RE: Never buy a saturn ION
See if you can have them take off the safty feature. There are plenty of cars that pass inspection without a feature like that. If its just gonna put your life at risk then why have it?
Sounds like you need to switch garages and get a lawyer involved if it wasn't a tech drivin the car. Thats almost garuenteed money in your pocket for there carelessness. What is a non-tech person doing in your car anyway if their not certified to fix it? Call up your lawyer and see what they can do, The worst they can do is say they can't help.