Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| 02/22/2007 | 1 | ||
| Recently i experienced a problem with my car failing to start. i was advised by the mechanic that saturn issued a technical service bulletin addressing this issue. the reference numbers is 04-08-45-005c, date of issue december 4, 2006 affecting 2003-2006 saturn ions built up to and including vin breakpoint 6z147837. i was told by the mechanic that my car had both diagnostic trouble codes listed in this bulletin. *jb | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 22000 | 1 | 08/01/2004 |
| Tl*- the contact owns a 2004 saturn ion . while driving at 8 mph with the road condition being extremely poor the vehicle slid on some ice, causing the vehicle to bounce of the side of the curb. the contact noticed that the right wheel was pushed back to the fender. the right drive axle broke inside the transmission. the cv joint was still undamaged,not even a tear in the boot. the contact had the vehicle towed to the dealership. the failure mileage was 22000, and the current mileage was 22500.*ak a mechanic wrote that he had not seen so much damage which involved a low speed curb impact. updated 03/13/07. *jb | |||
| 06/16/2005 | 23200 | 4 | 06/04/2004 |
| My car hesitates when shifting from first to second gear. once the clutch is out and you apply the throttle the car goes then looses power and then goes again. this car was is in the shop the last 26 of 39 days for 4 seperate attempts to fix it. the dealer states they can not fix it and that saturn corporate has no idea what is wrong with it either. no one from saturn customer care has once asked me for my side of the story or the 6 pages of documentation on how i was treated and told would be done to repair my car. the dealership that i purchased it from has told me there is nothing they would do to repair my car. my car is now at another dealership the day after i was told to pick it up because the service engine light came on in approximatley 60 minues after pick up from the original dealer that i purchased it from. it seems there are mant saturn ion redlines with this same problem on the internet... | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 3 | 09/01/2004 | |
| Car will suddenly stall and shut down | |||
| 12/22/2004 | 6537 | 1 | 04/20/2004 |
| I purchased my 2004 saturn ion in april, 2004. in june, 2004 my right turn signal stopped working, causing my running light on that side not to work either.*ak in july, 2004 when opening up the hood to refill windshield wiper fluid, the hood latch inside the car came off in my hand. on dec 22, 2004, the brakes on my 2004 saturn ion failed to work cause me to go through a stop sign, which resulted in a accident with another car. both cars were only moving about 15 - 20 mph, but on impact the whole right (passenger side) side bumper broke up and was on the ground. leaving a big gapping hole on the right passenger side of the car. no recalls have been placed on defective brakes, as of this date. in february, 2005, when coming out to start car after work, the car would not start, the key locked in the ignition, the hood and the trunk locked and couldn't get them open to get a jump from the tow truck. i had to have the car towed back to the saturn dealership. battery was replaced. the same day i picked the car up from the dealership, went into a store when i came out the car would not start again. this time the key didn't lock in ignition so i was able to get a jump. this has happened on about 4 different occasion, with the dealership not able to give me any solution to the problem. | |||