NHTSA Complaint #10323423 — 2004 SATURN ION
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10323423 |
| Vehicle | 2004 SATURN ION |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 55,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MN |
Consumer Description
I AM SENDING THIS AS A WORRIED SON OF A 2004 SATURN ION 2 OWNER. MY MOTHER HAS CALLED ME SEVERAL TIMES ASKING ABOUT THE STEERING ON HER CAR. SHE WILL BE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SHE HEARS A CHIME AND SEES A LIGHT ON HER DASH INDICATING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WHEN SHE RESTARTS THE CAR THE ISSUE GOES AWAY. ALSO ON MARCH 31ST 2010, THIS HAPPENED ON HER DRIVE TO WORK IN CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS, ONCE AGAIN HAVING TO SHUT OFF HER CAR TO RESET THE STEERING TWICE IN 5 MILES. THE PART CAUSING THIS IS THE SAME PART THAT IS BEING RECALLED IN 1.3 MILLION GM CARS CURRENTLY BUT THE SATURN ION IS NOT ON THE LIST. I URGENTLY ASK YOU TO INCLUDE THESE CARS ON THE RECALL. WITH VERY LITTLE TROUBLE I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE ON MANY MESSAGE BOARDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE MY MOTHER IS HAVING WITH HER CAR. PUT YOUR SELF IN MY PLACE, IMAGINE YOUR MOTHER WHO LOVES TO GO VISIT HER FAMILY OVER 100MI FROM HOME AS OFTEN AS SHE CAN, DRIVING ON I-35 IN MINNESOTA TO THE MINNEAPOLIS -ST. PAUL AT 65-70MPH AND HAVING TO PULL OVER ON AN INTERSTATE SEVERAL TIMES PER TRIP SO SHE CAN TURN OFF HER CAR ONLY TO RESET THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THEN HAVING TO SAFELY MERGE BACK ONTO THAT INTERSTATE. I WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD BE AS WORRIED AS I AM. IF NOT YOUR MOTHER THEN WHAT ABOUT YOU SON/DAUGHTER, WIFE/HUSBAND OR ANY ONE YOU KNOW HAVING TO DO THE SAME THING, ALL BECAUSE OF A PART THAT IS ALREADY BEING RECALLED IN OTHER CARS. GOD FORBID SHE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND GETS HURT OR WORSE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. I DO KNOW THAT MY CHILDREN WILL NOT BE IN THAT CAR UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. I UNDERSTAND AN ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AT ANYTIME BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE CAUSED BY A KNOWN FAULTY PART. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN EFFECTED WITH TOYOTA'S ISSUES, LETS NOT LET THIS ISSUE TO CAUSE THE LOSS OF ANY OR ANY MORE INJURIES OR DEATHS. *TR
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