2006 SATURN ION Complaints

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WAITING FOR IGNITION SWITCH AND POWER STEERING PARTS TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND THE KEY MOVED OUT OF THE START POSITION INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT TIRES WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

IN 2012 MY CAR KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE NEXT DAY AFTER 450.00+ THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. A FEW MONTHS LATER BOTH AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON & STAYED ON. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME SINCE IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG & SAFETY THERE WOULD NOT BE A CHARGE FOR THE DIANOSTIC; WHEN I ARRIVED I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD BE A 75.00 CHARGE. I LEFT THE DEARSHIP WITHOUT THE TESTING. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE OIL WAS CHANGED & I ASKED FOR A TEST TO CHECK THE AIRBAG LIGHT. WHEN FINISHED THE TECH SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG & I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. WE ARE A ONE CAR HOUSEHOLD SO I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL BEING WITHOUT A CAR WOULD HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL I WAITED & HAD THE DEALERSHIP DUE A TEST IN CASE IT WAS SOMETHING AFFECTED BY THE IGNITION CYLINDER. LAST WEEK I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICING DEALERSHIP & ASKED THEY CHECK THE AIRBAG LIGHT. LATER I RECEIVED A CALL ADVISING THE AIRBAG SENSOR HAD SHORTED OUT & A NEW SENSOR WOULD COST 900.00+. I MENTIONED DISABLING THE AIRBAG & WAS TOLD IT IS AGAINST FEDERAL LAW TO DO SO. THE SERVICE TECH SAID IN KS SEAT BELTS ON CARS PURCHASED IN KS ARE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR 10 YRS & 3 YRS FOR AIRBAGS. I SUGGEST THAT CAR CO.'S CONSIDER A LIFETIME OR LIFE OF CAR OWNERSHIP WARRANTY FOR BOTH SEAT BELTS & AIRBAGS. FEW HAVE CLOSE TO 1K TO SPEND ON REPAIRING/REPLACING AN AIRBAG SENSOR & IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A LAW STATING THE AIRBAG CAN'T BE DISABLED BUT ITS OKAY TO KNOWINGLY PUT A CAR ON THE STREETS WITH A NON/POTENTIAL NON-WORKING AIRBAG. THE SEATBELTS & AIRBAGS WORK IN TANDAM TO PROTECT SHOULDN'T THEIR WARRANTIES ALSO BE TOGETHER? HAVING SEATBELTS & AIRBAGS COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR WILL SHOW THE PUBLIC IN LIGHT OF RECENT RECALLS CAR COMPANIES WILL DO WHAT IS NEEDED TO SHOW CONSUMERS THEIR & THEIR PASSENGERS SAFETY ARE A PRIORITY. *JS

WHEN MY CAR FIRST STARTED CUTTING ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OR ROADS, R WHEN TURNING KEY TO TURN CAR OFF, THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN CAR OFF. YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY BUT CAR IS STILL ON. THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK TILL THE STARTER SWITCH LOCKS ITSELF INTO OFF. YOU CAN PUT CAR INTO PARK AND KEY WILL NOT TURN OFF. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS GOES ALONG WITH THE PROBLEM OF THE KEY TURNING CAR OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. THAT RECALL WAS DONE BUT WE STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN CAR OFF WITH THE KEY. IF YOU REMOVE THE KEY CAR IS STILL ON, THIS IS A PROBLEM AS SOMETIMES YOU CAN NOT SIT THERE WAITING ON CAR TO SHUT OFF AND THIS WORRIES ME AS TO SAFETY. *TR

OUR INSURED WAS ON I-10 METAIRIE AND HESITATED THAT THEY WERE TRAVELING DOWN I-10 AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM HIT THE BRAKES AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. OUR INSURED SLOWED AND INSD INSURED'S STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND WENT RIGHT AND THEN HE LOST CONTROL AND WENT TO THE LEFT HAND LANE FROM THE RIGHT LANE ACROSS 4 LANES/ OUR DRIVER DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. OUR INSURED WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND HE WAS ALMOST THERE AND THEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK HIS VEHICLE. OUR INSURED WAS CITED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING. OUR CLAIM NUMBER IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. NO SIGN OF FUEL UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. THERE IS A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL (GM # 090226) DESCRIBING THESE SAME SYMPTOMS FOR 2006 SATURN IONS PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA. RECALL WARNS OF FIRE DANGER. GM REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BASED ON VIN NUMBER, BUT ALL SYMPTOMS MATCH RECALL AND I DON'T THINK THAT THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE A THREE-YEAR-OLD IN A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK MUCH OF THE TIME. *TR

I HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE IGNITION RECALL AND EVER SINCE THAT MY KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION HALF WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A 103,000.

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY INCLUDING MY 18 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO USE WAY MORE MUSCLE AND STRENGTH THEN I HAVE TO STEER MY CAR. GM HAD INFORMED THAT I NEED TO PULL OVER SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. MY FEAR IS WHAT IF I AM GOING FASTER THEN 30 MPH AND DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. BUT AT THE TIME GM DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. BUT THEY DON'T FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS. UM ANY TIME A CAR IS NOT OPERATE TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL IT ENDANGERS THE ALL PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. *TR

LOST POWER/CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, FELT LIKE THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR WAS FALLING OUT, UPON REPAIR WAS INFORMED A BAD IGNITION COIL. *TR