2005 Saturn Ion complaints

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

I HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION QUAD /. IN FEB OF 07 I WENT TO PARK MY CAR AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR NOR COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SATURN DEALERSHIP AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 07 THIS OCCURRED AGAIN, IT WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THEN IN AGAIN THE SAME THING OCCURRED IN AUG 07 AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. IN JAN OF 2008, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE IGNITION BECAUSE IT HAD STUCK ON ME SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THEY ONCE AGAIN REPLACED THE IGNITION. LAST WEEK I WAS 500 MILES FROM HOME AND PULLED OFF TO GET GAS AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO FUEL UP. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION REPLACED. I JUST WENT OVER MY 36,000 BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE 1 YR PARTS WARRANTY, SO I DID NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THE REPAIR. BUT I AM STILL UPSET ABOUT A COMMON PROBLEM NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY SATURN. THEY EITHER HAVE FAULTY IGNITION PARTS OR THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. REPLACING AN IGNITION 5 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS IS NOT NORMAL. I PULLED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. SO THIS SITUATION IS NOT UNIQUE TO ME. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN 13 MONTHS FROM NOW, IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEN I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SATURNS FAULT. I HAVE CONTACTED

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

MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAGS. THE AIRBAG OF OUR 2005 SATURN ION 3 COUPE DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED AND IT SLIDON ITS SIDE. BY MIRACLE, THE DRIVER WAS NOT KILLED, OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.

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

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

SATURN ION, BASE MODEL ONGOING WIRING/ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE DECEMBER 2006 TO PRESENTLY. THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. FIRST OCCURRENCE IN DECEMBER 2006, THE PEDAL ACTUALLY ACCELERATED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I AVERTED AN ACCIDENT. STARTED AT 21K, UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 60K. NOW AT 47K, AND PROBLEM STILL NOT CORRECTED. IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW FOR THE SIXTH TIME FOR ELECTRICAL/WIRING ISSUES REGARDING REDUCED POWER. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER ON JUNE 20, 2008. THE DEALER REWIRED THE ECM SENSOR AND DROVE 554 MILES TO TEST THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, ON JULY 1, 2008, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AVERTED TRAFFIC HAZARDS WHEN THE REDUCE POWER COMES ON. I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR SATURN TRY TO REPAIR IT, TO NO AVAIL. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW AGAIN. THEY WON'T GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL FIX THE WIRING ISSUES TO COMPLETE SATISFACTION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHEN THE REDUCE POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONTINUES TO BE DEFECTIVE. THEY HAVE REPLACED SENSOR, MODULES, WIRING CONNECTORS, COMPUTER UPDATES, ACCELERATOR PEDALS. IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AND I WILL BE CONCERNED FOR MINE AND OTHERS SAFETY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. IT RANDOMLY DECIDES TO NOT START ON ANY DAY. I CAN DRIVE TO THE GAS STATION FIVE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, GET GAS, GET BACK IN MY CAR, AND IT NOT START. SOME DAYS MY CAR WILL NOT START FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL CRANK! STARTED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. *TR

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

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

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

WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM NOW GOING ON THE 3RD TIME WITH OUR SATURN ION. NO CRANK NO START, LIKE YOU CUT THE POWER OFF TO THE CAR. NO GAUGES ,NO LIGHTS NO EMERGENCY SIGNALS. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE FUSE BOX, IT SEEMS TO BREAK CONTACT WITH IN THE AREA THAT CONTROLS THIS. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER CHANGED THE PART, 2ND TIME WE HAD NO WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY $550. NOW IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WHEN IT JUST SHUT OFF AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTS OR EMERGENCY SIGNALS AND SHE WAS ON A DARK HIGHWAY. *TR

THE SIDE DOOR PANELS OF CAR ARE BUCKLING, DISTORTING AND MELTING....PAINT IS BUBBLING. DUE TO EXTREME HEAT FROM THE SUN REFLECTION OFF HOUSE WINDOWS CLAIMS SATURN. DAMAGE IS TOTALING ALMOST $3,000.00 CONTINUES TO GET WORSE EVERDAY AND IS GROWING ACROSS THE CAR PANELS. EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SATURN WILL NOT PAY DENYING IT'S A WARRANTY ISSUE. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR NEAR ANY FIRES...THERE ARE NO BURN MARKS ON CAR.....EVERYONE SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. *TR

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

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

PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL OF A 2005 SATURN ION 3, STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY WITH 27,000 MILES, LOCKED UP ON DEC 22, 2007 CAUSING A SINGLE CAR COLLISION. AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC LOOKED THE CAR OVER AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE AND SAW THAT THE SPINDLE WAS BROKEN, BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD CAUSE ENOUGH FORCE TO BREAK THE SPINDLE. HIS OPINION IS THAT THE SPINDLE (CAST ALUMINUM) WAS OVER-TIGHTENED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD A DEFECT/HAIRLINE CRACK THAT FINALLY FAILED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AT 60 MILES PER HOUR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLAM INTO THE GUARDRAIL, THEN SPIN INTO A DITCH. WHEN THE SPINDLE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, I ATTEMPTED TO HIT THE BRAKES WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOTHING. INSURANCE HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE DAMAGE, AND DECLARED THE DAMAGE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

SIMILAR TO THE 04 SATURN IONS, MY 2005 ION HAS THE SAME FRONT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. THE BULB QUITS FLASHING, BUT IS NOT BURNED OUT, IT IS LOSING CONTACT IN THE SOCKET. I CALLED SATURN, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR MY VIN, BIT IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS WITH THE 04. *TR

FRONT DIRECTIONAL SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T. AT TIMES IT IS LEFT SIDE OTHER TIMES RIGHT SIDE. BOTH 2003 & 2004 MODEL YEARS OF SATURN ION HAVE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT I HAVE A 2005 AND DEALER AND SATURN CORPORATE SAY THEY CAN'T HELP UNTIL 2005 IS ADDED TO RECALL. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 SATURN ION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING RIGHT AT ABOUT 37000, RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT IT'S A NEW TECHNOLOGY SATURN IMPLEMENTED, (STATE OF THE ART ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM), AND IT WILL COST $1100 TO FIX IT. MY CAR IS FAIRLY NEW STILL, AND SATURN CORP. REFUSES TO MEET WITH ME IN THE MIDDLE ON THE COST. WITHOUT POWER STEERING, MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND DRIVING TO WORK AND BACK IS A REAL CHALLENGE, AND A DANGEROUS CHALLENGE, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF FIXING IT. ***SATURN SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED TO ME THAT LOTS OF THE IONS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.*** *TR

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE STEERING LOCKED, AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,087. *AK UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED. *JB

TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS BURNED OUT THEN DIDN'T BURN OUT, BUT STILL DO NOT WORK *AK

I HIT THE REAR OF A TRUCK HARD ENOUGH THAT MY RADIATOR WAS CRUSHED AGAINST MY ENGINE BLOCK. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. I KNOW I HAD TO HAVE HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 20 AND 50 MPH. WE ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM OUR DOCTOR TO SEE IF MY WIFE AND I ARE OK, AND I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR REPAIRED YET FOR I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE CAR INSURANCE COMPANY. IF THIS IS NORMAL I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AT WHAT POINT WERE THE AIRBAGS IN A 2005 SATURN ION TYPE 1 SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. *AK

2005 SATURN ION PURCHASED 3,20,2005. FRONT-END MAKES NOISE WHEN ROLLING OVER BUMPS AND/OR TURNING. *JB

MY 2005 ION 2 WAS SERVICED CONTINUOUSLY BY THE SATURN DEALERSHIP SINCE ITS NEW PURCHASE. THIS CAR HAS NEVER HAD A ENGINE INCIDENT, OVERHEATING, OR MISSED OIL CHANGE/SERVICE AND AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE SATURN TECHNICIAN AND DEDUCED TO EITHER A GAS TANK SEALING ISSUE OR OXYGEN SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS FINALLY REPLACED ON IT 48,000 SERVICE CHECKUP, YET THE LIGHT WAS STILL ACTIVE. A COMPLETE COMPUTER CODE DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED INTERNAL MISFIRE ISSUES WITH THE #1 CYLINDER. THE MECHANICS EVALUATION WAS THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER OR BLOCK IS WARPED AND CAUSING COMPRESSION BLOW BY & MISFIRING. THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTION IS TO CHANGE THE ENGINE BLOCK AT A COST OF $6, 800. OR WORK ON TEARING DOWN THE ENGINE AT AN UN-ESTIMATED AMOUNT. ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 3 YEAR WARRANTY TO APRIL 2008, I HAVE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE OF THIS PURCHASED WARRANTY BY OVER 14,000 MILES. I AM UNCERTAIN WHETHER I SHOULD GO FORWARD WITH THIS REPAIR, TRADE-IN THE CAR, OR SEEK MY DAMAGES THROUGH MY ATTORNEY IN LOS ANGELES. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS NEW ION, MY FATHER IN LAW WAS SO IMPRESSED THAT HE BOUGHT THE SAME MODEL 5 DAYS LATER AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP. AN INTERESTING NOTE IS THIS IS OUR 3RD SATURN IN THE LAST 11 YEARS. WE BELIEVE IN THE BRAND, LOVE THE SERVICE & SALES DEPARTMENTS, BUT ARE NOT SURE ABOUT ITS FUTURE WITH OUR FAMILY. *JB

I SENT A LETTER TO GM IT WAS PASSED TO SATURN CORP. ONGOING PROBLEMS NEVER FIXED.STARTED AT 19000 MILES AND CONTINUE WITH MILEAGE AT 31000. 2 DIFFERENT SERVICE DEPTS. STILL HAVE THE PROBLEMS. BLOWN OFF BY SATURN CORP. BY RUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE. FIRST SERVICE VISIT AFTER SPECIFICALLY MAKING AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS LEMON RESULTED IN A CAR WASH. THE NOISE TECH WAS NOT IN. I DROVE 40 MILES FOR A CAR WASH? NEVER WENT BACK. SATURN SENT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY AND I REPLIED; "CALL ME". THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER. I DID AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME IT WAS MY ROTORS MAKING THE NOISE. HE THEN TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR!!! THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. HE THEN SAID THAT THEY WILL DO IT AT NO CHARGE AFTER I PROTESTED. I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK, SAID THANK YOU AND LEFT. WHEN I GOT ABOUT A MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEMS WERE STILL THERE (NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE). I CALLED HIM FROM MY CELL PHONE AND TOLD HIM AND HE SAID ;"OK, WE WILL GET YOU IN SOMETIME DURING THE WEEK SO WE CAN SPEND MORE TIME WITH IT". COULD YOU IMAGINE HOW I WOULD HAVE FELT IF I HAD ACTUALLY AGREED TO PAY? I WAS VERY UPSET. SATURN CORP. CALLED ME AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND ASKED ME HOW IT WENT AND I TOLD THEM IT DID NOT GO WELL. THEY CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND AFTER A WHILE, HE CALLED ME. I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD COME BACK IN AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. I CALLED HIM TO SET AN APPOINTMENT JUST AFTER THE NEW YEAR. WE SET ONE UP ON A SATURDAY MORNING

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

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS BEEN HEARING A NOISE IN THE CAR SINCE THE ODOMETER REACHED 500 MILES. AFTER ONE AND A HALF YEARS A NEW TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PUT ON THE CAR. THE NOISE STILL EXIST. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT. CONTACT BELIEVES THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS BAD WHEEL BEARINGS EVEN THOUGH HE HAS BEEN TOLD IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD A WARPED LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND THAT THE CAR HAS A BOUNCE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE TRUE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED.

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

2005 SATURN ION, MULTIPLE PROBLEMS W CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGING & NOT OPERABLE UNLESS VEHICLE SHUT OFF, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, & ACTIVATING ON IT'S OWN. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT BELIEVE ME UNTIL THE SERVICE MANAGER WITNESSED THIS PROBLEM. WHEN SATURN SENT AN ENGINEER TO REVIEW THE ISSUE HE ALSO DOUBTED ME AS HE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK & WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I SUBMITTED FOR A NEW VEHICLE UNDER THE STATES LEMON LAW THE SERVICE MANAGER ACCUSED ME OF MAKING THIS UP TO GET A NEW VEHICLE. SATURN REQUIRED ME TO PAY $1800 FOR MILEAGE DEPRECIATION TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE & REFUSED TO HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH CAME WITH MY ORIGINAL VEHICLE. MY BIG ERROR WAS IN GIVING THE DEALER & SATURN CORP 5 TIME TO TRY & FIX THE PROBLEM. THOSE 2 EXTRA ATTEMPTS CAUSED FURTHER MILEAGE WHICH COST ME IN ADDITIONAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. *NM

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF MY VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. (THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES.) WHILE I WAS WEARING THE SAFETY BELT, I SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MY HEAD, CHEST, AND KNEES. *JB

9/21/06, MY SON WAS DIVING HIS 2005 SATURN ION REDLINE HOME FROM WORK. CAR HAD 20,000 MILES, BOUGHT NEW. HE SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR AND THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND WAS BARELY DRIVABLE. HE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND DISCOVERED A LARGE FLUID LEAK WITH NO ABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. CAR TOWED TO SATURN OF DANBURY. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD LITERALLY "EXPLODED" (THEIR WORDS) AND UPON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION CASE BLOWN APART, SUPPOSEDLY CAUSED BY "EXCESSIVE RPM". THE CAR WAS REPAIRED FOR FREE: TRANSAXLE ASSY & MOTOR ASSY, STARTER,2 PLATES, FLYWHEEL, SHAFT ASM I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE REP, WHO TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT PROVE IT WASN'T A DEFECT, AND WOULD THEREFORE COVER IT UNDER A "GOODWILL ADJUSTMENT, BUT NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY. NO ONE COULD EXPLAIN WHY THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RPM- ENOUGH TO BLOW UP THE TRANS CASE. I WAS ASSURED THAT THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS ANYTHING MY SON HAD DONE TO CAUSE THIS FAILURE. GRANTED, AT 20 YEARS OLD, I AM CERTAIN HE ISN'T A MODEL DRIVER, BUT HE IS ALSO A VERY RESPONSIBLE KID AND I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW BADLY HE COULD HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR TO CAUSE THIS. THEIR REPAIR TICKET STATES THAT THE "FAILURE APPEARS TO BE FROM AGGRESSIVE DRIVING". COME ON! THE CAR WAS AGAIN TOWED TO SATURN THIS MORNING, DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH STARTING. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE, BUT THIS TIME WE COULDN'T START IT EVEN AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH, THE DIALS BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH, AND THE ERROR READS "POWER START". WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT,

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

HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 SATURN ION LEAKS. WATER CONDENSATION FORMS ON THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT. *NM

CONTINUOUS LOW RPM CAUSING STALL-OUTS WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. RPM AT LOW IDLE IS NO HIGHER THAN 650 TO 750. ENGINE ALWAYS FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL. DEALER STATES THAT "THIS ENGINE IDLES AT A LOW RPM" (COMPARED TO MOST CARS THAT IDLE AT 950 RPM). *NM

THE POWER STEERING UNIT ON MY 2005 SATURN ION HAS FAILED TWICE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, SATURN OF ELLICOTT CITY AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A "SERVICE BULLETIN" ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 WITH LESS THAN 32K MILES. THE STEERING FAILED WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY AND AGAIN WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT. SATURN ADMITTED THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. IT IS ON MANY SATURN VEHICLES, NOT JUST MINE. **NM

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

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

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT WHICH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING AND THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES.

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, DOWN AN ICY HILL THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING OFF THE LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 05/22/06

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

VEHICLE: 2005 SATURN ION RED LINE I WAS DRIVING IN COLUMBUS, OH AREA TO MEET SOME FRIENDS AND I HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I LEFT THE RED LIGHT I WENT THROUGH THE GEARS TO GET UP TO SPEED AND AS I CAME TO 4TH GEAR THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT GO IN. SO I LET OUT THE CLUTCH AND TRIED TO GO BACK IN. AS I PRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL AGAIN IT IMMEDIATELY FELL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL AT ALL AND I COULD NOT SELECT ANY GEARS. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE REALLY BAD SO I PULLED OVER AT THE WALGREEN'S A FEW YARDS AWAY. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP I NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE CAR AND IT WAS SHAKING BADLY. SO I CALLED MY FRIENDS AND THEY CAME TO LOOK. MY CLUTCH HAD GIVEN UP BUT WE WERE NOT SURE HOW BADLY. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP NEARBY THAT ALSO SPECIALIZED IN THESE VEHICLES. THE FRICTION DISC IN THE CLUTCH HAD RIPPED COMPLETELY APART WHICH IN TURN SCORED AND WARPED THE FLYWHEEL. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE SLAVE CYLINDER TO OVER EXTEND WHICH IS WHERE THE FLUID LEAKED FROM AND DEBRIS FLYING AROUND WITHIN THE BELLHOUSING HAD CONTACTED THE FLUID FEED LINE TO THE SLAVE CYLINDER AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN IT. NEW PARTS WERE ORDERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THEY CONSISTED OF THIS: 1 NEW FLYWHEEL, 1 NEW CLUTCH FRICTION DISC, 1 NEW CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE, 6 NEW CLUTCH PLATE TO FLYWHEEL BOLTS, 1 NEW SLAVE CYLINDER, 1 NEW THROW OUT BEARING, 1 NEW CLUTCH FLUID FEED LINE, 5 QUARTS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID, AND 1 QUART OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TOTAL LABOR CHARGED W

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SATURN ION2 AND THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED WHEN I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH ON MY 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICE THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND ALLOWED AIR INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE THE BRAKES AND CLUTCH HAVE A SHARED HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR. I COULDN'T DOWNSHIFT BECAUSE THE CLUTCH FAILED AND I COULDN'T BRAKE BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE WARNING SYSTEM FAILED BECAUSE THERE WAS STILL SOME FLUID IN THE SHARED RESERVOIR. THE WARNING LIGHT GOES ON WHEN THE SYSTEM IS OUT OF FLUID NOT WHEN IT IS RUNNING LOW. SCARY STUFF... I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED OTHERS. LUCKY FOR ME I WAS NOT GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND/OR ON A BUSY STREET. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP...*NM

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