Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Saturn Ion.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the instrument panel and radio were intermittently inoperab… |
| 2024-02-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Airbags |
| 2022-12-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated while exiting a driveway and making a turn, the steering wheel b… |
| 2022-04-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact's mother owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that after driving the vehicle to his residence and par… |
| 2021-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that upon switching gears to reverse, the vehicle made an abnorm… |
| 2021-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The year, make, and model of my car has a factory recall for the fuel pump failing. I went to the dealership and they i… |
| 2021-07-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | We purchased this vehicle recently. 1 week later we discovered loss of power steering assist while attempting to paral… |
| 2021-07-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car is leaking gas from the gas tank. I see recalls from this year, make and model from this vehicle yet when I put… |
| 2021-07-02 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:GEARS | No | 0 | 2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE SHIFTER SWITCH SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE… |
| 2021-02-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE RPMS JUMP AROUND AND THE A/C MAKES NOISE AND LIGHTS FLICKER AT TIMES. THE CAR WILL JUST STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN I… |
| 2021-02-07 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I HAD CLEARED MY WINDOWS OF SNOW AND TURNED ON MY REAR DEFROST WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND DISCOVERED MY REAR WINDOW HA… |
| 2020-10-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANI… |
| 2020-10-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel and evap line rusted out inside heat wrap for exhaust pipe near rear drivers tire. Pumped out fuel onto street. |
| 2020-09-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | DIFFICULT TO STEER OR TURN STEERING WHEEL. |
| 2020-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STILL HAVING IGN. KEY PROBLEMS NOT TURNING AND CAN NOT REMOVE, AN ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM LIGHT COME ON WHEN STARTI… |
| 2020-06-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I STARTED SMELLING GAS WHEN GETTING OUT OF CAR. THEN IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY STRONGER GAS SMELL THAT LINGERED ON STRONG AN… |
| 2019-12-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING ERRORS |
| 2019-12-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated while driving at 50 mph and there was a stopped vehicle in the … |
| 2019-11-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN T… |
| 2019-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG IF IS A RE CALL I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF I HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR WHERE TO. |
| 2019-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LATELY HAVE BEEN NOTICING BY MYSELF AND OTHERS, STRONG FUEL SMELL AROUND CAR. WHILE CLEANING OUT VARIOUS PAPERWORK, … |
| 2019-07-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND CAR WON'T START. UNABLE TO RETRIEVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. |
| 2019-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARK, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO R… |
| 2019-06-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK |
| 2019-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS IN 5 P.M. TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL LIGHTS BL… |
| 2019-05-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR IS HAVING THE SAME DIFFICULTIES AS THE OTHER CARS COVERED BY THE RECALL. IT WAS MADE IN TENNESSEE. THE MANUFA… |
| 2019-04-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BAR FRACTURED THAT HELD THE TRUNK OPEN. AS A RESULT… |
| 2019-04-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THE STEERING CREATING THE 2014 RECALL HAS OCCURRED AGAIN WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS VERY LOW … |
| 2019-03-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKING FUEL AND FUEL SMELL. |
| 2019-03-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH. FORTUNATELY, THERE… |
| 2019-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY IGNITION LOCKED UP KEY WON'T TURN AT ALL AND THERE'S A RECALL ON IT AND TOOK IT TO DEALER SHIP FOR THEM TO FIX IT A… |
| 2018-11-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE … |
| 2018-10-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABL… |
| 2018-08-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WENT TO TURN THE CORNER ON TO I90 WEST FROM HIGHWAY 56 SOUTH AND IT WAS VARY HARD TO PULL… |
| 2018-08-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING GOES OUT THEN WHEN SITTING FOR A PERIOD, IT WILL RESET AND START WORKING THEN THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF… |
| 2018-07-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRES… |
| 2018-07-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON JULY 21,2018, I STARTED MY SATURN ION 2006 IN THE MORNING , I SAW THERE IS A MESSAGE "PWR STR", AND THEN I FOUND TH… |
| 2018-07-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. *LD *JS |
| 2018-07-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK OF THE VEHICLE. THE V… |
| 2018-06-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I ALSO PULLED FORWARD AND THE WARNING LIGHT STAYE… |
| 2018-06-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START THE CAR IT WILL NOT HAVE POWER STEERING AND SOMETIMES WHEN … |
| 2018-05-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LOST WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. VERY HARD TO STEER. IT CAME BACK THEN 5 MINUTES LATER I LOST IT AGAIN. SCARY… |
| 2018-05-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING GETS VERY HARD AND THEN CANT STEER WE HAVE TO TRY TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR O… |
| 2018-04-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS HIGHWAY 56 TURNING ONTO INTERSTATE 90 AND THE CAR WAS VARY HARD TO CORRECT BACK FROM THE TURN IT WANTED TO STAY I… |
| 2018-03-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY IGNITION WILL NOT TURN 'OFF'. IT WILL GET STUCK AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO PUT SHIFTER INTO REVERSE A… |
| 2017-12-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL THE ENGINE IS ON. WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, THE KEY DOESN'T GO IN THE OFF POSITION. … |
| 2017-12-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR DIED WHILE IN MOTION MOVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND FAILED TO RESTART. THERE'S A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN AND ARO… |
| 2017-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THE AUTO PARTS STO… |
| 2017-11-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID NOT TAKE IT FOR RECALLS.IT HAS 6 RECALLS..THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A L… |
| 2017-10-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAVE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND LATER IT WILL REST BUT ITS HAPPENING ALOT ALSO EMULSION LIGHT CAME ON AFTER R… |