Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / ION / 2003

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004300785 Incident Date: Sep, 20 2004
Consumer's City: ROYAL OAK Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ION Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 21 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The transmission on my saturn ion quad coupe intermittently disengages or fails to engage when i step on the gas. this is dangerous because if it does not engage while i am pulling into traffic i could be hurt. i took it to the dealer and they said they could not duplicate the concern, but acknowledged there was a problem with these transmissions and a "fix" would be out sometime in the future. i had previously received on owner notification letter re this issue (implying that the transmissions would be replaced if there was a problem.) when i called the company to discuss my concerns, the dealer's response that nothing could be done, and the owner notification letter contents, the response was essentially that if the dealer cannot duplicate the concern, there is no problem--essentially, they said something bad has to happen before they will take action, and the dealer doesn't have time to drive the car until they can duplicate the concern. i think it's wrong and they should fix the problem. this happens at least 2x per day, never in the same place, no rhyme or reason to it.*ak