2007 SATURN ION Steering Problems

IN SEPTEMBER 2014, THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN ION WENT OUT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER BUT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER A DAY. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN JUNE 2015 AND HAPPENED TWICE IN FOUR DAYS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE ORIGINAL POWER STEERING MOTOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN HAD FAILED AND THAT THE COLUMN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE MASSIVE 2014 RECALL. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST $950. I AM SKEPTICAL, PARTICULARLY AFTER READING SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THAT THIS IS NOT A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AND IT COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING.

I STARTED THE CAR AND HEARD THE CHIMES AND SAW A MESSAGE APPEAR WHERE THE ODOMETER MILE APPEARS - POWER STEERING. I WAS PARKED IN BETWEEN TWO CARS AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. IT SEEMED TO GO OUT. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER TO BACKUP IN BETWEEN THE TWO CARS AND INTO THE SHOULDER LANE. I WAS CLOSE TO HITTING ONE OF THE PARK CARS. ONCE IN THE SHOULDER LANE I TURN CAR OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR WENT BACK TO POWER STEERING. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR FOR THE RECALL BACK IN OCTOBER AND THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIX WHEN I COMPLAINED THAT ABOVE THE 60 MPH I WAS LOOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY AND AT FIRST GAVE ME A NO SAYING THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THEY WERE DECEIVING THE CUSTOMERS...

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT SEIZED RESULTING IN LOSS OF ELECTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING AND FAILURE OF STEERING WHEEL TO RETURN TO CENTER. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS WAS RECALLED IN THE CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 OF THE SAME MODEL YEARS WHICH USE IDENTICAL PARTS, BUT THE SATURN ION WAS INEXPLICABLY EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,760.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SUSPENSION AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND ALARM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUNDED. THERE WAS ALSO A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING STRUT WAS FRACTURED. THE POWER STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED CODE C0550 (FAILURE OF POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,195.

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT APPROX. 25 MILES AN HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE STEERING MECHANISM. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING FOR MY DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A PARKING LOT. WE SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND WE WERE TOLD TO THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS THAT WERE OUTSTANDING. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO BE EVALUATED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE STEERING COUPLING WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WE HAD DONE. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE COMPLETE DISCONNECTION OF THE STEERING FROM THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS SOMETHING GRAVELY SERIOUS. THIS SOMETHING THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 03/10/15*LJ UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

LETTER FROM SENATOR WARNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE SATURN ION RECALL (ATTN: SHANE CLEM). *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. WHEN THE PARTS DID ARRIVE, HE WAS INFORMED THE MACHINE WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS A RECALL, REGARDING A STEERING ISSUE AS WELL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. *JB

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. HE WAS TOLD THE SAME THING WHEN THE 2ND RECALL ARRIVED. *CW THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 14V153000. *JB

CAR WAS PARKED TRIED TO START WOULD NOT START WITH JUMP. HAD TOWED DETERMINED PROBLEM WITH STARTER. FIXED OVERNIGHT DROVE OFF LOT THEN LOST POWER STEERING SAME NIGHT JUST AVOIDED ACCIDENT. FOUND OUT RECALLS ON BOTH TOTAL OF 8 ON THIS VEHICLE. ONLY HAD SINCE 8/1/2014 NEVER ADVISED OF ANY RECALLS ON VEHICLE AND MCCAFFERTY FORD IN LANGHORNE,PA DID NOT OFFER TO ASSIST ADVISED ITS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK RECALLS. CAR CAN BE DRIVEN 10-15MINS THEN STEERING LOCKS UP. HAVE TO WAIT FOR CAR TO COOL DOWN THEN STEERING COMES BACK, 10-15 MINS SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO RECALLS RELATED TO AIR BAGS. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2014. ON 7/17/2014 THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT ASHEVILLE CHEVROLET IN ASHEVILLE NC. I HAD NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION AT THAT TIME. ON 11/3/14 THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/5/14. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR 11/5 AND 11/6 AND REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS AND STATED THAT IS NEEDED A MAP SENSOR REPAIRED. THEY VERBALLY INFORMED ME THAT THEY CHECKED THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN AND CHECKED THE FUEL PUMP FOR LEAKAGE (WHICH WAS ANOTHER RECALL). I DROVE THE CAR HOME ON 11/6/14 AND IT STALLED AGAIN WITHIN 20 MINUTES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK ON 11/7/14 AND WAS INFORMED THAT TECHNICIAN THAT WORKED ON IT WAS NOT THERE AND THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK ON MONDAY (11/10). ON 11/10 I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT...

CAR IMPACTED BY THREE RECALLS 14V047, 14V171, 14V153 CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN JUNE- NO PARTS, REGISTERED WITH DEALERSHIP OCTOBER TOLD PARTS ARE ON ORDER. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THERE ARE 700 CONSUMERS ON THEIR RECALL LIST, TO DATE THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SERVICE 100. NEITHER GM OR DEALERSHIP CAN PROVIDE ANY TIMELINE FOR WHEN MIGHT BE ABLE TO EXPECT REPAIR. AT THE LEAST, AS A CONSUMER HAVING A TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIR WOULD HELP US WEIGH OPTIONS, PARTICULARLY WHILE WE ARE FORCED TO PUT OUR FAMILIES AT RISK DUE TO THE CONTINUED UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. *TR

I CRANKED CAR POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. TURN CAR OFF RESTARTED CAR STILL NO POWER STEERING TURN CAR OFF RAISED HOOD COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. RESTARTED CAR THIRD TIME POWER STEERING WORK OK.WEEK LATER SAME PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING TURN CAR OFF RESTARTED WORKED FINE.THIS CAR HAS A SALVAGE TITLE GM WILL NOT COVER THIS (BULLETIN 14115)BECAUSE OF TITLE.IF IT WAS A RECALL THEY WOULD PAY FOR REPAIR.I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFY BY GM OF THIS PROBLEM . FOUND ALL MY INFORMATION THRU YOUR WEB SITE.DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CLASSED AS A RECALL. I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE TURN STEERING WHEEL IF I HAD BEEN MOVING IN THE CAR AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED..WITH CAR NOT MOVING COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. *TR

I HAVE HAD BOTH MY POWER STEERING, IGNITION, AND REPAIRS COMPLETED REGARDING THE GAS LEAK PERTAINING TO RECALLS. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER THE SUPPOSED "FIX," THE VEHICLE HAS STILL NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THESE ISSUES HAPPENED INITIALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, GM IS NOW JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THEM, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS THAT PROVE THEY KNEW AT THE TIME, SO NOW THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING ME REPEATED FAILED REPAIRS OR MONEY TOWARDS ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. GM VEHICLE'S THAT ARE BRAND NEW, TO WHICH THEY ARE STILL RECALLING! I WANT MY MONEY BACK PERIOD! GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FLOODING THE MARKET WITH FAULTY VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP, I'M INTERESTED IN FILING SUIT. I WAS ALREADY INVOLVED IN ONE ACCIDENT, REGARDING THE POWER STEERING, YEARS AGO WHEN IT JUST WENT OUT, THEY CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, AND I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS, ONLY TO HAVE...

I WAS DRIVING AT SPEED LIMIT FROM I 75 TO ROCHESTER ROAD AT 7:50 AM. ALL OF SUDDEN, I FELT STEERING GOT VERY HARD TO TURN AND STUCK AT POINTING TO RIGHT, I TRIED MY BEST TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT NO SUCCESS, CAR SPAN OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH, BACK OF THE CAR ENDED UP ON AN ELECTRIC POLE. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. NO OTHER CARS HURT. SOMEONE CALLED 911. I FELT OK AT THE MOMENT. 2 HOURS LATER FELT DIZZY. BASED ON HOW ODD THE STEERING FELT, I THINK I HAD EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN POWER STEERING LOSS. LUCKILY THE CAR DID NOT HIT THE POLE FIRST, OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE DIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY CAR TODAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024. I CALLED IMMEDIATELY AND THE FIRST APPOINTMENT TO GET IT REPAIRED IS DECEMBER 30TH. I DON'T THINK THAT IS A REASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME. MY QUESTION IS, IS IT SAFE AND REASONABLE TO HAVE TO WAIT THIS LONG? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO CEMENT STUMPS. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 02/20/15*LJ

MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR 2 THINGS - IGNITION AND POWER STEERING. I WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL BY GM IN THE INTERIM OF GETTING MY CAR FIXED. IT HAS BEEN 3.5 MONTHS AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THAT MY CAR IS READY FOR PICKUP. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR BATTERY HAD DIED AND THAT IN ORDER TO GET IT, I WOULD NEED TO PAY $200 TO FIX THE BATTERY OR HAVE THE CAR TOWED OUT OF THE LOT. I WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS, BUT FIGURED THAT I WOULD GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO EVALUATE THE STATE OF MY CAR IN THE MORNING. I CALLED 5 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND LEFT THREE MESSAGES FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER. I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT MY CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL FROM...

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LEFT HER STRANDED ON MAY 15,2014. ON MAY 19, 2014, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BOTH TIMES. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO PARALLEL PARK. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INJURED HER SHOULDER ATTEMPTING TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF HAVING MY SATURN ION I WAS DRIVING ON 94 GOING THE NORMAL SPEED LIMIT WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. MY WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO HOT MY BREAKS UNABLE TO STEER ANOTHER VEHICLE ANS MINE COLLIDED AT 45-50 MPH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UNTIL NOW I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL YOU GUYS SENT ME A LETTER ABOUT THE RECALLS ON BOTH THE IGNITION SWITCH (IF MY KEYS FELL OUT MY WHEEL WOULD LOCK) AND OR IF MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT I WOULD LOSE CONTROL AS WELL. I NEVER HAD ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS NOT EVEN A FENDER BENDER. ALSO WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THIS RECALL I WAS TOLD TO BRING MY CAR IN AND GET IT SWITCHED FOR A RENTAL FOR 6-8 WEEKS UNTIL MY CAR WAS FINISHED. WHEN ARRIVING THERE WAS NOT A RENTAL AVAILABLE SO I...

FUEL PUMP CRACKED; DIFFICULTY STEERING; IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF 8/11/2014 THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIRWERE NOT YET MADE AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/10/2014 *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I PULLED OVER TO A NEARBY SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD TO RESTART THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. FAST FORWARD TO THE LAST 2 WEEKS (TODAY IS 5-JUNE-14) AND THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. NOW BEING THIS IS THE SAME SYSTEM THAT WAS USED ON THE CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC G5, BOTH OF WHICH WERE SUBJECT TO RECALLS FOR REPLACEMENT, I DON'T KNOW WHY MY ION WAS RECALLED AND THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I HAVE TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCES AT TIMES AND FOR MY POWER STEERING TO FAIL WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER A PERIOD OF A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE CAR IS PRESENTLY UNDER RECALL FOR IGNITION. HOWEVER. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AS THE PWR STR WARNING COMES ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND NO STEERING OR SEVERE LOSS OF ALL STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS LOST AFTER THE CAR HAS RUN FOR 15 MINUTE AND EVERY 5 PLUS MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. GM WILL NOT FIX ANYTHING ON MY VEHICLE, I MADE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND HAVE MADE INTERNAL COMPLAINT AT GM REGARDING MY 2007 ION AND THE 3 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE LOSS OF IGNITION AND TOTAL POWER INCLUDING BRAKE FAILURE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 PLUS AND LOSING CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. I NEED HELP TO START THE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING AS IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL. I AM DISABLED AND ON OXYGEN, I HAVE REQUESTED SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS FROM GM TO ASSIST...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THE CAR ALTERED WITH THE ERROR SOUND AND PWR STR SHOWED ON THE ODOMETER DISPLAY. POWER STEERING WAS LOST, BUT THE WHEEL WAS STILL ABLE TO TURN. ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT CAPABLE OF TURNING MUCH PAST 2 O'CLOCK POSITION. AT LOWER SPEEDS I COULD MAKE RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS, BUT WITH A GREAT AMOUNT OF EFFORT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE WITHOUT THE USE OF THE POWER STEERING. AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT HAVE HAS MUCH RANGE OF MOTION. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF. AFTER RESTARTING IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE BUT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 50 MPH , WHEN A CHIME SOUNDED, POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ON MESSAGE CENTER, AND POWER STEERING FORCE WAS LOST. STEERING BECAME ALMOST TOO HEAVY TO STEER AT ALL. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF IGNITION, AND RESET STEERING SYSTEM. SINCE THEN, THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. POWER STEERING MOTOR FELT HOT TO TOUCH. I AM STUCK WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE ALL CARS AFFECTED. GM IS NEGLIGENT SO FAR IN REPLACING THIS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY AT 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S MOUTH STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE MOUTH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MESSAGE "PWR STR", LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. SHUTTING OFF IGNITION TEMPORARILY FIXED ISSUE AND REGAINED POWER ASSIST, HOWEVER ISSUE CONTINUALLY CROPS UP, 6 OR 7 TIMES DURING A NORMALLY 25 MINUTE/18MILE DRIVE HOME FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, NO SHARP TURNS, AN APPARENTLY UNPROVOKED FAILURE. I SEE THERE IS A 3/31/2014 RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE BUT I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF IT, THOUGH I HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A LATER 4/10/2014 RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE MILEAGE REPORTED IS APPROXIMATE, NOT SURE EXACT MILEAGE BUT RIGHT AROUND 113,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND LOST MY POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. I PULLED INTO A LES SCHWAB SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THEM SEE IF I WAS OUT OF POWER STEERING FLUID. LEARNED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THAT. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WORKED. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT STOPPED, BUT SINCE MY CAR IS IN THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION, I WOULD ALSO LIKE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT. HOW CAN I MAKE SURE THAT THIS ISSUE IS LOOKED AT TOO? *TR

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FREE IGNITION REPLACEMENT WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND AIRBAG RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP IN JANUARY 2013. *JB

I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS (THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES BETWEEN MID-NOVEMBER AND EARLY DECEMBER) I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTART IT - AT WHICH TIME THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. IT WOULD THEN GO OUT AGAIN AS NOTED AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME WATER DAMAGE AS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS RIGHT AFTER A CAR WASH SO I FIGURED IT WOULD DRY OUT AND BE ALL RIGHT. IT SEEMED THAT WAY UNTIL IT RECURRED AGAIN. I THEN BROUGHT IT IN TO WALLACE CHEVROLET IN STUART FL FOR REPAIR. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THIS REPAIR WAS AT NO CHARGE. MY CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD BUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT N/C PART 19257875. IT APPEARS THE...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR 2 CHILDREN, WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, AND LOST STEERING. SHE WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. SHE RESTARTED VEHICLE AND ISSUE WENT AWAY TEMPORARILY. IT IS NOW HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. COMES AND GOES. *TR

MAKING AN TURN AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. WILL NOT RETURN, HAS TO BE FORCED. ALMOST SLAMMED INTO AN CAR. TRIED CALLING SATURN CAN'T GET THROUGH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NEARLY CRASH INTO A CEMENT MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO A SIDE STREET AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL WHEN I HEARD THREE QUICK TONES FROM THE DASHBOARD. A MESSAGE THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED APPEARED WHERE THE ODOMETER IS ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE CURB. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED AGAIN. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ONCE IN EACH OF THE THREE DAYS FOLLOWING THAT INITIAL INCIDENT. *TR

RECVD IGN SW RECALL (TRBL W/KEYS HARD TO GET OUT OF IGN SW & WONT TURN TO OFF POSITION INCREASINGLY GETTING WORSE ;RAN BATT DWN.JMP STRTED CAR OK BUT NOW TRANSMISSION STAYS IN FIRST GEAR,HARD STEERING W/DIC READS PWR STEERING .ITS MY 23 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S CAR SENIOR STUDENT @OHIO UNIVERSITY;STUCK @ SMALL GM USED CAR DEALER THAT INSISTS SHIFTER NEED TO BE REPLACED @ $500.00 PLUS FIRST W/NO GUANTEE TO FIX TRBL BEFORE ANY OTHER REPAIRS THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD FALL UNDER GM IGN SW RECALL & GM HARD STEERING EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED SEEN ON LINE NEWS RE:SATURN ION DISCLOSERS SINCE FEB 2014 @ NO COST TO ME.NEVER HAD TRANSMISSION SHIFT/HARD STEERING PROBLEMS EVER TILL NOW BUT IGN SW HAS BEEN A PLAGUE SEVERAL YEARS NOW! *TR

IN DECEMBER, 2012 WE PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN ION FROM A LOCAL DEALER. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE IGNITION KEY WHICH WE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT AND WERE REASSURED THAT IT WAS NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN, SUBSEQUENTLY WE ALLOWED MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER'S DAUGHTER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO COLLEGE WITH HER AS SHE NEEDED A FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AT SCHOOL. ON BLACK FRIDAY, 2013 SHE ENCOUNTERED A MINOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT WHERE IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND REQUESTED A COURTESY VEHICLE FOR HER WHICH THEY HAD AGREED TO PROVIDE THROUGH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S WEB SITE AND THEY STATE ONE EXCUSE AFTER ANOTHER WHY THEY CANNOT DO THIS. GENERAL MOTORS HAS EXHIBITED A COMPLETE LACK OF ANY CONCERN FOR THE DRIVER'S SAFETY AND THEY ARE NOW AT THE...

AFTER MY DAY OF DRIVING I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT MY HOME AND PUT MY CAR INTO THE PARK GEAR AND CONTINUED TO REMOVE MY KEY--THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION. IT HAD LOCKED INTO PLACE. I HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND TO COME HOME AND HELP ME. HE TOO TRIED. IT WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. THE ONLY WAY WE GOT THE CAR TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLES. THE KEY STAYED IN THE ON POSITION. I HAD TO CONTACT THE GM DEALER THE NEXT MORNING -- I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICK, MARYLAND. I WAS REPAIRED AND I WAS CHARGED A TOTAL OF $512.36 I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TODAY MARCH 14, 2014 STATING THERE IS A RECALL 14063 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS...

THE POWER CUTS OFF WHEN HITTING A BUMP/JARRING AND CAR LOSES ALL AUTOMATIC FEATURES--POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. ESPECIALLY LIKELY WITH HEAVY KEY CHAIN. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2009, BUT MORE IN PAST TWO YEARS. OCCURS WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAYS OF STORES, HITTING POTHOLE, ETC. THIS IS THE SATURN "SISTER" CAR TO THE CHEVY COBALT SS AND OF SAME YEAR AT THAT RECENT RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR KIT, A BLOWN FUSE, THE HARNESS CONNECTORS AND THE POWER CONNECTOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE CUT OUT POWER STEERING WENT OFF, ELECTRICITY WENT OUT. MY CAR KEPT DOING THIS UNTIL I ONLY DRIVE WITH ONE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I AM WORRIED IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO RECENTLY RECALLED 2005-2007 COBALTS IGNITION. *TR