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2006 Saturn Ion vehicle speed control problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2006 Saturn Ion1% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
1%
share of all complaints
68,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving approximately 45 mph, a clicking noise was heard and the steering wheel seized, the speedometer gauges fluctuated, and the vehicle accelerated independently. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted and…

    filed Oct 4, 2016

  • The accelerator got stuck while my daughter was driving on the highway and almost got into an accident!!! It will cost over $700.00 to get this problem fixed and we do not have that kind of money!!!

    filed Jun 17, 2016

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

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Ion years

YearReportsShare
2007 Ion162%
2005 Ion183%
2004 Ion273%
2003 Ion385%
Ion vehicle speed control 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.