My Saturn Ion is a 2006 2.2L and I can’t figure out what’s going on with it. I bought the car from a family member and it has always had the “coolant” light flashing. & For a while, p0496 has been on my dash. After putting gas in it doesn’t like to start. I have to try and couple times and rev it up, as well as it shuts off if I don’t do that before hand when putting gas in. Yesterday my engine temp gauge stopped working, I shut the car off and it worked again. It also jerked on my while I was on the highway the same time my temp gauge wasn’t working. Today it’s pulling codes P0700 & P0794 and Is shifting horribly. Anyone have any tips or advice on what to do first or if these codes are corresponding? The P0794 & P0496.

 

Sounds like you're due for some spark plugs, and a purge valve.

 

[QUOTE=Jocelin1;68804]My Saturn Ion is a 2006 2.2L and I can’t figure out what’s going on with it. I bought the car from a family member and it has always had the “coolant” light flashing. & For a while, p0496 has been on my dash. After putting gas in it doesn’t like to start. I have to try and couple times and rev it up, as well as it shuts off if I don’t do that before hand when putting gas in. Yesterday my engine temp gauge stopped working, I shut the car off and it worked again. It also jerked on my while I was on the highway the same time my temp gauge wasn’t working. Today it’s pulling codes P0700 & P0794 and Is shifting horribly. Anyone have any tips or advice on what to do first or if these codes are corresponding? The P0794 & P0496. Update: new code popped up. P0974

 

Billy do the ignition switches have problems on these cars? The 700 series and the 900 series codes are transmission codes. Do the BCMs have problems like the L series cars? Might just be the electric part of the ignition switch.

 

I half looked up the codes. Think the 794 came back to the purge. Could be wrong. I'm getting old and cranky.

Yes. The icm and cassette coil is a known issue on them