NHTSA Complaint #10253636 — 2004 SATURN ION ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10253636
Vehicle	2004 SATURN ION
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 1, 2009
Date Filed	January 2, 2009
Mileage	76,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, USUALLY WHEN ITS COLDER OUT. I GO TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENS, THEN A SECURITY FEATURE LIGHTS UP. MY CAR THINKS I'M STEALING IT, APPARENTLY. SOMETIMES MY KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THIS HAPPENS EITHER, AND I'VE HAD TO GET IT TOWED AND REPAIRED. USUALLY AFTER SITTING THERE AND TRYING TO START IT FOR A PERIOD OF TEN TO THIRTY MINUTES, THE CAR STARTS AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED, BUT IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE SEEING AS I'VE BEEN OUT OF TOWN A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT ALSO MAKES ME LATE FOR WORK. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER SATURN OWNERS AND THEY'VE SAID THEY'VE ALSO HAD THIS HAPPEN. I'D SAY THAT THIS HAPPENS ABOUT TWICE A MONTH. *TR

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