2007 SATURN ION Complaints

I HAVE A SATURN ION 2007 WITH 54433 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. BUT THERE IS ON THE COBALT WHICH HAS THE SAME PUMP. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FREQUENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION REDLINE. DURING NORMAL DRIVING, THE CAR BEEPS, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON THE DASH GOES ON (PWR STR), AND THE CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO "RESET" THE SYSTEM IS TO STOP THE CAR, SHUT IT OFF, WAIT 30 SECONDS, AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 8-10 TIMES NOW. SIMILAR CARS FROM GM (CHEVY COBALT, PONTIAC G5, ETC) UTILIZE THE SAME PARTS AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY GM. HOWEVER, WHEN CONTACTING GM REGARDING THE SATURN ION, THEY STATE THAT FOR THE ION, "THEY HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A RECALL." THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. LOSING POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURIES AND DEATHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

2007 SATURN ION POWER UNIT LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN. CHECKED FUSES AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. CAR DOES NOT TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID, IT IS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND GOT A PWR STR WARNING ON MY CONSOLE. I NOTICED THAT I HAD LOST MY POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. I DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE AGAIN FOR 3 DAYS, BUT NOW IM HAVING IT 10-15 TIMES A DAY. MY FIANCE IS THE NORMAL DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND DOES NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO STEER AND CONTROL THE CAR WHEN IT LOOSES THE POWER STEERING. SHE HAS ALMOST BEEN IN 3 WRECKS IN THE LAST WEEK RESULTING FROM THIS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 THAT IS TSB 10V073000. THIS IS THE SAME PART AND COMPONENT THAT IS ON THE SATURN ION, BUT IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE STEERING WHEEL WENT TIGHT AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING WAS RESET AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN. WITHIN MINUTES THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN, I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, STARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR IN FEAR THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AGAIN AND LOCK UP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2007 SATURN ION'S POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING EVERYTIME IT'S IN USE. BEING THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY TWO KIDS, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. SEEMS LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE RECALLED?? *TR

ION THAT THE STEERING IS BEING SO HARD TO TURN. PURCHASE THE CAR AND AFTER 20,000 MILES ON IT THE CAR BEGIN TO GO DOWN. BUT THE WORST IS THE STEERING. THE TIRES WERE NO GOOD THE WINDOW WIPERS WERE NO GOOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION 2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED; THE STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY A KNOCK FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

I WANT TO REPORT A PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 SATURN ION. I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND MY VEHICLE HAD A FUEL SYSTEM LEAK LIKE THE ONE DESCRIBED IN YOUR SAFETY RECALL 09V419000. MY VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY DRIPPING FUEL FROM THE SKID PLATE COVERING THE FUEL TANK. GM WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BACK IN DECEMBER 2009, BUT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 7000 MILES OUT OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY SATURN/GM REFUSED TO HELP. I COMPARED THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP AND THE NEW ONE PURCHASED FROM GM AND FIND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED INDICATING THAT GM KNOWS THAT THE OEM FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. I WAS SURPRISED THAT GM REFUSED TO HELP SINCE THIS CAR HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS FROM MARCH TO MAY 2009 WITH FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT DURING THE TIME I WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM MY DAUGHTER WAS CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING OF HEADACHES. EVER SINCE I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED SHE HAS NOT HAD ANY HEADACHES AFTER RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. I FEEL ALL 2006-2007 SATURN IONS AND CHEVROLET COBALTS ARE SAFETY HAZARDS. I HOPE YOU CAN INVESTIGATE AND MAKE GM ISSUE A NATIONWIDE RECALL ON THESE MODELS AND NOT JUST THE STATES CURRENTLY LISTED ON YOUR RECALL. I FEEL GM HAS SUPPRESSED THIS INFORMATION AND NOT MADE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THIS SEVERE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THEIR EXPENSE TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. *TR