{"meta":{"dataset":"known-issues","title":"Wrench.Pro Known Issues clusters — Saturn","level":"make","generated":"2026-09-20","source_freshness":"2026-09-20","source":"NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaints, grouped by failure theme by Wrench.Pro","source_url":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","license":"CC BY 4.0 (derived data); underlying NHTSA records are US public domain","license_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/license","citation":"Wrench.Pro (2026). Known Issues clusters — Saturn [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues","schema_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues#schema","method_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/methodology#known-issues","fields":["year","make","make_slug","model","model_slug","cluster_id","label","component_code","complaint_count","date_range","source_complaint_count","reviewed_at","quote_1_odi","quote_1_text","quote_2_odi","quote_2_text","quote_3_odi","quote_3_text","vehicle_page","data_page"]},"rows":[{"year":2006,"make":"Saturn","make_slug":"saturn","model":"Ion","model_slug":"ion","cluster_id":"saturn-ion-2006-fuel-tank-line-leak","label":"Fuel leak from fuel tank, lines, or pump","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":70,"date_range":"2014-09 → 2024-02","source_complaint_count":1235,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"10908757","quote_1_text":"FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK","quote_2_odi":"11366637","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK AND NEEDED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK TO BE REPLACED","quote_3_odi":"10643928","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2006/saturn/ion","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/saturn"},{"year":2006,"make":"Saturn","make_slug":"saturn","model":"Ion","model_slug":"ion","cluster_id":"saturn-ion-2006-door-latch-failure","label":"Door will not open from inside or outside","component_code":"STRUCTURE","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2014-10 → 2017-09","source_complaint_count":1235,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"10925526","quote_1_text":"THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. APPEARS THE LATCH IS BROKEN","quote_2_odi":"11015459","quote_2_text":"DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, OR THE OUTSIDE. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERSON WITH CHF AND KNEE ISSUES TO EXIT","quote_3_odi":"10641815","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN OR SHUT AND ALL THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2006/saturn/ion","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/saturn"},{"year":2006,"make":"Saturn","make_slug":"saturn","model":"Ion","model_slug":"ion","cluster_id":"saturn-ion-2006-power-steering-loss","label":"Power steering loss or seizure while driving","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":64,"date_range":"2014-09 → 2025-03","source_complaint_count":1235,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"10638024","quote_1_text":"LOST OF POWER STEERING. MESSAGE APPEARING POWER STEERING VON DASH BOARD. WHILE DRIVING LOST OF POWER STEERING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE","quote_2_odi":"11290183","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL","quote_3_odi":"10730875","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2006/saturn/ion","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/saturn"},{"year":2006,"make":"Saturn","make_slug":"saturn","model":"Ion","model_slug":"ion","cluster_id":"saturn-ion-2006-ignition-key-stuck","label":"Ignition switch key stuck, engine stalling","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":31,"date_range":"2014-09 → 2025-03","source_complaint_count":1235,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"10659000","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED","quote_2_odi":"11341270","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARK, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED OR THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE TURNED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE","quote_3_odi":"11536214","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. Additionally, the key was stuck in the ignition switch","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2006/saturn/ion","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/saturn"},{"year":2006,"make":"Saturn","make_slug":"saturn","model":"Ion","model_slug":"ion","cluster_id":"saturn-ion-2006-airbag-non-deployment","label":"Air bag non-deployment in crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":16,"date_range":"2014-10 → 2021-07","source_complaint_count":1235,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"10991249","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY","quote_2_odi":"10781106","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY","quote_3_odi":"10649105","quote_3_text":"MY AIR BAG LIGHT DINGS AND STAYS LITE REGULARLY WHEN DRIVING. I HAD AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2006/saturn/ion","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/saturn"},{"year":2008,"make":"Saturn","make_slug":"saturn","model":"Sky","model_slug":"sky","cluster_id":"saturn-sky-2008-tpms-inoperative-after-battery","label":"TPMS becomes inoperative after battery replacement","component_code":"WHEELS","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2020-11 → 2020-11","source_complaint_count":186,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11372707","quote_1_text":"THE 2008 SATURN SKY HAS A SAFETY DEFECT WHEREBY THE TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) BECOMES INOPERATIVE DURING GENERAL MAINTENANCE","quote_2_odi":"11372822","quote_2_text":"THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OF THE \"TPMS SYSTEM INOPERATIVE\" FOR THE SAME VIN. WHEN THE VEHICLE BATTERY IS REPLACED AS PART OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE THE TPMS SYSTEM FAILS TO WORK","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2008/saturn/sky","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/saturn"},{"year":2008,"make":"Saturn","make_slug":"saturn","model":"Sky","model_slug":"sky","cluster_id":"saturn-sky-2008-pps-airbag-sensor-failure","label":"Passenger presence sensor failure disabling passenger airbag","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":94,"date_range":"2011-08 → 2025-07","source_complaint_count":186,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11055046","quote_1_text":"FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR CAUSING AIRBAGS TO DISARM","quote_2_odi":"10864365","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED","quote_3_odi":"10905142","quote_3_text":"I HAVE A 2008 SATURN SKY WITH 42000 MILES AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF LIGHT WAS ON, AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT WAS TOLD IT HAD A BODY CODE B0081 DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT PRESSURE SENSOR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2008/saturn/sky","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/saturn"},{"year":2008,"make":"Saturn","make_slug":"saturn","model":"Sky","model_slug":"sky","cluster_id":"saturn-sky-2008-cold-start-brake-failure","label":"Loss of power brake assist on cold start","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","complaint_count":70,"date_range":"2007-09 → 2023-06","source_complaint_count":186,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"10216634","quote_1_text":"NO BRAKES UPON STARTUP! RAN OVER MY DOG BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS DEFECT MADE IT TO MARKET. *TR","quote_2_odi":"10229397","quote_2_text":"EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT ON COLD START. *TR","quote_3_odi":"10222500","quote_3_text":"BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2008/saturn/sky","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/saturn"},{"year":2008,"make":"Saturn","make_slug":"saturn","model":"Sky","model_slug":"sky","cluster_id":"saturn-sky-2008-parking-brake-fails-to-hold","label":"Parking brake fails to hold vehicle stationary","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2015-04 → 2017-07","source_complaint_count":186,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11010649","quote_1_text":"MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON AN INCLINE, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS SET. MY CAR ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND OFF AN EMBANKMENT. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STILL UP WHEN IT STOPPED. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS","quote_2_odi":"10703434","quote_2_text":"THE 2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE FAILED THE HAWAII STATE SAFETY CHECK BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT FUNCTION. THE DEALER THAT DID THE SAFETY CHECK COULD NOT FIX THE PARKING BRAKE. *TR","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2008/saturn/sky","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/saturn"}]}