general problems of the 2004 Saturn ION

1. The ignition switch will not disengage. . . Sometimes after motor is turned off and car is in park the car must be turned back on four or five times before the ignition will engage correctly. The vehicle is stationary. . . In the park position. . . . Key will lock inself and not disengage. The car was on a city street when this occurred. It began to occur five months ago. . . Now it happens at least ten times a week. 2. All electrical symbols on dashboard say: coolant. . . But when checked the coolant is fine.

After the car is stopped and placed in park, the engine can be shut off but the key stays in a accesory mode and can not be turned to off or removed from the ignition.

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. While driving 60 mph, the speed independently reduced and the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. The vehicle was restarted, but failed to move. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the cvt failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the steering wheel was difficult to turned. The power train light illuminated. The failure recurred once. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 142,000. Aw.

Was travelling on my way home from work and a fox darted out in front of me in the center of the road. I swerved slightly to miss the fox and the power steering in the car went out. I was unable to straighten the wheel and the car went into a 180 degree spin and ended up facing the other direction flipped up on the passenger side. I crawled out of the drivers window. Air bags did not deploy either. Had I not been wearing my seatbelt, I probably would have ended up underneath the car and if traffic had been coming, I could have killed someone else in oncoming traffic.

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving 45 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacture was contacted. The failure mileage was 77,500 and the current mile was 77,590.

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the key became stuck in the ignition switch and prevented the vehicle from turning off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician stated that the interlock parking mechanism failed. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 165,648.

The contact owns 2004 Saturn Ion. The contact stated while driving out of a paring lot the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The failure occurred twice. The contact received a recall notification under NHTSA campaign id number 14v153000 (steering); however, the part was unavailable. The contact also stated that when changing gears the vehicle shook and rattled. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that it was difficult to remove the key from the ignition after the gear was put into park. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the shift module was defective. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.

I purchased 2004 Saturn Ion 3 in 2013 and within 30days I started having problems with transmission. Vehicle would stall out and begin to hesitate around 35mph. I started inquiring about transmission issues on internet and observed this is a common issue with this vehicle. I'm getting no help with this issue with gm dealership. With all the other owners complaints about this transmission issue with the Saturn Ion there should be a national recall to fix transmission defect on this vehicle. (cvt or vti transmission).

I started my car, pulled forward through the parking lot, didn't reverse. Headed down westheimer at about approx. 35 mph. I drove about one mile when I heard the warning chime and my power steering suddenly went out. Luckily I was the only one on the road being it was about 1 am. I pulled into a gas station turned my car off and back on suddenly it was back.

Shortly after buying this vehicle, I have had numerous failures of the power assist steering system. At any speed, at any time, "pwr str" dis displayed on the obd display, simultaneously as the motor stopped functioning, forcing me to unexpectedly manually steer the car until the ignition was cycled and the system reset. Sometimes this happens 1-7 times a day. I have personally came close to having a single car accident due to power assist failure while curving. There are no other previous failures of the steering equipment leading up to this issue.

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. While parking, the shift lever failed to go into park and the key became stuck in the ignition switch. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the vehicle was working up to standards. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was not available.

While driving my car on multiple occasions I have lost the ability to control the steering wheel. Also, I have experienced my car turning off while driving which thankfully has a recall on it but I want the power steering to be recalled as well because it has caused an accident and multiple near misses.

Engine started a faint squealing noise on 24 north during rush hour traffic, was in the fast lane and managed to get over and pull out of the lane, however there was very little shoulder and it was not safe to get out of the car, my two younger children were in the back seat, had to drive on the edge of the shoulder to the next exit which was approx 11 miles before I could get off the interstate to a safe place, traffic going approx 80 miles per hour and car would not go more than 50 mph, as getting off the interstate timing chain broke in middle of the intersection bystanders pushed car to a safe location. Had it towed home, was told tension rod seized and timing chain broke. Had to replace total engine for 5k, car out of warranty, less than 5 years old and 88k miles. Mechanic could not find any reason for seizure as car had plenty of oil and had been maintained regularly.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle stalled without warning on several separated occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The VIN number was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000. St.

The litany of problems with this unsafe and unreliable vehicle is long and varied. Multiple transmission problems, electrical issues, losing power while driving, etc. . Gm and Saturn knew of these issues, especially the ones concerning the vti transmission, yet they chose to continue to put the public at risk by denying their responsibilities to correct these problems. The only real way, in my opinion, to make this right is to fully recall and replace these vehicles. This car has been nothing but a nightmare since I bought it brand new in late 2003 and continues to be a hazard. Please force gm to do the right thing and get these cars off the road before someone gets killed.