general problems of the 2005 Saturn ION

The contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the loss motive power without warning. The contact stated that steering assist and gauges were in operable. The contact coasted to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that several of the electrical functions returned however, the electrical functions failed intermittently. The power steering assist warning light illuminated intermittently when the power steering assist was inoperable. Ocean crest Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac (855 alternate hwy 101, warrenton, or 97146, (866)607-2902) was contacted and informed of the failure. The dealer suggested that the vehicle be taken in to be diagnosed which was still pending. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that their son saw an orange glare coming from the back of their house. The family ran outside together and the son's vehicle was on fire. The fire department was down the street. They took twenty minutes to get their. The nineteen year old son extinguished the fire with water from the house. A police report was made. Their were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was totaled. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 217,000. Jw.

Case # 8-1587665159 - 2005 Saturn Ion . . . I cannot get any help with this vehicle and I have gone through all the channels. The car dealership stated the ignition and power steering motor was replaced,yet, I have received no paperwork stating this was done. Ignition was replaced. If the power steering motor was replaced, it went out again while I was out of town, had a garage replace it along with the module but it also went out. Took it back to the dealership as paperwork from gm stated I should do but they wouldn't honor it because it was a used part. Previously, the gas lines had to be replaced as one could smell gas everywhere around the vehicle. I have been told by a gm rep that the car is older with a lot of mileage and problems will happen but gm officials knew about some of these issues when the car first came out . . . They did nothing for 10 years. The power steering constantly goes out, sometimes without a warning or sometimes with chimes. I am a 68-year-old heart patient that has to drive a vehicle knowing at any moment the power steering will go out and I could crash, yet, gm states pull the car off the road, turn it off and back on and it should be okay. This is not true. I am not able to steer this vehicle with manual transmission even though gm states, steering control can be maintained, as the vehicle will revert to a manual steering mode, but would require greater driver effort at low vehicle speeds, which could result in an increased risk of a crash. " I purchased this vehicle last year and had no clue about the recalls. Or perhaps gm had not admitted to them yet. I have no choice but to drive this vehicle as is as it is the only mode of transportation that I have.

Engine would not DE-accelerate and hitting the brakes did not stop the vehicle. I was passing cars on a highway,and I could not get the engine to down shift. It felt like it was in cruise control, and it was not. I hit the cruise control button to make sure I had not hit it by mistake. I had not. I down shifted into low gear that did not stop the engine from racing. I put it in neutral that didn't help. I managed not to hit any cars. I put the car in a snow bank near a guard rail. There was no crash because I miraculously kept the car under my control and the snow/ice kept me from hitting the guard rail. (I felt like I was gliding. ) at some point when I was in the snow bank, I heard the engine finally kick itself down. I called the local police for a tow to my dealership. The dealership tried to blame me, but I told them it was mechanical failure. I was informed that there should have been overrides. There were not. The car was repaired. I was told that there was a high and low voltage reading to the accelerator pedal, and possible throttle issue. Battery replaced, pedal replaced, and throttle body service performed. I was told that this was "a perfect storm. " later I was told by an independent mechanic that the fly by wire system was the issue. This is unacceptable. I was at risk and so was everyone else. I do not feel comfortable driving knowing that at any time this could occur again to me or to any other car on the road that has a fly by wire system. I maintain my vehicle by regular visits to dealership mechanics, and there were less than 100,000 miles on my car.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. The contact stated the vehicle was repaired under special policy 10187 at the dealership. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle completely shut off, the power steering warning indicator illuminated, the failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, diagnosed with electronic power steering control module failure, and was not fully repaired and the failure recurred again. The manufacturer was notified, the approximate failure mileage was 118,000. Rw.

I have had issues with my car even after I have had some recalls done to it. The biggest issue is when I am driving or stationary with my car on, the car rumbles and feels like it is tugging backwards. The cylinder 2 keeps misfiring (p0302). I have seen several Saturn Ions that are having the same issue. Over the past four years this has been a problem consistently. There are periods where it doesn't happen much and sometimes it happens every time I drive. Furthermore, my car still doesn't turn on/off all the way sometimes and the ignition switch messes up.

2005 Saturn Ion. Consumer writes in regards to several recall defects and requests reimbursement for vehicle repairs. The consumer stated the vehicle broke down and had to be towed to the nearest repair factuality, where there kept the vehicle for over two months. After the vehicle was returned, the problems continued. The engine light was on and there was a problem with the ignition switch. Also, the engine vales, timing chain and sway bar links were replaced.

On April 28, I called a dealer in syracuse, NY about getting the recalled ignition switch replaced. Called last week about it. They still haven't ordered it. Three weeks ago I called another dealership, davidsons in watertown, NY. Still haven't been contacted by either of these. How long should we have to wait to get this dangerous situation resolved. .

My daughter was driving to work through a wintry mix precipitation when she lost control, was turned to the right into a guardrail, which heavily damaged the front end and caused her to spin coming to a stop on the road. The damage seems like it should have caused airbag deployment, but the airbag did not, and she struck her head on the steering wheel. She felt as though she hit a patch of slush that pushed her to the right. The vehicle is a total loss and in custody of my insurer. The following day I received in the mail the gm recall 14063 (14v-047). My concern is that is failure of the ignition switch, causing the engine to stop turning and the airbag to disable could have caused the loss of control, and the subsequent minor neck injury, and the total loss of an otherwise sound vehicle. My insurer was given the recall information and after review decided I should move forward with a claim against the manufacturer, and this avenue is detailed on page two of my recall mailing. Thank you.

I've made reports of faulty switch ignition problems in 2010 to gm the replaced it with another and I still had issues with it. I also had issues with my windshield wipers which I ended up replacing after I was told they were not at fault. I've been having problems starting the car or either it would cut off while driving and cause problems for me to restart it. I recently took it to a dealership to have the recall issue fixed but I was informed that other issues also occurred and gm refused to fix.

On October 31, and November 1 of 2013 I was traveling approximately 40 mph and in nearly the same spot the Saturn lost complete power and died. Both times I was able to get off the road. After the second incident we had it towed to a garage where they replaced the battery. I did not drive it again and currently it is in storage as I purchased a new car. I drive 350 miles a week to work and need dependable transportation. When the recall came out we realized we may have had trouble with the ignition switch for up to 2 years. There would be times we would shut the car off but would be unable to take the key out. It would take up to a minute before clicking and we could remove the key. That was when it was in the off position.

When the car sits for a day or more it won't crank and needs to be jumped off. The battery and altenator are good and so are the fuses. I have changed ignition relay and no difference. Had car running and would not this morning after sitting for 18 hrs. Batt is totally dead.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start intermittently and without any warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised that they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000. The current mileage was approximately 103,000. Kmj.

My car constantly do not start. Also, when I go over speed bumps or hit pot holes my car will turn off.

Unable to turn key in the off position of my 2005 Saturn Ion while the engine was running. Had to eventually unhook the battery to turn off the engine and have the car towed to a service station where they ended up breaking the key to remove it from the ignition and then replacing the entire ignition lock mechanism.

The contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. While driving 50 mph on an incline the vehicle lost power, the steering locked, and all of the lights on the instrument panel illuminated. The contact placed the vehicle in park, and was able to restart the vehicle. On four occasions the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 54, and the current mileage was 10,087. Updated 06/08/07.