2007 SATURN ION Engine Problems

I NEED TO KNOW WHY YOUR SYSTEM SHOWS NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE USING THE VIN NUMBER, BUT HAS (7) RECALLS IF I USE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, THE SYSTEM SHOULD ALLOW ME TO RUN THE VIN, SEE ALL RECALLS, AND EVEN REPORT WITH PROOF IF THE RECALL IS COMPLETE, LIKE A CHECK LIST. YOUR SYSTEM IS USELESS IF THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT AGREEING TO THE RECALLS UNDER THE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL AND ASSIGNING THE RECALLS TO THE VIN TO GRANT APPROVAL TO DEALERS TO REPAIR, A DEALER WILL NOT COMPLETE A GM RECALL UNLESS GM APPROVES OF THE RECALL FOR A PARTICULAR VIN. I HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE THAT FALLS IN THE CATEGORY OF THE RECALLS, BUT I'M NOT PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS, WHEN THEY ARE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUES.

CAR CUTS OFF A/C WONT WORK UNLESS ON MAX AND MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING. CPU ISSUE LIKE RPM FLUCTUATES I THINK ITS THE FUEL PUMP AND GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY CPU PROBLEM AND ITS JERKS ALOT DEALER SAID AINT NOTHING THE CAN DO BOUT IT BUT THEY SUPPOSE TO FIX IT WITH IN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE TIME. SO IT CUTS OFF WHILE RIDING AND JERKS WHILE IM ON THE BREAKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. IN OCTOBER OF 2016, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SUDDENLY DEPRESSED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE AND, IN TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. IN DECEMBER OF 2017, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, A PICK-UP TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT KNEE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE ENGINE LEAKED GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

AT FIRST I HAD STARTING PROBLEMS. I LOOKED INTO THE IGNITION,SPARK PLUGS,COILS,PLUG WIRES. A G.M. DEALER SAID I HAD A CODE THAT SAID #3 CYLINDER MISFIRE. #3 CYL. SPARK PLUG WAS THE ONLY PLUG THAT WAS NOT RUNNING TO LEAN. AT THAT POINT MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH. WITH IN ABOUT 1.5 MONTHS THE ENGINE STARTED HARD STARTING. I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER, BOUGHT ONE FROM AUTO ZONE, CRAWLED UNDER CAR AND COULD NOT FIND A FUEL FILTER. MY G.M. DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. SO I EXPLAINED IT AGAIN. THEY CAME BACK WITH "IT MUST BE IN THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE CHANGED HUNDREDS OF FUEL FILTERS IN MY 50 YEARS OF BEING A MECHANIC. EVERY AUTOMOBILE I HAVE CHANGED THE IN TANK FUEL PUMP HAS HAD A SCREEN TO CATCH THE LARGE PIECES THAT MAY GET IN YOUR TANK, BUT I HAVE NEVER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

ON12/14/2014 I PUT GAS IN MY CAR AND THE GAS CAP DID NOT SCREW ON LIKE IT USUALLY DID AND DID NOT CLICK LIKE IT ALWAYS DID. I GOT IN MY CAR AND STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I CALLED RANCHO MOTORS AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR TO THEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THEM ON 12/17/2014. I WAS GIVEN A RIDE HOME WHILE THEY CHECKED OUT MY CAR. ON 12/22/2014, I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH MIKE TARPLEY, THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER. HE SAID MY CAR HAD A STUCK VALVE, THE #2 CYLINDER NEEDED REPAIR AND THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK OPEN. ON 12/23/2014, I CALLED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WOULD NEED A VALVE JOB. I CALLED ON 12/29, 12/30 AND 12/31 AND WAS TOLD...

I STARTED MY CAR UP AND IT SOUNDED EXTREMELY ROUGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SERVICE CENTER TO GET OIL CHANGED, COOLANT CHANGED, FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED AND TO GET AN OVERALL CHECK DONE. THEY WERE UNSURE OF THE ISSUE AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE AND IT READ THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. AFTER READING ON HERE AND ONLINE I SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2014. ON 7/17/2014 THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT ASHEVILLE CHEVROLET IN ASHEVILLE NC. I HAD NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION AT THAT TIME. ON 11/3/14 THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/5/14. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR 11/5 AND 11/6 AND REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS AND STATED THAT IS NEEDED A MAP SENSOR REPAIRED. THEY VERBALLY INFORMED ME THAT THEY CHECKED THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN AND CHECKED THE FUEL PUMP FOR LEAKAGE (WHICH WAS ANOTHER RECALL). I DROVE THE CAR HOME ON 11/6/14 AND IT STALLED AGAIN WITHIN 20 MINUTES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK ON 11/7/14 AND WAS INFORMED THAT TECHNICIAN THAT WORKED ON IT WAS NOT THERE AND THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK ON MONDAY (11/10). ON 11/10 I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT...

ON JUNE 7, 2014, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO A NEARBY CARE CARE CENTER WHERE THEY STOPPED IT. THE RECALL ESTABLISHMENT (ZIMBRICK BUICK-SATURN) TOLD THEM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR ESTABLISHMENT. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE UNTIL JUNE 26TH TRYING TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AND START THE VEHICLE. THEY CHARGED THE CAR CARE CENTER "JUMP STARTED" THE VEHICLE IN A WRONGFUL MANNER AND THAT CAUSED A COMPUTER TO FAIL. I HAVE A SWORN STATEMENT THAT IT WAS NOT JUMP STARTED. THEY EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE COMPUTER WITH A USED CADILLAC PART AND CHARGED ME $1288.41. THE ENTIRE PROCESS WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND INCOMPETENCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE AMOUNT REQUESTED AND SEEK COMPENSATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A JERKING MOTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

SATURN ION IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE & MY CAR STILL DOES THE KEY STICKS, DOORS WON'T UNLOCK BUT NOW AFTER DEALER DID WORK THE AIR BAGS OFF AND MISFIRE #3 CYLINDER & SHIFTER LOOSE & SHIFTER HANDLE JIGGLES OUT OF PLACE. TIMELINE: MAY 7 2014 ORDERED IGNITION SWITCH MARK CHRISTOPHER CHEVROLET MAY 18 KEY STUCK IGNITION DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK - FINALLY ABLE PULL KEY OUT BUT CAR WAS STILL RUNNING WITHOUT KEY TOWED TO MCC CAR NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, MAY 19 4:35PM RECEIVED CALL FROM SERVICE MANAGER STATING CAR IS THERE & PART STILL BACK ORDERED. FROM MAY 19 2014 UNTIL JULY 27 THEY HAD MY CAR. BUT JUNE 4TH STOPPED BY DEALERSHIP AFTER RECEIVING A PARKING TICKET ON MY PLATE #. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NEVER TOWED TO THEM. . FOLLOWING DAY THEY CALLED SAID IT WAS THERE. I KEPT CALLING FOR UPDATES...

MY SATURN HAD BEEN IDLING ROUGHLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I CHECKED THE OIL IT SEEMED LOW AND I PUT MORE OIL IN. IT SEEMED A LITTLE BETTER. THE CHECK OIL LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON IN THIS CAR. AFTER TAKING THE CAR DOWN AND BACK TO MY PARENTS IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. TWO CAR DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN AND THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE WITH PARTS AND LABOR 25,00.00 DOLLARS. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011 IN OCTOBER. I NOW HAVE A CAR I HAVE TO KEEP MAKING PAYMENTS ON TO KEEP MY CREDIT RATING SAFE BUT I CAN'T DRIVE. SO FAR GMC AND THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNHELPFUL WITH GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED. I CAN'T AFFORD 2500. DOLLARS. I WENT TO THE BBB AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR AGED OUT OF THE COMPLAINT SYSTEM. I HAVEN'T HAD THIS CAR 5...

HELLO, THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL AND I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICES SINCE MARCH 2014 ABOUT THE RECALL. HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT SATURN/GM IS TAKING THIS RECALL SERIOUSLY, AS I HAVE CALLED THEM 3 TIMES TO SEE IF I COULD GET IT FIXED AND SO FAR THEY HAVE SAID THEY CAN'T FIX IT. WHEN I CALLED BACK IN MARCH, THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE WAITING ON A PART AND SHOULD HAVE THE PARTS BY MID-APRIL. I WAS FINE WITH THAT, AND WAS TOLD TO DRIVE WITH JUST THE KEY (NO EXTRA WEIGHT). THEY SAID I WAS PUT ON A LIST, AND THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY HAD THE PARTS. I WAS FINE WITH THIS AS I HAD NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE LOSING POWER, BUT OF COURSE WANT TO GET IT FIXED IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS. THAT WAS NOW OVER 3 MONTHS AGO, AND I HAVE NOT...

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2007 SATURN ION IN MARCH 2014. THE RECALL NOTICE IS FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION KEY. I CALL MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE REPAIRING CARS AS THE PARTS CAME IN AND I WAS PUT ON A LIST. THEY TOLD ME THE PARTS SHOULD BE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL. I CALLED 2 WEEKS LATER AND THE DEALERSHIP STILL HADN'T RECEIVED THE PARTS TO FIX THE RECALL AND IN APRIL 2014 I RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FROM GM TO HAVE THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF THE PARTS AND THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE THEM. WEEKS LATER I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO HAVE SOME WORK DONE ON MY CAR AND I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME IT...

3/2014 RECALL LETTER 14063, 4/2014 2ND RECALL LETTER,4/11/2014 CAR TO DEALER,5/16/2014 IGNITION REPLACED, "REPAIR OTHER IGNITION" ACCELERATOR PEDAL,THROTTLE BODY,FUEL INDUCTION SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY SENSOR, QUOTED $560.00,CHARGED $634.29, GM PROMISED PRICE ASSISTANCE "REPAIR OTHER IGNITION-HAVE NOT HONORED THEIR WORD. PICKED UP CAR 5/16/2014 ON 5/20/2014 <100 MILES ENCOUNTERED SAME ISSUE. 5/22/2014 CAR RETURNED -TO DEALER, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, SERVICE MGR WITNESSED ISSUE, CLAIMS - SOLENOID @GEARSHIFT TO IGNITION NOT REGISTERING PARK, STATES"I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE RECALLS, GM IS GOING TO REPLACE ANYTHING REMOTELY CONNECTED TO THIS RECALL BUT IS "CUSTOMER BILL". SOLENIOD QUOTE $400.00 ADDITIONAL TO $634.29. I AM INCLINED TO BELIEVE IF IT IS "REMOTELY CONNECTED" IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I FIRMLY BELIEVE GM HAS EMPLOYED THIS "OTHER THAN IGNITION" STRATEGY TO RECOUP THEIR LOSSES ON THE BACK END BY EMPLOYING THIS "CUSTOMER BILL" PHRASE. THE DEALER HAS NOT SHOWN ANY OF THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE LOCAL MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE INFORMED THE CONSUMER, NO CHIP WAS FOUND AND THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED WITHOUT A CHIP NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS IGNITION FOR YEARS, HAVING TO JIGGLE IT TO START THE CAR, A KEY TIP BROKE OFF FROM TRYING TO TURN IT. I ALSO WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT FUEL LINE RECALL THAT I HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED AND PAID FOR. MY ENGINE HAS ALSO LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY? I DON'T FEEL SAFE EVEN DRIVING THIS PIECE OF JUNK TO THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED.THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ENGINE REDUCED SPEED LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR CANT ACCELERATE PAST 20MPH. *TR

AFTER MY DAY OF DRIVING I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT MY HOME AND PUT MY CAR INTO THE PARK GEAR AND CONTINUED TO REMOVE MY KEY--THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION. IT HAD LOCKED INTO PLACE. I HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND TO COME HOME AND HELP ME. HE TOO TRIED. IT WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. THE ONLY WAY WE GOT THE CAR TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLES. THE KEY STAYED IN THE ON POSITION. I HAD TO CONTACT THE GM DEALER THE NEXT MORNING -- I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICK, MARYLAND. I WAS REPAIRED AND I WAS CHARGED A TOTAL OF $512.36 I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TODAY MARCH 14, 2014 STATING THERE IS A RECALL 14063 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS...

I WAS DRIVING HOME THROUGH THE MARYLAND MOUNTAINS AFTER VISITING FAMILY FOR THANKSGIVING. I WAS IN A LINE OF CARS TRAVELING AT 70MPH, PASSING A SEMI, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I COULD BARELY STEER OR PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I HAD LOST POWER. MY TURN SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK AND I CONSIDERED PUTTING MY HANDS OUT THE WINDOW TO WAVE TO DRIVERS WARNING THEM OF THE IMPENDING DANGER. THANKFULLY THE ONE CAR BEHIND ME MUST HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE BACKED OFF ALLOWING ME TO COAST BEHIND THE SEMI AND EVENTUALLY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED MY DAD IMMEDIATELY AND HE STARTED GOOGLING ENGINE SHUT OFF PROBLEMS AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME TO CALL THE DEALER. I CALLED THE GM SATURN DEALER IN TOWN AND THE...

AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES, I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY BACK TO TURN THE VEHICLE ENGINE OFF. THE KEY TURNED BACK AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OFF. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK CYLINDER, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL THAT GM IS NOW ISSUING, REVOLVING AROUND THE FAULTY IGNITION. DURING THIS VISIT, THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED TO SEE WHY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE VALVE ASSEMBLY AT FAULT IN THE SECONDARY AIR SYSTEM. COULD THIS HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM THE FAULTY IGNITION AND HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP THE ENGINE, WHICH IN TURN...

THE POWER CUTS OFF WHEN HITTING A BUMP/JARRING AND CAR LOSES ALL AUTOMATIC FEATURES--POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. ESPECIALLY LIKELY WITH HEAVY KEY CHAIN. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2009, BUT MORE IN PAST TWO YEARS. OCCURS WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAYS OF STORES, HITTING POTHOLE, ETC. THIS IS THE SATURN "SISTER" CAR TO THE CHEVY COBALT SS AND OF SAME YEAR AT THAT RECENT RECALL. *TR

AS I WAS HEADING HOME FROM WORK, ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY HOME ON THE FREEWAY THERE WAS A LOUD "BANG" AND A JOLT IN THE CAR THAT WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A HIGH PITCH "SQUEALING" SOUND. I GOT OFF AT THE NEAREST EXIT AND TOOK OTHER ROADS HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE SQUEALING CONTINUED THE ENTIRE WAY HOME, BUT WOULD STOP WHEN I HAD TO STOP AT LIGHTS. AS I WAS TURNING ONTO MY STREET, A BATTERY LIGHT ERROR CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND MY CAR SIMPLY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOWED HOME AND DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS. ON THE 3RD DAY I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP THE CAR WITH ANOTHER CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO START, BUT IMMEDIATELY A DIFFERENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A DIFFERENT LOUD SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE...

MY WIFE LEFT WORK AND STOPPED BY THE STORE ON THE WAY HOME, BUT COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. SHE DROVE HOME WHERE THE CAR CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE TO FINALLY DISABLE THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, NEW KEY CODED AT A COST OF $396.17. SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS OF SUCH A NATURE, I HAVE DONE ONLINE SEARCHES AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO THIS DAY ALONG WITH THE SEALS AROUND THE DOORS AND WINDOWS LEAKING. THIS AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY WAS BAILED OUT BY THE GOVERNMENT WITH OUR TAX MONEY, ONLY TO LIE TO THE AMERICAN CAR BUYERS WHO PURCHASED THEIR FLAWED PRODUCTS. IF THE NHTSA DOES NOT DESIGNATE THIS AS A...

2007 SATURN ION I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT 02/03/2013, WITH VERY MINIMAL DAMAGE TO MY LEFT, FRONT PANEL. ALMOST A MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND DROVE FINE FOR 3 DAYS. AFTER THE 3RD DAY MY CAR WOULD TURN OVER BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE ORIGINAL REPAIR CENTER INSPECT MY VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THE TIMING CHAIN WAS OFF, BUT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE CAR ACCIDENT. I GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS NOT DUE TO MY ACCIDENT. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH MY VEHICLE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT AND AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB AND FINDING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT TIMING CHAIN ISSUES, I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHY THERE'S NO RECALL. *TR

THE KEY TO THIS VEHICLE IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS VEHICLE HAD THIS IGNITION REPLACED DUE TO A SIMILAR ISSUE IN 2010 BY A GM DEALER IN OURISMAN CHEVROLET BUICK (703) 329-1300 1800 OLD RICHMOND HIGHWAY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22303-1856. THE ORIGINAL PART BECAME DEFECTED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND I HAD TO PAY OVER $700 TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. NOW, THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED. THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS (SATURN) AT 1-800-553-6600 TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE AWARE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING. HOWEVER, THE IS NO RECALL TO CORRECT THIS MEASURE. TO TURN THE CAR OFF YOU HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE WIRES OR REPLACE THE PART FOR ANOTHER $900. IF GM (SATURN) IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM A RECALL SHOULD BE POSTED TO ALL OWNERS OF THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON STARTUP. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE OPERABLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE RESISTED START-UP ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER DOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOTH A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 06/12/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONSTAR REPORTED A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/13/12