Saturn Ion
Registered from 2003 to 2007.
About this model
The Saturn Ion is a compact car sold by Saturn between the 2003 and 2007 model years. Based on the GM Delta platform, the Ion replaced the Saturn S-Series in 2002, and was replaced by the new Saturn Astra in 2008. Production of the Ion ended on March 29, 2007. The Ion was the last Saturn passenger car built at the Spring Hill, Tennessee plant which was originally linked to the company's branding, with Saturn owners attending "homecoming" events at the plant.
From the Wikipedia article Saturn Ion, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1248 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Coupe, 4-door |
| 2006 | 1248 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Coupe, 4-door |
| 2005 | 1248 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Coupe, 4-door |
| 2004 | 1248 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2003 | 1248 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Electric Power Steering Failure
Engineering analysis, opened September 2011, closed April 2014.
Electric Power Steering Failure
Recall query, opened December 2010, closed October 2011.
Windshied wiper linkage failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened February 2007, closed August 2007.
Timing chain failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened January 2006, closed June 2006.
Timing chain failure
Defect petition, opened December 2005, closed February 2006.
Front turn signal/drl failure
Engineering analysis, opened December 2004, closed October 2005.
Front turn signal/drl failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened August 2004, closed December 2004.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Saturn filed 834 bulletins about the 2007 Ion.
- Equipment: 296
- Electrical system: 152
- Engine and engine cooling: 74
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 51
- Power train: 41
- Fuel system, gasoline: 36
- Wheels: 27
- Visibility: 25
- Engine: 22
- Steering: 16
- Other: 94
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming… · August 2025
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get… · February 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the… · December 2024
- This service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline detergent additive. · October 2024
826 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.