NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Saturn Ion Recalls
The 2005 Saturn Ion has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 10, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Saturn Ion. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 573
- Crashes reported
- 31
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Saturn Ion, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2005 Saturn Ion
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V171000
- Reported
- April 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,191,014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2007 Ion, 5 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V153000
- Reported
- March 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,373,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2007 Ion, 6 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V047000
- Reported
- February 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,190,934
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2007 Ion, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2007 Ion, 57 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2007 Ion, 6 other models
2005 Saturn Ion complaints by year
NHTSA has received 573 owner complaints about the 2005 Saturn Ion, the newest on November 15, 2025. Of these, 31 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Saturn Ion, the component group named most often is the steering (46%), followed by the electrical system (40%) and the air bags (6%).
1 of the 2005 Saturn Ion's 5 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2005 Saturn Ion owners gave the mileage (466 complaints), the median was 60,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering265
- Electrical System227
- Air Bags34
- Exterior Lighting31
- Power Train28
- Engine22
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20 | |
| 2007 | 17 | |
| 2008 | 33 | |
| 2009 | 51 | |
| 2010 | 127 | |
| 2011 | 56 | |
| 2012 | 31 | |
| 2013 | 23 | |
| 2014 | 114 | |
| 2015 | 27 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2005 Saturn Ion peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 127. 16% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Saturn Ion drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Saturn Ion year in the same window: 5th highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the three best-measured Saturn Ion years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 573 complaints about the 2005 Saturn Ion are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saturn Ion by model year
Other 2005 Saturn models
Newest record on this page: November 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted