2007 Saturn Ion problems and complaints

Owners have filed 876 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Saturn Ion. The most-reported areas: Steering (408), Electrical System (215), Fuel/Propulsion System (130).

Key takeaways

  • 876 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 38 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 29 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Steering40847%
Electrical System21525%
Fuel/Propulsion System13015%
Fuel System829%
Gasoline799%
Air Bags657%
Engine344%
Power Train192%
Unknown Or Other172%
Suspension172%
Vehicle Speed Control162%
Service Brakes121%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2007 Saturn Ion 2-DR.Not ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated
2007 Saturn Ion 4-DR.Not ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Steering - filed 2026-04-17

The power steering (the Eps, worst system ever) has been randomly cutting in and out driving down the road and traffic making turns shutting down and making it almost impossible to drive or Park stay between lines adjust as needed and it cuts in and out it has been fixed per recall once but it still continues to do it ...

Steering - filed 2025-06-23

Power steering went out. I was driving and I was on the freeway and the steering wouldn't move like it should. It became very hard to steer so I exited off the highway and pulled in to a store barely missing the sign. I call a friend and had the car towed home and looked at. I was told the eps went out. The next time I...

Unknown Or Other - filed 2024-10-15

It won’t start! Been having starter problems. Battery not dead, and I also was told maybe crankshaft and starter

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More for the 2007 Saturn Ion

Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.