2004 Saturn Ion exterior lighting problems
25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2004 Saturn Ion — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Strong gas smell & started noticing poor gas mileage and it got worse. Then notice it is leaking gas by the rear driver side tire. Also the running lights automatically come on during the day but not at night.”
filed Feb 8, 2017
“The front drivers side exterior turn signal light stop functioning about 2 months or so after the bulb was replaced, now it doesn't work at all. The panel inside the car had shown me that same turn signal light had been malfunctioning for some time blinking extremely fast back to normal until it…”
filed Jan 5, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP AND DAYTIME…Campaign 04V547000 · Nov 16, 2004
Exterior Lighting problems in other Ion years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Ion | 3 | 0% |
| 2006 Ion | 7 | 1% |
| 2005 Ion | 31 | 5% |
| 2003 Ion | 31 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Saturn Ion
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.