10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,151 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2005 Saturn Ion:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

problem #5

Dec 212010

Ion 4-cyl

  • 78,000 miles
My girlfriend and I were in an automile accident by hitting a deer head on then losing control of the vehicle and hitting and embankment head on. We hit the embankment so hard that the 2005 Saturn Ion bounced back off and ended up in the middle of the road. The airbags never deployed and the seat belt never caught resulting my girlfriend to be injured by the steering wheel with lacerations to her chin and her teeth went through the back of her lip and also neck and back injuries from the hard impact. The insurance company totaled the car because of the front frame and underneath damage it cause. She hit so hard that the whole front end was pushed into the motor and the motor was pushed back into the firewall.

- Crossville , TN, USA

problem #4

Mar 232009

Ion

  • miles
I was rear ended and shoved into a pickup on 03/23/09 in my 2005 Saturn Ion and air bag did not deploy, seat broke and went all the way back.

- Temecula, CA, USA

problem #3

Nov 112006

Ion 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
I was involved in a front end collision which resulted in a total loss of my vehicle. The airbags did not deploy. (the engine was pushed back approximately 4 inches.) while I was wearing the safety belt, I sustained injuries to my head, chest, and knees.

- Naperville, IL, USA

problem #2

Jun 202006

Ion 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 26,000 miles
Air bag did not deploy.

- Fredericksburg, VA, USA

problem #1

Oct 072005

Ion 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 6,755 miles
I was in a front end collision on 10-7-2005. The other driver was driving a Ford pick--up truck F-150 Ranger. None of my airbags deployed. The truck drivers driver and passenger side air bags deployed. My Saturn was a total loss. The VIN # is as follows: [xxx]. I am concerned about the Ion airbag safety. My daughter has a 2005 Ion coupe. Please investigate this matter and inform me of results. Thank you, [xxx]. updated 07/18/2012 information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Woodstock, GA, USA