NHTSA Complaint #10358839 — 2006 SATURN ION
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10358839 |
| Vehicle | 2006 SATURN ION |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 59,838 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CO |
Consumer Description
WE HAVE A SATURN ION 2006 WHICH IS NOW EXPERIENCING IGNITION ISSUES. FIRST THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING (HAZARD!) IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS DUE TO THE KEY BEING STUCK IN THE ON POSITION IN THE IGNITION! WE HAD TO ALLOW IT TO RUN OUT OF GAS PRIOR TO FINDING THE EMERGENCY KEY RELEASE THAT SATURN HAS NOTED. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT EVEN START AND WHEN I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, THE RESPONSE WAS HARDLY COMFORTING. LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LOGGING THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST SATURN/GM AS THERE HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO INVESTIGATIONS, RECALLS, OR EVEN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SAID ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE IGNITION HAS CAUSED US ISSUES, BUT LOOKING AT THE ONLINE COMPLAINTS, IT WON'T BE THE LAST. WHEN WILL IT BE INVESTIGATED? WILL IT BE INVESTIGATED AFTER AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS PERHAPS WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR? WILL IT BE CLASSIFIED AS AN URGENT ISSUE THEN? SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE BELOW VIA THE LINK EMBEDDED. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN.HTM. *TR
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