Tl*the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that when he attempted to turn the vehicle off, it would not turn off when the key was turned and the key was unable to be removed from the ignition. The contact had to unhook the battery to turn the vehicle off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the ignition switch was replaced. The failure continued. The vehicle was at the dealer at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.
2006 Saturn Ion electrical complaints
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When I proceeded to turn my key to turn off my car, my car would not turn off. My key would only turn half of the way but would get stuck in the ignition and my car would not turn off. I then turned my car back on and then tried to turn off my car again. It finally worked after jiggling my key. Sometimes my car would turn off fine but most of the time, it would not. I became frightened and very uncomfortable with driving my car because the problem continued to get worse. I then did research on the internet and found out several other saturn ion owner are having the same problems. Some saturn ion owners even have not be able to turn their car off at all and had to leave there car running until the gas ran out. I did not want this to happen to me, so I decided to take my car in to get it fixed. They said the problem was the ignition lock cylinder and that I was going to have to get it replaced. I was very upset that this is saturn ions fault and I have to pay for their negligence. My ignition lock cylinder was replaced with a brand new one from saturn. Not even a day later the same problems started once again. My car still turns off with a little jiggling of the key but I know it will not last. This is not safe! I do not feel I should have to pay for saturn's carelessness.
We have a saturn ion 2006 which is now experiencing ignition issues. First the car would not stop running (hazard!) in my driveway. This was due to the key being stuck in the on position in the ignition! We had to allow it to run out of gas prior to finding the emergency key release that saturn has noted. Now the car will not even start and when I called the customer service line, the response was hardly comforting. Looking online it appears that there are numerous complaints logging this issue. It appears that there are quite a few people that would like to pursue a class action lawsuit against saturn/gm as there have been absolutely no investigations, recalls, or even an acknowledgement of said issue. This is the first time the ignition has caused us issues, but looking at the online complaints, it won't be the last. When will it be investigated? Will it be investigated after an accident happens perhaps with my 2 children in the car? Will it be classified as an urgent issue then? See how many people have had the issue below via the link embedded. Http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/saturn.htm.
Vehicle was unable to be shut off, key was stuck in the ignition, I unhooked the battery and the vehicle was still running. This same vehicle had a recall on the fuel pump module and was leaking gas, had this occurred at the same time it would have been very unsafe for the car to have been running the entire time with a gas leak. Fortunately I had just repaired the fuel pump module 1 week prior to this issue with the ignition.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the key became stuck in the ignition and could not be extracted. A fuse was removed in order to turn the vehicle off. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Key stuck in ignition switch in the run position of 2006 saturn ion, 40,000 miles, could not safely turn off vehicle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the key became stuck in the ignition and she was unable to turn the key in order to turn off the vehicle. The dealer removed a fuse underneath the hood which made it possible to turn off the vehicle. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 70000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion . The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH ,going over a small bump on the road the vehicle would stall. The vehicle would have to be put into neutral so that it can be restarted . The contact also states that she can remove the keys out of the ignition when the vehicle is still idling . The dealer had not been contacted and there had been no diagnosis at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 59500 and the current mileage was 59560.
Key will get stuck in the ignition and will not come out. It was a safety concern because the vehicle could not be turned off with the key. The only way to turn off the vehicle was to pull the ignition fuse out. There was no improper use of the ignition or the key prior to the event. The dealership replaced the cylinder case and key cylinder. They charged for the repair it was 800 dollars for the repair. The vehicle was out of warranty with only 33000 miles on it. Their seems to be alot of complaints/blogs relating to this issue with the ion.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start due to the ignition pass lock security feature. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 62,000.
I have a 2006 saturn ion quad coupe and my key got stuck in the ignition and my car wont turn off. The key does not turn and the "shift lock" instructions in the saturn user manual do not work. I took my car to 3 gm dealers and 2 of them could not fix it and say they have never seen anything like that. I do not know what triggered it, I have not had any other issues with my key or ignition before. I ended up having to leave my car at a gm dealership. They were already closed so one of the guys pulled the fuse that turns the ignition off, however the key is still inside so the car is still on, the doors wont lock and the gm dealership does not have gates to protect my car. In other words my battery will eventually die and there is a risk that my car will get stolen.
On august 10, 2010, I was unable to remove my keys from the ignition of my 2006 saturn ion. The care would also not turn off. I took it to an authorized saturn service provider and they were able to "fix" the problem by cleaning and repairing the key lock cylinder at a cost of over $180 to me. On august 18, 2010, I was unable to remove my keys from the ignition again, but this time I was able to turn the car off. I took it to the same service provider and they were not able to replicate the problem. I was told that there really wasn't anything they could do about the problem unless I wanted them to replace the key lock cylinder, which would cost another $160+. I opted to not spend the additional money since I had already spent money to "fix" the problem the week before. Instead I decided to call the saturn customer care line provided by gm to file a complaint. They told me that there was nothing they could do to help me since the car is over warranty at 82,000 miles. My car is only 4 years old and from everything I've heard, no other type of car has this problem and it has been happening to other saturn ion owners that have less miles on their cars than I do. This is obviously a defective part and needs to be recalled. There is a danger of someone not being able to turn their car off and possibly running out of gas or not being able to get help because an authorized service provider might not be open at the time.
2006 saturn ion. The ignition key would not turn off. Could not turn off the engine! Had to take it to a garage to turn off and fix the ignition for over $300.
Saturn 2006 ion. Key sticks in the ignition. Have taken it in 4 times to be fixed. There are several people with this kind of care with this problem. The car running is a major safety hazard. Why has this not been recalled.
I own a 2006 saturn ion. Ignition key will get stuck from a few seconds to several minutes, while I can hear the ignition lock clicking inside. I called gm and they told me there's nothing they can do.
Arrived home after work and as usual went to turn off car when the ignition key would not turn to off position. The ignition system would not work. I called the road side assistance and was walked thru the process to disable car by disconnecting fuse under hood. I later had to pay for the ignition system to be replaced. Extremely frustrating since my car was less than 3 years old at the time. I had purchased the car brand new back in march 2006.
I have a 2006 saturn ion, that I just recently purchased. I was driving to work and my car would not turn off. The key was stuck in the ignition and could not be pulled out. I took it to midas and carx and they said they had never seen this where the car wouldn't turn off. I had to drive from dekalb to glenview because it was the only place with the part. They replaced the cylinder and key asm-d. I noticed the other day on consumer affairs.com that 50 pages worth of people had the exact same problem with the 2006 and 2004 saturn ion. This needs to be recalled.
Auto accident on 8/11/10 . Accident totaled front end of car. Air bags did not deploy, on star did not work could not call for help, electric system failed and could not open doors, windows. Emt had to break rear window glass to get to me to help. Seat belt had made severe pain in chest. Was taken to hospital for help with the pain.am still suffering severe pain. Auto is a 2006 saturn ion. Insurance co is evaluating the damage to auto. As a senior elderly woman and cannot depend on auto to get help when needed, that is very scary. That is what I pay monthly fees to on star for. I want to feel safe in my auto.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While attempting to turn the vehicle off the contact noticed that the key would not turn and it could not be released from the ignition. The vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealer. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 41000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle the key would not turn in order to shut the vehicle off. The contact drove the vehicle to the nearest dealer who removed a fuse to the fuel injector and shut the vehicle off. The dealer also replaced the ignition switch cylinder which made it impossible for the vehicle to shut off. The contact had not called the manufacturer when the complaint was filed. The contact was concerned that there was not a the federal safety agency recall related to the ignition switch for his year, make and model vehicle. The failure mileage was 26,166.
Power window on driver side and now on right back passenger side won't work. Have had to take to dealer 2 times and will have to take it in again for the right back passenger window. I have not had this car more than 2 years.
I have a 2006 saturn ion. Engine won't turn off. Problem with ignition switch. Have to undo fuse and unhook battery in the trunk. Can't turn the key to start the car but can't turn it off with the key. Can't afford to get it fixed. It's been alot of complaints online with the same problem with the same car.
The key cannot be removed from the car and the car remains running -- requiring the driver to get out of the car, remove a fuse or letting the car run out. The driver is stranded and vulnerable.
I was on the highway driving my 2006 saturn ion ii, not even five minutes, heading straight. The car dinged three times and I glanced at the information cluster (where the speedometer is, etc) and the words "pwr str" where on. I did not understand what it meant until I had to exit the highway, and the power steering was gone making the vehicle very difficult to steer. Upon making it home, I turned the car off, and then back on to realize the problem had seemed to fix it self. The "pwr str" message was gone, and the car turned like it normally did. I then went back out, and on my way home again, heading straight under 30 MPH, the car made a dinging sounds three times and the message reappeared. I have visited a local mechanic chain store, and was told that it could have been a slew of things. I searched the incident on the internet to find this is a very common problem, and that general motors has recalled other vehicles with the same system and the same problem, but neglected to include saturn in the recall. For this, I am reluctant to shell out large sums of money on a part that was proven faulty and recalled.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While attempting to turn the vehicle off, the contact noticed that the key would not turn and he was unable to remove it from the ignition. The failure was diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 85000.
Power steering went out in my 2006 saturn ion today while driving on the interstate. No recall has been made on this as of now, but after researching this is a major problem happening to many people besides myself. I hope this gets taken care of before someone gets hurt if that has not already happened. The power steering resets when the car gets turned off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated the keys would intermittently became stuck in the ignition. The failure occurred twice and the vehicle was taken to the dealer both times. The first time the failure occurred, the dealer made unknown repairs to the ignition gauge. The failure recurred within two weeks. The second time the failure occurred, the dealer advised that the ignition gauge was too tight. The dealer serviced the vehicle yet the failure recurred. In addition, the vehicle would shake sporadically and stall without warning. The contact stated she was able to restart the vehicle but the failure would randomly occur. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 99,364 and the current mileage was 100,000.
I will give you what I sent to a consumer repairs office and the ftc: date = company name = saturn/gmc company contact = customer service/roadside service incident = I got home from shopping with my saturn 2006 ion ii, and tried to turn the ignition off and it would not turn off. I tried to get the panel under the steering wheel off and had trouble getting it off, so I could get to the shift lock release, and couldn't find the plunger at first, and then it wouldn't move either like it said it would to get the key out. The key came out, but it still would not turn off the ignition and the engine kept running. I tried three times to talk with customer service and roadside service through on star and saturn and got very little information of how to stop the engine from running. Finally, the last person at roadside service for saturn helped me to remove the fuse 16 for the fuel injectors which cut the engine, but then didn't tell me how to remove the battery cable and it was still powered on. Thank god for a friend who came over to help me get the maintenance-free battery cable unscrewed, not un-bolted, like in older cars, to remove the battery cable, so that the power would not be drained by all the remaining power that was on. What is bad is that the so-called authorized service dealer for saturn in my town is not open on saturdays. Saturn, at least use to have saturday hours for service. Why isn't the government forcing gmc and saturn to recall this defect. They get toyota to do things, but for americans they do little!!! Help government regulators! I have to take it in for repair on tuesday and take off work. There is a tech bulletin referring to this which is 04-08-45-005d, I believe.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. She stated that while attempting to shut off the vehicle, the key was removed but the ignition power remained activated for approximately one hour. The contact disconnected the fuel tank and battery. The dealer advised that the cylinder for the key was damaged and would need to be replaced. The repairs were done at the contact's expense. The manufacturer was contacted and a complaint filed. The failure and current mileages were 87,000.
Drove the car in the morning and everything seemed normal. Stopped and the ignition would not turn off. The key would come out without turning backwards, but the car would continue to run. In order to turn off the engine the steering column was removed and a "plug" was disconnected. In order to start the car, this process was done in reverse and the key replaced and turned the little bit of space it had left. The ignition cylinder lock is being replaced and I will request the old part.
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