2.6

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
57,995 miles

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problem #2

Nov 242007

Ion 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 73,000 miles
The timing chain broke on the vehicle. All I did was go to start it up and it wouldn't start. I had to have it towed to a Goodyear but they couldn't fix it. So right now it is being looked at by a mechanic. He said that the timing chain is broken and because of the breakage I now have to have the valves replaced as well as the thermostat, the fuel pump and the head gasket. All of these were damaged by the chain. This is now costing me approximately $3000. All of which is caused by a faulty belt that Saturn installed on their vehicles.

- Lenexa, KS, USA

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problem #1

Mar 122007

Ion 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 42,990 miles
The contact owns a 2003 Saturn Ion. The windshield wiper linkage failed while driving 50 mph in the rain. The windshield wiper came off the driver's side window shield and would not return to its normal position. The failure mileage was 42,990. The dealer informed the contact that they were repairing the linkage. The contact was aware that of investigation# PE 07011 on the same year, make and model vehicle for the duplicate failure. Also, the dealer informed the contact that the timing chain should be repaired, it was related to investigation #dp 05008. The current mileage was 43,000.

- New Lenox, IL, USA

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