2006 SATURN ION Complaints

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

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

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

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

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