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2005 Saturn Ion fuel/propulsion system problems

21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2005 Saturn Ion4% of all complaints for this model year.

21
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
4%
share of all complaints
116,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • When pressing the gas pedal 2/3 of the way down the pedal got stuck causing the engine to rev high while driving forward. I had to put the car in neutral, shut the engine off and manually get the gas pedal unstuck by reaching down to the floor and pulling the pedal upwards with my hands. Also I had…

    filed Jan 9, 2023

  • Vehicle was stationary when problem occurred. Fuel intake and return lines in front of the rear drivers side wheel flaking badly and rusted through, about an 8 inch section of line was flaking and rusted through. Fuel line was rubbed when putting on new oem exhast and broke through the lines. Gas…

    filed May 14, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Ion years

YearReportsShare
2007 Ion13015%
2006 Ion1119%
2004 Ion364%
2003 Ion193%
Ion fuel/propulsion system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.