When trying to reset the cruise control accelerator pedal went down to the floor, causing the vehicle to accelerate up to 70 MPH. After a couple of seconds accelerator pedal popped up, and the vehicle began to slow down. *ak
1996 Saturn SL: adaptive cruise control problems
7 of the 285 complaints about the 1996 Saturn SL describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
Cruise control failure. Random acceleration one to fifteen minutes after cruise control engaged. Cc system does not respond to decel button. Cc system will disengage with system set to off. Acceleration on failure is strong, believed to be a fully open throttle on failure. Mr
Driver was driving and set cruise control at freeway speed, began to exit, touched the break to shut cruise off, cruise control did not shut off. Stood on brake pedal to slow vehicle, removed pressure momentarily and vehicle attempted to accelerate to set cruise speed, turned off cruise at main switch, lost control of vehicle, hit guardrail, and vehicle spun around and had approximately 55mph impact to rear from the guardrail.
When turning on cruise control, the throttle stuck, causing vehicle to increase speed, and would not decrease speed when applying brakes. Consumer tried to engage / disengage cruise control, but engine continue to run at high rpms. Consumer resulted to using heavy braking to control vehicle speed. Vehicle was brought to dealer, where mechanic was able to force throttle and replaced cruise control. *ak
Cruise control module failed.
When driving and using the cruise control, car accelerates, this is the second car . Please describe .
When driving with the cruise control on the car accelerates . Please describe.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Saturn SL adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1996 Saturn SL?
7 of 285 owner complaints about the 1996 Saturn SL (2%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Saturn SL?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Saturn SL
Brake failure 15No deployment 8Engine failure 8Tire blowout 8ABS 6Oil consumption 6Seat belt 6Grinding brakes 5Check engine light 5Overheating 5Premature wear 5
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