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#621 of 1201 2006 Saturn ion ignition switch by grlfrnd69wlb

Aug 04, 2011 (5:26 am)

I have a 2006 Ion and it was dropped off to the dealer today after being stranded with my 2 girls at a store for 45 minutes. The ignition switch issue started in the cold winter(we live in Maine) when the car would not start and I had to heat the key with a lighter due to the frozen excessive grease in the switch..Once summer came I continued to have issues with it not starting ..waiting 10 minutes and trying again..I have taken it to car places and when you tell them your car starts when it wants to, they cant find anything wrong as altinator and starter are fine..So after being stranded at a store for long periods of time with my groceries and children - I dumped it to the local dealer.
Im very angry I need to pay $400 to fix a problem saturn and GM have known about all along. This is a manufactoring issue -everyone knows it..For the owners of Ions to be frustrated with GM everyday they drive their car is not even good service..I would not be a GM vehicle anymore cause they can not stand behind their mistakes. GM used to be dependablity..Somewhere down the line they lost something as many others did
 
Thank you

#622 of 1201 Saturn Ion 2006 Start Problems in Summer and Winter by hatesaturnion

Aug 04, 2011 (7:02 am)

For a couple years now, a couple times in nice weather, then almost every day in Wibter, my car will not start. I believe it is the anti-theft system. It will allow me to start 15-20 minutes after my initial attempt to start the car. This is frustrating since I paid my car off in full a year ago, never missed a payment, and when I call the help phone line, they expect ME to pay out of pocket for a diagnosis on a known problem with the faulty design of the ION. I wonder why there are no more ION's out there being made... because it was a faulty design that we are all struggling with!!! My newborn and I would have to wait in the cold for this car to start if we stopped off to get gas or something. It's extremely frustrating that Saturn and GM does not own up to its faulty design and take accountability. Of course my warranty is up, so they expect me to pay out of pocket but I refuse!! There is nothing wrong with my battery, fuses, etc. because I have a mechanic in the family and he diagnosed it for me. I hate GM and their cars and if they do not handle this, I will be sure to find a way to create a class action lawsuit.

#623 of 1201 Re: 2006 Saturn ion ignition switch [grlfrnd69wlb] by hatesaturnion

Aug 04, 2011 (7:05 am)

Replying to: grlfrnd69wlb (Aug 04, 2011 5:26 am)
Read my post below!! I had the exact same problem. Class action lawsuit will need to be created. This is ridiculous!! I got stranded with my newborn in Winter!!! I paid my car off way before I needed- $20,000 in the drain!!! Only 75,000 miles and now I need to get a new car because I am tired of being stranded. Saturn and GM need to take accountability!!

#624 of 1201 Re: 2006 Saturn ion ignition switch [hatesaturnion] by dweezil

Aug 04, 2011 (7:16 am)

Replying to: hatesaturnion (Aug 04, 2011 7:05 am)
All a class action suit will do is enrich the lawyers who bring it and get you a coupon for a couple of hundred dollars off another GM car.The people bringing suit, as in most things, get squat once the shouting is over.
 
Read the earlier posts and email GM Customer Service your vin and phone #. You have to begin some course of action, even if it costs you 59.00 for them to "diagnose" a known problem.

#625 of 1201 Re: 2006 Saturn ion ignition switch [hatesaturnion] by saturntech9

Aug 04, 2011 (9:21 am)

Replying to: hatesaturnion (Aug 04, 2011 7:05 am)
If your handy with tools its a 50 part the ignition switch its alot better then getting stranded somewhere.

#626 of 1201 Re: 2006 Saturn ion ignition switch [grlfrnd69wlb] by saturntech9

Aug 04, 2011 (9:25 am)

Replying to: grlfrnd69wlb (Aug 04, 2011 5:26 am)
If there charging you 400 just to replace the ignition switch i would have it done somewhere else or do it myself its so easy to change you can by the switch for 50 at the parts store.

#627 of 1201 Saturn Ion 2004 Starting Problems Winter and Summer by vader87

Aug 05, 2011 (11:00 am)

I've been reading the multiple posts about starting problems. I've been having problems for the last couple of years. Like others I've replaced the battery a couple times. I put the car in my garage during the winter with a ceramic heater in the cabin. This allows me to get to work but then I have to wonder if it will start at quitting time.
 
Now that it's summer, I still have to keep in the garage but don't need to use the heater. If I leave the car outside usually the dampness or if it rains will prevent the car from starting.
 
I was leaving work yesterday and it was 87 degrees and it wouldn't start. Usually it will start after 3-4 attempts but it took 30 minutes to start. This is so frustrating.
 
The sway bar bushing was replaced last year and now it needs replacing again. My car has around 135,000 miles on it. I was hoping to get to 200,000 but I don't think I can put up with it much longer.
 
I've seen the You Tube video about cutting the white wire and thinking about giving that a try.
 
So even thought they don't make Saturn any more, STAY THE HECK AWAY FROM USED ONES!!!!

#628 of 1201 Re: Saturn Ion 2004 Starting Problems Winter and Summer [vader87] by saturntech9

Aug 05, 2011 (12:26 pm)

Replying to: vader87 (Aug 05, 2011 11:00 am)
As far as your starting concern it needs a ignition switch amazon has a ac delco one for like 23. There really easy to change.Now for you sway bar bushings did they ever change the brackets too?The 2003 and some of the earlier 2004 ions had the first sway bar bracket design the later second design holds the sway bar tighter.If you give me the last 8 of your vin i can tell you if you need them.

#629 of 1201 Re: 2003 Saturn Ion 2 intermittently won't start [saturntech9] by rcousinslpn

Aug 05, 2011 (9:24 pm)

Replying to: saturntech9 (Aug 03, 2011 3:26 pm)
My saturn just started with the check engine light, I went to see one of my students at auto zone, she pulled the codes and it was P0340 wich according to the machine is a camshaft position sensor, however according to the parts list Saturn Ion 2003 doesn't have one. So once again, HELP!

#630 of 1201 Re: again! [saturntech9] by justjessica

Aug 09, 2011 (4:59 pm)

Replying to: saturntech9 (Aug 02, 2011 9:25 pm)
Been there, done that! How many times am I supposed to have it replaced? Never heard of an ignition switch needing to be replaced even once in other cars unless it was a recall. Which it was and was taken care of. Passcode has been changed, new keys made, tumblers replaced, stopped using car alarm and remote locks all together. Please tell me what more could possibly be "changed"?

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