SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING MPH AND ABOVE, THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE LOW BEAM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE QUITE WORKING, WE REPLACED BULB AND NOW NEITHER LOW BEAM WILL WORK. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

THE STEERING WAS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY WHICH MADE THE CAR UNSTABLE AND SCARY TO DRIVE SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. I WAS ADVISED THE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME ALL THAT HELD THE SUBFRAME TOGETHER WAS SOME RUSTY PARTS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD CRASH IF IT HAD FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. I KNOW I LIVE IN AN AREA THAT THEY SALT THE ROADS BUT THERE IS NO REASON A 9 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD HAVE A SUBFRAME THAT HAS FAILED. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 SATURN ION RECENTLY WENT OUT. I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED ON AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP. I QUICKLY DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE POWER STEERING FUEL WAS OKAY AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF CAR AND THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP FIXING ALL OF THESE ISSUES THAT ARE THE MANUFACTURER'S FAULT. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF CARS AND A RECALL MUST BE ISSUED. I AM SEVERELY UNSATISFIED WITH SATURN AND THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS I HAVE PUT INTO THIS CAR TO FIX PROBLEMS THAT NEVER SEEM TO BE SOLVED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE. *TR

BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER OF 2010, MY 2006 SATURN ION WILL FREQUENTLY NOT START WHEN I ENTER MY KEY AND TURN THE IGNITION. THIS USUALLY OCCURS IN COLD TEMPERATURES, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN WARM TEMPERATURES. THE SECURITY LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP AND IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 10 MINUTES, SOMETIMES UP TO 40 MINUTES FOR MY CAR TO FINALLY START. I HAVE MISSED SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK. I HAVE SEEN THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER SATURN IONS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL MODULE AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS 85,415 UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 12/14/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SEIZE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,693.

I STARTED HEARING A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL. AT TIMES, THERE WAS ALSO A POPPING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO GM DEALER ON 11-1-11 AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING GEAR WAS BAD AND LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $988.00. WARRANTY RAN OUT IN MAY OF 2011. *TR

MY SATURN OUTLOOK BEGAN TO FAIL ELECTRICALLY LAST WEEK. . . RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF CLOGGED SUNROOF DRAINS. I HAVE READ TO GREAT EXTENT HOW THIS IS A SPECIFIC DEFECT OF THESE SATURN (NOW GM) VEHICLES AND YET THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT CLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY?! I AM BLOWN AWAY BY THE ALMOST $2000 PRICE TAG TO FIX WHAT IS IN EFFECT THEIR FAULT. *TR