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2005 Saturn Ion structure problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2005 Saturn Ion2% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Structure complaints
2%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Vehicle was delivered to local car dealership for gm factory warranty recalls. The car was being driven by two service technicians when the vehicle ignited in the trunk and rear seat area. The fire department determined that the cause of the fire were the rear break lines that had sagged onto the…

    filed Sep 18, 2014

  • I believe that the power steering issue (recalled recently and received letter) caused my vehicle to be very hard to control on a downslope hill at 12 mph coming up to red light. My car went from the right lane to the left land of 4 lane street and I hit car in front of me. Now, having received…

    filed Aug 16, 2014

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

Structure problems in other Ion years

YearReportsShare
2007 Ion61%
2006 Ion242%
2004 Ion162%
2003 Ion193%
Ion structure 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.