2003 SATURN ION Electrical Systemignition Problems
54 NHTSA complaints on file
All Electrical Systemignition Complaints — Page 2
MY CAR WON'T START! AT LEAST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE ANYWAY. IT'S A 2003 SATURN ION. I BOUGHT IT USED ON 5/14/05 AND A FEW MONTHS AFTER, WHEN IT STARTED TO GET COLD IN GA., IT WOULDN'T START. AFTER ABOUT 10-30 MINUTES, IT WOULD FINALLY START AS IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM LEAVING ME FEELING LIKE I WAS GOING CRAZY. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE BATTERY, SO I REPLACED THAT (40.00 DOLLARS). IT STILL GAVE ME PROBLEMS THAT VERY NIGHT! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE (40.00 DOLLARS), THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND BASICALLY BLEW ME OFF. DISCOURAGED, I LEFT AND GAVE UP. IT CONTINUED TO ACT UP 2 DAYS LATER, WHICH I JUST DEALT WITH. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP YESTERDAY FOR A OIL CHANGE AND GUESS WHAT? IT WOULDN'T START WHILE IT WAS THERE. THEY TOLD ME THAT...
I PURCHASED A SATURN ION IN JUNE OF 2003. I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING THE CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2004. IT WOULD NOT START AND WOULD JUST MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED. THERE WAS POWER TO ALL ACCESSORIES SO IT WAS NOT A BATTERY FAILURE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START, IT WOULD FINALLY START ONCE AGAIN (ROUGHLY AT FIRST) AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD DISAPPEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE NEARBY SATURN DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND WAS TURNED AWAY BECAUSE THEY "WERE TOO BUSY". I TOOK IT THERE THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT EXCEPT FOR AN OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH THEY REPLACED. I DROVE IT HOME. IT DID IT AGAIN TWICE IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN AND...
BOUGHT A SATURN 2003 ION 1 THIS PAST SUMMER ,JUNE 2003. IT WORK JUST FINE UNTIL COLORADO GOT ITS FIRST COLD SPELL, THIS IS WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO ACT-UP. THE CAR WILL NOT START UP IN THE EARLY COLD MORRINGS. WHEN I FIRST TRY TO START THE CAR THERE IS NOTHING, JUST A CLICKING SOUND. THEN AFTER TRYING FOR A WHILE THE CAR FINALLY STARTS UP, BUT IT IS A VERY ROUGH START. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY SATURN DEALSHIP FOR THE 3RD TIME AND TODAY WILL BE THE FOURTH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR WILL NOT START UP IN THE EARLY COLD MORRINGS. I AM GETTING VERY TRIED OF THIS. I HOPE WITH THE FOURTH TRY THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. IF NOT, YOU WILL HEAR FROM ME AGAIN.
KEY ALWAYS STUCK IN IGNITION, CAR DOESN'T START CAR DOOR LOCK BROKEN. *JB
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Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systememission Control
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Exterior Lightingback Up Lights
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Exterior Lightingheadlightshighlow Beam Dimmer Switch
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Exterior Lightingturn Signalswitch
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Fuel System Other
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Seat Beltsfront
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Seat Beltsfrontanchorage
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Seat Beltsfrontretractor
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Service Brakes Hydraulicfluid
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Steeringcolumn Lockinganti Theft Device
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Structurebodyroof And Pillars
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Structurebodytrunk Lid
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