NHTSA Complaint #11246511 — 2003 SATURN ION

UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11246511
Vehicle	2003 SATURN ION
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	August 1, 2018
Date Filed	August 26, 2019
Mileage	170,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

KEY STICKS IN IGNITION, WONT COME OUT. KEY COMES OUT IN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE SOMETIMES. HAVE TO KEEP STARTING AND GOING FORWARD AND BACK THRU GEARS UNTIL IT RELEASES KEYS CONCERNED ABOUT WEAR/DAMAGE ON ALL COMPONTS INVOLED. WAS TOLD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO RELEASE KEYS. KEYS COME OUT WHEN BATTY IS DEAD. BATTERY IN TRUNK, TRUNK FULL. WAS TOLD AND SHOWN VIDEOS ABOUT IGNITION/IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND GEAR SHIFT AREA REPAIR RECALL. NEED RECALL INFO, LETTER AND RECALL CODE NUMBERS. MY VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN IGNITION NOT RELEAAING. I BOUGHT THE CAR 8/2018. THE PREVIOUS OWENER TOLD ME ABOUT THIS MALFUNCTION. IT STRANDS ME SOMETIMES AND I NEED A JUMP START. TIRED OF MESSING WITH IT. IT IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT.

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