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Franklin of Hialeah, FL December 22, 2008

Franklin of Hialeah FL (12/22/08)
I'm another victim of the ignition switch. Yesterday I stuck my key in, tried to turn on the car but the cylinder would not turn. It was stuck and no amout of gigling will make turn. I gave up and towed it to the dealer. I'm waiting to see how much this will cost now.

Had to take a cab home, pay for towing and tomorrow I find out how much the dealer will charge.

Mark of Plainfield, IL December 18, 2008

Mark of Plainfield IL (12/18/08)
auto brought in to diagnose a starting problem. service advisor said he would check out vehicle but indicated it was probably the ignition switch. while in waiting room another customer was waiting for repair of same problem. the other customer suggested i chswck inter-net for info on this problem. saturn knows this is a problem in its vehicles but does not want to consider it a recall problem

accordeing to interpnet sources thousands of these switches are failing prematurely. the cost to install the #2.00 part is @150.00

Stephanie of Arlington, VA December 18, 2008

Stephanie of Arlington VA (12/18/08)
I have been having similar problems with my 2004 Saturn Ion. For months I have had troubled getting the key out of the ignition after I turn the car off. I just figured my key had been worn down or something. Then yesterday morning I couldn't get my car to start and I was late to work. I am going to take it in today after work, and I hope that I can get it started. If not I will have to pay for a tow truck on top of the money it will cost for the new ignition switch. When I called the dealer yesterday to set up an appointment the service guy instantly knew what I was talking about. Sounds fishy to me.

Sonya of Hinesville, GA December 18, 2008

Sonya of Hinesville GA (12/18/08)
I also have the start-up problem with my 2004 Saturn Ion. I also purchased my vehicle new, and started having the problem 2 years ago. I was told at the dealership that they weren't aware of any start-up issues. I feel that Saturn should replace ALL of these ignitions for free. Maybe if we ALL filed a class action lawsuit & regained ignition costs, lost wages, sleep deprivation(get up 45 mins earlier to start car on time), mental harrasment issues of the situation, just maybe they would recall the faulty switches.

Mandy of Des Moines, IA December 17, 2008

Mandy of Des Moines IA (12/17/08)
I have a 2005 Saturn Ion and three times in the past week it will not start due to cold weather. I bought the car brand new and have taken good care of it. The fact that they know this problem exists and still make people pay for it and dont tell people about it when they are buying it is absolutely wrong. Ive been late to work four times because of this problem and have almost lost my job.If I had known this problem existed I wouldve never bought this car. Ive never heard of this kind of thing happening to any other cars. I definately dont plan on paying for this when i pick my car up today i will fight this. And to read other comments that say even after people have bought new ignition switches it still does it is absolutely ridiculous!

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