L was driving my 2006 saturn ion which l bought brand new in 2006 going to pick up my granddaughter in howell mi I was on interstate with my cruise control on as l went on exit interstate,l turned off cruise control when l did that it shut my car down completely ,l was merging on another interstate with no engine running no power steering and unable to restart engine . There was no where to pull over off road safely , l was almost killed car had to come to a complete stop to restart . I have had this happen to me 3 different times , l have taken car to chevy dealership many time complaining about this matter, they said they could not find any problems , l have stopped using my cruise control . L really have a lemon sunroof does not work sun roof leaks , the car starts when it wants to , lam retired 65 years old and take very good care of the saturn ion , l would be afraid to sell this 2006 saturn ion to the public , l don't want to kill anyone , the car sits ,not using it , won't sell it, what can be done? And there is no retail value for this car .now there is a recall on ignition switch I feel so very sorry for the people that lost their lives,l was lucky that l was not one that was killed ,as l said earlier, this car went to dealership 3 different times on this matter , last time l took the car in was last summer 2013 , mechanic drove saturn ion and told me there is nothing wrong . The car sits.
2006 Saturn Ion acceleration complaints
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Our ion experienced a loss of power while driving full speed on the interstate multiple times between 2006 and 2008. A car had backed into the ion while parked in a lot at one point, so we thought it might be related to that, but our experience seems to be identical to those reported under the recall. We attempted to have it fixed several times at gm dealerships. The last fix involved replacing all the main wires in the motor. After that, the ignition seemed to be tighter, and the stalling stopped, but the car would then not start, intermittently. It would randomly go into lock down mode for 10 or so minutes. Just thought we would add our experience to the statistics. It was very dangerous, and we easily could have died. We do still have the car- couldn't afford another. We currently have a rental car and are awaiting our fix.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact had to fully apply the brakes while maneuvering to the side of the road and shut vehicle off to bring it to a full stop. There was a recall under nthsa campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving 75 MPH, the cruise control stopped working. The power steering, battery, and coolant warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact also noticed that the vehicle would no longer accelerate. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The contact did not notice any differences beforehand. The current and failure mileages were 51,000. Updated 10/16/08 *bf the consumer also stated the key became stuck in the ignition. Updated 10/21/08.
I was driving in the mountains of virginia and just got on a major highway called 81 north. I put my cruise control on and set it at around 60. I did this right before an uphill climb then I held onto the accelerate button to set it around 65 which was the speed limit on that highway. It accelerated slowly and when it got to the speed I wanted I let go. I got to the top of the hill and it keeps accelerating. So im now going downhill and its accelerating plus the hill was steep and I hit my brake and it doesn't turn off. I hit the clutch simultaneous to when I hit the brake and neither shut off the cruise control. I then turn the cruise control off and its still going. I then hit the clutch and yank the shifter into neutral (its a manual) and the RPM's are going crazy. I turn the cruise control button back on and then off again and it finally stopped trying to accelerate (the RPM's stopped freaking out). Not to mention I get pulled by a state trooper for speeding. After he comes back with my ticket (still shocked that the cruise control wouldn't let up) , I tell him, "well what happened was..." and he says "I don't need to know, I just need you to sign this paper right here." this just happened today in roanoke, va and I live in norfolk, va so I have to drive all the way back to roanoke on march 13 to contest this ticket.
Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2006 saturn ion with 14000 failure mileage at 30 MPH and passing another vehicle going up hill and without warning the accelerator pedal got stuck and the vehicle was catapulted up hill 90 MPH. The contact stomped on the gas pedal to get it to unstuck, but the speed did not change. The contact then applied the brake with force with no change in speed. While driving, and still going up hill the contact put the vehicle in neutral, was pressing on the brake and pulled up the emergency brake all at once and the vehicle came to a stop sideways just before the guard rail. The vehicle had to be towed and had not been repaired. *ak returned usps, 2nd attempt made 06/16/07 failed. * lj .
On two prior occasions, the vehicle's motor 'revved' or raced just before coming to a stop. A couple of hours later, when pulling into a parking space and applying the brake, the car rapidly accelerated, jumped a curb and ended up finally coming to a stop inside a party store. There were at least 10 feet of skid marks present and a witness from behind that saw the brake lights on. There was a lot of damage to the car and store, all repaired, however the problem that caused the accident has not been duplicated and has not been rectified.
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