2007 SATURN ION Complaints

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

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN TURNING THE CAR (SATURN ION 2007) OFF. I TURN OFF THE CAR AND CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE AND GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO FINALLY GET THE KEY TO RELEASE. FROM READING COMPLAINTS ONLINE, THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF SATURN OWNERS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM FOR A RECALL. *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

I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 30 MPH. COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE, AND YET THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INSTEAD OF MY AIRBAGS STOPPING MY HEAD FROM HITTING ANYTHING MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY EYE SOCKET WAS FRACTURED. *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

I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN ABOUT THE SEAT BELT ISSUE AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE BELT WILL NOT CLICK OR UNCLICK WHEN PUTTING THE SEAT BELT ON. MY HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM FAN DOES NOT WANT TO WORK UNLESS I PUT THE FAN ONTO NUMBER 3 AND IT IS DRAWING TOO MUCH POWER FROM THE BATTERY. I JUST NEED THESE FIXED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR