2005 SATURN ION Electrical System Problems

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS, OFTEN HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THE KEY IN (THIS IS VERY UNSAFE). TODAY THE KEY WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT TURN, I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF --- THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

THE CAR HAS ISSUES WITH LIGHTING MALFUNCTION. MY PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL REQUIRED MANY BULB CHANGES, EVERY FEW WEEKS OR SO, SINCE THE SOCKET OVERHEATED AND ACCORDINGLY RECEIVED A SIGNAL FROM THE BODY MODULE TO SHUT OFF. THIS SEEMS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT LED TO A RECALL WITH THE 2003 AND 2004 IONS. I RECENTLY WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THIS SAFETY-RELATED ASPECT OF THE VEHICLE REMEDIED, FOR A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH 3 TIMES BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF. I AM STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS AGAIN WHERE I SOMETIMES CAN NOT SHUT IT OFF AND I KNOW THAT THESE WILL LEAD TO ME HAVING TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE AND I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE OTHER 2 TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED DURING COLDER WEATHER DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO SIT AT LEAST TWENTY MINUTES AFTER STARTING IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OFF WAS WHEN WE WERE ENTERING A HIGHWAY. THE ELECTRIC ALARM WENT OFF AND THEN I FOUND THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. IT WAS DANGEROUS AND VERY HARD TO PULL OVER WHEN CARS BEHIND ARE ACCELERATING TO GET INTO THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. AFTER A RESTART, EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY. THEN ON OUR WAY BACK HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED FOR 4 OR 5 TIMES. WE HAD TO DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE AT A LOW SPEED TO GIVE OURSELVES ENOUGH SPACE FOR SAFTY. *TR

MY 2005 SATURN ION WILL NOT START WHEN IT'S COLD, I REPLACED THE STARTER, I REPLACED THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH, I REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, I WAS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. I CUT THE WHITE WIRE AFTER ROLL STARTING AS MY CAR IS A MANUAL AND TAPED OFF WIRES, CAR NOW STARTS ANYTIME I NEED IT TO, GM / SATURN NEED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE AND QUIT BEING CHEAP AND FIX THERE MISTAKES. *TR

I HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROX. 2 HOURS OF A 11 HOUR TRIP WHEN I SAW A MESSAGE REPLACE THE ODOMETER ABOUT THE POWER STEERING. I LEFT I95 USING EXIT 98 AND PULLED OVER IN A GAS STATION. THE MANUAL STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS ELECTRIC, SO NO STEERING FLUID TO CHECK. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND MAGICALLY THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND MY TRIP ODOMETER WAS MAGICALLY SET TO ZERO. I DROVE AROUND THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE SO I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. 22 MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I TOOK THE NEXT EXIT, SHUT THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AND MAGICALLY AGAIN IT WAS FIXED WITH NO RESET OF THE TRIP ODOMETER. AGAIN I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN 23 MILES LATER, AT WHICH POINT I REPEATED THE STOPPING/RESTARTING PROCEDURE AND TURNED AROUND HEADED FOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING HOME...

I HAVE A SATURN ION 05 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING ONCE ALREADY AND NOW HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. ALSO THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE ONLY WORKS WHEN MY HAZARDS OR HEAD LAMPS ARE ON HAVE TESTED ALL FUSES AND REPLACED BULB TWICE THIS IS A COMMOM COMPLAINT WHY ISNT IT BEING FIXED? *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. TWO YEARS AGO THE IGNITION WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPROGRAMED THE COMPUTER. THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE RECCURRED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

KEY CAN GET STUCK IN IGNITION OF SATURN ION CARS. ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN BUT KEY WILL NOT EJECT FROM IGNITION. TO RELEASE KEY IT IS REQUIRED TO POP OPEN IGNITION COLUMN AND PRESS COMPRESSION SWITCH TO RELEASE KEY. THIS ALSO CAUSES INTERIOR LIGHTS TO TURN ON, EVEN IF CAR IS OFF. TRIGGERING THE ANTI-LEFT SYSTEM. THE THEFT SYSTEM USING THE LIGHTING TO DETERMINE IF THE DOORS HAVE OPENED. SATURN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON IONS FROM 2003-2007. BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS. PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SINCE 2008. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF; THE KEY HAS TO BE SHAKEN SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE KEY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO START THE VEHICLE MORE OFTEN WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT COMPLETELY TURN OFF, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM REMOVING THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,159.

JUNE 12-MY CAR RECEIVED COMPLIMENTARY MAINTENANCE. AT WHICH POINT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE BODY CONTROL WAS REPLACED. AFTER MOVING OVER 1800 MILES, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. JUNE 16-HAD IT SERVICED AGAIN AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE CAR HAD BEEN DAMAGED DURING SERVICING AT DEALERSHIP ( DROPPED OFF FOOT JACK AND DAMAGED RADIATOR AND AC CONDENSER). JUNE 17-AFTER COMMUTING 80 MILES AND THE PASSING OF 9 HOURS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THEN AFTER 3 HOURS, IT STARTED ( AS I WAS IN AN UNFAMILIAR LOCATION). JUNE 21-ITS 8 AM AND I AM ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IT STARTED 3 HOURS LATER, RIDING IN ANTI-THEFT MODE. LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND HAD TO GET A RENTAL. JUNE 24- PICKED UP THE CAR AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ISSUE AND ASSUMED THAT IT...

ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME I STOP MY CAR AND TRY TO REMOVE THE KEY, IT STAYS LOCKED IN THE ACC POSITION. SOMETIMES I CAN NOT EVEN TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I HAVE TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN FF THE ENGINE AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO GO BACK TO THE 'LOCK' POSITION WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY IT WOULD EVENTUALLY COME OUT - UNTIL THIS PAST SUNDAY WHEN THE KEY REFUSED TO TURN AT ALL AND I WAS UNABLE TO SHUT MY CAR OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD TO REMOVE THE IGNITION FUSE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $390 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME HOW IT WOULD BE FIXED BECAUSE THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY IGNITIONS DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A WEB-SITE (HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK.HTML) WITH 88 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER SATURN OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE...

IT WAS ABOUT 25 F AT ABOUT 8 AM VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR CRANK. THE PASS LOCK LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH WHEN I RESEARCHED SAID THAT I WAS STARTING WITH THE WRONG KEY. UPON MUCH MORE RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE 2003-2006 ION. AFTER MANY IGNITION SWITCHES WERE REPLACED AND EVEN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER, THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD RECUR. THE BEST SOLUTION I FOUND CAME FROM AN AIRPLANE MECHANIC. BE SURE THE IGNITION IS OFF. HE SAID TO SPRAY LPS ELECTRO CONTACT CLEANER (ANY PURE ALCOHOL CONTACT CLEANER WILL WORK) INTO THE IGNITION. SATURATE IT. WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO DRY THEN SPRAY SEA FOAM DEEP CREEP PENETRANT AND LUBRICANT INTO IGNITION SWITCH. THIS WORKED FOR 2 YEARS FOR ME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS PAST MARCH OF 2011. I REPEATED THIS PROCESS AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM SINCE. THIS WORKS BY CLEANING...

2005 SATURN ION, MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, SUCH AS THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE KEY I NEED TO PUSH A BUTTON UNDERNEATH AND INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING AND DRAINS THE BATTERY, I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE IN ONE YEAR. *TR

I OWN A 2005 SATURN ION AND WHEN ITS COLD, CAR WON'T START. THE PASSLOCK ILLUMINATES AND SOMETIMES TAKES 30 MINUTES TO RESTART. I HAVE SPENT OVER $700 TRYING TO FIX IT LIKE CHANGING IGNITION AND STARTER AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I HAVE BEEN LATE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR WORK AND WAS STRANDED THE OTHER NIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN MINUS 20 DEGREE WEATHER. ( THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.) I AM FED UP AND CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

PASSLOCK LIGHT BLINKING VEHICLE WILL NOT START IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE BELOW 30 F REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE EGRESS IS NEEDED FROM AREA. *TR

CAR WONT ALWAYS START, HAVE TO WAIT 10-20 MINUTES FOR IT TO START AND NOT ALL OF US HAVE TIME TO WAIT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, PEOPLE HAVE PLACES TO BE, THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN TWO MONTHS AND HAS NOW HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN ONE WEEK AND THE CAR SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING THE OTHER DAY AS WELL AS GETTING STUCK FOR 20 MINUTES IN THE COLD AT THE GAS STATION WAITING FOR IT TO START. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE AND THE FACT THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL IS RIDICULOUS! HAVE READ SO MANY DIFFERENT STORIES ON WHAT TO REPLACE AND I DON'T WANT TO BE SPENDING MONEY ON POINTLESS PARTS!! *TR

IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 29 DEGREES, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. PASSLOCK LIGHT WAS BLINKING FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN STOPPED. AFTER THAT, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. *TR

VEHICLE WILL START INTERMITTENTLY ON COLD AND/OR DAMP MORNINGS. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THE CAUSE TO BE A DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM; A COMPONENT OF THE FACTORY-INSTALLED ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM), CONFIRMED BY AN EXPERIENCED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN. SAID TECHNICIAN HAS STATED TO COMPLAINANT THAT VEHICLE MAY BE SUBJECT TO RECALL DUE TO DEFECTIVE BCM; HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO NHTSA, THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL ONLY FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING ISSUES (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #09E012000). COMPLAINANT REQUESTS DETAILED RECALL INFORMATION FOR THIS SPECIFIC PART (BCM), FOR THIS SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE (LISTED ABOVE). IF NO SUCH RECALL EXISTS, COMPLAINANT REQUESTS A RECALL BE INITIATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE LOCK OUT WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS 35 DEGREES AND BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE STARTER. THE STARTER FOR THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

PASSLOCK MALFUNCTION DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES NO CRANK AND ACTIVATION OF 10 MINUTE RELEARN SEQUENCE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 40 DEGREES. HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR JANUARY 3RD, 2009. FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE HAS INCREASED, AND I'M SCARED THAT IT WILL CAUSE A CRASH IF I HAPPEN TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE REMEDY TO THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN NUMEROUS TECHNICAL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET - ALL OF WHICH POINT TO REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAUSE IS THOUGHT TO BE EXCESSIVE GREASE APPLIED TO THE INTERNALS OF THE SWITCH. I THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THE AFFECTED UNITS EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM. THOUSANDS OF OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS AGGRAVATING AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS TECHNICAL FAULT. GM IS IGNORING THE ISSUE AND OFFERING SATURN OWNERS ABSOLUTELY NO ASSISTANCE...

VEHICLE DID NOT CRANK OR START WHEN KEY TURNED. PASSLOCK CODE BLINKED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. KNOWN NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10007431 NO CRANK, NO START WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES IS COLD - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) B2960 AND OR B3033 ARE SET.

SATURN ION 2005 MODEL DOES NOT RELEASE KEY FROM IGNITION AFTER YOU TURN OFF THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN COLD WEATHER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE STARTER AND THE CONTACT AGREED WITH THE REPAIR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE AN ISSUE STARTING IN COLD WEATHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE IGNITION ON THE 2005 SATURN ION WILL LOCK WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE "ON" POSITION. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION COMPONENTS REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED ON. SUDDENLY I WAS STRUGGLING WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE CAR TURN TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS REALLY HARD UP UNTIL I TURNED IT OFF. I TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND IT WORKED. LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE GOING TO WORK, THEN COMING BACK TO WORK. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY OTHER DAY NOW FOR THE PAST WEEK. THERE IS APPARENTLY NO PARTS THAT I CAN CHANGE FOR IT. AND BECAUSE SATURN IONS USE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ADD STEERING FLUID SINCE THERE IS NO RESERVOIR. IT SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS ELECTRONIC DEFECT A LOT OF SATURN ION OWNERS ARE HAVING. *TR

2005 SATURN ION. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T RELEASE. AFTER SOME TIME THE KEY EVENTUALLY RELEASES ITSELF. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A GM DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEY LUBED UP THE PARTS AND SAID I WOULD BE FINE. THE KEY CONTINUES TO GET STUCK. *TR

MY 2005 SATURN ION WILL REFUSE TO START. I KNOW IT IS NOT THE BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS LET IT SIT FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES AND VIOLA IT WILL START. I BELIEVE IT HAS TO WITH THE PASS CODE IN THE KEY IGNITION. *TR

WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CAR WONT START, IT WONT EVEN TURN OVER (BUT ALL OF THE LIGHTS, FAN, ETC WORK). OTHER TIMES THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN YOU TURN THE MOTOR OFF. *TR

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 SATURN ION. AND WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP IT STARTED LIKE A DREAM. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 34 DEGREES F OR SO. AND IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS FIFTEEN MINUTES LATE TO WORK BECAUSE THIS SO CALLED "RELIABLE" CAR WOULDN'T START BECAUSE IT THOUGHT I WAS BREAKING INTO IT. IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD'VE PURCHASED THE CHEVY, THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM AS I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. WE'RE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR SOME PIECE OF CRAP CAR THAT DOESN'T START WHEN IT'S TOO COLD/DAMP OUT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON!!!!! *TR

I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TURN THE KEY TO START, AND THE ON BOARD SECURITY SYSTEM (PASSLOCK) DISABLES THE CAR. I HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES TO TRY TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT STARTS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE IGNITION TURNS, IT'S THAT THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM SEES RANDOM KEY TURNS AS ATTEMPTS TO STEAL THE CAR AND DISABLES THE STARTER. VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT STRANDS YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 SATURN ION-2. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE IT HAD 12 MILES ON IT. IN 2007 MY CAR DID NOT START ONE MORNING AND SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STARTER. STARTING LAST YEAR THIS PROBLEM RETURNED. WHEN I TURN THE STARTER ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON BUT THE STARTER WON'T EVEN TRY TO START. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IT'S COLD, BUT NOT NECESSARILY. IT HAPPENS AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, AND IS VERY RANDOM. I MISSED WORK ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND EVEN MISSED A JOB INTERVIEW BECAUSE OF IT. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ ONLINE SAYS YOU HAVE NOT DONE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A 'SAFETY ISSUE' BUT LAST WEEKEND AT 1AM, WHEN IS WAS 10 DEGREES OUTSIDE, I WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T START. NOT ONLY...

2005 SATURN ION - CAR EXPERIENCES DAILY INTERMITTENT FAILURES TO START AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IN MOST INSTANCES YOU EXIT THE CAR, INSERT KEY 5-10 MINUTES LATER AND THE CAR WILL GENERALLY. EVENTUALLY IT DOES. PROBLEMS POINTS TO SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF SATURNS WITH THIS IGNITION ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION THAT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT REFUSES TO START. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THE DURATION OF OUR OWNERSHIP. THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS A POSSIBLE CULPRIT. IT COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS. TURNS OUT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP THE MANY OF US TO GET GM TO FIX THIS. IT MAKES OUR LIVES HARDER BY THE DAY. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START WHEN IT IS VERY COLD OUT! KEY WILL TURN, RADIO ETC. WILL WORK, BUT ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM CUTS OFF FUEL. MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM, ON SATURN ION 2, NUMEROUS YEARS! THE OIL/GREASE USED IN IGNITION FREEZES! SATURN KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT IS TURNING A BLIND EYE! *TR

1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK. THE TIME OF DAY WAS 9AM. THE TEMPERATURE HAD BEEN HOVERING AROUND FREEZING ALL NIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE PREVIOUS DAY AT AROUND 9PM. I UNLOCKED MY VEHICLE USING KEYLESS ENTRY - DRIVER DOOR ONLY. I INSERTED MY KEY IN THE IGNITION, CLOSED THE DOOR, PUSHED THE CLUTCH TO THE FLOOR WHILE FASTENING MY SEATBELT. I THEN TURNED THE KEY TO THE START POSITION. THE ENGINE DID NOT START - THE STARTER DID NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. WHEN I RELEASED THE KEY, THE SECURITY LIGHT (AN AMBER "PADLOCK" ICON) STARTED FLASHING SLOWLY - ONCE PER SECOND. I THEN FOLLOWED THE RESTART PROCEDURE FOR THIS SITUATION ACCORDING TO THE OWNER MANUAL - SIMPLY WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT STOPS FLASHING, TURN THE KEY TO LOCK, THEN RESTART. TEN MINUTES LATER, THE SECURITY LIGHT STOPPED...

I BOUGHT A 2005 SATURN ION IN MARCH 2008. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD THE KEY GET STUCK ON A CONSTANT BASIS. I HAD THAT FIXED, BUT THE KEY STILL STICKS, BUT I PUSH IT IN TO RELEASE IT. AT LEAST IT'S BETTER THAN IT WAS. THE CAR DOES NOT LIKE TO START IN COLD WEATHER. I REPLACED THE BATTERY. COST $421.00. NOW, AT ONLY 45,888 MILES, MY STEERING DISPLAY LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. GOT IS CHECKED TOLD COST $700 TOTAL, BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS: NO PART IS AVAILABLE. IT IS ON BACK LOG. SO, I CAN'T AFFORD THE PART AND LABOR ANYWAY, BUT NO PART AVAILABLE? WHAT DO I DO NOW WITH A CAR I AM STILL PAYING ON? I FEEL I A M STUCK WITH A LEMON. *TR

HAVING REPEAT PROBLEMS WITH 2005 SATURN ION BLINKER. WE SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON 03 AND 04 SATURNS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO A RECALL FOR THE 05 SATURN IONS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 SATURN ION LAST AUGUST 2008. ON NOVEMBER 2008, I EXPERIENCED A DIFFICULTY ON STARTING THE CAR. SO I BROUGHT IT TO SATURN DUBLIN FOR A CHECK UP AND REPAIR, AND THEY DID ALL THE TEST FOR THE CAR AND INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE IGNITION OF THE CAR AS THIS IS THE FINDINGS OF THEIR MECHANIC.. I AGREED AS I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE AUTHORIZED DEALER MECHANIC, I PAID FOR $700+, FOR REPAIR, LABOR AND PARTS.. BUT RECENTLY LAST WEEK, MAY 2009, MY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN..I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED.. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, IT STARTED WHEN THEY CHECKED AND THEY ASKED ME TO PAY $130 FOR THE CHECK UP..WHICH I PAID. A FEW DAYS AFTER I WAS AT WORK, WHICH IS IN UNION CITY, 22 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE...

WON'T START IN COLD WEATHER SECURITY SYSTEM KEEPS IT FROM STARTING. AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT CONTINUOUSLY. ON A 90 MILE TRIP IT GOES OUT 6 TO 10 TIMES. IT HAPPENS SO INCONSISTENTLY WITH DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR, IT WILL NOT START IN COLD WEATHER. I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 10 MINS, TRY AGAIN AND IT WILL START RIGHT UP. WELL, ABOUT A WEEK AGO IT "SHUT DOWN" WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET IN MY CITY. AFTER ABOUT 4 HOURS OF IT SITTING, I WENT BACK AND DROVE IT HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN, A FEW DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING WHILE RETURNING TO WORK FROM A LUNCH BREAK. I HAD TO LEAVE IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT A RIDE. AFTER WORK, I PICKED IT UP AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 EAST, IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. ON THE INTERSTATE!!!!! IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW I COASTED TO THE MEDIAN, EXCEPT GOD! MY CAR...

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE IN 2005 SATURN ION IN LESS THAN 16000 MILES BUT 8 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. POWER STEERING BECAME OPERATIONAL AFTER EACH RESTART, BUT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 3-5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER POSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY WIFE. DEALER REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN APPROACHING $1000 IN REPAIR COST. IGNITION SWITCH HAS ALSO FAILED TO PERMIT CAR FROM STARTING ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER ALSO REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER RETURNED BOTH PARTS TO ME. I HAVE LEARNED THAT BOTH ARE COMMON FAILURES WITH THIS CAR AND OTHER GM COMPACTS. SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF REPEATED FAILURES OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLS OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE PREMATURE FAILURES. NO WONDER GM IS GOING BUST WITH A PRODUCT OF SUCH LOW RELIABILITY AND POOR DESIGN. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AFTER HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED LAST YEAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO SATURN AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE NEW PART (OF COURSE) AND THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT TRYING TO GET IT TO FAIL. THEY GREASED THE KEY AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED, DID NOT REPLACE ANYTHING BUT BLAMED IT ON THE KEY WEARING DOWN... *TR

VEHICLE DID NOT START FOR 4 NON-SEQUENTIAL MORNINGS. BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT CONTINUED HAPPENING. SATURN ION STARTED AND RAN WELL FOR REMAINDER OF DAYS IT REQUIRED A JUMP START. UPON 4TH DAY OF NOT STARTING, MECHANIC SUGGESTED TO CHANGE IGNITION SWITCH. SINCE DONE, CAR HAS NO PROBLEM STARTING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. IN DECEMBER OF 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITH THE IGNITION IN HER VEHICLE. DURING COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE WINTER SEASONS, THE KEY WOULD FAIL TO START THE ENGINE. ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE VEHICLE WOULD ILLUMINATE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. SHE READ INFORMATION CONCERNING WARMING UP THE STEERING COLUMN IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE INFORMATION STATED THAT SHE MUST SOMEHOW HEAT UP THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER SHE FOLLOWED THIS ADVICE, THE ENGINE STARTED IN HER VEHICLE. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT SHE SHOULD PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHE FEELS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE DID NOT...

CAR WILL NOT START IN COLD WEATHER AT NIGHT WILL START IN DAYTIME IN COLD NOT A POWER ISSUE, NOT STARTER OR ALTERNATOR SOME KIND OF ODD WIRING ISSUE CAUSE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN DAYTIME. *TR