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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1G8AJ55F87Z••••••2007 Saturn ION
This build draws 6.6× more complaints than the average 2007 Saturn ION build (31 vs 5).
31on this build
760on the model
161builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedSteering 13Electrical System 11Fuel/propulsion System 5Fuel System 4
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashAug 2018
I hit my brakes to avoid an accident my car went to left in front of another car. I found out that struts shifted and causing the upper control arm to snap and brake off causing my car to go to the left into another car
Electrical SystemOct 2021
My gas tank is leaking a good amount of gas and is dripping all over my exhaust. Major fire risk and also my wiring has been all messed up. When my brights are on, my speakers make an unbearable screaming noise and I saw that this was an issue for many saturn ion users. There…
Fuel SystemAug 2020
The contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. The contact stated that the fuel line was rusted through in two areas. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed that the main fuel line and the fuel vapor line to canister rusted through and there were holes on the…
Fuel/propulsion SystemDec 2018
Fuel leaking from top of fuel tank, coming from broken port on the fuel pump. This is the same issue as documented in gm recall 09226c, but because this vehicle isn't in any of the states listed I have to pay for it out of pocket. How can a recall only cover vehicles in certain…
Unknown Or OtherMar 2015
Per past recall, my ignition switch was replaced. Previously, ignition keys were being chewed up, and that is again the case. Key locks in place & will not turn (over) for several tries
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G8AJ55F87Z173194 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.