CD player didn't work first 5 days, then all of a sudden it worked, so I thought maybe it just took a while to kick in, and everything would be okay from then on. But it turned out to be erratic over the next 2-3 days, until...
On Friday 5/5/06, not quite 9 days since leaving the dealership with the car, it failed to start. I called On-star, they patched me through to the Saturn dealer, we determined I was doing everything right to start the car, and they had it towed back. When it got there it started up just fine. And the CD player worked. And another odd thing that had happened with a knob on the dash also worked. At the dealership, everything worked.
They say the car is fixed, but I don't want it anymore. I put $10,000 of my own money down on a car that has failed to work from the start, don't even want to pick it up, have contacted attorneys and will pursue action against Saturn should it become viable to do so and win, e.g. if problems with the car continue. I bought a new car for peace of mind, not to go through this.
The Ion is supposed to be "bigger" than the SL, but it seems much smaller inside, I feel cramped up when driving it.
I bought a 2006 Saturn Ion 2. I have had the same thing with the CD player not working. When I went to the dealer, it workded just fine! I also "ran over something" in the first month of owning the car and had to replace my wheel and tires on the right side.
I'm sorry, but I think the car is not worth the money. I wished I never nought it. I bought it for peice of mind, but have had a variety of troubles all in the first year.
You can't blame Saturn/GM for your running over something & ruining your wheels and tires. For that, you can ONLY blame yourself.
Also, the Ion's base price has it competing with the Aveo, Accent, and Echo/Scion/Yaris. In that market, the Ion isn't too bad. It is not in the class of an Accord or Lexus. It is a car that starts out around $12k, so if you added $6k+, I could see how one feels it is not a good value.
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