Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / ION / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007102516 Incident Date: Apr, 13 2007
Consumer's City: MANCHESTER Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ION Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:anti-theft:control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 16 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 19 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Saturn 2003 ion the car will not start, passlock light and check engine message displayed. car will start after approximately 10 minutes. happens in humid cool weather (rain, 30-40's f). a voltage signal is sent through the passlock resistor in the ignition switch. the passlock system interprets it as a failure and the starting circuit is disabled. this a potentially dangerous situation in cases where the car needs to be moved quickly to avoid a hazard. *jb