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2003 Saturn Ion fuel/propulsion system problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2003 Saturn Ion3% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
3%
share of all complaints
120,475 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Fuel line rotted so much that one day I start my car and every drop of gas I had poured out onto the ground under my drivers seat. It was a fire hazard and now I am stuck without a car. The garage wants over $600 to replace the fuel line and I literally have no way to fix it. The vehicle was on a…

    filed Nov 9, 2018

  • Takata recall the seat belts when stopping suddenly do not always lock up. This is very dangerous especially with kids. The fuel system has been producing a check engine light at certain times of fueling up. And the fuel pump will knock occasionally even after it's been changed. The suspension is…

    filed Aug 27, 2018

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Ion years

YearReportsShare
2007 Ion13015%
2006 Ion1119%
2005 Ion214%
2004 Ion364%
Ion fuel/propulsion system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.