I felt safe and in control while driving my car it handled great! The front seats in our Quad Coupe lacked adequate lateral support for aggressive driving or back support for long trips. Despite what many car reviews have said about the center Instrument Panel, I beg to differ. Reload this Yelp page and try your search again. The steering wheel may look like something off a bumper car, but this smaller wheel is easy to control. A sporty Red Line edition of the Ion Quad Coupe offers a quicker 205-horsepower, supercharged 2. That's another reason I love having a 5-speed. All affected owners will receive another letter once parts are available.
This potential for rollaway increases the risk for a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries. The brands may have had humble beginnings, but today… General Motors dances with the branding devil yet again with a badge-engineered Saturn version of the Pontiac Solstice sports car. Starting with the engine, the all-aluminum Ecotec four-cylinder is reduced in displacement from 2. I also found out it depends on who driving the car. Saturn has only been building cars since 1990, which doesn't seem long, but it seems as if the Saturn coupe has been with us forever. It makes its power in a laid-back manner as evidenced by our rolling 5-to-60-mph test, which only adds 0. This is my second car and it is a Awesome upgrade! You can also search near a city, place, or address instead.
Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, Pontiac at 1-800-762-2737 or Saturn at 1-800-553-6000. Later, I convinced a friend to sit in the back seat for a short time. Horsepower increases from 140 to 205, and torque jumps from 145 pound-feet to 200. Recall Date 2014-02-10 Description This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. We also own a 2008 Honda Civic and we love it!!! The key fob if applicable , should also be removed from the key ring. To look at my Saturn Ion on the outside it looks like it wouldn't that much room inside, but like I said before, our family can fit comfortably inside with room to spare. From that perspective, the replacements for the original Saturn coupes and sedans are long overdue - sufficiently overdue, in fact, that the Saturn marketing honchos apparently perceived the old alphanumeric model designations as a liability.
Try using Current Location search again. It got me where I needed to go and was great on gas. And for my introduction to forced induction, this car is quite the beast; i've driven V6's that have less torque than this 2 liter. This makes me not want to own another Saturn. It is fast for those of you who love fast cars. Oil filter very easy to access on top and lots of room to work under the hood with the battery in the back.
Reload this Yelp page and try your search again. The was no plunger of any sort. The interior is put together very poorly. Primary Use: Commuting to work Blue Streak — Its the zip machine, and it holds up great. The key fob if applicable , should also be removed from the key ring. You can also search near a city, place, or address instead.
I recently went on-line to check for a recall and discovered that not only is my Saturn Ion having these problems, but hundreds of other Saturn Ion owners are having the same problem. Fuel economy is absoulutly wikid awesome, it might take 91 but its worth it. I have heard people often complain about the gaps in the polymer panels which allow the polymer to expand in the heat , but I see no problem. The filter is a paper element mounted in the engine block. Hands down best car I have ever owned.
As a result, power-to-weight ratios between old twin-cammers and the new cars are very close, and we'll be surprised if the Ion coupe sprints to 60 in much less than 8. This is the first car i have owned so far that has any type of forced induction meaning either a supercharger or turbocharger. Model year 2004 Year of manufacture 2004 First year of ownership 2004 Most recent year of ownership 2019 Engine and transmission 2. Comes with cold air intake, Recaro racing seats, 4 wheel disk brakes, and more. The vehicle rattles profusely, the electrics of the car are a nightmare window motor wires broke at the door jamb, power locks work intermittently, and the gauges go haywire occasionally.
Gas mileage sucks especially when you engage the supercharger, which i do often lol, but you gotta love the whining it makes : All in all, this car packs tons of fun since it can be civilized and sporty all at once. On top of being a very great performance car it also has the basic options on top of other comfort options. The fix is an easy do-it-yourself job. Chassis alterations that stiffen the strut-front and torsion-beam-rear suspensions keep the increased horsepower in check without sacrificing ride quality. I brought my Saturn to a Saturn Repair Service at approximately 50,000 miles. The lowest mpg my car got was 38 mpg. We have owned this car since new and have not found anything comparable -- the trunk space is immense and we regularly fit 4 large suitcases plus small bags.
It has good build quality inside and out. All affected owners will receive another letter once parts are available. Can anyone tell me is there a recall?? Faults: Very little has gone wrong with the car bar a wheel bearing warranty covered. Basically this car is an amazing platform. Well I did get one of those today and we'll see how long this lasts.
Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. . As of right now, though, they have done well. This car has cheap, sealed wheel bearings. With the sedan the obvious sales leader, an inventive hatchback or sport-wagon body style would likely garner more interest than the odd-duck Quad Coupe design. So after a few attempts I gave up and lit a cigarette, and gave my car about 8 minutes the security feature time I never really noticed, but when I was done smoking I hopped in and tried it again.