NHTSA Complaint #10576551 — 2005 SATURN ION
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10576551 |
| Vehicle | 2005 SATURN ION |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 5,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MI |
Consumer Description
NO START/NO CRANK IN VERY COLD WEATHER! THIS IS THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THESE SWITCHES ON THE SATURN IONS! I CALLED SATURN DEALERSHIP RT AWAY, WHEN I COULD NOT START MY CAR. THEY HAD NO ANSWER, WANTED ME TO TOW MY CAR IN. BUT, WHEN WEATHER WARMED UP PAST 20' OUTSIDE, CAR TURNED RT OVER. THIS WAS A "HIT & MISS" PROBLEM, FOR YRS ON MY CAR. THEN 2013, WAS OUR SEVERELY COLD WINTER, IN MI. MY CAR, EVERY MORN, WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO ALL MY OWN RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM. TO MY SHOCK!! WHAT I FOUND! THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM, WAS ALL OVER THE INTERNET!! THEN, I FOUND THE ACTUAL BULLETIN FROM GM'S FROM 2009! IT DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM X& TO REPLACE THE SWITCH! WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER WAS THROWING OFF THE ANTI THEFT SWITCH TOO! SHUT THE WHOLE CAR DOWN! I HAD TO PAY $500 TO REPLACE MY IGNITION SWITCH & KEY TUMBLER. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AS WELL? IT'S AS BAD AS THE PROBLEM ON THE NEWS. I ALSO REC'D AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM TOO. SORRY I BOUGHT A SATURN, BUT WAS A GOOD LIL CAR, UNTIL THIS! *TR
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