2007 SATURN ION Steering Problems

LUCKILY THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A FAIRLY STRAIGHT STATE ROUTE. THE CAR'S ALERT SYSTEM DINGED THEN DISPLAYED AND ERROR OF "PWRSTEER". I COULD, AT SPEED, FEEL THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I MADE IT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TO GO OUT LATER THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FOR ABOUT 3 MILES, THEN THE CAR'S ALERT SYSTEM DINGED AND THE PWRSTEER MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 30 HOURS SINCE THE 1ST INCIDENT AND EVERY TIME I START THE CAR I HAVE POWER STEERING BUT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHIN 10 - 15 MINUTES OF ANY DRIVE. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING TO SEE FAMILY FOR THANKSGIVING. ABOUT 100 MILES INTO THE TRIP THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON THE DASH AND A BEEP SOUNDED. I WAS TRAVELING ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN VA GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. I WAS STILL ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS CONCERNED. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY SON, PREGNANT WIFE, AND GRANDMOTHER. I AM GLAD THE ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AS MY WIFE OR GRANDMOTHER MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS WELL TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR MANY YEARS. EVEN IF A FULL RECALL IS NOT DONE. I BELIEVE THE AUTOMAKER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THOSE VEHICLE THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE. OUR SATURN ION IS A 2007 AND WAS BOUGHT USED IN 2009. THERE WAS...

MY POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN VERY DIFFICULT STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF THE BACK ON THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING. POWER STEERING HAS FAILED AGAIN AND DID AGAIN START WORKING AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,570. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, SOMETIMES MINUTES, SOMETIMES DAYS. THE POWER STEERING EVENTUALLY GOES OUT AGAIN AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR

I HAD JUST MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN CHIMES AND THE MESSAGE "PWR STR" APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN FELT LIKE IT LOCKED AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I PULLED INTO AN EMPTY PARKING SPACE, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND WAITED FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. ONCE I RESTARTED THE CAR, I REVERSED AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AS NORMAL. I DROVE ABOUT A MILE BACK TO MY HOUSE AND THE CHIME NOR MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN. I'M AFRAID THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN SO I'M TAKING MY CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I WAS LUCKY THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS GOING VERY SLOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE WARNING CONSOLE INDICATED THAT I HAD A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GAVE OUT. IT RESET ITSELF WHEN I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP. THE POWER STEERING WORKED FOR A COUPLE MORE MILES GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THEN GAVE OUT AGAIN. *TR

WAS DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE GOING 55MPH AND MY POWER STEERING WENT ON MY VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH NO WHERE TO GET OFF THE ROAD, IT THEN CONTINUE TO HAPPEN ON THE REST OF MY TRIP. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON I-40 HEADING HOME ONE NIGHT FROM WORK AND THE POWER STEERING ALERT CAME ON. THE WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND CONTROL MY CAR. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ALL WAS RIGHT FOR ABOUT 10 MINS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SINCE THEN I HAVE NO POWER STEERING IN MY CAR BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN REPLACED, THE STEERING SYSTEM STARTED CLICKING AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED A DEFECT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,744.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AFTER THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL STEERING FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE ON A BUSY FREEWAY. VERY SCARY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE BUT HAS SINCE HAPPENED TWO TIMES. I NOW KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND FEEL GM SHOULD FIX THIS AT NO CHARGE AS THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND IS DANGEROUS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT POPS ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON THERE IS NO POWER STEERING LIGHT BUT WILL POP BACK ON LATER DURING MY DRIVE. EXTREMELY HARD ON THE DRIVER. *TR

THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHILE TURNING ONTO AN EXIT RAMP FROM AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. AS SOON AS IT OCCURRED, THE CONSOLE LIGHT INDICATED A POWER STEERING CODE. AFTER PULLING INTO A TRUCK STOP, I LOOKED TO CHECK FOR THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL, AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THERE WERE NO ISSUES FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND MANY MILES, AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY, AND OCCURS AT BOTH LOW AND HIGHWAY SPEED, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN STRAIGHT CONDITIONS, AND WHILE TURNING ON CITY STREETS AND PARKING LOTS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF SITUATION IT IS ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. *TR

FROM 2010-PRESENT (2013), THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. FAILURES WOULD OCCUR AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME, RANGING FROM SEVERAL MINUTES, TO SEVERAL HOURS. POWER STEERING WOULD CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING, PRESUMABLY AFTER EXTENSIVE UTILIZATION OF THE POWER STEERING MECHANISMS. AT THIS POINT A CHIME WOULD SOUND AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" DASH LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING LOSS WOULD REMAIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. UPON THE RESTART OF THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD AGAIN RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. FAILURES WOULD OCCUR AT SPORADIC INTERVALS. NO COMMON FACTOR COULD BE EASILY IDENTIFIED SUCH AS TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, STEERING INTENSITY OR TRIP LENGTH, ALTHOUGH THESE MAY BE FACTORS. STEERING FAILURE EVENTS OCCUR APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 8 MONTHS. *TR

THE MANUFACTURER KEY WONT START THE CAR WITHOUT SPENDING OVER 10 MIN. TURNING THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND FINDING JUST THE RIGHT "SPOT". KEY WILL COME OUT FINE, EVEN WITHOUT SHUTTING CAR COMPLETELY OFF AT TIMES. THIS IS INSANE, FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THERE ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS TO WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION OR RECALL. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY FEATURE, ITS JUST SHOWS HORRIBLE WORKMANSHIP. ALREADY BEEN A PART OF THE ORIGINAL POWER STEERING RECALL BEFORE IT BECAME A RECALL. PEOPLE NEED TO COMPLAIN, KEEP COMPLAINING AND DEMAND GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CRAP. *TR

HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN POWER STEERING INDICATOR CHIMED AND I LOST POWER STEERING. PULLED OVER AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED TO MY DESTINATION. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY UPON BEING RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WAS DRIVING WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

I HAD JUST PULLED MY CAR FORWARD TO HELP A FRIEND JUMP HER CAR. ONCE I PUT IT IN REVERSE TO MOVE MY CAR, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO COME TO TURN A CORNER WHEN THE VEHICLES STEERING SUDDENLY DIED. A "CHIME" SOUNDED, I HAD NO ABILITY TO STEER AND MY BRAKES FAILED! IN A PANIC AS I HEADED STRAIGHT FOR A MOM WITH TWO CHILDREN I PULLED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND JUMPED THE CURB. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GOOD YEAR BY MY HOME. I RESEARCHED THE SATURN ION 2007 THAT NIGHT AND FOUND OUT GM IS AWARE OF THE POWER STEERING ISSUE AND REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL BUT THEY WILL "FIX YOUR CAR FOR FREE AT A DEALERSHIP". AFTER A DAY AND A HALF OF GM REFUSING TO TOW MY CAR TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS, I HAD THE LOCAL SHOP FIX IT. I WAS THEN TOLD BY GM THAT THEY "MIGHT" REIMBURSE ME. I ALMOST DIED, ALMOST KILLED SOMEONE, MISSED WORK THE NEXT DAY, SHELLED OUT $1000...

POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING ASSIST FAILED COMPLETELY. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNING. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND BILL PAID PERSONALLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN MY PWR STR LIGHT FLASHED AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. I PULLED OVER ASAP AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, I WAS THEN ABLE TO CONTROL MY STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION. ONE HOUR LATER I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON AND THE MESSAGE WAS ONCE DISPLAYED. AFTER I RESTARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE IN MARCH AND THE GM DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY. NOW 2 MONTHS LATER IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, THAT IS RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE IN WHICH IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY GIVEN THAT THERE...

POWER STEERING CUT OFF AND FLASHED A PWR STR ON MY DASHBOARD. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING BACK ON, IT WOULD WORK. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR ABOUT THE LAST YEAR, AND IT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. IT WILL WAIT LESS THAN 2 MINUTES BEFORE THE STEERING GOES OUT VS. ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED. I HAVE A FEELING THAT BECAUSE I'M HAVING TO TURN THE WHEEL COMPLETELY ALL THE TIME WILL WEAR ON MY AXEL AND CREATE MORE PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR IS VERY VERY HARD TO TURN. WHEN YOU RESTART THE CAR PROBLEM GOES AWAY HOWEVER RETURNS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 177,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 76,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

I TURNED RIGHT AT A LIGHT AND AS SOON AS I BEGAN TO PICK UP SPEED MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING YET SINCE I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY YET I WAS ABLE TO MERGE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON YET THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR. I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND AFTER MY CAR SAT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND I RESTATED THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS OFF AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVABLE. DUE TO THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THIS EVENT I AM CONTACTING GM BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AT A HIGH SPEED WITH CHANCE I WOULD LOOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. IN ADDITION, HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHEN COMPLETING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. *TR

WAS DRIVING WHEN MY CAR DINGED AND I GOT A POWER STEERING LIGHT ON MY DASH AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 92,387. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN COMPLETING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

HALFWAY DURING THE HALF MILE COMMUTE TO MY HOME FROM WORK ON DECEMBER 21, 2012, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY. I HEAR THE CHIME AND THEN THE PWR STRNG LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE TO STEER MANUALLY. I OFTEN HAVE TO STOP MY CAR AND TURN IT OFF JUST TO RESET THE STEERING. SOMETIMES IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN THE CAR SAFELY WHILE DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AND/OR PARKING. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM AS I SEE FROM THIS SITE THAT IT'S A COMMON AND KNOWN PROBLEM. IF AN ELDERLY, PHYSICALLY WEAK OR INEXPERIENCED DRIVER SHOULD HAVE THIS HAPPEN, IT COULD RESULT IN MANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I'VE OWNED MY VEHICLE FOR 6+ YEARS SINCE BRAND NEW. *TR

LOST POWER STEERING AT 40 MPH, CAR CHIMED & PWR STR APPEARED ON DASH DISPLAY. FILLED UP GAS TANK AND STEERING WORKED. GOT ON HIGHWAY AND LOST STEERING AT 65MPH. SHUT OFF CAR AT DESTINATION AND STEERING WAS OK ALL THE WAY HOME.THERE IS NO WAY MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER (POSSIBLY WITH MY 2 GRANDSONS) COULD STEER THE CAR AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. VERY HARD TO STEER AND MAKE TURNS. HAVE CALLED ABOUT HAVING IT FIXED, THERE IS NO RECALL LISTED, BUT OVER 800 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING. *TR

WHEN I DRIVER MY VEHICLE THE STEERING STIFFER UP AS I DRIVER IT DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSED NEAR CRASH SITUATION. GM NOT READY TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

MY SATURN ION 2007 POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING RESULTING IN NEAR CRASH SITUATION AS STEERING ALL-MOST JAMMED . COMPANY IS NOT READY TO FIX THE POWER STEERING ISSUE IN-SPITE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY ON POWER STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES IN MY VEHICLE. IT THEN LOSES POWER STEERING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED AROUND AND BEEN TOLD THE PART IN MY CAR IS THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED IN THE CHEVY COBALT. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2007 SATURN ION FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO SHE WAS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 5 GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HER POWER STEERING SHUT OFF AND JERKED, CAUSING HER TO ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE. NOW EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES HER CAR, ABOUT 12 OR SO MINUTES IN, THE POWER STEERING WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, IT'S FINE FOR A WHILE, UNTIL IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES, WITHOUT FAIL. SHE'S SCARED TO DRIVE HER CAR LONG DISTANCES, FEARING THAT IT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. UPON RESEARCHING I DISCOVERED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING EXACTLY THE SAME RESULTS WITH 2007 SATURN IONS. I'M AFRAID THAT, BEING A NEW DRIVER,...

WAS DRIVING DOWN I-70 AT 70MPH AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND CHIMED A FEW TIMES. THEN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP AND HARD TO TURN. PULLED INTO GAS STATION TO CHECK UNDER HOOD, BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. THEN GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. PURCHASED SATURN ION IN OCTOBER 2007 AND STILL HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. WILL GM COVER POWER STEERING ISSUE? THANK YOU! *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME GOING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN A SIGNAL LIGHT CAME ON SAYING POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN ALMOST CAUSING A CAR ACCIDENT WITH 3 CARS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET AT ABOUT 20 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AND SOON AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF AND LOCKED UP. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AND THE CAR STILL AND PULL OVER. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS SUCH A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND STILL THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN IF I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. THE FAILURE REPEATS ITSELF AFTER A FEW MIN. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A '07 SATURN ION AND JUST YESTERDAY MY POWER STEERING DISPLAY LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER THAT I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE AND CALLED FOR HELP. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AND LOST POWER STEERING. ONCE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, PROBLEM RESOLVED. NEXT TIME I WAS DRIVING, I LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR