2006 Saturn Ion complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEYS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BOTH TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE IGNITION GAUGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION GAUGE WAS TOO TIGHT. THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE SPORADICALLY AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RANDOMLY OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,364 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,103 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,216.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER STEERING ASSIST CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL IN MY 2006 SATURN ION WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAVE A LOT OF CURVES ON MY WAY HOME AND TAKE A U TURN TO GET HOME. IT TOOK A LOT OF STRENGTH TO DO BUT I MANAGED TO GET HOME. WHEN I WAS HOME I ASKED A FRIEND TO GO OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR. THEY FIGURED THAT IT JUST NEEDED SOME POWER STEERING FLUID. WHEN WE WENT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR WE COULDN'T FIND ANY PLACE TO PUT IN SOME POWER STEERING FLUID. THEN HE TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE DASH BOARD DIDN'T SAY THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. WE WENT ON LINE TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS NO PLACE TO PUT IN POWER STEERING FLUID. IT IS CONTROLLED BY A MOTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS UPSETTING TO LEARN BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN BEFORE WHEN MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND MY CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN THEN, BUT THAT WAS UNDER A RECALL. NOW MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT ABOUT EVERY DAY TO EVERY OTHER DAY. I HAVE TO STOP AND TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN START IT UP AGAIN SO THAT I CAN HAVE POWER STEERING. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE IN 2006 SATURN ION 3 WITH 56000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEAR SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

POWER STEERING CLICKS AND SHUTS OFF MULTIPLE TIMES DURING ANY GIVEN DRIVE. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON ONLY "FIXES" THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. WHEN POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF, CAR VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT LUNCH FROM WORK WHICH IS APPROX. 10 MINS. WHEN TURNING ON TO A MAIN ROAD WHICH IS CONSIDERED A STATE HIGHWAY MY POWERSTEERING LIGHT WENT ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MY CAR. THERE HAS BEEN REPORTS OF THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND FAILING AND THERE IS NO RECALL. HOWEVER,THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH DOES HAVE RECALLS ON. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY SATURN 2006 ION LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER THE LIGHT COMES ON, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND I NEED TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED ON JUNE 30TH 3 TIMES, JULY 1ST 1-2 TIMES AND JULY 3RD 1-2 TIMES. I HAD TO GET THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN CARS FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THAT THE SAME PARTS IN THE CARS THEY ARE RECALLING IS IN THE SATURN. THE SATURN ION'S SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS WELL. *TR

I WILL GIVE YOU WHAT I SENT TO A CONSUMER REPAIRS OFFICE AND THE FTC: DATE = COMPANY NAME = SATURN/GMC COMPANY CONTACT = CUSTOMER SERVICE/ROADSIDE SERVICE INCIDENT = I GOT HOME FROM SHOPPING WITH MY SATURN 2006 ION II, AND TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I TRIED TO GET THE PANEL UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL OFF AND HAD TROUBLE GETTING IT OFF, SO I COULD GET TO THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE, AND COULDN'T FIND THE PLUNGER AT FIRST, AND THEN IT WOULDN'T MOVE EITHER LIKE IT SAID IT WOULD TO GET THE KEY OUT. THE KEY CAME OUT, BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. I TRIED THREE TIMES TO TALK WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ROADSIDE SERVICE THROUGH ON STAR AND SATURN AND GOT VERY LITTLE INFORMATION OF HOW TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RUNNING. FINALLY, THE LAST PERSON AT ROADSIDE SERVICE FOR SATURN HELPED ME TO REMOVE THE FUSE 16 FOR THE FUEL INJECTORS WHICH CUT THE ENGINE, BUT THEN DIDN'T TELL ME HOW TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE AND IT WAS STILL POWERED ON. THANK GOD FOR A FRIEND WHO CAME OVER TO HELP ME GET THE MAINTENANCE-FREE BATTERY CABLE UNSCREWED, NOT UN-BOLTED, LIKE IN OLDER CARS, TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE, SO THAT THE POWER WOULD NOT BE DRAINED BY ALL THE REMAINING POWER THAT WAS ON. WHAT IS BAD IS THAT THE SO-CALLED AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEALER FOR SATURN IN MY TOWN IS NOT OPEN ON SATURDAYS. SATURN, AT LEAST USE TO HAVE SATURDAY HOURS FOR SERVICE. WHY ISN'T THE GOVERNMENT FORCING GMC AND SATURN TO RECALL THIS DEFECT. THEY GET TOYOTA TO

2006 SATURN ION. PROBLEM: COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE CAR IS RUNNING AND TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (INCLUDING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED). ONCE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED POWER STEERING WORKS. IN THE LAST THREE DAYS THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TO 8 TIMES. I CHECKED THE FUSE AND IT WAS FINE. I CHECKED ON-LINE AND ALSO SAW NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. MOST RECENT DATE OF INCIDENT IS LISTED BELOW. *TR

HAVE A POWER STEERING IS CUTTING OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A RAMP, STEERING WHEEL IS TOO HARD TO TURN. HAVE A ERROR CODE "PWR STR" IN FRONT PANEL TOO FIX PROBLEM JUST TURN OFF THE CAR AND START CAR AGAIN BUT THE PROBLEM COME BACK AGAIN THE CAR IS A SATURN ION 2006 (48000 MILES) . THE DEALER SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN APROX 900 USD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WITH THE EXPECTATION OF CORRECTING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

CAR WAS SLOW TO START. TOOK THE SATURN ION TO DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK UP. MECHANIC SMELLED GASOLINE AND NOTICED LEAKAGE. UPON MECHANIC INSPECTION OF PART, FOUND CRACKS IN FUEL PUMP AND LEAKAGE FROM FUEL TANK. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND TANK AT MY EXPENSE. CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2006 AND HAS 54,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH CURRENT RECALL LIST. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 SATURN ION. HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE OTHER LINES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I SAW THE OTHER GM MODELS POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT. WE NEED TO HAVE THIS MODEL ADDED TO THEIR LIST. I ALSO KILLED MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN WHEN IT WENT OUT. I FEEL GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED. BECAUSE I WOULD SUE THE HECK OUT OF THEM OR MY FAMILY MEMBERS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION. MY CAR IS AT 80,000 BUT SINCE THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO I WOULD SAY 74,000 MILES WAS THE OCCURRENCE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGHER AND ROUGHER. I KNEW THE SOUND TO BE AN EXHAUST LEAK. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AND HE JUST CHECKED THE HOSES, AND SAW NOTHING. I KEPT DRIVING WITH IT. I STARTED GETTING BAD HEADACHES, AND SLIGHTLY NAUSEOUS WHEN I DROVE LONG DISTANCES. I TRAVEL 400 MILES ROUNDTRIP WHEN I VISIT FAMILY OUT OF TOWN AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. I ALSO NOTICED THE ODOR OF EXHAUST IN THE CABIN WHEN I STARTED MY CAR. I CRACKED MY WINDOWS WHEN I DROVE AND WHEN I HAD A CHANCE MY MECHANIC FOUND I HAD A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. HE SAID HE HAS SEEN THE SAME CRACK IN THE SAME PLACE ON THE SAME GM ENGINE 2.2L 4CYL ABOUT 6 TIMES THIS YEAR ALREADY. CHEVY HAS IT ON COBALT I THINK. HE SAID IT IS PROBABLY A FACTORY DEFECT SINCE IT IS WEARING THIN IN THE SAME PLACE. CONSIDERING MY CAR WAS POISONING ME FOR MONTHS I THINK THIS QUALIFIES AS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I KNEW THE SOUND AND WARNING SIGNS BECAUSE OF PAST EXPERIENCE. IT IS A DANGER TO THE MAJORITY OF DRIVERS, BECAUSE THEY DON'T. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. SHE STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WAS REMOVED BUT THE IGNITION POWER REMAINED ACTIVATED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE FUEL TANK AND BATTERY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CYLINDER FOR THE KEY WAS DAMAGED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE USING EXTREME BODILY FORCE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITHOUT PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,841.

I PURCHASED A 2006 SATURN ION IN JUNE OF 2010, THE POWERSTEERING LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO TURN, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS LOW ON POWERSTEERING FLUID, IN CHECKING I FOUND THAT THE SATURN ION HAD ELECTRIC POWERSTEERING AND THAT THE POWERSTEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MOTOR AND THE POWERSTEERING IN MY 2006 SATURN ION STILL FAILS TO WORK, THE CAR CAN NOT TURN WITHOUT USING EXTREME FORCE, NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO A SERVICE DEALER (WHICH IS AT CLOSEST 350 MILES) WITH NO POWERSTEERING AND PUMP MORE MONEY INTO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, IF THERE WERE AN EMERGENCY AND THE CAR NEEDED TO TURN QUICKLY IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN, YOUR ALMOST CAN'T TURN INTO A PARKING STALL AT THE STORE OR EVEN TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET, IT TAKES BOTH HANDS AND PLENTY OF MUSCLE TO TURN THE CAR, THE SAFETY OF ALL WHO ARE IN THE CAR IS AT RISK, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY SATURN HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IN CHECKING ON LINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN ION AND THERE ARE MANY MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT, I ALSO FOUND THAT THE CHEV. COBALT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT, SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SATURN AND THE COBALT. THIS IS AN ISSUE GOING THROUGH ALOT OF SATURN OWNERS AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW!!!! *TR

DROVE THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. STOPPED AND THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE KEY WOULD COME OUT WITHOUT TURNING BACKWARDS, BUT THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REMOVED AND A "PLUG" WAS DISCONNECTED. IN ORDER TO START THE CAR, THIS PROCESS WAS DONE IN REVERSE AND THE KEY REPLACED AND TURNED THE LITTLE BIT OF SPACE IT HAD LEFT. THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK IS BEING REPLACED AND I WILL REQUEST THE OLD PART. *TR

I HAVE A SATURN ION 2006 AND RANDOMLY MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I RESTART MY CAR IT COMES BACK ON BUT WILL EVENTUALLY HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS RARE THAT IT HAPPENS IN THE MORNING HOURS. MY CAR MODEL IS ALL ELECTRIC, NO POWER STEERING FLUID. I FIGURE IT ISN'T A FUSE BC IT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. THE COBALT HAS THE SAME RECALL OUT, YET SATURN HAS YET TO ISSUE ONE. I FEAR THEY ARE HOPING NOT TO FIX THIS WHILE THEY ARE STILL AROUND AS I HEAR THEY WILL BE NO LONGER IN A YEAR OR 2. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION, AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS BEEN FAILING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTH. THE FAILURES STARTED WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AS THE 2ND OWNER IN 2008. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES. THE ELECTRIC STEERING WILL WORK SOME DAY FOR A COUPLE OF MILES, AND THERE ARE DAYS THAT IT FAILS AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. I AM ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BY TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE ELECTRIC STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN ANYWHERE FROM A FEW BLOCKS TO A FEW MILES LATER. MY WIFE HAS ALMOST CRASHED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURES. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES, AND EVERYTHING APPEARS IN WORKING ORDER, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE 1200 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

THE STEERING ON SATURN ION 3, 2006 LOSES POWER DURING THE REGULAR OPERATION. THE CAR HAS TO BE STEERED CLEAR OF TRAFFIC (REQUIRES A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE FROM THE DRIVER). IT NEEDS A RESTART, UPON WHICH THE POWER STEERING WORKS FOR ABOUT 15 MINS AND THE STEERING POWER GOES OUT AGAIN. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ALL OF MY STEERING COLUMN FOR A CORRECTION OF THIS PROBLEM AND MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF VEHICLE. *TR

2006 SATURN ION LOSS OF POWER STEERING. BOTH MY SELF AND MY SISTERS CAR HAS HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1000.00 AFTER READING THE INTERNET THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF SATURN OWNERS ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2003. THIS SITUATION ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND MY TWO CHILDREN WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT DOING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

2006 SATURN ION KEY IS LOCKED IN IGNITION IN THE "ON" POSITION WITH CAR RUNNING. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION OR ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. NO WAY TO STOP CAR WITHOUT PULLING THE FUSE AND UNHOOKING THE BATTERY. *TR

WHEN DRIVING... NOT NECESSARILY TURNING AT ALL.. PWR STR COMES UP ON THE DISPLAY WITH THE CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING. MUST RESTART CAR TO MAKE IT WORK AGAIN. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN WEATHER IS HOT...MAY JUST BE A COINCIDENCE. HAPPENS SOMETIMES 3 TIMES A DAY (WITHIN AN HOUR) , SOMETIMES NOT FOR A WEEK. POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND MOTOR WERE REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. DON'T KNOW IF THEY KEPT THE DEFECTIVE PART. CAR HAS LESS THAN 30K MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WITHIN TWO TRAVELED MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

IGNITION KEY BROKE OFF IN THE IGNITION. HAD A LOCKSMITH REMOVE THE BROKEN KEY. CAR WOULD NOT START. LOCKSMITH REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH MECHANICAL PORTION. CAR WILL NOT START. I WENT THROUGH THE RESETTING PROCEDURE TO RESET THE SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IT WOULD NOT RESET AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM SATURN OWNERS ABOUT THIS SAME COMPLAINT. THE ONLY WAY TO BE ABLE TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN IS TO TAKE IT TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED, AND THEY CHARGE A LOT OF MONEY TO DO THIS PROCEDURE. THEY ALSO ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THE REPAIR OF IT, BECAUSE THEY HAVE MANY SATURNS BEING TOWED IN AND DOING THE REPAIRS ON THEM. DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS IN THIS SYSTEM OF THE SATURNS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS INDUSTRY WIDE KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF WITHOUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS AT REMOVING THE KEY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DURING THE WINTER THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT START WITHOUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND A POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION . WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE APPROXIMATELY THIRTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,876 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE AS 35,102.

SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE CAR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION SUPPLY/RETURN LINE FROM TOP OF FUEL PUMP HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK. REPLACED FUEL PUMP TO RESOLVE ISSUE. THERE IS A RECALL ALREADY FOR THIS HOWEVER IT'S ONLY EFFECTING 2 STATES. NHTSA ID: 09V419000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE POWER STEERING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 10/27/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED GM ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/01/10*JB

2006 SATURN ION, VIN [XXX] , ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILED WHILE DRIVING. STEERING REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE. SAFETY ISSUE. EPS FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS INDICATED THAT RECENTLY 1.3 MILLION 2005 COBALTS WERE RECALLED FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED US THAT THEY ANTICIPATE A SIMILAR RECALL ON 2006 MODELS THAT HAVE SIMILAR EPS CONFIGURATIONS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION. VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR AFTER SITTING. TOOK TO DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP MODULE DO TO CRACK AND GAS LEAK. $700+ COST. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE BEHAVED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT AND THE FAILURE BECAME AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,414.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE IGNITION CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WAS DRIVING ALONG ONE DAY HEARD A CHIME IN MY CAR,LOOKED AT THE DASH...IT SAID "PWR STRNG" AND AT THAT VERY MOMENT I HAD LOST MY POWER STEERING. FROM THEN ON UNTIL THE PRESENT IT GOES OUT AND COMES BACK ON AFTER I HAVE SHUT THE CAR OFF BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME,THEN IT GOES RIGHT BACK OUT AGAIN. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 SATURN ION WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY BEGINNING IN AUGUST OF 2009. THERE WOULD BE A CLICKING NOISE IN MY STEERING COLUMN, THE POWER STEERING ALERT INDICATOR WOULD FLASH AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED WITH THE FAILURES OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND LONGER IN LENGTH OF FAILURE TIME. THEY OCCURRED AT RANDOM SPEEDS AND DURING DIFFERENT TIMES OF A DRIVE, (I.E. IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, ON A STRAIGHT PATH, WHEN I START THE CAR, LONGER INTO THE DRIVE, ETC..) AS OF APRIL OF 2010, THE POWER STEERING IS MORE OR LESS GONE. I DON'T HAVE POWER STEERING MORE THAN I DO HAVE POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY CONTROL MODULE. IT IS AN $800 REPAIR. I AM WONDERING WHY THE EXACT SAME PART WAS RECALLED IN THE CHEVY COBALT AND NOT THE SATURN ION. THIS CAR, AND OTHERS LIKE IT WITH THIS PART IN INSTALLED, ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY FAILING. *TR

1. MY VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING IN HOT WEATHER LAST SUMMER. 2. LAST MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010, MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT THE END OF THE DAY. USUALLY IF I WAITED TEN MINUTES OR SO AND TRIED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THIS TIME I ATTEMPT THREE TIMES IN A THIRTY MINUTE PERIOD AND THE CAR DID NOT START. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. FORTUNATELY THE NEXT DAY, THERE WERE SIMILAR CONDITIONS AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IN THE AFTERNOON. 3. THERE WERE NO CODES THERE SHOWED UP ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER. DUE TO THE VOLTAGES NOT MATCHING BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE BEEN FOUR OR FIVE DAYS OF HOT WEATHER. *TR

I SMELLED GASOLINE AFTER I WOULD EXIT THE VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN SEPT. OF 2009. INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE AND FOUND GASOLINE COMING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. REMOVED GAS TANK, AND FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IN OCT. OF 2009 THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA; AND MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5 AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA AND TEXAS. MY CAR IS A 2006 BUT THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN THE STATE OF FL AND I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A SATURN DEALER IN NC BUT THEY HAD PURCHASED IT AT AN AUCTION IN FL EARLIER IN THE 2009 YEAR. BY BUILD DATE MY CAR WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING A 2007. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. AN OEM FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED BY MYSELF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A MESSAGE CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD SAYING PWR STEER, AND THEN IT FELT LIKE MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T TURN IT LEFT OR RIGHT. I HAD TO STOP AT A GAS STATION AND ASK FOR HELP. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THEN. *TR

WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 SATURN ION SUDDENLY WENT OUT. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO STEER THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD. TURNING THE CAR OFF TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME STIFF. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE STEERING FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 8 ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,561.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE, A CHIME AND THE PWR STR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I HAD TO BRING THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT POWER STEERING. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT WAS FINE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, SAME EVENT. NOW CAN HAPPEN WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF STARTING A DRIVE OR GO A DAY WITHOUT HAPPENING. IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON AND OFF FOR OVER TWO WEEKS NOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2006 SATURN ION, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILS AFTER THE SOUND OF A SMALL CLICK. THE DASHBOARD CHIMES WITH THE MESSAGE WARNING PWR STR. IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IT. MORE FORCE FROM THE DRIVER IS REQUIRED TO MAKE TURNS. TURNING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING IS RESTORED. AT FIRST THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED A FEW TIMES IN A WEEK. AFTER THREE WEEKS, THE POWER STEERING FAILS CONSTANTLY AFTER 30 OR 40 SECONDS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE. A FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT NO CHANGE HAS OCCURRED. THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON MAY 10, 2010, THE POWER STEERING MODULE SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MODULE WAS BURNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIRS FACILITY WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED TRAVELED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,046.