Vehicle report
2005 SATURN ION
Reported problems
573 complaints · median 60500 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 255 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 173 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 38 |
| AIR BAGS | 29 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 23 |
| ENGINE | 22 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 21 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 20 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 13 |
| POWER TRAIN | 13 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 12 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 7 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 6 |
| SUSPENSION | 6 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| SEATS | 3 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 2 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 2 |
| WHEELS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 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.