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2004 Saturn Ion fuel system, gasoline problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 2004 Saturn Ion2% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Fuel System, Gasoline complaints
2%
share of all complaints
99,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saturn ion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle loss power steering without warning. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle operated as intended. Additionally, the windows rolled up and down independently…

    filed May 21, 2020

  • I bought a 2004 saturn ion 2.2l l4 (vin: [xxx]) for my son 4 months ago. It is now leaking a puddle gasoline after being shut down. I looked on line and there dozens of others with this problem (please see attached) yet my vin is not on a recall list. Called saturn 800.972.8876, they said it wasn't…

    filed Apr 4, 2017

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

Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Ion years

YearReportsShare
2007 Ion799%
2006 Ion12710%
2005 Ion41%
2003 Ion142%
Ion fuel system, gasoline 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.