Vehicle report
2004 SATURN ION
Reported problems
898 complaints · median 69045 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 323 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 233 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 47 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 44 |
| AIR BAGS | 42 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 36 |
| POWER TRAIN | 26 |
| ENGINE | 23 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 23 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 21 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 20 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 17 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 15 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 14 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 14 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 13 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 11 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 10 |
| SUSPENSION | 10 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 9 |
| EQUIPMENT | 9 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 9 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 8 |
| VISIBILITY | 7 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 7 |
| WHEELS | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 6 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 6 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| STRUCTURE | 5 |
| TIRES | 5 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 2 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| CHILD SEAT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.