2004 Saturn Ion suspension problems

Owners reported suspension problems in 19 complaints for the 2004 Saturn Ion, 2% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 19 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 42,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When suspension problems show up

Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 57% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	6
20k to 40k miles	1
40k to 60k miles	1
60k to 80k miles	0
80k to 100k miles	1
100k to 120k miles	2
120k to 140k miles	3
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 14 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 42,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

2004 saturn ion right front tire worn down to metal. Then right front lower arm broke into causing a crash. No corrections were done. Saturn co. Said it wasn't a faulty part. Said part broke when hitting a the curb. Curb was hit because no control of steering.

Reported at 37,000 miles, June 2006 CrashInjury

Received first saturn ion 04 and within one week of purchase car was displaying clear signs of either an electrical or computer problem. Was replaced with a second ion o4. Noticed a strange clunking sound. Brought car in at 3600 miles, and it was transmission mounts, wheel bearings, axels, and break rotors. Car was returned with a broken piece in the interior, and smelling of burning plastic. I believe that this car is defective, and saturn refuses to do anything other than make repairs under warranty.

Reported at 50 miles, September 2004

Suspension problems in other years

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2005
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2003

Suspension problems across all Saturn models