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2006 Saturn Ion fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 253 complaints for the 2006 Saturn Ion, 16% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
253 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
79,000 miles 213 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 2
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2006 Saturn Ion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 79,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 45 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 46 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 26 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 32 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 22 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 11 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 8 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 79,000 miles
Based on 213 complaints that include mileage. 29% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles45
60k to 80k miles46
80k to 100k miles26
100k to 120k miles32
120k to 140k miles22
140k to 160k miles11
160k to 180k miles8
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 213 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

The rpms jump around and the A/C makes noise and lights flicker at times. The car will just stall in the middle of an intersection or when I'm turning onto another road. It's quite scary with children in the car. My main concern is a large SUV put it in reverse and hit the front of my car before ending up on the hood near the windshield. She was going pretty fast and pushed my car pretty far but no airbag! Then on a separate occasion I was doing 55 miles when a large animal darted out in front of me.

Reported at 154,123 miles, February 2021 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that it took numerous attempts to start the vehicle. Once the vehicle was started, fuel fumes were present inside the cabin. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure occurred after the vehicle was repaired according to NHTSA campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Reported at 80,000 miles, June 2014

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