2006 Saturn Ion complaints

AROUND 15000 MILES, MY POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING, I TOOK IT TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE MY CAR, I GOT TO THE END OF MY STREET, AND THE POWER STEERING POPPED AND WENT OUT AGAIN. I AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT I WILL BE MAKING ANOTHER TRIP TO SATURN AS THE POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING AND THEN STARTS WORKING AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. ONE DAY, AS I WAS TURNING ACROSS A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING POPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TURN. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME DURING WHAT COULD BECOME VERY DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES.*CN

COLD WEATHER / AROUND FREEZING TEMPERATURE. CAR DOES NOT START AT ALL IN COLD WEATHER. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY AND IT HAS REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ONCE A SATURN VEHICLE (MOSTLY IONS) ARE EXPOSED TO COLD TEMPERATURES AT OR APPROACHING 32 DEGRESS F FOR SEVERAL HOURS (WORK / SLEEP) WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING THE CAR WILL NOT START. IT IS A FAILURE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. SATURN ADMITTED THIS IN 2005 WHEN I HAD MY 2004 MODEL IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. BUT NOW MY 2006 MODEL IS DOING THE SAME THING AND THE KEY WILL ALSO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM YOU CAN SEE COMMENTS AT HTTP://WWW.64.4.38.249/ATT/GETATTACHMENT.ASPX?FILE=... (CARSURVEY.COM). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE TRUNK THAT HOUSED THE BATTERY WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

I HAVE A 2006 ION, WITH AROUND 38,000 MILES O IT. LAST WEEK WHEN I LEFT WORK LATER IN THE EVENING AND TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE LIGHTS AND RADIO CAME ON, BUT THE CAR DID NOT START. I THOUGHT I NEEDED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE BUT WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN WHEN I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THEM THE CAR THEN STARTED, WHICH WAS ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I TOOK IT TO MY SATURN DEALER TODAY (SATURN OF MONROEVILLE) AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE INTERNAL SECURITY SYSTEM IN THE IONS. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPROGRAM THE INTERNAL SECURITY CODE. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, WHY ISN'T A RECALL ISSUE? WHAT CONSISTITUTES AN ISSUE THAT WARRANTS A RECALL? IF IT'S SAFETY RELATED AND ARGUMENT COULD BE MADE THAT IF MY CAR DOESN'T START IT OR EVEN SHUTS DOWN (NOT SURE OF THE EXTENT OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED) THAT IS DEFINITELY A SECURITY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC CODE FOR THE BATTERY FAILED. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE CODE. THE VIN, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON (ENGINE, BATTER, AIRBAG) AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES OFF. VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN FASTER THAN 10 MPH. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. DATE INCLUDED IS APPROXIMATE. DEALER HAS ACTUAL DATES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR ASSURANCE (NA), SIZE P195/60R14 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD HUMMING SOUND. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE FLATTENED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT THE WEEK BEFORE AND TRIPLE A CHANGED THE TIRE. CHUNKS OF TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED GOODYEAR AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE TIRES. ONE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT AND THE OTHER THREE CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. ALL THREE VEHICLES SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

I PURCHASED A 2006 SATURN ION IN JUNE OF 2005. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE KEY WOULD REQUIRE A SLIGHT "JIGGLING" IN ORDER TO BE DRAWN FROM THE IGNITION. ABOUT TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN A POSITION WHERE IT COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF AT ALL THUS RESULTING IN THE INABILITY OF THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THE CAR WAS STILL OPERABLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I CONTACTED MY SATURN DEALERSHIP WHO DURING A PARTICULARLY ACUTE DISPLAY OF POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, ADVISED THAT I WOULD REQUIRE NEW PARTS FOR MY VEHICLE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A COST OF NEARLY $500.00. THE PARTS INCLUDED IGNITION CYLINDER , IGNITION HOUSING, KEY AND KEY CODING. AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIR, MY KEY CONTINUES TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WILL TURN ON AND OFF, THE KEY WILL EITHER COME OUT WITH REPETITIOUS "JIGGLING" OR WILL NOT COME OUT AT ALL. MANY A DAY, I'VE HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE I SIMPLY DID NOT HAVE THE TIME TO FIDDLE WITH IT. THE TIME REQUIRED TO DISLODGE THE KEY AVERAGES TO ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE KEY FAILS TO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. AS I AM STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. THE KEYS PRESENCE IN THE CAR ESTABLISHES IT AS A TARGET FOR THEFT. I AM A WOMAN WHO MUST COMMUTE A HALF HOUR TO AND FROM WORK IN A LARGE METROPOLITAN AREA. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION 2 WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR NOT GOING INTO FIRST GEAR FROM NEUTRAL AND NOT GOING INTO OTHER GEARS WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I WOULD HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO GO IN GEAR. I WOULD THEN HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO START BACK UP BECAUSE IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD AND SHAKE REALLY BAD THEN SHUT OFF IF YOU TRIED TO START IT RIGHT BACK UP. I WAS TRYING TO GO OUT OF TOWN JULY 31, 2006. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR FROM NEUTRAL. I FINALLY HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF TO GET IT TO GO INTO FIRST GEAR. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT LURCHED FORWARD, SHOOK REALLY BAD, AND SHUT BACK OFF. IT REPEATEDLY DID THIS. I HAD TO LET THE CAR SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT THE RED LIGHT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE I COULD START THE CAR. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF THE ROAD HEADING TO A GAS STATION. IT SHUT OFF AGAIN, AND WE HAD TO PUSH THE CAR THROUGH THE PARKING LOT WHERE WE WAITED ON A TOW TRUCK. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN SAVANNAH, GA HAS NOT HELPED ME AT ALL. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON MY CAR AT ALL UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ONE OF THEIR TECHS. IT DID NOT MATTER THAT I WAS PAYING FOR A BRAND NEW CAR WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAD EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. THE CORPORATE OFFICE IN SPRINGHILL, TN SIDED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I AM STILL PROCEEDING WITH THE LEMON LAW PROCESS ALMOST A YEAR LATER. ON JULY 25, 2007, I WILL BE

STARTED MY CAR AND DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING... SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND HAD POWER STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION TC. THE MAKE AND MODEL WERE UNAVAILABLE IN THE DROP DOWN MENU AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SUNROOF COLLAPSED AND SHATTERED ON THE CONTACT. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT THE DEFLECTOR, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED AN ISSUE. THE DEFLECTOR WAS IDENTIFIED AS DEFECTIVE, NOT THE SUNROOF. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,262.

DRIVING DOWN "GRAND AVE" IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SPEEDS FROM 0 TO 25 ON AND OFF. TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING AND THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP LIKE NORMAL. STEPPED ON BRAKES, THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND MY SATURN ION DID NOT STOP, IT WAS LIKE THEY GAVE OUT ON ME. HAD FENDER BINDER WITH CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO DAMAGE TO THEIR JEEP, I HAVE TAKEN TO AUTOBODY SOLUTIONS BY SATURN AND WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPLACED: BUMPER COVER, ABSORBER, IMPACT BAR, LIGHT CORNER COVER, CAR COVER, FLEX ADDITIVE AND THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: FRAME SET UP & MEASURE, BUFF, TINT COLOR. WHEN I TOLD THEM THE BRAKES GAVE OUT ON ME, THAT THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I DID NOT SLOW DOWN THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR BRAKES AS YOUR DRIVING FINE NOW. IF THEY GAVE OUT ON YOU, THEY STILL WOULD NOT BE WORKING. *TR

THE FRONT LEFT INDICATOR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT AND FRONT LEFT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT WORK SPORADICALLY. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY A SATURN REPAIR TECHNICIAN THAT BOTH RUN ON THE SAME CIRCUIT. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON SPORADICALLY.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRAG AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE MORE. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE IGNITED. DURING THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AND REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE ROAD AND I WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THE STREET WAS COVERED IN BLACK ICE. I SPUN OUT AND CRASHED STRAIGHT INTO A CAR SITTING IN THE LEFT TURN LANE. MY CAR IS TOTALED AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. I SUFFERED WHIPLASH AND SOME MUSCLE SORENESS AND BRUISING. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OFF AND THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY. *JB

KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF. HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY LUBRICATE THE SYSTEM BUT IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT BEGAN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND STILL PERSISTS TODAY. WE CANNOT TAKE ANY MORE TIME OFF FROM WORK TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP TO BE TOLD THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE IGNITION SYSTEM OR THE TRANSMISSION/GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM THAT MAY BE THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, IN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS WE'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR CONDITIONING COOLANT HAS RUN OUT AND THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE LEAK, AND THE SUNROOF BROKE. FINALLY, ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR WENT OVER A BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ACTED AS THOUGH THE CAR HAD A WRECK, CUTTING THE MOTOR AND SHOWING THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED WHEN IT HAD NOT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED UP JUST FINE WITH NO ADVERSE AFFECTS. THE DEALER SAYS THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING AND CAN'T THINK OF HOW/WHY IT HAPPENED. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2006 SATURN ION WITH 14000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 30 MPH AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING UP HILL AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WAS CATAPULTED UP HILL 90 MPH. THE CONTACT STOMPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO UNSTUCK, BUT THE SPEED DID NOT CHANGE. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED THE BRAKE WITH FORCE WITH NO CHANGE IN SPEED. WHILE DRIVING, AND STILL GOING UP HILL THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND PULLED UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALL AT ONCE AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP SIDEWAYS JUST BEFORE THE GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 06/16/07 FAILED. * LJ .

WHILE VISITING ATLANTA ON BUSINESS I RENTED A 2006 SATURN ION AND LEFT THE LIGHTS ON IN THE HOTEL PARKING LOT. SINCE I DID NOT KNOW THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, AND I WAS NOT GETTING ANY RESPONSE FROM THE REMOTE DOOR OPENER, I OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE KEY, CLOSED THE DOOR AND PROCEEDED TO START THE CAR. AFTER FAILED ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR, I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. SINCE THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE CAR, I WAS ALSO LOCKED IN THE CAR WITH NO WAY OF GETTING OUT. ALL DOORS WERE LOCKED WITH NO MANUAL MEANS TO OPEN INTERNALLY. LUCKILY FOR ME COLLEAGUES WERE AROUND AND WERE ABLE TO GIVE ME A BOOST THAT ALLOWED THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO RETURN TO THE CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL CURRENT RETURN THE POWER DOORS AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I FOUND THIS DEFECT TO BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR ANY CAR IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE POWER FROM THE CAR GETS CUT OFF. HAD THEIR BEEN A FIRE, OR BELOW FREEZING OR EXTREME HEAT CONDITIONS, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS. HOPEFULLY THIS INCIDENT IS ISOLATED BUT I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT. *NM

THE CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. SATURN DEALER REPLACED TIRE AS DEFECT FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERSHIP TOOK PICTURES OF TIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING SUDDEN BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONSUMERS FOOT HIT THE BRAKE ARM WHICH SUPPORTS THE BRAKE PEDAL PAD WHICH RESTRICTS BRAKE PEDAL MOVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

IT HAS RAINED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE WATER HAS LEAKED INTO THE MIDDLE CONSOLE OF MY CAR AND ALSO AROUND MY ROOF AREA AND ALL DOWN THE SIDES. THE FIRST TWO TIME I TOOK IT TO BE FIXED THEY SAID SATURN COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THIS CONTINUED TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT MONTH UNTIL IT GOT SO BAD TO START DRIPPING OUT OF MY MAP LIGHTS AGAIN. SATURN MECHANICS ASKED IF I WAS PARKING ON ANGLE, WHICH SHOULD NOT MATTER, OR IF I WAS DRIVING ON LARGE ANGLES, AND TOLD ME AGAIN THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIND ANYTHING. SATURN JUST TOLD ME THAT THE SUNROOF HAD A PROBLEM THAT WAS UNFIXABLE TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND THAT SCARES ME. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO TIME TABLE ON HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO COME OUT WITH A FIX BUT THEY WERE GOING TO DO SOMETHING TEMPORARY THAT SHOULD HELP BUT IF IT DIDN'T FOR ME TO BRING IT BACK IN TO REPEAT THE PROCESS. I FEEL AS THOUGH SUNROOF LEAKING AROUND MY ELECTRICAL PARTS IS DANGEROUS AND THAT THE CONTINUING BUILDUP OF MOISTURE IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY DO MY BODILY HARM. (1) THE WATER COULD LEAK INTO ELECTRICAL AREAS OF THE CAR CAUSING A FIRE AND (2) MOLD COULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP IN THE CAR FROM ALL THE MOISTURE WHICH EMITS VAPORS THAT ARE TOXIC A TEMPORARY FIX HAS BEEN APPLIED WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX IT OR OF A FUTURE SATURN RECALL TO FIX THE SUNROOF. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND WOULD NOT NEED FIXED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

I HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY CAR THAT I BELIEVE IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. FIRST MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AND A "SERVICE VEHICLE" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACE A BLOWN FUSE. TWO TO THREE DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I JUST DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE THE CAR IN AGAIN TO HAVE A "BLOWN FUSE" REPLACED AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER IT HAD GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY FINALLY (AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR A DAY AND A HALF) FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE DRIVER'S DOOR HAS A WIRE INSIDE IT FOR THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS. ROLLING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW UP AND DOWN CAUSED THE WIRE TO CHAFFE AND BECOME BARE. THE WIRE WOULD TOUCH SOMETHING METAL IN THE DOOR AND BLOW THE FUSE. THIS, IN MY OPINION, COULD CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD OR OTHER SAFETY ISSUES. *JB

DEFECTS WITH HIS 2006 SATURN ION. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A MALFUNCTIONING PASSENGER SEAT BELT, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND A NOISE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO REACTION. THE HAND BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, WHICH SLOWED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKES NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. THE BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED, BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED.

I RECENTLY WENT OUT OF TOWN. I HAD TWO PASSENGERS. BOTH PASSENGER SEAT BELTS CONTINUOUSLY RETRACTED AND LOCKED, CAUSING THEM TO HAVE TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. SATURN'S TECHNICIANS AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED ONLY ONE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION, AND REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. *JB

IN FEBRUARY/MARCH OF 2006 I STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE SUNROOF. THE SWITCH OPERATING THE SUNROOF WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE AND HAD THIS CHECKED ON 03/17/2006. THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED AND A REPLACEMENT PART WAS ORDERED. *JB

DURING A WEEKEND OF THUNDERSTORMS MY SUNROOF LEAKED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SOAKED. I GOT THE CAR BACK, AND DURING ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM THE CAR LEAKED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO LEFT MY CAR OUT IN THE RAIN WITH A KNOWN LEAK FOR THREE DAYS ON THE FIRST TRIP TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER REFERRED TO THIS LEAKAGE PROBLEM AS A DESIGN FLAW. *JB

THE REAR BUMPER IS STARTING TO HAVE OBVIOUS SCRATCHES WHERE THE TRUNK LID COMES DOWN. THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THAT SATURN IDENTIFIED TWO YEARS AGO. DURING THE SERVICE VISIT THE TECHNICIAN REALIZED THAT MY BUMPER WAS MISALIGNED AT ASSEMBLY AND REALIGNED AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. NOW IT IS IN THE CENTER OF THE BUMPER WHERE THE FIRST TIME IT WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE DONE IS TO SHAVE THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUNK LID AND RE-PAINT. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE ADVISOR THAT WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION THAT AIR OR WIND RESISTANCE GOES THROUGH THE BUMPER AND PUSHES THE BUMPER AGAINST THE TRUNK LID CAUSING THE SCRATCHES ON THE BUMPER AND BOTTOM OF TRUNK LID. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT SEATBELTS LOCKED INTO PLACE WHEN THE BREAK PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING THE SEATBELT DURING THE INCIDENT AND THE SEATBELT RETRACTORS REMAINED LOCKED AFTERWARDS. THE SEATBELTS WERE INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SEATBELTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT THE SEATBELTS WERE A SAFETY FEATURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE'S MOTOR 'REVVED' OR RACED JUST BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER, WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB AND ENDED UP FINALLY COMING TO A STOP INSIDE A PARTY STORE. THERE WERE AT LEAST 10 FEET OF SKID MARKS PRESENT AND A WITNESS FROM BEHIND THAT SAW THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON. THERE WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND STORE, ALL REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT HAS NOT BEEN DUPLICATED AND HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. *NM

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR LESS THAN 72 HOUR OLD CAR AND THE UNDERNEATH CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BUT SATURN SAYS WE MUST HAVE IT A MOVING BLANKET! WE HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT AND BARELY GOT THEM OUT BEFORE THE FUEL LINE CAUGHT FIRE. WHO'S IDEA WAS IT TO MAKE FUEL LINES OUT OF NYLON ANYWAY? *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED SCRAPING NOISE AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS DRAGGING THE GROUND WHEN MAKING TURNS OR ON BUMPY ROADS. THIS OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO SAID THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN AFTER MARKET TOW HITCH. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE DEALERSHIP. HE RETURNED HOME AND REMOVED THE AFTER MARKET TOW HITCH, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO FURTHER ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME. *AK