2007 SATURN ION Complaints

MY KEY BECAME LOCKED IN THE IGNITION WHILE MY SATURN ION2 WAS ENGAGED. NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. I DROVE TO A MECHANIC AND HE ALSO HAD NO IDEA HOW TO DISENGAGE MY CAR. I THEN DROVE A NEARBY SATURN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AND INFORMED ME THAT THIS KIND OF MALFUNCTION HAPPENED OFTEN IN SATURN IONS. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE THE CAR WHEN THE KEY IS LOCKED IS TO OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR (WHILE IT IS RUNNING) AND DISCONNECT THE MAIN FUSE FROM THE BATTERY. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS A TENDENCY OF RECURRING BECAUSE THE IGNITION PART IS DEFECTIVE. THE SATURN MECHANIC FIXED THE IGNITION LOCK WHICH COST A TOTAL OF 330$ INCLUDING PART AND LABOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL TANK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE STEERING THEN BECOMES FUNCTIONAL AGAIN AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RE-STARTED. THE DANGER IS THAT IT MALFUNCTIONS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS IN A 45 MPH FRONTAL CRASH IN MY 2007 SATURN ION SEDAN V.S THE REAR OF A 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CRASH WAS OFFSET , IT SMASHED THE RIGHT HALF OF THE FRONT END. MY AIR BAGS FAILED. I SMASHED MY HEAD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK THE CAR OVER AND THEY HAD SAID THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANY OF THE "CRUSH SENSORS" HOW EVER THE BODY SHOP I TOOK THE CAR TOO SAID THAT THEY FOUND THAT CRUSH SENSORS WERE NOT USED IN THAT CAR. THEY TOLD ME SOMETHING ABOUT AN ACCELEROMETER?? I JUST WANT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR TWO YEARS NOW. *TR

"PWR STR" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE ODOMETER AND THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE BUT EVERY TIME AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES, THE SAME THING HAPPENS AND I LOSE POWER STEERING AGAIN. *TR

2007 SATURN ION KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING. *NJ

I HAVE HAD MY 2007 SATURN FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE CAR. I HAVE A 100,000 MILE OR 5 YEAR WARRANTY AND SATURN IS SAYING IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC. NOW I'VE THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURN. AND I'M SORRY BUT IT'S VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. SO DOES THIS MEAN EVERY 3 YEARS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY 700 HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE POWER STEERING CUTS IN AND OUT AND SOMETIMES WHILE I'M TURNING. I COULD GET SLAMMED BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR LOSES IT'S POWER STEERING. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. COULD NOT TURN OFF IGNITION. IGNITION WAS LOCKED ON THE ON POSITION. COULD NOT REMOVE KEY. HAD TO PULL SWITCH FROM BATTERY TO TURN CAR OFF ONCE DRIVEN TO DOBBS AUTO. GOOGLED PROBLEM AND ON THE CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM WEBSITE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SATURN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE IGNITION. CAR IS IN SHOP NOW. WAITING TO HER HOW MUCH TO FIX IT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION WITH 45,000 MILES. YESTERDAY THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WENT OUT. MOTOR IS PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN SO WE HAVE TO HAVE IT ALL REPLACED. QUOTE BY A SATURN DEALER IS $1000. WE TALKED TO A LOCAL, REPUTABLE, MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED US THAT DRIVING THE CAR IN SUCH A CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE CAR CATCHING ON FIRE FROM THE HEAT GENERATED FROM TURNING WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE GOING BACK SEVERAL YEAR MODELS OF ION'S. WE DO NOT FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE FIXED ON THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

UNABLE TO TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF-CAR RUNS TILL FUSES PULLED OR BATTERY DISCONNECTED. *TR