SATURN Complaints

THE IGNITION IS STUCK ON THE ON POSITION. NO MATTER WHAT IS DONE THE CAR CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WITH THE IGNITION KEY. HAD TO REMOVE A FUSE TO GET CAR TURNED OFF. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR THE IGNITION BUT NOT FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS IGNITION FOR YEARS, HAVING TO JIGGLE IT TO START THE CAR, A KEY TIP BROKE OFF FROM TRYING TO TURN IT. I ALSO WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT FUEL LINE RECALL THAT I HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED AND PAID FOR. MY ENGINE HAS ALSO LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY? I DON'T FEEL SAFE EVEN DRIVING THIS PIECE OF JUNK TO THE DEALER. *TR

I PURCHASED 2004 SATURN ION 3 IN 2013 AND WITHIN 30DAYS I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AND BEGIN TO HESITATE AROUND 35MPH. I STARTED INQUIRING ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON INTERNET AND OBSERVED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'M GETTING NO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE WITH GM DEALERSHIP. WITH ALL THE OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE SATURN ION THERE SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL TO FIX TRANSMISSION DEFECT ON THIS VEHICLE.(CVT OR VTI TRANSMISSION). *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN EARLY JANUARY 2014 AND WENT ON & OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. SINCE THE END OF JANUARY 2014, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY ON. THE MOST RECENT GM RECALL ON AIR BAGS COVERS 2008-2010 SATURN OUTLOOKS AND THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM GM WAS "GM IS STILL LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON RECALLS, YOU MAY LOOK INTO NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION." WHEN I ASKED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT ADDITIONAL VINS WOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL, THE RESPONSE WAS "WHEN THE RECALL IS RELEASED THE AFFECTED VEHICLE VIN'S WILL BE ADDED AND THOSE CUSTOMERS WILL BE NOTIFIED." WHEN I ASKED ABOUT AN ESTIMATED TIMELINE, THE RESPONSE WAS "THE RESEARCH IS ONGOING." IF GM IS SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE EXCLUDED THE 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK FROM THIS RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY POWER STREERING NOTIFICATION LIGHT CAME ON. I FELT THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING AS SOON AS I WENT TO CHANGE LANES. I MANAGED TO MANHANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET TO MY DESTINATION SINCE IT WAS 9:30 AT NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE CLOSEST GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY GOT ME IN. THE TECH SAID HE HAD SEEN THE SAME SITUATION FROM ANOTHER CLIENT A FEW WEEKS PRIOR. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. MY RECEIPT FROM THEM SAYS A SHORT IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE ON A CANYON ROAD CAUSING ME TO CROSS INTO THE ON COMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WHY ISN'T OUR GOVERNMENT FORCING THE SAME THING HERE? *TR

THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AWHILE. IT HAD BEEN 'FIXED' ONCE BEFORE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE EXACT SAME SENSOR WENT OUT SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION JUNE 2012). CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS FAULTY (DISABLED) SENSOR WILL NOT DEPLOY PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN IN THE "ON" POSITION, AT TIMES. *TR

UNEXPECTED POWER STEERING FAILURE THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. ONCE WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN FAILURES OCCURRED. VEHICLE DISPLAYED "PWR STR" IN THE DASHBOARD. TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN TEMPORARILY FIXED PROBLEM. DEALER STATED IT WAS THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. *TR