Safety Score
50
Average
Recalls
5
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (5)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-31 | 14V153000 |
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1,373,177 | — | Details |
| 2004-11-16 | 04V547000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 178,798 | — | Details |
| 2004-06-08 | 04V281000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 670 | — | Details |
| 2004-01-06 | 04V002000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 344 | — | Details |
| 2004-01-05 | 04V003000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 127,285 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The car doesn't always want to release the key. I have to stick my finger up in the column to push the little button to… |
| 2023-06-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Airbags did not deploy |
| 2023-06-19 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The drivers side windshield wiper linkage failed at the junction of the metal rod and the plastic wiper mount causing t… |
| 2022-12-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, excessive force was needed to m… |
| 2021-09-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car started getting a strong odor of gas. A fuel pipe leak is causing the odor |
| 2020-12-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING, GM REFUSES TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE VIN ISN'T ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL, BUT THE SAME YEAR MAKE… |
| 2020-11-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING STICKS. I TAKE A 55MPH CURVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T COME BACK TO CENTER. IT WANTS TO TAKE ME OFF… |
| 2020-11-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK ON REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING WHILE CAR IS STATIONARY. IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE THE DATE … |
| 2020-07-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Hi I am a kind of new owner of an 04 saturn ion, this is actually the second complaint I've filled out. Last July I had… |
| 2020-07-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRIED TAKING FUEL FILTER OFF LAST JULY TOOK A WHOLE WEEKEND OF USING PENATRATING OIL AND FREEZE OFF THEN I FINALLY GOT … |
| 2020-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSS… |
| 2020-04-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION THE PAST FEW DAYS. AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEER… |
| 2020-01-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT LOOKS LIKE MY CAR IS LEAKING FUEL. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE FUEL INJECTOR LINE OR FUEL PUMP BUT I KNOW THERE IS A RECA… |
| 2019-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNE… |
| 2019-09-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2004 SATURN ION 1 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE THE ELECRTIC … |
| 2019-06-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE … |
| 2019-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT WILL NOT ALWAYS REGISTER THAT IT IS PARK; THEREFORE, IT WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY F… |
| 2019-04-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING… |
| 2019-03-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVED FROM THE CAR THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH STAY ON. CAR IS PARKED WHEN THIS H… |
| 2019-02-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL JUST STOPPED. IT STIFFENED UP AS IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING NEARLY CAUSING ME TO … |
| 2019-01-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE ON A NEIGHBOR HOOD DRIVING AT APPROX. 35 MPH I STEERING WHILE WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THEN LOCKED ITSELF IN STR… |
| 2018-10-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICE .WHEN YOU ARE TRUNING IT IS HARD,ALSO THE BEARING… |
| 2018-06-21 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRAS… |
| 2018-06-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2004 SATURN ION 2.2/4 ENGINE STARTED SMELLING GAS FUEL LINE ISSUES FOUND ... OTHERS HAVING SAME ISSUE THERE ARE R… |
| 2018-05-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN STOPPED AT EITHER A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, ONCE I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND PLACE IT ON THE GAS PEDAL… |
| 2018-04-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | I PURCHASE THIS CAR ON 04/12/2018 FROM A LOCAL DEALER, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE, UNTIL 2 DAYS LATER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE… |
| 2018-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, I HAVE TROUBLE REMOVING KEY FROM IGNITION. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. |
| 2018-01-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CAR ONCE AGAIN ACCELERATED AT A STOP SIGN AND I HAD TO AIM FOR A SNOE ENBANKMENT TO NOT GO INTO TRAFFIC. IF NOT FOR… |
| 2018-01-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE INTO CROSSING TRAFFIC WITH MY FEET FIRMLY ON THE BREAKS. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES. |
| 2018-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I'VE HAD SEVERAL TIMES WHERE MY CAR WASN'T AS STABLE AS IT SHOULD BE. THE CAR ITSELF RUMBLES AND JERKS A LOT ON CITY ST… |
| 2017-12-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE (FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS … |
| 2017-12-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND T… |
| 2017-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE… |
| 2017-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | IN PARKING LOT ON LEAVING A STORE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING MAKING IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE. NEXT I WENT TO A GAS STATI… |
| 2017-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION IT PASSED SAFETY AND FAILED EMISSIONS ! THERE IS NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON |
| 2017-07-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UNABLE TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF. REPEAT TURNING SWITCH ON AND OFF EVENTUALLY SHUTS VEHICLE OFF AND ABLE TO REMOVE KEY. VEHIC… |
| 2017-07-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING… |
| 2017-06-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT SHIFTING BETWEE… |
| 2017-04-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 2004 SATURN ION 2.2L L4 (VIN: [XXX]) FOR MY SON 4 MONTHS AGO. IT IS NOW LEAKING A PUDDLE GASOLINE AFTER BEIN… |
| 2017-03-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR IS UNDER 80,000 MILES AND HAS A LEAKING FUEL LINE. |
| 2017-03-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VIN: [XXX] , SALESPERSON:[XXX] DATE OF PURCHASE: MARCH 27, 2017 , DEALERS NUMBER: 47243...$2000 IN REPAIRS PAID IN CASH… |
| 2017-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE DUE TO THE SMELL OF… |
| 2017-02-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS BURNT. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. THE RPMS THEN REV AND THE CAR FAILS TO CONTI… |
| 2017-02-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SOLD ME THIS CAR WITH WARRANTEE NEVER GUARANTEED THE WARRANTEE LATER ON ALSO DISCOVERED THERE WAS A WHOLE PATCH IN THE… |
| 2017-02-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG GAS SMELL & STARTED NOTICING POOR GAS MILEAGE AND IT GOT WORSE. THEN NOTICE IT IS LEAKING GAS BY THE REAR DRIVER… |
| 2017-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE...SOMETIMES AFTER MOTOR IS TURNED OFF AND CAR IS IN PARK THE CAR MUST BE TUR… |
| 2016-11-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE EXTERIOR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT STOP FUNCTIONING ABOUT 2 MONTHS OR SO AFTER THE BULB WAS REPLACED, NO… |
| 2016-11-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD 3 MECHANICS LOOK AT MY 2004 SATURN ION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT MY FUEL LINES NEED REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING… |
| 2016-10-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT BY A CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE RECALLS PREFORMED AND THE FUEL LEAK LOOKED AT, THEY SAID, ON PAPE… |
| 2016-10-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. IN ADDITI… |