NHTSA Complaint #10173083 — 2006 SATURN ION
STRUCTURE issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10173083 |
| Vehicle | 2006 SATURN ION |
| Component | STRUCTURE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 10,800 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | NJ |
Consumer Description
IT HAS RAINED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE WATER HAS LEAKED INTO THE MIDDLE CONSOLE OF MY CAR AND ALSO AROUND MY ROOF AREA AND ALL DOWN THE SIDES. THE FIRST TWO TIME I TOOK IT TO BE FIXED THEY SAID SATURN COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THIS CONTINUED TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT MONTH UNTIL IT GOT SO BAD TO START DRIPPING OUT OF MY MAP LIGHTS AGAIN. SATURN MECHANICS ASKED IF I WAS PARKING ON ANGLE, WHICH SHOULD NOT MATTER, OR IF I WAS DRIVING ON LARGE ANGLES, AND TOLD ME AGAIN THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIND ANYTHING. SATURN JUST TOLD ME THAT THE SUNROOF HAD A PROBLEM THAT WAS UNFIXABLE TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND THAT SCARES ME. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO TIME TABLE ON HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO COME OUT WITH A FIX BUT THEY WERE GOING TO DO SOMETHING TEMPORARY THAT SHOULD HELP BUT IF IT DIDN'T FOR ME TO BRING IT BACK IN TO REPEAT THE PROCESS. I FEEL AS THOUGH SUNROOF LEAKING AROUND MY ELECTRICAL PARTS IS DANGEROUS AND THAT THE CONTINUING BUILDUP OF MOISTURE IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY DO MY BODILY HARM. (1) THE WATER COULD LEAK INTO ELECTRICAL AREAS OF THE CAR CAUSING A FIRE AND (2) MOLD COULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP IN THE CAR FROM ALL THE MOISTURE WHICH EMITS VAPORS THAT ARE TOXIC A TEMPORARY FIX HAS BEEN APPLIED WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX IT OR OF A FUTURE SATURN RECALL TO FIX THE SUNROOF. *NM
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