2005 SATURN ION Complaints

WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 SATURN ION THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MAKING IT HARD TO STEER. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING AGAIN WILL FIX POWER STEERING FOR A SHORT TIME. GM HAS RECALL ON OTHER MAKES AND MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY NOT THE SATURN. IF IT WOULD GO OUT AS YOUR MAKING A TURN, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVING MY 2005 ION AT ABOUT 40 MPH A DING WENT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WHEN ON. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER STOPPING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT WORKED FINE, UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. FINALLY IT WOULD ONLY WORK FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND THE LIGHT AND HARD STEERING STARTED. HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND HE PUT IN A ASSIST MOTOR AND COLUMN KIT. THE COST $1041.43. THE ONLY WAY WE GOT THE PART WAS THAT HE GOT IT FROM THE SHIPMENT MADE TO HIM FOR THE CHEVY COBALTS ON HIS LOT. THE PART WAS RECEIVED ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER HE TRIED TO ORDER THE PART SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY TO GET THE PART, AS NO ONE WOULD SHIP IT TO HIM BECAUSE OF THE RECALL ON THE CHEVYS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2005 SATURN ION (55K MILES). THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN A RECALL ON THE COBALT, G6 AND OTHERS. *TR

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOING OUT. WILL BE DRIVING AND THEN HEAR A CHIME AND PWRSTEER WARNING COMES UP IN ODOMETER. STEERING THEN BECOMES HARD AND UNRESPONSIVE. *TR

2005 SATURN. CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD UNEXPECTEDLY THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE AND THE OTHER MODELS SHARE THE SAME PART NUMBER, WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN WHY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS, BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER IN MANUAL MODE WITH NO POWER STEERING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. SHE TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED. UPON RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AGAIN. HOWEVER, A SHORT TIME LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME ACCOMPANIED WITH AN ILLUMINATED POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME; UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY AND THE SERVICE LIGHT SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,500.

WE HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION THAT WE PURCHASE NEW. IT HAS BEEN LOSING IT'S POWER STEERING FOR A WHILE NOW. WE HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WE CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, AND THIS SEENS TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO LAST FOR SHORTER PERIODS OF TIME, AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. I FOUND THIS SITE AND DECIDED THAT WE ALSO NEED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. HAVE HEARD DIFFERENT PRICES TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE COVERED IN THE GM RECALL (AS IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PART/PROBLEM THAT OTHER GM CARS ARE EXPERIENCING). VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND NOT SURE WHEN IT WILL BE WORKING FROM ONE MOMENT TO THE NEXT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS DIFFICULTY STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. ALSO, TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING HAD STOPPED FUNCTIONING, HOWEVER AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING CORRECTED ITSELF AND BEGAN WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 75649 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77000.