Ignition problems of the 2006 Saturn ION - part 1

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. When the contact attempted to turn the ignition switch to the off position, the ignition switch would auto lock into the accessory position. The failure occurred several times. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14e021000 (electrical system). The vehicle was repaired according to the recall, but the failure recurred. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while attempting to remove the key from the ignition switch, the key was stuck. The contact restarted the vehicle and shifted into drive then back to park where the key could be removed from the ignition switch. The failure occurred on seven occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000 and the current mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

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.

2006 Saturn Ion. Consumer writes in regards to 2014 vehicle recalls 2003-2007. Vehicle key got stuck in the ignition switch.

 the contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. Additionally, the key was stuck in the ignition switch. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the ignition lock cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer; however, the parts to do the repair were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,764.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact was making a right turn at 15 mph when the driver's side door opened without being engaged. The contact also stated that he was unable to shut the engine off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where the contact was informed that the ignition barrel switch seized and was fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who confirmed the failure and also stated that the door latch was fractured. The ignition barrel switch was repaired but not the door latch failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that she tried to take the key out of the ignition it would not budge. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and they stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 45,000. The VIN was unavailable. Ap.

I am unable to turn off ignition, can "not" turn key to the off position to release key. Car is in the park gear and remaining running. After many calls for help I learned I could pull the fuse to turn car off but key still will not release. Please read online about many other Saturn customers having the same trouble I am having with my 2006 Saturn Ion with the key stuck in the on position. It appears that there are many Saturn owners with the same problem can you please help can not afford to fix car hoping this is part of a recall but have not been able to find that information yet.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while parked he was unable to remove the key from the ignition. The contact had to remove a fuse in order to shut the vehicle off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the ignition cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the ignition key seized in the ¿on¿ position, which prevented him from turning the engine off and removing the key from the ignition. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the ignition needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 59,500.

I am not able to turn off the car. The key will not turn to shut off the car. I had to find the fuse for the ignition in order to be able to turn off the car. I have read that there are many people having this issue and this could have been a disaster if I were out of town. I can't believe there is not a recall for this issue. This also happened to my son who has the same model and year that I have. I don't know how I am going to get gas as you have to turn the car off to do this, as it is a federal regulation.

Received notice from gm regarding power steering assist motor recall. Drove with no power steering 40 miles to local dealership. Towed it home 4 days later. The car hasn't started since. I was aware of the pass lock problem and told the dealer the car might take a few tries to start. The steering wheel is now crooked and the key sticks in the ignition. This is a new problem. For three hundred dollars the dealer said he would fix it. He claims he did the work requested. I wouldn't know because the car hasn't started since. Drive it in and tow it out . . . Now that's customer service for you!!! a free repair cost me the use of my car and 200 in gas and tow expenses. Wonder if I have power steering??? hard to trust a dealer that states" I never touched the column,your pump is under the hood" pump??? even I know there is no pump or power steering fluid.

Could not shut car off, key is locked in ignition, could not get key out of ignition.

Key was stuck in the ignition while in the on position. Lock cylinder binding seized into housing.

I could not turn off the car and remove the key. The key was frozen in the on position. Since the car was running, I drove to the dealer and they replaced the ignition system and charged me $650. 00. I have since learned this is very common with Saturns. This could potentially be dangerous. It is a defect and should be recalled.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked, but the key would not remove from the ignition. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for a diagnostic test. The technician unplugged the ignition connection and removed the key. The technician also stated that the ignition housing and lock cylinder would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 49,598.

I am beginning to believe that the issue with the Saturn Ion is an electical or computer based. I put in a complaint earlier about how the car shuts off in the middle of making turns. This morning as I went to work I was met with the automatic steering not working. At first I thought that maybe the emergency break was still up. I checked my steering fluid and it is full. I turned the car off and then on again and tried to move the wheel. No dice. I drove the car to work fighting with the steering all the way there. When I got to work I called for assistance to get my car to a shop. After making the arrangements, I went to try to straighten up the vehicle somewhat so that others could park beside me and so the towing company could get it out. To my amazement the car steering worked fine. There are several complaints on the web about this issue, the key getting stuck in the ignition, the key being removed from the ignition and the car engine continuing to run anyway, and the shutting off while going over tracks and making turns with the Saturn Ion 2004-2007. Please get GMC to fix these issues. What makes me really angry is that the company knows, they simply are avoiding fixing the problems and only focus on the fuel pump problem. Somebody is going to get killed sooner or later btw the shutting off issue or the steering wheel issues. I hope you guys look into these issues and demand that GMC fixes them before then. Thanks.

On 9/27/2011 I was unable to turn the key to the off in my ignition. The car stayed on and I cannot remove the key from the on position. There are thousands of complaints online regarding the very same problem with the Saturn Ion. This is a safety problem and is very dangerous. This vehicle and/ or part must be recalled.

Power steering and ignition problem. Went in to have the power steering checked then the ignition failed on me and the computer in the engine went nuts.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the front driver's side window dropped down into the door panel, causing the door to swing open. The vehicle was pulled over and shut off. After repeated attempts the door was shut, but would not reopen. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed the window detached from its track. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The contact also stated that the vehicle was experiencing recurring failures in which the check engine light would constantly illuminate on the instrument panel and the key would intermittently become stuck in the ignition. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure in regards to the check engine light. In regards to the key becoming stuck in the ignition, no repairs were performed. The failure and current mileages were 63,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion 2coupe. The contact stated that she was unable to power off the vehicle. On one occasion, the vehicle would not power off and was left running for seventeen hours. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who disconnected the ignition and diagnosed that the ignition lock cylinder needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 40,130.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that her key remained stuck in the ignition. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where they replaced the cylinder and housing. The manufacturer advised the contact that there were no related recalls to the failure and provided no assistance. The current mileage was 56,000 and the failure mileage was 55,803.

Car was on and the ignition key would not come out of the ignition and vehicle could not be shut off.

2006 Saturn Ion. Daughter highway driving returning from college, indicator light on dash came, power steering failed. She pulled over turned vehicle off, turned back on and it drove fine. Next day driving at a slower speed the same thing happened. This has happened several times since. Contacted authorized Saturn service dealer, they said they are aware of similar problems but after taking our VIN# indicated gm has not made a recall for our vehicle. To repair this at the dealership we are looking at $300+. I just spent over $200 six months ago on a problem I feel gm should also own up to. . . The ignition problem with the key sticking in the ignition and not able to turn the vehicle off. I know this electric steering problem is also showing up in other gm vehicles and for what ever reason they are only fixing a select few in a select few states across the country. I have read where there have been 14 accidents resulting in deaths tracing back to this problem. I feel my daughters safety is at risk. I don't understand why an american company would allow the safety of people to be compromised.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion2. The contact stated that she was unable to remove the key from the ignition. The only way she was able to shut the vehicle off was to disconnect the cables to the battery. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who informed the contact that she would need to replace the tumblers in the ignition. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

2006 Saturn Ion does not release the ignition key when shutting the engine off. The failure is intermittent occurringgg about 50% of the time. To get the ignition key to release can take anywhere from 30 seconds to several minutes by trying to engage and re-engage the shifting mechanism to park and sometimes by locking and unlocking the car doors.

Beginning in November of 2010, my 2006 Saturn Ion will frequently not start when I enter my key and turn the ignition. This usually occurs in cold temperatures, but has also happened in warm temperatures. The security light on my dashboard will light up and it will take at least 10 minutes, sometimes up to 40 minutes for my car to finally start. I have missed several days of work because of this problem and have spent over $1000 trying to repair this problem with no luck. I have seen that thousands of other Saturn Ions have the same issue. A recall needs to happen!.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the key was unable to be taken out of the ignition. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who stated that the ignition cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The key became stuck in the ignition and would not turn off. It was repaired by a gm dealer and has happened again twice since that time.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the key became stuck in the ignition and could not be extracted. A fuse was removed in order to turn the vehicle off. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the key became stuck in the ignition and she was unable to turn the key in order to turn off the vehicle. The dealer removed a fuse underneath the hood which made it possible to turn off the vehicle. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 70000.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion . The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph ,going over a small bump on the road the vehicle would stall. The vehicle would have to be put into neutral so that it can be restarted . The contact also states that she can remove the keys out of the ignition when the vehicle is still idling . The dealer had not been contacted and there had been no diagnosis at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 59500 and the current mileage was 59560.

I have a 2006 Saturn Ion quad coupe and my key got stuck in the ignition and my car wont turn off. The key does not turn and the "shift lock" instructions in the Saturn user manual do not work. I took my car to 3 gm dealers and 2 of them could not fix it and say they have never seen anything like that. I do not know what triggered it, I have not had any other issues with my key or ignition before. I ended up having to leave my car at a gm dealership. They were already closed so one of the guys pulled the fuse that turns the ignition off, however the key is still inside so the car is still on, the doors wont lock and the gm dealership does not have gates to protect my car. In other words my battery will eventually die and there is a risk that my car will get stolen.

2006 Saturn Ion. The ignition key would not turn off. Could not turn off the engine! had to take it to a garage to turn off and fix the ignition for over $300.

I own a 2006 Saturn Ion. Ignition key will get stuck from a few seconds to several minutes, while I can hear the ignition lock clicking inside. I called gm and they told me there's nothing they can do.