Battery Dead Problems of Saturn ION

The ignition switch is not working properly. Sometimes, when vehicle is parked and an attempt make to turn ignition to off position, it won't go. It seemed to take 10 - 60 seconds for it to reset and then key could be removed. The latest incident occurred on 5/12-13/2018. The vehicle was parked, transmition in park position, and an attempt made to turn ignition to the off position. The key could not be moved. It did not reset itself. Key was stuck in the ignition, could be turned slightly to the right, vehicle could not be restarted. Then all power was lost, as though the battery was dead. The vehicle could not be locked of unlocked with the key for, had to use a second key to lock and unlock the vehicle. This vehicle was recalled for ignition switch problems in 2015 and was repaired. The same problem is occurring again. Gm tells me the new repair is not going to be covered by them. The reason, I'm told, is because the vehicle had to checked into the dealership no later than 5/17/18. The vehicle was towed to the dealership on that date. Due to severe storms in the area the tow truck driver arrived at the dealers ship a few minutes after the service department closed and deposited the key in the lock box. A rep from gm was supposed to have called the dealership on 5/17/18 between 5:45 and 6:00 to alert them the vehicle was on the was and might be a few minutes late and to please accept the vehicle and get it checked in. I am advised by the dealership they received no such call. This is going to be an expensive repair, I did everything the gm rep asked of me, I am 70 years old and have a very limited income. I can't be the only person this has happened to. Please help me.

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I parked the car in front of my house, leaving the headlights on. When I went to put it in the garage, I turned the key in the ignition switch, and heard no sound. I realized I had left the headlights on and the battery was dead. Then the key would not turn in the lock so I could remove it. I could not open the trunk with the button on the dash, in order to replace the battery. The car is now useless to me. I will get a battery charger to charge the battery from the engine compartment, but some reports online report that the ignition switch must also be repaired. This ignition switch area was just repaired in a recall.

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GMC recall for faulty ignition switch for 2003 Saturn Ion. Dealership _________, IL had received the part in stock on 06-02-14. When I left the car my battery was in great working order with no previous issues. Radio cd cassette unit was in great working order with no previous issues. Service consultant advised me the ignition lock switch housing also had to be replaced and on back order with gm. Service consultant said I must buy new battery for them to continue replacement of new ignition switch and to fix for the housing (which was still on back order by gm) as my battery was dead and car would not start for the completion of repair. My battery was in excellent working order when I left the car on 06-02-14 I have copy of invoice dated 06-02-14 notating batter failed text no crank to start repl. Battery. Under duress and desparation and in order to return to work same day, I charged battery to my credit card in the amount of $173. 42. When car was brought to me it smelled like burned wiring. The radio unit would not come on. Mike manning said the electrical needed diagnosis and could be extensive electrical repairs and to bring back another time. I refused to take my car and was provided another rent car. My bank tried to dispute the $173. 42 charge for battery. That amount is still outstanding on my account. Service manager demanded I pay $173. 42 cash before in order for me to get my car out of the shop. They did not install a new ignition lock housing and used the original one on my car. Copy of shop work order dated 06-02-14 is notated "battery failed test, no crank to start. Repl. Battery. I was not informed the battery was dead until approximately 3 weeks later when I went to pick up my car.

2003 Saturn Ion. Consumer writes in regards to reimbursement for faulty ignition recall repairs. The consumer stated upon returning to her vehicle, she discovered she was unable to use the remote, so she used the key, instead. She attempted to place the key inside the ignition and discovered the slot was not in the off position. The vehicle would not start due to the ignition not being in the off position and enabling her to pull the key out, as the battery was dead. It wasn't until January 7, 2014, she began experiencing problems again with the ignition, and the battery died again. After the vehicle was jump started, the consumer smelled gas. It was determined the rear fuel line had corroded, which formed holes and gas was pouring out the holes on both sides.

After driving vehicle and arriving at destination, the normal attempt to turn off ignition and vacate vehicle failed insomuch that ignition key failed to turn to the off position due to a stuck ignition cylinder. Car could not be turned off and removing battery terminal failed to kill the engine. Only after a critical fuse was removed would the engine die. Internet searches has revealed a chronic trend for this failure and typical repair costs at dealerships average over $400. If this failure should occur at an accident scene where there is spilled fuel the consequences could be life threatening. I am appalled that gm has not issued a recall to what is obviously either a flawed design or the use of inadequate materials in the construction of their ignition lock assembly.

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I have a 2006 Saturn Ion quad coup. A few weeks ago I had the fuel pump replaced which was a recall item. Last week the ignition switch locked in the "on" position but the key would come out. I was able to stall the engine to stop it from burning gas. The next day the battery was dead. My extended family has two other Ions. A 2003 Ion and a 2005 which all have similar problems. The 2005 locked in the on position and the 2003 is having difficulty getting the key out to turn off the car. I believe if a car cannot be shut down this represents a safety issue. Further, the odds that 3 out of three Ions all have the same ignition issue is eye catching.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the key could not be removed from the ignition. The vehicle was left parked and running until the battery died. The vehicle was later towed to the dealer and they advised her that the housing ignition needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred approximatley ten months later. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 43,500.

I pulled into a restaurant and the car was fine, when I went to leave the car would not start. I had aaa come out, they told me that I need to have the car looked at. The steering wheel will turn, but the key will not. The battery is not dead as all the lights work for the car but the key is not working. This problem happened once before but after waiting a few minutes the car simply started. Now my car has to be towed to a garage, to be fixed. I looked online and have seen many other 2004 Saturn Ion owners have the same problem turning their car on in the cold.

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Bought the car under warranty, no crank/no start because of faulty passlock system. Saturn "rebooted the computer" (saturns words). This was in may of 06. Strangely, the car has "died" in at least 3 driveways as though the battery was dead. I have taken the car to a garage and had the battery tested and it was fine. Recently, when the weather is cold, the car will no crank/no start and throw the passlock code. On the dash, sometimes it says service engine it may or may not reset after 10 minutes. The vehicle has become unreliable as I am never sure if I am going to get to work on time or not. I called Saturn last week. Apparently Saturn is aware of the problem, but since they are going to inconvenience me to drive 200 miles to the dealership and then charge me $100 to walk through the door land then another $1000 on top of that to "fix" the car' they know they are making money off their faulty equipment. I refuse to pay for it, but in the meantime my car continues to not start if it is zero degrees.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. When the key was placed in the ignition and turned, the engine would not crank. There were no warning indicator lights present. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the electric code for the battery failed. The dealer further stated that they would reprogram the code. The VIN, number of cylinders, and engine size were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 74,000.

My trunk has started to get water in it. This caused my battery to fail on several occasions. Now that it is winter I had to replace my battery because it froze . The entire inside of my trunk is damaged.

I own a 2004 Saturn Ion 3. I purchased this Feb, 2006. December of 2006 my car failed to start. I called for help and by the time it arrived, the car started on its own. On Feb 7th, 2007, the car failed to start again. It did not seem like a battery failure. I found the TSB 040845005 online. I called corporate Saturn customer service and they "logged my complaint". They were not very helpful and simply directed me to call the local dealer. I called the local dealership service manager and explained the situation. I took the car in and they ran diagnostics. The issue was indeed the same issue in the TSB, which is ignition switch failure. Because they need to replace the ignition switch, they also need to reset the passlock. I was told that this would cost me $291. 00. I was also told that they could not give me any kind of a break on the cost of replacement as those type of decisions were made on a case by case basis and per the service manager "you have over 40,000 miles on the car" (I have 30,700 and have owned the car just short of 12 months), so they cannot provide me with any assistance. I am very disappointed in this as Saturns are supposed to be reliable and this is a known part failure.

While visiting atlanta on business I rented a 2006 Saturn Ion and left the lights on in the hotel parking lot. Since I did not know the battery was dead, and I was not getting any response from the remote door opener, I opened the door with the key, closed the door and proceeded to start the car. After failed attempt to start the car, I attempted to remove the key from the ignition and was unable to do so. Since there was no electrical power in the car, I was also locked in the car with no way of getting out. All doors were locked with no manual means to open internally. Luckily for me colleagues were around and were able to give me a boost that allowed the electrical power to return to the car and I was able to remove the key from the ignition and electrical current return the power doors and I was able to get out of the car. I found this defect to be a potential hazard for any car in an accident where the power from the car gets cut off. Had their been a fire, or below freezing or extreme heat conditions, this could have been dangerous. Hopefully this incident is isolated but I felt it was important to report.

I own a 2003 Saturn Ion. The battery went dead today because my wife left the lights on by accident. When the battery in this model car becomes discharged two undesireable problems arise. I feel that both of them introduce safety concerns. First, the key won't come out of the ignition switch through normal means. Second, the car can't be moved! the gear shift lever remains in the park position. I feel that a car designed such that these two problems occur when the battery fails is a poor design. The instruction manual provided with the car makes no mention of these problems occuring with a dead battery. In order to jump a dead battery in a car it is often necessary to move the car I n order to jump the battery from another car. I feel having an intentional design in a car that prevents it from being moved by the owner creates a safety concern. Regarding the key situation, my wife left her entire set of keys in the car when they got stuck in the ignition switch. Many important keys were left in the car unattended. It could have made a bad situation much worse. It turns out that the instruction manual in the car discusses how to get stuck keys out of the ignition switch, but no mention is made in the book that keys will get stuck in the ignition switch when the battery goes dead. I spoke to the consumer complaint department at Saturn regarding this concern, but it is not Saturn's policy to respond to this type of customer complaint. Since I feel these two problems do have a safety impact, I decided to register this complaint with the NHTSA.