WHICH STOPPED THE ENGINE FROM RUNNING. SHE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO KEEP IF FROM DYING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE - CLICKING FROM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND 3 BEEPS FROM THE INFO CENTER. MESSAGE "PWR STR" DISPLAYED IN INFO WINDOW. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

AFTER I PARK MY 2007 SATURN ION THE IGNITION REMAINS LOCKED, IT DOESN'T LET ME TAKE OUT MY KEY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS OFF. I HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR THEN TURN IT OFF AGAIN AND WAIT ABOUT 2-5 MINUTES FOR MY KEY TO RELEASE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

I WAS ON MY HONEYMOON IN ORLANDO, FL. ON NOV. 17TH, 2011 WHEN IT WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME. I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN, THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RETURN TO PROPER OPERATION. SINCE THAT DAY, IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT. NO TYPICAL TIMING OR ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION, JUST RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. IT DID THAT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN IT WOULD SHUT OFF 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME. NOW, IT DOES NOTHING, IT NEVER COMES ON. I CHECKED BOTH FUSES AND BEING IN THE VEHICLE INDUSTRY MYSELF, I KNOW THAT A FUSE, RELAY, OR CIRCUIT BREAKER JUST DIES. I FEEL THAT IF IT WERE THE FUSE, IT WOULD NOT ONLY WORK SOMETIMES BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I AM EXPECTING THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THIS. AS THIS IS MY 3RD SATURN AND I HAD WELL OVER 200K ON THE OTHER 2 WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TURN THE KEY BUT CAR WONT TURN OVER OR EVEN TRY TO TURN OVER THE FLASHERS WILL FLASH AND THE WORDS COOLANT, TRUNK, TRACK, ECT FLASHES IN THE MILEAGE BOX. 10+ MINUTES LATER THE MILEAGE POPS UP AND A DING SOUND IS HEARD.. I TURN THE KEY BACK TO THE OFF POSITION FOR 20+ SECONDS AND THEN THE CAR WILL START SOMETIMES. ITS A HUGE ISSUE AND I FEEL AS IF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR I GET IT REPLACED FOR FREE SINCE I DIDN'T CAUSE THE ISSUE AND IT HAS HAPPEN TO MANY SATURN OWNERS! I HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX IT. IM STILL PAYING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON SO I CODED IT AND IT SAYS IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT'S WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME BEFORE I CODED IT. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME 80$ FOR THE PART 150$ TO PROGRAM THE PART AND 150+$ FOR LABOR. ITS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME. IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY I WOULDN'T EVEN BE ABLE TO START MY VEHICLE! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

FIRST OFF THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING, WHEN STOPPED TO FILL WITH GAS WONT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, HAS JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC FOR NO REASON. MAIN CONCERN NOW IS THE CONSTANT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, FIRST HAPPENED TO MY WIFE ON THE INTERSTATE WITH OUR 2 YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN AT 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR, IT JUST QUIT WORKING SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF HER SHE HAS 3 HEART ATTACKS ALREADY AND AM VERY SURPRISED IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THEN!!! IT HAS BEEN GETTING MORE AND MORE CONSTANT AS OF LATE, EVERY 10 TO 15 MINUTES IF YOUR LUCKY SOMETIMES A LOT QUICKER, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF THEN IT WOKS HOWEVER MANY MINUTES THEN MAKES A CLICKING NOISE THEN THE ALARM CHIMES AND BOOM NO STEERING AGAIN. THE CHEVY COBALT (SAME STEERING UNIT AND PONTIAC G6) HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM SO WHY HASN'T GM STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND FIXED THESE CRAPPY ION 3'S. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 70,000

THE ELECTRIC STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND TOOK IT TO AN AUTHORIZED SATURN DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK IT TO SEE WHY ITS GOING OUT AS THERE HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE ELECTRIC STEERING IN THE PONTIAC G6 WHICH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND CARRIES THE SAME SYSTEM AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IF ITS NOT THE MOTOR I HAVE TO PAY 97.50 FOR THEM TO FIND OUT ITS NOT THE MOTOR IN THE STEERING PLUS WHAT IT COST TO FIX IT THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING THERE SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL ON ALL THE ONE THAT USES THE SAME PART WITH THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED ALL READY THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD PAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM NOT CHARGE A CUSTOMER TO CHECK WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AS THERE IS STILL SOME WARRANTY ON THE CAR THIS PROBLEM NEEDS FIXED AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY OUT THE CAR ONLY HAS 55,600 MILES ON IT SHOULDN'T BE HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS HOPE YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS ISSUE AND GET GM TO DO A RECALL ON THIS FOR THESES CARS POWER STEERING FAILURE LIKE THAT MAKES THE CAR HARD TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH FOR THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. I'M GUESSING THE CAR COULD GO AT MAX, 20MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED ON 0 WHILE THE ACCELERATION HAD TO GO UP TO 3 OR 4 JUST TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP/CERTIFIED SATURN SERVICE RIGHT THEN, AND THEY CHARGED ME $360 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE SERVICE GUY TOLD ME THAT WHEN MECHANICS FIRST DID THE ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, THE CAR FAILED 32 MARKERS, BUT WHEN THEY DID AN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, THE RESULTS CONFIRMED THAT ALL THE CAR'S PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE IGNITION *TGW THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING WERE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED NOR RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED IN ORDER FOR THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF BUT THE KEY REMAINED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN I SHUT OFF MY CAR, THE IGNITION WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY OTHER TIME I USE THE CAR. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. ALSO NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING ASSY. *TR

THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, IN THE RUN POSITION. I COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FROM THE COMPUTER ASSEMBLY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. FORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IF I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR THROUGH THE DEALER, THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF $500.00. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE, NOW, A YEAR LATER AND AFTER THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, IT IS DISPLAYING THE SAME SYMPTOMS (DIFFICULTY REMOVING KEY FROM IGNITION AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF) AS WERE EXPERIENCED BEFORE THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED LAST TIME. THIS PROBLEM, AFTER MUCH ON-LINE RESEARCH, IS AN ISSUE WITH SATURNS FROM 2005-2007. AS MOST INDIVIDUALS NOTED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, SIX MONTHS OR MORE AFTER REPLACING THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, THROUGH THEIR DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS ARE NOTING THAT THE ASSEMBLY IS FAULTY, IN THAT EACH TIME THE KEY IS TURNED SMALL BITS OF METAL FROM THE KEY ARE FLAKING OFF INTO THE ASSEMBLY, CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP, TYPICALLY IN THE ON POSITION. THANKFULLY, FOR ME, THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED CLOSE TO HOME. THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR I AM AGAIN ANTICIPATING WILL TAKE REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY. THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL BE DOING MYSELF OR SEEKING THE SERVICES OF A 'SHADE TREE' MECHANIC, AS I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON-LINE THROUGH EDMONDS AND OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINT SITES, I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY PARTS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THIS POOR ENGINEERING SHOULD NOT BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR ANY CONSUMER. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER LEARNED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, GM INFORMED HIM, THE VEHICLES WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WAS COVERED. THE CONSUMER DISPUTED THAT, SAYING HIS VEHICLE DID HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. UPDATED 09/29/14

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. KEY WILL ONLY TURN ON. CAR IS AT GM DEALER NOW AWAITING REPAIRS. THEY SAY IT NEEDS A NEW CYLINDER HOUSING, CYLINDER AND KEY. CAR HAS 57,800KM. ALSO IN THE PAST THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR (1ST) EVEN WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ENGAGED. THE FIRST TIME IT ROLLED DOWN A DRIVEWAY AND HIT THE MAIL BOX, WHICH DAMAGED TO BACK BUMPER. DEALER WOULD NOT CHECK INTO IT. CLAIMED IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. BS I HAVE DRIVEN A STANDARD VEHICLE FOR 35 YEARS IN HILLS. THIRD PROBLEM IS THE GEARS. THEY ARE TOO TIGHT. ALWAYS WAS DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO GEAR, SOMETIMES TO PUT IT INTO FIRST ONE MUST PUT IT IN REVERSE FIRST THEN PUT INTO 1ST GEAR. WHAT KIND OF NONSENSE IS THAT? COMPLAINED TO DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. DEALER SAID OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TIGHT GEARS BUT THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS BUILT AND TO WAIT AND SEE IF IT NATURALLY BECAME EASIER. FROM RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THE KEY GETTING STUCK AND NOT TURNING OFF APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 36,125

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN OR UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING LAMP ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HE WAS UNABLE CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER THE POWER STEERING RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. UPDATED 02/22/12.*JB

Mileage: 168,000

KEY IGNITION - KEY WILL NOT TURN TO "OFF" POSITION, CAR STAYS ON. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE AND DISCONNECT BATTERY IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO TURN OFF AND ALT GO OFF. *TR

Mileage: 60,200

WHILE OUT SHOPPING PULLED IN TO PARK AT A MALL. WENT TO TURN KEY TO OFF POSITION AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN AS NORMAL, WITH DOORS LOCKED AND IN "PARK". IT COULD NOT BE SHUT DOWN. BROKE OUT THE OWNERS MANUAL AND TRIED ALL THE HANDY ADVICE. NONE OF WHICH WORKED. BEING A MECHANIC OF 30+ YEARS THIS WAS FRUSTRATING. NO CLEAR CUT DEFINITION AS TO WHAT WAS THE CAUSE. JUST " IT MIGHT BE THIS", AND TO TAKE TO YOUR NEAREST SATURN DEALER FOR SERVICING. UPON RETURNING HOME BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE "IGNITION KEY" PROBLEM ONLINE. I'VE HAD NO REAL ISSUES WITH THIS 2007 SATURN ION QUAD COUPE THAT I COULD NOT REMEDY MYSELF. A 2.2 LITER FUEL INJECTED ENGINE W/AUTO TRANSMISSION THAT TO DATE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE 30-32 MPG. CAR NOW HAS 92,000 MILES. THE ANSWERS THAT I FOUND ONLINE WERE STAGGERING. THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO OCCUR OVER SUCH A LENGTH OF TIME AND TO SEVERAL GM MODELS. IF THE IGNITION HAD LOCKED BACKWARDS DUE TO SUCH AN INTERNAL BREAK INSTEAD OF LOCKING IT INTO THE "RUN" POSITION. I OR ANYONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT THE TIME. ESPECIALLY IF TRAVEL WAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE OR THRUWAY ENVIRONMENT. I AM NOT TRYING TO OVERLOOK THAT AT ANY SPEED ...THIS IS NOT A SAFE EVENT TO HAVE OCCUR. DID CONTACT A GM DEALER LOCALLY..THEY STATED THAT FOR $85.00 , WE'LL RUN DIAGNOSTICS. AN IGNITION CYLINDER PROBLEM DOES NOT SHOW ON ANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTER TO MY KNOWLEDGE. WAS THEN ADVISED THAT AT AROUND $300.00 TO START: THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX IT. SINCE 1990 GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE ALONG WITH OTHER IGNITION CONCERNS. WHEN DOES IT BEGIN TO MATTER? AFTER SOMEONE IS KILLED OR CRITICALLY INJURED? *TR

Mileage: 92,034

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ANY TIME, THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,077. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. UPDATED 10/12/11

Mileage: 15

THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF . THE KEY EVEN CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF . THIS COULD BE A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE .. SINGLE MOTHERS HAVE THESE CARS I AM ONE OF THEM AND THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM . SAFETY OR HEALTH ISSUE DAUGHTER TAKING BABY TO DR AND KEY WONT COME OUT STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH SHE CAN NOT TAKE THE BABY INTO HIS DR'S APPOINTMENT .MY CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING OVER FOUR HOURS NO ONE CAN GET IT TO TURN OFF --DISCONNECTEDNESS BATTERY DOES NOT TURN THE CAR OFF . THERE ARE NO DEALERSHIPS OR MECHANICS OPEN AND NOW CAR RUNNING FOR OVER 5 HORS AND IS EXTREMELY HOT --ENDED UP HAVING TO REMOVE THE FUEL FUSE AND KILL THE FUEL RUNNING TO THE CAR--- THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT KILLED MY ENGINE ..THIS COULD BE A VERY BIG ISSUE FOR OWNERS WHEN HAPPENS AFTER HOURS . WHAT OTHER OPTION IS AVAILABLE --LEAVE IT RUNNING LOCK IT AND HOPE SOMEONE DOES NOT STEAL THE CAR AND THAT IT GETS PUT IN DRIVE BY A CHILD. *KB

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE FUSE IN THE ENGINE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

ON JUNE 19TH 2011 MY 2007 SATURN ION WOULDN'T SHUT OFF THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED INTO THE RUN POSITION. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS A STICK I SIMPLY KILLED IT BUT THE ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES WERE STILL STUCK ON. I HAD TO GO PURCHASE A NEW IGNITION CYLINDER AND INSTALL IT IN ORDER TO GET MY VEHICLE WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND WAS RECALLED ON OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT SHARE THE SAME PLATFORM BUT NOT ON THE SATURN IONS. *TR

Mileage: 122,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REMOVE SEVERAL FUSES AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. NO FORMAL REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THEY KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED A KEY LOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

RETURNED HOME AND TRIED TO TURN OFF CAR BUT KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE CAR OFF WAS TO REMOVE A FUSE AND UNHOOK THE BATTERY. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND ON THIS WEBSITE, I FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURN IONS. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO START OUR CAR, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS 602.00. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6:00 AFTER WE HAD DONE SOME ERRANDS AND STOPPED AT A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE. WE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH OUR IGNITION BEFORE. WE HAVE 2007 SATURN ION 2. IT HAS ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS STARTER WAS ABLE TO ALLOW WATER OR SALT BRINE INTO THE STARTER DURING WINTER CONDITIONS. HIS VEHICLE LEFT HIM AND HIS THREE YEAR OLD STRANDED IN COLD WEATHER BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *KB THE ENTRY OF WATER AND/OR SALT INTO THE STARTER STOPPED THE STARTER FROM ROTATING THE ENGINE.

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS STARTER WAS ABLE TO ALLOW WATER OR SALT BRINE INTO THE STARTER DURING WINTER CONDITIONS. HIS VEHICLE LEFT HIM AND HIS THREE YEAR OLD STRANDED IN COLD WEATHER BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *KB THE ENTRY OF WATER AND/OR SALT INTO THE STARTER STOPPED THE STARTER FROM ROTATING THE ENGINE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. SHE ALSO DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN NOT ENGAGED AND THE ALARM WOULD SPORADICALLY SOUND WHEN IT WAS NOT SET. IN ADDITION, THE DOME AND THE MAP LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED, BUT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THREE MONTHS TO MAKE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2007 SATURN ION'S IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IS BROKEN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURNS, AND FIXING THE PROBLEM ONCE IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN BACK, HOWEVER, WE COULD COMPLETELY REMOVE THE KEY, AND WE COULD TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR BY PULLING A FUSE FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AND A LOT OF WASTED GAS. WE PURCHASED A NEW IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FROM THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP, BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE NOW LEARNED WE ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION STARTER SWITCH. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS MANY SATURNS SHOULD BE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK.HTML HAS OVER 50 PAGES OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED HER TO CALL NHTSA AND THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK, THE DOORS REMAIN LOCKED AND KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY SAID MY FACTORY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I CURRENTLY HAVE 22,500 ON VEHICLE AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 1-1-2008 AS A NEW VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM BEING TOLD BY SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE WARRANTY WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2006 ON THE DAY THAT MY VEHICLE "WAS DELIVERED" TO DEALERSHIP AND OVER A YEAR BEFORE I EVER OWNED IT! WHAT A SCAM! *TR

Mileage: 22,500

I OWN A 2007 SATURN ION AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN IGNITION PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I PARK MY CAR AND TURN THE KEY TO SHUT IT OFF IT GETS "STUCK". NO MATTER HOW I PARK, WIGGLE IT, ETC.. IT GETS STUCK THEN I HAVE TO SIT THERE ANYWHERE FROM 30SEC-HOURS BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL SATURN AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEPARTMENT (1HR AWAY) AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THEY TOLD ME IT MUST BE SPILT SODA IN THE SHIFTER AND CLEANED THE INSIDE OF MY SHIFTER AND CHARGED $90. TO ONLY DRIVE AN HOUR HOME AND HAVE IT KEEP HAPPENING! SATURN WILL NOT HELP AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN INSIDE OF THE IGNITION WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE OUT OF THE IGNITION AND IT WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59000.

Mileage: 59,000

MY SATURN 2007 ION WILL NOT SHUT OFF & I CANNOT GET THE KEY TO RELEASE OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAD TO PULL THE IGNITION FUSE & DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I CALLED SATURN WHO DENIED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEMS. I WENT ONTO CONSUMER AFFAIRS.COM, ENTERED CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SATURN ION IGNITION LOCK & PULLED UP 50 PAGES OF DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MATTER? NOT 50 INCIDENTS, 100'S OF INCIDENTS. MY CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY 1 MONTH AGO. IT IS ESTIMATED AT OVER $500.00 TO REPAIR WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN! PLEASE HELP US & CHECK OUT THIS PROBLEM. I READ THAT GM ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN 04-08-45-005D CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

2007 SATURN ION 2 DOES NOT ALLOW KEY TO PULLED OUT OF IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

PROBLEMS WITH 2007 SATURN ION IGNITION CYLINDER AND PARK/LOCK INTERFACE. VEHICLE FREQUENTLY CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. PARK/LOCK INTERFACE WILL NOT UNLOCK DOOR, WHEN IGNITION TURNED OFF. KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 4,500

2007 SATURN ION. HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2010. PUT KEY IN IGNITION, START THE CAR, HOWEVER THE CAR COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION AND CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCKHART CADILLAC IN GREENWOOD, INDIANA. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR A RECALL, HOWEVER I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WHERE SATURN CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHILE DROPPING THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP, NOT ONLY WAS I TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT WARRANTY OR A RECALL I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THEM THAT THIS IS HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF SATURN ION'S AND THAT IT WOULD BE BETWEEN $500-$600. COST SEEMS TO BE A BIT STEEP FOR SOMETHING THAT SATURN, OR GM, SHOULD BE COVERING BECAUSE IT IS CLEARLY A RECALL PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 51,250

THIS HAS NOT BEEN A TRUE SAFETY ITEM YET, BUT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING ONE, AND IF YOU LOOK ON-LINE UNDER "KEY STUCK IN IGNITION" YOU WILL BE AMAZED HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR COMPANIES APPARENTLY KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE HAVE INSTALLED A SMALL COVER UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN TO REMOVE AND PUSH A BUTTON TO RELEASE THE KEY SO IT CAN BE TURNED AND REMOVED. MANY PEOPLE LIKE US HAVE PAID OVER $500 AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS. SOME FOLK COULDN'T EVEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THAT' RIDICULOUS. I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR HUNDREDS AND MAYBE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT IS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS. NOT EVERYONE HAS A COMPUTER AND ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

MY 2007 SATURN ION WAS STUCK RUNNING WITH THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I COULD NOT TURN OFF MY CAR AND THE KEY WAS STUCK. THE SATURN DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING AND CUT NEW KEYS. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. CAR STUCK RUNNING. WHAT AN UNSAFE SITUATION, IN HIGH 90 DEGREE WEATHER. THANK GOODNESS MY ELDERLY GRANDMOTHER WAS NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME! ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HAD TO COME AND TURN IT OFF BY TAKING OFF A FUSE IN THE HOOD, BEFORE TOWING IT TO THE DEALER. I BURNED MY HAND TRYING TO DISENGAGE THE FUSE, BEFORE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE GOT THERE, BECAUSE I WAS FEELING SICK STANDING OUTSIDE IN THE 99 DEGREE WEATHER WAITING. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING, AND I HAD TO GET A NEW KEY MADE AT THE SATURN DEALER. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM, AND FOUND OVER 48 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS. I SURE HOPE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, AS THIS PRESENTS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY SATURN DRIVERS WILL NOT GET STRANDED IN EXTREME HOT, COLD, OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, WITH THEIR KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH MY TWIN SISTER 1 WEEK BEFORE IT HAPPENED TO ME. BOTH OF US BOUGHT OUR 2007 SATURN IONS NEW, ON THE SAME DATE. THIS IS MORE THAN "A COINCIDENCE." WE FEEL AS THOUGH THIS PART OF THE CAR MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. IT IS NOT A "TYPICAL, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE" TYPE THING THAT SHOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. IT PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 40,641

I CAME HOME LAST NIGHT AROUND 10:40PM, WENT TO SHUT MY CAR OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION - IT WAS STUCK "ON". I TOOK MY CAR TO MY PARENTS HOUSE (MY DAD HAS TOOLS) AND AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE KEY OUT, I CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY DISPATCHED A LOCAL TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO COME. THE GUY WAS VERY RUDE AND BASICALLY MADE ME FEEL STUPID FOR HAVING THIS HAPPEN AND ACTED LIKE HE COULDN'T HELP ME WITH THAT, SO I CANCELED THE TOW. WE PULLED SOME FUSES AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND FIGURED SINCE AT THAT TIME IT WAS 12:30AM THAT I WOULD CALL SATURN IN THE MORNING. I WENT ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED ALOT TO PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WITH MY SAME CAR! AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT GETTING A RECALL, AND THEY ARE CHARGING PEOPLE UP TO $500 OR MORE TO FIX IT. I THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THIS IGNITION LOCK AND ALL OF THESE CHARGES FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD BE COVERED BY THEM. IT'S NOT THE CAR OWNER'S FAULT THAT THE PART IS BAD. I ONLY HAVE APPROX. $50K MILES ON MY 2007 ION. I TOLD THE SATURN SERVICE DEPARTMENT I WOULD CALL THEM BACK AS I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO PAY THAT RIGHT NOW, SO I AM NOT SURE WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. *TR

Mileage: 56,388

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I WENT TO WORK WHEN I PARK AND TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN OFF IT WAS STUCK, THE ONLY WAY TU TURN THE CAR WAS DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, WHEN I GOT OFF WORK I CONNECTED THE BATTERY AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON BUT NOT OFF SO EVERY WAY A WENT FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS FROM 08-06-10 TIL NOW I HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY I JUST DON'T HAVE MONEY TO SPENT ON AN ISSUE THAT HAS MORE THE 5000 COMPLAINS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION ON A SATURN BRAND HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK.HTML ACCORDING TO THIS WEBSITE I HOPE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE THANK U *TR

Mileage: 85,690

WE HAVE A 2007 SATURN,ALMOST EVERYTIME WE DRIVE IT ,THE KEY LOCKS AND WILL NOT COME OUT. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING. WE LIVE IN A VERY HOT CLIMATE AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 20 MINS. TO GET THE KEY OUT. WE TOOK TO THE SATURN STORE,AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. I HAVE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM IN SATURNS, SOMEHOW THEY SEEM TO BE BEING IGNORED. *TR

Mileage: 62,547

BEGINNING LAST WEEK, ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN STARTED , IT CANNOT BE SHUT OFF WITH THE KEY. LUCKILY, WE DO NOT GARAGE THIS VEHICLE! WE CAN PUT THE CAR INTO"PARK", BUT THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION TO ANY OTHER POSITION, AND THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR. TO STOP THE CAR, WE PULL A FUSE AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. TO START THE CAR, WE RECONNECT THE BATTERY AND REPLACE THE FUSE. WHILE THIS IS NOT AS LIFE THREATENING AS OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS RECENTLY, IT IS WIDE-SPREAD. WHEN I WENT ON-LINE TO FIND A SOLUTION (SATURN SAID ALL OF ITS TECH'S HAD GONE HOME EARLY) I FOUND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

THE KEY STARTED GETTING STUCK AND WE COULDN'T GET IT OUT. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH MY DAUGHTER AND 2 SMALL GRANDSONS IN THE CAR, THE KEY CAME OUT BUT THE CAR STAYED RUNNING! WE STOPPED AT THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD JUST DEALT WITH 3 OTHER GM CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED SATURN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WHY IS GM NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS? HONDA JUST ISSUED A RECALL THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THEY CAN DO IT, WHY CAN'T GM? *TR

Mileage: 52,000

KEY BECOMES STUCK IN IGNITION - OWNER UNABLE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. HAD TO PULL THE FUSE IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TOW. *TR

Mileage: 13,100

2007 SATURN ION ENGINE DISABLES WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, NO CODES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE BETTER PART OF A MONTH AND A HALF. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I HAVE PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THEN TOWED IN TO RE-DIAGNOSE. NO CODES AT THIS TIME. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THIS CAR IS UNSAFE FOR THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE, AS THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND SURFACE STREETS AS WELL. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE CAR LOOSES ALL POWER AND HAS TO BE TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND IN PARK TO RESTART. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO HAVE NO APPARENT RESOLUTION. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. I WAS TOLD BY GM TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO AND "SEE IF IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN" ALTHOUGH IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THERE IS NOTHING THAT TRIGGERS THE PROBLEM IT HAPPENS WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 35,864

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE KEYS WERE STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE LOCK CYLINDER BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $400 AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE SATURN MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,711.

Mileage: 53,711

UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION WHICH SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BREAK IN HALF OVER EVEN THE SLIGHTEST SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE WHICH EXPIRED IN JUNE 2010. ALTHOUGH THE CAR ONLY HAS 29000 MILES ON IT~ SATURN WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT~ IT WAS THE PURGE SENSOR. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $300 TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW MANY OTHER'S HAD REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO SAW THE PART FOR ONLY $26.00 ~HOWEVER AT THE SATURN DEALERSHIP THEY CHARGED ME $51.00 FOR THE PART. I ENDED UP FIXING THE REPAIR MYSELF TO AVOID BEING ROBBED BY THE SATURN DEALERSHIP!! I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH MY CAR~ NOW THE STRUTS AND CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANT RUMBLE WHEN DRIVING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMPS IN THE ROAD. AT 29000 MILES THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE MAKING ANY NOISE!! I FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND SCARED IN MY SATURN!! I'VE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF OTHER OWNER'S WITH THE SAME VEHICLE THAT ARE SIMILAR. EVEN THE GM COBALT WHICH HAS THE EXACT SAME PLATFORM AND STEERING HAS THE SAME ISSUES AND FOR THAT CAR POWER STEERING ISSUES HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT FOR THE ION WHICH ~I REPEAT HAS THE SAME COMPONENTS. I BOUGHT MY CAR WHEN FUEL COSTS SOARED AND THOUGHT IT WOULD AT LEAST LAST ME 5 YEARS WITH OUT ISSUES. I THINK GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES ESPECIALLY SINCE SO MANY CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THERE ARE ALSO ISSUES WITH THE REAR DEFROST, POWER WINDOWS, STEERING, AND TRANSMISSION. I'M FROM MN. AND IT'S TERRIBLE WHEN YOU HAVE A NEWER CAR THAT WON'T EVEN TAKE YOU 30,000 MILES WITHOUT BREAKING DOWN!! I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AND SATURN NEEDS TO RECALL EVERYTHING ON THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT ~LIKE TOYOTA. I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE!! PLEASE HELP!! SATURN WON'T REPAIR UNLESS IT'S COMPLETELY BROKEN EVEN IF THE CAR IS SMOKIN THEY BLOW YOU OFF!!! ~HORRIBLE!!! *TR

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. ON ONE OCCASION, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE KEY BEING RESISTANT TO MOVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 09/09/10. *LJ THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/14/10*JB

Mileage: 33,000

CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF, AFTER CONTACTING DEALER WAS ADVISED TO DISCONNECT THE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE BATTERY. WHEEL SPORADICALLY LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAN CAUSES YOU TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AT ALL. PREVIOUSLY HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING IN DECEMBER WHICH WENT OUT AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME SAFETY HAZARD HOWEVER DID NOT INCLUDE SATURNS IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 67,400

I GET TO WORK TODAY AND I CAN'T CUT OFF MY 2007 SATURN ION. CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND ONLY REMEDY PROVIDED IS TO DANGEROUSLY DISCONNECT THE WIRE HARNESS UNDER THE WHEEL FROM THE BATTERY TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN PAY $300-500 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WITH NO REASON WHY IT FAILED OR THAT IT WON'T GO OUT AGAIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY SATURN. *TR

Mileage: 67,400

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE GOING TO THE MOVIES. ONCE WE ARRIVED, MY HUSBAND TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HE KEPT WORKING ON THE KEY AND THE KEY CAME OUT BUT THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. WE DROVE BACK HOME WITH OUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO SEE IF MY KEY WOULD SHUT IF OFF. IT DIDN'T SO WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO LEAVE IT THERE TO BE WORKED ON MONDAY. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT IT WILL BE UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WE WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY THE 400.00 DOLLARS. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER SATURNS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THEREFORE, WAY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET THIS ISSUE ON A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION CAR. I BOUGHT IT NEW. YESTERDAY 6/25/10 WHILE I WAS DRIVING I SAW A MESSAGE ON THE BASH BOARD. "TRAC OFF' WITHIN MINUTES ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD BEGAN TO FLASH, MESSAGES WERE SHOWING UP ON THE DASH BOARD. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL MY MECHANIC. I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY TO THE SHOP AND BARELY GOT THERE BEFORE ALL OF THE LIGHTS WENT DEAD AND THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 15,500

I DRIVE A 2007 SATURN ION, AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL ONLINE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT GM HAS AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED OR RECALLED. I GOT HOME FROM WORK AND WENT TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE KEY WAS STUCK. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL GM DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAY IT'S A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BUT STILL EXPECT ME TO PAY AROUND 500 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT IT'S NOT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND KNOWN ABOUT. GM EITHER MADE THESE INTENTIONALLY THIS WAY TO SCAM IN MONEY OR REALLY SCREWED UP AND SHOULD FIX IT. THIS COULD OF GONE A LOT DIFFERENTLY WHAT IF THE CAR WOULD OF LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND LOCKED OUT THE STEERING WHEEL? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS ALL SATURNS OR JUST THE ION MODEL BUT IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT HAS GONE ON FOR SOMETIME. AS TAX PAYERS WE BAILED THEM OUT OF FINANCIAL PROBLEMS AND THIS IS HOW WE ARE REPAID AND TREATED. PLEASE MAKE GM DO A RECALL ON THE SATURN IGNITIONS IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE A 10 MONTH OLD AND STUFF LIKE THIS SCARES ME. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST THEN FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION ALSO FAILED AND IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, THE BATTERY AND A FUSE HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE IGNITION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 65,000

THE IGNITION KEY DOES NOT COME OUT EASILY AFTER THE CAR ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. LAST YEAR,ONE DAY, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL AND THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS BEFORE SATURN DEALER CAME TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. IT IS SO OFTEN NOW THAT I AM NOT DRIVING MY SATURN. I FEAR THE KEY WILL,ONE DAY, GET STUCK AND NOT COME OUT AT ALL. GMC HAVE BEEN INFORMED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE KEYS BECAME WEDGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,297 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 41,297

THE FOLLOWING EVENT OCCURRED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:45 P.M. WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION. I DROVE TO THE SERVICE STATION FOR GAS. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN OFF MY CAR, THE KEY WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED. I CALLED THE SATURN DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED, BUT I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE MY CAR THERE AND SOMEONE WOULD DISABLE MY CAR. THE BATTERY CABLES HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO TURN OFF THE CAR. IN ORDER TO REPAIR MY CAR, THE WHOLE IGNITION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT; IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER SATURN ION OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR A YEAR AGO-BRAND NEW. TWO DAYS AGO I PULLED UP TO WORK AND WENT TO TURN MY CAR OFF. THE KEY WOULD NOT COMPLETELY TURN ALL THE WAY AND WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED, SO THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE. IT HAS BEEN THREE DAYS NOW AND IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. IT IS ON AND OFF, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THERE IS A CLEAR ISSUE. I EVEN WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. APPARENTLY SO. I FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THE SAME MODEL CAR AND HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER, THEY ALREADY KNEW AND WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE EXACT ISSUE. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECT AND I HAVE NOT BOTHERED TAKING THE CAR IN BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHARGED UPWARDS OF $300 AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *TR

MY KEY BECAME LOCKED IN THE IGNITION WHILE MY SATURN ION2 WAS ENGAGED. NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. I DROVE TO A MECHANIC AND HE ALSO HAD NO IDEA HOW TO DISENGAGE MY CAR. I THEN DROVE A NEARBY SATURN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AND INFORMED ME THAT THIS KIND OF MALFUNCTION HAPPENED OFTEN IN SATURN IONS. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE THE CAR WHEN THE KEY IS LOCKED IS TO OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR (WHILE IT IS RUNNING) AND DISCONNECT THE MAIN FUSE FROM THE BATTERY. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS A TENDENCY OF RECURRING BECAUSE THE IGNITION PART IS DEFECTIVE. THE SATURN MECHANIC FIXED THE IGNITION LOCK WHICH COST A TOTAL OF 330$ INCLUDING PART AND LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

2007 SATURN ION KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING. *NJ

2007 SATURN ION. COULD NOT TURN OFF IGNITION. IGNITION WAS LOCKED ON THE ON POSITION. COULD NOT REMOVE KEY. HAD TO PULL SWITCH FROM BATTERY TO TURN CAR OFF ONCE DRIVEN TO DOBBS AUTO. GOOGLED PROBLEM AND ON THE CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM WEBSITE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SATURN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE IGNITION. CAR IS IN SHOP NOW. WAITING TO HER HOW MUCH TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

UNABLE TO TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF-CAR RUNS TILL FUSES PULLED OR BATTERY DISCONNECTED. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

THE ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT IT WILL RANDOMLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, REFUSE TO START. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. IT IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE AND HAPPENS IN BOTH WARM AND COLD WEATHER. SOMETIMES WAITING 20 MINUTES AND TRYING AGAIN TAKES CARE OF THE ISSUE. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT DOES NOT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE FUSE SO FAR. IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. IT CAN HAPPEN AT THE FIRST START IN THE MORNING, OR AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR SOME TIME, AND THEN SHUT OFF (EG. STOPPING AT A STORE OR TO GET FUEL) AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART. THIS HAS LEFT ME AND MY YOUNG CHILD STRANDED MORE THAN ONCE IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND EXTREME HEAT AND IS A RISK TO OUR LIVES! *TR

Mileage: 43,683

ONCE CAR WAS ON COULDN'T TURN KEY BACK TO STOP VEHICLE AND COULDN'T REMOVE KEY. HAD TO PULL IGNITION FUSE UNDER HOOD AND DISCONNECT BATTERY IN TRUNK EVERY TIME WE WANTED TO START OR STOP THE VEHICLE. FINALLY GOT A NEW IGNITION BUILT AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM BUT OF COURSE WARRANTY WAS UP AND THIS CAME OUT OF OUR POCKETS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WE PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN ION ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND WHEN MY 16 YEAR OLD (NEW DRIVER) DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP AND SHE COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND I WAS ABLE TO HELP HER SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT COST $434.83 TO HAVE A GM DEALER REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE THE OLD PART IN MY POSSESSION. I AM AFRAID TO LET ANYONE IN MY FAMILY DRIVE THE CAR NOW. *TR

Mileage: 41,468

I ARRIVED AT WORK IN MY 2007 SATURN ION ON AUG 29TH, 2008 AND TRIED TO TURN OFF MY VEHICLE BUT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULDN'T TURN TO THE OFF POSITION OR COME OUT OF THE LOCK. I CONTACTED GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOWED MY CAR BUT SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE TO PAY THE $500.00 REPAIR COSTS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION AND HOUSING. I JUST SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND 20 PAGES OF SIMILAR(ALMOST EXACTLY) ACCOUNTS OCCURRING WITH THE SATURN ION AND OTHER SATURN VEHICLES AND YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. PLEASE RESEARCH THESE EVENTS. THE MORE I RESEARCH, THE MORE I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURN VEHICLES AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 38,500

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILURE. CAR CANNOT BE TURNED OFF! FIRST OCCURRENCE 8/11/08, DEALER REPLACED CYLINDER, SECOND OCCURRENCE ON 8/17/08 WILL BE GOING TO DEALER 8/18. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR UP TO A DECADE! *TR

Mileage: 14,000

PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN ION 2 WITH 20K AND I'VE HAD IT FOR LESS THEN 2 WEEKS AND DRIVEN IT ABOUT 80 MILES OR SO. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO FORCE THE STUCK KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION IT CONTINUED RUNNING. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE SECOND PROBLEM THAT I HAD 3 DAYS PRIOR WAS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED. *TR

Mileage: 20

KEY STICKS I AND SOMETIMES TAKES UP TO 5 MINUTES TO GET IT OUT AND THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING BECAUSE I CAN'T SHUT OFF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

2007 SATURN ION I HAVE PUT A LITTLE OVER 5,000 MILES ON IT . CALLED THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 45-60 DAYS ABOUT KEY STICKING IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEY SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. DIRTY KEY, OR WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU. PAST WEEKEND DID THE SAME THING BUT KEY WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO SHUT OFF OR DO ANYTHING. AFTER CALLING THEIR ROAD SIDE SERVICE AND ON HOLD FOR OVER 90 MIN BEFORE SOMEONE ANSWERED AND THEN ANOTHER HOUR TRYING TO GET SOME HELP. TOW TRUCK CAME ALMOST 3 HOURS AFTER MY ORIGINAL CALL TO THEM ALL ALONG THE CAR RUNNING AND BURNING GAS. SAYING THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT SATURN IS AWARE OF IT AND DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. SEEMS TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME SUBJECT EVERYWHERE. *TR

Mileage: 31,942

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2007 SATURN ION. THE KEY GOT LOCKED IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. MY RELATIVE THEN HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO TURN IT OFF. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, BUT I WOULD USUALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OR SWITCH GEARS A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 26,983

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 SATURN ION IN JULY OF 2007. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO (IF THAT) I HAD TO REPLACE MY IGNITION CYLINDER BECAUSE WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVE WAY I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY OFF. A FEW DAYS AGO I WENT TO THE STORE AND AS I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT TURN. I HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER IGNITION CYLINDER AND HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN!!! THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN ABOUT 2 1/2-3 MONTHS! *TR

Mileage: 63,500

ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, OUR 07 SATURN ION HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT STALLS ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAIL - CAN'T EVEN PUT ON THE HAZARDS LIGHTS. THE SATURN DEALER HAS EVALUATED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM EACH TIME WITH NO RESULT. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH AND EVENTUALLY TO ZERO. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE JERKED UNTIL IT REACHED 30 MPH AND THEN IT DROVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED TWO MORE TIMES APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES LATER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THE SECOND TIME THEY CHANGED THE SENSOR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2007. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

Mileage: 11,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE SECOND FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A WIRE FROM THE HYBRID BATTERY TO THE GENERATOR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,036 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS INSTALLED.

Mileage: 6,000