Saturn electrical system problems
Across all Saturn models in NHTSA's complaint database, 3,887 complaints involve electrical system. The Ion accounts for the largest share (41%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Ion with 399 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,887 about electrical system, all Saturn models
- Most affected
- Ion 41% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 2,731 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 91 and 137
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Saturn models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2006 Saturn Ion399 complaints
- 2003 Saturn Ion396 complaints
- 2004 Saturn Ion353 complaints
- 2005 Saturn Ion232 complaints
- 2007 Saturn Ion218 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 25 |
| 1993 | 41 |
| 1994 | 35 |
| 1995 | 42 |
| 1996 | 71 |
| 1997 | 85 |
| 1998 | 29 |
| 1999 | 30 |
| 2000 | 111 |
| 2001 | 126 |
| 2002 | 223 |
| 2003 | 597 |
| 2004 | 450 |
| 2005 | 337 |
| 2006 | 509 |
| 2007 | 621 |
| 2008 | 394 |
| 2009 | 150 |
| 2010 | 8 |
Among the 2,731 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.