CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2005 Ion still had power steering issues and a defective ignition switch leftover from previous model years, but hey – at least Saturn improved some of its safety rating to marginal, right? Baby steps.
If you had to buy a Saturn Ion – and I would question why anyone would even consider it – I suppose the 2005 could be considered the best of a bad bunch? I mean, GM did finally get rid of that awful VTi transmission, and both the power steering problems and ignition switch defect that plagued owners were recalled. The problem is they waited 10 years to recall the ignition and let over 30,000 warranty claims get filed before they bothered to fix the power steering. So you kind of have to wonder, is GM making these fixes to keep owners safe or just to keep government lawyers from taking all their money? You be the judge.
8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $400
- Average Mileage:
- 43,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace wheel hub assembly (1 reports)
wheels / hubs problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
As the car approach 70000 km, it start to make a vibrating noise that comes from the front wheels. It was the front/left wheel hub bearing that was broken. I fixed it and one month later, it was the other side. I think first that it was just bad luck or bad quality pieces. I fixed it with premium quality hub and it broke again on both sides at 140000 km.
- sebastienqc, Contrecoeur, QC, Canada