NHTSA Complaint #10451897 — 2006 SATURN ION STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10451897
Vehicle	2006 SATURN ION
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	March 15, 2012
Date Filed	March 16, 2012
Mileage	130,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION 2 4D SEDAN. I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF MY VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000 MILES. TRAVELING HOME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, I HEARD MY NOTIFICATION SOUND GO OFF AND MY MESSAGE INDICATOR READ "PWR STR" AND MY STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO STALL. TRYING NOT TO PANIC, I ASSUMED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD STILL BE OPERATIONAL BUT I NOTICED IT WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. I MANAGED TO EXIT THE BUSY INTERSTATE AND ONCE I GOT TO THE STOP LIGHT I NOTICED I COULD NO LONGER MOVE THE WHEEL. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT SEEMED TO WORK SO I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. UNACCEPTABLE!! THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAPPEN ON A BUSY INTERSTATE OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN FEAR THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WHAT IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY? THIS WAS A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS!!!!! *TR

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