While driving and come to a complete stop car will just cut off, alot of jerking, power steering comes on and steering hard,electrical display will automatic start showing up.have taken car to dealership for recall repairs and still have problems with steering. When I brought the car had taken it to the dealership and they said it was fixed but got on the road and car stopped,the dealership had car towed to facility and said if was fixed,it was electrical problem when I took back and the problem is still on going to this day.
2006 Saturn Ion electrical complaints
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On august 19,2014 there was an incident that involved me with my 2006 saturn ion. I was proceeding out of to drive off when all of the sudden my power steering became hard to maneuver and seen as though the car was shutting off in which a child was running across the street at that time I did the best I could and my car bump my neighbor vehicle. I received a strained muscle in my hand that my doctor diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome (nerve damages). My car have done this several times. I shouldn't have t I die nor my son or have a life permanent injury that would hinder me from enjoying my life. Gm told congress that they would do the right thing by its victims regardless the nature of injury.I have to suffer with this agonizing pain and swelling with the aid of medication. Nasa I expect you to do the right thing hold them liable for putting these faulty knowing these car was not safe for consumer purchase. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the key became jammed in the ignition switch and was unable to be removed. Also the steering wheel locked. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was repaired under recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). However, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.
First issue started with the numbers of the clock/stereo flickering after a couple of hours of the car being off during the winter. Then during the summer there were a couple incidents when the windows would not roll down nor up until a couples minutes after the car being on. A couple months later I rolled the driver side window 5 inches down while driving and 15 minutes later the window went up about an inch and did not budge but would make a buzzing sound. After a day or two there was not a buzzing sound and all the other windows did not work. Took in my vehicle to be checked and was told that it is an electrical issue coming from the main computer (motherboard I assume). This happened in february of 2014 and have not gotten it fixed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the key failed to release from the ignition switch. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who recommended the replacement of the shifter. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the key became lodged in the ignition switch. Once the ignition was turned on, the vehicle attempted to restart independently. The check engine warning indicator was illuminated. The dealer stated that the key and the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled intermittently without warning. The vehicle was previously repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer and dealer were notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 72,480.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the odor of gasoline was present inside. After inspecting the vehicle the contact discovered that fuel was leaking from the fuel tank. The contact also indicated that the air bag warning light illuminated and the horn would not operate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 115,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. When the contact attempted to turn the ignition switch to the off position, the ignition switch would auto lock into the accessory position. The failure occurred several times. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14e021000 (electrical system). The vehicle was repaired according to the recall, but the failure recurred. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the key became stuck in the run position and prevented the vehicle from shutting off. The contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition switch and had to unhook the wiring harness in order to shut off the vehicle. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system); however, the part needed for the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled intermittently and it was extremely difficult to change gears on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the ignition switch and the keys but the failure recurred. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was difficult to turn. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available.
My saturn was at the dealer for the gm ignition recall. The dealer told me my fuel lines were rotted and leaking. I thought this odd since the car was at the mechanic's for a rusted exhaust the week before. I called my mechanic from the dealer and he said to bring the car back that day. He found the leaking lines. Total cost of repairs $567.42 since all gm parts were purchased. The dealer had to have known to look for this problem, leading me to believe it's a known issue.
My ion is leaking gas and the ignition is sticking and can turn off by itself.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning multiple times. In order to restart the vehicle, the contact had to jiggle the key in the ignition switch. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part was not available to do the repairs. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.
2006 saturn ion. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch and power steering recall notices. *smd the consumer stated after the new ignition was installed, she proceeded to drive home. While driving, the steering mechanism lights lit up and a bing sound was heard. The consumer returned to the dealer, where they informed her, about a recall regarding the steering.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system); however, the part needed for the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.
About two years ago I started experiencing problems with the ignition switch on my 2006 saturn ion 2. The key would get stuck in there, or be hard to put it in all the way before starting the car. At times the engine would stay on even after key was out and all the instrument cluster lights would all come on even when the engine was off. Suddenly my instrument cluster stopped working all together (all gauges dead) with the exception of the warning lights. They would always stay on even when car was off and key was out. Later, just as sudden the cluster worked fine again, only to die a month later leaving all warning lights always on again. While all this was happening I was still having issues with the ignition. Mechanic told me that the ignition switch was causing the cluster to malfunction and eventually burned it out. Because of financial issues I was unable to replace the switch or the cluster at the time. When I received the ignition switch recall letter, I took it to get replaced and explained the cluster situation but dealership refused to replace the cluster and said it was a different issue. For months I have not been able to tell how much gas I have, how fast I'm driving or the temperature of the car. It's frustrating and expensive to repair. I have stayed stranded on the highway with my children several times, but gm will not help resolve the electrical issue.
I went to start my car to go to work and the key would not move in the ignition. Not one millimeter. I checked that the wheels were straight, checked that it was in park. Still no movement. Meaning I was not able to move the key forward or backward. After trying at the minimum 15 times, I called triple a and then my husband. He told me to cancel triple a and contact the dealer and have them deal with it. As it was only 7:15 and I had to wait until the dealer opened at 9:00. I sat and kept trying to get the key to move. Around 8:00 it just suddenly moved forward and the car started. I guess I am filing this complaint because gm installed that whole ignition part thing on my car about 2 months ago. I'm afraid to call them because what could I say? The car starts fine now. But I don't see how I can have any piece of mind worrying that this might occur at any time or anyplace. I have also been waiting for 2 months for a safety recall part(safety recall#14115) for power steering that may suddenly be loss. I have called gm several times to request a rental or loaner vehicle and have been told that I am safe in the car and if I am "going fast" I am "safer". I am extremely nervous that I could be involved in a crash or worse and drive the car everyday with a feeling of dread.
2006 saturn ion. Consumer writes in regards to waiting for ignition switch and power steering parts to complete recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle came to an abrupt stop and the key moved out of the start position independently. In addition, the front tires were damaged. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000.
In 2012 my car key was stuck in the ignition. The next day after 450.00+ the dealership replaced the ignition cylinder. A few months later both airbag lights came on & stayed on. The dealership told me since it was an issue with the airbag & safety there would not be a charge for the dianostic; when I arrived I was told that there would be a 75.00 charge. I left the dearship without the testing. A couple of months later the oil was changed & I asked for a test to check the airbag light. When finished the tech said they were unable to determine the issue with the airbag & I would need to take it to another dealership. We are a one car household so I had to wait until being without a car would have minimal impact. When I heard about the recall I waited & had the dealership due a test in case it was something affected by the ignition cylinder. Last week I took it to the servicing dealership & asked they check the airbag light. Later I received a call advising the airbag sensor had shorted out & a new sensor would cost 900.00+. I mentioned disabling the airbag & was told it is against federal law to do so. The service tech said in ks seat belts on cars purchased in ks are covered under warranty for 10 yrs & 3 yrs for airbags. I suggest that car co.'s consider a lifetime or life of car ownership warranty for both seat belts & airbags. Few have close to 1k to spend on repairing/replacing an airbag sensor & it doesn't make sense to have a law stating the airbag can't be disabled but its okay to knowingly put a car on the streets with a non/potential non-working airbag. The seatbelts & airbags work in tandam to protect shouldn't their warranties also be together? Having seatbelts & airbags covered for the life of the car will show the public in light of recent recalls car companies will do what is needed to show consumers their & their passengers safety are a priority.
When my car first started cutting itself off while driving on the interstate or roads, r when turning key to turn car off, the key wouldn't turn car off. You can remove the key but car is still on. The doors will not unlock till the starter switch locks itself into off. You can put car into park and key will not turn off. I strongly feel that this goes along with the problem of the key turning car off while you are driving. That recall was done but we still have the problem of not being able to turn car off with the key. If you remove the key car is still on, this is a problem as sometimes you can not sit there waiting on car to shut off and this worries me as to safety.
I had my vehicle repaired under the ignition recall and ever since that my key gets stuck in the ignition half way.
Lost power/control while driving, felt like the bottom of the car was falling out, upon repair was informed a bad ignition coil.
As I drove my car turned off not allowing me to use my brakes now the key gets stuck in the ignition every now and then.
While driving I heard a series of chimes and power steering indicator came on. I then was unable to turn the steering wheel. When I tried again I had to turn wide into traffic because even though I was turning the wheel as hard as I could I couldn't control it. I contacted gm about the recall and they told me that along with that there was the ignition switch recall. I was given a loaner because I was afraid to drive the car after the above incident. I was contacted on tuesday, july 8, 2014 and was told the ignition switch parts were in. I informed them that I couldn't drive the car to kelly buick gmc because of the power steering issue so they made arrangements to tow the car to their location. Now they are telling me to turn in the loaner, because even though the wheel is hard to turn , that it is safe to drive. I told the service person that I am a middle aged woman and do not have the strength in my arms to turn that wheel and that I am afraid. I was told to contact gm which I will in the morning because now I have no way to get the car from kelly buick, when they knew when they towed it in I was afraid to drive it, because of the struggle to turn the wheel. They told me they would see what they could do, however they did nothing to the power steering and I do not know what to do at this point. I will contact kelly and gm tomorrow about this situation that I have been put in.
Ignition recall,on waiting list from march 2014.parts not available.gm informed me of dealer in jacksonville florida to do replacement. I'am staying with daughter waiting repair. How long does gm make us wait..
I purchased my 2006 saturn ion 3 in 2008 from a dealership. I have had all the recall issues happen to my vehicle. 1) I have replaced the ignition switch and cylinder twice due to the car being unable to shut off. This happened in 2008 and again in 2012. Both times it was covered under warranty and repairs were done by gm dealership. Even though these have been replaced I was told they need to be replaced again under the recall because those parts are faulty as well. I have been in contact with the dealership and was told they do not have the parts yet and will let me know when they are available. 2) in november 2013 my vehicle smelled of gas and was making me and my children sick. I had it checked out at the dealership and it was the fuel module. This was covered by a ntsb warranty extension. 3) my vehicle will intermittently shut off or lose power steering. When I took it into the dealership in 2013 they told me they would not touch it if they could not replicate the problem. It has not been fixed. 4) this issue is not mentioned in any of the complaints I have read here, but I have seen others complain on the internet. Beginning in january of 2014 there is a strong odor of exhaust fumes in my vehicle. My personal mechanic said there is a leak that is going into the cabin. My vehicle is slow to accelerate and feels shaky. There is also a loud noise coming from the engine compartment. I have to drive with the windows down at all times. I have had nothing but problems with this vehicle since right after I purchased it. I do not have a second vehicle nor the means to buy one. I rely on it to get me to work and to transport my family. It is very disappointing to have to deal with these issues over and over again.
I was driving home early one morning and my ignition had shut off like it had many times before this time the weather conditions being snowy and slushy caused me to get stuck and the vehicle was yanked into the ditch. I had called the claims number after my car had sat at the dealership for about 2 months maybe longer and they told me since the claim was not filed as of the recall came out they are not responsible for it. There is nothing that gm can do they will not refund me for the money to replace my radiator, condenser, and cooling fan that I needed repaired at that time to make my vehicle run. I did not have money at the time to fix the cosmetic damage in the fender and the bumper so that is still broken. The claims department advised me since it was so long after the acident they could not check the vehicles records to see if the vehicle had actually shut off. Now the reason my car is sitting at the dealer ship is because this time my car was stuck running the key is in the on position and couldnt be turned off. I would like some action to be taken or someone to contact me in order to get this taken care of.
On or about 9/12/2012, I was driving in my saturn ion going 45 miles an hour, in heavy morning traffic, when in an instant my car decelerated and was at a slow crawl. I could not get any acceleration even when pressing the gas. I was only a couple blocks away from work, so I coasted until I got there. I was almost hit. But I could not go any faster. I was afraid to turn off the car for fear that it would not start up again. I was afraid to drive it and I called to have it towed to the dealership to have it looked at. Henderson chevrolet looked at it and said that it was the computer motherboard of the car. This was replaced at a cost to me of $800.00+. It happened again on 11/20/12. The car went from 30 to 5 miles per hour in a split second! No warnings. I took it back to the dealership. They said that they had no idea what want going on with it nor why it was doing this. Their suggestion to me was to get another vehicle. What my saturn did is the same thing described in the ignition recall. When this happened to me , there was no recall. No one thought of looking at the ignition. When I lost power, my thought was not gee, maybe my keys are too heavy & my car turned off! Me see if my ignition turned off when I went over that bump. Had the recall ignition problem had been something that gm was aware of at the time and notice was received, the mechanic would have known that this was the problem. But I replaced the brain of my car at $800 when it was not needed. Not wanting it to happen again (say on the freeway), I traded in the car. I feel that I should be reimbursed for the costs I paid to repair my vehiclewhen it should have been taken care of by the recall. My experience happened before anyone knew about this kind of thing happening to these vehicles. The consumer has since traded the vehicle. Updated 07/28/14
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