SATURN Complaints

WHEN I WOULD TRY TO TURN MY CAR OFF I COULD ONLY TURN THE KEY HALF AND WOULD TAKE A WHILE BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TURNED COMPLETELY OFF AND THE KEY OUT. ON APRIL 17TH I WENT TO MY NIGHT JOB IT TOOK 3 TO 4 HRS FOR THE KEY TO FINALLY COME LOOSE AFTER TRYING TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I GOT HOME THAT EVENING AROUND 10:30 PM IT TOOK TILL 4:30AM TO FINALLY GET MY KEY OUT. ON COMSUMERAFFAIRS.COM THERE IS 47 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE STARTING BACK FROM 4-8-2006 AND THE LAST ONE WAS REPORTED ON 8-11-2010. WHY HASN'T GM STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND RECALLED AND REPLACED THIS ISSUE. I HAD TO SPEND $442.65 FOR A NEW SHIFTER AND CABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND IT COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41000.

BEGINNING LAST WEEK, ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN STARTED , IT CANNOT BE SHUT OFF WITH THE KEY. LUCKILY, WE DO NOT GARAGE THIS VEHICLE! WE CAN PUT THE CAR INTO"PARK", BUT THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION TO ANY OTHER POSITION, AND THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR. TO STOP THE CAR, WE PULL A FUSE AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. TO START THE CAR, WE RECONNECT THE BATTERY AND REPLACE THE FUSE. WHILE THIS IS NOT AS LIFE THREATENING AS OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS RECENTLY, IT IS WIDE-SPREAD. WHEN I WENT ON-LINE TO FIND A SOLUTION (SATURN SAID ALL OF ITS TECH'S HAD GONE HOME EARLY) I FOUND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME INCIDENT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT TWICE TODAY ON MY 2005 SATURN ION QUAD COUPE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS WILL BE TAKING IT INTO THE SHOP IN THE MORNING. ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL NOTICE THAT GM FOR THE PONTIAC G5 AND THE CHEVY COBALT. WHAT GIVES? THE SATURN IONS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL IMMEDIATELY!!!!! *TR

THE KEY IN THE IGNITION OF THE SATURN ION 2004 WILL NOT COME OUT AND THE CAR CAN NOT BE SHUT OFF . JUST LAST MONTH THE KEY WOULD NOT FO INTO THE IGNITION OR START THE CAR. BROUGHT IT TO THE GM DEALERSHIP HAD TO HAVE A NEW IGNITION CYLINDER PUT IN A MONTH AGO. TODAY I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION HOUSING. THIS IS NOT JUST MY CAR. 90 % OF THE 2004 AND 2006 HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IF NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY THE CAR COULD OVERHEAT .AND EVEN CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILS AFTER VEHICLE IS ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON RESETS IT. FUSE IS INTACT (POWER STEERING IN THIS CAR IS ELECTRICAL, NOT HYDRAULIC). *TR

THE KEY STARTED GETTING STUCK AND WE COULDN'T GET IT OUT. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH MY DAUGHTER AND 2 SMALL GRANDSONS IN THE CAR, THE KEY CAME OUT BUT THE CAR STAYED RUNNING! WE STOPPED AT THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD JUST DEALT WITH 3 OTHER GM CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED SATURN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WHY IS GM NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS? HONDA JUST ISSUED A RECALL THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THEY CAN DO IT, WHY CAN'T GM? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHO REMOVED A FUSE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS NOT A NHTSA RECALL RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,166.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LESS THEN A MINUTE LATER THE POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT SHE NEEDED A POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR BEEPED AS IF WARNING ME AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING CAME ACROSS MY CAGES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK OUT CAR AND TURNED OFF CAR, I COULDN'T TELL WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SO I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND HAD POWER STEERING, BUT NO MORE THAN A MINUTE WENT BY AND IT DID IT AGAIN. I REPEATED MY SAME PROCESS, I WAS ABLE TO CRIPPLE THE CAR HOME. AFTER FURTHER CHECKING INTO THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE SO MANY MORE OF THE SAME CAR WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE PART AND WHEN IT CAN GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IF YOU ARE IN A MAJOR TURN AND IT GOES OUT YOU DO NOT HAVE TIME TO COMPENSATE FOR THE POWER LOSS AND WILL MOST DEFINITELY CAUSE A WRECK OR EVEN SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. THAT BEING SAID WITH SO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A RECALL ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. AT THIS TIME IM LOOKING INTO PARTS AND LABOR TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE I HAVE TO, BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR