The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the ignition failed and as a result, he was unable to turn the ignition to the off position. The contact mentioned that in order to turn off the vehicle he had to disconnect the battery. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the ignition lock cylinder and the ignition lock housing needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 62,000.

- Ashville , NC, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated the ignition switch failed. The contact stated that in some instance the key became lodge in the ignition switch which prevented that the vehicle was turn off. Also, the contact mentioned that the vehicle will not start for 30 minutes or more. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnose that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 80,000.

- Adansville, TN, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while parked he was unable to remove the key from the ignition. The contact had to remove a fuse in order to shut the vehicle off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the ignition cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

- Sparta, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the ignition key seized in the 'on' position, which prevented him from turning the engine off and removing the key from the ignition. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the ignition needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 59,500.

- Upper Darby, PA, USA

My key is locked in the ignition in the on position, and will not turn to off, the only way to turn off the vehicle is to stall it, and disconnect the battery wires to keep the battery from draining down too much.

- Shelbyville, TN, USA

The ignition lock cylinder in my vehicle seized up - my car was running, and I was unable to turn the key or turn the car off, though I can remove the key and the car stays running. The key is still stuck to "on" and the only way I'm able to turn the car off is to stall it (manual transmission) and pull the battery fuse. From reading forums on this problem I know this is a very, very common problem for Saturn Ions. This part absolutely needs to be recalled. In the meantime, to save hundreds at the dealer I will have to replace the part myself.

- Miami, FL, USA

I am not able to turn off the car. The key will not turn to shut off the car. I had to find the fuse for the ignition in order to be able to turn off the car. I have read that there are many people having this issue and this could have been a disaster if I were out of town. I can't believe there is not a recall for this issue. This also happened to my son who has the same model and year that I have. I don't know how I am going to get gas as you have to turn the car off to do this, as it is a federal regulation.

- Lexington, SC, USA

Received notice from GM regarding power steering assist motor recall. Drove with no power steering 40 miles to local dealership.towed it home 4 days later. The car hasn't started since. I was aware of the pass lock problem and told the dealer the car might take a few tries to start. The steering wheel is now crooked and the key sticks in the ignition. This is a new problem. For three hundred dollars the dealer said he would fix it. He claims he did the work requested. I wouldn't know because the car hasn't started since. Drive it in and tow it out...now that's customer service for you!!! a free repair cost me the use of my car and 200 in gas and tow expenses. Wonder if I have power steering"?? hard to trust a dealer that states" I never touched the column, your pump is under the hood" pump??" even I know there is no pump or power steering fluid.

- Rogers City, MI, USA

Every time fuel is slightly below a quarter tank the engine stalls as if the car is running out of gas and the cars drastically reduces speed with minimum power. Also, after the incident occurred I went online to research the problem and found out that the vehicle had been recalled for fuel pump problems as well as lighting irregularities. Furthermore, as I continued using my vehicle the ignition switch cylinder broke causing the key to be stuck and was unable to turn off the ignition of the car. Luckily, I have a stick shift transmission and was able to turn off the car by putting it into 4th gear and letting go of the clutch to turn off the ignition. Unfortunately, the car battery remains on and in order to completely turn off the car I have to disconnect the battery cable so the batter life is not drained.

- Watsonville, CA, USA

Out of nowhere, when I turned my car off the key would not come out. I have read about this problem with 06 Ion's several times and believe it needs investigated. Thank you!

- Haysville, KS, USA

Ignition key cylinder failure: The key would turn but not advance beyond "run" to start the engine. After replacing the key cylinder the ignition key works but the ignition switch passlock system would not engage; Saturn was faulted with the ease of theft of their vehicles prompting their initiation of the failure-prone passlock system. This owner works in high risk/dangerous area on a federal facility. Fortunately this time the incident occurred at home after driving from that facility. We noted there are many hundreds of complaints filed against GM for this defect, many with personal/property risk as noted here, but nothing has been done. If this recurs with personal damage we guarantee there will be a significant class action suit filed against GM which is likely to be highly successful; we are seeking the advice of our attorneys. We will not divulge any other such or related information at this time. We additionally noted to date nothing has been done by GM to correct this problem, vis-A-vis in a recall or refund for time/material/labor or personal time lost, other than to discontinue the Saturn brand. It has been difficult to find suitable service of any kind, mainly because GM dealers refuse to work on Saturn: "we hate those cars". at this point the reprogramming feature of the dysfunctional passlock system does not work. The vehicle will have to be towed 39 miles to a dealership.

- Peru, ME, USA

Could not shut car off, key is locked in ignition, could not get key out of ignition.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

The key became stuck in the ignition and would not turn off. It was repaired by a GM dealer and has happened again twice since that time.

- Hartville, OH, USA

Upon parking and attempting to exit the vehicle, I can not get the key out of the ignition switch. It is stuck in the accessory position. If left for a period of time it will usually come out. But if left in the vehicle for an extended period of time in the stuck accessory position, the battery is drained due to the systems that are still left on. This is a persistent problem. I have not taken the vehicle to a dealer for repair or diagnosis. Reading the complaints on this website convinces me that this is a general problem with Saturn Ions. This vehicle has already been part of the fuel pump replacement recall.

- Kingman, AZ, USA

I was driving my car when my consul read the phrase "pwr str" meaning that my power steering was malfunctioning and no longer worked until I pulled over and restarted the car and that reset the power steering. This now happens about two to three times every time I drive my car.

- Charlton, MA, USA

Key was stuck in the ignition while in the on position. Lock cylinder binding seized into housing.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

I have a 2006 Saturn Ion-2. every morning when I get in my car and I go to start it doesn't start and the passlock light comes on. When I called Saturn the said it is my ignition switch. The problem I have is that this has been happening to all varieties of Saturn models, including ones before 2006. I have read many reviews and hundreds of people have the same exact problem with their Saturn. If Saturn or GM sees this happening how come this has not been declared as a recall? I would like Saturn to fix the issue since the bad thing is they know about it and if you are out of warranty you are paying for a problem Saturn should have recalled, but instead they make money off the problem.

- Chandler , AZ, USA

I could not turn off the car and remove the key. The key was frozen in the on position. Since the car was running, I drove to the dealer and they replaced the ignition system and charged me $650. I have since learned this is very common with Saturn. This could potentially be dangerous. It is a defect and should be recalled.

- Marlton, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the key would become stuck in the accessory position and the vehicle could not be turned off. The contact stated that the only way to turn the vehicle off was to disconnect the negative cable from the battery. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileages were 100,000.

- Hedgesville, WV, USA

While driving down a residential street I hear a click and the cars warning sound, then the power steering message appears on the dashboard. I immediately notice that my power steering is no longer working. I pulled to the curb and shut the car off and upon turning it back on the light went away and the power steering was working again. Three days later, while driving to work, as I was in the middle of turning, again I heard a click the warning sound, the message, and the power steering went out again. This time I had to grip the wheel and work to get it to finish the turn safely. Pulled into a gas station, turned the car off, then back on. The power steering worked for the 10min drive to work. During the drive home the power steering shut off 4 times, each time it took less time from the restart of the car till the it failed again.

- Westerville, OH, USA