2006 Saturn Ion transmission problems

Filed Nov 2, 2021 · Transmission · 195,000 miles · OR

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that upon switching gears to reverse, the vehicle made an abnormal grinding sound. The contact stated that she was unable to shift gears and continued to drive the vehicle in third gear. There were no warning lights illuminated. The independent mechanic diagnosed that the clutch was fractured and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to their location in two weeks for diagnosis. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 195,000.

Filed Jul 2, 2021 · Transmission · CA

2006 saturn ion. Consumer writes in regards to defective shifter switch safety recall. The consumer stated the vehicle became difficult to to turn off. The consumer had to jiggle the key to get the vehicle to power off. This occurred on multiple occasions. Repair attempts have been made but, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was contacted and reimbursed the consumer for the repair.

Filed Jul 22, 2017 · Electrical, Steering · 124,000 miles · PA

I've had my car in the shop twice for the ignition switch. One of the times gm paid for it due to a recall within months the car was back into passlock light coming on car stalling while in movement key stuck in ignition have to wiggle it to get it back into the turn off position. This last time as of today the car will not run you have trouble getting the key out of a lock the passlock is showing on the car dashboard.

Filed Dec 29, 2014 · Transmission · 86,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the gear shifter was accidentally struck and the vehicle reversed independently without a key in the ignition. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.

Filed Sep 30, 2014 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Sep 29, 2014 · Acceleration, Transmission · 108,000 miles · WA

Manual transmission vehicle. Was accelerating onto the highway and merging into fast moving traffic (approximately 60-70 MPH traffic). I shifted into 5th gear and then depressed the accelerator pedal all the way to gain enough speed to safely merge leftward. When I lifted my foot away from the pedal it stayed fully depressed (fully accelerating). I hit the brakes moderately, and it was still accelerating, then I hit the brakes harder to decrease my speed (from 70+ down to 60) as I shifted into neutral. I kicked down hard on the accelerator and it released back to the default position.

Filed Sep 4, 2014 · Transmission · 80,343 miles · AZ

The gear shift button that must be depressed in order to put the car into any gear has come off. The button can be replaced, but must be properly lined up and can immediately fall off again. This could cause a real safety issue if it occurred in traffic.

Filed Aug 23, 2014 · Transmission · 59,502 miles · TX

This car has a manual transmission. I tried to put it in gear to back out of the drive way and it wouldn't budge. So I let it roll backwards in neutral to the street. I pumped the clutch to see if that would work. It wouldn't go into first gear when I would try to get it in gear it would slowly move forward even though it wasn't in gear. I checked the fluid levels and they were fine. I turned off the car and tried to put it in first it went into first gear just fine and when I turned the ignition on, it lunged me forward. I drove about 25 feet while trying to change into second gear, it wouldn't budge. So I had to turn off the car again so it would go into first gear then I started it up and it lunged me forward again. I needed to turn around to get back to the house because something was clearly wrong. I tried once again to put it in second, same problem I had to turn it off then throw it in first and start it up real quick. I finally got it in second gear and drove it home. I stayed idling in second gear in front of my house for about 5-7 min. Then I tried to go and it worked, it went into gear with ease, and changed into all the other gears with ease as I dove through the neighborhood just like it was a brand new car again & all day like nothing had ever happened. Now every morning since the same thing has happened so I take the same steps, I pump the clutch and let it sit about 5 min. And end up applying pressure to get it into gear and it will work all day until this morning. It will still go into gear when its off and starts the same way as I explained but now after waiting the 5-7 min before I take off it still wont go into gear or "fix itself" like it did before. Have many people complained about this? I've been the only owner of this car and reported it to my local dealer, it will cost $115.00 just for them to diagnose it and im on a limited income.

Filed Jul 21, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 31,000 miles · FL

I had my vehicle repaired under the ignition recall and ever since that my key gets stuck in the ignition half way.

Filed May 30, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 96,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that while attempting to remove the key from the ignition switch, the key was stuck. The contact restarted the vehicle and shifted into drive then back to park where the key could be removed from the ignition switch. The failure occurred on seven occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000 and the current mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.