2006 SATURN ION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED BUT THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER COULD SPECIFY WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IHAVEA2006SATURNION IJUSTGOTMYNEWIGNITIONPUTINON6/12/14ANDON6/17/14IWASDRIVINGDOWNTHEROADABOUT55MPHAND THECARTURNEDOFF,IWASABLETOGETTOTHESIDEOFTHEROADSAFELY,ITOOKITTOTHEGMDEALERANDTHEYSAIDITWASTHEECMTHATCOST$873.00,IHAVEHEARDOFAFEWOTHERPEOPLETHATTHISHAPPENEDTO.JUSTWONDERINGIFTHISISRELATEDTOTHEIGNITION,ORIFTHEYDIDSOMETHING? *TR

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD

I FIRST BOUGHT MY 2006 SATURN ION IN MARCH OF 2013. THREE DAYS LATER I NOTICE THAT WHEN I WOULD GET ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR WOULD SWAY EXTREMELY BAD. OUR HWY SPEED IS 75. GOING 70MPH WAS TOO MUCH AND IT WOULD SWAY A LOT. MIND YOU I WAS PREGNANT AT THE TIME. THE CAR SPUN OUT AS I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE CARS WERE RIGHT BEHIND ME. THANK GOD I GOT OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE I GOT HIT. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW UPSET I WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS 4MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME. SINCE THEN MY HUSBAND HAS SPUN OUT 5 TIMES DRIVING OUR CAR. WE'VE TAKING IT TO THE MECHANICS MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. OUR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS ARE FINE. ALSO, OUR KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION A LOT UPON TURNING IT OFF. SO WE HAVE TO USE THE BUTTON WHICH IS IN THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TO GET THEM OUT. ALSO, LATELY THE CAR PICKS AND CHOOSES WHEN IT WANTS TO ACCELERATE. LATELY I CAN FLOOR IT AND THE CAR WILL STILL BE GOING 30MPH. ALSO, LATELY WHEN WE GO TO TURN ON THE CAR, IT TAKES AWHILE AND MAKES A SOUND AS IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD, BUT THEN IT SOON COMES ON. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM THE START. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD BUY, BUT EVERYDAY I REGRET IT AND I FEAR FOR ME, MY HUSBAND, AND MY CHILD'S SAFETY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MATTER OF FACT JUST TAKE OUR CARS. WE DON'T NEED THEM FIXED. JUST TAKE THEM PLEASE! *TR

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT, 2006 SATURN ION. WHY DON'T YOU GUYS JUST PURCHASE THEM FROM US AND GET THEM OFF THE ROAD? WE ARE PAYING OUT WAY MORE THAN WHAT THEY ARE WORTH. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SPENDING A BUNCH THESE PAST FEW MONTHS, WOULDN'T IT BE CHEAPER JUST TO BUY THEM FROM US? I'M FED UP WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD AND THERE'S NO ONE THAT WILL BUY THESE CARS FROM US, I HAVE ADVERTISED MANY OF TIMES AND NO ONE WANTS THEM. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD SON AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH HIM IN MY SATURN. I AM GOING TO CALL WHOEVER I CAN TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT SOMEONE GETTING MY CAR OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I'M SO TIRED OF FEELING UNSAFE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE MY SATURN BECAUSE OF THE TERRIBLE FEELING I GET WHEN I THINK I AM GOING TO HAVE TO DRIVE MY SON IN THIS PIECE OF CRAP. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME OR GIVE ME FURTHER INFORMATION ON WHO TO CONTACT ABOUT MY SITUATION. MY NAME IS [XXX] AND YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT [XXX]. THANK YOU AND I'LL BE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO CALL ME ASAP! ! 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 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