NHTSA Complaint #10567719 — 2007 SATURN ION

AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES, I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY BACK TO TURN THE VEHICLE ENGINE OFF. THE KEY TURNED BACK AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OFF. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK CYLINDER, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL THAT GM IS NOW ISSUING, REVOLVING AROUND THE FAULTY IGNITION. DURING THIS VISIT, THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED TO SEE WHY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE VALVE ASSEMBLY AT FAULT IN THE SECONDARY AIR SYSTEM. COULD THIS HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM THE FAULTY IGNITION AND HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP THE ENGINE, WHICH IN TURN THROUGH THE ENTIRE COMPUTER OFF IN THE VEHICLE? WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, MY BILL FOR PARTS, LABOR AND TAX WAS $916.98. LESS THAN SIX MONTHS LATER, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. DUE TO IT BEING LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, I WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING AS IN THE CURRENT 2014 RECALL, COULD THIS STILL BE RELATED TO THE SAME FAULTY IGNITION SITUATION? *TR