2007 SATURN ION Steering Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A WARNING CHIME AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,110 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,120.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN ION. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE SHE SAW A PWRSTR CODE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WHEN SHE DROVE IT, HOWEVER, AFTER SHE TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO STEERING. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,538.

I GET TO WORK TODAY AND I CAN'T CUT OFF MY 2007 SATURN ION. CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND ONLY REMEDY PROVIDED IS TO DANGEROUSLY DISCONNECT THE WIRE HARNESS UNDER THE WHEEL FROM THE BATTERY TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN PAY $300-500 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WITH NO REASON WHY IT FAILED OR THAT IT WON'T GO OUT AGAIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY SATURN. *TR

POWER STEERING KEEPS CUTTING OUT OF MY 2007 SATURN ION. MAKES IT HARD TO STEER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE COULD BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,500.

POWER STEERING FAILS. THE POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE VEHICLE OPERATE W/O THE AID OF POWER STEERING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF A DRIVER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN TURN TO AVOID A ROAD OBSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A WARNING CHIME FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON THE 2007 SATURN ION. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MOTOR BUT THEY RECALLED THE OTHER AUTOMOBILES THAT USED THE SAME ONE BUT NOT THE SATURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION PART. *TR

2007 SATURN ION 2 POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE,THE POWER STEERING MOTOR STOPS WORKING CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK UP. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE ON THE CHEVY COBALT FOR 05 TO 2010. ALSO ON THE PONTIAC G5 FOR THE SAME YEARS ,THE SATURN IS USING THE SAME PART NUMBERS .THE CAR HAS LOST STEERING COMING AROUND A MOUNTAIN CURVE THAT HAS A SEVER DROP OFF FORTUNATELY WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROAD. SATURN WILL NOT COVER THESE IN A RECALL. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING. POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING, CAR BECOMES HARD TO STEER. STOPPED CAR, SHUT CAR OFF, RESTARTED CAR, PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STR AND BWR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

I HAVE A SATURN 2007 ION WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HAD A CHIME AND A LIGHT GO ON THAT READ PWR STR. WENT TO MAKE A SHARP TURN AND I COULD NOT STEER MY CAR!! IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR THERE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. WENT HOME AND READ ON INTERNET TO FIND OUT WHERE THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND GOES AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS NO FLUID. AFTER READING I FOUND OUT THAT IT HAPPENS TO ALL SATURNS AFTER SO MANY MILES!!! THEY RECALLED THE CHEVY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE SATURN. YOU CAN TURN OFF AND ON AND IT'S FIXED FOR THE TIME BEING BUT ALWAYS HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES A DAY. PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL THE SATURNS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!! *TR

I DRIVE A 2007 SATURN ION, AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL ONLINE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT GM HAS AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED OR RECALLED. I GOT HOME FROM WORK AND WENT TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE KEY WAS STUCK. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL GM DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAY IT'S A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BUT STILL EXPECT ME TO PAY AROUND 500 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT IT'S NOT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND KNOWN ABOUT. GM EITHER MADE THESE INTENTIONALLY THIS WAY TO SCAM IN MONEY OR REALLY SCREWED UP AND SHOULD FIX IT. THIS COULD OF GONE A LOT DIFFERENTLY WHAT IF THE CAR WOULD OF LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND LOCKED OUT THE STEERING WHEEL? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING PERIODICALLY ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH BUT NOW IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. IT IS NOW CUTTING OUT ABOUT EVERY 5 MINUTES OR MORE WHICH MAKES THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE. WHEN IT INITIALLY HAPPENED I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $500.00 BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC MOTOR OF THE POWER STEERING IS BAD (SHORTING OUT) AND IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT THE TIME THE CAR HAD ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

POWER STEERING ASSIST FOR 2007 SATURN IONS NEEDED REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST BUT THIS IS THE SAME UNIT THEY USE IN A NUMBER OF GM CARS THAT AS THE SAME PART ON A RECALL LIST ON MARCH 10,2010. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY ALL HAVE GM PARTS. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON 2007 SATURN ION. 1ST TIME: GOING 30-35 MILES AN HOUR MERGING INTO ANOTHER LANE, ABOUT TO TURN LEFT WHEN STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANAGE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE POWER STEERING CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. 2ND TIME: GOING AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR, TAKING A SHARP LEFT CURVE WHEN STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE TURN, INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. BOTH INSTANCES CAUSED AN VERY DANGEROUS, UNPREDICTABLE SITUATION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED A FAILED POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. NOT COVERED BY RECALL OR WARRANTY. *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING, BOTH ON SIDE STREETS AND THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT WITH NO WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY A WARNING CHIME. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE STEERING FAILURES IN THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,473.

SINCE DECEMBER, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK ON MY 2007 SATURN ION. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO FIX IT, BUT IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO A RECALL THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE FOR OTHER GM MODELS WITH A POWER STEERING MOTOR ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF I STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT FIXES ITSELF. WE ARE UNSURE ABOUT HOW TO GO ABOUT HAVING THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND CORRECTED GIVEN THAT SATURN NO LONGER EXISTS. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON CAR AND STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP. IT JUST HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE. IT NOW HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS ON THE ROAD. IT IS A 2007 SATURN ION. *TR

THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON MY 2007 SATURN ION FAILED AT VERY LOW SPEED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS SAME MOTOR HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE CHEVROLET COBALT (MECHANICALLY IDENTICAL). THIS RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO COVER ALL SIMILAR MODELS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED. GM IS ATTEMPTING TO LIMIT ITS MONETARY AND PUBLICITY EXPOSURE. THE NHTSA SHOULD NOT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. ALL SAFETY ISSUES SHOULD BE DEALT WITH STRENUOUSLY BY NHTSA. YOUR APPROACH SHOULD BE: IF IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, GET IT FIXED. PERIOD. *TR

2007 SATURN ION POWER STEERING FAILURE. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. FEELS LIKE THE CAR NO LONGER HAS POWER STEERING ANYMORE. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON, THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. BUT, NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED AT THE COST OF $120. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING SOON AFTER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

MY 2007 SATURN ION ONLY HAS $19,000.00 MILES ON IT THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT, I SAW MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, PLEASE RECALL. *TR

THERE IS A RECALL ON CHEVROLET COBALT'S AND PONTIAC G5'S NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOSS OF POWER. THAT OCCURS ANY TIME AND IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT ON MY 2007 SATURN ION IT HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING ASSIST. WHY IS MY CAR NOT LISTED WHEN IT IS A GM PRODUCT AS WELL WITH THE SAME COMPONENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST THEN FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION ALSO FAILED AND IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, THE BATTERY AND A FUSE HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE IGNITION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

MY 2007 SATURN ION STEERING LOCKS UP. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DOING 65 ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

I HAVE A SATURN ION 2007 WITH 54433 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. BUT THERE IS ON THE COBALT WHICH HAS THE SAME PUMP. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FREQUENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION REDLINE. DURING NORMAL DRIVING, THE CAR BEEPS, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON THE DASH GOES ON (PWR STR), AND THE CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO "RESET" THE SYSTEM IS TO STOP THE CAR, SHUT IT OFF, WAIT 30 SECONDS, AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 8-10 TIMES NOW. SIMILAR CARS FROM GM (CHEVY COBALT, PONTIAC G5, ETC) UTILIZE THE SAME PARTS AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY GM. HOWEVER, WHEN CONTACTING GM REGARDING THE SATURN ION, THEY STATE THAT FOR THE ION, "THEY HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A RECALL." THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. LOSING POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURIES AND DEATHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

2007 SATURN ION POWER UNIT LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN. CHECKED FUSES AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. CAR DOES NOT TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID, IT IS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND GOT A PWR STR WARNING ON MY CONSOLE. I NOTICED THAT I HAD LOST MY POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. I DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE AGAIN FOR 3 DAYS, BUT NOW IM HAVING IT 10-15 TIMES A DAY. MY FIANCE IS THE NORMAL DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND DOES NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO STEER AND CONTROL THE CAR WHEN IT LOOSES THE POWER STEERING. SHE HAS ALMOST BEEN IN 3 WRECKS IN THE LAST WEEK RESULTING FROM THIS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 THAT IS TSB 10V073000. THIS IS THE SAME PART AND COMPONENT THAT IS ON THE SATURN ION, BUT IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE STEERING WHEEL WENT TIGHT AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING WAS RESET AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN. WITHIN MINUTES THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN, I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, STARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR IN FEAR THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AGAIN AND LOCK UP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2007 SATURN ION'S POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING EVERYTIME IT'S IN USE. BEING THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY TWO KIDS, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. SEEMS LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE RECALLED?? *TR

ION THAT THE STEERING IS BEING SO HARD TO TURN. PURCHASE THE CAR AND AFTER 20,000 MILES ON IT THE CAR BEGIN TO GO DOWN. BUT THE WORST IS THE STEERING. THE TIRES WERE NO GOOD THE WINDOW WIPERS WERE NO GOOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION 2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED; THE STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY A KNOCK FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEEDS OF 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT FOUND THERE WAS LIMITED STEERING POWER. THE CONTACT FOUND IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DEALER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED AND THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. VERY SCARY WHEN IT GOES OUT ON A CURVE. TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND "27 POINT" INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP, CURIOUS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD NOTICE. THEY CHECKED IT OFF AS GOOD. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 40,000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GETTING ON THE RAMP AND THE PRW STR LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IMMEDIATELY AND I COULD NOT TURN. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION BUT WAS ALMOST HIT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I COULD NOT TURN. IT WOULD RESET WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF THEN THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TIGHTEN UP ON ME. IT HAS HAPPENED UP TO 20 TIMES A DAY. I HAVE ALMOST HAD THREE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I HAD TO HAVE THE MOTORS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE COST OF OVER $ 800. THREE HOURS AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ANOTHER PART HAD TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS...

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT VARIOUS TIMES SOME TIMES MULTIPLE TIMES IN A DAY AND THEN NOT AGAIN FOR DAYS . WE CAN NOT PINPOINT ANY PARTICULAR ACTION TO SET THIS PROBLEM IN MOTION . TO FIX WHEN THIS HAPPENS WE MUST PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT CAR OFF AN WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTART. MY YOUNG DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND HAS HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THIS FAILURE, ITS A POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP! START A RECALL NOW BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED ! I NOW HAVE THE CAR PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING MY WIFE'S CAR CAUSE OF THE RISK OF ACCIDENT POTENTIAL. IN MY INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 2003 IN THE SATURN IONS AND THAT THE STEERING MOTOR ETC IS THE SAME AS THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH WAS RECALLED. I URGE...

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2007 SATURN ION WILL FAIL RANDOMLY. TO DATE IT HAS FAILED TWICE, ONCE AT 70 MPH DRIVING STRAIGHT AND ONCE AT 55 MPH GOING AROUND A CURVE. THIS PROBLEM FITS RECALL 10V073000 AS THE PARTS AND SYSTEM ARE THE SAME ON EACH CAR.

POWER STEERING FAILURE

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING - THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY, WHERE I PUT IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON. REMARKABLY, AS QUICKLY AS THE PROBLEM APPEARED, IT WENT AWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NOT FURTHER PROBLEMS BUT WHEN I STARTED RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE I FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINS OF THE SAME EXACT NATURE. SATURN OF COURSE WILL REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR ABOUT $900. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS UNSAFE AND SCARY AS HELL. YOU CAN'T BE DRIVING A CAR WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING! CHECK THE INTERNET, THERE ARE...

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING THEN COMES BACK ON WHEN I RESTART CAR IF I DONT USE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK FOR A WEEK THEN IT STARTS GOING OUT RANDOMLY AGAIN

2007 SATURN ION. APPROX 54000 MILES. DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. HEARD SEVERAL DINGS FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I COULD STEER THE VEHICLE WITH MUCH EFFORT. HAPPENED AGAIN AT A SLOWER SPEED, VEHICLE WAS MUCH HARDER TO STEER! GOOD THING IT WASN'T A MILE OR TWO EARLIER WHEN IT WENT OUT, AS I WAS IN A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AREA WITH NO EMERGENCY LANES! I COULD NOT PULL OVER SAFELY IF I NEEDED TO. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, LOOKED TO SEE IF I COULD SEE A PROBLEM, BUT THIS CAR HAS ELECTRIC STEERING. STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.THIS VEHICLE WAS INTENDED FOR MY 18 YR. OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE, BUT I DOUBT SHE WOULD HAVE TO STRENGTH TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL IF IT...

2007 SATURN ION. POWER STEERING INTERMITTANTLY CUT OUT WITH A CHIME AND MESSAGE OF PWR STR ON THE DASH BOARD. TURNING OFF THE POWER AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WOULD ALLOW THE POWER STEERING TO RESET. DEALERSHIP REPLACED POWER STEERING POWER ASSIST MOTOR TO FIX ISSUE

SATURN ION 2007. LOSES POWER STEERING AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTART TO REGAIN POWER. THIS WAS RARE AT THE BEGINNING BUT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ON THE WARNING PANEL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 64,000.