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2007 Saturn IONProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 876 owner complaints about the 2007 Saturn ION, most often about the steering. It is covered by 5 safety recalls, and for recall 14V-153 the manufacturer reports only 60% of affected cars repaired.

2007 Saturn ION
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CarFlaw IndexSolid year1.0× the ION median · #3 of 5 years by complaints
Safety recalls5Lowest repair rate 60%Owner complaints87662 with a crash, fire or injuryTypical failure mileage62kSteering, median miles

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through April 17, 2026. Updated daily. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Where the 2007 Saturn ION has problems

876 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Steering40821
Electrical system21513
Fuel/propulsion system1302
Fuel system, gasoline791
Air bags6524
Engine342
Power train190
Suspension171
Vehicle speed control163
15 other systems7711

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

5 recalls

2007 Saturn ION recalls and how many were fixed

Each ring shows the share of affected cars repaired, from the manufacturer’s latest quarterly report to NHTSA. Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers.

72%repaired · 2016 Q2

Electrical system: ignition

Recall 14V-171 · Apr 10, 2014 · 2,191,014 vehicles · 1,569,104 repaired

Risk. If the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "off" position, the vehicle could roll away: (a) for an automatic transmission, if…

Problem, fix and repair progress →

60%repaired · 2016 Q2

Steering: electric power assist system

Recall 14V-153 · Mar 31, 2014 · 1,373,177 vehicles · 825,020 repaired

Risk. If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

Problem, fix and repair progress →

72%repaired · 2016 Q2

Air bags

Recall 14V-047 · Feb 10, 2014 · 2,190,934 vehicles · 1,571,075 repaired

Risk. If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Problem, fix and repair progress →

Show 1 more recall

Recalls apply to specific cars. To see whether a recall is still open on yours, enter the 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with Saturn.

Mileage at failure

When do steering problems start?

62kmiles, median

Based on the odometer reading in 366 steering complaints. 79% were reported before 100,000 miles.

median0k50k100k150k200k+
30under 30k miles290under 100k miles76100k miles or more
Owner-reported costs

What owners say repairs cost

Dollar amounts owners wrote in their complaints when describing a repair or a quote. These are not price estimates; a system is shown only when at least 8 owners mentioned a cost.

Electrical system

20 owners mentioned a cost

$417median

Middle half: $264 – $503

Steering

20 owners mentioned a cost

$750median

Middle half: $500 – $1,000

Fuel system, gasoline

9 owners mentioned a cost

$609median

Middle half: $588 – $831

If a problem is covered by a recall, the dealer fixes it for free. Some manufacturers also reimburse owners who paid for a repair before a recall was announced.

Best & worst years

2007 vs. every other ION year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the ION median. How we score

'03'04'05'06'07'08
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
NHTSA crash tests

2007 Saturn ION safety ratings

2007 Saturn Ion 2-DR. in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program. Photos are from NHTSA's crash tests.

2007 Saturn ION side barrier test, NHTSA
Side barrierNot rated
  • Stability control: No
  • Forward collision warning: No
  • Lane departure warning: No
2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2007 Saturn ION, and the recalls they led to.

  1. Electric Power Steering FailureEA11014 · closed Apr 15, 2014
    Led to recall 14V-153
  2. Electric Power Steering FailureRQ10004 · closed Oct 5, 2011
    No recall
In owners' words

What ION owners report

Recent steering complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

The power steering (the Eps, worst system ever) has been randomly cutting in and out driving down the road and traffic making turns shutting down and making it almost impossible to drive or Park stay between lines adjust as needed and it cuts in and out it has been fixed per recall once but it…
Complaint 11731858 · Apr 17, 2026
Power steering went out. I was driving and I was on the freeway and the steering wouldn't move like it should. It became very hard to steer so I exited off the highway and pulled in to a store barely missing the sign. I call a friend and had the car towed home and looked at. I was told the eps went…
Complaint 11668690 · Jun 23, 2025
While driving the car has issues with power steering when turning the wheel either direction the steering will lose power steering and jerk the opposite direction turning. I have almost been in numerous accidents now the worst going 75 on highway passing semi around a corner and it jerked and…
Complaint 11618832 · Oct 9, 2024

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