2007 SATURN ION Complaints

THE GM DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS BECAUSE THEY HAD SENT AN EARLIER LETTER SAYING THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING ELEMENT. THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY MY STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (E.G. CRACKED, LEAKING, CORRODED, WHATEVER) BUT THEY DO KNOW IT IS NOT THE POWER STEERING ELEMENT. THE REPRESENTATIVE DID SAY THAT GM WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. I ASKED HIM TO SEND ME THIS IN WRITING SO I'D HAVE IT TO TAKE TO THE DEALER BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS DESPITE FOLLOW-UP MESSAGES LEFT FOR THE REP. IT DOES SEEM THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING COLUMNS OF THIS PARTICULAR SATURN MODEL BUT I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE POWER STEERING FAILS TO GET GM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL MODULE AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WHEN I TURNED ON MY STREET AT ABOUT 15 MPH, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD A HARD TIME TURNING INTO MY DRIVE. I WORRY ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WERE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ILLUMINATED WITH A FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE TOOK A VERY LONG TIME TO START AND HE SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,450.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MINUTES INTO DRIVING WITH WARNING BELL AND ERROR "PWR STR" ON THE DASH INDICATOR. WHEN I RESTART THE CAR, POWER STEERING RETURNS FOR ANOTHER 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND FAILS AGAIN. THIS WILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING 2007 SATURN ION RECENTLY, ON INTERSTATE 25 AND THE STEERING POWER LIGHT CAME ON, I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR AND THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED RAPIDLY. I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND LOOK IN THE MANUAL FOR HELP. I DID WHAT THE MANUAL INSTRUCTED, BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BOTH DIRECTIONS SEVERAL TIMES TO LOOSEN THE GRIP. ON A FOUR HOUR ROAD TRIP I HAD TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES TO "LOOSEN THE STEERING WHEEL". NEARLY CAUSED ON ACCIDENT ONCE I WAS BACK IN MY HOMETOWN, DRIVING 25 MILES AN HOUR AND THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED AGAIN AND IT WAS QUITE HARD TO REDIRECT THE CAR. *TR

TURN ON CAR AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. THERE IS A "SPECIAL WARRANTY" THAT COVER THOSE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE POWER STEERING AND THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED AND I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX SOMETHING DEFECTIVE WHEN THE GM SHOULD FIX IT. I NEED TO KNOW WHO I NEED TO TALK TO FOR A RESOLUTION! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INFORMING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE NEXT EXIT AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS. LACK OF POWER STEERING HAS CAUSED MODERATE COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT UPCOMING WINTER MONTHS AND NAVIGATING TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF POWER STEERING. PRICE OF LABOR AND PART FOR A KNOWN AND WELL DOCUMENTED FAULTY PART IS UNREASONABLE FOR AVERAGE SATURN ION OWNER. *TR

APPROXIMATLEY 3 WEEKS AGO THE POWER STEERING IN OUR 07 SATURN ION JUST WENT OUT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH WE FOUND THE COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE SYSTEM. SINCE THAT INITIAL OCCURENCE THE CAR IS NOW CONSTANTLY LOSING THE POWER STEERING. IT OBVIOUSLY APPEARS ELECTRICAL AS THE POWER STEERING IS THIS MODEL IS ELECTRIC. I HAVE CHECKED ALL FUSES AND CONNECTIONS AND ALL ARE INTACT. IT GOES OUT CONSTANTLY NOW WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WAS PRIMARILY FOR OUR COLLEGE AGE DAUGHTER WHO NOW IS UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT AND I AM UNCOMFORTABLE ALLOWING HER TO DRIVE AS WELL.. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED AND THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE SISTER MODELS I BELIEVE THIS WARRANTS A RECALL. I ALSO OWN AN 05 SATURN ION AND HAVE NOT HAD ISSUES BUT AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR