NHTSA Complaint #10595550 — 2004 SATURN ION

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10595550
Vehicle 2004 SATURN ION
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 31,541 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

AROUND '06, THE KEY STARTED STICKING AND YOU COULD NOT EITHER START THE CAR (I'VE HAD SEVERAL TOWS), OR COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE CAR (IT WAS STUCK ON LOCKED). I GOT IT FIXED ON 2/13 07 WITH A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AT A SATURN DEALER. IT NEVER REALLY WORKED CORRECTLY. IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING, SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER IN MAY OF 2012. THEY PUT IN A "BCM"?? AND REPROGRAMMED. STILL DID THE SAME THING. THEN A FEW MONTHS AGO, I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL PROGRAM. I GOT MY CAR FIXED FOR THE RECALL ON 4/15/14. MY CLAIM FOR PAYING $700 IN MAY OF 2012 WAS DENIED. MY CAR STILL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO START, OR TRYING TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I THINK THIS WHOLE THING IS YOUR FAULT. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE $700 I SPENT IN MAY, AND GET MY CAR IN AGAIN AND GET IT FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL!! *TR

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