Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / ION / 2004

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007095811 Incident Date: Feb, 18 2007
Consumer's City: BETHEL Consumer's State: CT
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:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 18 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: In cold weather (usually below freezing), the 2004 saturn ion 2 will not start. the car will go into a passive lock situation upon initial attempts to start it, then will not allow another attempt to start for around 10 minutes. occasionally will not start even after waiting 10 minutes. the dealer will charge around $300.00 to replace the ignition switch, which is the cause of the lock out. *nm