2006 Saturn Ion complaints

YET ONE MORE IGNITION HAS FAILED. I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON THE OTHER TWO RECALLS. YET, LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER THE LAST REPLACEMENT THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. I TRIED LOOKING FOR THE KEY RELEASE ON THE STEERING COLUMN THAT ON PRIOR RECALLS THEY SAID WAS THERE. IT IS NOT. I HAD TO PULL THE BATTERY CABLES AS BEFORE TO GET THE INTERIOR LIGHTS OFF. I CAME OUT TO THE CAR ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. I SPOKE TO THE GM REP WHO SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER ONE (THE SAME MODEL, ETC) AND I'D HAVE TO COME BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THEM NO, I HAD RECEIVED UNBELIEVABLE HIDEOUS SERVICE THERE SINCE BUYING THE CAR AND WITH THE OTHER RECALLS. WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE HOUR AND A HALF TO THE NEXT NEAREST ONE. AGAIN DECLINED. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP I USE THEY WOULD NOT PAY THE LABOR. THIS IS IGNITION NUMBER FOUR NOW. I AM TAKING IT TO THE SHOP I USE TOMORROW AND WILL DO BATTLE WITH GM AFTERWARDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 64 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOOSE CONTROL AND SWERVE TO THE LEFT LANE. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES. THE SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. ..UPDATED 03-16-15 *BF UPDATED 6/18/2015 *JS

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING; POWER STEERING ERROR MESSAGE ALSO APPEARED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL PERFORMED RECENTLY (APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO - RECALL CONSISTS OF REPLACING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR). WHEN IT QUIT WORKING, I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR, THEN RESTARTED IT, TO SEE IF THE POWER STEERING WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. SAME ERROR, STILL NO POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING RETURNED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE GOING AROUND A TURN APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LATER, CAUSING THE CAR TO TURN MUCH SHARPER (AS THE EFFORT NEEDED TO TURN WAS UNEXPECTEDLY REDUCED). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

FUEL SMELL AND FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER CAR. CRACKED FUEL LINE? RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN STATES, BUT I LIVE IN OHIO. RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL STATES, SINCE MY BREAKDOWN OCCURRED AT ONLY 70,000 MILES. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR OR REPAIR IT DUE TO EXPENSE AND OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

WE NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS AND A PUDDLE OF GAS IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR AND LOOKED AT THE GAS LINES. THEY WERE CORRODED VERY BADLY FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE TIRE ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE GAS TANK. THIS IS WHERE THERE ARE MANY BENDS IN THE PIPELINE WHICH PROBABLY CAUSED THE RUST PROTECTIVE COATING TO FAIL. THE GAS DRIPPED FOR QUITE A WHILE. I HAVE HAD CARS MUCH OLDER THAN THE SATURN WHICH DID NOT CORRODE THE GAS LINES. ONLINE SEARCHING SHOWS THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN ION TO FAIL JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. THIS HAS A HIGH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A FIRE OR POISON SMELLS IF THE CAR WERE PARKED INSIDE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FIRE AND IT WAS NOT INSIDE MY GARAGE. I HOPE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK AND THE VEHICLE REVERSED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

APPARENTLY EITHER THE "NEW IGNITIONS" ARE ALSO FAULTY OR THE DEALERSHIP LIED ABOUT HAVING REPLACED IT AS THEY DID ABOUT HAVING COMPLETED THE 3RD RECALL REPAIRS (I'D RECEIVE A LETTER FROM GM SOME WEEKS LATER SAYING THE PARTS WERE NOW IN AND TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE WORK DONE). THIS EVENING AT ABOUT 5:35PM PACIFIC TIME I CAME HOME AND YET ONE MORE TIME THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AS IT WAS IN THE ALT POSITION. I TRIED 5 OR 6 TIMES OVER A SPAN OF 10-15 MINUTES TO NO AVAIL. THE HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY AS DID THE OVERHEAD LIGHT. I WAS GETTING MY HOUSE KEY OFF THE RING SO I COULD GET MY TOOLS OUT OF THE HOUSE TO ONE MORE TIME DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND DECIDED TO TRY TO REMOVE THE KEY AGAIN. IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT THE KEY FINALLY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE REASON I SUSPECT IT MAY BE THE DEALERSHIP IS THAT ALTHOUGH THE SATURN WAS STILL ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE THIRD REPAIR ON THE SAFERCAR.GOV SITE UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK LATER, COINCIDENTLY A FEW DAYS AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH GM OVER THE CONTINUING RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL TREATMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

RETURN FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT AT SUPPORT CLAMP LEAKING FUEL ONTO GROUND. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN INCIDENT AND I NOTICED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

I AM WRITING TO REPORT FRAUD BY ROSEVILLE CHEVROLET. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE SATURN RECALL OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING #14115. EVIDENTLY THE DEALERSHIP, ROSEVILLE CHEVROLET HAS SUBMITTED A CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED THIS DEFECT. THEY HAVE NOT. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR THE FIRST TWO RECALLS. THE PARTS FOR THE THIRD WERE NOT IN YET. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER TO KEEP MY CAR UNTIL THEY COULD FIX THE 3RD RECALL AS I DID NOT SEE WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO RISK MY LIFE FOR GM. A WEEK LATER THE MANAGER CALLED SAYING THE 3RD RECALL WAS DONE. WHEN I WENT TO GET THE CAR I ONLY RECIEVED TWO RECEIPTS. I DIDN'T HAVE MY READING GLASSES SO COULD NOT SEE WHAT WORK HAD BEEN DONE. I LATER LOOKED AT THE PAPERS AND NEITHER HAD THE 3RD RECALL LISTED. WEEKS LATER I WAS NOTIFIED BY SATURN THAT THE PARTS WERE NOW IN. I CHECKED THE SAFERCAR WEBSITE AND FOUND MY CAR WAS NO LONGER LISTED FOR THE 3RD RECALL. APPARENTLY THEY ALTERED THE RECORDS CLAIMING THEY HAVE DONE THE WORK, WHICH WAS NOT DONE. WHAT EXACTLY AM I SUPPOSED TO DO TO GET THAT REPAIR DONE? WHAT IF ANYTHING WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCE FOR THEIR COMMITTING FRAUD AND PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER BY ASSURING THAT I CAN NOT GET THIS RECALL REPAIRED? I SPOKE TO GM AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DEALERSHIP AS I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THEM SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2006. I INFORMED THEM THAT I WOULD NOT GO BACK THERE FOR THE 3RD, I HAVE NO REASON TO SUBMIT MYSELF TO MORE ABUSE. IT WAS AFTER FILING THE COMPLAINT THAT SU

MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. COULD BARELY STEER IT TO SAFETY. THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WAS THE ISSUE. COST ME ALMOST 900 DOLLARS TO REPAIR BUT GM WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME, EVEN THOUGH OTHER GM VEHICLES HAVE A RECALL FOR THE COLUMN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000: (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY CAR KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION EASILY WITHOUT SLAMMING STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN OR SLAMMING SHIFTER INTO P ARK OVER, AND OVER AGAIN. AND THIS IS ALL AFTER HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRED. *TR

I HAD AN VERY OCCASIONAL INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT BASICALLY CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO. IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO HAPPEN ON A TURN. I TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT NO ONE SAW IT IN ACTION TO IDENTIFY IT. IT USUALLY HAPPENED ON A TURN AND QUICKLY RETURNED TO NORMAL. IT HAPPENED ON A ROAD WITH A SMALL BEND IN IT. IT DID NOT RESTART WORKING BEFORE I DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A FILBERT FIELD. I SUFFERED MULTIPLE CONCUSSIONS IN THE CRASH. I SAW A SPECIALIST DUE TO MY MEMORY LOSS AND HE SAID I LIKELY HAD 3 CONCUSSIONS: FRONT INTO STEERING WHEEL/AIR BAG; SIDE - BREAKING DRIVER WINDOW WITH HEAD; AND TOP SIDE DUE TO SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG. *TR

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN APR 2013 FROM A USED DEALER. SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE GOING INTO REDUCED POWER MODE, THUS DEGRADING THE POWER THAT THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT AFFECTING MY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. AFTER OVER A YEAR OF TAKING MY VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT SHOPS TO BE REPAIRED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE ECM. GM RELEASED A SERIES OF ECM SERIAL / PART NUMBERS THAT WERE KNOW TO BE AN ISSUE, AND THAT WAS ALSO IN THE TSB. I AM UNCLEAR ON HOW GM IS ABLE TO NARROW THIS ISSUE DOWN TO A SPECIFIC SERIES OF SERIAL / PART NUMBERS BUT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION ON THIS PART. THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AS I STATED ABOVE IT PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING IN THE MANNER THAT IT SHOULD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 3 YR OLD DAUGHTER AND WENT TO TURN ON OUR STREET AND ALMOST HIT A TRUCK HEAD ON BECAUSE I HAD LITTLE STRENGTH TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING BECAME TO HARD TO TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

IT WAS ABOUT 32 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. I STARTED MY CAR AND WARMED IT UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR SO. LONG ENOUGH TO DEFROST BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS. I DROVE A LITTLE OVER MILE GOING ABOUT THE CITY SPEED LIMIT OF 45. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT SOME POINT. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON. IT STARTED FINE I DROVE IT THE 10 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO PROBLEMS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE ICE HAD FORMED ON THE THROTTLE BODY AND WHEN IT MELTED WATER GOT INTO THE THROTTLE BODY. HE COULD PUT A PIECE ON IT THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $900.00 BUT HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT AT THE TIME BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND SINCE THE VEHICLE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT IT. BUT THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE I AM DRIVING IS A CONCERN. *JS

BEGAN SMELLING FUEL AND NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND. NOTICE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT BUT ONLY ON VEHICLES IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. MY VEHICLE IS FROM MICHIGAN. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP BACK IN MARCH OF 2013. IT COST ME ALMOST $300.00. LATER I FOUND OUT IT WAS ON RECALL. HOW DO I GET MY MONEY BACK? I HAVE THE RECEIPT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND AFTER BOTH RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE TWO RECALL REPAIRS DID NOT REMEDY THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURES WERE HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED OFF AN OFF RAMP WHEN MY CAR FELT LIKE IT STALLED AND IT TURNED OFF WHICH I THOUGHT IT WAS ANOTHER CAT WHO HIT ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER EXPLANATION AT THE TIME. IT SET ME IN A SPIN AND THE CAR HIT THE WALL BUT THE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF. I ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL WITH AN INJURED BACK AND HEAD. COULD IT HAVE BEEN THE FAULTY IGNITION? MY CAR KEPT STALLING AFTER THE BODY REPAIR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN DUMBER OF THE SAME YEAR AND MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY INCIDENT BUT THANKFULLY I WAS JUST INJURED AND I STILL HAVE MY LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

WHILE DRIVING AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF, ALOT OF JERKING, POWER STEERING COMES ON AND STEERING HARD,ELECTRICAL DISPLAY WILL AUTOMATIC START SHOWING UP.HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT GOT ON THE ROAD AND CAR STOPPED,THE DEALERSHIP HAD CAR TOWED TO FACILITY AND SAID IF WAS FIXED,IT WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK BACK AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL ON GOING TO THIS DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT HIP DUE TO THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE OTHER DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, BUT THE DRIVER WAS INTOXICATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

ON AUGUST 19,2014 THERE WAS AN INCIDENT THAT INVOLVED ME WITH MY 2006 SATURN ION. I WAS PROCEEDING OUT OF TO DRIVE OFF WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER AND SEEN AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF IN WHICH A CHILD WAS RUNNING ACROSS THE STREET AT THAT TIME I DID THE BEST I COULD AND MY CAR BUMP MY NEIGHBOR VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A STRAINED MUSCLE IN MY HAND THAT MY DOCTOR DIAGNOSED AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (NERVE DAMAGES). MY CAR HAVE DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I SHOULDN'T HAVE T I DIE NOR MY SON OR HAVE A LIFE PERMANENT INJURY THAT WOULD HINDER ME FROM ENJOYING MY LIFE. GM TOLD CONGRESS THAT THEY WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING BY ITS VICTIMS REGARDLESS THE NATURE OF INJURY.I HAVE TO SUFFER WITH THIS AGONIZING PAIN AND SWELLING WITH THE AID OF MEDICATION. NASA I EXPECT YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING HOLD THEM LIABLE FOR PUTTING THESE FAULTY KNOWING THESE CAR WAS NOT SAFE FOR CONSUMER PURCHASE. [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 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,999.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME JAMMED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

MY FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO INITIATE THIS ISSUE. STARTED SMELLING A FUEL ODOR AND IT HAS GOTTEN STRONGER OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS PREMATURE, EVERYTHING THAT I READ ONLINE SAYS A GOOD FUEL PUMP SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 300,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,900.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT BETWEEN 70-75MPH WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE GUARD CABLE, TRAVELING THROUGH OVER 200 FT OF IT. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED, THE FRONT AXLE WAS BROKEN IN HALF, THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS RIPPED OFF, THE ROOF WAS HORRIBLY DENTED AND SCRATCHED, THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PLACES - ONE SPOT BY MY HEAD - AND THE FRONT BUMPER AND HEADLIGHTS WERE NO LONGER THERE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE CO... MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD A TERRIBLE CONCUSSION AND SEVERE WHIPLASH ON AN ALREADY PRE-EXISTING DEGENERATIVE SPINE CONDITION, AND THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED MY LIFE WAS MY SEATBELT. THERE IS NO REASON ACCORDING TO THE POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS ON THE SCENE AS WELL AS THE FACILITY WHERE MY CAR WAS TOWED FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I FEEL LIKE MY NECK SURGERY TO REPLACE A DISC AND FUSE MY SPINE WITH A TITANIUM CAGE AT THE END OF 2012 HAS BEEN SEVERELY AGGRAVATED AND MY 20 MONTHS OF HEALING HAS GONE BACK TO SQUARE ONE. THIS IS DEVASTATING TO ME AND I WILL GO PUBLIC ABOUT THIS IN ANY WAY I KNOW POSSIBLE. THIS NEVER SHOULD'VE HAPPENED. *TR

A LOWES BOX TRUCK HIT MY PASSENGER SIDE AND TOOK OUT THE MIRROR AND FRONT PANELS. I'M GETTING REALLY DISGUSTED WITH GM. THEY OWE ME 696.00 FOR MY IGNITION SWITCH I HAD TO REPLACE LONG BEFORE THEY DECIDED TO RECALL ANYTHING. I JUST WANT MY MONEY BACK. THANK YOU. *TR

FIRST ISSUE STARTED WITH THE NUMBERS OF THE CLOCK/STEREO FLICKERING AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS OF THE CAR BEING OFF DURING THE WINTER. THEN DURING THE SUMMER THERE WERE A COUPLE INCIDENTS WHEN THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN NOR UP UNTIL A COUPLES MINUTES AFTER THE CAR BEING ON. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER I ROLLED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW 5 INCHES DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND 15 MINUTES LATER THE WINDOW WENT UP ABOUT AN INCH AND DID NOT BUDGE BUT WOULD MAKE A BUZZING SOUND. AFTER A DAY OR TWO THERE WAS NOT A BUZZING SOUND AND ALL THE OTHER WINDOWS DID NOT WORK. TOOK IN MY VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE COMING FROM THE MAIN COMPUTER (MOTHERBOARD I ASSUME). THIS HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY OF 2014 AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT DINGS AND STAYS LITE REGULARLY WHEN DRIVING. I HAD AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000(STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. ONCE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART INDEPENDENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE KEY AND THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN OR SHUT AND ALL THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND COULD NOT CONTINUE SERVICING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,480.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND MERGING INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC (APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH TRAFFIC). I SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR AND THEN DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO GAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO SAFELY MERGE LEFTWARD. WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT AWAY FROM THE PEDAL IT STAYED FULLY DEPRESSED (FULLY ACCELERATING). I HIT THE BRAKES MODERATELY, AND IT WAS STILL ACCELERATING, THEN I HIT THE BRAKES HARDER TO DECREASE MY SPEED (FROM 70+ DOWN TO 60) AS I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I KICKED DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT RELEASED BACK TO THE DEFAULT POSITION. *TR

JUST ENTERED ONTO A HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY COULD NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN HITTING THE GAS PEDAL, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND HAD BEEN MOVING FOR 10 MINUTES PRIOR WITH NO ISSUES. NO PRIOR ISSUES BEFORE THIS. PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF CAR. WHEN TURNED ON AGAIN, WOULD NOT CRANK. LIGHTS WORKED FINE BUT CAR JUST WOULDN'T TURN ON. MECHANIC IS NOT SURE WHY CAR WON'T START STILL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT INSIDE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD AUTO LOCK INTO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

LOST OF POWER STEERING. MESSAGE APPEARING POWER STEERING VON DASH BOARD. WHILE DRIVING LOST OF POWER STEERING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL. THE ODOR WAS DETECTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.