NHTSA Complaint #10340613 — 2004 SATURN ION

I DRIVE A 2004 SATURN ION-2 AND MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY POWER STEERING. I FEEL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THIS ISSUE HAPPENS AT RANDOM AND THE CAR BECOMES INCREDIBLY HARD TO STEER. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER AND MANY OTHER SATURN DRIVERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF AND I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE CHEVY COBALT HAS THE EXACT SAME STEERING COLUMN AS THE SATURN ION AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE COBALT BUT NOT ON THE ION. THIS BAFFLES ME BECAUSE IF THE SAME MECHANISM IS ON BOTH CARS THE BOTH CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED NOT JUST ONE. I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD DRIVING MY CAR NOW BECAUSE I HAVE NO INDICATION IF AND WHEN MY POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. THE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS HAPPENING AND I REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FUSES IN HOPES THAT THE FUSES WERE BLOWN BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FROM SOME INTERNET RESEARCH THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE HAVING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED BUT I DO NOT FEEL SATURN ION DRIVERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING A DEFECT ON A CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. *TR