NHTSA Complaint #10583021 — 2004 SATURN ION ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10583021
Vehicle	2004 SATURN ION
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Date of Incident	November 1, 2013
Date Filed	April 16, 2014
Mileage	38,996 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IN

Consumer Description

CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE IGNITION WILL NOT READ THE KEY. IT TAKES 15 MINUTES JUST WAITING, WITH THE KEY OUT, THEN WHEN TRYING AGAIN IT DOES READ THE KEY AND THE CAR STARTS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME AS IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST EIGHT (8) YEARS FOR ME WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALERSHIPS AND GARAGE WORKERS. EACH PLACE SAYS THE CAR IS FINE, NOTHING WRONG. IT SEEMS THAT GM KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG SINCE 2003 AND GM LATER TOLD DEALERSHIPS SO DEALERSHIPS KNEW AND NO ONE DID ANYTHING. WELL, GM HAS FINALLY MADE THE STATEMENT THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND KEYS - FINALLY. ONE BIG QUESTION IS WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG FROM NHTSA TOO! NHTSA IS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE BUT YOU HAVE BEEN VERY "LATE" TOO. I BLAME BOTH GM AND NHTSA THAT IT HAS TAKEN TOO LONG. GM CAN BE FINED BECAUSE OF BEING LATE CORRECTING THE ERRORS. CAN NHTSA BE FINED FOR THE SAME REASON - LATE MAKING A COMPANY CORRECTING ERRORS! IT SEEMS THAT NO ONE WOULD LESSON TO THE DRIVERS AND/OR OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS - NOT GM AND NOT NHTSA. YOU ARE ASKING GM WHY IT HAS TAKEN SO LONG. CAN YOU LET US KNOW WHY NHTSA WAS LATE TOO?

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