NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Saturn Ion Recalls
The 2006 Saturn Ion has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 10, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Saturn Ion. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 1,235
- Crashes reported
- 44
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Saturn Ion, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2006 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 2003–2005, 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 2004–2005, 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 2003–2005, 2007 Ion, 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 09V419000
- Reported
- October 29, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,139
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Ion, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005, 2007 Ion, 57 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005, 2007 Ion, 6 other models
2006 Saturn Ion complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,235 owner complaints about the 2006 Saturn Ion, the newest on March 20, 2025. Of these, 44 describe a crash (4%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 33 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2006 Saturn Ion, the component group named most often is the steering (44%), followed by the electrical system (32%) and the fuel system, gasoline (10%).
1 of the 2006 Saturn Ion's 6 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2006 Saturn Ion owners gave the mileage (1,073 complaints), the median was 66,926 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering544
- Electrical System392
- Fuel System, Gasoline127
- Fuel/Propulsion System111
- Air Bags61
- Engine41
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13 | |
| 2007 | 19 | |
| 2008 | 66 | |
| 2009 | 107 | |
| 2010 | 282 | |
| 2011 | 163 | |
| 2012 | 154 | |
| 2013 | 66 | |
| 2014 | 206 | |
| 2015 | 49 | |
| 2016 | 37 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Saturn Ion peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 282. 17% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Saturn Ion drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Saturn Ion year in the same window: 1st highest of the 5 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 1,235 complaints about the 2006 Saturn Ion are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saturn Ion by model year
Other 2006 Saturn models
Newest record on this page: March 20, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted