# 2003 SATURN ION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `476701` · 2004-07-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** ION
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 49,000
## Narrative
THROTTLE FROZE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER,  AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE  WARRANTY  EXPIRED THEY WILL NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS WITHOUT CONSUMER FIRST PAYING FOR IT.  ALSO, HEADLIGHT COVERS  WERE COVERED  WITH A FILM THAT MADE VISIBILITY DIFFICULT.*AK  ON 3-7-04 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE GAS BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN.  THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE THEN ROLLED OVER.  THE DRIVER SUSTAIN DOUBLE WHIPLASH AND LEFT SHOULDER MUSCLE SPASMS.  THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALED.  ON 6-16-04 THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED.  *NM
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