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Mary S., 01/08/2006
2006 Saturn ION 2 4dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
I only wish I had shopped around before buying this car. Our experience with this car has been horrible yet all these GREAT reviews....sounds awfull fishy to me. Little history. Was in the shop with a transmission problem at a little over 400 miles and now a brake problem. Oh, and did I mention the interior...I thought it would grow on me but cheap is cheap and uncomfortable. My kids hate it and complain it is difficult to sit more than 30 min in the back seats. Oh well, live and learn. Should have listened to my husband. He wanted a Honda.
Avoid at all cost!
Morgan Reid, 03/13/2015
2006 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 7 people found this review helpful
When it works, it's an easy ride. It only works about 10% of the time. It's in and out of the shop for various reasons. The car is aging of course, but the miles are still low in comparison to the year it was built. The recalls have fixed some of the issues, but new ones seem to arise out of the blue. At one point, my gas tank began pouring gas all over the roadway. When I realized, I had it towed to the mechanic who found that nothing had penetrated the tank, but the seal had worn. It's truly a lemon.
Saturn QC 2 with 2.4L engine
Taxman, 04/06/2006
2006 Saturn ION 3 4dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I traded a 2005 ION 2 sedan manual for this car - a Quad Coupe 3 manual with 2.4 engine. The revised engine, same as Cobalt, plus leather interior plus XM radio/CD/sunroof makes this Saturn a fun car. Revisons to struts and sway bars make for a nice firm and controlled ride - compared to ION 2. Leather is better than I expected - about as good as my old 2001.5 Passat GLX. Fit and finish quite good. No problems as delivered. Very good low end torque when compared with 2.2L engine. And the "deal" was very good - well below sticker plus $1,250 in rebates. Get one if you can find one
5th and last Saturn at our house
Terie, 03/24/2006
2006 Saturn ION 3 4dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
My beloved 1997 SC2 got wrecked, but we still had the yellow 2001 SC2.There were 2 before those. We liked Saturns. This one is cheaply made. Things are breaking! Window switches, back seat releases, etc. This dealership is nothing like the ones we'd used in other states. The car isn't as well built or as easy to drive as a SL2, gas mileage is horrible. Seats aren't comfortable after about 30 min of driving. I doubt that a 6th Saturn will be in our future. Customer service at corp level is gone down also. Too bad, they cared at one time about their customers, not now.
Let the secret out Saturn
angel, 05/07/2006
2006 Saturn ION Red Line 4dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl S/C 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
It is hard to imagine that Saturn is not advertising this rocket. The day I took delivery and hit the gas my '04 Mustang was a thing of the past. The recaro seats are a must when cornering. I have a long way to go before I break this engine in, and I will love every minute of it. The redline will juice the bloodline. Please do yourself a favor Saturn and tell the public about your car. The car is fast, great lines, and you feel young again.