Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 060866009 | 05/01/2006 | 10020711 | Water leak, wet or stained carpet in trunk, water or dirt accumulates under the carpet in spare tire well (inspect tail lamp wiring harness and rewrap, if necessary). *kb | 12/28/2006 | |
| 040850013 | 08/01/2004 | 10009418 | Squeak/itch noise from rear seat when driving on rough surfaces. *tt | 09/29/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 08/18/2007 | 33000 | 2 | 07/11/2005 |
| I purchased a 2005 saturn ion with 32 miles on it july 11, 2005. on september 22, 2005 while driving my daughter to school in the rain, the car stalled and began to fill with water from the floor up. i had it towed to the dealer for repair and was told the left fron sunroof drain hose was plugged. they said this caused an electrical problem which caused the stall. the service dept. said they cleaned the drain hose and all was ok. well, we had a heavy rain, not the first since 11/2005, on august 18, 2007. i was able to start the car, but it stalled right away. in addition, the floor on the driver's side was wet. this occurred on a saturday and by monday when the car was towed to the saturn dealership, there was a pond of water on the floor of the car. in addition, the cd player has been replaced because it ate cd's. the new radio worked ok for about 6 month's, but is now unable to pick up reception to any station. also, at one time, the driver's side door became jammed and could not be opened from the inside or outside. the lock rod and inside door handle were bent. at the same time water was leaking through the driver's side window and the window was off the track and falling into the door. this was also repaired by the dealer because i purchased the extended warranty. this car has been nothing but trouble and i regret purchasing it. i have never had so many problems with a new car and i would not recommend this car to anyone. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 06/15/2007 | 28000 | ||
| Metal fatique on passenger car door of saturn ion quad coupe redline, where hinge attaches: the problem occured over a period of 2 years during which time i would open and close the door each day a minimum of 10-12 times to strap my infant into his carseat. the door metal cracked and begsan to separate from the rest of the metal, to the point where the door is read to drop off the hinge. i brought the vehicle to a gm dealer in response to a recall on the catalytic converter, at which time i requested them to lok at the door. the delaership had never seen anything like it. however, they concluded that it was not their responsibility since they were unable to disprove the door had not been forcefully pushed backwards. | |||
| 02/27/2005 | 101 | 1 | 02/26/2005 |
| Car purchased on 2/26/05. first time driven on highway, a 20 piece of the rain drip panel flew off. dealer states car must have been hit by rock, but there was no other traffic in front of vehicle. dealer also said this is expected behavior if hit by debris at over 35 mph. if hit by debris, was small enough that there was no noise upon impact, nor was it visible. since there were no vehicles to the side or front of vehicle, we believe this panel is defective. dealer refuses to repair, and quotes $782 to fix. other body shops are considerably less. if this behavior is expected saturn falsely advertises durability of the vehicle, as their ads depict golf balls hitting the vehicle with no damage. further if this is expected this vehicle is a danger to others around it on the road, if saturn believes it is normal and expected for 20 chunks of the vehicle to fly off. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 08/14/2005 | 7500 | 3 | 02/05/2005 |
| Door panels cracked during extreme heat co worker pointed out that there was a crack on my drivers side passenger side and rear passenger side door the crack on the rear door eventually became a whole chunk vehicle has been in no accidents. *nm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - ROOF AND PILLARS | |||
| 08/10/2009 | 33316 | 1 | |
| 2-02-07 key stuck in ignition...car would not turn off.... ignition replaced 33,316 miles 01-14-08 transmission replaced 50,728 miles 12-20-08 car wouldn't start...clutch switch replaced 50,728 miles 8-26-08 sun roof drain clogged $199.88 59,893 miles 8-10-09 car would not start..replaced ignition switch 2nd time 72,615 miles car was bought new off lot in 2005... towed 4 times in 4years! *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 06/15/2007 | 28000 | ||
| Metal fatique on passenger car door of saturn ion quad coupe redline, where hinge attaches: the problem occured over a period of 2 years during which time i would open and close the door each day a minimum of 10-12 times to strap my infant into his carseat. the door metal cracked and begsan to separate from the rest of the metal, to the point where the door is read to drop off the hinge. i brought the vehicle to a gm dealer in response to a recall on the catalytic converter, at which time i requested them to lok at the door. the delaership had never seen anything like it. however, they concluded that it was not their responsibility since they were unable to disprove the door had not been forcefully pushed backwards. | |||