2005 SATURN ION Complaints

DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER HAS BROKEN OFF AT THE BASE. NO SNOW IN AREA THAT WOULD OVERLOAD. I HAVE HEARD OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE LOCK OUT WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS 35 DEGREES AND BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE STARTER. THE STARTER FOR THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

2005 SATURN ION TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED BLINKING, BUT LAMPS NOT BURNED OUT. GM DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND EXTENSIVE AND COSTLY REPAIR! CAN'T FIND PARTS. CANNOT PROPERLY OPERATE VEHICLE WITH EXPIRED INSPECTION STICKER REQUIRED IN LA. *TR

2005 SATURN ION POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY. *TR

PASSLOCK MALFUNCTION DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES NO CRANK AND ACTIVATION OF 10 MINUTE RELEARN SEQUENCE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 40 DEGREES. HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR JANUARY 3RD, 2009. FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE HAS INCREASED, AND I'M SCARED THAT IT WILL CAUSE A CRASH IF I HAPPEN TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE REMEDY TO THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN NUMEROUS TECHNICAL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET - ALL OF WHICH POINT TO REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAUSE IS THOUGHT TO BE EXCESSIVE GREASE APPLIED TO THE INTERNALS OF THE SWITCH. I THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THE AFFECTED UNITS EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM. THOUSANDS OF OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS AGGRAVATING AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS TECHNICAL FAULT. GM IS IGNORING THE ISSUE AND OFFERING SATURN OWNERS ABSOLUTELY NO ASSISTANCE TO CORRECT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. IF GM DOES NOT ACT, THE LAW OF AVERAGES SAYS THAT EVENTUALLY SOMEONE MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION. PLEASE HELP US. THIS ISN'T FAIR AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I COULD NOT RELEASE THE CAR KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I COULD TURN OFF THE ENGINE, BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE ACC MODE. RELEASING THE KEY WOULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES. THESE WERE INCIDENTS THAT COULD NOT BE TIED TO ANY SPECIFIC ACTION FROM THE DRIVER AND THAT WOULD OCCUR RANDOMLY. EVERY TIME I DROVE, I WAS AFRAID THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK AND THAT THIS WOULD FINALLY BE THE TIME THAT I COULD NOT GET IT OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THERE ARE SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE BATTERY IS IN DANGER OF DYING. THE GM DEALERSHIP FOUND WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE PROBLEM AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE A RANGE OF PARTS. ANOTHER MECHANIC FOUND A DIFFERENT PROBLEM (A MALFUNCTIONING CYLINDER OF SORTS) AND REPLACED IT AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, I CAN DRIVE SAFELY AND WITH THE PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THAT THE KEY WILL NO LONGER GET STUCK. *TR

VEHICLE DID NOT CRANK OR START WHEN KEY TURNED. PASSLOCK CODE BLINKED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. KNOWN NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10007431 NO CRANK, NO START WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES IS COLD - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) B2960 AND OR B3033 ARE SET.

THE KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION WHENEVER I TRY TO TURN THE CAR OFF. IT TAKES AWHILE BEFORE I AM ABLE TO GET IT OUT, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY ALREADY. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR ION OWNERS. WITH IT BEING SO COMMON I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE. I COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED SOMEWHERE BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES UP ON MY 2005 SATURN ION 3-- I WAS DRIVING AND IT ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT-- I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK AND NOW THEY TELL ME I MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING COLUMN- GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YRS OR 100,000 MILES WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST -WELL I HAVE 5 YEARS WITH MY COMPANY AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND I HAVE OBVIOUSLY GONE HIGHER THAN THE 100,000 MILES AND NOW GM WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSES.. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE POWERSTEERING ISSUE. *TR