2007 SATURN ION Complaints

AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE POWER STEERING GETS REALLY HARD TO STEER, AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNS ON IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THEN TURN ON THE POWER STEERING WORKS BUT AFTER ANOTHER FEW MINUTES THE STEERING GETS HARD AGAIN. THIS OCCURS EVERYDAY. I HAVE NOT REPLACED NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM YET. I WAS HOPING TO FIND A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY SATURN ION'S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS MAKES FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A TURN AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE STEERING FAILED IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. HE HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITH GREAT EFFORT. THE NEXT DAY HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN MODULE. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED HE HAD TO PAY $656.62 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AND WAS UPSET THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,257. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ UPDATED 04/06/11

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH WHEEL LOCKING AND TROUBLE TURNING. I ALSO WAS TOLD BY FIRESTONE THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS MANUFACTURER'S FAULT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ON A 2007 SATURN ION. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME SEVERAL CARS HAVE COME IN WITH SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED SATURN AND CHEVROLET DEALERS TO ASK ABOUT RECALLS AND WAS INFORMED THAT OTHER MODELS FOR SATURN HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS BUT NOT THE ION AND IT IS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILS RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING ON MY 2007 SATURN ION. IT FAILED 3 TIMES TODAY. IT WOULD RESET IF YOU RESTART THE CAR, BUT THE STEERING BECOMES SO TIGHT THAT. *TR

2007 SATURN ION. HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2010. PUT KEY IN IGNITION, START THE CAR, HOWEVER THE CAR COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION AND CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCKHART CADILLAC IN GREENWOOD, INDIANA. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR A RECALL, HOWEVER I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WHERE SATURN CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHILE DROPPING THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP, NOT ONLY WAS I TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT WARRANTY OR A RECALL I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THEM THAT THIS IS HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF SATURN ION'S AND THAT IT WOULD BE BETWEEN $500-$600. COST SEEMS TO BE A BIT STEEP FOR SOMETHING THAT SATURN, OR GM, SHOULD BE COVERING BECAUSE IT IS CLEARLY A RECALL PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT SMELLED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WASN'T AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THIS HAS NOT BEEN A TRUE SAFETY ITEM YET, BUT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING ONE, AND IF YOU LOOK ON-LINE UNDER "KEY STUCK IN IGNITION" YOU WILL BE AMAZED HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR COMPANIES APPARENTLY KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE HAVE INSTALLED A SMALL COVER UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN TO REMOVE AND PUSH A BUTTON TO RELEASE THE KEY SO IT CAN BE TURNED AND REMOVED. MANY PEOPLE LIKE US HAVE PAID OVER $500 AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS. SOME FOLK COULDN'T EVEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THAT' RIDICULOUS. I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR HUNDREDS AND MAYBE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT IS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS. NOT EVERYONE HAS A COMPUTER AND ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER CIRCUIT BOARD BURNED OUT AND THE FUEL LINE CRACKED SPILLING GASOLINE ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE ABS LIGHT, BATTERY, POWER STEERING, OIL LIGHT, AND THE ODOMETER LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE CLUSTER BOARD BURNED OUT AND THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. THE FUEL LINE WILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE REPAIRS TO THE CLUSTER BOARD AT NO COST WERE BEING REVIEWED BY THE MANUFACTURER. SHE WAS AWAITING A CALL FROM THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-94, MILE MARKER 41. LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. THERE WAS A POWER STEERING LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. SHE NOTICED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. WHEN SHE RESTARTED IT, THE FAILURE SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.