2006 Saturn Ion Airbags Problems

The contact owned a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated while driving at 50 mph and there was a stopped vehicle in the middle of the road, in order to avoid crashing the contact veered to the right lane but crashed into the rear of a truck. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained neck, shoulder, arm, and chest injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was not drivable and was towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 14V047000 (Air bags, Electrical system). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and informed the contact to file for the class action lawsuit. The failure mileage was 90,000.

NHTSA ID

11425122

Incident

Dec 9, 2019

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE RPMS JUMP AROUND AND THE A/C MAKES NOISE AND LIGHTS FLICKER AT TIMES. THE CAR WILL JUST STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR WHEN I'M TURNING ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. IT'S QUITE SCARY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. MY MAIN CONCERN IS A LARGE SUV PUT IT IN REVERSE AND HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR BEFORE ENDING UP ON THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. SHE WAS GOING PRETTY FAST AND PUSHED MY CAR PRETTY FAR BUT NO AIRBAG! THEN ON A SEPARATE OCCASION I WAS DOING 55 MILES WHEN A LARGE ANIMAL DARTED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MY FRONT END AND RADIATOR AND FRONT END WERE SHOT. EVEN SPLIT MY PASSENGER SIDE DASH OPEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED OFF BUT NO AIRBAGS!! EXACTLY HOW DO I HAVE TO BE GOING FOR ME TO HAVE PROTECTION????

NHTSA ID

11400399

Incident

Feb 24, 2021

Mileage

154,123 mi

AIR BAG IF IS A RE CALL I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF I HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR WHERE TO.

NHTSA ID

11268405

Incident

Oct 10, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE FACE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

NHTSA ID

10991249

Incident

May 9, 2017

Mileage

59,000 mi

I HYDRAPLAINED, DID A 360 AND GOT HIT HEAD ON. I HAD MY SET BELT ON, BUT IT DID NOT CATCH AND LOCK IN PLACE, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE....TO STOP ME FROM HITTING TO REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH MY HEAD, MY CHEST ON THE SHEARING WHEEL AND MY LEGS WITH THE UNDER PART OF THE DASH...I WAS ON A MAIN HWY...I DO NOT HAVE THE POLICE REPORT , BUT I DO HAVE A FEW PICTURE..

NHTSA ID

10984760

Incident

Apr 25, 2017

Mileage

145,000 mi

I WAS IN CALIFORNIA DRIVING ON A CURVING MOUNTAIN ROAD IN LAKE ARROWHEAD- IT WAS DARK. I VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE. I DON'T HAVE A CLEAR MEMORY OF MUCH AFTER THAT.THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY FACE BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD MY SEAT BELT IMPROPERLY FASTENED. I SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND BROKE LEFT NASAL BONE AND SEPTUM DEEP LACERATIONS UNDER LEFT EYE ACROSS TOP OF NOSE. PARAMEDICS TOOK ME LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE THEY THOUGHT I'D BETTER GO DOWN TO A BIG HOSPITAL AND THEY SENT ME TO ARROWHEAD REGENCY HOSPITAL DOWN THE HILL IN SAN BRENARDINO.

NHTSA ID

10875511

Incident

Jun 1, 2016

Mileage

50 mi

CAR INSPECTION REJECTED CODEB0092 PASS PRESENSE SYSTEM1 PERFORMANCE JUST PUT CATALIT CONVERTER AND AN ENGINE IN THIS CAR LOOKING FOR TECH. SERVICE BUL. TSB3677 CAR IS REJECTED DEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE

NHTSA ID

10862705

Incident

Apr 20, 2016

Mileage

111,546 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO CHEST BRUISES AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10781106

Incident

Jul 24, 2014

I HAD AN VERY OCCASIONAL INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT BASICALLY CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO. IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO HAPPEN ON A TURN. I TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT NO ONE SAW IT IN ACTION TO IDENTIFY IT. IT USUALLY HAPPENED ON A TURN AND QUICKLY RETURNED TO NORMAL. IT HAPPENED ON A ROAD WITH A SMALL BEND IN IT. IT DID NOT RESTART WORKING BEFORE I DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A FILBERT FIELD. I SUFFERED MULTIPLE CONCUSSIONS IN THE CRASH. I SAW A SPECIALIST DUE TO MY MEMORY LOSS AND HE SAID I LIKELY HAD 3 CONCUSSIONS: FRONT INTO STEERING WHEEL/AIR BAG; SIDE - BREAKING DRIVER WINDOW WITH HEAD; AND TOP SIDE DUE TO SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG. *TR

NHTSA ID

10664419

Incident

Feb 28, 2011

Mileage

63,706 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000: (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ID

10664350

Incident

Jun 14, 2014

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10663466

Incident

Dec 10, 2014

WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED OFF AN OFF RAMP WHEN MY CAR FELT LIKE IT STALLED AND IT TURNED OFF WHICH I THOUGHT IT WAS ANOTHER CAT WHO HIT ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER EXPLANATION AT THE TIME. IT SET ME IN A SPIN AND THE CAR HIT THE WALL BUT THE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF. I ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL WITH AN INJURED BACK AND HEAD. COULD IT HAVE BEEN THE FAULTY IGNITION? MY CAR KEPT STALLING AFTER THE BODY REPAIR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN DUMBER OF THE SAME YEAR AND MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY INCIDENT BUT THANKFULLY I WAS JUST INJURED AND I STILL HAVE MY LIFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10659623

Incident

Feb 7, 2007

Mileage

40,000 mi

ON AUGUST 19,2014 THERE WAS AN INCIDENT THAT INVOLVED ME WITH MY 2006 SATURN ION. I WAS PROCEEDING OUT OF TO DRIVE OFF WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER AND SEEN AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF IN WHICH A CHILD WAS RUNNING ACROSS THE STREET AT THAT TIME I DID THE BEST I COULD AND MY CAR BUMP MY NEIGHBOR VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A STRAINED MUSCLE IN MY HAND THAT MY DOCTOR DIAGNOSED AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (NERVE DAMAGES). MY CAR HAVE DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I SHOULDN'T HAVE T I DIE NOR MY SON OR HAVE A LIFE PERMANENT INJURY THAT WOULD HINDER ME FROM ENJOYING MY LIFE. GM TOLD CONGRESS THAT THEY WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING BY ITS VICTIMS REGARDLESS THE NATURE OF INJURY.I HAVE TO SUFFER WITH THIS AGONIZING PAIN AND SWELLING WITH THE AID OF MEDICATION. NASA I EXPECT YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING HOLD THEM LIABLE FOR PUTTING THESE FAULTY KNOWING THESE CAR WAS NOT SAFE FOR CONSUMER PURCHASE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10654635

Incident

Aug 19, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT HIP DUE TO THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE OTHER DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, BUT THE DRIVER WAS INTOXICATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

NHTSA ID

10654343

Incident

Aug 15, 2014

Mileage

102,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT BETWEEN 70-75MPH WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE GUARD CABLE, TRAVELING THROUGH OVER 200 FT OF IT. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED, THE FRONT AXLE WAS BROKEN IN HALF, THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS RIPPED OFF, THE ROOF WAS HORRIBLY DENTED AND SCRATCHED, THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PLACES - ONE SPOT BY MY HEAD - AND THE FRONT BUMPER AND HEADLIGHTS WERE NO LONGER THERE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE CO... MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD A TERRIBLE CONCUSSION AND SEVERE WHIPLASH ON AN ALREADY PRE-EXISTING DEGENERATIVE SPINE CONDITION, AND THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED MY LIFE WAS MY SEATBELT. THERE IS NO REASON ACCORDING TO THE POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS ON THE SCENE AS WELL AS THE FACILITY WHERE MY CAR WAS TOWED FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I FEEL LIKE MY NECK SURGERY TO REPLACE A DISC AND FUSE MY SPINE WITH A TITANIUM CAGE AT THE END OF 2012 HAS BEEN SEVERELY AGGRAVATED AND MY 20 MONTHS OF HEALING HAS GONE BACK TO SQUARE ONE. THIS IS DEVASTATING TO ME AND I WILL GO PUBLIC ABOUT THIS IN ANY WAY I KNOW POSSIBLE. THIS NEVER SHOULD'VE HAPPENED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10651288

Incident

Oct 16, 2014

Mileage

88,600 mi

MY AIR BAG LIGHT DINGS AND STAYS LITE REGULARLY WHEN DRIVING. I HAD AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10649105

Incident

May 2, 2011

Mileage

70,500 mi

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH AND POWER STEERING RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE NEW IGNITION WAS INSTALLED, SHE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING MECHANISM LIGHTS LIT UP AND A BING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY INFORMED HER, ABOUT A RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10621644

Incident

Jun 10, 2014

IN 2012 MY CAR KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE NEXT DAY AFTER 450.00+ THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. A FEW MONTHS LATER BOTH AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON & STAYED ON. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME SINCE IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG & SAFETY THERE WOULD NOT BE A CHARGE FOR THE DIANOSTIC; WHEN I ARRIVED I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD BE A 75.00 CHARGE. I LEFT THE DEARSHIP WITHOUT THE TESTING. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE OIL WAS CHANGED & I ASKED FOR A TEST TO CHECK THE AIRBAG LIGHT. WHEN FINISHED THE TECH SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG & I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. WE ARE A ONE CAR HOUSEHOLD SO I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL BEING WITHOUT A CAR WOULD HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL I WAITED & HAD THE DEALERSHIP DUE A TEST IN CASE IT WAS SOMETHING AFFECTED BY THE IGNITION CYLINDER. LAST WEEK I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICING DEALERSHIP & ASKED THEY CHECK THE AIRBAG LIGHT. LATER I RECEIVED A CALL ADVISING THE AIRBAG SENSOR HAD SHORTED OUT & A NEW SENSOR WOULD COST 900.00+. I MENTIONED DISABLING THE AIRBAG & WAS TOLD IT IS AGAINST FEDERAL LAW TO DO SO. THE SERVICE TECH SAID IN KS SEAT BELTS ON CARS PURCHASED IN KS ARE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR 10 YRS & 3 YRS FOR AIRBAGS. I SUGGEST THAT CAR CO.'S CONSIDER A LIFETIME OR LIFE OF CAR OWNERSHIP WARRANTY FOR BOTH SEAT BELTS & AIRBAGS. FEW HAVE CLOSE TO 1K TO SPEND ON REPAIRING/REPLACING AN AIRBAG SENSOR & IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A LAW STATING THE AIRBAG CAN'T BE DISABLED BUT ITS OKAY TO KNOWINGLY PUT A CAR ON THE STREETS WITH A NON/POTENTIAL NON-WORKING AIRBAG. THE SEATBELTS & AIRBAGS WORK IN TANDAM TO PROTECT SHOULDN'T THEIR WARRANTIES ALSO BE TOGETHER? HAVING SEATBELTS & AIRBAGS COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR WILL SHOW THE PUBLIC IN LIGHT OF RECENT RECALLS CAR COMPANIES WILL DO WHAT IS NEEDED TO SHOW CONSUMERS THEIR & THEIR PASSENGERS SAFETY ARE A PRIORITY. *JS

NHTSA ID

10617071

Incident

Jul 24, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A 103,000.

NHTSA ID

10614527

Incident

May 20, 2014

Mileage

103,000 mi

WHILE WE WE'RE STOP AT A STOP SIGN, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO US WHILE MAKING A TURN. OUR ION AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND NOW IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN OFF. WE HAD ION FIX AND ALSO THE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN FIX, BUT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM OF IGNITION SWITCH NOT TURNING OFF. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY IONS AND IT ALARMS ME AS TO SAFETY! *TR

NHTSA ID

10610106

Incident

May 17, 2014

Mileage

87,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER COULD SPECIFY WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10605152

Incident

May 30, 2014

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD

NHTSA ID

10598213

Incident

Jul 10, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,826.

NHTSA ID

10598489

Incident

Jun 15, 2014

Mileage

79,826 mi

THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING KEY SWITCH, TURN SIGNAL, WIPER CONTROL, ETC.) WAS LOOSE UPON GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE REPAIRS FOR THE KEY SWITCH RECALL. THIS WAS NOT LIKE THIS PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS AND REPRESENTS SLOPPY WORKMANSHIP BY DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES REPAIRING THE VEHICLE OR POOR DESIGN THAT WON'T STAY TIGHT. BY THIS BEING LOOSE, THERE COULD BE DAMAGE TO THE WIRES OR THE WIRES COULD COME UNPLUGGED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WOULD INCLUDE AIR BAG WIRES, KEY SWITCH WIRES, ETC. THERE WOULD ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY OF FIRE IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T CORRECTED AS THE WIRES COULD SHORT OUT. I BELIEVE ALL THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SHOULD BE RECALLED AGAIN TO CHECK FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REPAIR THEM IF IT IS FOUND THAT IT IS LOOSE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10598343

Incident

May 15, 2014

Mileage

79,000 mi

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD RECENTLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE AND FINALLY, THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING PULLED. ALSO, WHEN SHE PUSHED THE SHIFTER KNOB, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. IT WOULD GO OUT AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION, WHILE DRIVING. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE, WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. UPDATED 08/06/14

NHTSA ID

10593030

Incident

Jun 2, 2014