2007 SATURN ION Complaints

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2007 SATURN ION COUPE ACROSS THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE IN PHILADELPHIA, PA AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING CUT OUT 5 TIMES. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR AND THE STEERING WOULD TEMPORARILY GO TO POWER AND THEN BACK TO MANUAL. THERE IS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER. SHE STAYED CALM AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A POWER STEERING ASSIST REPLACEMENT TODAY. THE COST WAS $500. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE 2004. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT HAD A HIGH SAFETY RATING AND ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS. WE CONTACTED ONSTAR TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STEERING. ONSTAR APPARENTLY DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO STEERING FAILURE..AT LEAST I WOULD KNOW THAT SHE GOT HURT WHEN IT FAILS AGAIN. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM BEEN ALLOWED TO GO ON FOR 6 YEARS. I SAW NO WARNING ABOUT THIS WHEN WE RESEARCHED THE CAR. WHEN I MADE A SPECIFIC INQUIRY ONLINE, THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS ARE REPORTED. MY DAUGHTER IS A 20 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT..SHE ISN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE PAYMENTS ON THE CAR, YET ON A CLEAR DAY ON A ROUTINE TRIP SHE COULDN'T KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50MPH HE NOTICED A CHIME NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71000.

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2007 SATURN ION WOULD CUT OUT RANDOMLY AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD. THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. *TR

2007 SATURN ION HAS A REALLY BIG PROBLEM. POWER STEERING GOES OFF 3-5 TIMES A DAY. CAR DASHBOARD RINGS 3 TIMES AND POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND CARS POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. CAR HAS 35000 MILES. CALLED SATURN AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG NOW WITH CAR SO I WOULD TO REPAIR THE CAR AND IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINED THEN THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE AND MAKE A DECISION OR I COULD DRIVE THE CAR AND WHEN IT SHUTS OFF PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS 2010 NOT 1920 AND I DO NOT ACCEPT SHUT A RESPONSE FOR A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE HAD TO USE FORCE TO DRIVE ONTO THE SIDE OF ROAD. SHE THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO WORK NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SHE WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY ANOTHER DEALER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45554.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNDER 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING SHAFT. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE DIAGNOSTIC CODES WITHOUT IT ILLUMINATED. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 15,000. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE ENGINE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY GIVEN SPEED RATE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE REPAIR COST FOR A POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS $700. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

SATURN ION 2007- AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES OUT IN THE CAR. IT HAS TO BE RESTARTED FOR THE PWR STR LIGHT TO GO OFF AND WORK PROPERLY. AS SOON AS THE LIGHT COMES ON IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS DAILY. IT STARTED WHEN MY CAR HIT APPROX. 50000 MILES ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. *TR

2007 SATURN ION, POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT THREE TIMES, RESTART CAR, PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THEN COMES BACK AGAIN. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN ION. WHEN I FIRST START MY VEHICLE IT DRIVES NORMALLY, BUT AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES THE "PWR STR" ALERT APPEARS ON THE DASH AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM RECENTLY PUT OUT RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS, BUT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE SATURN ION ALSO. I RECENTLY VISITED A WEBSITE WITH MANY OTHER SATURN OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR