2006 Saturn Ion Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,235 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 59,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2006 Saturn Ion, 1% of the 1,235 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 59,500 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was leaving a local grocery store, started my car and proceeded to drive out of the parking lot to the main road, route 611, a fairly busy thoroughfare. As I turned right and attempted to accelerate, the check engine light came on as well as the 'reduced engine power light'. Despite pressing on the the gas pedal to accelerate safely into the flow of traffic (around 40 MPH), my car would not accelerate past 10 miles per hour. I am so very lucky that I was not in an accident. …”
NHTSA complaint #10764579, filed 2015-09, 94,000 miles“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!!!”
NHTSA complaint #10874789, filed 2016-06, 170,000 miles“I was driving the 2006 Saturn ION in my neighborhood. I reached the intersection at the end of my street and came to a stop/yield. As I took my foot off the brake to shift to the gas and began steering to turn left, the engine suddenly turned off. The battery light on the dash appeared. I was able to put the car in park, turn off the vehicle, and restart it. I returned home instead of continuing my trip. My vehicle is affected by the recall with campaign id number 14v-047. …”
NHTSA complaint #10593971, filed 2014-05, 108,244 miles“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 . …”
NHTSA complaint #10583782, filed 2014-04, 35,000 miles“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10575359, filed 2014-03, 30,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Saturn Ion
544 complaintsElectrical system
392 complaintsFuel system
238 complaintsAir bags
61 complaintsEngine
41 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
36 complaintsEngine cooling
30 complaintsOther or unknown
27 complaintsBody and structure
24 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaintsBrakes
13 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Saturn Ion
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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