2007 Saturn Ion Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 65about this part
- Share
- 7%of 876 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 66,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 65 complaints about the air bags of the 2007 Saturn Ion, 7% of the 876 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 66,000 miles. 23 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I experienced sudden loss of control of my 2007 Saturn ION while traveling at 35-40 MPH. I swerved back and forth 3 times before crashing front end into a mountain (rock wall). No driver airbag deployment. No passenger airbag deployment. Complete/total loss of vehicle. No reported injuries.”
NHTSA complaint #10616562, filed 2014-07, 123,400 miles“Passenger airbag issue where the passenger awareness system had a fault. It disabled my air bags. For a couple weeks I rode around not knowing all my air bags were disabled. Dealer charged around $900 to replace sensor! I felt like I had to choose between safety and spending a ton of money.”
NHTSA complaint #10607265, filed 2014-07, 40,000 miles“Almost a year ago I started having problems with my airbag light coming on. This light is telling me that the driver side airbag will not deploy if I were in a accident. This light comes on periodically, most of the time it comes on when it is hot outside. Prior to this light coming on I had problems with my power steering locking on me while I was driving. The power steering was a recall. …”
NHTSA complaint #10423777, filed 2011-09, 40,000 miles“Received recall notice about 3 years ago regarding fuel tank. However, it specified certain states of origin. I disregarded notice since I was not residing in one of those states. My car periodically smells of gas, my check engine light and low performance light goes on/off and my mechanic suggested recall. My suspension issues have required replacement of bearing and sway bar on more than one occasion. My passenger airbag light stays on all the time and dings as a reminder every time I start my vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11043158, filed 2017-11, 75,000 miles“I was recently in an accident and now a little while later my airbag light is coming. I want to know why after so many complaints about this same issue nothing has been done about it. Obviously something is wrong with the airbags...”
NHTSA complaint #10499493, filed 2013-02, 56,000 milesRelated recalls
- 14V047000Feb 10, 2014This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings…Covers: Saturn Ion 2003–2007, Chevrolet Cobalt 2005–2010, HHR 2006–2011 +3 more
Related service bulletins
- 10201252Jul 21, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Saturn Ion
408 complaintsElectrical system
215 complaintsFuel system
208 complaintsEngine
34 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsOther or unknown
17 complaintsSuspension
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
16 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsElectronic stability control
11 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsSeat belts
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Saturn Ion
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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