2006 Saturn Ion complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING, THERE WAS A DINGING SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, POWER STEERING RESUMES FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF IT WERE TO GO OFF MID-TURN. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, THERE WAS A DINGING SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, POWER STEERING RESUMES FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF IT WERE TO GO OFF MID-TURN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPONENT INSIDE OF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE TURNED OFF AND THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. SHE EXPLAINED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE NOT ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. SOME MECHANICS STATED THAT THE DEFECTIVE ITEM WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, RATHER THAN METAL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS FAILURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR TO A NEWER VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IS BY REMOVING A FUSE OR DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

WE BOUGHT OUR SATURN ION 2 FROM MY HUSBANDS SISTER WHEN IT HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT. THAT WINTER ('06) THE CAR BEGAN A PATTERN OF NOT STARTING WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD, 20 DEGREES OR LESS. ALL THE LIGHTS,RADIO, ECT. WORKED FINE BUT THE THEFT LOCK SYSTEM LOCKS THE IGNITION FOR 10 MINUTES, AND THIS CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW! IT WAS FINE COME SPRING, BUT THEN CAME WINTER '07 AND THE PROBLEM ONLY GOT WORSE. SATURN REFUSES TO HELP. THEY THINK YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO START YOUR CAR AND TELL YOU THAT THEY CAN'T "REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANY RECORD OF IT IN THE CARS COMPUTER. NOW, AFTER ENDURING A HORRIBLE WINTER OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO START ALMOST EVERY DAY NO MATTER WHAT TEMPERATURE, THE CAR IS DOING IT IN THE LATE SPRING! WE HAVE HAD 50'S TO 70'S EVERY MORNING, YET HALF THE TIME IT STILL WILL NOT START! HOW CAN WE RELY ON THIS CAR WHEN GM SAYS NOTHINGS WRONG? *TR

WHEN THE WEATHER IS REALLY HOT MY CAR DOESN'T START UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN IN THE EVENING. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 SATURN ION HAS BEEN FAILING EVERY FEW DAYS FOR THE LAST 4-6 WEEKS. USUALLY THE POWER STEERING RETURNS WHEN THE CAR IS RE-STARTED, BUT YESTERDAY AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING IT WENT OUT AND HAS STAYED OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR THE MEDIAN. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $1,100 TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN 2006 SATURN ION GOES OUT AT ANYTIME, MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO CONTROL--MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS REPLACING ELECTRIC MOTOR AND STEERING COLUMN--VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 ION SATURN AND I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY (NY) 684 WHEN A BEEPING SOUND CAME ON AND THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR LOCKED UP. I WAS DOING 65 IN THE LEFT HAND LANE AND NO SHOULDER TO GO ONTO. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO SOMEHOW GET TO A SAFE SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND CALL FOR HELP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY SATURN. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. *TR

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND ONLY 68K MILES. *TR

I HAVE 2006 SATURN ION 3 AND THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE PASSLOCK WHICH DELAY THE TIME OF MY CAR STARTING I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD GET MY CAR TO START. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN THAT DETERMINED THAT THE BALL BEARINGS WHERE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE RIGHT AND LEFT CONTROL ARM WHERE REPLACED AT A COST OF 668.91. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,417.

NOTHING LED UP TO THIS FAILURE-I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE PWRSTR ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY SCREEN AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF. I WAS GOING 65 MPH ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE AT THE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE. WHEN I STARTED IT UP LATER, THE PWRSTR ERROR MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS OK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE SATURN HAS AN ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN AND THE COST WOULD BE $1200. *TR

2006 SATURN ION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN HE CAME UPON A VEHICLE TRAVELING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMERS SON WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. *JB

POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

VEHICLE INITIALLY HAD TROUBLE STARTING, MADE STRANGE SOUNDS,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON,WOULD NOT GO OVER 25-30MPH., FOLLOWED TOWTRUCK TO SATURN DEALER, WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL, THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS KNOWN AND THAT GM WAS AWARE OF IT BUT HAD NOT RECALLED. TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION MODULE, SWITCH,COIL, HARNESS ETC., JUST UNDER $800 TO REPAIR. IT'S STILL SITTING IN THE GARAGE. THING IS...I PURCHASED THIS CAR ALMOST NEW B/C I HAD AN OLDER CAR & WANTED A NEW CAR IN CASE THE OTHER QUIT! WOW. WHO NEW? POWER STEERING ALSO GROANS AND ITS FULL OF FLUID. BECAUSE OF THIS,(IGNITION), THE KEY HAD TO BE MANUALLY PULLED OUT, TO GET THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING,ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED ON, HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, WAS TOLD DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT, THE DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT. YET THEY DON'T WANT TO RECALL BECAUSE OF THE RE-ORGANIZATION? WHAT ABOUT MY SAFETY? GOD KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED! *TR

ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE CAR FAILED TO START. THE LIGHTS, HORN WORK, BUT THERE IS NO IGNITION NOISE. AFTER WAITING AT LEAST 15-25 MINUTES EACH TIME, THE CAR EVENTUALLY STARTED. ON APRIL 6TH, 2009 AS I WAS COMING HOME ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO CROSS A LANE TO GET INTO THE SLOW LANE AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 12 :48PM. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD'VE BEEN VERY TRAGIC. I LATER TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND THE ENGINE FAILURE WASN'T RECORDED IN MY VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM. OUTRAGEOUS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE! *TR

SMELL OF GASOLINE DETECTED. IGNORED BY DEALER. ONLY RECOGNIZED WHEN I POINTED IT OUT TO THEM. NEEDED NEW FUEL PUMP. ONLY 30,000 MILES ON CAR. DAUGHTER HAS EXACT SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT SAME MILEAGE. SATURN REPLACED BOTH FUEL PUMPS. SEEMS DANGEROUS WHEN GASOLINE IS LEAKING. *TR

IGNITION PROBLEM. CAR WILL NOT START. PASSLOCK ENGAGED. TURN KEY UNTIL PASSLOCK LIGHT STOPS FLASHING. WAIT 10MINS AND CAR WILL START. SERVICE BULLETIN IS OUT FOR PROBLEM. THE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 04-08-45-005D AND IT'S TITLED IGNITION SYSTEM - NO CRANK / NO START / DTC'S B2960/B3033. IT'S DATED MARCH 15, 2006. COVERING MODELS: 2003-2006 SATURN ION. THIS ISSUE IS WIDE SPREAD AND IS KNOW BY GM. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. NHTSA SHOULD DO THE CORRECT THING AND MAKE GM ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN ONCE THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,400.

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START. PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS STARTER FROM CRANKING. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SATURNS, YET THEY REFUSE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGING FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

SATURN ION 3 (2006) INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2006 SATURN ION IS NEEDING REPLACED. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SATURN HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR QUITE SOMETIME, BUT HAS NEVER RECALLED. I AM LAID OFF FROM MY JOB AND CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE IF PROBLEMS ARE KNOWN ABOUT THESE CARS. *TR

FAILURE OF 2006 SATURN ION TO START IN COLD WEATHER, USUALLY +10 FAHRENHEIT OR BELOW. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT EXCEPTION WHEN TEMPERATURE IS IN THAT RANGE UNLESS WARM ARE IS SUFFICIENTLY BLOWN INTO IGNITION LOCK TO WARM IT UP TO THE POINT WERE IT WILL RECOGNIZE THE KEY. OTHERWISE THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES AND MUST WAIT ABOUT 10 MIN. TO ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND AN UNRELATED PROBLEM WAS FIXED(COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING). BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER REPAIR I WAS TREATED LIKE AN IDIOT BY SERVICE WOMAN AND TOLD IN A VERY DISCOURTEOUS MANNER THAT THE REPAIR WOULD CERTAINLY CORRECT THE COLD START PROBLEM. AND IF NOT THEN IT WAS BECAUSE MICE (OR OTHER SUCH CREATURES) WERE "NESTING" IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND EATING THE WIRING. MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR TO HER JOB IN JOLIET, IL WHICH IS BY NO MEANS A 24/7 BASTION OF SAFETY. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY, ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE MUST WORK LATER INTO THE EVENINGS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY ISSUE AND WONDER WHY THERE STILL IS NO RECALL OF THIS DEFECTIVE IGNITION SYSTEM. *TR

THREE TIMES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN BELOW 30F I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO START MY SATURN ION. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO CALL ON STAR TO GET A JUMP START. ALL THREE TIMES THE JUMP START HAS GOTTEN MY CARD RUNNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO HAVE THE BATTERY AND STARTER CHECKED BOTH CHECKED OUT FINE. I SEE THERE IS A GM SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : 040845005 AND A NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10007431 ESTABLISHED FOR THIS COMPLAINT. I FEEL AS THOUGH GM SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY 2006 SATURN ION, JUST ONE TIRE PEELED AWAY ON THE SIDEWALL FOR NO REASON. I STILL HAVE THE OTHER 3 TIRES ON THE CAR & THEIR FINE ALTHOUGH I CHECK THEM ALL THE TIME. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START ON COLD MORNINGS, GETTING WORSE - HAD BATTERY TESTED AND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

SATURN ION HAS TROUBLE STARTING WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. IT IS THE PASS LOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLES WITH. SATURN DEALER WILL NOT ADMIT TO ANY PROBLEM. *TR

2006 SATURN WILL NOT START DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION. 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. CALLED EVERY SATURN DEALER WITHIN 200 MILES. ALL KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND KNOW IMMEDIATELY WHAT IS NEEDED TO FIX IT. THEY TELL ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS. YET NO RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION THAT I PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008. I HAD TROUBLE FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED IT. THE ION RANDOMLY DOES NOT START. I'VE HAD A MECHANIC TEST THE BATTERY AND SAID IT TESTED OUT FINE. I HAD ONE MECHANIC TELL ME IT WAS THE STARTER WHICH WOULD BE OVER $400, ANOTHER TELL ME IT WAS THE IGNITION, AND ANOTHER TELL ME THAT ON ONLY MECHANICS THAT HAD THE PARTS WERE THE DEALERSHIPS. MY CAR HAS NOT STARTED EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS AND RANDOMLY SINCE LAST APRIL. I'VE MISSED WORK DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE FRUSTRATING THING IS THAT MY OTHER VEHICLE THAT'S OVER 9 YEARS OLD IS MORE RELIABLE THAN THIS SATURN. LOOKING ONLINE, I'VE REALIZED HOW MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. SPORADICALLY, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING COLUMN. TYPICALLY, AFTER HE RESTARTS THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM RESUMES AS NORMAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING UNIT AT THE COST OF $1,100. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

IGNITION SWITCH IS BAD. THE CAR WILL NOT START,THE COMPUTER WILL NOT DISARM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IN COLD WEATHER. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. HE INSERTED THE OTHER KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 02/24/09. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB

2006 SATURN ION 2 WILL NOT START IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION WITH 35,000 MILES, BOUGHT NEW IN OCTOBER 2005 AND ONLY SERVICED AT SATURN. IT SLIPS WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM MANUALLY BUT COULD NOT GET A TROUBLE CODE. ALTHOUGH A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED, THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING UNTIL AND UNLESS IT WILL GENERATE A CODE, AND SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. THEY ALSO WILL NOT SELL ME A GM EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY ON LENGTH OF TIME. I AM TOLD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS BAD ENOUGH THAT IT WILL PRODUCE A TROUBLE CODE. BY THAT TIME IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY NO LONGER BE CLOSE TO THE WARRANTY MILEAGE AND IT WILL PROBABLY COST AS MUCH AS THE CAR IS WORTH TO REPAIR IT. SINCE IT HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES, I WANT IT REPAIRED NOW AT NO COST. *TR

2006 SATURN ION 3. KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. IT STARTED OUT JUST EVER SO OFTEN ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS AGO AND STEADILY BECAME MORE FREQUENT. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY PUT IN A NEW CYLINDER AND HOUSING AND I ALSO GOT A NEW KEY. THE WARRANTY WAS OUT IN 8/08, SO I ENDED UP PAYING $572.40 FOR REPAIRS. I CAME HOME AND AM STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH THE KEY NOT WANTING TO COME OUT OF IGNITION AT TIMES. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I CRASHED FRONTEND FIRST INTO A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATED THE AIRBAG WAS ON. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE MOTOR OF THE CAR IS PARTIALLY IN THE FLOORBOARD OF THE CAR. I SUSTAINED LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ALMOST 5 WEEKS. I HAD TO ENDURE 8 WEEKS OF OUT-PATIENT PHYSICAL THERAPY AND STILL HAVE FOLLOWUP VISITS WITH SEVERAL DOCTORS INCLUDING NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, PLASTIC SURGEON AND ENT / HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW AS A DEMO, TOLD THERE WAS 'MINOR PANEL DAMAGE BUT FIXED LIKE NEW" FOUND OUT CAR WAS IN CHAIN REACTION CRASH BOTH FRONT AND REAR. BODY AND FRAME STILL NOT FIXED, KEEPS CRACKING WINDSHIELDS NOW IGNITION SYSTEM HAS FAILED. READ MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH SAME ISSUE FROM YEAR 2000 AND UP ON THE CAR. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR SOMEONE NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS JUNK CAR BESIDES ME. STARTER WOULD STICK IN AFTER STARTING CAR, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES BUT THEY COULD NOT "REPRODUCE" THE SITUATION, THEREFORE WOULD NOT REPAIR. NOW LOOK WHERE I'M AT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $300. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION WHICH FAILS TO START INTERMITTENTLY; RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY. IT USUALLY STARTS AFTER A WAIT OF 10 MINUTES OR SO, AFTER THE SECURITY SYSTEM RESETS. MY HANDICAPPED DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND I SEE THIS AS A DANGER TO HER SECURITY AND SAFETY. SATURN NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2006 SATURN ION GOT HARD TO START AND THEN THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE ON POSITION AND CANNOT BE MOVED, YOU CANNOT SHUT THE CAR OFF, I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE IS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION WITH APPROXIMATELY 41K MILES. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 5 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. THIS STARTED ON DECEMBER 2, 2008 AND HAS CONTINUED. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE DASH LIGHT COMES ON, A CHIME SOUNDS, AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. ONCE I AM ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN ONCE THE CAR IS RESTARTED. THERE IS NO SET PATTERN TO FOLLOW AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS. ONE DAY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 10 MILES AND IT NEVER STOPPED WORKING. THE NEXT DAY IT STOPPED WORKING 6 TIMES DURING A 4 MILE TRIP. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND I'M CONCERNED IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED MY SATURN DEALER AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE POWER STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED IT IS GOING TO COST AROUND $1,100. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MILDLY TURN THE STEERING COLUMN TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIFT FORWARD. WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, PRODUCE ERROR CODES FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC, OR PROVIDE A REMEDY. LATER, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION. APPROX 20% OF THE DAYS WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD THE CAR WILL NOT START. IF I WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES, IT WILL START. SEARCHING ON-LINE DISCUSSION FORUMS INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON ION PROBLEM RELATED TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY. TODAY'S OCCURRENCE PROMOTED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO START AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER WITHOUT POWER. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO RESET, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUCCESSFULLY START. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLED OR WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY UNTIL WAITING TEN MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE, WHICH REMEDIED THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO A TSB. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT AND THEY REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

KEY WAS STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION AND IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF. CALLED ONSTAR, THE REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ALL SATURN DEALERS IN MY AREA BUT ALL WERE CLOSED. WE FIGURED OUT WHICH FUSE WAS REPLACED. TOOK CAR INTO SATURN DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW IGNITION HOUSING AND KEY CODE. TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $500. THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY RANGE. I AGREED TO THE FIX AND CALLED SATURN CORPORATE TO ASK ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE WAS RUDE AND OFFERED NO HELP OR SOLUTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION 2. SPORADICALLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE FAILURE PREVENTS THE CONTACT FROM CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $900. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT I HAVE FILED ON MY 2006 SATURN ION. I HAVE BEEN TRACKING A PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH IT NOT STARTING IN THE MORNING. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS FUEL TO PASS TO THE ENGINE, A SO CALLED ANTI THEFT DETERRENT. THIS MORNING I SAT IN MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR 30 MINUTES WAITING FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET ITSELF. LOOKING AT VARIOUS WEBSITES, GM HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN CORPORATION, RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, TAKEN MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP (70 MILES AWAY) AND THE DEALERSHIP "CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" AND SAYS THEY HAVE "NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE". I TOOK OVER 20 PAGES OF DOCUMENTATION WITH ME SHOWING THOUSANDS OF GM CUSTOMERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE PAPERWORK. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, GM KNOWS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY BUT CONTINUES TO TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS LIKE THEY ARE IDIOTS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE STRANDED IN A CAR THAT WILL NOT START WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND RIDICULOUS TO HAVE A CAR DICTATE WHEN IT WILL START. *TR

2ND OCCURRENCE - UNABLE TO MOVE KEY OF RUNNING VEHICLE FROM "RUN" TO OFF. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE AND DISCONNECT BATTERY TO STOP CAR. STILL UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY - DEALER HAS TO REPLACE LOCK CYLINDER PARTS. WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP ENGINE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

1ST OCCURRENCE - UNABLE TO MOVE IGNITION KEY FROM RUN TO OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP MOTOR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE AND DISCONNECT BATTERY TO STOP ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED LOCK HOUSING. PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED IN LESS THAN A MONTH. *TR