2006 Saturn Ion: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Apr 20, 2014 · Acceleration, Steering · 35,000 miles · MI

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.

Filed Apr 10, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 162,000 miles · KY

At random my car beeped and the power steering indicated on the dash and my car became hard to maneuver. Within a two week period my car has had power steering failure 4 times. First occurrence: I was making a turn from one road to another. Second occurrence: while coming to a stop at a stop sign coming to an end on an off ramp from the interstate. The third occurrence: driving on a 45mph road, approaching a curve. Forth occurrence: on the interstate traveling at 70mph with cruise control set with heavy traffic around me. Each time I had to either stop on the road, pull off the road to the shoulder or make due till I found an area to stop, to turn the car off and restart again, after restarting the car the steering became very loose and just as hard to maneuver.

Filed Apr 19, 2013 · Airbags, Steering · 103,408 miles · CA

My daughter had just gotten off the freeway, she called me hysterical. She couldn't steer the car. Someone helped her push it to the side. I called aaa to have the car towed and was told what happened was ver rare and dangerous. My maintenace personel who has worked for bmw for 17 years says he's only seen this once in his life. A couple of days later I had my car towed to fh dailey in san leandro, and the total cost was $965.00 a few days later my air bag light came on and my horn wouldn't blow nor would my cruise control work. Again I had to have the car towed I wasn't going to take the chance and drive it with the airbag light on. The cost for that repair was $172.57 I was told that it was going to be $240 but it was actually lower. I've googled this problem and there are a lot of complaints regarding this matter it should have been a re-call. I am asking for a full refund.

Filed Jan 10, 2012 · Steering · 84,185 miles · MI

As I set my cruise control at 60mph, the power steering suddenly failed and the digital display pinged the pwr steering error message. After pulling over, shutting off and restarting the vehicle, the power steering had returned, but failed again about two miles further down the road. Vehicle maintains pattern of power steering control after ignition, which fails upon reaching highway speeds.

Filed Mar 23, 2010 · Electrical, Locks · 450 miles · MI

Saturn ion 2006 brand new had three days when cruise control would not engage.phoned dealer was told to stop and restart to fix problem.did not change.steering wheel began to lob side to side.took to dealership was told after diagnosis it was body mount.power steering prompt appeared after repair wwhile driving expressway power steering ceased working causing me to almost wreck.will not start until 10 minute delay.cannot drive anyway with manual steering.this problem is electrical.door locks will not open or lock properly.car is very dangerous and will not allow anyone to drive it.

Filed Sep 24, 2008 · Acceleration, Electrical · 51,000 miles · NC

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.

Filed Jan 21, 2008 · Acceleration · 36,000 miles · VA

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.