Power Steering Failed Problems of Saturn ION - part 1

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. When the vehicle was started, the power steering failed without warning. When the vehicle was restarted, the power steering returned to normal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The failure mileage was 140,000.

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Electrical power steering failed, warning light illuminated upon restart after an oil change, the 'usual' symptoms (hard to turn wheel, especially at low speeds, etc. ) for ps failure. After two start/stop cycles, the failure resolved itself making me think it is a wiring/sensor issue. This happened over two months ago, and the problem has not reappeared. Aprox 60000 miles at the time of failure. There is likely something failing here, and it is safety related, but it is intermittant at this point.

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Power steering failed this morning. No warning and no previous issues. It worked one moment then didn't the next. Pwr str came on the dash alerts. I saw a 2014 recall yet my VIN is not included.

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The vehicle was repaired in December of 2016 at the pat o'brien dealer. After the repair and while attempting to park, the power steering suddenly failed. The contact had to maneuver the steering wheel with excessive force. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired again. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. After starting the engine and switching the shifter to reverse, the power steering malfunctioned and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn. During the incident, the power steering failure message was displayed. After turning the engine off and back on, the vehicle operated normally. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 195,000.

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Sudden power steering failure, the steering continued to work but without the power assist. We were attempting to back out of the driveway, very low speed, turning. This reset with shutting the car off and restarting. Gm/Saturn state this is not covered by the recall.

Loss of power steering again. This will be my third recall replacement part. Power steering has failed and repaired by 2 gm dealerships. Gm suggested for safety reasons towing car would be advised but guess who has to pay for the towing me not gm who manufacturer unsafe vehicles. Nhtsa you've lost interest in helping and moved on to the next manufacturer air bag problem. I now understand what risk means. My car falls in that risk percentage.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle was placed in reverse and the vehicle started making a very loud screeching noise. The power steering warning became illuminated. The steering wheel became difficult to turn and the power steering failed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle has had previous problems and has been repaired for the same failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 211,600. Ed.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that after a year of the vehicle being repaired under recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering), the power steering failed as the warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the steering column assembly and steering module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 113,112. Pm.

Power steering failed when traveling on a city street. Luckily, was going slow at the time & was able to come to a controlled stop. No damage to vehicle or others.

Power steering completely failed while car was moving. No warning lights came on.

My power steering failed, when I restarted the car it worked again. A few months ago I went to grey Chevrolet for a recall on the power steering. They replaced the power steering motor. Now they say that the power steering column has failed. Why wasn't that replaced in the recall. I see on line that I am not the only Saturn owner this has happened to. If gm has put out a defective product, and has delayed response to this for years after finding out about it, why do consumers have to pay for the repairs.

Loss of power steering while driving, very difficult to turn. Can turn engine off and restart. Power steering is then operational for a few miles, however power steering will fail again.

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The contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, the power steering failed to operate once the vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v171000 (electrical system) and 14v153000 (steering); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Power steering failure. My daughter was pulling into pizza putt and the power steering failed. This is a 2004 Saturn Ion, same parts as the 2004 that has been recalled. Gm should fix this problem.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. The contact stated the vehicle was repaired under special policy 10187 at the dealership. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle completely shut off, the power steering warning indicator illuminated, the failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, diagnosed with electronic power steering control module failure, and was not fully repaired and the failure recurred again. The manufacturer was notified, the approximate failure mileage was 118,000. Rw.

In September 2014, the power steering on my 2007 Saturn Ion went out. I had it towed to a dealership and had the power steering motor replaced under a recall. The power steering went out again a few days later but came on again after a day. I took it to a different dealership and they were unable to find a problem. The problem occurred again in June 2015 and happened twice in four days. I took it back to the dealership that did the original power steering motor repair and was told that the power steering column had failed and that the column was not affected by the massive 2014 recall. The repair is going to cost $950. I am skeptical, particularly after reading several similar complaints, that this is not a systemic problem and it could be a serious safety issue if the power steering fails while driving.

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. While driving approximately 20 mph and veering right, a warning indicator illuminated and "power steering" illuminated on the message board. The power steering failed. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and the power steering unit was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 48,297.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the power steering failed making the steering wheel hard to maneuver. The failure caused the contact to bump into another vehicle to avoid hitting a pedestrian. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the contact was given a loaner vehicle. The contact received recall NHTSA recall number 14v153. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000. Sr.

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. While attempting to park, the power steering failed without warning and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. After the engine cooled down, the power steering operated normally. The vehicle regained power steering when the engine was turned off and restarted. The failure occurred continuously. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired according to NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering); however, the failure persisted after the remedy was performed. The repair did not remedy the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 127,371.

Complete power steering failure at low speed. Power steering did not return, and car was manually steered directly to the dealership whereupon the diagnosis was the power steering module.

2006 Saturn Ion. Consumer writes in regards to power steering recall issues. The consumer stated the power steering failed, in her daughter's vehicle. Turning the wheel, required extra effort. When her daughter called gm, she was informed the parts were not available.

My car experienced power steering failure and is under a recall for power steering failure. The gm dealership said that the part to fix the steering is unavailable and may be unavailable for months but that I should drive it anyway. I have requested a rental vehicle because the recall notice says that my vehicle is at an "increased risk of crash" and that the problem could "occur at any time". The dealership agrees with me that the vehicle is unsafe but that they are under orders to not offer rental vehicles for this particular recall. Operators at the gm hotlines refuse to give their names or offer assistance other than comments of "work harder to steer your car" (nicole) and "at least it's still drivable" (dorathia). . . Gm's web site says that "rental cars are available when requested by concerned owners at gm's expense" but still no one will help me.

2007 Saturn Ion. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice and other vehicle problems. The consumer stated the vehicle stalled and left her stranded on may 15,2014. On may 19, 2014, the power steering failed. The vehicle had to be towed both times. The ignition switch was replaced.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated while traveling approximately 35 mph the power steering failed intermittently. The contact had difficulty maneuvering the steering wheel from left to right. The vehicle was turned off and the contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle stalled again without warning. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14v153000 (steering). The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,802. Dyd.

The contact owns a 2003 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the power steering failed causing the steering wheel to become difficult to maneuver. The contact restarted the vehicle and returned to normal functioned. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 300,000 and the current mileage was 335,000.

The power steering failed while driving down the freeway. The dash board indicated the failure. When I stopped and shutoff the car and restarted the power steering returned.

I had just made a right turn into a side street and was proceeding down a slight hill when I heard three quick tones from the dashboard. A message that the power steering had failed appeared where the odometer is on the dash. I was able to steer the car to the curb. I turned the ignition off and then restarted the car and the power steering functioned again. The same problem has happened once in each of the three days following that initial incident.

At random my car beeped and the power steering indicated on the dash and my car became hard to maneuver. Within a two week period my car has had power steering failure 4 times. First occurrence: I was making a turn from one road to another. Second occurrence: while coming to a stop at a stop sign coming to an end on an off ramp from the interstate. The third occurrence: driving on a 45mph road, approaching a curve. Forth occurrence: on the interstate traveling at 70mph with cruise control set with heavy traffic around me. Each time I had to either stop on the road, pull off the road to the shoulder or make due till I found an area to stop, to turn the car off and restart again, after restarting the car the steering became very loose and just as hard to maneuver.

The contact owns a 2004 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the power steering assist failed and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the power steering, alarm, warning light illuminated and the chimes was off, there was total loss of power steering. The vehicle was pulled over, the vehicle would not move, and the strut was busted, when the contact was trying to get off of the road. The power steering column failed and the contact replaced the power steering column. The failure recurred on multiple occasions, the vehicle was towed to a dealer, diagnosed code c0550 inspected failure of power steering assembly. The vehicle was repaired, the manufacturer was notified, the approximate failure mileage was 77,195. The vehicle failure was related to NHTSA recall notification number: 14v153000 (steering). Rw.

Unexpected power steering failure three times in one day. Once while exiting the highway and twice while driving on highway. Was traveling in a straight line when failures occurred. Vehicle displayed "pwr str" in the dashboard. Turning the car off then on again temporarily fixed problem. Dealer stated it was the power steering column.

I was driving down the street and the power steering failed. I pulled over to a nearby shop to have it looked at and was told to restart the car. The problem went away. Fast forward to the last 2 weeks (today is 5-June-14) and this issue has occured at least 10 times. Now being this is the same system that was used on the chevy cobalt and pontiac g5, both of which were subject to recalls for replacement, I don't know why my Ion was recalled and this problem fixed. I have to drive long distances at times and for my power steering to fail while I'm on the highway for a known problem is not acceptable.

The contact owns a 2003 Saturn Ion. While making a left turn at approximately 10 mph, the power steering failed without warning. The contact turned off the vehicle and, when it was restarted, the power steering operated normally. The failure occurred multiple times. The dealer stated that the eps needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion. The contact was exiting a highway at 25 mph when the power steering assist failed, causing the contact to crash into a pole. The air bags did not deploy. The contact¿s mouth struck the steering wheel and the contact sustained injuries to the mouth. A police report was not filed. The contact sought medical treatment for the injuries. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.