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2003 SATURN ION — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

1 injured · 395712 · 2003-02-26

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
ION
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure
80
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DEAR ADMINISTRATOR: I PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN ION 2 ON DECEMBER 28, 2002. I REPORTED TO BOTH THE SATURN CORPORATION AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE THAT THE VEHICLE WASN'T SAFE AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 80 MILES. THE DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE VEHICLE, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THE DEALERSHIP ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS , TWO OF WHICH THE DEALER REFUSED TO ACCEPT MY VEHICLE. ON JANUARY 10, NOT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, SATURN KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR NEARLY ONE WEEK. AFTER THE LOAN WAS APPROVED ON THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME AND SAID THE VEHICLE WAS FREE OF DEFECTS. AFTER NEARLY BEING KILLED IN THE VEHICLE TWICE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED VEHICLE REFUSED TO HONOR MY WARRANTY, REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE VEHICLE. I HAD 1,200 MILES ON CAR AND I HAD NOT HAD THE VEHICLE IN MY POSSESSION FOR 30 DAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THIS DEALERSHIP'S AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR 5 DAYS. WHEN I WAS NEARLY KILLED IN THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST TIME, I WAS FORCED TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE TOWED AND LEFT AT THE DEALERSHIP. SATURN REFUSED ME TOW SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE PURCHASED TOW SERVICE. SATURN IS NOW IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN SINCE FEBRUARY 1, 2003. THE SATURN OF CERRITOS, MANAGER, MR. VANCE THREA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10008156
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