2003 Saturn Ion: engine stalls while driving

Filed Sep 23, 2020 · Electrical · PA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn ion. The contact stated while driving at slow speeds, when the vehicle began to stall and another vehicle rear ended her. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained a concussion and back injuries. The contact was taken by an ambulance to seek medical attention and also seek physical therapy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to repair shop and was not repaired at that moment. The contact stated the vehicle had the battery was replaced prior to the accident. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jun 22, 2017 · Electrical · 112,246 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn ion. While driving at 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and lost power completely. The vehicle veered to the right side of the road and came to a rolling stop. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The contact stated that the failure occurred on four separate occasions. The vehicle was repaired in may of 2014 per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v047000 (electrical system) at a unknown dealer, but the failure recurred. General motors was made aware of the failures and stated that the vehicle was under a twelve month warranty, which expired in april of 2015. The failure mileage was 112,246.

Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Electrical · 110,000 miles · NJ · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn ion. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and crashed into another vehicle. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per an unknown recall for the ignition switch. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. *tt

Filed Nov 10, 2015 · Electrical · 125,000 miles · CO

Ignition faulty, car will not start or release key from ignition. Has shut off while driving in the past 6 months

Filed Aug 5, 2015 · Engine · 132,000 miles · OH

While driving at steady speed of 70 MPH car fails to accelerate and boggs down when giving gas car then decelerates and stalls. Will not start back up for a few minutes then drives and runs like nothing happened

Filed Nov 18, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 162,603 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn ion. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. As a result, the vehicle lost power steering. After turning the vehicle off, it failed to start. The contact received notifications for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) and the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system). The contact stated that the vehicle was remedied by the dealer. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 162,603.

Filed Nov 9, 2014 · Driver assistance, Steering · 140,000 miles · ND

Slight shudder at a stoplight.. Lost acceleration and power steering. Made it to shop. Code p0420 catcon was all that came up, battery and alternator(new) tested fine and vehicle started like nothing happened. I had exhaust tested and 4 hours of general diagnostics= "the car seems fine, yes that is weird, just keep an eye on it" it twice more, and consistently felt "rough" before february 2014, (two years) got new suspension, spark plugs, fuel and coolant systems cleaned, etc... My car felt almost new, a little rough so I babied it. After all, it is obsessively well maintained...immediately after recall ignition switch replaced by dealer, one month ago, the "really rough" feeling returned. Shifting hard, vibrating, it almost stalled at intersections intermittently. Dealer checked transmission (along with two other shops that love money)... All say transmission is fine, but to me it felt like it was falling apart. When I had a day off two days ago, I brought it to three transmission shops, two exhaust shops, and two tire shops (who also inspected my suspension, wheel balance and brakes) all said it was fine and that is "normal" to feel that way as I approached 183000 miles. The next day ( last night) when after ten minutes of driving, in the space of thirty seconds, I lost acceleration, power steering, radio was flashing lights, battery light and service engine warning came on along with the airbag light.. My car couldn't make it over the little hump across the intersection and I (5'3 120 lbs) was forced to push my running car across the highway that runs through town. I made it to the frontage road, barely able to turn which put me head on with another car that had to swerve around me. The car wouldn't start. Battery tested fine. Towed home.

Filed Nov 4, 2014 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn ion. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the failure was due to an electrical shortage. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Sep 30, 2014 · Electrical · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn ion. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who failed to inform the contact that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) and 14v171000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired and the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Sep 26, 2014 · Electrical · 170,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn ion. While at a stop light, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

Filed Jul 29, 2014 · Airbags, Engine · 120,000 miles · TX · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn ion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the engine stalled and the vehicle crashed into a curb. The airbags did not deploy however, the contact was not injured. The vehicle was not able to restart. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Updated 10/2/14*cn the consumer stated the driver received an injury to the head. The vehicle has not been fully repaired. Updated 3/6/2015

Filed Jul 22, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 95,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 saturn ion. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle loss power and stalled. Additionally, the contact stated that the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14e021000 (electrical system). The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 110,000.