2003 Saturn Ion vehicle speed control problems
38 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2003 Saturn Ion — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driving on staight on the highway hit a bump in the road my car started spinning out of control steering wheel locked up which made my driver side crash into a cement wall, my airbags did not deploy even thought the car hit the wall so hard that it cracked my radiator, my car then shut off then…”
filed Apr 10, 2017
“Takata recalls..I have a 2003 saturn ion I was driving fine hit cruise control button once I was at 55 an my car made a clicking sound started jerking like the cruise control keeps coming on...I've turned car off hit brakes which should reset it but it still happens..the car feels like its down…”
filed May 9, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Ion years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Ion | 16 | 2% |
| 2006 Ion | 17 | 1% |
| 2005 Ion | 18 | 3% |
| 2004 Ion | 27 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Saturn Ion
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.