2004 SATURN ION Electrical System Problems

MY SATURN 2004 ION HAS BEEN BREAKING DOWN SINCE I PURCHASED IT USED IN 2005. THEY HAVE PUT IN 2-3 TRANSMISSIONS AND EVERYTIME IT IS COLD IT WON'T START. A COUPLE TIMES THE WOULD START BUT NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR! THE TECH'S COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG SO MY DAD (WHO DOES NOT WORK ON CARS ) FIGURED OUT IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE! THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STABILIZER BAR BUSHINGS AT LEAST 3 TIMES! THE CARS HEAT AND RADIO WOULD JUST SHUT OFF AND TURN BACK ON THEY ALSO FIXED THAT A COUPLE TIMES. MY CAR WILL BE PAID OFF SHORTLY BUT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO NOT HAVE A CAR PAYMENT BECAUSE AT ANY MOMENTS NOTICE MY 2004 SATURN ION MIGHT FALL APART!!!!! *TR

MY 2004 SATURN ION INTERMITTENTLY WON'T START. THIS BEGAN ABOUT A WEEK AGO. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE ARE 2 SERVICE BULLETINS FOR MY CAR THAT PERTAIN TO THIS PROBLEM: ONE IS FOR REPROGRAMMING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) AND THE OTHER IS FOR AN IGNITION SYSTEM REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR TO A SATURN DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. I PLAN TO DO SO TONIGHT. I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT SATURN IS WELL AWARE OF, BUT THAT SATURN WON'T MAKE THIS A RECALL BECAUSE THEN SATURN WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. PLEASE HAVE GM/SATURN CHANGE THE 2 SERVICE BULLETINS (LISTED ABOVE) TO RECALLS! *TR

CAR HAS NOT STARTED 8 TIMES. SATURN ION 2004. 40,000 MILES. BOUGHT IT USED 5 MONTHS AGO. RUNS FINE IN WARM WEATHER. BOUGHT NEW BATTERY, STILL WOULDN'T START. BOUGHT NEW ALTERNATOR. STILL WOULDN'T START. JUMP START IT, IT WILL START SOMETIMES. CALLED SATURN RECALL; 2ND TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY WIRE BUT NO ONE HAS RECALLED THE WIRE. THE PROBLEM: WHITE WIRE IN IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN IT GETS TOO COLD OUTSIDE, NOT ENOUGH VOLTS GO THROUGH WHITE WIRE AND CAR THINKS SOMEONE IS BREAKING IN AND WILL NOT START. FOUND THIS OUT ON CARSPACE.COM. OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY SAME CAR HAVE SAME PROBLEM. YOU HAVE TO CLIP THE WHITE WIRE THEN YOUR CAR WILL RUN WITH NO PROBLEM. NEWER MODEL SATURNS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NEXT I WAS GOING TO GET A NEW STARTER, BUT OTHER HAVE GOTTEN THAT AND STARTER GOES OUT WITHIN A YEAR. IT...

2004 SATURN ION - WON'T START WHEN COLD. THIS LOOKS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE, PLEASE SEE HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_73169.HTML OR SEARCH IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. IT'S A SHAME THAT THIS IS SUCH A PREVALENT PROBLEM AND YET SATURN DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A DEFECT THAT WOULD WARRANT A RECALL. CERTAINLY THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM IF SOMEONE'S CAR WOULD FAIL TO START. I WAS STUCK IN MY CAR FOR OVER AN HOUR IN NEGATIVE TEMPS AND BECAME ILL AFTERWARDS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 SATURN ION 2. ON COLD MORNINGS THE CAR WILL NOT START LEAVING ME STRANDED. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIME. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER SATURN OWNERS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SATURN NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, USUALLY WHEN ITS COLDER OUT. I GO TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENS, THEN A SECURITY FEATURE LIGHTS UP. MY CAR THINKS I'M STEALING IT, APPARENTLY. SOMETIMES MY KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THIS HAPPENS EITHER, AND I'VE HAD TO GET IT TOWED AND REPAIRED. USUALLY AFTER SITTING THERE AND TRYING TO START IT FOR A PERIOD OF TEN TO THIRTY MINUTES, THE CAR STARTS AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED, BUT IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE SEEING AS I'VE BEEN OUT OF TOWN A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT ALSO MAKES ME LATE FOR WORK. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER SATURN OWNERS AND THEY'VE SAID THEY'VE ALSO HAD THIS HAPPEN. I'D SAY THAT THIS HAPPENS ABOUT TWICE A MONTH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNLESS SHE WAITED 15 TO 20 MINUTES. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND REPLACED IT. ONE YEAR LATER, WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START UNLESS SHE WAITED 15 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. ON DECEMBER 12, 2008, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE DEALER WOULD ASSUME THE COST. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. IN 20 DEGREE TEMPERATURE OR BELOW, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TAKES 20 MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN BE REPLACED, BUT IT WOULD NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURE IS UNSAFE AND AN INCONVENIENCE BECAUSE SHE WORKS AT NIGHT WHILE THE WEATHER IS COLD. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IN COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION AND START SWITCHES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE COOLANT SWITCH CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,240.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE AT THE COST OF $300. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HER TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

WON'T START IN COLD FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. IT GETS WORSE EVERY WINTER. IT HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY DAY OR TWO FROM DECEMBER-FEBRUARY. COMMON PROBLEM. IN SATURNS *TR

MY 2004 SATURN ION HAS PROBLEMS STARTING IN THE COLD AFTER ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES OF TRYING IT WILL START, EVERYTHING SUCH AS STARTER BATTERY FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CHECKED. MY SECURITY LIGHT IS ON WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

FAILURE OF A WIRING HARNESS IN A FRONT DOOR THAT CONTROLS WINDOWS, MIRRORS AND DOOR LOCK. A 2004 SATURN ION WITH 25, 106 MILES HAD 5 BROKEN WIRES IN THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE LEFT REAR DOOR HAS NO POWER AT THE WINDOW SWITCH. THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW THAT FORCES TINY WIRES TO BEND 2 TIMES AT 90 DEGREES AND BE SLAMMED BY A DOOR!! THINK OF THE SAFETY OF UNLOCKING A DOOR IN A PANIC SITUATION OR DRIVING WITH A WINDOW DOWN IN RAIN, SLEET, COLD, ETC., AND A FUSE IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

IN 2005 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2004 SATURN ION FRONT HEADLAMPS. I HAD THE RECALLED PARTS REPLACED. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY LEFT BLINKER HAS GONE OUT ABOUT FIVE TIMES. I HAVE REPLACED BULBS, HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE SOCKETS, AND AM NOW ABOUT TO HAVE THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME OCCURRENCES ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN OTHER SATURN IONS AROUND TOWN WITH THE SAME BLINKER OUT. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I BELIEVE IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE 2005 RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. DURING THE WINTER, IT TAKES A HALF AN HOUR TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STARTER ASSEMBLY SOLENOID IN 2007. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE OIL THAT WAS USED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING PREVENTS THE ELECTRICITY TO CONNECT TO THE STARTER. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,200.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI THEFT/PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON MY SATURN ION. TODAY IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPEN AND AFTER READING COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE ISSUE. THE CAR WILL TURNOVER BUT NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON THE DISPLAY AS WELL AS A SERVICE VEHICLE INDICATOR. AT FIRST IT WOULD TAKE 5 OR 10 MINUTES TO START AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. TODAY FOR EXAMPLE I WAITED A HALF HOUR FOR THE CAR TO START. I CALLED THE SATURN DEALERSHIP HERE IN MY TOWN ONLY TO END UP IN A ARGUMENT WITH THE PERSON THAT SOLD ME THE PIECE OF CRAP. I DON'T KNOW HOW SATURN IS STILL IN BUSINESS. I SPENT A PRETTY PENNY ON THE VEHICLE AND NO ONE WANTS TO HELP. TO KNOW THAT A VEHICLE THAT YOU SELL...

IGNITION SWITCH OF ALL SATURN IONS ARE BAD. IT SEEMS THAT THE LUBRICANT USED FOR THE INTERNAL PARTS IS NOT WELL MADE AND STICKS TO THE INTERNAL PARTS IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, CAR WILL NOT START AND WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED. IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS ON EVERY SATURN ION YET SATURN WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED THUS MAKING THIS REPAIR USEFUL ONLY UNTIL THE NEXT WAVE OF COLD TEMPERATURES COMES ALONG. *TR

CAR DOES NOT START WHEN WEATHER IS VERY COLD. CHANGED BATTERY AND HAD ALTERNATOR CHECKED. TOOK IT IN TO ETNA BATTERY TO HAVE CHECKED OUT. CAR STARTED WHEN IT GETS WARMER OR THE SUN WARMS UP THE CAR. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHERS I ALSO HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION AND IT WAS REPAIRED THIS PAST WINTER WHILE MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. AT THE SAME TIME THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR A STRANGE GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM MY HEATER IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITH NO SUCCESS IN SOLVING THE ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER HEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE ITEM AGAIN. ALSO I HAD RECENTLY REPLACE THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT SOCKET SINCE IT WAS OVERHEATING AND MELTING, (WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE) WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ON. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING TURNING OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. MOST OF THESE ISSUES I HAVE FOUND ON HERE I HOPE SOMEONE IS REALLY LOOKING INTO THEM CAUSE SATURN CERTAINLY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY DIDN'T CARE. *TR

MY 2004 SATURN ION 3 WILL NOT START AT TIMES ON COLD MORNINGS, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND STILL NO START..IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON AN ONLINE FORUM I SEE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD AND YET SATURN DOES NOTHING TO HELP, IT SEEMS TO BE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BCM, AND OR THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. *TR

I PURCHASE A 2004 SATURN ION (6/11/04), BRAND NEW. THE FIRST SIGN OF COLD THAT YEAR, LATE NOVEMBER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. AFTER AWHILE(10-15 MIN.) IT WOULD START UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. I BROUGHT IT IN 12/28/04, WHICH THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK MODULE; SAYING "THAT WAS THE PROBLEM". I STILL HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR THROUGH THE WINTER, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WAS WHAT WRONG. EVERYTIME I BROUGHT IT IN, THEY WOULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND SEND ME ON MY WAY SINCE THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. THE NEXT WINTER THAN SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS STUCK IN THE COLD A FEW MORNINGS BEFORE WORK TRYING TO GET THE CAR STARTED. SATURN CLAIMED IT WAS TOO COLD OUTSIDE FOR MY CAR TO START, AND TOLD ME TO WAIT A BIT BEFORE BRINGING IT IN. (IT MAYBE WENT BELOW 0 DEGREES THAT WEEK TWICE) FED UP...

SATURN 2004 ION 3 IF I HAVE THE WIPERS AND HEAT OR A/C ON AT THE SAME TIME AS THE RADIO THE RADIO LED LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AND I AM NOT ABLE TO READ THE TIME OR RADIO STATION ON THE RADIO. IF I TURN THE WIPERS OFF THE LED LIGHTS COME BACK ON. VISIBILITY PROBLEM CAUSES DRIVER TO TAKE VISION OFF ROAD LONGER-NO SPECIFIC ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED BUT NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF WHAT APPARENTLY IS A FLAW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE SALESMAN AND THE GENERAL MANAGE BOTH SAID THAT IS NOT RIGHT BUT THE SERVICE MANAGE TRIED TO TELL ME THAT IS NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION. A SATURN MANAGEMENT REVIEW TEAM PERSON FROM SATURN CORP. SAID IN A LETTER TO ME "YOUR RETAIL SERVICE TEAM LEADER HAS REVIEWED MY CONCERN AND DETERMINED THAT...

ON 4 OCCASIONS NOW, WHEN I LEAVE WORK AT AROUND MIDNIGHT IN FRIGID WEATHER, I ATTEMPT TO START MY 2004 SATURN ION (MANUFACTURED IN LATE 2003), AND THE STARTER WILL TURN OVER APPROXIMATELY 1 OR 2 REVOLUTIONS, THEN STOP. IMMEDIATE SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO START SIMPLY RESULT IN THE "CLICK" OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. IF I WAIT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES, IT WILL TURN OVER ONCE OR TWICE AGAIN, ONE TIME, THEN I MUST WAIT ANOTHER 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE THE STARTER WILL TURN OVER AGAIN. ACCORDING TO A WEBSITE I WAS READING, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND IS USUALLY DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE IGNITION PASS LOCK SWITCH, AN ANTITHEFT SYSTEM DESIGNED TO CUT OFF FUEL SUPPLY, AND SOME SORT OF GREASE THAT FREEZES. SO FAR, JUMP-STARTS SEEM TO HELP...BUT ACCORDING TO THAT WEBSITE, SIMPLY ATTEMPTING START, WAITING 10 MINUTES, ATTEMPTING AGAIN, WAITING FOR 10 MINUTES, AND TRYING...

CAR WOULDN'T START NUMEROUS (COLD) MORNINGS, NO WAY TO GET TO WORK. EVENTUALLY, LATER IN THE DAY THE CAR WOULD START. CALLED SATURN DEALER THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN, I DROPPED IT OFF; THEY CALLED LATER TO TELL ME IT WAS MY PASSLOCK SENSOR. IN THE MEANTIME I CHECK ONLINE AND FIND A HUGE MESSAGE BOARD WITH TONS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TALK TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ABOUT IT AND HE TELLS ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ION, BUT THAT IT WAS DECIDED THAT IT WASN'T SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. OF COURSE IT'S NOT LIFE THREATENING BUT IT'S STILL A DEFECTIVE PART!! I ALSO TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ION BUT THAT I WAS NOW WAY PAST MY WARRANTY ANYWAY. I DON'T CARE IF I...

2004 SATURN ION, REFUSES TO START IN COLD WEATHER - MAINLY AFTER AN OVERNIGHT PARK IN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES...WAIT 10 MINUTES, AND IT STARTS. *JB

VEHICLE RANDOMLY WON'T START. MORE FREQUENTLY DURING COLD AND/OR DAMP WEATHER, BUT NOT ALWAYS. VEHICLE WILL EITHER DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OR START TO CRANK AND STOP OR AFTER REPETITIVE TRIES, START AND RUN VERY ROUGH THEN CUT OUT. I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME. IN MOST CASES I HAVE LEFT THE DISABLED VEHICLE SITTING FOR A DAY AND TRIED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY TO HAVE IT EITHER START UP LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED OR START, RUN ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY SMOOTH OUT. MANY OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND JUST CAUSED ME TO BE LATE FOR WORK AND INCONVENIENCED. TWICE IT HAS LEFT ME STUCK AT WORK SCRAMBLING TO FIND SOMEONE TO PICK MY CHILDREN UP FROM DAY CARE. AND TONIGHT IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE COLD DURING THE MIDST OF AN ICE-STORM AT 11 PM...AND AGAIN, LATE FOR...

CAR WON'T START IN COLD WEATHER. WON'T EVEN TURN ON, THEN WILL AND SHUTS RIGHT OFF. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED DIGITAL CLOCK WAS LOSING ONE MINUTE OF TIME PER MONTH. HE HAD TO LOOK AT HIS WRIST WATCH TO KEEP ACCURATE TIME. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK

DT: THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THEE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE AWARE OF AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION. THE TURN SIGNALS WERE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL. SINCE THEN THERE WAS ONE INCIDENT WHERE THEY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER FELT THEY DID NOT COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THERE WAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE THAT THE DEALER USED TO CORRECT IT. THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2004, AND WERE THOUGHT TO BE CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. LAST WEEK AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK UP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND CAME AND TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RETURNED TO...

DT: WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE DIES. SOMETIMES WILL PUSH THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS. WHEN FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE DID THIS, READJUSTED THE COMPUTER. AND NOW WAS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN . TOOK VEHICLE TO SATURN, THEY KEPT SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

USUALLY I CHARGE MY CELL PHONE AT HOME OVERNIGHT. BUT ON MONDAY 9/20/04 I HAD FORGOTTEN TO CHARGE THE PHONE AND USED THE CELL PHONE CHARGER IN MY NEW 2004 SATURN ION 2 SEDAN. I NOTICED THAT MY TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR WAS FLASHING QUICKLY. I STOPPED TO CHECK AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE NORMAL DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I WENT TO THE LOCAL SATURN DEALER. HE SAID I NEEDED UPGRADED RESISTORS AND CAPACITORS TO HANDLE MY CELL PHONE CHARGER. THIS WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTEE IN 2 HOURS. FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET BULLETIN BOARDS I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAPPENS WITH SOME BUT NOT ALL CELL PHONE CHARGERS. THE SATURN FACTORY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND PUT IN THE BETTER RESISTORS AND CAPACITORS TO HANDLE CELL PHONE CHARGERS IN CARS MADE AFTER 5 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS A...

WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED WHILE RUNNING THE VEHICLE IDLING HIGH ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND WOULD STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART,BUT WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGN. *NM (POSSIBLE VALVE STICKING) WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE, THEN TAKE OFF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS WOULD ALSO OCCUR IN REVERSE AS WELL. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN ACCIDENTS WOULD ALMOST OCCUR. THERE WOULD BE HIGH RPM'S OF 6000 PLUS. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE VTI TRANSMISSION. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS: WIND NOISE WHEN SUNSHADE WAS CRACKED, TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT CANCEL ON TURNS AND THE CHIME WOULD GO OFF AND WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASH SEEMED...

I PURCHASED MY 2004 SATURN ION 3 ON THURSDAY JUNE 10, 2004. ON SUNDAY JUNE 13 THERE WERE SUBSTANTIAL RAINS IN THE ATLANTA AREA AND I NOTICED THAT THE TRUNK WAS FULL OF APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OF STANDING WATER AROUND THE TIRE AND BATTERY. THE BOX OF BOOKS IN THE TRUNK ALONG WITH SOME OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS WERE DAMAGED FROM THE WATER. ON MONDAY JUNE 14, AFTER HAVING HAD THE CAR IN MY POSESSION FOR ONLY 4 DAYS I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ADVISED ME ON TUESDAY JUNE 15 THAT THE HOLE WHERE THE WATER IS SUPPOSED TO DRAIN OUT OF IF THE CAR HAD A SUNROOF WAS LEFT UNPLUGGED DURING MANUFACTURING RESULTING IN THE FLOODING OF THE TRUNK. I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP MY CAR ON THE MORNING OF WEDNESDAY JUNE 16. LATER THAT AFTERNOON, AS I WAS USING THE POWER OUTLETS IN THE CAR THE...