The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. Additionally, the key was stuck in the ignition switch. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the ignition lock cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer; however, the parts to do the repair were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,764.
Saturn Ion stalling problems
242 of the 4,344 owner complaints about the Saturn Ion describe engine stalls while driving, most of them for the 2003 model year.
- owner complaints
- 242
- worst model year
- 2003
- typical repair cost reported
- $600
- typical mileage
- 72,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Won't start 34Power steering loss 23Loss of power 20Check engine light 17No deployment 11Steering lock-up 8Fuel pump 8Engine failure 7
Trouble codes mentioned
B3033 2B2960 2P1599 1P0420 1
What owners say
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.
Car just shuts off while driving. Iginition gets stuck. Have to push button in hole on underside of ignition for key to release. Happens all the time. Constant.
Gas smell when driving and while parked. Mechanic lifted car and saw gas on the top of gas tank, car starting to stall during initial start up.
The rpms jump around and the A/C makes noise and lights flicker at times. The car will just stall in the middle of an intersection or when I'm turning onto another road. It's quite scary with children in the car. My main concern is a large SUV put it in reverse and hit the front of my car before ending up on the hood near the windshield. She was going pretty fast and pushed my car pretty far but no airbag! Then on a separate occasion I was doing 55 miles when a large animal darted out in front of me. My front end and radiator and front end were shot. Even split my passenger side dash open and had to be towed off but no airbags!! Exactly how do I have to be going for me to have protection????
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.
Throttle body position sensor again and again causes major loss of power and sometimes results in stalling out in seconds
"takata recall" I put my key in the ignition. The car stalled for a quick second then came on gully. As I reversed out of my driveway and went to make a slight left I noticed my steering wheel had locked up. I was able to slow turn the wheel as I had to manually steer. I pulled over and parked. This is not safe.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving approximately 15-20 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to vandergriff chevrolet (located at 1200 w interstate 20, arlington, tx 76017, (682) 323-2486) to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that the failure recurred five times. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 113,000.
I was on my way home just getting off highway with speed limit of 65 MPH, when I parked at local grocery store near my home. Parked in stall fine but about 10 minutes later I found upon attempting to drive out of the stall, I could hardly turn my car to make it out of the parking lot. I was able to slowly drive it home hoping it would correct itself then noticing powered steering light on dash. On arrival to my home I parked backwards in fear of getting stuck. I then tried numerous times to turn on and off the car with no change in steering or dashboard light. Fortunately this happened literally a mile off the highway which I could have easily gotten into a serious accident with much higher speeds and no control to drive the automobile.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Saturn Ion stalling
Which Saturn Ion years have engine stalls while driving problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2003 (70 complaints), 2006 (62 complaints) and 2004 (41 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix engine stalls while driving on the Saturn Ion?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $600 (median of 11 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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