2005 Saturn Ion power train problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE REVERSE POSITION WITHOUT WARNING.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V17000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR, THE STARTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WERE 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 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.”

“**THE OTHER AFFECTED PART WAS SPEED CONTROL.... ASIDE OF THE CURRENT RECALL ISSUE HAVING BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2005 (WHICH HAS "BEEN REPAIRED"-I GUESS SO IF YOU CALL REPAIRED THE CAR TRYING TO START ITSELF, NOT STARTING AT ALL, CURRENT PCM OVERLOAD THANKS TO SOO MANY NEGATIVE CODES BEING THROWN FOR THIS WORTHLESS PIECE OF JUNK.) I HAVE FILED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY AND AM CONSTANTLY AND CONSISTENTLY PROVIDED THE SAME ANSWER AND IT IS BECOMING A BIG PROBLEM. YOU SEE THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED NUMEROUS TIMES (TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT KEEP COUNT ANY LONGER) BECAUSE THE THROTTLE BODY IS TRASH. NOT ONE BUT TWO CHECK ENGINES LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASH, THE CAR SHAKES (LITERALLY TO THE POINT WHERE IT FEELS LIKE EVERY PLASTIC PANEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF), I CANNOT TRAVEL ANY HIGHER THAN APPROX. 10MPH AND HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF (KEYS OF COURSE BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION DUE TO THE FAULTY SWITCH) AND WAIT UNTIL MY CAR IS THEN READY TO START AND THE THROTTLE BODY WANTS TO OPERATE AS IT SHOULD. I AM NOW FILING THIS COMPLAINT AS THE MOST RECENT CODES PULLING ARE ONCE AGAIN THE THROTTLE BODY…”

“NOW I HAVE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION LEAK THAT I HAVE TO GET FIXED AGAIN. WHICH I FIND IRONIC DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SEALED. ALSO MY FAMILY AND I ARE MOVING CROSS COUNTY THE END OF AUGUST 2014. NOW SPEAKING TO MY CAR DEALER SHOP THEY WERE HONEST WITH ME AND SAID THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD PROBABLY BE FIXED BUT NOT MY POWER STEERING MOTOR. NOW WITH THAT BEING SAID IN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS MY CAR HAS STALLED THREE TIMES STOPPING, OR COMING OFF AN OFF RAMP FROM AN INTERSTATE. IT HAS EVEN NOT WANTED TO START IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ITS NOT BECAUSE OF THE BATTERY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I JUST HAD TO CHANGE MY BATTERY IN JANUARY 2014 BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DEAD SOMEHOW IT HAD POWER BUT IT WOULDN'T START. ALSO MY CAR HAS BEEN TRYING TO KEEP MY KEY FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH IT TO GET IT BACK. NOW AS OF THE LAST FIVE MONTHS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE MY KEY OUT WITH THE CAR RUNNING. WHICH SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR”