Saturn Ion

About

The Saturn Ion is a compact car sold by Saturn between the 2003 and 2007 model years. Based on the GM Delta platform, the Ion replaced the Saturn S-Series in 2002, and was replaced by the new Saturn Astra in 2008. Production of the Ion ended on March 29, 2007. The Ion was the last Saturn passenger car built at the Spring Hill, Tennessee plant which was originally linked to the company's branding, with Saturn owners attending "homecoming" events at the plant.

Photo & info: Wikipedia

Specifications

From Wikipedia — confirm against the actual car before purchase.

Engine: 2.2 L L61 I4 (gasoline)
Transmission: 5-speed Getrag F23 manual
Drivetrain: Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform: GM Delta platform/GMX357
Body: 4-door sedan
Class: Compact car
Wheelbase: 103 in (sedan)
Length: 184 in (sedan)
Width: 67 in (sedan)
Height: 57 in (sedan)
Assembly: 🇺🇸 United States: Spring Hill, Tennessee
Related: Chevrolet Cobalt
Predecessor: Saturn S-Series
Successor: Saturn Astra

Photos

Real cars from Wikimedia Commons — colours and trims as photographed.

Colours seenredgreen

2005 · Coupe · red

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By year

Trims, economy and safety change year to year — pick one (US market).

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Trim · engine	Drive	MPG comb (city/hwy)	CO₂ g/mi	Fuel cost
Auto 4-spd, 4 cyl, 2.4 L	Front-Wheel Drive	24 (21/29)	370	$3,400/yr
Auto 4-spd, 4 cyl, 2.2 L	Front-Wheel Drive	24 (21/29)	370	$2,800/yr
Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.4 L	Front-Wheel Drive	25 (22/31)	355	$3,250/yr
Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.2 L	Front-Wheel Drive	26 (23/32)	342	$2,600/yr
Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Sup Charg	Front-Wheel Drive	23 (20/28)	386	$3,550/yr

Economy & emissionsTurbo / SCCompact Cars

5/10

EPA smog

$1,000

more over 5 yrs vs. avg

11.4

Barrels/yr

Emission standard: BIN 5

Safety — NHTSA crash test

Stability control · NoCollision warning · NoLane-keep assist · No

Recalls & complaints

Recalls: 7

Electrical system
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2007-2010 Pontiac G5, 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "Off" position.
Steering
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 and 2008-2009 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2006 Malibu Maxx, 2009-2010 HHR (non-turbo), 2010 Cobalt, 2008-2009 Saturn Aura and 2004-2007 Ion, and 2005-2009 Pontiac G6. In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist that could occur at any time while driving.
Electrical system
UCI-FRAM Group is recalling certain LS1328 ignition Switches sold as Wells LS1328, Duralast LS1328, Airtex 1S6097, and Carquest 53-27479, and LS1497 Ignition Switches sold as Wells LS1497, Duralast LS1497, Airtex 1S10961, and Carquest 53-27967, for use on various General Motors model and model year vehicles during repair and replacement of the original ignition switch. The weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the affected ignition switches to move out of the run position, turning off the engine and disabling the air bags.
Air bags
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on February 10, 2014 that they are recalling 619,122 model year 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, and 2007 Pontiac G5 vehicles. On February 25, 2014, GM increased the recall to include an additional 748,024 model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet HHR and Pontiac Solstice vehicles and 2003-2007 Saturn Ion vehicles and 2007 Saturn Sky vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine. On March 27, 2014, GM notified the agency that the defective ignition switches may have been used as service replacement parts on other vehicles, and as a result GM will be recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, Saturn Sky, and Pontiac G5 and Solstice, and 2008-2011 Chevrolet HHR vehicles. The part numbers for the service parts are 10392423 (a/k/a ACDelco D1461F), 10392737, 15857948, 15854953, 15896640, and 25846762. This expansion represents an additional 823,788 vehicles.

Trims & economy: fueleconomy.gov · recalls & rating: NHTSA

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News

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Full history

The complete Wikipedia entry

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Maintenance & ownership

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