2006 Saturn Ion Complaint Log

I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TURN OFF MY IGNITION OR REMOVE MY KEY TWO SEPARATE TIMES. NOT ONLY THAT MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. MOST RECENTLY ALONG WITH THE KEY IGNITION PROBLEM, THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE IGNITION WAS FIXED IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS TIME IT IS NOT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM SUFFERING CONSUMERS. *TR

MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND MY KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE LAST JULY, THE EXACT SAME ISSUE!!!! I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THAT "CORRECTED" THIS PROBLEM LAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS IN FACT THE SAME ISSUE, IN WHICH IT WAS. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $40 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT WAS RAN ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST 451.51+TAX TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE PART EXPIRED 12 MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER OF THE CAR MAKER AND THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE FAILURE IS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CALL ME BACK AND THAT THEY WILL DO THEIR BEST TO GIVE ME A DISCOUNT ON REPAIRS. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE REPEATED ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM LOCKING UP? IS THE PART DEFECTIVE? AND IF SO WHY HASN'T THE MANUFACTURER DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT? *TR

1. NO ABNORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, SIMPLY TURNED OFF AT NIGHT, AND RETURNED IN THE MORNING TO A CAR WITH PERFECTLY WORKING ELECTRICAL BUT WILL NOT REACT WHEN TURNING THE CAR FURTHER. 2. IT OCCURS RANDOMLY, THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT MY CAR IS USELESS AT THE TIME THAT I NEED IT MOST, THE MORNING BEFORE WORK. 3. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING... IT IS A SATURN ION. THE ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, AND THE FIX IS COMPLICATED, LEAVING YOUR CAR ON FOR 10 MINUTES TO GET AROUND THE PASS LOCK. IF YOUR BATTERY SURVIVES YOUR CAR WILL WORK AFTERWARD. *TR

I PURCHASED A GM CERTIFIED 2006 SATURN ION WITH 41000 MILES ON THE CAR AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF DRIVING MY POWER STEERING HAVE BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. A WARNING CHIME COMES ON AND "PWR STR" SHOWS UP ON MY DASHBOARD, I WOULD THEN LOOSE POWER TO MY STEERING AND MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. IF I SHUT OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTART THE CAR THE POWER STEERING IS OK BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT WHILE UNTIL THE POWER STEERING GO OUT AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800-$1000 TO REPAIR THE STEERING. I ALSO GOOGLE AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF SATURN ION AND CHEVROLET COBALTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. IS THERE A RECALL WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON THE GM'S COMPACT CARS? *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 SATURN ION, WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2005 AND HAS 52000 MILES ON IT. ALL WINTER LONG, DURING DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. UPON PLACING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNING, THE "PASSLOCK" THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED AND LOCKS MY CAR'S STARTER FROM FIRING FOR 10 MINUTES. THE REST OF THE ELECTRICAL DEVICES IN MY CAR WORK, BUT THE STARTER BECOMES LOCKED OUT FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN TRY AGAIN. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURN IONS. APPARENTLY THE GREASE WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN THE IGNITION SYSTEM FREEZES AT COLDER TEMPERATURES AND THUS THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY. SINCE IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LOCKS MY CAR OUT FOR THE 10 MINUTE LOCK OUT PERIOD. SOMETIMES I CAN TRY 6 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 1 HOUR AND THE CAR STILL WILL NOT START. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON VERY COLD DAYS. I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST AND THIS PAST WINTER WE HAD RECORD SNOWFALL WITH MANY DAYS DIPPING INTO THE 0'S, 10'S, 20'S AND 30'S. IT WOULD BE VERY UNFORTUNATE IF SOMEONE WERE TO DIE OF EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS SINCE A CAR HAS NO HEAT WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING. SOMEONE COULD DIE FROM BEING STRANDED IN THE COLD DUE TO AN IGNITION SWITCH WHICH GM/ SATURN COULD REPLACE FOR $50. I KNOW I SPENT MANY COLD DAYS (~5-6 PER WEEK) SITTING IN MY FREEZING COLD CAR FOR SOMETIMES OVER AN HOUR JUST PRAYING THAT MY CAR WOULD START SO I COULD GET SOME HEAT. PLEASE MAKE GM/ SATURN FIX THIS PROBLEM SO WE ARE NO LONGER LEFT OUT IN THE COLD!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE BEHAVED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT AND THE FAILURE BECAME AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,414.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION LEVEL 2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY Y FAIL. THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH; A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE AND OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

2006 SATURN ION-3 AUTOMATIC 2.4L 1. POWER STEERING: POWER STEERING GOES OUT NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. SATURN DEALERSHIP CHANGED A SENSOR I THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING IN THE CITY WITHOUT POWER STEERING. 2. IGNITION: CAR REFUSES TO START WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 15-20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER FOR ALMOST AN HOUR BECAUSE OF THIS COMMON SATURN FAILURE. *TR

MY CAR WILL NOT ALWAYS START, IT GETS A PICTURE OF THE CAR WITH A PADLOCK ON THE DASH BUT WILL NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER. IT DOES AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK AND TODAY IT DID IT FOUR TIMES ALONE. IT WILL START IN EXACTLY 10 MINUTES FROM THE FIRST TIME I TRIED TO START IT. SO IN THE MEAN TIME MY CHILDREN AND I SIT THERE IN THE COLD AND WAIT. OR MY ASTHMATIC CHILDREN HOPEFULLY DO NOT STOP BREATHING. I HAVE CALLED SATURN NUMEROUS TIMES AND ALL THEY TELL ME IS ITS THE IGNITION HOUSING WE CAN FIX IT FOR OVER 300 DOLLARS BUT IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN IN THREE MONTHS, WHICH THEY SAY WILL BE THE PATTERN FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACTS FEELS THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSE A CRASH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. JO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION, BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE IN IDLE WHEN SUDDENLY THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH. UPDATED 01/22/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AS LOW WAS 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, FOLLOWED BY A DINGING ALARM. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY STIFF AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. SHE WOULD HAVE TO USE BOTH HANDS WITH EXTREME BODILY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF AND RETURN TO NORMAL. TO DATE, THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS ON THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE 67,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 67,662.

A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY 2006 SATURN ION LOST POWER STEERING CAPABILITY WHILE I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY (DOING 65MPH)! NEEDLESS TO SAY, I NARROWLY AVOIDED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND WAS DISMAYED TO SUBSEQUENTLY FIND OUT THAT I HAVE A DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN MOTOR (ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP) WHICH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER WARRANTY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2007 SOMEWHAT RELUCTANTLY SINCE IT ALREADY HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT BUT IT WAS THE ONLY ONE AVAILABLE AFTER A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MY FIRST SATURN FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. I WAS AT A NEW JOB AND NEEDED A CAR DESPERATELY. I CHOSE SATURN AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE BRAND'S RELIABILITY, EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MY OWN PERSONAL SATISFACTION AS A PREVIOUS SATURN OWNER. WHEN I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE LAST WEEK TO CHECK WHETHER THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS A RECALL ITEM, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT TO SEE WHAT OPTIONS WERE AVAILABLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR. TODAY I WAS INFORMED BY GM/SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE $525.00 REPAIR OF THIS MAJOR DEFECT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CAR HAD ACCORDING TO THEM, "EXCESS MILEAGE" (AT 50,000 MILES, A 3-YR. OLD CAR SHOULD NOT LOSE A MAJOR COMPONENT SUCH AS THE POWER STEERING TO MY THINKING). I WAS SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ENOUGH ABOUT THIS DEFECT TO CONTACT YOU TO SEE IF YOU CAN BRING SOME RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. I'VE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF SATURN ION OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE IN PRECARIOUS DRIVING SITUATIONS. IS GM WAITING FOR A FATALITY BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL, OR IS IT BECAUSE THE COMPANY IS BANKRUPT THAT THEY DECIDED TO PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH OUR SAFETY? NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY TRUST AND FAITH IN GM IS COMPROMISED AND I AM NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR

2006 SATURN ION DOES NOT START ALTHOUGH ALL LIGHTS COME UP ON DASHBOARD. BATTERY IS FINE(HAD IT CHECKED) BUT THE STARTER DOES NOT ROLL OVER. AFTER 45 MINUTES (AND BATTERY REATTACHED) CAR STARTED. THIS OCCURRED TWICE, ONCE ON APRIL 1ST 2009 AND AGAIN NOV 21ST 2009. PROBABLY WEATHER RELATED AS BOTH DAYS WERE FAIRLY COOL AND PRECEDED BY RAIN. *TR

IGNITION FAILED TO START VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR

MY SON'S 2006 SATURN ION HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. IT INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING WHILE HE IS DRIVING, IT WILL ONLY START WORKING AGAIN IF YOU PULL OVER, TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. IF YOU LOOK AT ON-LINE FORUMS OUR VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY SATURN WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. SINCE THE ION IS THE SAME PLATFORM AS THE COBALT, WHY WOULD THE ION NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN GENERAL MOTORS RECENT RECALL OF SMALL CARS WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEMS? WOULD YOU ASK GENERAL MOTORS TO RE-EVALUATE THE SCOPE OF THEIR RECALL? SURELY LOSING POWER STEERING IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN HAVING HEAVY STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF HER VEHICLE. A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT A FUEL LEAK WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN WHICH SHE WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FEE PRIOR TO INSPECTION. ALSO THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOOSE POWER STEERING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED HER THAT THE STEERING COMPONENT WOULD BE REPAIRED AS A FREE REMEDY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,865.

THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES DURING A SINGLE TRIP. I NEED TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN BACK ON IN ORDER TO RESET THE POWER STEERING ERROR MSG THAT APPEARS ON DASH... NOT LONG AFTER THAT IT FAILS AGAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 SATURN ION 2. DEALER SAYS ITS A COMPUTER CHIP IN STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE YET TO GET REPAIRED DUE TO OUTRAGEOUS REPAIR COSTS. SATURN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL, AND NEED TO STOP STEALING PEOPLES MONEY WHILE PUTTING THEY'RE LIVES IN JEOPARDY WITH A FAULTY STEERING SYSTEM THAT FAILS AT HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHICH ALLOWED THE POWER STEERING TO RESET. ALTHOUGH SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE, THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CLOSEST DEALER TO HER RESIDENCE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF BUSINESS. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

MY 2006 SATURN ION IS NOT STARTING OCCASIONALLY IN COLD AND WET WEATHER. I CALLED THE SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE REP THOUGHT IT WAS A SECURITY SYSTEM ISSUE AND WANTED ME TO DRIVE IT 2.5 HOURS AWAY TO A SATURN DEALERSHIP, AND THEY MIGHT HELP ME OUT. HMMM, I LOOK ONLINE AND HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS, OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN'T THEY ISSUE A RECALL? IF IT IS SO COMMON AND THE SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL WHY CAN'T THEY SIMPLY TELL ME WHAT TO DO? COLD AND FRUSTRATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WITHOUT WARNING UNTIL COMPLETELY BECOMING INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST HAD FAILED AND THAT THE POWER ASSIST MODULE AND STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH SHASTA ON VERY WINDY AND DANGEROUS ROADS SURROUNDED BY BIG RIG TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES WHEN MY POWER STEER ON MY 2006 SATURN ION COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING. I STARTED TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WHEN I WENT TO TURN ON A TURN AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO BIG RIG TRUCKS. AFTER LOTS OF SCREECHING AND HONKING I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON, THE STEERING CONTINUED TO WORK AGAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE POWER STEERING SINCE THEN HAS CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF AND I AM NOW FORCED TO DRIVE ANOTHER VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED IN FEAR OF CAUSING A HUGE ACCIDENT. COST OF THIS REPAIR ON AVERAGE IS OVER $1100. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM, MANY HAVE AND HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT IT. I WAS ALMOST IN A HUGE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS, I COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT HAD I NOT ACTED QUICKLY THE WAY I DID. *TR

OCCASIONALLY, IN THE MORNING, OUR 2006 SATURN ION 2 WILL NOT START. THE BATTERY CHECKS OUT, EVERYTHING LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH DISPLAY, BUT TURNING THE KEY GETS NO RESULT. IF WE REMOVE THE KEY AND WAIT 10 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL THEN START. I RECENTLY VISITED A BUICK SERVICE DEPT. WHERE THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, SOMETIMES CORRECTED BY IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT (WHICH WE HAD DONE IN 2007, UNDER WARRANTY) AND IF THAT DOES NOT WORK, THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT WHICH WILL BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL FOR THESE 2 REPAIRS? IN EXCESS OF $1,100.00 !! HERE'S THE REAL KICKER, HE SAID THAT THIS WILL NOT NECESSARILY REMEDY THE PROBLEM! AND G.M. WANTS ANOTHER $3 BILLION IN BAILOUT FUNDS?? THE FUNNY THING IS THAT THE 1994 SATURN WHICH MY SON NOW HAS, WITH OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE CARS WE EVER OWNED. THE 2006 ION HAS ONLY 27,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND AGAIN OVER IT'S LIFE SO FAR. THIS IGNITION PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ABOUT HALF A DOZEN TIMES, SO FAR. ONLY IN THE MORNING. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT GOES ON AND POWER STEERING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. TURNING OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTING REMEDIES THE PROBLEM FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS PROBLEM MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE DAY WHEN THIS PROBLEM CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR

SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE CHEVROLET COBALT. I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION. INTERMITTENTLY THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I WILL GET A WARNING CHIME AND A MESSAGE ON THE DASH BOARD. WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON THE SITUATION GOES AWAY. I HAVE TRIED TO PIN POINT WHEN IT HAPPENS BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN IE SPEED, ROAD CONDITION ETC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE IGNITION PASS LOCK SECURITY FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

FUEL PUMP LEAKING ON 2006 SATURN ION AS DESCRIBED IN CAMPAIGN ID 09V419000 GM RECALL 090226. GM AND SATURN WOULD NOT COVER THIS AS STATED IN THE REPORT FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I ONLY RECEIVED A DISCOUNT ON THE PART. FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FITTER REPLACED. *TR

WE NOTICED A STRONG OF GASOLINE AND A LEAK AT THE REAR OF THE CAR. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PLASTIC LINE CONNECTING ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED AND GAS WAS LEAKING. WE PURCHASED THE PART FROM A SATURN DEALERSHIP AND HAD OUR MECHANIC INSTALL. THE PART COST $346.00 AND OUR MECHANIC CHARGED US $100.00 TO INSTALL IT. OUR MECHANIC SUGGESTED WE DO SOME RESEARCH REGARDING A POSSIBLE RECALL ON THIS PART AND WHEN I DID THAT I FOUND A RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE BUT ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES. OUR STATE, MISSOURI, IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT MATTERS WHAT STATE YOU LIVE IN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TO FIVE TIMES WHILE DRIVING A LONGER DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MOTOR AND COLUMN $1000 AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE SATURN MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON SATURN ION 2006 WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FUSE IS FINE. IT GOES OUT ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE DRIVE BEGINS. UPON TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING IT, IT WORKS FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES. *TR

THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY MAY CRACK. IF EITHER OF THESE PORTS DEVELOPS A CRACK, FUEL WILL LEAK FROM THE AREA. IF THE CRACK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED. *TR

FUEL LEAK ON 2006 SATURN ION. *TR

MY POWER STEERING BEGAN GOING OUT. AT FIRST, I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF, TURN IT BACK ON AND THE STEERING WOULD RETURN FOR A DAY BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THIS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD LAST FOR HALF THAT TIME. AFTER TWO WEEKS, POWER STEERING WAS ON FOR A MINUTE AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OVER, THEN OUT THE REST OF THE DAY. IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT EVER SINCE. *TR

THE PAST MONTH MY CAR HAS GOTTEN HARDER TO START. NOV. 2 I STARTED SMELLING GAS. I HAD ASSUMED I WAS SMELLING EXHAUST PRIOR TO THIS AND PLANNED ON CHECKING FOR A VACUUM LEAK, SO I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WINDOWS DOWN. THE GAS SMELL GOT STRONGER AND WORSE AFTER A 186 MILE DRIVE HOME. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND READ OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS RESULTING FROM A CRACKED HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL PUMP. AFTER WORK I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AT HOME AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. WENT TO DINNER AND BACK IN A SEPARATE CAR. AFTER BEING GONE 1.5 HOURS WE COULD SMELL GAS AS SOON AS WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR. LOOKING UNDERNEATH THERE WAS A SOFTBALL SIZE PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK/FUEL PUMP AND FUEL ALL OVER THE BACKEND OF MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING THE MECHANIC CALLS AND SAYS I NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE HOSE IS CRACKED AND IT'S ALL ONE ASSEMBLY. WITH THAT AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING IT SEEMS VERY HAZARDOUS TO ME. I SEE A RECALL POSTED OCT. 28TH BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE TEXAS FOR 2006. IT DOES INCLUDE TEXAS FOR 2007 THOUGH. I THINK I HAD FUEL LEAKING FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE IT WAS OBVIOUS. THESE NEED TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. PLEASE EXTEND THE RECALL TO TEXAS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION, WHICH I BOUGHT FOR MY WIFE. I USED THE CAR TO JUMP START ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE NEXT DAY, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AS I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO AN INTERSECTION MY WHEEL CEASED TO TURN AND I DROVE INTO SOME CONES, WHICH WERE IN PLACE TO PROTECT PEDESTRIANS. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING (WHO IS VERY PETITE), I DON'T THINK SHE COULD HAVE FORCED THE CAR OVER AND SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD THIS WILL COST ABOUT $600 (UNTIL RECENTLY THEY WOULD FORCE YOU TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WHICH WOULD COST WELL OVER $1000). THIS IS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT TO SPEND ON SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY NOT UP TO A QUALITY STANDARD. I ALSO CANNOT JUSTIFY TAKING THIS TO A SHOP. IF THEY REPLACE THIS POORLY ENGINEERED PART WITH AN IDENTICAL ONE, IT IS QUITE LIKELY THAT IT WILL JUST BREAK AGAIN, TO MORE COSTS. BEYOND THIS, I CANNOT TRUST THAT MY WIFE CAN DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SAFELY. IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER, I HAVE NO CHOICE OTHER THAN TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AND BUY ANOTHER THAT IS SAFE FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

ON SUNDAY, OCT. 25, 2009 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 SATURN ION SL3. RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT CAME BACK ON BUT WHEN OUT AGAIN ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER. TOOK THE CAR TO VAN CHEVROLET IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. THE SAID I NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS RUN OFF ELECTRIC MOTORS IN THE COLUMN. THEY RESET THE FAULT AND ORDERED A NEW COLUMN. WHEN THEY INSTALLED THE NEW COLUMN, THE POWER STEERING MOTORS WERE BAD, SO THE PUT THE ORIGINAL STEERING COLUMN BACK ON. THE DEALER DID SOMETHING WITH THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THE FAULT HASN'T COME BACK, BUT THEY DID TELL ME THAT IT DEFINITELY WILL AND THE POWER STEERING WILL DEFINITELY REALLY GO OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. INTERMITTENTLY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOST OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $900.00 TO REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN AND GEAR BOX. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/08/09.*JB

I GOT AN OIL CHANGE BY MY NORMAL REPAIR SHOP AND WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK FROM THEM THE CAR FAILED TO START PROPERLY. I HAD TO START THE CAR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD TURN ON AND STAY RUNNING. FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK AFTERWARDS, IT DID THE SAME THING, FAILING TO START AND REQUIRING AT LEAST 2 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR RUNNING. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, MY GIRLFRIEND GOT HER FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE PROBLEM AND I STARTED NOTICING DIFFICULTY TURNING THE KEY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY ASKED ME IF KNEW THE KEY WAS STUCK. I TOLD THEM I DID, BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND FULLY WHAT THEY MEANT UNTIL THEY FINISHED THE WORK THEY THOUGHT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A DIRTY THROTTLE CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO BE ABLE TO START AND REMAIN RUNNING. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, I DROVE IT HOME AND FOUND OUT THAT I COULDN'T TURN THE KEY AT ALL. SO MY CAR WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO SHUT OFF. I WENT TO A SATURN DEALERSHIP AND THE TECH WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT ADVISED ME THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I THEN TOOK IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT. I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WITH THE IGNITION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, TOTALING $519. RESEARCHING SHORTLY ONLINE I FOUND A 33 PAGE COMPLAINT FORUM ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITH OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME CAR. CAR MAKE : SATURN CAR MODEL: ION 2. *TR

I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW SATURN ION 2 COUPE IN JUNE OF 2006. IN THE WINTER OF 2006 I HAD THE IGNITION TO LOCK UP ON ME AND I COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT AND IT WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL. THANKFULLY MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD IT TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST SATURN DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION HOUSING AND ITS COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE GUY CONTINUED TO TELL ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT BECAUSE MINE WAS FIXED. NOW IN OCT OF 2009 I AM FACED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT MY KEY WAS IN THE ON POSITION AND RUNNING. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN MY CAR OFF WAS TO STALL IT OUT BECAUSE ITS A FIVE SPEED AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO THEREFORE I AM FACED WITH A MECHANIC BILL THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS AND I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT. I FURTHER INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WERE SIMILAR PROBLEMS LIKE MINE AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE NUMEROUS UNSATISFIED SATURN CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THESE IGNITIONS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED BECAUSE THEY HAVE CAUSED SO MANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE THIS LEAVES DRIVERS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT, OR IN UNKNOWN TERRITORY. AS A FEMALE, I WAS STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO AND SCARED. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE MAN COULD NOT HELP ME ON THE TELEPHONE AND VERY UNAWARE OF CUSTOMER SAFETY. *TR

SATURN ION 2006 STARTED AROUND 60,000 MILES OR SO STEERING ERROR WOULD APPEAR PERIODICALLY AND WHEN THE KEY CYCLED IT WOULD CLEAR THE CODE. AS THE TEMPERATURE CHANGED IT NOW APPEARS TO HAPPEN IN THE FIRST 3 MINUTES OF START-UP. COBALT HAS A RECALL AND THIS IS THE SAME PART USED ON SATURN. HAS GM JUST WASHED THERE HANDS OF ALL THE SATURN USERS? NO CRASH AT THIS TIME BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH BECAUSE I CAN'T THROW THAT MUCH MONEY IN A CAR WITH ITS CURRENT RESELL VALUE FOR ONE AND GM SHOULD OWN UP TO THERE ISSUE LIKE TOYOTA FINALLY DID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE;DELIVERY;FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,500.

WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE 2006 SATURN ION 2 WITH 61K MILES, IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON 10/15/2009 TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN THE ONLY MECHANIC TO PERFORM ANY SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 01/24/2006 FROM THE SAME SATURN OF BAKERSFIELD DEALERSHIP. WE TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND HAVE THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS OF THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO ONSTAR, WHICH SENDS MONTHLY "DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS" OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, EMISSIONS, AIR BAG SYSTEM, REMAINING OIL LIFE ECT. AFTER THIS OIL CHECK I NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR, BUT MOSTLY INSIDE THE CAB. THE FUMES ARE FLAMMABLE. WHEN SATURN SERVICE TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, HE STATED ON INVOICE: "CUST STATES STRONG FUEL ODOR CAN BE SMELLED IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IN FOR LOF ON 10/21/09. INSPECT VEHICLE FOUND FUEL PUMP LEAKING FROM CRACK IN FUEL PUMP AT HOSE FITTING, NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE FOUND. NORMAL MOVEMENT AND ROUGH ROADS MAY HAVE LED TO FAILURE. RECOMMENDED REPLACING FUEL PUMP ESTIMATE TO REPLACE PART 19168894 565.00 PARTS 304.35 PLUS TAX 25.11 PLUS LABOR 235.00 EQUALS 564.46 " I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SIMILAR ISSUE AS THE 2004 IONS. HOW CAN A VEHICLE DRIVEN BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, THAT IS MAINTAINED, BE FAILING IN THIS MANNER? THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN ON ROUGH ROADS MAINLY A FREEWAY CA HWY 99.HOW COULD A 3 1/2 YEAR OLD CAR BE "FALLING APART" AND FAILING DUE TO "NORMAL MOVEMENT"? WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, THEREFORE WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. WE DO HAVE A POLICY IN OUR INSURANCE THAT WILL COVER, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO PAY A HIGHER DEDUCTIBLE. SATURN COULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME, WE ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, THEY STATED KEEP THE WINDOWS CRACKED AND DON'T PARK IN THE GARAGE DUE TO VAPORS ARE FLAMMABLE. IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED 10/26/09. SATURN'S THE COMPANY, DEFECTIVE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS UNSAFE. A ROCKET ON WHEELS AS MY WIFE SAYS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 1 IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA WHEN A BELL BEEPED AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN I TRIED TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK & SEE IF THE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. NO ONE COULD FIND THE FLUID CONTAINER. WHEN WE RESTARTED THE CAR, THE LIGHT WENT OUT FOR AWHILE AND IT WAS OK BUT IT CONTINUED TO COME ON TILL I GOT IT HOME & PARKED IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHEN HE TURNS OFF THE ENGINE HE CANNOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. HE HAD TO PULL THE FUEL INJECTOR FUSE TO TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY REINSTALLED THE SAME PARTS BACK IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,455.

I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER REPLACED ON MY 2006 SATURN ION BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NOT BE TURN OFF. WHILE AT THE DEALER I FOUND OUT THAT ONE OF THE OTHER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS SATURN VUE. TALKING TO THE SERVICE WRITER HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TWO MODEL OF CARS. I NEW SOMETHING WAS UP WHEN I GOT CHARGE FOR 1.5HRS LABOR WHEN IT TOOK LESS THEN 40MIN TO TAKE THE CAR REPLACE THE PART AND RETURN IT TO ME. WHEN TRY TO TALK TO VARIOUS PEOPLE AT SATURN AND GM ALL THEY WAITED TO SAY THAT IT WAS 7 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DID NOT CARE ABOUT THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. BEING FROM CHARLESTON, SC AND TWO PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE WRITER COMMENT AND THE TIME IT TOOK TO REPLACE, TO ME THIS IS PROBABLY A BIGGER PROBLEM THEN JUST TWO CARS AND THAT SATURN SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVE WORKING ON CARS IN THE PAST AND THE CAR BEING A MANUAL I WAS ABLE TO STALL THE CAR AND THEN DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. WHAT I DID NOT HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE OR IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC. THE GM PERSON DID NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT HE JUST WANTED TO SAY IT WAS 7 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY. I THIN THAT SATURN/GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION PURCHASED USED IN MARCH 2008. SHE STATED UPON ATTEMPTING TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SATURN DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION HOUSING WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THE SAME PART HAD FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY ASSIST WITH THE REPLACEMENT COSTS OF THE PARTS BUT NOT FOR LABOR, DUE TO THE PARTS HAVING A TWO MONTH WARRANTY. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 40,000.

ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. THE STEERING WORKS WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED. *TR

SATURN ION AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF WITHOUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS AT REMOVING THE KEY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DURING THE WINTER THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT START WITHOUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND A POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.