2007 SATURN ION Complaints

INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION, I WAS THE ONE THAT GOT HIT AT A RED STOP LIGHT THE CAR THAT HIT ME TOTALED HIS CAR AND I ENDED UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE WE WERE BOTH WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN MY FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH SATURN AND THEY GAVE ME 3 DIFFERENT REASONS WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH I'M NOT BUYING...I DID HIRE AN ATTORNEY FOR THE ACCIDENT AND CONSIDERING GETTING SATURN INVOLVED WITH THIS LAWSUIT.. *TR

PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN ION 2 WITH 20K AND I'VE HAD IT FOR LESS THEN 2 WEEKS AND DRIVEN IT ABOUT 80 MILES OR SO. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO FORCE THE STUCK KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION IT CONTINUED RUNNING. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE SECOND PROBLEM THAT I HAD 3 DAYS PRIOR WAS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN ION 3 QUAD COUP IN 2006. IN APRIL OF 2007 THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISED WHEN STARTING IT. IT WOULD IDLE HIGH AT STOPS AND WOULD FEEL LIKE I WAS ROLLING GRAVEL WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE. SATURN MADE ME WAIT AN ENTIRE WEEK FOR AN APPOINTMENT. BY TIME I BROUGHT MY CAR IN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. SATURN SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT JUST UPDATED THE COMPUTER CHIP. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BROKE. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE REPLACED IT. TWO WEEKS AGO I HAD THE SAME ISSUES. LOUD NOISES, HIGH IDLING, THE CAR WOULD LITERALLY JUMP BACK WHEN I STARTED IT. I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND JUST UPDATED THE COMPUTER AGAIN. YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR JUST STOPPED. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. I SEE NO REASON WHY THEIR MECHANICS CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. ARE THEY CUTTING CORNERS TO BE ABLE TO "FIX" MORE CARS IN ONE DAY. I DON'T SEE WHY A TWO YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD HAVE ALL THESE ISSUES. I SEE FROM MANY BLOGS AND WEB PAGES THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL SATURN. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, BESIDES DISCONTINUE THE MAKE OF THE CAR WHICH THEY ALREADY DID. THIS IS NO LONGER AN INCONVENIENCE, IT'S ABSOLUTE FRUSTRATION. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR A CAR TO BE DEPENDABLE AND TO GET ME FROM POINT A TO POINT B SAFELY. I DO NOT WANT TO BE LOCKED IN MY HOUSE BECAUSE I'M AFRAID TO GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE. *TR

KEY STICKS I AND SOMETIMES TAKES UP TO 5 MINUTES TO GET IT OUT AND THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING BECAUSE I CAN'T SHUT OFF THE CAR. *TR

AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT COMES ON WITH TROUBLE CODE B0092 IN PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR FACILITY 6 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM, AND RE-OCCURS WITHIN A FEW MILES OF REPAIR. REPLACEMENT OF PPS MODULE IN PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2007 SATURN ION I HAVE PUT A LITTLE OVER 5,000 MILES ON IT . CALLED THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 45-60 DAYS ABOUT KEY STICKING IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEY SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. DIRTY KEY, OR WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU. PAST WEEKEND DID THE SAME THING BUT KEY WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO SHUT OFF OR DO ANYTHING. AFTER CALLING THEIR ROAD SIDE SERVICE AND ON HOLD FOR OVER 90 MIN BEFORE SOMEONE ANSWERED AND THEN ANOTHER HOUR TRYING TO GET SOME HELP. TOW TRUCK CAME ALMOST 3 HOURS AFTER MY ORIGINAL CALL TO THEM ALL ALONG THE CAR RUNNING AND BURNING GAS. SAYING THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT SATURN IS AWARE OF IT AND DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. SEEMS TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME SUBJECT EVERYWHERE. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2007 SATURN ION. THE KEY GOT LOCKED IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. MY RELATIVE THEN HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO TURN IT OFF. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, BUT I WOULD USUALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OR SWITCH GEARS A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 SATURN ION IN JULY OF 2007. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO (IF THAT) I HAD TO REPLACE MY IGNITION CYLINDER BECAUSE WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVE WAY I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY OFF. A FEW DAYS AGO I WENT TO THE STORE AND AS I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT TURN. I HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER IGNITION CYLINDER AND HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN!!! THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN ABOUT 2 1/2-3 MONTHS! *TR

REVISED BRAND NEW CAR, DENT IN TRUNK, 3 MONTHS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND NOT STARTING, NEEDS NEW FUEL TANK AND THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR IN THE AC UNIT. 05-30-08, CAR WONT START AGAIN - SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT IS DUE TO AUTOMATIC CAR STARTER NEW CAR PURCHASED ON 11-29-08, 6 MONTHS OLD, ONLY 4700 MILES ON IT. FALLING APART ONE PIECE AT A TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. IN DECEMBER OF 2007, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN JANUARY OF 2008 AND THEY INITIALLY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS NOT MADE UNTIL FEBRUARY 25, 2008. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN MARCH AND AGAIN ON APRIL 14TH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REMOVE THE AFTERMARKET LIGHTS SHE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE LIGHTS WERE REMOVED, THE VEHICLE MET THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AGAIN AND ON APRIL 23, 2008, THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE FIVE MILES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 13,000. UPDATED 05/20/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/20/08