2007 SATURN ION Complaints

SATURN ION 2007. LOSES POWER STEERING AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTART TO REGAIN POWER. THIS WAS RARE AT THE BEGINNING BUT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ON THE WARNING PANEL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 64,000.

MY 2007 SATURN ION OCCASIONALLY LOSES POWER STEERING. WHEN IT DOES, THE CAR CHIMES 3 TIMES AND DISPLAYS PWR STR ON THE ODOMETER DISPLAY. THIS HAPPENED ONCE LAST MONTH, ONCE YESTERDAY, AND 3 TIMES TODAY. IT SEEMS TO BE TRULY RANDOM, AS I DROVE 80 MILES BEFORE THE FIRST INCIDENT TODAY, ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE OTHER THREE TIMES, AND 90 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT AFTER THE FINAL OCCURRENCE TODAY. POWER STEERING REMAINS OUT UNTIL I CYCLE THE IGNITION SWITCH. I FOUND THAT I COULD SWITCH TO OFF AND BACK ON QUICKLY ENOUGH TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING, AND EVEN THIS BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN POWER WAS ENOUGH TO RESET THE FAULT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AS THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I FEAR THAT MY WIFE MAY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO "MUSCLE" THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION. A QUICK INTERNET SCAN INDICATES THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MODEL YEARS, AND OTHER GM CARS WITH IDENTICAL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT SATURN. PLEASE INSTIGATE A PROMPT INVESTIGATION AND GET THE RECALL GOING FOR THESE SATURN DEFECTS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS SO EASY TO RESET, AND IS NOT RELATED TO THE MOTOR ITSELF OR OVERHEATING, SINCE NO COOLDOWN PERIOD IS REQUIRED TO RESTORE OPERATION. THE GM SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN FOR $1200! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN RESTARTING THE CAR IT APPEARS TO WORK AGAIN FOR A WHILE. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY PATTERN AS TO WHAT CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO STOP WORKING. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY DOES NOT COME OUT EASILY AFTER THE CAR ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. LAST YEAR,ONE DAY, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL AND THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS BEFORE SATURN DEALER CAME TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. IT IS SO OFTEN NOW THAT I AM NOT DRIVING MY SATURN. I FEAR THE KEY WILL,ONE DAY, GET STUCK AND NOT COME OUT AT ALL. GMC HAVE BEEN INFORMED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING . THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS, THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN ION TURNS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RE-START IT. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I'M GOING OVER 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 6 TIMES PER DAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION'S POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND THE PWR STR MESSAGE IS GIVEN ON THE CONSOLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK AS DESIGNED; HOWEVER ONCE THE ENGINE WAS WARM, THE POWER STEERING WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD COOLED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER ONLY A FEW MOMENTS RUNNING. DIFFICULTY STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS AS THOSE IN THE GM RECALL, THOUGH THE 2007 SATURN ION WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS USED. DEALER SAID TO FIX IT WOULD NORMALLY REQUIRE A POWER STEERING MOTOR TO BE REPLACED, BUT SINCE SATURN IS DISCONTINUED, GM WILL ONLY PROVIDE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLIES AS A FIX. INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE, THOUGH IT RECURS EVERY DAY THE CAR IS USED. *TR