2006 SATURN ION Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,900.

POWER STEERING REPEATEDLY SHOWS UP ON THE DASH AND THE POWER STEERING DOES SEEM TIGHT AND ITS A LOUD CLUNK WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL BACK AND FOURTH SLOWLY. ITS COMMON AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL IN SOME STATES A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT THIS PAID FOR AND ITS 1200 TO FIX. *TR

DAUGHTER DRIVING FOR EXPERIENCE OF A LICENSE. WHILE DRIVING HEARD A SOUND THEN THE PWR STRNG SIGN APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE STEERING LOCKED UP. WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. HUSBAND HAD TO TAKE OVER THE DRIVING. WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF. START IT AGAIN, A MINUTE LATER IT WOULD REOCCUR. NOT SAFE FOR A JUST LEARNING DRIVER OR MY MOTHER (78) IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN WITH EITHER ONE WHILE TURNING. CALLED SATURN, THEY ARE ACCEPTING THE RESPONSIBILITY. REFERRED US TO GM DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. IF DIAGNOSE IS CONFIRMED WITH PRIOR INCIDENTS REPORTED THEY WILL COVER THE NEW PARTS, LABOR AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. SATURN GETS CREDIT FOR STEPPING UP. *TR

DRIVING DOWN STREET AND PWR STR MESSAGE CAME ON, POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TURNING!! 1 HOUR LATER, POWER STEERING IS BACK ON AND WORKING FINE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,532.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 37 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AS THE STEERING RESET INDEPENDENTLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

CAR BEGAN TO MAKE EXCESSIVE RATTLING AND CLUNKING IN FRONT END AND THE STEERING FELT VERY LOOSE. TOOK TO GM DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE ENTIRE FRONT END PRETTY MUCH SHOT. CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, SWAY BAR LINKS, AND STRUTS ALL REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FRACTURED AND NEAR FAILURE. STEERING I SHAFT AND COLUMN WERE REPLACED. AROUND $3000 IN PARTS AND LABOR AT 71000, NOT MY IDEA OF A QUALITY BUILT VEHICLE. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR SOMETHING WITH THIS KIND OF MILEAGE. *TR

TWICE IN 3 WKS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON, RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF, AND THEN IT WOULD RE-SET ITSELF. WAS ON THE FREEWAY, AND LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO EXIT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AND SHOULD BE ON A RECALL LIST, DUE TO ITS POTENTIAL DANGER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THROUGH TOWN WHEN THE DASH SUDDENLY MADE AN ALERT SOUND AND A 'PWR STR' LIGHT CAME ON. MY POWER STEERING INSTANTLY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A THREE LANE STREET AND IN THE PROCESS OF MERGING LANES, SO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO ANOTHER CAR. AFTER I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MILES BEFORE THE MESSAGE CAME BACK UP AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED ONCE AGAIN. I DRIVE AT LEAST 15-20 MILES THROUGH THE CITY FOR MY JOB EACH DAY, AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. IT HAS BEEN FAILING AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. I DROVE TO MY PARENTS' HOUSE WHICH IS 80 MILE FROM MY CURRENT HOME, AND...

WAS DRIVING ON PARKWAY WHEN STARTED TO GO ON OFF RAMP CAR STARTED TO PEEP AND ON DASH BOARD IT SHOWED PWR STRP AND THAN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD TO MANEUVER. IF U TURN OFF CAR FOR 15 MINUTES LIGHT IS OFF ON DASH BUT IT WILL COME ON AGAIN AFTER DRIVING FOR 2 OR 3 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A "PWR STR" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND CRANKING AGAIN FIXES THE PROBLEM. THIS CREATES A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AS ITS BEHAVIOR IS UNPREDICTABLE. THIS CAR WAS LEFT OUT OF A PREVIOUS SATURN RECALL WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. A GOOGLE SEARCH OF "SATURN ION STEERING NOT WORKING" WILL RETURN MANY RESULTS OF OWNERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM REGARDING POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR RECALL. DROVE WITH NO POWER STEERING 40 MILES TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP.TOWED IT HOME 4 DAYS LATER. THE CAR HASN'T STARTED SINCE. I WAS AWARE OF THE PASS LOCK PROBLEM AND TOLD THE DEALER THE CAR MIGHT TAKE A FEW TRIES TO START. THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOW CROOKED AND THE KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION. THIS IS A NEW PROBLEM. FOR THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS THE DEALER SAID HE WOULD FIX IT. HE CLAIMS HE DID THE WORK REQUESTED. I WOULDN'T KNOW BECAUSE THE CAR HASN'T STARTED SINCE. DRIVE IT IN AND TOW IT OUT ...NOW THAT'S CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR YOU!!! A FREE REPAIR COST ME THE USE OF MY CAR AND 200 IN GAS AND TOW EXPENSES. WONDER IF I HAVE POWER STEERING??? HARD TO TRUST A DEALER THAT STATES" I NEVER TOUCHED THE COLUMN,YOUR PUMP IS UNDER THE HOOD" PUMP???...

I WAS GOING DOWN ROAD, STEERING BECAUSE HARD, TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK, PWR STR LIGHT CAME UP ON MILEAGE SCREEN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS READING THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. [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 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND REALIZED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD ALSO FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 7/31/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AT A HIGH SPEED OF 65 MPH. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF THE ROAD, BUT HE MANAGED TO DO SO. IT OCCURRED AGAIN AT SLOWER SPEEDS, TOO. THE CONSUMER STATED HE READ ONLINE THAT STOPPING THE VEHICLE, AND TURNING IT OFF WOULD RE-ACTIVATE THE POWER STEERING FOR AWHILE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FREE OF CHARGE. UPDATED 08/01/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH UP A MOUNTAIN WHEN A WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM SEIZED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE DIFFICULTY IN STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WORKED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY POWER STEERING SYSTEM THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,198.

COULD NOT SHUT CAR OFF, KEY IS LOCKED IN IGNITION, COULD NOT GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE REVERSING FROM HER DRIVEWAY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE VEHICLE RESUME AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 147,294.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS LOUD CHIME WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NINE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 9PM AND I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER-STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS A LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT SAID IT WAS MY PWR STR. I MADE IT TO WORK, BUT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER MY CAR AND VERY UN-SAFE. *TT

THERE WAS 3 BEEPS AND "PWR STR" WAS DISPLAYED, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE CAR WILL START WITH THE POWER STEERING ENABLED, AND THEN AFTER DRIVING FOR ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 6 MINUTES, IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING, THE CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 97,984.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING MOTOR WENT OUT. POWER STEERING KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURES DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD SEIZE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON, AND THE STEERING WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN MY CONSUL READ THE PHRASE "PWR STR" MEANING THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NO LONGER WORKED UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THAT RESET THE POWER STEERING. THIS NOW HAPPENS ABOUT TWO TO THREE TIMES EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT GOES ON RANDOMLY AND POWER STEERING FAILS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. HE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALTHOUGH IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND WAS 72,691.

POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS AT RANDOM, NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN. POWER STEERING SYSTEM SEEMS TO RESET AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER...CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE SAFELY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE POWER STEERING WARNING CHIME BEEPED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED OR FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. DRIVING BETWEEN 55 AND 60MPH. FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OVER. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND UPON RESTART, POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. THIS FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY POWER STEERING MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING BECAME HARD TO STEER. AFTER I SHUT IT OFF AND LET IT REST FOR AWHILE IT WORKS AGAIN FOR AWHILE THEN GETS TIGHT. *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATIONS THE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE WENT OUT. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING DESPITE IT BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CARS STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT THE POWER STEERING UNIT WORKED AGAIN. FIGURED THIS OUT AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE. *TR

RECEIVED A "PWR STR" (POWER STEERING) WARNING WHILE BACKING UP A DRIVEWAY. POWER STEERING DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC IN THIS VEHICLE - SO NO BELTS OR FLUIDS ARE USED. ALSO RECEIVED A "TRAC OFF" (TRACTION SYSTEM - OFF) WARNING AT THE SAME TIME. NO BLOWN FUSES WERE FOUND. CAR IS AT GM SERVICE FOR REPAIR. *TR

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 STAURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION II. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

WE WERE DRIVING TO PICK UP A FRIEND OF MINE, AND WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT WHERE I WAS PICKING THIS FRIEND UP FROM I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY HARDER TO TURN, TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO TURN IT, SO I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AFTER. I DROVE TO ANOTHER PLACE IN TOWN AND WAS PARKED THERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF, MAYBE TWO HOURS, WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR ALL SEEMED WELL UNTIL I ROLLED THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN AND IT WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP SO I DROVE TO A GAS STATION A FEW BLOCKS AWAY TO SEE IF I COULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND AS SOON AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SLOT AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF AND WOULD NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,500.

MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY SATURN ION 2006 WHILE ON AN OVERPASS ON THE FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 60 MPH. I HAVE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO DRIVE IN THE PARKING LOT I WAS IN AND IT SEEMED OK. I PULLED OUT TO GET BACK ON THE SIDE STREET, AND MY DASH SCREEN BLINKS TELLING ME "POWER STEERING" AGAIN. I WAS A MILE FROM HOME AND HAD TO PULL OVER 3 TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT HOME. NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. NOT SAFE AT ALL! PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO ME OR REPLACE MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING REGAINED FUNCTIONALITY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT WOULD STAY OFF TILL THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FREQUENCY PROGRESSED AND I CONTACTED A GM DEALER WHO FIXED THE CAR UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND WAS ENCOURAGE TO REPORT IT TO THIS SITE SINCE A RECALL INVESTIGATION WAS UNDERWAY. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I PULL THE CAR OVER AND SHUT IT OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART IT AND THE STEERING WORKS AGAIN FOR A LITTLE WHILE. USUALLY ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES. I WENT FROM MY HOME IN LAKE ORION, MI TO MILFORD MI THE OTHER DAY WHICH IS UNDER 30 MILES AND IT WENT OUT ON ME 6 TIMES. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS. I SEE THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THESE SAME ISSUES. I AM ALSO AFRAID THAT IF THE ROADS ARE SLICK HERE AND IT GOES OUT LIKE THAT WHILE I'M DRIVING I COULD GET INTO A CRASH. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING AND HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO CHANGE LANES AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HE PULLED ON IT A BIT HARDER AND IT RELEASED WHICH MADE SPIN OUT AND HIS FRONT WHEEL HIT THE CURB WHICH PUSHED HIS WHEEL UP AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE CAR. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE MECHANICS WHERE IT STILL SITS WHILE PARTS ARE BEING ORDERED. CAR BRANDS MAY DISAPPEAR FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT THE CARS THEMSELVES STICK AROUND FOR YEARS OR EVEN DECADES. AND WHEN DISCONTINUED MODELS HAVE PROBLEMS THAT MAY AFFECT SAFETY THEY GET THE SAME ATTENTION FROM FEDERAL REGULATORS AS CURRENT MODELS. SUCH IS THE CASE FOR THE SATURN ION, A COMPACT-CAR MODEL FROM A DISCONTINUED GENERAL MOTORS DIVISION WHOSE PRODUCTION ENDED A FEW YEARS AGO. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT HAS INTENSIFIED ITS INVESTIGATION INTO COMPLAINTS...