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2003 Saturn Ion visibility & wipers problems

The 2003 Saturn Ion has 38 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

38

Visibility & Wipers complaints

4%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Ion visibility & wipers complaints by model year38 complaints2003: 38 complaints2004: 21 complaints2005: 6 complaints2006: 14 complaints2007: 4 complaints2008: 2 complaints
Ion visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

04V004000Visibility & WipersJanuary 5, 2004 · 79,204 units

Defect

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 118, "POWER-OPERATED WINDOW, PARTITION, AND ROOF PANEL SYSTEMS." THE POWER WINDOWS AND/OR SUNROOF MAY BE OPERABLE AFTER THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR IS OPENED.

Consequence

IF UNSUPERVISED CHILDREN ARE LEFT UNATTENDED IN THE VEHICLE AND OPERATE THE POWER WINDOWS OR SUNROOF, THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO THE CHILD.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) CALIBRATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 30, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2003 Saturn Ion have?

NHTSA has 38 complaints about the 2003 Saturn Ion visibility & wipers — 4% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2003 Saturn Ion visibility & wipers?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the visibility & wipers: 04V004000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.