2006 SATURN ION Steering Problems

I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AND THEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME UP AND MY WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO DRIVE, LAST WEEK I COULD EVEN DRIVE MY CAR 2 MILES BECAUSE THE WHEEL TURNED IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE DASH BOARD INDICATED THE FAILURE. WHEN I STOPPED AND SHUTOFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,753.

STEERING GOT VERY HARD. (ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS REPLACED 7 YEARS AGO. SEEMS THIS ONE HAS SAME ISSUES AS EVERYONE ELSE THAT'S COMPLAINED.) SO WHY ARE THEY USING THE SAME MOTOR THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING? PLAN TO TALK TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT FREE REPLACEMENT SINCE IT MESSED UP AGAIN. *TR

AFTER I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE FROM PARKING LOT THE CHIME SOUND CAME AND IT DISPLAYED PWR STEERING IN THE DISPLAY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. THE SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE AFTER THAT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GM SERVICE AND THEY WONT TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE AS MY CAR GOT A REBUILT TITLE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND GM WONT HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AS THE CAR GOT A REBUILD TITLE. THEY SAID THAT IF IT WAS A RECALL THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT AND THE CHARGE FOR THE REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $1000. GM IS TRYING TO RIP ME OFF FOR THEIR FAULT ONLY BECAUSE MY CAR HAVE A REBUILD TITLE. *TR

UNEXPECTED POWER STEERING FAILURE THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. ONCE WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN FAILURES OCCURRED. VEHICLE DISPLAYED "PWR STR" IN THE DASHBOARD. TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN TEMPORARILY FIXED PROBLEM. DEALER STATED IT WAS THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY POWER STREERING NOTIFICATION LIGHT CAME ON. I FELT THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING AS SOON AS I WENT TO CHANGE LANES. I MANAGED TO MANHANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET TO MY DESTINATION SINCE IT WAS 9:30 AT NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE CLOSEST GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY GOT ME IN. THE TECH SAID HE HAD SEEN THE SAME SITUATION FROM ANOTHER CLIENT A FEW WEEKS PRIOR. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. MY RECEIPT FROM THEM SAYS A SHORT IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECURRINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH DEFECTS WERE CAUSED BY A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF I-5 NORTHBOUND, IN PORTLAND, OREGON. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I WAS IN A LONG LINE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES, MY CAR JERKED TO THE RIGHT. WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT, I HIT THE WHEELS OF A SEMI ON MY RIGHT. I BOUNCED OFF, THE CAR SPUN 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, CROSSED THE INSIDE LANE (FORTUNATELY I DIDN'T GET HIT BROADSIDE), & WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE CONCRETE FREEWAY DIVIDER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, & HAVE HAD NECK & SHOULDER PAIN EVER SINCE. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

EVERY FEW WEEKS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING MY POWER STEERING FAILS AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR UNTIL STOPPED. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT NOTICE AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, SOMETIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SITTING AND OTHER TIMES WHEN DRIVING. WHEN MY GIRLFRIEND OWNED THE VEHICLE GM DID REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN THREE TIMES. I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND THIS PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING AND IT'S VERY UNSAFE. NOW ALONG WITH THE IGNITION RECALL I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT FIT FOR USE ON PUBLIC ROADS. IF THERE IS A SOLUTION TO GET THIS VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS GOING TO WORK - SHE BACKED OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY - PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE - STARTED FORWARD AND THE CAR ENGINE CUT OFF - SHE COULD NOT STEER THE CAR AND RAN INTO TWO OTHER CARS ON OUR STREET - HIT ONE IN THE SIDE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT ON ITS DRIVER SIDE - WE CALLED SATURN AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE ISSUE - THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK AND TOOK IT 70 MILES TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP - THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO CALL IN A SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO CHECK IT OUT - HE CALLED US BACK AND SAID THAT HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING IN THE COMPUTER THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ISSUE AND TOLD US TO COME BACK AND GET THE CAR (ABOUT A 140 MILE TRIP TO PICK UP A CAR WE WERE AFRAID OF WHICH WE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FUSE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE . THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 170,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON MARCH 1ST, 2014 WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO "LOCK UP" FOR A SECOND, WHEN IT LOOSENED IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. FIRST THOUGHT WAS PS FLUID, DID SOME RESEARCH TO FIND OUT IT IS ALL ELECTRICAL AND THAT THE SAME ISSUE WAS HAPPENING IN AROUND THE SAME YEAR CHEVY COBALTS AND PONTIAC G5'S (ALL SAME CAR PRETTY MUCH). WHEN I DROVE HOME THAT EVENING THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK ON, UNTIL I GOT 2-3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD THE BEEPING FOLLOWED BY "PWR STR" SHOWING UP ON THE ODOMETER AND THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. I HAD A FEELING IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN SO MY SPEED WAS NO WHERE NEAR WHAT IT WAS GOING TO WORK. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,647.

I PURCHASED A 2006 SATURN ION IN MAY OF 2009 FROM ROCKENBACH CHEVROLET IN GRAYSLAKE ILLINOIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THREE TIMES FOR THIS POWER STEERING PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT BY ROCKENBACK MECHANICS. THE MECHANICS SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THE SALES MANAGER SAID I WAS NOT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR ANY MORE CHECKS BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AFTER A START UP FROM AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT ON JULY 14, 2009. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THREE SATURN ION OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT BEFORE ANYONE ELSE IS HURT. *TR

I WAS REAR ENDED ON THE FREEWAY ON 11/17/13. I WENT TO GET IT FIXED ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. WHEN THE GENTLEMAN TRIED TO PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN IT, HE NOTICED IT WAS ELECTRIC. HE SAID IT MUST HAVE GONE OUT. NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX MY POWER STEERING AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY CAR WHEN IT WENT OUT! *TR

MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP. WHEEL BARELY MOVED ENOUGH FOR ME TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ALMOST CRASHED. *TR

PWR STEERING FAIL WHILE DRIVING. CAR DINGS AND DISPLAYS THE PWR STEERING CODE IN DASH. KNOWN ISSUE BY GM. TOOK IT TO DEALER TODAY, THEY SAID THEY'LL FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE BASED ON 10187A SPECIAL POLICY. IT ONLY COVERS THE MOTOR/MODULE AND NOT THE STEERING COLUMN. I AM AFRAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO RIP ME OFF BY SIMPLY SAYING THE WHOLE COLUMN IS THE PROBLEM SO I'M OUT A LOT OF MONEY. BASED ON RESEARCH AND COMPLAINTS GM RECALLED OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THEY USED THE SAME PART AND THEY WERE RECALLED IN OTHER MODELS THEN THE SATURN ONE SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED. IT WAS VERY SCARY LOSING POWER STEERING. GM NEEDS TO MAKE SATURN OWNERS "WHOLE" BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS ISSUES ALREADY. I REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH TWICE, THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT START. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 SATURN ION ON A LOCAL STREET, PICKING UP MY CHILD FROM SCHOOL, WHEN THE IGNITION WENT OFF. THE CAR HAD NO POWER & I HAD ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO STEER THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE BEFORE THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL & COASTED TO A STOP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE, & THEN TURNED THE KEY AGAIN. AT THAT TIME, THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN & I TOOK IT DIRECTLY HOME. IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT, SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES THE IGNITION WOULD GO OF BY ITSELF. IT FELT AS IF THE KEY WAS NOT STAYING IN THE ON POSITION. NOT BEING AWARE OF A WARRANTY FROM SATURN, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. WHEN THE MECHANIC TRIED TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF OR...

MY ION HAS HAD CONTINUOUS STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS SINCE 2009. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING MOTOR (WARNING LIGHT COMES ON - LOSS OF POWER STEERING) AND HAD THE STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. I HAVE REPLACED THE SWAY BAR, CONTROL ARMS, LINK, AND MUCH MORE. AND, I STILL HAVE DIFFICULTIES STEERING - HAVE A CONSTANT CLUNCKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AND NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED THE RACK & PINION REPLACED - ESTIMATED COST $550. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 82,000 MILES. THE STEERING & SUSPENSION PROBLEMS BEGAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE HIT 50,000 MILES. *TR

2006 SATURN ION WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A FLAT CURVE AT 45 MPH WHEN THE STEERING FROZE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AND LEFT THE ROAD STRIKING TREES AND BRUSH CAUSING SOME PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING SIGNALS WERE SEEN OR HEARD AT OR BEFORE THE EVENT. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL WHEN IT CAME TO REST AND WAS DRIVEN BACK ON TO THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I GOT HOME TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WORKED BUT THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES. *TR

STEERING WHEEL BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THEN POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT AND DANGEROUS. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND WAS ESTIMATED $600-$800 TO REPLACE NECESSARY PARTS. I NEARLY HIT ANOTHER CAR AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN FROM BEING UNABLE TO STEER MY OWN CAR. *TR

WITH REGARDS TO THE 2006 SATURN ION, MY ION HAS SUFFERED THREE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAIN SECTION OF THE NHTSA WEB SITE. {1} FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL PUMP AREA. {2} IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION CAR CAN NOT BE SHUT OFF. {3} POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE CAR IS RUNNING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. WITH REGARDS TO THE LAST PROBLEM I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A G.M. DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR AT NO CHARGE.TELLING ME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP MODULATOR. I AM NOW FIGHTING WITH GM TO TRY AND GET MY MONEY BACK. WITH REGARDS TO THE STICKING KEY IN THE IGNITION I BELIEVE THAT IF WE GET ENOUGH COMPLAINANTS MAYBE NHTSA CAN DO SOMETHING. IF YOU...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DRIVER MERGED OFF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED. IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

THE PWR STR MESSAGE APPEARS AND THEN THE STEERING GOES OUT. TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT 10 MINUTES, AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I HAVE HAD REPEATED INSTANCES OF HAVING MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKING WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF. UPON INSERTING THE IGNITION KEY, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN WITHOUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. BEGINNING ON THE INCIDENT DATE, I PARKED MY CAR AND THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN FROM THE ON POSITION. I VERIFIED THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE KEY AGAIN. AT ONE POINT, I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. AFTER REINSERTING THE KEY INTO THE LOCK ASSEMBLY AND PUSHING IN ON IT, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. ALL SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS (APPROXIMATELY 4 DIFFERENT TIMES) HAVE REQUIRED ME TO JIGGLE THE KEY UNTIL IT WOULD FINALLY TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. I DROVE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING THROUGH INDIANA ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN A NOTIFICATION SOUNDED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO LOCK UP AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND MANEUVER. WE CHANGED THE FUSE IN THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL BOX, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED AND THE POWER STEERING DISABLES WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE THRUWAY. I STOPPED AT THE NEXT REST AREA AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE ON MY TRIP DOWN AND THREE TIMES ON MY WAY BACK HOME, FOR A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. STEERING WAS VERY HARD AT LOW SPEEDS AND I ALMOST HIT THE WALL TO A PARKING GARAGE WHEN I STOPPED AT A REST AREA. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AND STEERING BECAME HEAVY. I HAD TO USE LOT OF FORCE TO PULL OVER. I CALLED FOR HELP THEY RESTARTED THE CAR AND PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. IT CAME BACK AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND THE DAY AFTER. ITS CONSISTENTLY COMES AND GOES. *TR

MY SATURN ION HAS HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION AND OR THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE 29,000 MILES .IT CURRENTLY HAS 143,000 MILES AND HAS ISSUES ONCE AGAIN. EACH TIME EITHER THE KEY WOULD CLICK BACK ONLY ONE NOTCH AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED, THE CAR COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF AT ALL DUE TO THE KEY BEING "FROZEN" IN THE CYLINDER OR THE KEY WOULD NOT SPRING BACK FROM THE STARTING POSITION TO THE RUN POSITION THUS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AFTER CAR STARTED. THE LAST DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE GOING TO REPORT THE INCIDENT TO GM AS THEY HAVE DONE FOR OTHER CAR OWNERS BEFORE, BUT WITH NO RESULT. EACH TIME IT HAS COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $350. TO $700.00 NOT INCLUDING TOWING AND RENTING OF AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT TECHNICALLY NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE...

AS I WAS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF IT WILL RETURN. IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND INTERMITTENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKED FINE. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE/MORE FREQUENT. I CAN HEAR A CLICK WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY, SHE CALLED ME HYSTERICAL. SHE COULDN'T STEER THE CAR. SOMEONE HELPED HER PUSH IT TO THE SIDE. I CALLED AAA TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD WHAT HAPPENED WAS VER RARE AND DANGEROUS. MY MAINTENACE PERSONEL WHO HAS WORKED FOR BMW FOR 17 YEARS SAYS HE'S ONLY SEEN THIS ONCE IN HIS LIFE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO FH DAILEY IN SAN LEANDRO, AND THE TOTAL COST WAS $965.00 A FEW DAYS LATER MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND MY HORN WOULDN'T BLOW NOR WOULD MY CRUISE CONTROL WORK. AGAIN I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED I WASN'T GOING TO TAKE THE CHANCE AND DRIVE IT WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON. THE COST FOR THAT REPAIR WAS $172.57 I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE $240 BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION REGARDING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS CRASH, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

THE POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT END OF DEC 2012, THE OUTAGE OVER THE FOLLOWING MONTH INCREASED UNTIL IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. USUALLY WITHIN 10 MINUTES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION 2.2. THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON DECEMBER 14TH I WAS GOING ABOUT 45MPH. THE THIRD TIME IT WENT OUT I WAS GOING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE FIRST TIME I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD BE $61.00 TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR. I DIDN'T HAVE THE EXTRA CASH AT THAT TIME SO I DECIDED TO WAIT. ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2012, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN THAT DAY. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. ON MY WAY TO WORK ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2, 2013 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $61.00 TO HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC RAN. I FEEL AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO INITIATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BEGAN EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE PWR SRG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING SEIZED. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE I FOUND THAT IT WAS THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND DRIVEN VERY LITTLE. PROTECTED IN CLOSED IN GARAGE. DROVE TO COLORADO SPRINGS FOR VACATION AND WENT TO VISIT RELATIVES. PARKED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF RELATIVE HOME AND THE KEY COULDN'T BE TURNED TO SHUT OFF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A NEIGHBOR OF MY RELATIVES THAT NEW HOW TO SHUT IT OFF BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLES. TO START THE CAR THE CABLES HAD TO BE HOOKED BACK UP. DROVE TO FERGUSON BUICK GMC IN COLORADO SPRINGS AND THEY CHECKED IT. THE TUMBLER CAME APART, WON'T TURN OFF , REPLACED IGNITION LOCK. WAS CHARGED FOR HOUSING KIT (15857948), CODE CYL, CYLINDER KIT (20869121), LABOR AND COST OF PARTS TOTALLED $614.22. WITH ONLY 16, 607 MILES FROM 2006 TO 2012 THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. TODAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012, I WENT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE ALL THE LIGHTS...

SYNOPSIS: MY SATURN ION EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE FOUR TIMES IN ONE DAY. GM DECLINED TO REPLACE THE STEERING MOTOR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MILEAGE EXCEEDED ITS "SPECIAL COVERAGE" LIMIT BY 9,000 MILES. EVENT: I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ROADWAY, ELEVATION 9,000 FEET, AT ABOUT 35 M.P.H. WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDED IN MY 2006 SATURN ION. THE DASHBOARD NOTED A "POWER STEERING FAILURE," WHICH I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE, AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN IT LESS THAN A CENTIMETER IN EITHER DIRECTION. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER SO I PARKED THE CAR IN THE LANE, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WARNING WENT AWAY. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE DRIVING BECAUSE OF WHERE I WAS. THE SAME FAILURE HAPPENED FOUR TIMES WITHIN 25 MINUTES DURING MY DRIVE BEFORE I WAS OFF THE MOUNTAIN. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE NOTED...