NHTSA Complaint #10252174 — 2003 SATURN ION
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10252174 |
| Vehicle | 2003 SATURN ION |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | UT |
Consumer Description
I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY SATURN ION 2003 IN HOPES THAT WE CAN RECALL THE CAR. MY CAR IS OUTSIDE UNCOVERED ALL NIGHT. RIGHT NOW IT IS 27.1 DEGREES OUTSIDE. MY SATURN ION 2003 HAS A HARD TIME STARTING WHEN IT IS BELOW 32 DEGREES. I READ ON THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_97727.HTML THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 2 TIMES THIS WEEK, 3 TIMES THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 TIMES IN THE 5 YEARS THAT I'VE HAD IT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE IGNITION REVS, BUT THEN IT DIES AND MY CAR HAS A MESSAGE "SERVICE SOON". IF I GIVE IT A FEW MINUTES TO SIT, THEN I TRY IT AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT DOES THE EXACT SAME THING, SOMETIMES IT GETS A LITTLE BETTER, BUT THE ENGINE WON'T TURN OVER COMPLETELY. THEN, WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS A LITTLE WARMER, IT WILL ACTUALLY START. I USUALLY STAY IN MY CAR FOR AN AVERAGE OF 15 MINUTES. LONGEST I'VE WAITED FOR MY CAR TO START WAS AN HOUR. I HAVE TALKED TO SATURN ONCE ABOUT THIS, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE BEFORE THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. IF I CAN GET MY CAR TO SATURN, OBVIOUSLY THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SATURN REALLY NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE SINCE IT IS MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE. WE DON'T WANT TO BE STRANDED IN THE COLD WITH NO PHONE SERVICE WAITING FOR THE GREASE OR IGNITION SWITCH TO WARM UP. IT'S RIDICULOUS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR
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