2003 Saturn ION Ion 2 Sedan from North America - Comments

The fabric in my Saturn must be the cheapest fabric ever made! If you even sit on it, it stains. My hood broke a month after I got it. The latch was broken. It takes forever for the car to warm up, and when it finally does, its like you are sitting outside. This car gets the WORST gas mileage!!!

I will never buy another Saturn, my husband has a 97 SC2 and that is a death trap!

Anyone who's been around for more than a day knows a vehicle will take a long time to warm up if you start it and turn the heat on right away. You're better off letting it run for a few minutes (5) and then you'll have heat. Don't misconstrue your ignorance for faulty engineering. People like ua need comments from intelligent people.

Death trap? Bad Gas Mileage?

Do you really even own any Saturns?

First of all they are proven to be exceptionally safe, second of all My ION3 gets around 35 MPG highway!

You call that bad?

You may get not too good gas mileage if you just drive short distances a lot like I do, but I don't care. It is a very safe car and it does get great gas mileage on the highway. This is my first Saturn and I am very pleased with it.

I have been a policeman for 15 years. seen many accidents. saturns hold up better than any car I have seen when it comes to accidents. I am thinking the person who used the term "death trap" has not ever actually owned or driven a saturn.

I just purchased my 2003 saturn ion about 11 hours ago, due mostly to the fact of how safe they are, being as I have two very young children in car seats. most of the comments I have read, both neg and pos have been useful. such as, excessive noise on the highway. noticed that right away. solution: I turned my music up loud. *S*. leg room? I am 6'4", tons of room. power? plenty. I think I scared the saleslady. I told her I don't get tickets and took her on a merry ride. handled very nice.

So far I give it a 8 out of 10. that my change the longer I own it. we shall see.

I am on my 8th Saturn and have been driving them since 1994. My husband rollover tested our first Saturn. He had a blowout on the front in a blinding rain storm. We rolled it back over, started it up and drove it home. The next day we drove it to the body shop to get the report that it was a total. Now tell me what car you can roll, total, and drive it to the Body shop?? Oh I failed to mention that he walked away without a scratch!!! We then ordered another Saturn and the rest is history.

And to you that can do nothing, but badmouth the car... did you take it in for service? They do stand behind all of their vehicles and have excellent, highly trained professionals to take care of you the consumer -- after the sale, and do a very good job, in the event that there is a small problem that needs to be corrected.

Am I a little proud-- yes I am, my Dad went to work at the Plant in Springhill TN, in 1991 and worked until retirement in 2003, retired a combined 25 yrs - Saturn and GM.

All of the guys do have the true Saturn point of View -- to make an American car for all of us to enjoy, and take great pride in doing so!! I do not buy Saturn - just because I have a relative that worked there~~~ I believe in, and support what they all stand for!!!

If you are even in Springhill, TN and have a few minutes, they would be glad to take you on a tour. How many companies have a "Homecoming" and have thousands of people come from all over the country, to attend. I own both Homecoming cars and my teenage daughters drive them. How many grandchildren can say that their Papa saw their be built? And if he is confident in the construction, mechanics and workmanship - that is good enough for me!!

Unfortunately people never consider the possibility of getting a Friday afternoon built lemon. I wouldn't use a lemon to pass judgment on them all. My brother an I both own 2004 Saturn Ion 1s. His is a auto and mine is a 5-speed. His has been a lemon since a week after he got it, but mine has been reliable to a T and has not experienced any of the problems that my brother's went through. My brother drives very safe and has no interest in speeding and I know this first hand. When his engine threw a rod the dealership, Saturn of Ontario, in California, simply took it apart and replaced the one rod and the one piston and put it back together. We go to pick it up when they say it will be done and we can't pick it up cause the cam chain broke when they started it, which means valve collision. They just replaced the chain and we picked it up and they sent us on our way. The same day we got it back the engine was running terrible and blew up again while we were driving around town. This time we took it to another dealership where the entire engine was replaced. No problem. Then his air conditioning goes out as well as his power steering. They fixed them and no problems since. We are glad we got the extended warranty. My Ion is a Skunk2 Racing Tester car they are using to test a new line of performance parts before they go on the market and still have no problems to complain although even before my car was recruited into their testing program at around 30k miles it began to get terrible gas mileage (as low as 21mpg) I used to get 30mpg on average before the 30k mark and it has been fully serviced, but only got back up to 26-27 at best, even before and after performance upgrades. I service my car religiously and even before the recommended specs in almost every case. It runs fine, but I still can't get the mileage to go up. I even gapped the spark plugs and no change. Has anyone else had this problem?

Try taking your foot off the gas pedal.