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4 out of 5 stars

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Kat , 08/01/2020
2006 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Very good clean no rust car. I laugh when newer cars are breaking down and I had this reasonable car for many years, EXCELENT

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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2.75 out of 5 stars

Horrible Car

Ben, 09/29/2010
2006 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

This car was passed down to me, when I got my license at 18, with just over 14,000 miles on it. I just hit 24000 yesterday, and within those 10,000 miles I've had too many problems to keep up with. The power steering stopped working( found out the power steering of this car was re-called). One time my key would not come out of the ignition and I had to replace the steering column. One night the dome light wouldn't turn off. When it rains the car leaks. My car alarm would go off randomly, the dealership told me the car doesn't think the driver's door is closed, so I have to manually lock my doors. This car has been nothing but trouble for me, and it's my first car. I'm never buying American.

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2 out of 5 stars

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.

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3.63 out of 5 stars

Pretty decent car for the money

stiehler, 12/10/2008
2006 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

We purchased this car used with about 30,000 miles on it about 2 months ago. It seems to be a pretty decent car. We have only had a few minor problems, such as the locks not wanting to turn if it's cold outside.

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3.25 out of 5 stars

Ignition Switch etc

Gary , 08/29/2009
2006 Saturn ION 3 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Saturn had always held themselves up to be a "different car company" and well, they are. I've owned probably 20 cars in my life and never seen a company ignore a known severe problem (the ignition switch failure) leaving consumers to pay $700 or more to have repair work done. I marvel at the prior reviews - people posting here after they bought their Saturn's. The fact is after a few years (we now have 45000 miles on our car) the thing begins to fall apart. Windows falling off, ignition won't turn off, bearings failing, it's a real piece of you know what. I understand things fail but what is irritating is that known severe failures should cause the company to recall or reimburse.

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