2007 Saturn Ion engine problems

43 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2007 Saturn Ion, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 43 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 70,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 3 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 37 complaints that include mileage. 41% 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	3
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	12
60k to 80k miles	6
80k to 100k miles	5
100k to 120k miles	2
120k to 140k miles	4
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	3
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 37 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I purchased the 2007 in may of 2007. As of today, the car has 18,000 on it. Directly after I got the car, I began to have severe headaches. The car mostly ran without any issues, just that I has very bad headaches, and then began to black out while driving. I have had several medical bills, including a 5 day stay in june after an accident. All of the tests completed showed that I did not have any tumors, however I did have a rise in the co levels. The car was taken to the dealer,and a devise was placed on the car.

December 2007 CrashInjury

The key is stuck in the ignition switch and the car will not turn off . The key even came out of the ignition switch and the car will not turn off . This could be a very big safety issue .. Single mothers have these cars I am one of them and there are complaints all over the internet about this problem . Safety or health issue daughter taking baby to dr and key wont come out stuck in the ignition switch she can not take the baby into his dr's appointment .my car has been running over four hours no one can get it…

Reported at 102,000 miles, July 2011

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Saturn models