2003 Saturn Ion Car not Starting in Cold Weather

2003 SATURN ION
47,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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LAURIESUE
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I saw a few posts about car not starting in cold weather and was surprised I was not alone. If the
temp drops below 20 degrees F, I have trouble getting it started. I have already replaced the battery, and now the mechanic is telling me I have a bad ignition switch - and something to do with pass lock system, that the switch itself is not expensive but the labor involved with reprograming everything to a new switch (???) is the expensive part. This issue came on suddenly and really do not understand it.
Jan 4, 2010 at 3:17 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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its the special electricial greese they used in the switch hardens up in the cold and causes the no start to happen they redesigned the switch 3 or 4 times.there easy to replace the switch and no special tools needed to program the new switch.let me know how it goes.
Jan 4, 2010 at 6:04 PM
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