2006 Saturn Ion complaints

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN MY 2006 SATURN ION. HER A "BEEP" NOTIFICATION FROM THE DASH AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. WARNING ON DASH STATED "PWR STRNG". *TR

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER STATES DIFFICULTY STARTING VEHICLE AND ODOR OF GASOLINE *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE AREA OF THE FUEL PUMP. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE A RECALL RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL #09V419000. *JB

I WAS SMELLING GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE AND TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER. THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A CRACKED FUEL PUMP IN MY 2006 SATURN ION REDLINE. THIS WAS A RECALL (NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER: 09V419000), BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER, SO IT COST ME $576 OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. *TR

IN MAY 2009, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 SATURN ION IN THE MIDDLE OF STEERING. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WOULD START BACK UP THE CAR IT WOULD WORK. EVERY TIME IT WOULD TURN OFF, MY CAR WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND IF I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, ALMOST WAS HIT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO TURN FAST ENOUGH. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR, HAD TO PAY $100 TO HAVE IT FIXED. NOW 2 YEARS LATER, 40,0000 MILES HERE IS IT DOING IT AGAIN. IT COST ALMOST $800 TO GET THIS REPAIRED. WHY SHOULD THIS BE FAILING EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN TODAY, I WAS COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN AND ALMOST WENT OFF THE EDGE. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, I CHECKED WITH MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT MY WARRANTY AND IT EXPIRED JUNE 2011. I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AS IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY DISCOVERED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING FUEL (AS IN BUBBLING AROUND THE TOP OF THE TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ALTHOUGH THE FIRST TWO PARTS SHIPPED IN WERE BROKEN UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SHOP. I WAS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN #09275A ADDRESSING THIS EXACT FAILURE. MY VIN FALLS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS BUT MY LOCATION (VIRGINIA) DOES NOT. THE APPROVED STATES ALL APPEAR TO BE SOUTHERN, HOT, STATES. THE RECENT TEMPS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA/ DC AREA HAS BEEN VERY HOT OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR COSTS OR AT LEAST THE COST OF THE PARTS.

IGNITION STUCK IN "ON" POSITION, CAN'T REMOVE KEY. *TR

MY KEY HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION IN THE "ON" POSITION THREE TIMES NOW. I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE THE PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR THREE TIMES. MY BALL JOINTS HAVE GONE OUT. MECHANICS SAY THIS IS VERY ODD FOR A NEWER VEHICLE (2006 SATURN). *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

AFTER DRIVING THIS CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS I NEVER KNEW THAT SO MANY SATURN DRIVERS HAD MY ISSUES. THE CAR HAS A STRANGE KNOCK IN THE BACK. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE TRUNK. THERE ARE OFTEN STRONG SMELLS OF GASOLINE. IT HAS BEGUN TO CAPTURE THE KEY. I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH IT TO GET THE KEY OUT AND NOW IT HAS STARTED TO CUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE LATEST INCIDENT IS WHAT I AM WRITING ABOUT WHICH IS A CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I MADE A SLOW LEFT TURN AND THE CAR PROMPTLY SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS GOING UP THE HILL. IT OCCURRED WHEN I FIRST GOT THE VEHICLE, IT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE WITH THIS MORNING BEING THE MOST RECENT TIME. IT IS INCREASING IN BETWEEN CUT OFFS. IT CUT OFF ON ME ONLY 2 WEEKS AGO AS I MADE A RIGHT AND WENT UP A HILL. *TR

MY 2006 SATURN ION, HAS STARTED TO HAVE A DISTINCT OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL AND GAS CAN BE NOTICED UNDER THE CAR FROM A LEAK. IT IS ALSO HARDER TO START AND MAY TAKE 2 TIMES OF TURNING THE IGNITION. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP WHICH CONNECTS TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND I WILL NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND FUEL FILTER. THERE IS A VERY SPECIFIC RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON GM VEHICLES IN WARM WEATHER STATES, BUT GM IS NOT HONORING THIS DEFECT IN ALL STATES. IT HAS BEEN AN UNSEASONABLY HOT SUMMER, SO ALL STATES HAVE HOT WEATHER. GM TOLD ME THIS IS VIN SPECIFIC, BUT IF THIS IS A DEFECT ON A PART, WHY ISN'T IT PART SPECIFIC. MY CAR IS LEAKING GAS AND COULD START A FIRE AT ANY MOMENT AND YET GM DOES NOT SEE THIS AS AN ISSUE. MANY OTHER SATURN/GM OWNERS HAVE POSTED ABOUT THIS DEFAULT AND HAVE BEEN DENIED ANY COVERAGE BY GM. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE AN ISSUE FOR EVERY STATE, WHEN OWNERS IN EVERY STATE THAT OWN A SATURN OR OTHER GM MODEL ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE? I AM TAKING MY SATURN TO A GM DEALERSHIP, AND HAVE TO HAVE THEM DEAM THIS AS A DEFECT. SO, THE COMPANY THAT WILL LOOSE MONEY IF THEY HAVE TO FIX THIS FOR FREE IS DETERMINING IF THIS IS AN ITEM THAT QUALIFIES? THIS IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND A RECALL SHOULD BE POSTED FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL GM OWNERS.

AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGITION TO START THE CAR, THE KEY BECOMES JAMMED IN THE IGITION. THE REPAIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. HE HAD TO TAKE A LOOSE MY ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN TO REMOVE THE IGITION SWITCH TO TURN OFF THE CAR. NOW THE IGITION LOCK AND SWITCH HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TT

2006 SATURN ION 2, THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, IN THE RUN POSITION. I COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. I HAD TO DISENGAGE THE FUSE FROM THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. THIS PROBLEM, AFTER MUCH ON-LINE RESEARCH, IS AN ISSUE WITH SATURNS FROM 2005-2007. MOST INDIVIDUALS WHO POSTED THIER ISSUES ONLINE NOTED THAT THE REPAIR, THROUGH THE DEALER, WAS IN EXCESS OF $500.00. IN ADDITION, MOST INDIVIDUALS NOTED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, SIX MONTHS OR MORE AFTER REPLACING THE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, THROUGH THIER 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 NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR WILL TAKE REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY. THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL BE DOING MYSELF, AS I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON-LINE THROUGH EDMONDS AND OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINT SITES, I FEEL THAT SATURN/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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND WAS CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BECOME ILL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL THEREFORE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION 2. I WAS SMELLING GAS. I TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED AT AROUND 119K MILES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST MY EXHAUST. I GOT A HOLE REPAIRED IN MY EXHAUST AND SMELLED GAS JUST EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. NOW GAS IS LEAKING FROM MY FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THERE IS A LARGE HOLE. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN CRACKED PRIOR TO THE SIZE OF THE CRACK NOW. I CALLED SATURN AFTER FINDING OUT ABOUT A RECALL AND NOW THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO A FUEL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), DUE TO THE STATE THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED IN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,100. UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STATE SHE LIVES IN HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WARM MUCH LIKE THE STATES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL SHOULD NOT INCLUDE CERTAIN STATES. UPDATED 09/15/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DETECTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING CONSISTENTLY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

OUR 2006 SATURN ION HAS A MAJOR LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP RESERVOIR. THE LEAK IS DEFINED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 AND IS LISTED AS A RECALL 09226A. DEALER IS CONFIRMING THIS IS THE PROBLEM OUR VEHICLE HAS, BUT GM SAYS THIS AS A 'SPECIAL POLICY' REPAIR BULLETIN NUMBER 09275 AND NOT A RECALL 09226A. GM IS REFUSING TO FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE HAS A BRANDED TITLE AS SALVAGE. THEY WILL REPAIR A SALVAGE TITLED VEHICLE UNDER A 'RECALL' BUT NOT ON A 'SPECIAL POLICY' EXTENSION. DEALER STATED THE ISSUE IS THE LEAKY FUEL PUMP AND NOT CUASED BY ANY OTHER DAMAGE. APPARENTLY THERE ARE A LOT OF 2006 SATURN ION'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT GM HAS SLID AROUND FIXING BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT A RECALL, BUT A SPECIAL POLICY AND THIS IS A FUEL LEAK ON THE PUMP AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO AN ADMITTED FAULTY COMPONENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP, RESULTING IN A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 08/11/11*LJ UPDATED 08/29/11*JB

I HAVE A SATURN ION VIN NUMBER [XXX], THIS CAR HAS A RECALL FOR FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, WELL MY CAR HAS A FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER, I CALLED GM 1800 NUMBER THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO GO TO A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, I CALL THIS JUPITER CHEVROLET DEALER I SPOKE WITH ANTHONY, HE TOLD ME HE WILL GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIRS, HE SAID I HAVE TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC BETWEEN 90-100 DOLLARS, I TOLD HIM, MY CAR HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL, HE ASKED FOR THE LAST 8 DIGITS OF MY VIN NUMBER AND HE SAID, MY CAR WAS NOT IN RECALL, I TOLD HIM BUT IS A 2006 SATURN ION I HAVE A FUEL LEAK, MY FUEL IS DRIPPING, I CANT DRIVE MY CAR LIKE THAT, IT'S UNSAFE, WELL HE TOLD ME IF MY CAR IS NOT IN RECALL I HAVE TO REPAIR MY CAR ON MY OWN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND, MY CAR HAS THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL, AND THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING? THEY WILL DO SOMETHING WHEN MY CAR IS ON FIRE? PLEASE HELP ME, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR WAS COMING FROM VEHICLE. THE FUMES WERE UNBEARABLE AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

CONTINUAL COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEGINNING - 1/12/10 + 1/14/10 + 12/29/10 + 6/21/11 + CURRENT PROBLEM 6/25/11 DEALERSHIP CHARGED $120 FOR DIAGNOSIS EACH INCIDENCE SINCE 12/19/10. CURRENT MILEAGE 22,170.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CHIME THAT SOUNDED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,864.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON THE RADIO AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WOULD ALSO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER STATES POWER STEERING ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, SHE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER ASSIST STEERING MOTOR. *JB

POWER STEERING INDICATOR WOULD COME ON AND STEERING ABILITY WILL DISAPPEAR. RESTARTING CAR MADE THE STEERING COME BACK FOR ABOUT A FEW SECONDS, BUT THEN POWER STEERING INDICATOR WOULD COME BACK ON AGAIN. CAR TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED UNDER SPECIAL WARRANTY. THIS PART SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED. *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS, MY KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OR TURN OFF MY ENGINE. IT HAPPENED WHEN I STOPPED FOR GAS. I HAVE A STICK SHIFT AND SO I STALLED THE CAR IN ORDER TO STOP IT FROM RUNNING. I HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE CAR AND, THANKFULLY, HAD ANOTHER KEY TO LOCK THE CAR DOOR WHEN I WASN'T IN IT. THE COST TO REPAIR BY THE DEALER WAS BETWEEN $500 AND $600. THE FIRST TIME I PAID $100 BUT I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR IS BEING DONE LOCALLY BY A MECHANIC FOR $300. THEY HAVE TO TAKE APART THE STEERING WHEEL SO THAT THEY CAN GET TO THE IGNITION. IT IS A TUMBLER PROBLEM WITHIN THE IGNITION. THIS HAS TO BE REPLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS THE DOOR WAS SHUT, BUT WOULD NOT REOPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE WINDOW DETACHED FROM ITS TRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING RECURRING FAILURES IN WHICH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE KEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE IN REGARDS TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IN REGARDS TO THE KEY BECOMING STUCK IN THE IGNITION, NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,080. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR

POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE OF LINE STATING THE SAME THING ON THEIR SATURN ION 2006. WE NEED HELP GETTING GMAC TO PAY FOR THIS. I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS. IT IS TOO DIFFICULTY FOR A FEMALE TO USE. *TR

2006 SATURN ION POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND GM SAY THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT BUT EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY FIXED SOME CARS BUT NEVER SENT OUT A RECALL LETTER. AND I WAS TOLD TO TAKE CARE OF IT THE BEST I NO HOW AND ALSO THE GAS GET STUCK I WAS DRIVING AND HIT THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT MY SISTER WAS IN FRONT OF ME I WAS TRAILING HER JUST BUMP HER A LITTLE. PLEASE HELP IM OUT OF WORK AND NOW NO CAR WITCH I STILL PAYING ON IF I HAD KNOWN I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED A GM CAR. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. HE THEN COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONCE THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/12/11

FIRST, MY POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT. I WOULD TURN OF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD BE BACK FOR A SHORT TIME. I TOOK IT IN AND IT WAS FIXED A WEEK OR TWO AGO. NOW, THE IGNITION KEY IS LOCKED IN THE ON POSITION. TO TURN IT OFF I HAVE TO DISCONNECT FUSE 16 AND DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE POWER CABLE. TO TURN IT ON I HAVE TO RECONNECT THE NEGATIVE POWER CABLE AND REINSERT THE FUSE. I WAS ADVISED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURN IONS AND NOT RELATED TO THE RECENT WORK THAT WAS DONE ON THE CAR. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION2. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALER STATED A CYLINDER IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION 2COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO POWER OFF THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT POWER OFF AND WAS LEFT RUNNING FOR SEVENTEEN HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DISCONNECTED THE IGNITION AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,130.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC JANUARY 2009 WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER OFFERED THE CONTACT A DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

DRIVING ON 295 HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPR, CAR HAD POWER STEERING ERROR, COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING. THERE WERE TWO CHILDREN IN BACK . THE CAR WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE CAR IS A SATURN ION- I FEEL THIS WOULD OF BEEN A CAR ACCIDENT IF I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT SLOWED DOWN. I TOOK THE SATURN TO GM DEALER ADVISING THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX AT NO CHARGE DESPITE ME GIVING THEM BULLETIN 10187. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I FOUND THIS WAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH SATURN IONS 2004-2007. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING LIGHT. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS RESET ONCE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,200.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT. POWERED MY ION OFF THEN ON AND POWER STEERING WORKED. TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECKED AND MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM HE COULD FIND WITH THE POWER STEERING. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2006 SATURN ION FOR 3 YEARS. AND ALSO I HAVE 2 CHILDREN WITHIN THE PAST YEAR IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3TIMES TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHY WHILE DRIVING BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR BEGINS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING.. MAKING ALL SORTS OF RACKET WITH NO POWER YOU ARE FORCED TO TRY AND GET OFF THE RD. SAFELY WITH NO POWERSTEERING. THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.. AND ALSO I AM ALWAYS TOLD THAT THEY DON'T SERVICE SATURNS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE ONES THAT SOLD IT. THIS HAPPENS WITH NOT WARNING I HAVE BEEN STRANDED WITH MY 2 GIRLS MULTIPLE TIMES. ONCE WE WERE TRAVELING 60MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT HAPPENED WITH BIG RIGS ALL AROUND.. I THANK GOD THAT WE DIDN'T GET HURT. ALSO FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF YOU HEAR LOTS OF CLICKING NOISES AND THE CAR WILL NOT COMPLETELY TURN OFF.. THEY REPLACED THE STARTER SWITCH BECAUSE THAT WAS UNDER RECALL BUT IT HAS MADE NO DIFFERENCE STILL CAN NOT GET THE KEYS OUT HAVE TO SIT THERE AND WAIT FOR IT TO STOP CLICKING AND TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET IT OUT.. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS I DON'T THINK THIS IS A SAFE CAR AT ALL. CONTACTED SATURN COMPANY NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE... DEFINITELY WASTE OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY... *TR

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 SATURN ION, THE "PWR STR" LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE RESUMED THE POWER STEERING TO THE VEHICLE BUT REPEATED THE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THIS IS NOW OCCURRING NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY RELATED ITEM WHICH SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS BARELY DRIVABLE BECAUSE IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO MAKE TURNS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2006 SATURN ION WILL NOT SHUT OFF AND THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THEY GM COMPANY SAYS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I HAVE READ ALOT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM SATURN OWNERS AND I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE LOST OF POWER STEERING COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

VEHICLE DOOR AND TRUCK LOCKS QUIT WORKING, AT THE SAME TIME ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED FUSE LOCKING MECHANISMS STARTED WORKING AND ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS THE LOCKING MECHANISMS WENT BACK OUT ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING BACK ON. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT THE BCM WAS GOING OUT ON VEHICLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $800.00 TO REPLACE BCM. BCM IS NOW STARTING TO EFFECT THE ELECTRICAL IN THE VEHICLE. AIR STOPPED WORKING, I HAD IT CHARGED AND STILL WILL NOT WORK.

IN THE LAST YEAR THE IGNITION CYLINDER IN MY CAR HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING MY CAR TO REMAIN ON AND LOCKING THE KEY IN PLACE. THE KEY IS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO RUN. THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ON 8/26/10 AND MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN TODAY 5/30/11. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM THAT SATURN HAS IGNORED. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY RISK AND THE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

POWER STEERING REPEATEDLY GOES OUT. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON "FIXES" IT FOR A SHORT TIME THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. SOMETIMES AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND SOMETIMES 30 SECONDS AFTER RESTARTING. IT STARTED AS A VERY INTERMITTENT ISSUE BUT HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. BEFORE THIS STARTED I HAD OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. FIRST THE ODOMETER WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF AND OCCASIONALLY FLASH "TRUNK". LATER THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD COME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE. THEY EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY THEN THE STEERING ISSUE STARTED. *TR

KEY STUCK IN CAR EVERY DAY SINCE I HAVE PURCHASE THE CAR. CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR, NOW CAR WONT START AT ALL, LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON THEN ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER THEY ALL GO OUT CAR WONT TURN OVER, IT WAS PARKED GOT IN TO START IT UP TO HEAD HOME FROM WHERE I WAS WITH MY 11 YR OLD DAUGHTER AND CAR WOULD NOT START. LUCKILY I HAVE ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE THEY TOWED THE CAR TO MY HOME. *TR

ON 4/26/11, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS COVERED BY A RECALL. AT THAT TIME, I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HAD A 30 DAY AND 1,000 MILES WAITING PERIOD. ON 5/22/11, I DROVE HOME AND WENT TO TURN MY KEY OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO COME OUT AND THEY PULLED A FUSE TO GET THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THEN THEY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND PUT THE FUSE BACK IN. I HAD TO HOOK THE BATTERY BACK UP TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER LOCK AND HOUSING FOR A COST OF $594.00. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL! I HAVE SEEN 138 COMPLAINTS JUST ON THIS ISSUE ALONE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE? *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 SATURN ION 3 STARTED NOT WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I NEEDED TO PULL OVER ALMOST GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AN ON THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY OR SO I THOUGHT OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 3 WEEKS THE SITUATION GOT WORSE AND NOW 3 SECONDS AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. *TR