Ownership Cost for 2007 Saturn ION 2
Estimated: $35136 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1583 | $760 | $665 | $602 | $538 | $4148 |
| Insurance | $1543 | $1597 | $1653 | $1711 | $1770 | $8274 |
| Fuel | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1642 | $886 | $564 | $2291 | $8146 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $433 | $433 | $433 | $433 | $433 | $641 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8692 | $6621 | $6049 | $5877 | $7897 | $35136 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | STEERING | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND NOTIFIED A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE NEXT MORNING, WHEN SHE TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER INSPECTING IT. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE LOST POWER STEERING AND CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,318. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,250. |
| 2007 | STEERING | POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON 2007 SATURN ION. 1ST TIME: GOING 30-35 MILES AN HOUR MERGING INTO ANOTHER LANE, ABOUT TO TURN LEFT WHEN STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANAGE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE POWER STEERING CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. 2ND TIME: GOING AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR, TAKING A SHARP LEFT CURVE WHEN STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE TURN, INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. BOTH INSTANCES CAUSED AN VERY DANGEROUS, UNPREDICTABLE SITUATION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED A FAILED POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. NOT COVERED BY RECALL OR WARRANTY. *TR |
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