NHTSA Complaint #10432173 — 2006 SATURN ION STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10432173
Vehicle	2006 SATURN ION
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	September 23, 2011
Date Filed	October 20, 2011
Mileage	143,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD IN MODERATE CITY TRAFFIC ON A CLEAR DAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, I HEARD AN AUDIBLE ALERT THEN THE VISUAL ALERT "PWR STR" APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY, AND I NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. I CONTINUED MY 35+ MILE DRIVE HOME, MAKING ONE STOP ON THE WAY. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER THAT STOP, THE POWER STEERING WAS ONCE AGAIN WORKING. THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. FOR THE PAST 25 DAYS OR SO, THE PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING, SOMETIMES HAPPENING AFTER HAVING TRAVELED ONLY 100 FEET AND SOMETIMES NOT HAPPENING UNTIL WELL AFTER THAT. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN. IN THE EVENT THE STEERING FAILED WHILE A CORNER WAS BEING NEGOTIATED, THE OUTCOME COULD BE TRAGIC. *TR

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