SATURN Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION, AND I KNOW 5 OTHER PEOPLE WITH ONE AS WELL, AND EVERY SINGLE ONE HAS HAD TO SEAL THEIR MOON ROOFS. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE? *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, SUDDENLY I HEARD THE CHIME IN THE CAR GO OFF A FEW TIMES RAPIDLY, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ('PWR STR') CAME ON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I PROCEEDED TO GO STRAIGHT, THEN I HAD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AT THIS TIME I REALIZED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING IN THE CAR, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I CONTINUED TO HAVE A PROBLEM STEERING THE VEHICLE, AND I HAD TO FIND AN EMPTY AREA TO PARK THE VEHICLE. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE, AND AN UNSAFE SITUATION AS WELL. AFTER I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, I STARTED IT AGAIN, AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS OFF. STEERING AFTER THAT WAS NORMAL. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, COMPROMISING MY SAFETY AND OTHER VEHICLE OPERATORS IN MY VICINITY. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS GOING TO WORK - SHE BACKED OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY - PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE - STARTED FORWARD AND THE CAR ENGINE CUT OFF - SHE COULD NOT STEER THE CAR AND RAN INTO TWO OTHER CARS ON OUR STREET - HIT ONE IN THE SIDE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT ON ITS DRIVER SIDE - WE CALLED SATURN AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE ISSUE - THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK AND TOOK IT 70 MILES TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP - THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO CALL IN A SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO CHECK IT OUT - HE CALLED US BACK AND SAID THAT HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING IN THE COMPUTER THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ISSUE AND TOLD US TO COME BACK AND GET THE CAR (ABOUT A 140 MILE TRIP TO PICK UP A CAR WE WERE AFRAID OF WHICH WE PAID OVER $15000.00 FOR) THIS CAUSED OVER $2000.00 OF DAMAGE TO HER CAR IT CAUSED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO PAY OUT A UNKNOWN AMOUNT FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER 2 VEHICLES THE ISSUE ALSO WENT ON HER DRIVING RECORD AS HER FAULT (WHICH IT WAS NOT) AND CAUSED MY INSURANCE TO GO UP - WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR - ALWAYS WAIT UNTIL THERE IS NO ONE COMING BEFORE WE USE IT TO GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE IT HESITATES - LATER THE CAR STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS - AND A MESSAGE (PWR STR) WOULD COME UP ON THE DASH - THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND YOU COULD NOT GET IT TO TURN OFF - ALSO ON COLD MORNINGS IT WOULD NOT EVEN START - ANY HELP OR INFORMATION ON THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS . *TR

ROOF LEAKS FROM SUNROOF /MOONROOF. EVERYTIME IT RAINS MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK ROOF LEAKS. THE WATER TRAVELS INTO THE PILLARS AND WHERE THE AIR BAGS ARE STORED IN THE COLUMNS. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS WILL EFFECT AIR BAG OPERATION OR DEPLOYMENT. LEAKS INTO THE GLOVE BOX AND BEHIND DASHBOARD AS WELL AS INTO THE REAR PASSENGER / STORAGE AREA. THE FLOORS ARE SATURATED AND THE VEHICLE SMELLS OF MOLD. RANDOM DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD VERY EASILY SLIDE OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ALTHOUGH I RARELY HAVE PASSENGERS, FOR SOME ODD REASON, MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY WENT ON. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR CAUSES/SOLUTIONS, I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THESE TYPES OF CARS. THERE'S EVEN A MOVEMENT WITH SKY AND SOLSTICE OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE TO COM HERE AND FILE THIS FORM (WHICH IS HOW I FOUND IT). THIS ISSUE WOULDN'T BE SO INTOLERABLE, IF THE SOLUTION WASN'T SO EXPENSIVE (OVER $1000 FOR A SENSOR/MODULE REPAIR - $356.43 FOR PARTS AND A WHOPPING $647.50 IN LABOR). THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AND I HOPE THIS FORM IS PART OF THE SOLUTION. THANK YOU! *TR

THE TIRE THAT I BELIEVE IS FAULTY, RAN LOW ON AIR FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN I AIRED IT UP - EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I TRIED TO GO INTO TOWN ONE EVENING AND IT FELT LIKE I WAS RIDING ON MY RIM. IT SOUNDED AWFUL. ONCE I WAS STOPPED AT A STREET LIGHT, I OPENED MY CAR DOOR AND THERE WERE PIECES OF TIRE JUST SITTING UNDERNEATH MY CAR AND UNDER THE TIRE. SO I FINALLY PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, SURE ENOUGH, I WAS RIDING MY RIM. I CAME TO CONCLUSION THAT MY TIRE WAS DEBEADING, AND I WAS SOLD A POSSIBLE FAULTY TIRE. *TR

A NEW IGN LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AT FIRESTONE IN DUBUQUE, IOWA, BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF EVEN WITH THE KEY EXTRACTED FROM THE IGNITGION. THE CAR HAD BEEN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK. REPAIR COST $374.26 OUR DAUGHTER BEING AT COLLEGE DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR MUCH THE REST OF THE MONTH AND CAME HOME TO DECORAH, IOWA, AND ON THE WAY HOME AND WHILE HOME THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHUT ITSELF OFF, WITH THE LAST TIME BEING ON A HILL SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPACE, BUT THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN DECORAH, WHERE REPORT SHOWS: CHECKED FOR CODES B1443 DEVISE IGNITION OFF, RUN AND CRANK, B2957; SECURITY SYSTEM SENSOR CIRCUIT LOW VOLTAGE, B2958 SECURITY SYSTEM; DATA HIGH, B1441, CHECKED FUSES AND WIRING( ALL WORKED AT THIS TIME);REMOVED AND REPLACED BODY CONTROL MODULE, PROGRAMMED MODULE, AND RELEARNED THEFT DETERENT, CLEARED COADES AND TEST DROVE, $852.50 COST OF REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE KEY AROUND IN THE IGNITION AND APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE BEING ABLE TO INSERT OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AFTER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.