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Saturn Ion Acceleration problems by year

116 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Saturn Ion's acceleration & cruise control. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.

Acceleration complaints by model year

YearAcceleration complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
200716320
200617330
200518200
200427310
200338660

Latest Ion acceleration complaints

2007 Saturn IonAcceleration & cruise control

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 MPH with the accelerator pedal depressed, the accelerator pedal was released and became stuck causing the vehicle to unintendedly accelerate to 90 MPH. The brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to slow down. The contact manually lifted the accelerator pedal and was able to merge to the side of the road. The vehicle was driven to the local dealer but not diagnosed or repaired due to the warranty being expired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 11576699
2007 Saturn IonAcceleration & cruise control

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the RPM's rose however, the vehicle failed to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified. The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 11454570
2007 Saturn IonAcceleration & cruise controlEngine & coolingFuel systemCrash

Car cuts off a/c wont work unless on max and makes noise when turning. Cpu issue like rpm fluctuates I think its the fuel pump and gas pedal assembly cpu problem and its jerks alot dealer said aint nothing the can do bout it but they suppose to fix it with in 30 days of purchase time. So it cuts off while riding and jerks while im on the breaks

Filed Incident Vehicle speed control · Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 11281970
2004 Saturn IonAcceleration & cruise control

The car once again accelerated at a stop sign and I had to aim for a snoe enbankment to not go into traffic. If not for the snow I could have went on to the sidewalk ans possibly hit someone.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 11061569
2004 Saturn IonAcceleration & cruise control

The car started to accelerate into crossing traffic with my feet firmly on the breaks. It happened three times.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 11061118
2003 Saturn IonSteeringAirbagsAcceleration & cruise controlCrash2 injuries

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 turned back on

Filed Incident Steering · Air bags · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10971606
2004 Saturn IonTransmission & drivetrainAcceleration & cruise control

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saturn ion. While driving 60 mph, the speed independently reduced and the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. The vehicle was restarted, but failed to move. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the cvt failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Incident Power train · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10956545
2006 Saturn IonSteeringAcceleration & cruise control

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 driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was later driven to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

Filed Incident Steering · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10913681
2006 Saturn IonAcceleration & cruise control

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 Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10874789
2003 Saturn IonElectrical systemAcceleration & cruise controlDriver assistance

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 shifting an trying to accelerate on its on the rpms hump real high wen this happens..You be driving doing 50 mph an all the sudden car jerks like its trying to stop u feel I t in gas pedal also...

Filed Incident Electrical system · Vehicle speed control · Electronic stability control (ESC)NHTSA 10863856
2005 Saturn IonAcceleration & cruise control

This has happened several times in recent months, but here is what happened this morning: I was on the interstate, going about 60mph, and I sped up temporarily to pass the semi next to me so that I could merge into the right lane and catch the next exit. Upon merging, I released the gas pedal but it did not come back naturally with my foot and instead went to the floor and my car started accelerating as I exited the interstate onto a flyover ramp. I immediately hit my brakes and was able to regain control of the...

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speed, but it scared me, especially as the flyover ramp requires a slower speed along the curve. To the best of my recollection, in all cases where this has happened, I have been going at least 35 mph when it happened, and my cruise control was on but not active (in other words I had it available to me but it was not currently set at any particular speed). I have seen multiple similar complaints in forums online, but I am not aware of a recall. This is obviously an extremely dangerous issue, especially at high speeds in dense traffic. Please investigate further -- I cannot afford to have my mechanic replace all the possible faulty parts with other potentially faulty parts, and I would hate to be the cause of an accident because the car was out of my control through no fault of mine.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10850009
2007 Saturn IonAcceleration & cruise control

Loose speed while driving drop from 55 to 10 almost comes to complete stop. It started on highway driving now it does it on city streets. Check engine light comes on and stays on for days at a time.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10824986
2003 Saturn IonAcceleration & cruise control

Accelerator car speeds up on its on when I am driving on it's own. Rps getting to the highest level cant hardly stop car

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10821365
2005 Saturn IonAirbagsAcceleration & cruise controlCrash

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 saturn ion. While driving 10 mph and attempting to depress the brake pedal, the vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into a building and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000.

Filed Incident Air bags · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10786097

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