SATURN Complaints

BOUGHT A 2003 SATURN ION 2 AND IT WILL PERIODICALLY LOCK OUT THE IGNITION SYSTEM SO YOU HAVE TO WAIT 8-10 MINUTES TO START THE CAR. WE HAVE REPLACED, THE IGNITION SWITCH, STARTER, BATTERY, AND A FEW OTHER PARTS TO NO AVAIL. IT WAS ONCE IN JAN. OF 2010 AND THEN AGAIN IN MARCH, BUT NOW IN JUNE IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 DAYS. I READ ON A FORUM THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER CLIMATES DURING WINTER, BUT HAWAII IS A MODERATE CLIMATE YEAR ROUND, NO EXCUSE. *TR

THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP WENT OUT ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. I BROUGHT IT TO SATURN/MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $650.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE LAMP AND A WIRE HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO THE BULB. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE GUY THE WIRE HARNESS IS MOST LIKELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BULB BURNING OUT. THE BULB ITSELF WAS $285.00......FOR A HEADLAMP BULB!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON LINE AND I AM WONDERING WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS ASTRONOMICAL PRICE FOR REPAIR AND BULB. *TR

POWER STEERING HAS WENT ON MY 2004 SATURN ION. UPON LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I WAS FLOODED WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHERE PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT RISK. THE CHEVY COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND CONTAINS THE SAME ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN RECALLED AND PEOPLES LIVE ARE AT RISK EVERY DAY. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT SHOULD NEVER BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF ITS HEALTH RISKS. *TR

THE STEERING ON SATURN ION 3, 2006 LOSES POWER DURING THE REGULAR OPERATION. THE CAR HAS TO BE STEERED CLEAR OF TRAFFIC (REQUIRES A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE FROM THE DRIVER). IT NEEDS A RESTART, UPON WHICH THE POWER STEERING WORKS FOR ABOUT 15 MINS AND THE STEERING POWER GOES OUT AGAIN. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ALL OF MY STEERING COLUMN FOR A CORRECTION OF THIS PROBLEM AND MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD FAILED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING BELL SOUNDED IN THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST FAILED AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 98,000. UPDATED 08/03/10. *LJ UDDATED 08/04/10*JB

HAVE A 2004 SATURN ION ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GO OUT AS YOU ARE DRIVING HARD TO CONTROL CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION WHEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,217. UPDATED 10/28/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS REIMBURSED. UPDATED 10/28/10*JB

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION, AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS BEEN FAILING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTH. THE FAILURES STARTED WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AS THE 2ND OWNER IN 2008. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES. THE ELECTRIC STEERING WILL WORK SOME DAY FOR A COUPLE OF MILES, AND THERE ARE DAYS THAT IT FAILS AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. I AM ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BY TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE ELECTRIC STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN ANYWHERE FROM A FEW BLOCKS TO A FEW MILES LATER. MY WIFE HAS ALMOST CRASHED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURES. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES, AND EVERYTHING APPEARS IN WORKING ORDER, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE 1200 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

I HAVE A SATURN 2007 ION WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HAD A CHIME AND A LIGHT GO ON THAT READ PWR STR. WENT TO MAKE A SHARP TURN AND I COULD NOT STEER MY CAR!! IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR THERE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. WENT HOME AND READ ON INTERNET TO FIND OUT WHERE THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND GOES AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS NO FLUID. AFTER READING I FOUND OUT THAT IT HAPPENS TO ALL SATURNS AFTER SO MANY MILES!!! THEY RECALLED THE CHEVY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE SATURN. YOU CAN TURN OFF AND ON AND IT'S FIXED FOR THE TIME BEING BUT ALWAYS HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES A DAY. PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL THE SATURNS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!! *TR

2006 SATURN ION KEY IS LOCKED IN IGNITION IN THE "ON" POSITION WITH CAR RUNNING. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION OR ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. NO WAY TO STOP CAR WITHOUT PULLING THE FUSE AND UNHOOKING THE BATTERY. *TR