SATURN Complaints

KEYS OFTEN GET STUCK IN IGNITION UPON TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. TIME IT TAKES TO GET KEYS OUT VARIES. *TR

I WRITE ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF [XXX]. [XXX] WERE KILLED ON AUGUST 17, 2012 IN A 2004 SATURN ION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A PICKUP TRUCK AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON COLD MORNINGS CAR WILL NOT START. RADIO AND LIGHTS WORK. THE PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASH BLINKS. LEAVING KEY IN IGNITION FOR TEN MINUTES THEN THE CAR WILL START. *TR

NO START/NO CRANK IN VERY COLD WEATHER! THIS IS THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THESE SWITCHES ON THE SATURN IONS! I CALLED SATURN DEALERSHIP RT AWAY, WHEN I COULD NOT START MY CAR. THEY HAD NO ANSWER, WANTED ME TO TOW MY CAR IN. BUT, WHEN WEATHER WARMED UP PAST 20' OUTSIDE, CAR TURNED RT OVER. THIS WAS A "HIT & MISS" PROBLEM, FOR YRS ON MY CAR. THEN 2013, WAS OUR SEVERELY COLD WINTER, IN MI. MY CAR, EVERY MORN, WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO ALL MY OWN RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM. TO MY SHOCK!! WHAT I FOUND! THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM, WAS ALL OVER THE INTERNET!! THEN, I FOUND THE ACTUAL BULLETIN FROM GM'S FROM 2009! IT DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM X& TO REPLACE THE SWITCH! WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER WAS THROWING OFF THE ANTI THEFT SWITCH TOO! SHUT THE WHOLE CAR DOWN! I HAD TO PAY $500 TO REPLACE MY IGNITION SWITCH & KEY TUMBLER. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AS WELL? IT'S AS BAD AS THE PROBLEM ON THE NEWS. I ALSO REC'D AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM TOO. SORRY I BOUGHT A SATURN, BUT WAS A GOOD LIL CAR, UNTIL THIS! *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AND THEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME UP AND MY WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO DRIVE, LAST WEEK I COULD EVEN DRIVE MY CAR 2 MILES BECAUSE THE WHEEL TURNED IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BETWEEN THE RUN AND OFF POSITIONS. WHEN STUCK THE KEY CANNOT BE TURNED OR REMOVED. THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED NOR CAN THE KEY BE REMOVED. *TR

THIS CAR HAS BEEN CURSED WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REPEATEDLY. I HAVE HAD VERY LITTLE RESPONSE AND ZERO SATISFACTION FROM GM. THE KEY OFTEN DOES NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A VIOLENT FRONT END COLLISION THAT WAS CAUSED BY THESE ISSUES. I BOUGHT THE CAR (BASED ON A FALSE SATURN PROMISE) AND I HAD TWO DAUGHTERS IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR DURING THE PREVENTABLE COLLISION. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOW I GET IT! THE CAR CUTS OFF WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. I DO NOT BELIEVE A SINGLE THING THAT GM SAYS TO ME. I AM GOING IN FOR A RENTAL CAR TOMORROW. I. DO NOT EVEN BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL GO ACCORDING TO PLAN. I TAKE THE CAR FOR SERVICE, THEY TELL ME THAT THEY, "CANNOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM." GM SUCKS AND SO DOES NHTSA. EARN YOUR MONEY. I EARNED MINE. I WANT TO ADD, IN ADDITION TO STEERING, BRAKES, IGNITION -- THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IN THIS CAR IS A COMPLETE MESS. ..........*TR

THIS CAR HAS BEEN CURSED WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REPEATEDLY. I HAVE HAD VERY LITTLE RESPONSE AND ZERO SATISFACTION FROM GM. THE KEY OFTEN DOES NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A VIOLENT FRONT END COLLISION THAT WAS CAUSED BY THESE ISSUES. I BOUGHT THE CAR (BASED ON A FALSE SATURN PROMISE) AND I HAD TWO DAUGHTERS IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR DURING THE PREVENTABLE COLLISION. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOW I GET IT! THE CAR CUTS OFF WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. I DO NOT BELIEVE A SINGLE THING THAT GM SAYS TO ME. I AM GOING IN FOR A RENTAL CAR TOMORROW. I. DO NOT EVEN BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL GO ACCORDING TO PLAN. I TAKE THE CAR FOR SERVICE, THEY TELL ME THAT THEY, "CANNOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM." GM SUCKS AND SO DOES NHTSA. EARN YOUR MONEY. I EARNED MINE. I WANT TO ADD, IN ADDITION TO STEERING, BRAKES, IGNITION -- THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IN THIS CAR IS A COMPLETE MESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE KEY BECAME STUCK INSIDE OF THE IGNITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT DID NOT RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN UPDATED 8/7/17*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500 AND THE CURRENT MILE WAS 77,590. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN UPDATED 8/4/17*CN