Steering Is Tight problems of the 2006 Saturn ION

Power steering seems to be failing. When turning at any speed the steering is hard and seems to not be working correctly. It feels like it is going to stopbworking at any moment. This issue is a sudden problem not something gradually getting worse.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled intermittently and it was extremely difficult to change gears from the gearbox into park on numerous occasions. The contact had to put the vehicle in neutral when the vehicle stalled and was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The contact was not notified but was included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14v047000 (electrical system), 14e021000 (electrical system) and 14v153000 (steering). The authorized dealer replaced the ignition switch and the keys, however on the same day the faiure recurred with the vehicle stalling while the contact was on a major roadway. The vehicle was not repaired. The steering was also tight and the contact was not aware as to when the parts would become available to get the steering recall performed. The authorized dealer provided no remedy and the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

Without warning my power steering went out on the thruway. I stopped at the next rest area and turned the car off. The power steering came back on when I restarted the car. This happened twice more on my trip down and three times on my way back home, for a total of six times. Steering was very hard at low speeds and I almost hit the wall to a parking garage when I stopped at a rest area.

While driving my 2006 Saturn Ion I hear a click and a warning light comes on the console pwr str. Power steering is lost and very hard to steer. Almost had an accident while turning at that time. When you turn car off the steering is okay, but after a while the warning light comes back on and power steering is lost again. Very hard to turn and park the car. I have done research and this is a similar system used on the Chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5 that had recalls on them.

Have a power steering is cutting out when I was driving in a ramp, steering wheel is too hard to turn. Have a error code "pwr str" in front panel too fix problem just turn off the car and start car again but the problem come back again the car is a Saturn Ion 2006 (48000 miles) . The dealer said that I need to replace the steering column aprox 900 usd.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. While driving at 70 mph the power steering light illuminated on the instrumental panel. The steering wheel was very hard to steer . The contact pulled over to the side of the road and turned the vehicle off and then back on. The vehcile began to operate normally. He drove about 5 miles down the road and the failure occurred again. The dealer was contacted and they stated that there was no recall for his vehicle. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired at the time of the complaint . The failure mileage was 76000 and the current mileage was 79000.

Own a 2006 Saturn Ion , the power steering quits working and a warning message appears where the odometer is message is ck pwr steer. Car is based in las vegas warmer temps cause it to occur more often. I am a female of medium build and the steering wheel is very hard to turn. When the car is turned off and then restarted it seams to reset and operate ok. The car has not been repaired yet was told that it needs a complete steering column . I did hear of a recall on other gm vehicles with the same concern. If there is a recall on those cars why not this model and year?.