2003 SATURN ION Structurebody Problems

6 NHTSA complaints on file

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Structurebody Issues in the 2003 SATURN ION

6 structurebody complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2003 SATURN ION. Of these, 4 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Structurebody Complaints

#10881813 | June 30, 2016

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH THE HOOD'S LATCH ARM BROKE OFF CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN AND STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. THE METAL AROUND THE ARM APPEARS TO HAVE RUSTED ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE FAILURE.

#10874511 | June 15, 2016 Crash

MY HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE PART OF THE HOOD THAT GOES INTO THE LATCH BROKE OFF THE HOOD. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF MY HOOD FLYING OPEN WHILE DRIVING, AND FILING A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE MY CAR WAS DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. I HAVE SUFFERED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS DUE TO THE TRAUMA OF MY HOOD SUDDENLY FLYING OPEN AND SMASHING MY WINDSHIELD. WHEN MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM A TELEPHONE AND WAS BARELY MISSED BY A SEMI-TRUCK THAT WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME DUE TO HAVING TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES BECAUSE THE HOOD WAS ON MY WINDSHIELD. I AM ALSO SUFFERING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT BECAUSE I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR, THE INSURANCE HAS TOTALED MY CAR, AND I HAVE NO MEANS TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE IS...

#10838033 | February 24, 2016

THE HOOD CATCH DETACHED FROM THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE HOOD SLAMMED BACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD, CRACKING THE GLASS. THE HOOD WAS RUSTY AROUND THE MOUNTING POINTS OF THE CATCH AND THE CATCH BROKE FREE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CATCH REMAINED IN THE HOOD LATCH. I DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INJURY.

#10810126 | December 14, 2015 Crash

ENGINE CRADLE LEFT FRONT RUSTING AND HOLES NOW NOT PASSING VERMONT STATE INSPECTION AND I HAVE HAD AND LIVED IN THE SALT BELT FOR 11 YEARS. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL SECONDARY TO SAFETY ISSUES???

#10610378 | July 14, 2014 Crash

COUPLE MONTHS AGO I BROUGHT MY CAN TO GM BECAUSE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. LAST WEEK I GOT A CALL FROM GM THAT MY CAR WAS DONE AND READY TO BE PICK UP. I NOTICED THAT THE POWER OF MY CAR WASN'T THERE, THE PASSENGER WINDOW WAS GOING DOWN (WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF AT GM IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN), AND MY CAR CHARGER WASN'T WORKING (WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF IT THE CAR WAS CHARGING MY PHONE SAME CHARGER SAME PHONE). 2:00AM TODAY I HIT A DEER ON MY WAY TO MY PARENTS HOUSE (IM OKAY BUT DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE DEER) BUT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR

#10573244 | March 18, 2014 Crash

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BOULEVARD, I WAS DOING 40 MPH THERE WAS A POLICE CAR IN FRONT AND THERE WAS MAYBE ABOUT 2 CAR LENGTH DISTANCE FROM HIM. THE LIGHT HIT YELLOW AND I SAW HIM BRAKE SO I STARTED BRAKING AS WELL BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE. THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED INCREASING, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WAS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES BUT MY CAR DID NOT STOP. MY CAR SLAMMED INTO THE POLICE CAR WITHIN SECONDS. MY CAR WAS DESTROYED. MY HOOD WAS BENT IN HALF, MY FRONT BUMPER SCRATCHED & PEELED. THE BUMPER STOOD ON THE CAR ONLY BECAUSE I KEPT TRYING TO BRAKE AND THE CAR WENT IN AN ANGLE WHERE IT WENT UNDER THE COPS CAR. BOTH MY SIDE FENDERS CRACKED AND MY FRONT LIGHT WAS DESTROYED. THE WHOLE CAR FRAME IS DESTROYED AND I WAS HELD AT FAULT OF THIS ACCIDENT....

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