Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 03/30/2007 | 13000 | ||
| Sometimes my security light goes on-when that happens, in order to start car up i have to lock all of the doors, wait 20 minutes then start up the car. it now has 117000 miles on it and it makes a loud noise and shakes at anything over 60 miles an hour | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 01/24/2004 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was losing power. found positive battery terminal on original ac delco battery leaking and corroding the battery cable. replacement battery corrected problem. *ak | |||
| 08/19/2003 | 38119 | 1 | 05/29/2001 |
| Ac delco car battery positive terminal fell off the battery, causing car to not start and battery acid to drip on cables under battery. battery needed to be replaced. my research reveals this is not an uncommon experience with ac delco batteries. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 12/19/2008 | 1 | ||
| Saturn 2001 ion ignition - car won't start because key won't turn this is a known problem with saturns and is a bad safety issue. people are stranded with vehicles that won't start or sometimes even turn off. this is awful, and saturn knows about it, and gm is asking for a bailout? this should be a recall. if government won't force a recall on known issues, the company winds up going extinct due to poor quality issues. recall this! *tr | |||
| 08/03/2001 | 5000 | 2 | 12/24/2000 |
| 2001 sl1 saturn | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 07/21/2005 | 99 | ||
| When the ignition key is inserted into the ignition, it doesn't turn most of the time. it has been tried turning the steering wheel back and forth and also reinserting the key. this has been going on for several months now and it is getting worse as time goes on. i also know of other saturn owners with other models which have the same problem. the dealership does not say that this is an on going problem with their cars. | |||
| 06/21/2005 | 1 | ||
| Dt: after exiting the vehicle the key was removed with the key in the accessory position,. then, the key could not be reentered. also, key was taken out of ignition while vehicle was in motion. dealership told the owner it was due to wear and tear, and she would have to pay for repairs. owner did not think that she should to pay for repairs.*ak | |||
| 06/27/2002 | 3 | 05/20/2001 | |
| Ignition locked down was replaced but problem keeps happening. complained to service department, but they told me they could not recreate problem. stopped going to dealership. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | |||
| 01/25/2003 | |||
| Instrument cluster trunk ajar warning light illuminates while driving. dealer cannot remedy | |||