2005 SATURN ION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A CHIME AND A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN WARM WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MORE FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOMENTS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 92,000. UPDATED 11/05/10 *BF UPDATED 11/05/10*JB

2005 SATURN ION. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, NOT EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES, JUST NORMAL DRIVING. WITHOUT WARNING THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK. THE CAR IS STILL DRIVABLE, ALBEIT WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER AMOUNT OF EFFORT. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND THEN TURNING IT BACK ON CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON SATURN ION 2 SEDAN (4 DOOR). CAR PURCHASED 12/06/04. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 116,000. TWO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE LAST MONTH WHEN CAR WAS IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION AFTER BEING DRIVEN A SHORT TIME. POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND POWER STEERING FAILS. CAR MUST BE STOPPED AND IGNITION SWITCHED OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER WHICH POWER STEERING WORKS. OCCURRENCE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND WE ARE REALLY WORRIED! OUR MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FUSE THE FIRST TIME BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AGAIN. *TR

2005 SATURN ION 3 QUAD. VIN# [XXX] , MILEAGE 54,698 VERY UNEXPECTED POWER STEERING FAILURE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND I BOUGHT THE CAR 1 MONTH BEFORE SATURN SHUTDOWN. THUS I HAVEN'T OWNED THE CAR EVEN A YEAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

1ST TIME MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT MAYBE 5MPH AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE CAR STARTED DINGING, THE PWR STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP. TURNED THE CAR OFF, LET IT SIT FOR A BIT, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. HAS DONE IT 3 OTHER TIMES WHILE ON THE ROAD AT NO MORE THAN 45 MPH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. HAVEN'T HAD IT REPAIRED YET. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WAS VERY SCARY AS I HAD 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR EACH TIME IT'S HAPPENED. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 46,700. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. LUCKILY WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT. HAD WE BEEN TURNING A CORNER IT COULD'VE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MOTOR IN THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. THE SEARCH WAS ON FOR A MOTOR. IF NONE COULD BE FOUND, THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTOR WAS FOUND AND ORDERED. I HOPE TO HAVE THE CAR BACK IN A WEEK OR SO. *TR

METAL FATIGUE ON PASSENGER CAR DOOR OF SATURN ION QUAD COUPE REDLINE, WHERE HINGE ATTACHES: THE PROBLEM OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS DURING WHICH TIME I WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR EACH DAY A MINIMUM OF 10-12 TIMES TO STRAP MY INFANT INTO HIS CARSEAT. THE DOOR METAL CRACKED AND BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE REST OF THE METAL, TO THE POINT WHERE THE DOOR IS READ TO DROP OFF THE HINGE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AT WHICH TIME I REQUESTED THEM TO LOOK AT THE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. HOWEVER, THEY CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DISPROVE THE DOOR HAD NOT BEEN FORCEFULLY PUSHED BACKWARDS. *TR

MY SATURN ION IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS CHEVY COBALT WHERE I LOOSE POWER STEERING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ONCE IT CUTS OUT I HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF ROAD TURN OFF CAR, THEN RESTART IT AND ALL IS FINE UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED TODAY AND IT IS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, WHICH WILL BE REPLACED AS SOON AS PART COMES IN. I FEEL GM SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS TOO. THIS COULD BE A REAL DANGER IF ON A CURVING MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN POWER STEERING GOES. *TR