SATURN Complaints

THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IN MY VEHICLE SEIZED UP - MY CAR WAS RUNNING, AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY OR TURN THE CAR OFF, THOUGH I CAN REMOVE THE KEY AND THE CAR STAYS RUNNING. THE KEY IS STILL STUCK TO "ON" AND THE ONLY WAY I'M ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF IS TO STALL IT (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND PULL THE BATTERY FUSE. FROM READING FORUMS ON THIS PROBLEM I KNOW THIS IS A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR SATURN IONS. THIS PART ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IN THE MEANTIME, TO SAVE HUNDREDS AT THE DEALER I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART MYSELF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO HAIR APPOINTMENT, TAKING A SHARP CURVE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A NOISE, AND I LOST ALL STEERING, WE VEERED OFF OF ROAD AND I GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THEIR WAS NOBODY COMING THE OPPOSITE WAY, OR A LITTLE FARTHER UP ROAD WAS A GULLY!! THE PINION WAS TOTALLY STRIPPED OUT FROM RACK. IT REALLY WAS A SERIOUS UNSAFE SITUATION! AND I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO EXPERIENCE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON STARTUP. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE OPERABLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE RESISTED START-UP ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CREAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST RESULTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,567.

I WAS DRIVING IN AN ALLEY AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST MY POWER STEERING (I WAS ALERTED WITH A MESSAGE). UPON RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. SINCE THIS INITIAL INCIDENT, MY CAR HAS LOST THE POWER STEERING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, IN MULTIPLE SCENARIOS AND AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SPEEDS. IT HAS FAILED ON THE FREEWAY MULTIPLE TIMES, FORCING ME TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND COMPROMISE MY SAFETY. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED NO LESS THAN 20 TIMES SINCE MAY 17TH (IT IS NOW AUGUST 7TH). THIS DEFECT IS NOT ONLY UNACCEPTABLE, IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AS HE APPROACHED IT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED TO CONTACT THE DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

A FRIEND ADVISED ME THEY COULD SMELL GAS BY MY CAR. I SEARCHED AND LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL. I'VE SEEN ONLINE THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFICULTIES GETTING THIS FIXED WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS AND/OR STATES THEREFORE I WANTED TO BE SURE TO REPORT THE ISSUED IN AN EFFORT TO EXPAND THE RECALL. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THE ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT BUT IT WAS OBSERVED ON AUGUST 06, 2012. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS I WILL SEEK ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,900. ....UPDATED 12/20/12 *BF UPDATED 1/4/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN L-SERIES WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW TIMING CHAIN AND A NEW ENGINE, AS THERE WAS A LOT OF INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,000. UPDATED 11/07/12*LJ THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, IN ONE WEEK, BY THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND. UPDATED 11/07/2012 *JS

I STARTED SMELLING GAS WHEN WAS STOPPED. I FIGURED THERE MAY BE A LEAK. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAVE ONE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON PARTS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY IN MY STATE. SO NOW IM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THE $600 OR SO TO GET IT FIXED. *TR