2007 SATURN ION Complaints

THE CAR IS PRESENTLY UNDER RECALL FOR IGNITION. HOWEVER. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AS THE PWR STR WARNING COMES ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND NO STEERING OR SEVERE LOSS OF ALL STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS LOST AFTER THE CAR HAS RUN FOR 15 MINUTE AND EVERY 5 PLUS MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. GM WILL NOT FIX ANYTHING ON MY VEHICLE, I MADE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND HAVE MADE INTERNAL COMPLAINT AT GM REGARDING MY 2007 ION AND THE 3 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE LOSS OF IGNITION AND TOTAL POWER INCLUDING BRAKE FAILURE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 PLUS AND LOSING CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. I NEED HELP TO START THE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING AS IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL. I AM DISABLED AND ON OXYGEN, I HAVE REQUESTED SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS FROM GM TO ASSIST WITH MY DISABLED CONDITION TO HELP EXPEDITE ANY REPAIRS AND ALL WARRANTED COVERAGES FOR POWER STEERING, AIR BAG NON FUNCTION, AND RECALLED IGNITION. THE CAR PRESENTLY HAS 55,000 MILES AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN AS THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE CONTROLLED. THE PREVIOUS, MOST RECENT ACCIDENT, CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE INCLUDING A FRONT FENDER COMPLETE BENT AND RADIATOR BENT AT A TAIL COLLISION DUE TO IGNITION OUTAGE WITH NO BRAKES AT 30 PLUS MPH. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, ONLY DAMAGES TO MYSELF, BLINDNESS TO LEFT EYE AND SEVERE CONCUSSION, AND CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. GM WILL HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION SINCE MY PHONE COMPLAINTS IN APRIL, ALMOST 30 DAYS AGO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND PRETENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE KEY CONTINUED TO BECOME STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THE CAR ALTERED WITH THE ERROR SOUND AND PWR STR SHOWED ON THE ODOMETER DISPLAY. POWER STEERING WAS LOST, BUT THE WHEEL WAS STILL ABLE TO TURN. ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT CAPABLE OF TURNING MUCH PAST 2 O'CLOCK POSITION. AT LOWER SPEEDS I COULD MAKE RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS, BUT WITH A GREAT AMOUNT OF EFFORT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE WITHOUT THE USE OF THE POWER STEERING. AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT HAVE HAS MUCH RANGE OF MOTION. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF. AFTER RESTARTING IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE BUT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIR AND I ENDED UP PAYING $205.00 FOR A NEW BATTERY BECAUSE THE CAR DIDN'T RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS WHILE WAITING FOR PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THEY (DAVID CHEVROLET IN NIAGARA FALLS NY) TOLD ME THAT GM WAS NOT COVERING THE COST OF THE BATTERIES AND THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO 4 OR 5 OTHER PEOPLE. IN ADDITION TO THIS THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE A PART FOR THE POWER STEERING THAT WAS COVERED UNDER ANOTHER RECALL. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY CHARGED ME $65.00 IN LABOR CHARGES TO PUT IN THE BATTERY. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE CAR HOME ,I AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED THE DOORS. GUESS WHAT, THE NEW IGNITION KEYS DON'T UNLOCK THE TRUNK OR THE CAR DOORS. THEY FORGOT TO TELL ME THIS.I DON'T BELIEVE GM IS REALLY TRYING TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION, BECAUSE IT TOOK SO LONG FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN, MY BATTERY BECAME TOTALLY USELESS AND COST ME OVER $200.00. I WILL NEVER BUY ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE FROM ANY OF GM'S LINES, IN FACT, I WILL BUY A FOREIGN BRAND BECAUSE I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE WITH THIS CAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TODAY MY CAR HAS STARTED ACCELERATING UNINTENTIONALLY. IT FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I WAS LEAVING MY DESTINATION AROUND AN HOUR LATER IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. MY CAR WAS LITERALLY SLOWLY CRUISING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF OUT OF THE "ACC" POSITION WHEN STOPPED. THE GEAR SHIFTER HAS TO BE "PLAYED WITH" FOR A WHILE AND THEN MAYBE IT WILL ENGAGE. OTHERWISE THE CAR WILL STAY IN THE ACC POSITION . OF COURSE THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED BECAUSE THE CAR WON'T SHUT OFF. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 50 MPH , WHEN A CHIME SOUNDED, POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ON MESSAGE CENTER, AND POWER STEERING FORCE WAS LOST. STEERING BECAME ALMOST TOO HEAVY TO STEER AT ALL. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF IGNITION, AND RESET STEERING SYSTEM. SINCE THEN, THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. POWER STEERING MOTOR FELT HOT TO TOUCH. I AM STUCK WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE ALL CARS AFFECTED. GM IS NEGLIGENT SO FAR IN REPLACING THIS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *JS