2005 SATURN ION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AS THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT POTENTIALLY WAS UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE OR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,500.

2005 SATURN ION KEEPS LOSING POWER STEERING AS I DRIVE. THE WHEEL TURNS VERY HARD AND REQUIRES AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH TO TURN IT. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY AND I GET THE MESSAGE IN THE DASH "PWR STR" THEN MY POWERSTEERING SHUTS OFF. ITS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS THE SAME PART NUMBER AND ASSEMBLY AS THE 06-07 COBALT, PONTIAC G5 ETC. RECALL. THEY HAVE THE SAME SYSTEM. GM RECALLED THOSE BUT LEFT OUT SATURN. I WENT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IT IS A $1,200 REPAIR. GM RECALLED THE SAME PART NUMBER MOTOR AND SAME SYSTEM ON OTHER CARS. THIS IS UNFAIR AND VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE HEARD IT IS A NORMAL THING FOR THESE ELECTRIC MOTORS TO BE GOING OUT LEFT AND RIGHT ON ALL CARS THAT HAVE THEM BUT ONLY SOME GET RECALLED NOT ALL.... I AM UNHAPPY AND CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY I HAVE TO CARPOOL NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL STEERING OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY TRAVELED SPEED AND ANY LENGTH OF TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, WHEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING "DING." MY POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. HOWEVER, I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT, SO I TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSED AND SERVICED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND SAID NO CODES WERE REGISTERING, NOT EVEN IN THE HISTORY. I READ THAT GM HAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THEIR COBALTS, WHICH USE THE SAME MOTOR SYSTEM AS THE SATURN IONS. WHEN I CALLED GM TO MAKE MY COMPLAINT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE COBALTS. *TR

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILS WHILE DRIVING. NEARLY HIT A CAR WHEN IT WENT OUT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. STARTED HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES LAST YEAR (2009). PULL CAR OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT OFF THEN TURN ON AND POWER STEERING IS BACK ON. THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN ROAD. NOW WE HAVE 53,000 MILES (JUNE 2010) AND IT IS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY TIME WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY. SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION WHEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,217. UPDATED 10/28/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS REIMBURSED. UPDATED 10/28/10*JB

NO CRASHES OR INJURIES. MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING 'OUT'. ONE TIME I WILL DRIVE AND IT WILL BE FINE, I'LL START IT UP AN HOUR OR SO LATER AND BOOM FOR WHATEVER REASON THE P.S. LIGHT IS ON AND I HAVE NO P.S.. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT, THE SAME PS 'COLUMN' THAT WAS ALSO INSTALLED IN A FEW OTHER GM CARS WERE RECALLED, BUT, FOR WHATEVER REASON THE SATURN ION WAS NOT? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I AM TAKING IT TO SATURN FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON MON. I AM ALSO HOPING THAT SATURN CAN 'CLEAR THE CODES' IF THIS IS JUST AN ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER PROBLEM. IF NOT, IT SEEMS TO ME THEY SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL SET OUT TO THE OTHER CONSUMERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM!. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2005. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR OTHERWISE. *TR

2005 SATURN POWER STEERING GOING OUT SHUT CAR OF START IT RESETS STEERS WITH ASSIST FOR A WHILE IT`S THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT IS ON COBALTS THAT ARE RECALLED ALONG WITH 3 OTHER CARS THIS IS DANGEROUS MY WIFE IS DISABLED AND THEY WANT 900.00 TO FIX IT AND WONT SELL ME THE PART BECAUSE ITS A RECALL PART BEING SAVED FOR RECALLS THIS IS BS THE CAR WAS BACK TO SELLING DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITH CANT DUPLICATE SAID AT FIRST WAS EVERY SO OFTEN NO ITS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. IT TOOK TWO TO THREE MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

2005 SATURN ION. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T RELEASE. AFTER SOME TIME THE KEY EVENTUALLY RELEASES ITSELF. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A GM DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEY LUBED UP THE PARTS AND SAID I WOULD BE FINE. THE KEY CONTINUES TO GET STUCK. *TR