Ownership Cost for 2006 Saturn ION 3
Estimated: $34081 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1349 | $648 | $567 | $513 | $459 | $3536 |
| Insurance | $1492 | $1544 | $1598 | $1654 | $1712 | $8000 |
| Fuel | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1650 | $862 | $482 | $2291 | $8048 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $384 | $384 | $384 | $384 | $384 | $570 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8359 | $6458 | $5865 | $5646 | $7753 | $34081 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF THE TROUBLES THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY 2006 SATURN ION. MY SATURN DOESN'T ALWAYS START ON THE FIRST TRY (RADIO AND LIGHTS COME ON, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER). ON MOST MORNINGS, WHENEVER I TRY TO START THE CAR, IT DOESN'T START AND AN ICON SHOWING A CAR WITH LOCK SHOWS UP ON THE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL START SOMETIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, I EVEN CALLED AAA THINKING IT WAS MY BATTERY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PASS-LOCK SYSTEM (THE CAR THINKS I AM TRYING TO STEAL IT). ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28TH, I TOOK THE CAR TO NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN IN ST. JAMES, NY AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE A NEW IGNITION INSTALLED AND THAT SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON THE AFTERNOON OF WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH AND DROVE HOME. HOWEVER, ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR AT LEAST 5 TO 7 DIFFERENT TIMES FROM 8 ї 10:30AM BUT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T CRANK. FINALLY, AT AROUND 10:45 AM THE CAR STARTED, I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND DROVE IT BACK TO THE NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN IN ST. JAMES. THE NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN INFORMED ME THAT EACH TIME THEY ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR, THE CAR WOULD START; THEREFORE, THEY COULDN'T OR WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 3RD AND HAD NO PROBLEMS GETTING TO AND FROM WORK ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 4TH. HOWEVER, ON THE MORNING OF WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5TH, THE CAR WOULDN'T START, ONCE AGAIN. *TR |
| 2006 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE 2006 SATURN ION 2 WITH 61K MILES, IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON 10/15/2009 TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN THE ONLY MECHANIC TO PERFORM ANY SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 01/24/2006 FROM THE SAME SATURN OF BAKERSFIELD DEALERSHIP. WE TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND HAVE THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS OF THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO ONSTAR, WHICH SENDS MONTHLY "DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS" OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, EMISSIONS, AIR BAG SYSTEM, REMAINING OIL LIFE ECT. AFTER THIS OIL CHECK I NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR, BUT MOSTLY INSIDE THE CAB. THE FUMES ARE FLAMMABLE. WHEN SATURN SERVICE TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, HE STATED ON INVOICE: "CUST STATES STRONG FUEL ODOR CAN BE SMELLED IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IN FOR LOF ON 10/21/09. INSPECT VEHICLE FOUND FUEL PUMP LEAKING FROM CRACK IN FUEL PUMP AT HOSE FITTING, NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE FOUND. NORMAL MOVEMENT AND ROUGH ROADS MAY HAVE LED TO FAILURE. RECOMMENDED REPLACING FUEL PUMP ESTIMATE TO REPLACE PART 19168894 565.00 PARTS 304.35 PLUS TAX 25.11 PLUS LABOR 235.00 EQUALS 564.46 " I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SIMILAR ISSUE AS THE 2004 IONS. HOW CAN A VEHICLE DRIVEN BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, THAT IS MAINTAINED, BE FAILING IN THIS MANNER? THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN ON ROUGH ROADS MAINLY A FREEWAY CA HWY 99.HOW COULD A 3 1/2 YEAR OLD CAR BE "FALLING APART" AND FAILING DUE TO "NORMAL MOVEMENT"? WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, THEREFORE WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. WE DO HAVE A POLICY IN OUR INSURANCE THAT WILL COVER, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO PAY A HIGHER DEDUCTIBLE. SATURN COULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME, WE ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, THEY STATED KEEP THE WINDOWS CRACKED AND DON'T PARK IN THE GARAGE DUE TO VAPORS ARE FLAMMABLE. IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED 10/26/09. SATURN'S THE COMPANY, DEFECTIVE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS UNSAFE. A ROCKET ON WHEELS AS MY WIFE SAYS. *TR |
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