SATURN Complaints

KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT. IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF WITH THE KEY. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE WAS TO PULL THE IGNITION FUSE OUT. THERE WAS NO IMPROPER USE OF THE IGNITION OR THE KEY PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CYLINDER CASE AND KEY CYLINDER. THEY CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR IT WAS 800 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY 33000 MILES ON IT. THEIR SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS/BLOGS RELATING TO THIS ISSUE WITH THE ION. *TR

I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT 7/5/2010, IN A 2005 SATURN ION, WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. NOW, IT HAPPENS ALMOST CONSTANTLY, THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT, IT HAPPENED 10 TIMES JUST TODAY 7/7/2010. EVERY TIME, I HAVE PULLED OVER SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, BEFORE RESTARTING CAR AND CONTINUING, JUST AS THE TSB FROM GM ADVISES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES, AND YET THE POWER STEERING IS OUT ON IT. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR CHEVROLET COBALTS, PONTIAC G5, ETC, FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, YET HAVE NOT FOR SATURN IONS, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NEARLY THE SAME VEHICLE, AND HAVE THE SAME PARTS AND PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING CHIMED AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN SHE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF AND THEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SC2 EQUIPPED WITH SIGMA SUPREME TIRES. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. SHE DID NOT WANT TO PROVIDE AN APPROXIMATE SPEED BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,419. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE "ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE WARNING INDICATOR PERMANENT ILLUMINATION BEGAN ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND CONTINUED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE ENGINE STALLING FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER PERTAINING TO A MANUFACTURER VOLUNTARY RECALL; RELATED TO THE HYBRID BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART BEING ON A MASSIVE NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ARRIVAL DATE FOR THE PART. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE PART TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR AND THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE GEAR SHIFT THAT WAS STUCK IN REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO PARK OR DRIVE IT REMAINED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE RESEARCHING THE WARRANTY WITH THE GENERAL MOTORS MANUFACTURER TO CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 43,287.

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. I HAD TWO HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME. I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND ONE OF LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. THE SECOND BULB HAD A BURN MARK AND THE CONNECTOR ON THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. I PLUGGED THE BULB BACK IT AND IT WORK, THOUGH A BIT DIMMER. THIS IS THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. I HAD THOUGHT THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS BEFORE UNDER WARRANTY. I'M ASSUMING THEY WILL BE DOING THE SAME SINCE THE BULBS STILL WORK AND THE CONNECTOR IS MELTED ON THE ONE HARNESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TEMPERATURE AND ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE OWNER PUT WATER IN THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO A GOODYEAR REPAIR SHOP AND DROPPED IT OFF. THEY ADVISED THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. SATURN STATED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSEMENT THE OWNER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 47,770. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVING AND HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT TWO TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP OF YEAR AND A HALF. I HAVE REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS ON THE DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT ONCE AND GOING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN! I WILL HANG ON TO THIS HARNESS FOR THE FUTURE. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 SATURN ION. FIVE NIGHTS AGO, I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN A "POWER STEERING" ALERT CAME UP ON MY DASHBOARD, AND THEN ALL POWER STEERING WENT FROM THE CAR, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I STOPPED TO BUY SOME POWER STEERING FLUID, ASSUMING THAT WAS ALL IT NEEDED, BUT WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I TRIED TO FIND WHERE TO PUT THE FLUID UNDER THE HOOD, WE COULD NOT FIND IT. I STARTED THE CAR TO TRY TO GET HOME, AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE, THE ALERT FROM THE DASHBOARD GONE. THE NEXT MORNING, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY FATHER-IN-LAW TO SEE IF HE COULD FIND WHERE TO PUT THE FLUID AND HE COULD NOT. WE FOUND OUT THAT APPARENTLY SATURN CARS' STEERING ARE RUN ELECTRICALLY, SO THEY DO NOT REQUIRE FLUID. SINCE THAT FIRST NIGHT, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT WORKS AGAIN. SINCE IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A CAR IN THIS CONDITION, I AM PLANNING TO TAKE MY ION TO A MECHANIC TOMORROW TO FIND OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, AND THE COSTS. I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY, AND I AM VERY WORRIED THAT IT WILL BE A COSTLY REPAIR. *TR