SATURN Complaints

MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 SATURN ION 3. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THERE IS A FAILURE FOR THE POWER STEERING, AND IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE WEEK. I KNOW THAT GM HAS RECALLED THE SAME THING IN THE CHEVY COBALTS. AND THE COBALT ALSO HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP CRACKING THAT THE 2006 SATURN ION 3 HAD. I THINK THAT THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TWO AND THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED IN THE SATURNS. *TR

DURING MY NORMAL COMMUTE 18 MILES, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EACH DRIVE. *TR

2007 SATURN ION ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILS UNEXPECTEDLY. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. HAVE CHECKED FUSES, CONNECTIONS, AND WIRING. ALL APPEARS NORMAL. USUALLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEED IN A TURN. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING MY 2006 SATURN ION II, NOT EVEN FIVE MINUTES, HEADING STRAIGHT. THE CAR DINGED THREE TIMES AND I GLANCED AT THE INFORMATION CLUSTER (WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS, ETC) AND THE WORDS "PWR STR" WHERE ON. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANT UNTIL I HAD TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. UPON MAKING IT HOME, I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN BACK ON TO REALIZE THE PROBLEM HAD SEEMED TO FIX IT SELF. THE "PWR STR" MESSAGE WAS GONE, AND THE CAR TURNED LIKE IT NORMALLY DID. I THEN WENT BACK OUT, AND ON MY WAY HOME AGAIN, HEADING STRAIGHT UNDER 30 MPH, THE CAR MADE A DINGING SOUNDS THREE TIMES AND THE MESSAGE REAPPEARED. I HAVE VISITED A LOCAL MECHANIC CHAIN STORE, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SLEW OF THINGS. I SEARCHED THE INCIDENT ON THE INTERNET TO FIND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SYSTEM AND THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE SATURN IN THE RECALL. FOR THIS, I AM RELUCTANT TO SHELL OUT LARGE SUMS OF MONEY ON A PART THAT WAS PROVEN FAULTY AND RECALLED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN APRIL 2010 WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2007 SATURN ION 3 CAUSING ME TO ALMOST BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING ACTED FINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND OUT THIS IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" AND THEY FIXED IT. THEN IN JULY, 3 MONTHS LATER, I HAD A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AND WAS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS AGAIN TOLD THIS WAS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" AND THEY FIXED THE GAS PUMP. NOW, I HAVE TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE AND AM BEING OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR SHORTED OUT, LUCKILY NOT IN THE ACT OF DRIVING BUT IS A SAFETY CONCERN NONETHELESS. *TR

2007 SATURN ION POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 49,000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. *TR

1996 SATURN SL2, A VEHICLE DEFECT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND STRIKE THE CONCRETE BARRIER. *BF THE LEFT FRONT STRUT BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0304-91)*JB UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF

1996 SATURN SC2, WHILE DRIVING THE SUNROOF BLEW OFF INTO THE ROADWAY AND BROKE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE BRACKETS RUSTED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOWED SIGNS OF DAMAGE FROM THE WEATHER. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0198-89)*JB UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF UPDATED 09/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/02/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85000.