NHTSA Complaint #10078902 — 2003 SATURN ION

OUR 2003 SATURN ION II HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OCCURING A MONTH AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE CONTINUED SINCE. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR CAR IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM ON THESE DATES: 10/3/03, 11/5/03, 5/24/04. WE ARE ALSO TAKING IT IN 6/28/04 FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME REASON. THE SATURN HAS STALLED WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOPLIGHT, WHILE TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, WHILE DRIVING, WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, AND WHILE ENTERING A TOLL STATION. WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO BEING STRUCK BY OTHER VEHICLES IN SEVERAL OF THESE OCCASIONS, BUT FORTUNATELY WERE NOT. WITH MY WIFE EXPECTING OUR FIRST CHILD, WE ARE VERY HESITANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFETY FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OTHERS WHEN IN THIS CAR. 10/3/03 - SATURN SERVICE DEPT. CHECKED THE BATTERY AND IT CHECKED OUT OK 11/5/03 - SATURN SERVICE DEPT. CHECKED FOR CODES AND FOUND P1599 STALL CODE IN HISTORY. CHECKED WIRING AND CONNECTORS AND FOUND JUNCTION BLOCK LOOSE UNDER HOOD. THEY TIGHTENED UNDER HOOD JUNCTION BLOCK CONNECTOR SCREWS. 2/19/04 - SATURN SERVICE DEPT. REPLACED FUEL FILTER (RECALL - 03068) 5/24/04 - SATURN SERVICE DEPT. TEST DROVE CAR AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. LOOKED FOR CODES IN SYSTEM OR TSB'S, BUT NONE WERE FOUND. WE FEEL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY HAVING, AND ARE EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE WE HAVE RECEIVED. WE WOULD LIKE THE PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED OR SOME ACTION TO BE TAKEN. *AK