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2005 SATURN ION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 566825 · 2005-12-22

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
ION
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
8,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITH THE CONTACT'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND NO CODES WERE FOUND. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE HOOD BUCKLED AND THE GRILL WAS DAMAGED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A LOOSE CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNTIL 10 MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL START. IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MODULE. UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10145916
Machine
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