NHTSA Complaint #10467758 — 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK

MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN SHE NOTICED THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO USE. SHE MADE IT HOME SAFELY. I TOOK THE CAR OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHEN I BACKED UP THE DRIVEWAY I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT. AND IT GOT WORSE, IT JUST LOCKED UP. I WAS ADVISED THAT IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID OR A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. I DROVE IT TO NEAREST MECHANIC, STEERING LOCKED UP ON TURNS, HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES, AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE MECHANIC IS WITHIN 3 MILES, NEAREST GM DEALER IS 40 MINUTES AWAY. HE REPLACED PUMP AND FLUID, CLEANED IT AS RECOMMENDED. HE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THE STEERING FAILED AGAIN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS VERY UPSET. I AM CONTACTING GM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY OTHER 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS ON THIS SITE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE IT IS? I HAVE AN UNSAFE AND UN DRIVABLE VEHICLE. *TR