2007 SATURN ION Complaints

ON MARCH 10, 2010, THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN ION TURNED OFF. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE KEYS BECAME WEDGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,297 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) WE HAVE OWNED A 2007 SATURN ION 4 DOOR FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS. WE BOUGHT IT NEW. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 54,000 MILES ON IT NOW. IN THE MID 40,000 MILE RANGE, WHENEVER WE WOULD MAKE MANY TURNS (WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS--FEW STRAIGHTAWAYS), THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT. THE CAR CAN STILL BE STEERED, BUT WITH DIFFICULTY. THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. UPON TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN, ALTHOUGH A FEW TURNS MORE, THE STEERING WILL GO OUT YET AGAIN UNTIL THE MOTOR (OR WHATEVER??) COOLS OFF. RECENTLY, THERE WAS A MASSIVE RECALL RE THIS PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS AND OTHER NEAR SATURNS. I UNDERSTAND THE SATURN ION IS BASICALLY THE SAME AND USED THE SAME STEERING MECHANISM THAT HAS FAILED WITH THE COBALTS AND CLONES. WITH THE ABOVE, IT WOULD SEEM REASONABLE TO INCLUDE THE IONS IN THE RECALL. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE IONS AS INTERNET TRAFFIC CONFIRMS. PLEASE INCLUDE THE IONS WITH THIS RECALL. THE PARTS INVOLVED ARE THE SAME AND THE CHANCES OF ACCIDENTS, OR WORSE, NO DIFFERENT. THANK-YOU, [XXX] PS SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE STATES THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SEEMS SATURNS HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED. *TR

2007 SATURN ION HAS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WHICH CAUSE THE STEERING TO LOCK AND HARD TO STEER IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BY PUTTING IN POWER STEERING FLUID, IT DOESN'T WORK THE ELECTRICAL LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH. THIS OCCURS AFTER ONLY 33,000 MILES, AND THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO PUT A NEW MOTOR MODULE AND SWITCH WITH A REPAIR COST OF $997.00. AFTER SURFING THE INTERNET, WE ARE ONE OF MANY WHO ARE EXPERIENCES THIS PROBLEM. I ASK IF A DEATH HAS TO OCCUR IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BECOME A RECALL VEHICLE. INCIDENTALLY, MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS UNDER THE WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPEN TO OUR CAR. PLEASE DO NOT LET A DEATH HAPPEN TO HAVE A RECALL. I WILL CONTINUE WRITING MY CONGRESSMAN, SENATOR AND WHO EVER WILL LISTEN. DURING MY FIRST COMPLAINT TO THE GM COMPANY, I HAD SPOKEN TO SOMEONE IN CANADA A SALES SPECIALIST WHO INFORM ME THAT ITS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT AND HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF EVEN AWARE OF THE VEHICLE MAKE OR MODEL. IF ANYONE GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, WE WILL TAKE EVERY LEGAL MATTER NECESSARY. ALSO, AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS TAKEN CARE OF WE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A WEEK. ANOTHER NE POWER STEERING MODULE AND MOTOR HAD TO BE PUT BACK ON AGAIN. LOOK AT YOUR COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE FAILURE CORRECTED ITSELF AND THE POWER STEERING WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69800.

POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. IT IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND A WARNING IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. IF, I SIMPLY TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WORKS FINE AGAIN. IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES, OR NOT FOR A WEEK. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY COMMON CONDITION THAT CAUSES THIS, IT IS TOTALLY RANDOM. *TR UPDATED IVOQ. 07/29/10

ON TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010, THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN TURNED ITSELF OFF FOUR TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I HAD TO STOP AND RESTART MY CAR EACH TIME. *TR

HAD A RECALL ON 2007 SATURN ION AND WAS TOLD THAT BENNET MOTOR COMPANY WAS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AS SATURN HAS CLOSED WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSE TO DO ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL ON THIS CAR ALSO IT WOULD NOT GO AS IT WAS NOT GETTING GAS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN 4S ION TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING FOUR TIMES ON SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2007 SATURN ION - STEERING: ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST - GM HAS RECALLED THIS ON THE COBALT WHICH SHARES THE SAME EXACT SYSTEM WITH THE SATURN ION ASWELL AS OTHER GM VEHICLES. MY 2007 SATURN ION IS EXPERIENCING THIS DEFECT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE (THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM RANDOMLY SHORTS AND CAUSES DRIVING HAZARDS) THEY SAID IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET BUT IT IS SEEN QUITE OFTEN FOR ALL GM VEHICLES WITH THAT SYSTEM AND THAT IT IS ALWAYS 1 OF 2 THINGS THE EPS(ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING) OR THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY BOTH HAVE CHIPS WHICH ARE FAULTY HE EXPLAINED. NOW THAT MY WIFE AND I SEE THAT THESE PARTS ARE AT SOMEONE'S ATTENTION BUT NOT FULLY WE HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT. YOU MAY CONTACT US AT [XXX] - THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT RANDOM AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND CAN CAUSE A WRECK. *TR