2004 Saturn Ion: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jul 6, 2023 · Airbags, Electrical · 230,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. Additionally, the contact stated that the key was stuck in the ignition. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the ignition switch and the ignition lock cylinder; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Numbers: 14V047000 (Air Bags, Electrical System) and 14V171000 (Electrical System). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 230,000.

Filed Dec 23, 2015 · Electrical · CA

2004 saturn ion. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle shuts off while driving. *smd the dealer replaced the ignition switch.

Filed Jul 16, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · CA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2004 saturn ion. While driving approximately 62 MPH, the vehicle stalled and came to a sudden stop as the contact attempted to exit the freeway. The vehicle rolled over two times and landed upside down. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a body shop. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact notices for the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system), 14v171000 (electrical system), and 14v153000 (steering) after the crash occurred. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Mar 22, 2015 · Brakes, Engine · 100,000 miles · TX

The saturn ion recalled ignition was replaced, but the problem continues to happen. On 3/20/15, I was driving on the freeway in rush hour traffic. The car turned itself off, and the brakes went out. I steered the car to the shoulder, and managed to bring it a stop eventually with the emergency brake and changing gears. I took the car straight to the dealership, per instructions from gm customer service, but haven't been able to get satisfactory information from either the service center at the dealership or gm customer service so far. The new ignition failed, causing the car to turn off while driving and my brakes to fail. This caused a serious safety risk. The recall failed to correct the ignition problem for my vehicle.

Filed Jul 9, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 133,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saturn ion. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14e021000 (ignition switch). The contact stated the repair did not remedy the failure. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 133,000.

Filed Jun 19, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 127,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saturn ion. The contact stated she had her vehicle serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system) and the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The contact mentioned that when she came to pick up the vehicle the exhaust pipe was visibly on the floor. The contact immediately informed the service manager since the vehicle was not in that condition prior to the repairs. The service manager agreed to repair the failure by reattaching one side of the exhaust pipe with a wire hanger. The contact reluctantly took the vehicle home and while on the way home the air bag, alternator and battery light illuminated on the instrumental panel. Shortly after the lights illuminated, the vehicle stalled. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.

Filed May 29, 2014 · Electrical · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saturn ion. The contact stated that after having repairs performed for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system), the vehicle failed to start and after numerous attempts, the vehicle was able to start. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled three times and the battery light, the oil pressure, the air bag and the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was unknown.

Filed May 7, 2014 · Brakes, Transmission · 77,362 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saturn ion. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, she attempted to depress the clutch pedal but noticed that the pedal had raised eight inches from where it normally was, preventing her from shifting gears. The contact mentioned that the vehicle eventually stalled and was towed to an independent mechanic where the technician diagnosed that the clutch pedal was fractured. As a result, the master cylinder, slave cylinder and the clutch pedal needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 77,362 and the current mileage was 79,810.

Filed Apr 24, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 87,000 miles · TX · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saturn ion. The contact stated that while entering a parking lot at 3 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled and the contact crashed into a cement pillar. There were no injuries. The vehicle was to be repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) but was informed that the part was not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 87,000. Updated 06/10/14 ma the consumer stated he lost power steering, and the vehicle surged forward into a concrete pillar. The ar bags did not deploy. The consumer stated the bumper absorbed the hit, and there was no real damage. Updated 07/24/14

Filed Apr 17, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · MN · crash · 1 injury

2004 saturn ion. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice issues, air bag malfunction and several other vehicle problems. *smd the consumer stated her daughter was involved in 3 accidents. Her daughter lost power and the vehicle stalled. When her daughter hit the other vehicle, the air bags did not deploy. Her daughter was injured. Also, the consumer had difficulty steering the vehicle.

Filed Apr 1, 2014 · Transmission · 77,500 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saturn ion. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving 45 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacture was contacted. The failure mileage was 77,500 and the current mile was 77,590. Updated 6/10/14*cn updated 8/4/17

Filed Mar 20, 2014 · Transmission · 124,000 miles · MI

I purchased 2004 saturn ion 3 in 2013 and within 30days I started having problems with transmission. Vehicle would stall out and begin to hesitate around 35mph. I started inquiring about transmission issues on internet and observed this is a common issue with this vehicle. I'm getting no help with this issue with gm dealership. With all the other owners complaints about this transmission issue with the saturn ion there should be a national recall to fix transmission defect on this vehicle.(CVT or vti transmission).