2005 SATURN ION Complaints

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON 4/24/10. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, IT RESET AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. ON 4/25/10, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN, AFTER CUTTING OFF IT WORKS AGAIN. AGAIN ON 4/24/10, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO TURN WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING NOT WORKING. THE CHEVY COBALT WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE POWER STEERING UNIT IS THE SAME IN A 2005 SATURN ION. CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THIS TIME, WORRY ABOUT MY DAUGHTER DRIVING IT. *TR

POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 SATURN ION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILS NUMEROUS TIMES A DAY; SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS AND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALLS ?? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT 3 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME SOUND WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED; THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF AFTER THE RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,197. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,999.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. A CHIMING NOISE WAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL ON THE 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,607.

WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CAR WONT START, IT WONT EVEN TURN OVER (BUT ALL OF THE LIGHTS, FAN, ETC WORK). OTHER TIMES THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN YOU TURN THE MOTOR OFF. *TR

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 SATURN ION. AND WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP IT STARTED LIKE A DREAM. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 34 DEGREES F OR SO. AND IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS FIFTEEN MINUTES LATE TO WORK BECAUSE THIS SO CALLED "RELIABLE" CAR WOULDN'T START BECAUSE IT THOUGHT I WAS BREAKING INTO IT. IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD'VE PURCHASED THE CHEVY, THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM AS I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. WE'RE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR SOME PIECE OF CRAP CAR THAT DOESN'T START WHEN IT'S TOO COLD/DAMP OUT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,256. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,400.

2005 SATURN ION-3, WHICH SHARES THE STEERING SYSTEM WITH THE RECALLED CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC G5, HAD EXACTLY STEERING FAILURE. IT HAPPENED APR.10/2010 IN A PARKING LOT WHEN DRIVING AT 5MPH. IT CHIMED BUT I OBSERVED NO LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER COMING UP. THEN THE STEERING BECAME VERY HEAVY SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER RESTARTING IT IS FINE AGAIN. SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE IN 09 SUMMER, BOTH AT THE SPEEDING UP STAGE (<10MPH) AFTER A CONTROLLED STOP. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSE ALL POWER STEERING UNTIL CAR IS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. *TR