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Saturn Ion Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 4,343 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Saturn Ion (2003–2008). The most-complained-about year is 2006.

10
safety recalls, all years
4,343
owner complaints, all years
2004
year with most recalls
2006
year with most complaints

Pick your Saturn Ion model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2008 Saturn Ion04
2007 Saturn Ion5876
2006 Saturn Ion41,235
2005 Saturn Ion3573
2004 Saturn Ion8898
2003 Saturn Ion5757

What Saturn Ion owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 4,343 complaints with NHTSA. The 2006 model year has the most, with 1,235.

All Saturn Ion recalls (10)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Saturn Ion, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Ignition (electrical system)

    NHTSA 14V171000 Reported 2,191,014 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2007-2010 Pontiac G5, 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "Off" position.

    Remedy: General Motors will notify owners, and for vehicles that were built with the defective ignition cylinder and have not previously had the ignition cylinder replaced with the redesigned part, dealers will replace the…

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

  2. Electric power assist system (steering)

    NHTSA 14V153000 Reported 1,373,177 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 and 2008-2009 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2006 Malibu Maxx, 2009-2010 HHR (non-turbo), 2010 Cobalt, 2008-2009 Saturn Aura and 2004-2007 Ion, and 2005-2009 Pontiac G6. In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist that could occur…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will perform one of four bulletins. Parts are not currently available. GM expects to send an interim notification around May 28, 2014. When parts are available, owners will be mailed…

    Model years: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

  3. Air bags and switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 14V047000 Reported 2,190,934 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on February 10, 2014 that they are…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. An interim notification was issued to owners of 2007 and earlier models on March 10, 2014, informing them of the safety defect.…

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

  4. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 12V459000 Reported 49,768 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007 Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent vehicles originally sold or currently registered in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas; model year 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5, and Saturn ION vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, Arizona, California, Florida,…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Notification to owners began on on November 21, 2012. Owners were instructed to not bring their vehicles in for repair until January…

    Model years: 2007

  5. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 09V419000 Reported 69,139 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    General motors is recalling certain model year 2006 chevrolet cobalt and saturn ion vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of arizona and nevada; and model year 2007 chevrolet cobalt, pontiac g5 and saturn ion vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of arizona, california, florida,…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module free of charge. A special coverage will be implemented in the same time frame for model year 2006 vehicles registered in alabama, arkansas, california, florida, georgia,…

    Model years: 2006, 2007

  6. Turn signal (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 04V547000 Reported 178,798 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain passenger vehicles have a condition in which the turn signal lamp and daytime running lamp (drl) on either front side can stop working because of loss of contact between the bulb and socket.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the drl/turn signal bulb on both the left and right front side and inspect for and add a drl jumper kit if not present. The recall began november 17, 2004. Owners should contact saturn at…

    Model years: 2003, 2004

  7. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 04V281000 Reported 670 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain vehicles equipped with supercharged 2.0l 4-cylinder (lsj) engine were built with a fuel feed pipe that could crack and leak fuel near the fuel rail. If fuel leaks from the fuel feed pipe, there would be a noticeable fuel odor around the vehicle.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel feed pipe assembly. Owner notification began on june 9, 2004. Owners should contact saturn at 1-800-972-8876.

    Model years: 2004

  8. Bumpers (structure)

    NHTSA 04V002000 Reported 344 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain passenger vehicles, some welds between the passenger's side motor rail and the front bumper bracket do not meet engineering specifications.

    Remedy: All vehicles are still in dealer's possessions.

    Model years: 2004

  9. Fuel system, gasoline

    NHTSA 04V003000 Reported 127,285 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain passenger vehicles equipped with 2.2l 4-cylinder (l61) engines were built with a fuel filter that could corrode prematurely on the exterior surface.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel filter assembly. Owner notification began on december 30, 2003. Owners should contact saturn at 1-800-972-8876.

    Model years: 2003, 2004

  10. Power window devices and controls (visibility)

    NHTSA 04V004000 Reported 79,204 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 118, "power-operated window, partition, and roof panel systems." the power windows and/or sunroof may be operable after the ignition has been turned to the "off" position and the front passenger door is opened.

    Remedy: Dealers will upgrade the body control module (BCM) calibration. Owner notification began on december 30, 2003. Owners should contact saturn at 1-800-972-8876.

    Model years: 2003, 2004

Other Saturn models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.