9.3

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,500 miles

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problem #1

Mar 042004

Ion 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 1,500 miles
When I accelerate on highway the car does not pick up speed, it bucks then pushes itself. The engine is very loud. Sounds like grinding or whirring. They have had to calibrate the vehicle 2 times in the 3 months I have had this car. It is in the shop again today. (3rd time).

- Staten Island, NY, USA

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