Saturn fuel system problems
Across all Saturn models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,003 complaints involve fuel system. The Ion accounts for the largest share (58%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Ion with 253 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,003 about fuel system, all Saturn models
- Most affected
- Ion 58% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 741 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 13
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Saturn models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2006 Saturn Ion253 complaints
- 2007 Saturn Ion216 complaints
- 2004 Saturn Ion53 complaints
- 2002 Saturn LS45 complaints
- 2007 Saturn Aura41 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1995 | 14 |
| 1996 | 16 |
| 1997 | 17 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 19 |
| 2001 | 35 |
| 2002 | 63 |
| 2003 | 91 |
| 2004 | 71 |
| 2005 | 40 |
| 2006 | 269 |
| 2007 | 290 |
| 2008 | 34 |
| 2009 | 18 |
Among the 741 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.