2006 SATURN ION Electrical System Problems

I WENT TO START MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND THE KEY WOULD NOT MOVE IN THE IGNITION. NOT ONE MILLIMETER. I CHECKED THAT THE WHEELS WERE STRAIGHT, CHECKED THAT IT WAS IN PARK. STILL NO MOVEMENT. MEANING I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE KEY FORWARD OR BACKWARD. AFTER TRYING AT THE MINIMUM 15 TIMES, I CALLED TRIPLE A AND THEN MY HUSBAND. HE TOLD ME TO CANCEL TRIPLE A AND CONTACT THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM DEAL WITH IT. AS IT WAS ONLY 7:15 AND I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE DEALER OPENED AT 9:00. I SAT AND KEPT TRYING TO GET THE KEY TO MOVE. AROUND 8:00 IT JUST SUDDENLY MOVED FORWARD AND THE CAR STARTED. I GUESS I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE GM INSTALLED THAT WHOLE IGNITION PART THING ON MY CAR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I'M AFRAID TO CALL THEM BECAUSE WHAT COULD...

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WAITING FOR IGNITION SWITCH AND POWER STEERING PARTS TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND THE KEY MOVED OUT OF THE START POSITION INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT TIRES WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

WHEN MY CAR FIRST STARTED CUTTING ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OR ROADS, R WHEN TURNING KEY TO TURN CAR OFF, THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN CAR OFF. YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY BUT CAR IS STILL ON. THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK TILL THE STARTER SWITCH LOCKS ITSELF INTO OFF. YOU CAN PUT CAR INTO PARK AND KEY WILL NOT TURN OFF. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS GOES ALONG WITH THE PROBLEM OF THE KEY TURNING CAR OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. THAT RECALL WAS DONE BUT WE STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN CAR OFF WITH THE KEY. IF YOU REMOVE THE KEY CAR IS STILL ON, THIS IS A PROBLEM AS SOMETIMES YOU CAN NOT SIT THERE WAITING ON CAR TO SHUT OFF AND THIS WORRIES ME AS TO SAFETY. *TR

I HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE IGNITION RECALL AND EVER SINCE THAT MY KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION HALF WAY. *TR

LOST POWER/CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, FELT LIKE THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR WAS FALLING OUT, UPON REPAIR WAS INFORMED A BAD IGNITION COIL. *TR

AS I DROVE MY CAR TURNED OFF NOT ALLOWING ME TO USE MY BRAKES NOW THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION EVERY NOW AND THEN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A SERIES OF CHIMES AND POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON. I THEN WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I TRIED AGAIN I HAD TO TURN WIDE INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I WAS TURNING THE WHEEL AS HARD AS I COULD I COULDN'T CONTROL IT. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALONG WITH THAT THERE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I WAS GIVEN A LOANER BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AFTER THE ABOVE INCIDENT. I WAS CONTACTED ON TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014 AND WAS TOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH PARTS WERE IN. I INFORMED THEM THAT I COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR TO KELLY BUICK GMC BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING ISSUE SO THEY MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO TOW THE CAR TO THEIR LOCATION. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME TO TURN IN THE LOANER, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THE WHEEL...

IGNITION RECALL,ON WAITING LIST FROM MARCH 2014.PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.GM INFORMED ME OF DEALER IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA TO DO REPLACEMENT. I'AM STAYING WITH DAUGHTER WAITING REPAIR. HOW LONG DOES GM MAKE US WAIT.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME EARLY ONE MORNING AND MY IGNITION HAD SHUT OFF LIKE IT HAD MANY TIMES BEFORE THIS TIME THE WEATHER CONDITIONS BEING SNOWY AND SLUSHY CAUSED ME TO GET STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WAS YANKED INTO THE DITCH. I HAD CALLED THE CLAIMS NUMBER AFTER MY CAR HAD SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS MAYBE LONGER AND THEY TOLD ME SINCE THE CLAIM WAS NOT FILED AS OF THE RECALL CAME OUT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. THERE IS NOTHING THAT GM CAN DO THEY WILL NOT REFUND ME FOR THE MONEY TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR, CONDENSER, AND COOLING FAN THAT I NEEDED REPAIRED AT THAT TIME TO MAKE MY VEHICLE RUN. I DID NOT HAVE MONEY AT THE TIME TO FIX THE COSMETIC DAMAGE IN THE FENDER AND THE BUMPER SO THAT IS STILL BROKEN. THE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME SINCE IT WAS...

I PURCHASED MY 2006 SATURN ION 3 IN 2008 FROM A DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECALL ISSUES HAPPEN TO MY VEHICLE. 1) I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER TWICE DUE TO THE CAR BEING UNABLE TO SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED IN 2008 AND AGAIN IN 2012. BOTH TIMES IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRS WERE DONE BY GM DEALERSHIP. EVEN THOUGH THESE HAVE BEEN REPLACED I WAS TOLD THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THOSE PARTS ARE FAULTY AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET AND WILL LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. 2) IN NOVEMBER 2013 MY VEHICLE SMELLED OF GAS AND WAS MAKING ME AND MY CHILDREN SICK. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS THE FUEL MODULE. THIS WAS COVERED...

ON OR ABOUT 9/12/2012, I WAS DRIVING IN MY SATURN ION GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR, IN HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC, WHEN IN AN INSTANT MY CAR DECELERATED AND WAS AT A SLOW CRAWL. I COULD NOT GET ANY ACCELERATION EVEN WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. I WAS ONLY A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY FROM WORK, SO I COASTED UNTIL I GOT THERE. I WAS ALMOST HIT. BUT I COULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. I WAS AFRAID TO TURN OFF THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT IT WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND I CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. HENDERSON CHEVROLET LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE COMPUTER MOTHERBOARD OF THE CAR. THIS WAS REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $800.00+. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 11/20/12. THE CAR WENT FROM 30 TO 5 MILES PER HOUR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER COULD SPECIFY WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IHAVEA2006SATURNION IJUSTGOTMYNEWIGNITIONPUTINON6/12/14ANDON6/17/14IWASDRIVINGDOWNTHEROADABOUT55MPHAND THECARTURNEDOFF,IWASABLETOGETTOTHESIDEOFTHEROADSAFELY,ITOOKITTOTHEGMDEALERANDTHEYSAIDITWASTHEECMTHATCOST$873.00,IHAVEHEARDOFAFEWOTHERPEOPLETHATTHISHAPPENEDTO.JUSTWONDERINGIFTHISISRELATEDTOTHEIGNITION,ORIFTHEYDIDSOMETHING? *TR

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD

I FIRST BOUGHT MY 2006 SATURN ION IN MARCH OF 2013. THREE DAYS LATER I NOTICE THAT WHEN I WOULD GET ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR WOULD SWAY EXTREMELY BAD. OUR HWY SPEED IS 75. GOING 70MPH WAS TOO MUCH AND IT WOULD SWAY A LOT. MIND YOU I WAS PREGNANT AT THE TIME. THE CAR SPUN OUT AS I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE CARS WERE RIGHT BEHIND ME. THANK GOD I GOT OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE I GOT HIT. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW UPSET I WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS 4MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME. SINCE THEN MY HUSBAND HAS SPUN OUT 5 TIMES DRIVING OUR CAR. WE'VE TAKING IT TO THE MECHANICS MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. OUR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS ARE FINE. ALSO, OUR KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION A LOT UPON...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,826.

THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING KEY SWITCH, TURN SIGNAL, WIPER CONTROL, ETC.) WAS LOOSE UPON GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE REPAIRS FOR THE KEY SWITCH RECALL. THIS WAS NOT LIKE THIS PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS AND REPRESENTS SLOPPY WORKMANSHIP BY DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES REPAIRING THE VEHICLE OR POOR DESIGN THAT WON'T STAY TIGHT. BY THIS BEING LOOSE, THERE COULD BE DAMAGE TO THE WIRES OR THE WIRES COULD COME UNPLUGGED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WOULD INCLUDE AIR BAG WIRES, KEY SWITCH WIRES, ETC. THERE WOULD ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY OF FIRE IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T CORRECTED AS THE WIRES COULD SHORT OUT. I BELIEVE ALL THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SHOULD BE RECALLED AGAIN TO CHECK FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REPAIR THEM IF IT IS FOUND THAT IT IS LOOSE. *JS

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD RECENTLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE AND FINALLY, THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING PULLED. ALSO, WHEN SHE PUSHED THE SHIFTER KNOB, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. IT WOULD GO OUT AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION, WHILE DRIVING. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE, WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. UPDATED 08/06/14

SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE 2006 SATURN ION SAFETY DEFECT. *SMD THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. SHE WAS INFORMED, BY THE DEALER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING TO KIDS SCHOOL AND AS I WAS TURNING ONTO SCHOOL PROPERTY MY IGNITION BINGED AND PWR STR APPEARED AT EXACT SAME MOMENT I LOST POWER STEERING AND RAN CAR UP ON CURB ONTO LAWN. I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT KILLED AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KID THAT DAY.. I'VE TRIED TO CALL ABOUT PROBLEM SINCE I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR VEHICLE ALERT IN MAIL JUST DAYS B4. BUT WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME AFTER ALL BECAUSE IT ALREADY WENT OUT.. WHAT KIND OF BULL IS THAT? *TR

I AM THE UNFORTUNATELY OWNER OF A GOVERNMENT MOTORS PRODUCTS THAT IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED NOW 10 NOTIFICATIONS IN ALMOST 90 DAYS DEMANDING I HAVE THIS RECALL PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY. IN THE COURSE OF NEARLY 90 DAYS, I HAVE CONTACTED 5 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME THING; ?WE WILL TAKE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AND CONTACT YOU WHEN WE CAN PERFORM THE RECALL?. WHILE I UNDERSTAND WITH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT, MADE WORSE BY GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION INTO A PRIVATE BUSINESS, REQUIRES RECALLS AND DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF CARS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT PICKING GM AS A COMPANY TO PROMOTE, PART PRODUCTION MAY BE LIMITED, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I GET THESE LETTERS. I WOULD HAPPILY COMPLY WITH THE RECALL, AS A MATTER OF SAFETY, BUT WHEN THE DEALER REFUSES TO PROVIDE THE RECALL, I CANNOT COMPLY. THE LAST...

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC WHEN MY SATURN ION SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE PERSON BEHIND ME WAS ONLY INCHES AWAY FROM HITTING ME; SHE HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO START RIGHT BACK UP, BUT IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE INCIDENT WITH THE CAR SHUTTING OFF HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING, AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V04700 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING THE 2006 SATURN ION IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I REACHED THE INTERSECTION AT THE END OF MY STREET AND CAME TO A STOP/YIELD. AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO SHIFT TO THE GAS AND BEGAN STEERING TO TURN LEFT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THE BATTERY LIGHT ON THE DASH APPEARED. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTART IT. I RETURNED HOME INSTEAD OF CONTINUING MY TRIP. MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL WITH CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V-047. I HAD REMOVED ALL ADDITIONAL KEYS FROM MY KEYRING AS RECOMMENDED IN THE THREE RECALL LETTERS I RECEIVED, BUT I STILL BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE ISSUE THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE CHOSEN TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE ONE OF THE LETTERS I RECEIVED FROM [XXX]OF GM ASSERTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE...

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH INTERIOR LIGHTING ALSO PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL POWER DOOR LOCK (DRIVER SIDE) AND POWER WINDOWS, IN WHICH ALL RIDERS FEEL THEY ARE SUFFOCATING.DUE TO UNATTAINABLE NATURAL AIR. *TR

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS, DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. LAST YEAR, THE CONSUMER'S WIFE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED FOR. *JB

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION RECALL REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED 2 YEARS AGO, THE IGNITION COMPLETELY FROZE AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE IGNITION PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WAS RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALL. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE MOONROOF WOULDN'T CLOSE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN, TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. *JB

CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN I PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY, GM TOOK 1 HR AD 1/2 TO COME TO MY HOUSE. FORTUNATE IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE ROAD. NHTSA AND GM KNEW OF THIS RECALL BEFORE IT HAPPENED TO ME. WHY DID THE NHTSA NOT REPORT THIS? I PAID FOR THE REPAIR NOT KNOWING OF THE RECALL. THE MEDIA MADE ME AWARE AND I GOT A REFUND MUCH LATER. MY CAR IS ON ITS 6TH RECALL. 2 ARE PENDING. AGAIN I FOUND OUT FROM THE MEDIA. I CALLED GM, THEY ARE TAKING THEIR TIME IN THESE REPAIRS. I CALLED GM ON 3-18-14 ABOUT THESE 2 CURRENT RECALLS, I FEEL THEY ARE PUTTING ME ON THE BACK BURNER TO REPAIR THEM. HOW MANY RECALLS CAN 1 CAR HAVE BEFORE ITS CONSIDERED UNSAFE??? WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? IS THIS CAR A LEMON OR JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN/????...

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECALL NOTICE AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE GOT IN THE LEFT TURN LANE TO MAKE A TURN, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AT A HIGH SPEED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED A SECOND TIME, WHILE AT A 4-WAY STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND THE DASHBOARD WENT BLACK. THE THIRD TIME, IT HAPPENED, SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AT A HIGH SPEED, SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND EVENTUALLY SHE CRASHED INTO A WALL. *JB

VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE OPERATING, HOWEVER ELECTRICAL REMAINS ON. USUALLY HAPPENS GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS. HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART ENGINE TO OPERATE. INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 TIMES IN 2009. DIDN'T GIVE MUCH THOUGHT UNTIL IT STARTED TO RECUR IN 2012. HAS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES SINCE. ALSO KEY GETS STUCK WHEN TRYING TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF. THE KEY GETTING STUCK WHEN TRYING TO SHUT OFF HAS OCCURRED ALMOST DAILY FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS. DIDN'T REALIZE THE INCIDENTS WERE RELATED UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT THE SATURN RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCHES AND HEARD ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *JS

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FORWARD TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. REAR TURN SIGNALS STILL OPERATIONAL. *JS

THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 4 TIMES THAT WHILE MY CAR WAS IDLING AT EITHER A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR WHAT HAVE YOU, MY CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF AFTER MAKING A ROUGH IDLING NOISE. THIS SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. IF I WERE TO SHUT MY CAR OFF & TURN IT BACK ON, IT WOULD THEN GO AWAY. IT MADE ME WEARY OF DRIVING BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNEW WHEN OR WHERE THAT COULD HAPPEN. THE SECOND INCIDENT WOULD BE MY POWER STEWING. MY CAR WOULD "DING" AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON MAKING MY WHEEL STIFFEN UP IMMEDIATELY. AGAIN, IF I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WOULD STOP... FOR A LITTLE BIT. STARTED OFF AT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, THEN ONCE A DAY MAYBE, NOW I CAN'T EVEN GO A BLOCK FROM...

IN THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE IGNITION RECALL AND WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL I GOT A RECALL NOTICE. IN MID-MARCH I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN AND TO CALL AT THE END OF MARCH. I CALLED AT THE END OF MARCH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN AND I SHOULD CALL THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. I CALLED THE BEGINNING OF APRIL AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE ON ORDER AND I SHOULD CALL THE NEXT WEEK. I CALLED THE NEXT WEEK AND THE PARTS WERE NOT IN. LAST WEEK I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT I HAD NOT RESPONDED TO THE RECALL NOTICE AND RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE THIS WEEK. WHEN I CALLED TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF MY PRIOR CALLS AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS....

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS OVER THE YEARS, THAT MADE NO SENSE, UNTIL SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL THE NOTICE IN THE MAIL .*JB

2003 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SHE HAD TO TURN THE KEY A CERTAIN WAY, IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE REMEDY PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA UPDATED 07/03/14

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE IGNITION REPLACEMENT HE PAID FOR LAST YEAR. ON FRIDAY APRIL 19, 2013, THE CONSUMERS WIFE AND DAUGHTER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. BUT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. IN FACT, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN ANY DIRECTION AT ALL. IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CONSUMER PULLED A FUSE, THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY HAD TO BREAK THE KEY OFF TO REMOVE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND REPLACED IT. *JB

I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY CAR SHUT OFF - KEYS BECAME STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH. I ALREADY HAD TO HAVE MY IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED, BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO TELL ME HOW TO GET REIMBURSED, AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION TO DO SO, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL. I HAVE TRIED TO CALL YOUR CONTACT NUMBERS BUT ALWAYS GET A RUN-AROUND AND THEY ALL SAY YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LETTER COMES OUT THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL. THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL HAS PAST AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION ON HOW TO GET MY REIMBURSEMENT. I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO LET ME KNOW HOW TO GET MY FORM FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *TT

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LACK AVAILABILITY OF PARTS TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD

I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO PRIOR TO THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD BEEN GOING ON AND OFF EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT WAS FOUND AT THAT TIME THAT A ADD ON PASSIVE KILL SWITCH RELAY HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE AIR BAG RELAY LOCATION. NOT LONG AFTER THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF WHICH IS WHEN I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER IGNITION. NOW, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON WHILE DRIVING AND THEN GOING OFF AGAIN. IT LOOKS LIKE GM IS STILL SELLING THE FAULTY IGNITIONS. I HAVE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. IT SAYS HOWEVER THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE WORKING PARTS WITH NO INDICATION OF WHEN THIS DEADLY PART CAN BE REPLACED. WHAT IS ONE TO DO?...

AT RANDOM MY CAR BEEPED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATED ON THE DASH AND MY CAR BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD MY CAR HAS HAD POWER STEERING FAILURE 4 TIMES. FIRST OCCURRENCE: I WAS MAKING A TURN FROM ONE ROAD TO ANOTHER. SECOND OCCURRENCE: WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN COMING TO AN END ON AN OFF RAMP FROM THE INTERSTATE. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE: DRIVING ON A 45MPH ROAD, APPROACHING A CURVE. FORTH OCCURRENCE: ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT 70MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AROUND ME. EACH TIME I HAD TO EITHER STOP ON THE ROAD, PULL OFF THE ROAD TO THE SHOULDER OR MAKE DUE TILL I FOUND AN AREA TO STOP, TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART AGAIN, AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE AND JUST AS HARD TO MANEUVER. *TR

BEGINNING IN 2009 THROUGH TODAY 4/10/2014 MY DAUGHTER'S SATURN ION HAS HAD IGNITION PROBLEMS AND INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEMS. ALL OF THE PROBLEMS NOTED IN THE RECALL FROM GM APPLY TO HER CAR. SHE HAS CONTACT GM VIA EMAIL THROUGHOUT 2010 INCLUDING CUSTOMER SERVICE, A MR. HENDERSON AND A MR. REUSS. WE HAVE COPIES OF THESE EMAILS. NO ONE WOULD HELP HER EVEN THOUGH SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE FEARED FOR HER LIFE. THESE INCIDENTS WERE LIFE THREATENING. SHE HAS BEEN TO 2 GM DEALERSHIPS OVER THE YEARS TO GET THESE ITEMS FIXED AND RECEIVED NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP EITHER. THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. SHE NEEDS HELP FROM SOMEONE AND I HOPE THAT IS YOU. THANK YOU. RESPECTFULLY,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THE SENSOR WAS RESET BUT DID NOT PREVENT THE STALLING FAILURE. ON ONCE OCCASION WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AROUND A CURB, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ACCELERATED WHILE STALLING. THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO INTERVENE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE, SPLITTING THE TREE UPON IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INTERNAL BRUISING FROM THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE...

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISED PANCREAS AND SEVERE BACK PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,173.

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE ON POSITION, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER CAME APART. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER PROVIDED AN UNREASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED AN UNREASONABLE ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.