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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005037609 | Incident Date: Aug, 04 2005 |
| Consumer's City: PEORIA | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: ION | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 06 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 03 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2004 saturn ion suddenly stalled while driving with my family. this happened on 8/5/05 and 8/20/05. everything died for no apparent reason, which made it difficult to maneuver the vehicle without power steering in traffic. when i came to a safe stop with the stalled vehicle i pulled out the ignition key and re-entered it. the car then started just fine and there were no stalling issues since then. the problem i foresee is the fact that someone could get hurt and get in a serious accident while trying to control a vehicle without power in traffic. also, as a reaction to the engine stall, someone might try to remove the ignition key while in motion and accidentally lock the steering wheel, which could be lethal. i also find it irritating that you would not expect a 10 month old car with approx. 8000 miles on the odometer to stall without warning (i.e. no engine noise, no check engine light, full tank of gas..etc.) while cruising along. i also believe the dealership/manufacturer will have a hard time to duplicate the problem, because the engine stall happened for no apparent reason and the car runs fine otherwise. this is why i have not yet reported the incidents to the dealership, because it would be a waste of time until more ion owners report this issue to you folks. however, i just wanted to get the word out. i looks like my ion is not the only saturn ion with this kind of problem according to the already existing car stalling complaints. *jb |
