NHTSA Complaint #10322823 — 2007 SATURN ION

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING - THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY, WHERE I PUT IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON. REMARKABLY, AS QUICKLY AS THE PROBLEM APPEARED, IT WENT AWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NOT FURTHER PROBLEMS BUT WHEN I STARTED RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE I FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINS OF THE SAME EXACT NATURE. SATURN OF COURSE WILL REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR ABOUT $900. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS UNSAFE AND SCARY AS HELL. YOU CAN'T BE DRIVING A CAR WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING! CHECK THE INTERNET, THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. HERE'S A GOOD PLACE TO START....HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/SATURN/ION/?Q=&PAGE=6