2005 SATURN ION Electrical System Problems

ON MAY 29, 2014 WHEN DRIVING FROM HOME TO WORK ON MY SATURN ION 2005. AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OFF, BUT THE STEERING GOT EXTREMELY HARD THAT I ACTUALLY DROVE ON THE OTHER LANE WITH INCOMING TRAFFIC GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY OF MY DIRECTION. THE DASHBOARD WENT BLANK, MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF MENTIONING THAT IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 0940 NIGHT TIME. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL APPEAR AND THEN THE CAR CUTS OFF. ONCE RESTARTING THE BATTERY LIGHT GOES AWAY AND DOESN'T APPEAR. HAS HAPPEN TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES BEFORE. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED BY GM DEALER AND A FEW MONTHS AFTER IN APRIL IT STILL OCCURRED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS REPLACED AND THE SAME TIME THE BATTERY WAS. *JS

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION, LONG BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART PERTAINING TO THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. MY IGNITION KEY FAILS TO COME OUT. I HAVE TO STALL CAR OUT EVERY TIME I PARK. AND UNPLUG STEERING COLUMN FROM BATTERY. *TR

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO CONCERNS ABOUT IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD

I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN DEC.2004. I HAD THE CAR @ 2 YEARS WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY WHEN I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR. THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT GO TO THE OFF POSITION NOR WOULD IT RELEASE THE KEY. I HAD TO TURN IT ON AND OFF MANY TIMES OR PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR AND BACK INTO PARK TO GET THE CAR TO OFF AND THE KEY RELEASED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD THE KEY AND THE CAR LOCK/ALARM FOB ON THE SAME RING. THIS EXPLANATION SEEMED SILLY AND EVEN WHEN I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE RING THAT THE LOCK/ALARM, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THEY DID REPLACE SOMETHING BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IT IS SO FRUSTRATING AND STRESSFUL TO DEAL WITH BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT...

OKAY WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS CAR BACK IN 2005 THEY HAD A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. SINCE THEN BACK IN 2009 WHEN I LIVED IN COLORADO WHEN IT WOULD GET REALLY COLD THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I TRIED AND TRIED TO COMPLAIN TO GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME AT ALL LIKE I WAS CRAP OUT OF LUCK. I CANT REMEMBER IF I COMPLAINED TO YOU GUYS OR NOT. TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION MY HUSBAND AND I ENDED UP DISCONNECTING THE ALARM AND HAVEN'T HAD THAT PROBLEM SINCE. NOW FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS MY CAR HAS DECIDED IT WANTED TO KEEP THE KEY WHEN I TRY TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AND I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH IT JUST TO GET THE KEY OUT. MY CAR STALLED AT TWO STOP LIGHTS BEFORE, I WAS THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT...

WE BOUGHT THIS USED SATURN ON 12/ 28/13 AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 DAYS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT. THE WARRANTY AUTO MECHANIC SAID THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE AUTO SALE DEALER CHECKED IT WAS OXYGEN SENSOR ISSUE. REFERRED US TO GET FREE FIX AT THE EL MONTE SMOG AUTO MECHANIC BUT FAILED TO FIX IT DESPITE MANY TIMES. WE WENT TO THE MECHANIC NEAR OUR HOUSE. WE PAID SEVERAL HUNDREDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FEW WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT THE KEY COULD NOT TAKE OUT FROM THE SWITCH AND IT ALWAYS STUCK INSIDE THE SWITCH SOON AFTER WE TURNED OFF THE KEY. WE NEED TO WAIT A LONG TIME TO PULL THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH. WE IGNORED THE ISSUE BUT WENT TO MAKE A COPY FROM A LOCKSMITH IN ALHAMBRA. WE USED THE DUPLICATED KEY TO DRIVE IT BUT IT WAS STUCK AND COULDN'T TAKE OUT. WE WENT BACK...

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND REPAIRS. *SMD IN SEPTEMBER 2008, THE SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL. IN JUNE 2011, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. IN MAY 2012, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS STICKING, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TUMBLER WERE REPLACED. *JB

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A BLOWN AMP IGNITION FUSE, BARE WIRES AT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE IGNITION WAS INTERNALLY SHORTED OUT. *JB

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION AND FAULTY IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE ALSO HAS PAPERWORK FOR THE IGNITION PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED. *JB

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $ 2,250.00, WHICH HE FELT WAS TOO HIGH, SO HE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB

2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ON 3 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING IN MAY 2013, THE CONSUMER WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO KNOW ELECTRICAL POWER. THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED AND THE BLACK BOX WAS RE-BOOTED. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY AFTER THIRTY MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE A TROUBLE CODE DETECTED A FAILURE WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/09/14*LJ UPDATED 06/13/2014 *JS

RE: BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK (BTSI) SOLENOID. THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN IGNITION AND NOT RELEASE, OR I WOULD BE UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON AFTER INSERTING THE KEY. NOTE: A COUPLE OF TIMES I COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD TO FORCE THE KEY TO TURN THE IGNITION CYLINDER TO THE OFF POSITION OVER SEVERAL MINUTES. I HAVE REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH 3 TIMES AND IGNITION HOUSING TWICE SINCE BUYING MY SATURN ION NEW IN 2005. THEREFORE, I AM NOW ON MY FOURTH IGNITION SWITCH SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IGNITION SWITCHES HAVE BEEN FOUND DEFECTIVE IN CERTAIN GM CAR MODELS AND YEARS AND A RECALL IS IN PLACE. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT IGNITION PROBLEMS IN GM SATURN IONS ARE ADDITIONALLY COMPLICATED BY BTSI SOLENOID AND SWITCH FAILURE. IN ADDITION TO REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HOUSING, I...

I HAVE A 05 SATURN 05 ION A RECALL. AND TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK, NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED, AND DON'T KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO. I ALREADY TOOK THE KEYS AN CLICKER OFF THE KEY RING, I AM VERY CONCERNED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE KEY HAD BEEN DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE. THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING IGNITION LOCK HOUSING CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND RECODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE KEY WAS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION AND THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT UNTIL SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE KEY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE YEARS AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE...

IGNITION WOULD SOMETIMES NOT TURN OFF OR RELEASE KEY WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING, OR TURN ON WHEN CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. PASSLOCK INDICATOR WAS COMING ON AT STRANGE TIMES. BATTERY CONSTANTLY BEING DRAINED. SES LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE KEY WAS OUT OF IGNITION. $960 IN PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

NO START/NO CRANK IN VERY COLD WEATHER! THIS IS THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THESE SWITCHES ON THE SATURN IONS! I CALLED SATURN DEALERSHIP RT AWAY, WHEN I COULD NOT START MY CAR. THEY HAD NO ANSWER, WANTED ME TO TOW MY CAR IN. BUT, WHEN WEATHER WARMED UP PAST 20' OUTSIDE, CAR TURNED RT OVER. THIS WAS A "HIT & MISS" PROBLEM, FOR YRS ON MY CAR. THEN 2013, WAS OUR SEVERELY COLD WINTER, IN MI. MY CAR, EVERY MORN, WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO ALL MY OWN RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM. TO MY SHOCK!! WHAT I FOUND! THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM, WAS ALL OVER THE INTERNET!! THEN, I FOUND THE ACTUAL BULLETIN FROM GM'S FROM 2009! IT DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM X& TO REPLACE THE SWITCH! WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER WAS THROWING OFF THE ANTI THEFT SWITCH TOO! SHUT THE WHOLE CAR DOWN! I...

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

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE AND EXPERIENCED THE NOTED IGNITION ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TECHNICIAN AND NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000 MILES. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE MANUFACTURE. I REFERRED THEM TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION FOR THAT COMPLAINT.SR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO ERRONEOUSLY USE HER KEY TO OPEN ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT DO NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE ALL OF THE SAME YEAR SATURN IONS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH THE EXACT SAME KEY CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PERTAINING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

ON OCTOBER 31, AND NOVEMBER 1 OF 2013 I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND IN NEARLY THE SAME SPOT THE SATURN LOST COMPLETE POWER AND DIED. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT WE HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. I DID NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN AND CURRENTLY IT IS IN STORAGE AS I PURCHASED A NEW CAR. I DRIVE 350 MILES A WEEK TO WORK AND NEED DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION. WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT WE REALIZED WE MAY HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR UP TO 2 YEARS. THERE WOULD BE TIMES WE WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF BUT WOULD BE UNABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT. IT WOULD TAKE UP TO A MINUTE BEFORE CLICKING AND WE COULD REMOVE THE KEY. THAT WAS WHEN IT WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. *TR

I CHECKED ELECTRICAL ABOVE, FOR AFFECTED PARTS, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THAT IS CORRECT. IT WAS THE IGNITION. I WAS DRIVING ON WHITNEY AVE. (TOWARDS NEW HAVEN) IN HAMDEN, CT. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE DUE TO THE TIME OF DAY (3:00 P.M.) SUDDENLY, AND WITH NO WARNING OTHER THAN THE DASH LIGHTING UP WITH ENGINE LIGHTS, MY CAR STOPPED. THERE WAS ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO TURN IT INTO THE POST OFFICE DRIVEWAY. BRAKES AND STEERING DID NOT WORK. FORTUNATELY, THE CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE INCIDENT CAUSED A TRAFFIC JAM AND A MESS IN THE POST OFFICE. A VERY KIND MAN OFFERED TO HELP PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE INCOMING DRIVEWAY. HE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT OUT OF THE WAY. I HAVE AAA SERVICE. THE CALL WAS MADE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO FIRESTONE ON DIXWELL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AS THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE STREET DIVIDER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE CRASH, THE RADIATOR AND CONDENSER WERE DAMAGED AND BOTH WERE REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY KEY GETTING STUCK IN IGNITION FOR PAST YEAR. I WENT TO DEALER LAST YEAR AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG. NOW I KNOW THAT GM IS RECALLING CARS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND UNTIL I DO I CANNOT REPAIR THE CAR. I CALLED A LOCAL GM DEALER-BOB JOHNSON CHEVY AND THEY STATED THEY ARE AWARE BUT GM ADVISED THEM NO PARTS UNTIL BEGINNING OF APRIL. THEN I RECEIVED A CALL LATER STATING THEY HAVE A IGNITION MODULE TO INSTALL AND IT WOULD COST ME $260 DOLLARS TO REPAIR VEHICLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO DO I FIND OUT IF MY CAR IS ON LIST AND GET THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. MY KEY IS STILL GETTING STUCK IN IGNITION [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, SUDDENLY I HEARD THE CHIME IN THE CAR GO OFF A FEW TIMES RAPIDLY, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ('PWR STR') CAME ON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I PROCEEDED TO GO STRAIGHT, THEN I HAD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AT THIS TIME I REALIZED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING IN THE CAR, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I CONTINUED TO HAVE A PROBLEM STEERING THE VEHICLE, AND I HAD TO FIND AN EMPTY AREA TO PARK THE VEHICLE. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE, AND AN UNSAFE SITUATION AS WELL. AFTER I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, I STARTED IT AGAIN, AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS OFF. STEERING AFTER THAT WAS NORMAL. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, COMPROMISING MY SAFETY AND OTHER VEHICLE OPERATORS IN MY VICINITY. *TR

VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY WILL NOT START IN COLD WEATHER. I ALSO OWN A 2004 SATURN ION. VIN [XXX] I NEED TO KNOW IF MY AUTOMOBILES ARE SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO TRAVEL IN. WE HAVE OWNED SATURNS FOR OVER 10 YEARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IGNITION SWITCH RECOGNITION BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, THE ANTI-THEFT WOULD COME ON. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT HOURS. THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN COLD AND RAINY WEATHER. KEY WOULD GET LOCKED IN IGNITION WITH ACCESSORIES ON AND NOT GO OFF. BATTERY WOULD DIE. WHEN JUMPING THE CAR THE KEY WOULD STILL BE LOCKED IN THE ON POSITION AND BEGIN TURNING ON AND OFF VIOLENTLY AND RAPIDLY UNTIL KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED. CAR BLEW FUSE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. MAX SPEED REDUCED TO 30 MPH. WHEN TURNING ON KEY WOULD BE 1/2 RECOGNIZED AND LIGHTS/ELECTRIC WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF VIOLENTLY AND FUSES/COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED/RESET. CAR DID THE LIGHT/ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHILE ON AND DRIVING, KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. CAR WAS TOWED BY PALMETTO CHEVY IN CONWAY SC, WHO DESPITE RECALL AND VEHICLE HISTORY REFUSE TO FIX THE CAR OR GIVE...

MY CAR WILL WONT START IT DID IT ONCE BEFORE AND IT STARTED 3 HOURS LATER. TODAY MY CAR STARTED 20MINUTES LATER. ITS NOT MY BATTERY BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS JUST WONT EVEN ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER. *TR

HAS HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN COLD WEATHER (APPROX 10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR LESS) THE CAR FAILS TO START WHEN KEY IN IGNITION IS TURNED. ATTEMPTS TO START CAR IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER FAIL TO START CAR. RADIO, LIGHTS, FAN, ETC, WILL TURN ON BUT CAR DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO START. SECURITY LOCK SYMBOL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON. IF 10 MINUTES TIME IS ALLOWED TO PASS, CAR WILL START ON FIRST ATTEMPT AND SECURITY LOCK SYMBOL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DO NOT LIGHT UP. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 INSTANCES WHERE CAR DID NOT START AFTER TRYING FOR AN HOUR WITH WAITING 10 MINUTES BETWEEN STARTING ATTEMPTS. STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AS WELL AS IGNITION SWITCH. DOING RESEARCH ON THE WEB, THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH IONS AND SATURN HAD FAILED TO MAKE ANY RECOGNITION/SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. IT...

KEY WOULD NOT START CAR. CHECKED BATTERY, TOOK BATTERY TO AUTOZONE. CHECKED OUT GOOD. BOUGHT NEW BATTERY ANYWAY. REMOTE KEY NOT WORKING EXCEPT FOR OPENING TRUNK. CHANGED REMOTE BATTERY, STILL NOT WORKING. ORDERED NEW REMOTE PROGRAMMED BY FOY MOTORS. REMOTE NOW WORKING AS PROGRAMMED CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE DAYS OF KEY NOT STARTING CAR. CLICK ON UNLOCK, THEN LOCK, UNLOCK ETC. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, CAR WILL START AND WILL CONTINUE TO START FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN THE PROBLEM BEGINS AGAIN. AS I SEE IN THE SATURN RECALL ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION IN THE SATURN ION, THIS HAS TO BE THE CAUSE. *TR

HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/VEHICLECOMPLAINT/INDEX.XHTML 2-26-14 @ 10:36 P.M. THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 26, 2014 I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT SATURN IONS (2005) HAVE RECALL - DEADLY INCIDENT MAY OCCUR DUE TO IGNITION - I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS TO CONFIRM AND GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND INQUIRE WHY I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THEY ADVISED THAT A LETTER WILL BE SENT OUT IN APRIL - MORE THAN 30 DAYS FROM TODAY. WHY MUST SOMEONE WAIT OVER 30 DAYS TO BE ADVISED THERE MAY BE AN INCIDENT WITH YOUR CAR THAT MAY CAUSE YOUR LIFE OR THAT OF SOMEONE ELSE, AND WAIT THAT LONG TO BE GIVEN ANY INFORMATION THAT THE CAR OWNER MAY DO TO POSSIBLY LESSEN THE CHANCES OF AN INCIDENT TO OCCUR. I WOULD THINK THAT THE MONEY OUR GOVERNMENT GAVE THE AUTO INDUSTRY WOULD BE ABLE TO COVER A SIMPLE LETTER OR POST CARD IF THEY ARE SO CASH POOR TO NOTIFY...

MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE AUTOMOBILE SHUT OFF AND ON DASH DISPLAY READ PWR STEERING COOLANT THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TURNED THE KEY OVER AND INSTANTLY THE CAR WAS LIKE NEW DRIVING OK TILL I GOT HOME. GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND SAW MANY POWER STEERING COMPLAINTS ON THE SATURN IONS. *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARED AFTER STARTING CAR. IMMEDIATELY POWER STEERING SHUTDOWN WHICH CAUSED DIFFICULTY WITH STEERING AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN. AFTER A NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS, THE KEY BEING SHAKEN THE CAR WOULD START. I TOOK THIS CAR TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH THIS IGNITION AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT GM AND SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL. AT TIMES IT WOULD TAKE 10 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD START THE CAR. *TR

DROVE LESS THEN A MILE, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN SAW SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD MY HUSBAND OPENED THE CAR DOOR TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN FLAMES SHOT IN BESIDE HIS LEG WE JUMP OUT OF THE CAR AND HE GOT OUR SON OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT STARTED ORDER THE HOOD AND THEY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHAKE THE KEY UNTIL IT RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AS DID THEIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT..THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO DRIVE..I HAD IT IN AND TO A GM DEALER--THEY SAID BY THE TIME I DROVE IT UP (40 MILES)CAR DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN..WHILE UP THERE THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AND SAID BECAUSE THE LIGHT WOULDN'T GO ON FOR THEM--THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $98..I HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH GM IN MICH.THEY HELPED ME GET THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED.AT NO CHARGE.I HAVE HAD THE CAR HOME FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK--AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING ON 10-02-13-POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON..SO I HAD TO SIGN A STATEMENT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF NOT THERE FAULT..WHAT A SAFETY HAZARD..I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND NEVER HAD TROUBLE EXCEPT FOR THIS--WHICH IT'S LIKE NOT HAVING A CAR..IN TOUCH WITH GM...

2005 SATURN ION THE KEY WON'T TURN ON THE CAR EASILY AND THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR. IT CAN TAKE ME UP TO 10-15 MINUTES TO TURN THE CAR ON/OFF. I HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, MAYBE 2007 AND I PAID APPROX, $800 DOLLARS AT THE SATURN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED (IGNITION/STEERING COLUMN)ONLY TO GET PAID BACK THE MONEY THROUGH A RECALL. NOW, THE IGNITION AND THE KEY ARE ACTING IN THE SAME MATTER. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS, WITH NO END IN SIGHT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE COULD NOT POWER DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE KEY REMAINED STUCK AND NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WOULD SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE KEY CODE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. KMJ

WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR A DAY OR MORE IT WON'T CRANK AND NEEDS TO BE JUMPED OFF. THE BATTERY AND ALTENATOR ARE GOOD AND SO ARE THE FUSES. I HAVE CHANGED IGNITION RELAY AND NO DIFFERENCE. HAD CAR RUNNING AND WOULD NOT THIS MORNING AFTER SITTING FOR 18 HRS. BATT IS TOTALLY DEAD. *TR

AFTER 50K MILES KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND TAKES 5-10 MINUTES TO COME OUT, REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER STILL SAME ISSUE, UNABLE TO TURN ENGINE OFF, HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,797.