2005 Saturn Ion complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

2005 SATURN ION THE KEY WON'T TURN ON THE CAR EASILY AND THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR. IT CAN TAKE ME UP TO 10-15 MINUTES TO TURN THE CAR ON/OFF. I HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, MAYBE 2007 AND I PAID APPROX, $800 DOLLARS AT THE SATURN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED (IGNITION/STEERING COLUMN)ONLY TO GET PAID BACK THE MONEY THROUGH A RECALL. NOW, THE IGNITION AND THE KEY ARE ACTING IN THE SAME MATTER. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS, WITH NO END IN SIGHT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE COULD NOT POWER DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE KEY REMAINED STUCK AND NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WOULD SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

ON JUNE 14TH WE WERE GOING ALONG ABOUT 60 MPH THE FIRST TIME DOWN TO SALEM, OREGON. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. IT'S HARD TO STEER AND WE TURN OFF THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THEN TURN IT BACK ON. IT THEN COMES BACK ON HALFWAY BETWEEN THE 45 MINUTE DRIVE. WE DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. ON FRIDAY THE 14TH IT HAPPENS 4X. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. ONE TIME IT WAS REAL BAD THE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING SPOT FOR OUR APARTMENT AT 5MPH. IT WAS SO HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GET THE CAR PARKED. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN MUCH FOR ABOUT A WEEK. HERE AND THERE, I DID THE SAME THING TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. NOW, IT'S HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT GM NEEDS TO FIX AND REPLACE WHAT EVER IS WRONG, AND DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. IT SHOULD BE A PERMANENT FIX NOT A TEMPORARY ONE. THIS CAN CAUSE ISSUES WHEN TURNING SHARPLY TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I KNOW HOW CUSTOMER SERVICE CAN BE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND NOT OPENED THEN CLOSED INVESTIGATION BECAUSE IT'S NOT RIGHT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HEARD A CHIMING SOUND AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,464. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 05 SATURN ION 2 QUAD COUPE HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE.TRAFFIC STOPPED , CAME TO COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE BEHIND DID NOT BRAKE AND REAR ENDED MY VEHICLE AT ROUGHLY 50+ MPH CAUSING HIM TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN TURN CAUSING A 6 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE IN HALF WITH HIM IN IT LANDING ON THE BACK SEAT. *TR

TRAVELLING ON 580EB IN TRAFFIC. CAME TO A STOP, VEHICLE BEHIND ME DID NOT. HE WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROX 50MPH AND DEMOLISHED MY VEHICLE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SEAT BENT BACK TO FULLY RECLINED POSITION. I SUSTAINED NECK AND UPPER BACK INJURIES. *TR

LOSS OF STEERING WHILE TURNING. RESULTED IN A CRASH AND OVER $2000.00 IN DAMAGE. CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE KEY CODE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V547000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

I WAS TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AS THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT A WARNING CAME ACROSS THE DASH. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ON FEBRUARY 14, 2013 USED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000. *TR

WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR A DAY OR MORE IT WON'T CRANK AND NEEDS TO BE JUMPED OFF. THE BATTERY AND ALTENATOR ARE GOOD AND SO ARE THE FUSES. I HAVE CHANGED IGNITION RELAY AND NO DIFFERENCE. HAD CAR RUNNING AND WOULD NOT THIS MORNING AFTER SITTING FOR 18 HRS. BATT IS TOTALLY DEAD. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION PANEL; I HAD TO APPLY A LOT OF FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE CAR. THIS IS HAPPENING NOW EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

AFTER 50K MILES KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND TAKES 5-10 MINUTES TO COME OUT, REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER STILL SAME ISSUE, UNABLE TO TURN ENGINE OFF, HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

MY CAR LEAKS IN THE ROOF WHEN ITS RAINS AND HAS STAINED MY INTERIOR ROOF. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND ON THE DISPLAY IT WAS PWR STEERING. MY OUTSIDE TRIM NEAR WINDOWS IS WARPED. MY SUNROOF DOESNT WORK IT WONT OPEN. *TR

DRIVING ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT THREE TIMES! TWICE ON A REGULAR HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE. GOING 45 MPH SUDDENLY BELL SOUNDED AND PWR STEER LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN IT, BECAUSE THE STEERING BECOMES, NOT QUITE MANUAL, SURELY MUCH HARDER THAN THE MANUAL MODE I WELL REMEMBER. WHEN I CUT OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTARTED, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. ON THE INTERSTATE, I WAS GOING 62 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT. PULLED OVER TO AN EXIT LANE, STOPPED AND RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WORKED AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS! I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CARS HAVE BEEN STOPPED ON THE ROAD, AND A CAR COMING FAILED TO SEE THAT THEY WERE STOPPED AND SLAMMED INTO THEM... I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN APRIL. IN CHECKING ONLINE BEFORE BUYING, I SAW THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE KEY STICKING, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT THE STEERING AT ALL. I'M A WIDOW, STILL WORKING, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND DONE FOR FREE, SINCE IT WAS/IS DEFECTIVE AND POSSIBLY INJURIOUS. AGAIN, I FEEL VERY VULNERABLE AND IN DANGER WHEN THIS IS GOING ON, AND IT'S HAPPENING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS (SEPT 11TH WAS THE FIRST TIME). *TR

DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF HIGHWAY 703, THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND I LOST THE POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE THEN RESTARTED THE ERROR CLEARED AND I HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. I CAN'T TRUST THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN AT A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS PLACE AND AT A SLOWER SPEED WHICH WOULD MAKE THE VEHICLE MUCH HARDER TO CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,797.

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS, OFTEN HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THE KEY IN (THIS IS VERY UNSAFE). TODAY THE KEY WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT TURN, I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF --- THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A DINGING SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT, I HAD TO RESTART CAR IN ORDER TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. BUT IT CONTINUED TO GO BACK OUT ON ME 2 MINS AFTER RESTARTING CAR REPEATEDLY. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND 2 BLOCKS AWAY THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS MAKING A TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. LUCKILY IT WAS AT AN OFF TIME AT NIGHT OTHERWISE THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *JS

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND THE POWER-STEERING FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING. *JS

I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY WINDOW DOWN AND I PRESSED THE DOWN SIDE OF THE BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT ACTUALLY ROLLED DOWN. *JS

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING HIGHWAY SPEED. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED CAR, POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON THEN STOPPED AGAIN. EVER SINCE THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED THE POWER STEERING WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT OCCURS DURING MAKING TURNS OR DRIVING SHARP CURVY ROADS AS IT TAKES A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I COMPLETELY LOST MY POWER ASSIST STEERING. IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE KEY OFF AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY BACK ON THE STEERING ASSIST WORKED AGAIN. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NO HELP IN GETTING THIS FIXED. *TR

THE CAR WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, AND THE INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED "PWR STR" TURNED ENGINE OFF, PUT IN NEUTRAL, RESTARTED ENGINE, AND POWER STEERING WORKED. HAPPENED ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER AS WELL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DIRECTIONAL STOPPED WORKING. CHANGED BULB STILL DID NOT WORK. TOOK TO SATURN DEALER SAID THEY HAD TO ORDER A PART FOR $185 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FIND THAT THE 2003 & 2004 IONS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE 2005. BELIEVE THE 2005 WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2004 SO SHOULD HAVE THE SAME PARTS AS THE 2004. WHY WAS THE 2005 NOT RECALLED ALSO IF IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER STEERING. VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. LUCKILY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING BECAUSE WIFE COULD NOT HAVE MUSCLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT BECAME LODGED IN THE ON POSITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHERE THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED YET, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 04/19/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT THE VEHICLE WAS OFF, WAS BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. UPDATED 04/27/12

JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THE CAR 3/18/2011, USED AND WHEN DRIVING CAR, I HEARD 3 RINGS AND THEN WHERE THE ODOMETER IS IT LITE UP PWR STR. PULLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (TURNPIKE), SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK. ONLY TO DRIVE 10 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE CAR IS MANUAL AND I AM WOMAN WHO IS 5'0 AND WEIGHS 135LBS, TO STEER AND SHIFT THIS CAR WHEN THE PWR STR GOES OUT SO SUDDENLY. *KB

WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT DISPLAYED ON DASH AND POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. ONCE PARKING AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE STEERING SEEMED TO BE WORKING AS WE DROVE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEN YET AGAIN LESS THAN .5 MILE LATER TRAVELING BETWEEN 10-15MPH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT AGAIN DISPLAYED ALONG THE DASH AND WAS NONEXISTENT ONCE AGAIN. *KB

EPS WENT OUT WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT. I DROVE THE 5 MILES HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR, THE EPS RESUMED WORKING. *JS

SATURN ION 2005 IS LOOSING POWER STEERING. IT COMES BACK ON IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, BUT CONTINUES TO LOOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *JS

THE CAR HAS ISSUES WITH LIGHTING MALFUNCTION. MY PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL REQUIRED MANY BULB CHANGES, EVERY FEW WEEKS OR SO, SINCE THE SOCKET OVERHEATED AND ACCORDINGLY RECEIVED A SIGNAL FROM THE BODY MODULE TO SHUT OFF. THIS SEEMS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT LED TO A RECALL WITH THE 2003 AND 2004 IONS. I RECENTLY WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THIS SAFETY-RELATED ASPECT OF THE VEHICLE REMEDIED, FOR A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE A POWER STEERING FAILURE NOTICE APPEARED ON THE DASH AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION RETURNED. THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED 8 ADDITIONAL TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH SINCE 1/14/12. FORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAILURE. I AM A LARGE ATHLETIC BUILT 230 MAN, AND I HAVE DIFFICULTY STEERING UPON FAILURE. I FEAR AN ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR IF THE STEERING FAILED AND MY 120 LB WIFE HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN CHANGE IN DIRECTION. *TR

AT STOP LIGHT, POWER STEERING FLASHED ON DASH. DROVE ABOUT ONE MILE, WENT BACK ON, ANOTHER MILE AND POWER STEERING WENT OFF FOR GOOD. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH 3 TIMES BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF. I AM STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS AGAIN WHERE I SOMETIMES CAN NOT SHUT IT OFF AND I KNOW THAT THESE WILL LEAD TO ME HAVING TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE AND I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE OTHER 2 TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWERING STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,558.

POWER STEERING SYSTEM GOES ON AND OFF. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND IN TURNS. MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS HAVE NEARLY OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS. THERE HAS BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 100,000 MILES BUT IF YOU'RE CAR IS PAST IT GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF A BAD DESIGN! NOT RIGHT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO BE SAFE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY DESIGN. *TT

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT HAS UNATTACHED FROM THE FLOOR.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NORMAL SPEED 55 MPH WE GET A DING DING DING WITH A PWR STEER LIGHT TO COME ON AND THEN WE HAVE NO POWER STEERING. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. AFTER CALLING THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IT APPEARS TO BE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE. THIS IS DANGEROUS DUE TO YOU NOT GETTING MUCH OF A WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED DURING COLDER WEATHER DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO SIT AT LEAST TWENTY MINUTES AFTER STARTING IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING ON AND OFF DURING TURNS AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR