Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Saturn Ion.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This vehicle has an electrical issue from time to time seemingly out of nowhere. There is no power steering it just shu… |
| 2025-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the ignition key was stuck inside the ignition key slot, an… |
| 2025-03-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My key is stuck in the I can take it out the o2 seners not reading |
| 2024-10-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The ignition cylinder was replaced in my vehicle because the key would not turn in the ignition to start the car. It is… |
| 2023-04-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Hello I am reaching out to complain about Courtesy Chevrolet - San Diego. I’ve been trying to get my car serviced in or… |
| 2023-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When pressing the gas pedal 2/3 of the way down the pedal got stuck causing the engine to rev high while driving forwar… |
| 2022-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Power steering intermittently fails at random and steering wheel suddenly becomes immovable nearly causing serious acci… |
| 2022-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Headlights are to deem even on high beems.cant see anything coming or the on coming traffic can't see me coming. |
| 2022-03-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I turn my turn signals on and nonthing happens in the Frontline bulbs are brand new doesn't matter back turn signal wor… |
| 2022-02-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My 2015 Saturn ION was on a Recalled Warranty issued and concerning faulty ignition Switch problem. I have brought my c… |
| 2022-02-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 2005 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WOULD FREQUENTLY … |
| 2021-09-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | It says I have 0 I repaired recalls. I have had the powers steering fail 2x. More importantly, the ignition cylinder … |
| 2021-07-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the power steering malfunction… |
| 2020-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE LOSS MOTIVE POW… |
| 2020-10-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CO… |
| 2020-07-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ACTIVATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE … |
| 2020-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASH LIGHTS GO OUT AND ALL SYSTEMS ARE YOU FUNCTIONING PROPERTY |
| 2019-10-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHIC… |
| 2019-07-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT'S SON OBSERVED AN ORANGE GLARE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THEIR HOUSE… |
| 2019-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT TURN SIGNAL DONT WORK FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH CAN CAUSE A SAFETY PROBLEM TO OTHER DRIVERS |
| 2019-04-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. FUEL INTAKE AND RETURN LINES IN FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL FLAK… |
| 2019-04-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DRIVER LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK SWITCHED BULB AND CHECKED FUSES |
| 2018-12-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | 12-13-2018. TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. SHUT THE CAR OFF WENT INTO THE SCHOOL AND CAME OUT AND STARTED THE CAR FROM PAR… |
| 2018-11-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" I PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR STALLED FOR A QUICK SECOND THEN CAME ON GULLY. AS I REVERSED OUT … |
| 2018-11-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAD THE RECALL FIXED IN 2015. THE SAME ISSUES THAT I HAD BEFORE HAVE RETURNED. WHEN DRIVING AND THE TANK IS FULL, I… |
| 2018-07-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL GOING VERY HARD WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. A MEC… |
| 2018-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A CITY STREET WHEN I NOTICED MY KEY POPPED OUT OF THE IGNITION HALF WAY, I FELT MY VEHICLE LOSING… |
| 2018-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LA QUINTA CHEV/CADDILAC REPLACED MY IGNITION PER THE GM RECALL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND NOW THE IGNITION IS LOCKING… |
| 2018-03-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE … |
| 2018-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME FROM WORK SUDDENLY I HAD EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES THIS MAKE MO… |
| 2017-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED … |
| 2017-08-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | COLLEGE AGED DAUGHTER OWNS AND DRIVES A 2005 SATURN ION WITH APPROXIMATELY 115,000 MILES. WE NOTICED A WET SPOTS ON THE… |
| 2017-06-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF STREET WHILE GOING OVER A DIP AT 25MPH AND SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 50MPH AFTER COMING TO A COMP… |
| 2017-06-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUE… |
| 2017-06-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON T… |
| 2017-05-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE DRL AND TAIL LIGHTS FLICKER AT HIGH SPEED WHEN CAR IS RUNNING! |
| 2017-05-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND SWITCHING THE SHIFTER TO REVERSE, THE POWER STEER… |
| 2017-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OF… |
| 2016-10-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED BECAME HARD TO TURN WHILE DRI… |
| 2016-10-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL WHEN I SLOW DOWN MY LIGHTS DIM VERY LOW. IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. |
| 2016-08-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS SOON AS YOU TURN THE KEY ON THE FUEL PUMP STARTS PUMPING FUEL OUT OVER THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WITH OUT STARTING THE CAR… |
| 2016-08-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, I STOPPED AND FILLED UP GASOLINE AND I NOTICED A CONTINUING STRONG GAS SMELL IN CAR. THOUG… |
| 2016-04-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STE… |
| 2016-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. TH… |
| 2016-03-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN RECENT MONTHS, BUT HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING: I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, GOIN… |
| 2016-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE CAU… |
| 2016-01-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT… |
| 2015-12-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOTICED LIQUID DRIPPING FROM DRIVER SIDE OF CAR BY REAR WHEEL WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY PARKING STALL. TOOK THE CAR … |
| 2015-12-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UN… |
| 2015-12-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | ABSOLUTELY ABYSMAL CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE WITH ORANGE BUICK GMC ORLANDO. I HAD THEM DO TWO RECALLS ON MY '05 SATUR… |