2006 Saturn Ion complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,826.

THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING KEY SWITCH, TURN SIGNAL, WIPER CONTROL, ETC.) WAS LOOSE UPON GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE REPAIRS FOR THE KEY SWITCH RECALL. THIS WAS NOT LIKE THIS PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS AND REPRESENTS SLOPPY WORKMANSHIP BY DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES REPAIRING THE VEHICLE OR POOR DESIGN THAT WON'T STAY TIGHT. BY THIS BEING LOOSE, THERE COULD BE DAMAGE TO THE WIRES OR THE WIRES COULD COME UNPLUGGED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WOULD INCLUDE AIR BAG WIRES, KEY SWITCH WIRES, ETC. THERE WOULD ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY OF FIRE IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T CORRECTED AS THE WIRES COULD SHORT OUT. I BELIEVE ALL THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SHOULD BE RECALLED AGAIN TO CHECK FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REPAIR THEM IF IT IS FOUND THAT IT IS LOOSE. *JS

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD RECENTLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE AND FINALLY, THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING PULLED. ALSO, WHEN SHE PUSHED THE SHIFTER KNOB, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. IT WOULD GO OUT AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION, WHILE DRIVING. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE, WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. UPDATED 08/06/14

I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING "U" JOINT HAS AND IS BECOMING LOSER EVERY DAY THAT I AM DRIVING. TODAY AS I WAS GOING DOWN MY GRAVEL DRIVEWAY HITTING LITTLE BUMPS THE STEERING WAS ALMOST NON EXISTENCE BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATION. *TR

SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE 2006 SATURN ION SAFETY DEFECT. *SMD THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. SHE WAS INFORMED, BY THE DEALER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING TO KIDS SCHOOL AND AS I WAS TURNING ONTO SCHOOL PROPERTY MY IGNITION BINGED AND PWR STR APPEARED AT EXACT SAME MOMENT I LOST POWER STEERING AND RAN CAR UP ON CURB ONTO LAWN. I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT KILLED AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KID THAT DAY.. I'VE TRIED TO CALL ABOUT PROBLEM SINCE I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR VEHICLE ALERT IN MAIL JUST DAYS B4. BUT WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME AFTER ALL BECAUSE IT ALREADY WENT OUT.. WHAT KIND OF BULL IS THAT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE POWER WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I AM THE UNFORTUNATELY OWNER OF A GOVERNMENT MOTORS PRODUCTS THAT IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED NOW 10 NOTIFICATIONS IN ALMOST 90 DAYS DEMANDING I HAVE THIS RECALL PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY. IN THE COURSE OF NEARLY 90 DAYS, I HAVE CONTACTED 5 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME THING; ?WE WILL TAKE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AND CONTACT YOU WHEN WE CAN PERFORM THE RECALL?. WHILE I UNDERSTAND WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT, MADE WORSE BY GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION INTO A PRIVATE BUSINESS, REQUIRES RECALLS AND DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF CARS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT PICKING GM AS A COMPANY TO PROMOTE, PART PRODUCTION MAY BE LIMITED, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I GET THESE LETTERS. I WOULD HAPPILY COMPLY WITH THE RECALL, AS A MATTER OF SAFETY, BUT WHEN THE DEALER REFUSES TO PROVIDE THE RECALL, I CANNOT COMPLY. THE LAST LETTER I RECEIVED WAS A POST CARD THAT IMPLIED SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES COULD RESULT AND EVEN HAD A DATE ?AS OF MAY 24TH THIS HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED.? I AM FULLY AWARE AND I HAVE NOT SPENT OVER 3 HOURS BETWEEN CALLS AND LETTERS TRYING TO COMPLY WITH THIS PSEUDO-GOVERNMENT DEMAND. PLEASE PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PROCEED. THE LAST AGENT AT GM I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO MAIL LETTERS AS THEY ARE DIRECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO DO SO. SO I ASK YOU, THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE, PLEASE STOP SENDING ME LETTERS TO DO WHAT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DO. I AM AWARE OF THE RECALL. I HAVE DONE WHAT I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO BY EACH LETT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY WAS STUCK. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE THEN BACK TO PARK WHERE THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC WHEN MY SATURN ION SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE PERSON BEHIND ME WAS ONLY INCHES AWAY FROM HITTING ME; SHE HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO START RIGHT BACK UP, BUT IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE INCIDENT WITH THE CAR SHUTTING OFF HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING, AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 SATURN ION ON A STATE HIGHWAY IN VT WHEN THE POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY CUT OUT ON THE CAR. SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO STEER IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO WORK FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN CUT OUT AGAIN. WE RELY ON THIS CAR AND ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER IF SHE HAD BEEN IN A MORE RESIDENTIAL AREA OR IF IT HAD BEEN RAINING ME, MY WIFE, OUR 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, A PEDESTRIAN, OR ANOTHER DRIVER COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY NOT HELPFUL WHEN I HAVE CONTACTED THEM MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH A LOCAL DEALER THAT THIS IS PART OF AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT GM COULD NOT EVEN GIVE ME AN ESTIMATION ABOUT WHEN I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM AT A LOSS FOR WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THEY ARE FAILING TO ADDRESS THIS RECALL. I NEVER EVEN RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THIS RECALL OR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL IN MARCH. I HAD NO IDEA THAT I WAS DRIVING AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS!!! THIS ISSUE HAS IMPACTED OUR ABILITY TO PERFORM DAY TO DAY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS GETTING OUR DAUGHTER TO DAYCARE AND GETTING US TO WORK. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND CANNOT AFFORD TO JUST BUY OR RENT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR HOW LONG I AM GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V04700 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING THE 2006 SATURN ION IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I REACHED THE INTERSECTION AT THE END OF MY STREET AND CAME TO A STOP/YIELD. AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO SHIFT TO THE GAS AND BEGAN STEERING TO TURN LEFT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THE BATTERY LIGHT ON THE DASH APPEARED. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTART IT. I RETURNED HOME INSTEAD OF CONTINUING MY TRIP. MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL WITH CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V-047. I HAD REMOVED ALL ADDITIONAL KEYS FROM MY KEYRING AS RECOMMENDED IN THE THREE RECALL LETTERS I RECEIVED, BUT I STILL BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE ISSUE THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE CHOSEN TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE ONE OF THE LETTERS I RECEIVED FROM [XXX]OF GM ASSERTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AS LONG AS THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL KEYS ON THE KEYRING. A LINK TO THE LETTER IN QUESTION IS: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM454782/RCORRD-14V047-1697.PDF 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 THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. ADDITIONALLY THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. DR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER, THE FRONT PASSENGER, AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. DR

ON MAY 14TH, I PARKED MY VEHICLE AND THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN. WE SMELT A STRONG ORDER OF GAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY SATURN. MY FRIEND LAID UNDER THE CAR WITH A FLASH LIGHT AND NOTICED GAS COMING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. HE HAD ME BRING IT IN TO HIM ON THE 15TH TO HIS AUTO HOBBY SHOP AND HE PLACED IT ON THE LIFT ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT ALL SIDES OF THE TANK HAVE PRESENCE OF GAS. HE TOLD ME HE NEEDS TO DROP THE TANK BECAUSE HE CAN'T SEE THE DIRECT SOURCE OF WHERE THE GAS IS COMING FROM. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL WITH SIMILAR DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS I HAVE NOTICED. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, HE SAID THAT MY PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED AND ALREADY HANDLED WHEN THE RECALL FIRST CAME OUT. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IT MAY SEEM. IF IT IS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WAS REPLACED BY A DEALERSHIP AS STATED IT NEEDED TO BE, WOULDN'T IT BE GM'S RESPONSIBILITY IF THE FUEL PUMP THEY REPLACED IT WITH WAS ALSO FAULTY? I DRIVE 3 GRAND BABIES AROUND ON A DAILY BASIS AND THIS IS NOT SAFE. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS NOT ON RECALL AND THERE WAS JUST A RANDOM THING THAT HAPPENED. COULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME ON STEPS TO FOLLOW? *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN 3 WEEKS. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME A WRECK. I DO NOT HAVE THE $1000 THAT IT IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE TO FIX THIS. *TR

THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING, AND I HAD TO DEAL WITH THE GASOLINE SMELL EVERY TIME THAT I USED MY CAR. I PAID $798.94 TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AT CAR-X IN DES MOINES, WHO FAILED TO TELL ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS UNDER RECALL. (RECALL ID # 66616, GM RECALL ID # 090226). I AM NOW GOING TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS FIX. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH INTERIOR LIGHTING ALSO PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL POWER DOOR LOCK (DRIVER SIDE) AND POWER WINDOWS, IN WHICH ALL RIDERS FEEL THEY ARE SUFFOCATING.DUE TO UNATTAINABLE NATURAL AIR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT APPEARED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IF IN A CRASH THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. MY VEHICLE IS GOING IN TODAY TO FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTICS IS RIGHT AROUND $100. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,802.

WHILE AT A GAS STATION, I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, I COULD NOT GET THE KEY TO TURN AND START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

MY CAR IS ACTIVELY LOSING THE POWER STEERING NO LESS THAN 5 TIMES EVERY DAY. I HAVE TO FIND AN APPROPRIATE PLACE TO PULL OVER TO TURN MY CAR OFF TO RESET FOR THE POWER STEERING TO BE OPERATIONAL AGAIN. EVERY DAY IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS, DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. LAST YEAR, THE CONSUMER'S WIFE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED FOR. *JB

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION RECALL REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED 2 YEARS AGO, THE IGNITION COMPLETELY FROZE AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE IGNITION PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WAS RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALL. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE MOONROOF WOULDN'T CLOSE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN, TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE MESSAGE CENTER GAVE A MESSAGE OF "PWR STR," AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 SATURN ION. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, STARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY FIXED ITSELF ENOUGH TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. I LATER DROVE THE CAR AGAIN A SHORT DISTANCE (ABOUT 5 MILES) AND THE SAME MESSAGE POPPED UP AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL, AND IT APPEARS TO BE FULL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, AND HAVE PAID UP TO $1,000 TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A FUEL LINE CRACK NEAR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

AFTER RECEIVING MY VEHICLE BACK FROM HAVING THE IGNITION RECALL FIXED MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE FILED A POWER STEERING COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY BEFORE IT WENT OUT. I HAD PULLED INTO A CAR WAS AND A TRUCK WAS COMING OUT THE ENTRANCE. IT BACKED UP TO LET ME IN. AT THAT POINT MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO HEAD STRAIGHT FOR THE TRUCK. I STOPPED AND THE TRUCK BACKED IP. I TURN TO THE LEFT TO GO IN THE DIRECTION I NEEDED TO GO AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AT A SPEED OF 10 MILES AND HOUR WHEN IT WAS TURNED COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO STRAIGHT. THE WHEEL THEN STARTED TO MAKE A SCREECHING SOUND AND GRINDING SOUND AND WAS SHAKING. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND IT WOULD ONLY GO STRAIGHT. I WENT IN REVERSE AND THE FORWARD AGAIN AND IT FINALLY TURNED. HAVING TO OTHER OPTION I DROVE THE 2 MILES TO MY HOME. WHENEVER I WOULD TURN THE CAR WOULD TURN BUT WOULDNOT STRAIGHTEN OUT TO THE FORWARD POSITION CORRECTLY. IT WAS VERY DELAYED. I AM NOW NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND AM FOR THE FEAR THAT I COULD GET IN AN ACCIDENT OR LOSE CONTROL. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN I PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY, GM TOOK 1 HR AD 1/2 TO COME TO MY HOUSE. FORTUNATE IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE ROAD. NHTSA AND GM KNEW OF THIS RECALL BEFORE IT HAPPENED TO ME. WHY DID THE NHTSA NOT REPORT THIS? I PAID FOR THE REPAIR NOT KNOWING OF THE RECALL. THE MEDIA MADE ME AWARE AND I GOT A REFUND MUCH LATER. MY CAR IS ON ITS 6TH RECALL. 2 ARE PENDING. AGAIN I FOUND OUT FROM THE MEDIA. I CALLED GM, THEY ARE TAKING THEIR TIME IN THESE REPAIRS. I CALLED GM ON 3-18-14 ABOUT THESE 2 CURRENT RECALLS, I FEEL THEY ARE PUTTING ME ON THE BACK BURNER TO REPAIR THEM. HOW MANY RECALLS CAN 1 CAR HAVE BEFORE ITS CONSIDERED UNSAFE??? WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? IS THIS CAR A LEMON OR JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN/???? YOUR SITE SAYS THERE'S ANOTHER RECALL FOR MY CAR FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS. THAT WILL MAKE A 7TH RECALL. THE NHTSA IS SUPPOSE PROTECT THE CONSUMERS . MY CAR MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS. GM SHOULD HAVE TESTED MORE BEFORE SELLING IT TO THE PUBLIC. I NOW KNOW WHY GM STOPPED MAKING MY SATURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,799.

POWER STEERING SEEMS TO BE FAILING. WHEN TURNING AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING IS HARD AND SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING CORRECTLY. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STOP WORKING AT ANY MOMENT. THIS ISSUE IS A SUDDEN PROBLEM NOT SOMETHING GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. *JS

WITHIN AN HOUR OF BRINGING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM GETTING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON APRIL 25, 2014, I RECEIVED A FRANTIC CALL FROM MY DAUGHTER, PANICKED SHE HAD JUST BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE STATES SHE WAS DRIVING HOME IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THE CAR STARTED VEERING BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CAR CAREENED INTO THE CURB DAMAGING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND TIRE. IT HIT WITH SUCH FORCE, THE VEHICLE RICOCHET BACK INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY DAUGHTER THEN SHIFTED IT INTO PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO EXIT. THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED, MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEY FOB. 2 MEN DRIVING BY STOPPED AND ATTEMPTED TO HELP HER OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WITH NO LUCK. AS A LAST RESORT, SHE HAD TO BREAK OUT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW TO ESCAPE. I THEN CALLED DAYL GRAVES DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THEIR DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD EVALUATE THE VEHICLE. IT IS CURRENTLY STILL AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. AFTER KEVIN, THE MECHANIC, LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, HE DETERMINED IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR & COLUMN. UPDATED 08/20/14

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECALL NOTICE AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE GOT IN THE LEFT TURN LANE TO MAKE A TURN, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AT A HIGH SPEED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED A SECOND TIME, WHILE AT A 4-WAY STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND THE DASHBOARD WENT BLACK. THE THIRD TIME, IT HAPPENED, SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AT A HIGH SPEED, SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND EVENTUALLY SHE CRASHED INTO A WALL. *JB

VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE OPERATING, HOWEVER ELECTRICAL REMAINS ON. USUALLY HAPPENS GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS. HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART ENGINE TO OPERATE. INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 TIMES IN 2009. DIDN'T GIVE MUCH THOUGHT UNTIL IT STARTED TO RECUR IN 2012. HAS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES SINCE. ALSO KEY GETS STUCK WHEN TRYING TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF. THE KEY GETTING STUCK WHEN TRYING TO SHUT OFF HAS OCCURRED ALMOST DAILY FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS. DIDN'T REALIZE THE INCIDENTS WERE RELATED UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT THE SATURN RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCHES AND HEARD ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *JS

VEHICLE DOESN'T TURN ON IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ELECTRICAL WORKS, BUT ENGINE WON'T TURN OVER, JUST MAKES A CLICKING NOISE. AFTER TEMPERATURE WARMS, VEHICLE WILL START. *JS

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FORWARD TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. REAR TURN SIGNALS STILL OPERATIONAL. *JS

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN. WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WITH MULTIPLE REPAIRS. *JS

SMELLED GAS INSIDE CAR. FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACED. *JS

THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 4 TIMES THAT WHILE MY CAR WAS IDLING AT EITHER A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR WHAT HAVE YOU, MY CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF AFTER MAKING A ROUGH IDLING NOISE. THIS SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. IF I WERE TO SHUT MY CAR OFF & TURN IT BACK ON, IT WOULD THEN GO AWAY. IT MADE ME WEARY OF DRIVING BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNEW WHEN OR WHERE THAT COULD HAPPEN. THE SECOND INCIDENT WOULD BE MY POWER STEWING. MY CAR WOULD "DING" AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON MAKING MY WHEEL STIFFEN UP IMMEDIATELY. AGAIN, IF I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WOULD STOP... FOR A LITTLE BIT. STARTED OFF AT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, THEN ONCE A DAY MAYBE, NOW I CAN'T EVEN GO A BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE WITHOUT IT COMING ON. FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

IN THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE IGNITION RECALL AND WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL I GOT A RECALL NOTICE. IN MID-MARCH I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN AND TO CALL AT THE END OF MARCH. I CALLED AT THE END OF MARCH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN AND I SHOULD CALL THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. I CALLED THE BEGINNING OF APRIL AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE ON ORDER AND I SHOULD CALL THE NEXT WEEK. I CALLED THE NEXT WEEK AND THE PARTS WERE NOT IN. LAST WEEK I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT I HAD NOT RESPONDED TO THE RECALL NOTICE AND RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE THIS WEEK. WHEN I CALLED TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF MY PRIOR CALLS AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS. GM IS CONDUCTING A FRAUDULENT RECALL AND TRYING TO SHIFT THE BURDEN OF LIABILITY TO THE CONSUMER AND SHIFT THE BURDEN OF PROOF FOR ANY LIABILITY TO THE CONSUMER FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH THE RECALL, WHEN THE RECALL IS ILLUSORY. I WANT THIS NOTED ON THE RECORD. *TR

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS OVER THE YEARS, THAT MADE NO SENSE, UNTIL SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL THE NOTICE IN THE MAIL .*JB

2003 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SHE HAD TO TURN THE KEY A CERTAIN WAY, IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE REMEDY PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA UPDATED 07/03/14

L WAS DRIVING MY 2006 SATURN ION WHICH L BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2006 GOING TO PICK UP MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN HOWELL MI I WAS ON INTERSTATE WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON AS L WENT ON EXIT INTERSTATE,L TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL WHEN L DID THAT IT SHUT MY CAR DOWN COMPLETELY ,L WAS MERGING ON ANOTHER INTERSTATE WITH NO ENGINE RUNNING NO POWER STEERING AND UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE . THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OVER OFF ROAD SAFELY , L WAS ALMOST KILLED CAR HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO RESTART . I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME 3 DIFFERENT TIMES , L HAVE TAKEN CAR TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP MANY TIME COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS MATTER, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS , L HAVE STOPPED USING MY CRUISE CONTROL . L REALLY HAVE A LEMON SUNROOF DOES NOT WORK SUN ROOF LEAKS , THE CAR STARTS WHEN IT WANTS TO , LAM RETIRED 65 YEARS OLD AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THE SATURN ION , L WOULD BE AFRAID TO SELL THIS 2006 SATURN ION TO THE PUBLIC , L DON'T WANT TO KILL ANYONE , THE CAR SITS ,NOT USING IT , WON'T SELL IT, WHAT CAN BE DONE? AND THERE IS NO RETAIL VALUE FOR THIS CAR .NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH I FEEL SO VERY SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR LIVES,L WAS LUCKY THAT L WAS NOT ONE THAT WAS KILLED ,AS L SAID EARLIER, THIS CAR WENT TO DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES ON THIS MATTER , LAST TIME L TOOK THE CAR IN WAS LAST SUMMER 2013 , MECHANIC DROVE SATURN ION AND TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG . THE CAR SITS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE I MADE IT ABOUT TWO MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE WHEN I MADE MY FIRST LEFT TURN. AS I STARTED TO TURN I NOTICED MY STEERING WAS GETTING DIFFICULT, THEN THE THREE BEEPS AND A DISPLAY OF PWR STR WENT OFF ON MY CAR. LUCKY I WASN'T ON A BUSY ROAD OR THRUWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK OR SCHOOL BECAUSE AS I TURNED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT THE STEERING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY REPAIR ASAP AND WAS TOLD MY POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACE. THIS REPAIR LIKE ANY OTHER COST A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS THAT I WAS SURELY VERY UNHAPPY TO DISH OUT. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR AND AFTER ALREADY RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM I WENT ONLINE AND CHECKED IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL IN THE PAST ON THE STEERING. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE MY WEBSITES WITH PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME HOWEVER THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL RECALL JUST GM WOULD REPAIR THE STEERING IF BROUGHT TO THEIR DEALERSHIP, HAD I KNOWN THIS I WOULD OF TAKEN IT THERE. SO THE NEXT DAY I CALLED GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE TO HOPEFULLY GET REIMBURSED MY REPAIR BILL SINCE IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAY FOR IT INSTEAD OF JUST OFFERING TO MAKE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH THEIR DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM THE MAINTENANCE WHENEVER THEY'RE AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD SINCE THERE ARE FOUR REASONS FOR THE STEERING TO FAIL THERE HASN'T BEEN A FINAL RECALL MADE AND THEREFORE THEY ARE UNABLE TO REIMBURSE ME. THE ONLY ADVICE I GOT WAS TO WAIT AROUND FOR THE OFFICI

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE IGNITION REPLACEMENT HE PAID FOR LAST YEAR. ON FRIDAY APRIL 19, 2013, THE CONSUMERS WIFE AND DAUGHTER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. BUT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. IN FACT, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN ANY DIRECTION AT ALL. IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CONSUMER PULLED A FUSE, THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY HAD TO BREAK THE KEY OFF TO REMOVE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND REPLACED IT. *JB

I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY CAR SHUT OFF - KEYS BECAME STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH. I ALREADY HAD TO HAVE MY IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED, BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO TELL ME HOW TO GET REIMBURSED, AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION TO DO SO, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL. I HAVE TRIED TO CALL YOUR CONTACT NUMBERS BUT ALWAYS GET A RUN-AROUND AND THEY ALL SAY YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LETTER COMES OUT THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL. THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL HAS PAST AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION ON HOW TO GET MY REIMBURSEMENT. I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO LET ME KNOW HOW TO GET MY FORM FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *TT

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LACK AVAILABILITY OF PARTS TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD