Used 2007 Saturn ION Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Worst Car I have ever owned...
Rich Anderson, 01/02/2017
2007 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought this car only 7 years old with 95,000 for my daughter. The shocks and struts had to be replaced, and even after that it made horrible creaking sounds from underneath. It had 6 or 7 factory recalls. One was that the key could be removed from the ignition even when the car was running! Crazy - but when I took to the dealer they refused to replace the ignition switch because they said it had been done 1 year prior. If so they put another bad one in! Next the gas tank leaked - and had to be replaced - $300. Never had that happen to a car before! Replaced a couple sensors and check engine light came on again a couple months later. I have owned 15-20 cars in my life and this was by far the worst - even worse than an old MG Midget I had. I will never buy any GM product again - I should have known better. I only have 1 good thing to say about this car: The battery is in the trunk, so when - predictably - I had to replace that it was super clean. Yay!
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Mechanical nightmare
otis23, 07/30/2013
2007 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 6 people found this review helpful
After buying the car used 2007 in mid 2011, the head cracked 10 months later for no apparent reason, spewing oil everywhere to a tune of over $2K. Now the front end shakes and vibrates periodically like the car is falling apart, and sounds like a helicopter under the hood at other times. Time to dump it.
Horrible, save yourself the hassle!
CourtneyT, 09/12/2008
2007 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 6 people found this review helpful
I bought this car in Dec 2007 for a birthday gift to myself. Ii am 19 and had never owned a new car. Well let's just say if I could go back and get a different car I would! At 3000 miles my car was in the shop 2 times for clunking while doing u turns, which they replaced the tire well and it still continues today, and also a chirping in the tires. They tell me there is nothing wrong with it, also still going on today. I have 8000 miles on my car & I have been to the shop 9 times for the reasons above and now clunking in the back of the car as well as brake clunking. My rotors have been replaced for being warped after 2000 miles. and the tire well, also things have been falling off the car!
Would not reccomend
inpeaces, 04/28/2009
2007 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 6 people found this review helpful
This car has been nothing but trouble for me, in the 1yr of owning it I have had to replace the headlights (apparently they had cracked and there was about a cup of water in each), the electrical system is very touchy (not fun having your seemingly brand new car stall at a light) and to put the icing on the cake my right side mirror fell off, no I did not hit anything, it simply fell off while driving.. Also it gets no where near the estimated gas millage, I might as well be fueling a truck for as much gas as this car eats up. It will take a lot for me to buy from Saturn again.
Excellent Value for Its Price
PhantomSoul, 01/19/2007
2007 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought my ION when my 4-year-old VW Jetta needed a ridiculously expensive amount of repairs in order to pass the NJ emmissions exam. Since, I've never looked back. The car has no known issues that I've experienced and is very reliable, stable at high speeds and has actually been more fun to drive than the last car -- believe it or not. The dealership experience was great too. Pretty much everything you'd expect from Saturn's reputation. For those of us on a limited budget, the ION shows that we can still get a car that we actually enjoy driving.
Couldn't be happier
Couldn't be happier, 12/30/2007
2007 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Our daughter purchased the first model year (2003) ION, and is generally pleased with it. The ION has been refined and improved each year, then when they "perfected" it, they stopped making it. We purchased this car used (31,500 miles), but it looks, handles, and performs as if we just drove it out of the new car showroom. A good, solid feel to it, and fun to drive. A mistake with the original ION was the factory-installed Firestone tires (terrible), but they switched to Goodyear Assurance Comfortreds a few years ago, and they are great, safe tires!
Great Small Car
Cardog, 06/03/2008
2007 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
My college daughter had driven this car in Grand Rapids for the past year with wonderful fuel economy and through a lot of hard winter days. This was a great buy and it is too bad GM stopped making this fuel efficient and affordable small vehicle. She loves the center display as she is short and can see the road better with nothing block her forward vision. With a manual transmission the highway economy is 35mpg. She claims this is a very quiet car and I would agree as I have a couple of Saturn Vues, 2006 and 2007 and it is by far more quiet then these more expensive Saturns on the highway. With full airbags I feel confident she is in a safe vehicle even thought it is a compact.
An Underaetd Car
New Jersey Driver, 01/05/2008
2007 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I traded in a 97 Sl 1 automatic for my ION. I have been very satisfied to date .I have had no problems at all. I find my ION to be comfortable, quiet & fun to drive . The fuel economy is good. I like the electronic steering. My ION is easier to handle than my SL 1 was . I was surprised by this car and it exceeds my expectations. The build quality is good and the interior is well put together .The Storm Grey color is beautiful. My ION holds the road well. Saturn refined the ION since its introduction and my 2007 shows the results.I do wish that the power window buttons would be easier to find at night. Overall my ION has a degree of refinement that I did not expect to find.
No major problems, solid car!!
Nicefellow, 07/15/2020
2007 Saturn ION 3 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Parent's car, they bought new in 2007. I took over in 2012 with 5000 miles on it. 13 years later I have 45,000 miles. Plenty of recalls but all taken care of. Had to replace the front bushings on both sides which cost a lot but mechanic said that's wear/tear not defective. Other than that, car still looks new and has no dings because of the dent-resistant panels. Gives me between 22/25 mpg with combination heavy city and slow freeway driving. Nice to read here that it has lasted some people 200,000 miles. At that rate, the car will probably outlive me.
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Wish I'd kept my Quad Coupe
dragonfair, 07/16/2010
2007 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
Traded in my quad coupe because it had a big bulls eye on it (kept getting hit by drivers not paying attention). Loved that car! The day I drove this car off the lot, I had a problem with the rotors being warped, then in 2008 the engine powered down twice due to a computer error that they were never able to duplicate so they couldn't fix. I live in fear that it'll do it again while I'm on the highway. Now, something seems off. Shaking when I slow down, squealing noise from the front left tire, feels like it bottoms out going over the tiniest bump. Idles roughly. Nothing near the mpg advertised. Wish I'd just kept my other car & had it paid off by now.