2006 SATURN ION Electrical Systemignition Problems

KEY LOCKED IN IGNITION AND CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR

IN NOVEMBER 2007 MY 2006 SATURN ION BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. I COULD NOT START THE CAR OR TURN THE KEY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD, AND I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. NOW IN JUNE 2008, THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION, AND I CAN'T TURN THE CAR OFF. NOW SATURN SAYS THAT ITS THE LOCK CYLINDER HOUSING, WHICH IS NOT COVERED, AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME OVER $500 TO REPLACE. HOWEVER I SEE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM, AND SATURN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE BATTERY WAS IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE IGNITION. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. A WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

ON MY WAY TO TAKE MY INFANT SON TO THE BABYSITTERS BEFORE GOING TO WORK THE IGNITION SWITCH IN MY 2006 ION II WOULD NOT START THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR IN THAT DAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. TWO MORNINGS FOLLOWING THIS I AM AT WORK GETTING OUT AND THE KEY IS LOCKED AND THE CAR HAS TO STAY RUNNING. I THEN HAVE TO LEAVE WORK TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAY IT IS A DIFFERENT COMPLAINT. WELL, THE COMPLAINT IS ALL ABOUT THE IGNITION SYSTEM. I HAVE MISSED WORK TWICE THIS WEEK BECAUSE OF WHAT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR SATURN OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING (32 DEGREES OR LOWER), MY CAR WILL NOT START FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO BE LATE FOR WORK. THIS IS A REPETATIVE PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BY MY DEALER. *TR

ONCE A SATURN VEHICLE (MOSTLY IONS) ARE EXPOSED TO COLD TEMPERATURES AT OR APPROACHING 32 DEGRESS F FOR SEVERAL HOURS (WORK / SLEEP) WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING THE CAR WILL NOT START. IT IS A FAILURE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. SATURN ADMITTED THIS IN 2005 WHEN I HAD MY 2004 MODEL IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. BUT NOW MY 2006 MODEL IS DOING THE SAME THING AND THE KEY WILL ALSO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM YOU CAN SEE COMMENTS AT HTTP://WWW.64.4.38.249/ATT/GETATTACHMENT.ASPX?FILE=... (CARSURVEY.COM). *TR