NHTSA Complaint #10273934 — 2005 SATURN ION
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10273934 |
| Vehicle | 2005 SATURN ION |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 64,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
I HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION 2 WITH DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING. I WILL TRY NOT TO LET OUT MY FRUSTRATION BUT TO TRY TO MAKE A GOOD POINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE, THIS IS THE WORST ISSUE I'D HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN A WHILE. MY CAR'S STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT ON ME, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON, THEN THE STEERING WILL BE STUCK. I HAVE A 15MONTHS OLD BABY GIRL AND THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I OWN. I WORK PART TIME AND CAN NOT AFFORD ANY EXTRA EXPENSES, I'M STUCK WITH THIS HORRIBLE CAR, HAVE NO WHERE TO FIND HELP. FROM ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THIS IS BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO GET A RECALL, BUT APPARENTLY SATURN TOTALLY IGNORED THIS CLAIMS AND KEEPS MAKING THESE CARS. EVEN NEWER SATURN CARS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I JUST CAN 'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THE STRANGE THING OF ALL OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR IN MOST CASES JUST WHEN THE CAR'S OUT OF WARRANTY. I AM PUTTING A STATEMENT TOGETHER AND WILL TRY TO FIND A WAY TO HOLD SATURN ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS ISSUE IF I'M EVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY FAMILY IS IN COMPLETE DANGER, I AM VERY UPSET, CONFUSED AND VERY SAD ABOUT THE WHOLE ISSUE. THIS IA A NICE CAR, WITH ONLY 64000 MILES, AND ONLY 4YRS. WHY COULD A PROBLEM THIS SERIOUS BE IGNORED BY SATURN, WHAT KIND OF STUPID ENGINEERS DO THEY HAVE WORKING FOR THEM THAT CANT FIGURE THIS OUT. *TR
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