2005 SATURN ION Complaints

MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAGS. THE AIRBAG OF OUR 2005 SATURN ION 3 COUPE DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED AND IT SLIDON ITS SIDE. BY MIRACLE, THE DRIVER WAS NOT KILLED, OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.

THE KEY IN MY 2005 SATURN ION STARTING GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ON 6/20/08, I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF DUE TO THIS ISSUE. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, I WAS STILL UNABLE TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WITHOUT STALLING THE CAR AND PULLING THE BATTERY. *TR

2005 SATURN ION 2 - TWO PROBLEMS 1. MOST RECENT - KEY STUCK IN IGNITION AND THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF! TURNED KEY MANY TIMES, TRIED PLIERS AND THE KEY STILL STUCK. BATTERY NOW DISCONNECTED AND RELAY DISCONNECTED. HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH IONS. 2. STEERING COLUMN - FAULT CODE "PWR STR" COMES UP AND CAR LOSES POWER STEERING. WILL RESET IF CAR IS TURNED OFF, BUT WILL DO IT AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. *TR

SATURN ION, BASE MODEL ONGOING WIRING/ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE DECEMBER 2006 TO PRESENTLY. THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. FIRST OCCURRENCE IN DECEMBER 2006, THE PEDAL ACTUALLY ACCELERATED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I AVERTED AN ACCIDENT. STARTED AT 21K, UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 60K. NOW AT 47K, AND PROBLEM STILL NOT CORRECTED. IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW FOR THE SIXTH TIME FOR ELECTRICAL/WIRING ISSUES REGARDING REDUCED POWER. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER ON JUNE 20, 2008. THE DEALER REWIRED THE ECM SENSOR AND DROVE 554 MILES TO TEST THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, ON JULY 1, 2008, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AVERTED TRAFFIC HAZARDS WHEN THE REDUCE POWER COMES ON. I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR SATURN TRY TO REPAIR IT, TO NO AVAIL. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW AGAIN. THEY WON'T GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL FIX THE WIRING ISSUES TO COMPLETE SATISFACTION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHEN THE REDUCE POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONTINUES TO BE DEFECTIVE. THEY HAVE REPLACED SENSOR, MODULES, WIRING CONNECTORS, COMPUTER UPDATES, ACCELERATOR PEDALS. IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AND I WILL BE CONCERNED FOR MINE AND OTHERS SAFETY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. IT RANDOMLY DECIDES TO NOT START ON ANY DAY. I CAN DRIVE TO THE GAS STATION FIVE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, GET GAS, GET BACK IN MY CAR, AND IT NOT START. SOME DAYS MY CAR WILL NOT START FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL CRANK! STARTED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO PARK, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE IGNITION FUSES TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,199. UPDATED 06/25/08 *BF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS SEIZED INSIDE THE HOUSING. UPDATED 06/26/08

I OWN A 2005 SATURN ION. I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE THAT I NOTICED HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY MANY OTHER SATURN OWNERS ON THIS SITE. THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT RELEASE AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. I AM FORCED TO RESTART THE CAR ABOUT 3-4 TIMES EVERY TIME I WANT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A PART HAD TO BE ORDERED, THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THE PART WAS RECEIVED, AND THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED. A MONTH LATER I CALLED TO "CHECK" ON THE PART AND WAS TOLD IT WAS RECEIVED THE DAY BEFORE AND THAT THE WORK COULD NOT BE COMPLETED ON A WEEKEND. I TOLD THEM I COULD NOT BE WITHOUT MY CAR AND COULD NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL I HAD A DAY OFF OF WORK. AT THIS POINT I ASKED IF I WENT OUT OF MY WARRANTY IN THE INTERN IF IT WOULD STILL BE COVERED. I WAS TOLD THAT "SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY IT WOULD BE COVERED." WHEN I WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT A MONTH LATER, THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT BECAUSE I WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY" AND WANT CLOSE TO $400 FOR THE FIX. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH SATURN, NOT ONLY WITH THE CAR ITSELF, BUT ALSO WITH THEIR NEGLECT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CAR'S DEFECT, AS WELL CORPORATE RESPONSE TO THE CLAIM THAT I ISSUED BACK IN MARCH (WHICH BY THE WAY WAS CLOSED WITHOUT RESOLUTION OR EXPLANATION). I HAVE SINCE OPENED ANOTHER CLAIM. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT TIMES. HAPPENED AT 16,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGN. SWITCH. HAPPENING AGAIN AT 43,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY. I DISAGREE. FAULTY SWITCHES SHOULD THE COMPANY'S RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM NOW GOING ON THE 3RD TIME WITH OUR SATURN ION. NO CRANK NO START, LIKE YOU CUT THE POWER OFF TO THE CAR. NO GAUGES ,NO LIGHTS NO EMERGENCY SIGNALS. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE FUSE BOX, IT SEEMS TO BREAK CONTACT WITH IN THE AREA THAT CONTROLS THIS. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER CHANGED THE PART, 2ND TIME WE HAD NO WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY $550. NOW IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WHEN IT JUST SHUT OFF AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTS OR EMERGENCY SIGNALS AND SHE WAS ON A DARK HIGHWAY. *TR

THE SIDE DOOR PANELS OF CAR ARE BUCKLING, DISTORTING AND MELTING....PAINT IS BUBBLING. DUE TO EXTREME HEAT FROM THE SUN REFLECTION OFF HOUSE WINDOWS CLAIMS SATURN. DAMAGE IS TOTALING ALMOST $3,000.00 CONTINUES TO GET WORSE EVERDAY AND IS GROWING ACROSS THE CAR PANELS. EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SATURN WILL NOT PAY DENYING IT'S A WARRANTY ISSUE. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR NEAR ANY FIRES...THERE ARE NO BURN MARKS ON CAR.....EVERYONE SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. *TR