NHTSA Complaint #10129993 — 2003 SATURN ION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10129993
Vehicle	2003 SATURN ION
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	September 12, 2003
Date Filed	July 25, 2005
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

2003 SATURN ION-3, PURCHASED JUNE 2003. REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE REVVING, CAR ALMOST DRIVES ITSELF; I HAVE ALMOST CREATED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH CAR STALLING OUT AND TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, BOTH AT LOWER SPEEDS ON SURFACE STREETS AND HIGHER SPEEDS ON INTERSTATES. EXTREMELY UNSAFE, I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS. HAVE TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND REPAIR SHOPS THROUGHOUT GEORGIA AND MICHIGAN. NO ONE IS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT PROBLEM, SATURN SERVICE STATED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT SHOWING PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME, WE ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AT HAND.

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