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2003 Saturn Ion wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 38 complaints for the 2003 Saturn Ion, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
38 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
54,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2003 Saturn Ion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 54,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 54,000 miles
Based on 27 complaints that include mileage. 52% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 27 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

2003 saturn ion 1. During cold weather the passenger side window frosts. The controls are set for defrost, air on and blower medium high. Even with the blower on high there is very little air coming from the passenger side defrost outlet. A co-worker has a similar problem with his ion. The dealer said the system is operating as designed. 2. The hood latch freezes and the hood cant be opened to add window washer fluid.

Reported at 14,000 miles, January 2004 Injury

Tl* - the contact called regarding a 2003 saturn ion. The contact stated that the engine would not turn over in cold temperatures. This happened intermittently, 36 times. The contact did not lose power . The vehicle will eventually start. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis. The dealer diagnosed the failure, but she would have to pay for the repair. The contact stated that the windshield washers did not work. The weatherwas not a factor.

Reported at 5,000 miles, January 2004

Other problems reported for the 2003 Saturn Ion

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