In Oct I bought my very first Saturn ever. It is a level 2 ION. Their reputation is for their customer service, and their cars are considered some of the safest, but they run like absolute crap. After 20k miles, I took my car in twice for warranty repairs. 1st time, the ignition had to be replaced, the second time, some sway bar had to be repaired because it was knocking. Just after my warranty expired, a major repair has to be done.
My car has 40k miles on it and the power steering no longer works. To make matters worse, it's a futuristic all-electronic state-of-the-art power steering system, that no longer works and it requires having the steering column replaced. $1100 job, 2.5 year old car, 40k miles. I still have 3.5 years to pay off this piece of crap. I should have bought a Japanese Car. The sales rep at Galpin Saturn told me Saturns are just as reliable as Honda's and Toyota's. That's a load of crap. I drove a 1992 Toyota Paseo to 250k miles, and my most expensive repair on it was $700, and that was at 130k miles.
I will never buy a Saturn again! If they want a positive and happy update on this complaint, they had better offer me an extended warranty to 100k miles for free! Because I bet if I even spend $1100 to get this issue corrected, another super-expensive repair will have to be made.
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