2006 Saturn Ion complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK FOR A SHORT WHILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE CYLINDER AND HOUSING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,803.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND DRIPPING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

2006 SATURN ION 2 SEDAN: "PWR STR" LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT, AND I DROVE 1/2 OF A MILE AND "PWR STR" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY BECAUSE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED! *TR

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT OCCURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS OF DRIVING. AT THAT SPEED IT WAS NOT ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO STEER BUT WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE POWER STEERING THEN WORKED. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE SAME AS WAS RECALLED BY GM ALTHOUGH OUR 2006 SATURN ION WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. WE HAVE APPROX. 113,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF; HOWEVER, THE SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,961.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF FUEL WAS EXCESSIVE INSIDE THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT NOTICED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED IN STATE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL WITH A DECISION REGARDING A RECALL IN 24 HOURS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RETURN CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAD TO CONFIRM THE RECALL BEFORE THEY COULD PERFORM A REMEDY REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT RESPONDED IN A TIMELY FASHION TO THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,400.

I RECENTLY HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 SATURN ION. THIS HAS RANDOMLY OCCURRED FOUR TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. SUDDENLY, THE WARNING MESSAGE "PWR STR" WILL APPEAR IN PLACE OF MY DIGITAL ODOMETER READING AND THE CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY LOSE POWER STEERING AND BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE FOUND THAT AM ABLE TO "RESET" THE STEERING BY PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO TWO WEEKS AGO. THE CAR HAS APPROX 185K MILES ON IT. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE TODAY (THE FOURTH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED), I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT NHTSA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING SATURN IONS FOR THIS ISSUE (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : RQ10004), TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER GM CARS. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS COMPLAINT IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION LEVEL. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD POWER THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT TO ALLOW THE POWER STEERING TO RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION 2 AND WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE WARNING CHIME WENT OFF AND DISPLAYED "PWR STG" IN THE DASH DISPLAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CHIME THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE. STARTED CAR THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES LATER, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. CAR IS NOW SITTING IN DRIVEWAY UNUSED. TAKING CAR INTO GM DEALERSHIP TOMORROW FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG BEFORE LOOKING AT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION LEVEL 2. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,967.

POWER STEERING FAILURE, AND THE PWR STR WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE TO STOP VEHICLE AND RESTART TO GET HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION LEVEL 2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE SINCE IT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY HOWEVER, HE BELIEVED THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

06 SATURN ION SEDAN LOSS POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING CORNER AND BARELY MISSED HITTING PARKED VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2006 SATURN ION WILL NOT START EVERY TIME I TRY TO TURN IT ON. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE BECAUSE EVERYTHING IN MY CAR STILL HAS POWER BUT THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER. I TOOK TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AFTER THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. THIS IS A VERY INCONVENIENT PROBLEM TO HAVE WITH YOUR CAR. HAVING TO WORRY IF IT WILL START IN THE MORNING OR NOT AND THEN HOW TO GO ABOUT YOUR DAY IF IT DOES NOT START TRYING TO FIND A RIDE TO WORK OR EVEN POSSIBLY MISSING WORK BECAUSE YOUR CAR WONT START BECAUSE OF A COMMON IGNITION PROBLEM ON THE MANUFACTURERS SIDE. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST..SO THAT WE AS CONSUMERS CAN HAVE THIS VERY COMMON ISSUE FIXED WITH OUT COST TO US..SINCE WE ALREADY INVESTED MONEY INTO A VEHICLE WE EXPECT TO WORK. *TR

2006 SATURN ION POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHEN DRIVING AN ALARM WILL SOUND AND A MESSAGE WILL SHOW UP ON DASH THAT SAYS "PWR STR" IMMEDIATELY THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT WITH NO WARNING. *TR

CAR WAS ON AND THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IDLING OR GOING DOWN THE ROAD. PLENTY OF FLUID AND TESTS FINE AT THE SHOP. THEY SUGGESTED IT MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I DO NOTICE IT HAPPENS WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR SOMETIMES AS WELL. *TR

3 EXPLODED TIRES WITH ONLY 60,000MI ON THEM AND ALL WITHIN 6MOS. TOTAL BLOWOUTS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT TREADWEAR. TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED, TOTALING $348.61. ONE OF THE USED TIRES IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. NO WEAR OR WOBBLE OR ANY SIGNS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION 3 THAT I PURCHASED FROM A SATURN DEALERSHIP IN 2009. TODAY THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THERE WAS NOT A WARNING OR ANY SIGNS. THE CAR WAS WORKING 100% AS NORMAL, UNTIL IT WAS NOT. FOR THE THIRD TIME TODAY I TURNED THE CAR ON AND DROVE TO A DESTINATION. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I TURNED MY CAR OFF. I WENT IN TO THE STORE I WAS AT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. THEY PULLED MY CAR INTO THE GARAGE AND THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH (TUMBLER). THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I CAN NOT GET THE CAR TO TURN OFF WITHOUT OPENING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN REMOVING THE #19 FUSE FROM THE ENGINE FUSE BOX. THEN IN ORDER TO KILL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINALS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS EVERY TIME I PLUG THE FUSE/BATTEY BACK UP. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT WHILE THERE ARE 100'S OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS (THAT I READ) AND WHILE SOME SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A KNOWN ISSUE, GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I AM ABOUT TO DISH OUT $500 FOR REPAIRS THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR ME? *TR

WH REFERRAL LETTER OF COMPLAINT REGARDING SATURN AND GENERAL MOTORS UNABLE TO GET PARTS TO REPAIR HIS 2006 SATURN ION. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS CONCERNING THE VEHICLE, BUT SATURN WAS NOT PRODUCING THE PART AND WAS UNABLE TO GIVE THE CONSUMER AN ANSWER AS TO WHEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL AND ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,987.

2006 SATURN LEAVE YOU STRANDED IN THE COLD WEATHER AS THE CAR WILL NOT START AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE IN SIDE OF THE CAR WARMS UP. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER I HAVE JUST GIVEN UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BEING DEFECTIVE AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,847. UPDATED 4/11/2011 *CN UPDATED 04/14/11

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THEN COUNTED TO 10 AND STARTED IT UP,THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK. THE NEXT TIME I WAS IN CITY TRAFFIC WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAN ON AND THE POWER STEERING DIED. AGAIN I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS OK. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE. I WENT ONLINE WITH SATURN AND THEY RECOMMEND A SATURN SERVICE CENTER. I ALSO READ BLOGS THAT THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1000 AND NOT COVERED BY A RECALL OR WARRANTY. I HAVE PARKED MY SATURN ION IN THE DRIVEWAY AND MAY HAVE TO TOW IT TO A DEALER. *TR

I GOT HOME ON FRIDAY JAN 28, AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK, TRIED TO TURN THE KEY INTO THE OFF POSITION AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY, FREEZING, WAITING FOR A FRIEND TO COME OVER AND STOP THE MOTOR, UNHOOK THE FUSES, AND UNHOOK THE BATTERY. PAID FOR A NEW KEY CYLINDER, PAID TO HAVE IT REKEYED, AND PAID A LOCKSMITH TO TAKE OUT THE OLD ONE AND REPLACE THE NEW ONE. IT WORKED FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEN IT DID THE SAME THING, ONLY THIS TIME I WENT TO GO START MY CAR, AND THE KEY JUST WONT TURN. THE LOCKSMITH CAME BACK OUT AND SAID HE CAN'T FIX IT, IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I ASKED WHY THERE WASN'T A RECALL AND SHE COULDN'T TELL ME, I ASKED WHO WOULD KNOW, AND SHE SAID NO ONE. SHE SAID THERE IS NO ACTUAL PERSON THAT I CAN TALK TO ABOUT THAT. SHE REFUSED TO LET ME SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR. GOOGLE SATURN ION IGNITION, AND OMG THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME DEFECT. I WORRY FOR THE MOM WITH HER BABIES IN THE CAR DRIVING TO THE STORE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SHUT OFF HER CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INITIALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. BUT, AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES OF REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. AFTER STALLING, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/22/11*LJ UPDATED 11/16/11. *JB

THERE WAS A SPECIAL POLICY THAT INVOLVED A GM RECALL OF 53,000 CHEVY COBALT, PONTIAC G5 AND SATURN ION MODELS FOR A FUEL LEAK BECAUSE OF A FAULTY MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE THAT CRACKS. WITHIN THAT RECALL WERE SPECIFICALLY 2006 AND 2007 SATURN IONS. THE RECALL INCLUDED ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND TEXAS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING AND I GRADUALLY SMELLED GASOLINE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THERE WAS A GAS LEAK. THIS WAS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE CAR COULD HAVE EXPLODED IF SOMEONE THREW A LIT CIGARETTE OUT OF THE WINDOW FROM ANOTHER CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THAT MY VIN WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I CALLED SATURN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. THEN THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN SATURN CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT BASED ON THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE GATHERED, IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. A FUEL PUMP MODULE TYPICALLY LASTS THE LIFE OF THE CAR AND DOESN'T CRACK. THIS WAS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT IN 53,000 OTHER 2006 SATURN IONS. SATURN SHOULD CLEARLY COMPENSATE ME FOR THIS REPAIR AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A MUCH WIDER SAFETY ISSUE THAN THEY ORIGINALLY OPENLY ADMITTED TO.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING LIGHT. SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RESET. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

WAS TURNING ONTO HIGHWAY AND "POWER STEERING" LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE TO A PARKING LOT AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE ABOUT 1 MILE TO A GROCERY STORE. AFTER THE STORE TRIP, WE STARTED HOME AND APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FURTHER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AGAIN. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN WE MAKE TOO MANY TURNS IN A SHORT TIME.

THE POWER STEERING QUITS AND REVERTS TO MANUAL STEERING WITHOUT WARNING ON AVERAGE 6 TO 8 TIMES A DAY. THE LIGHT ON THE DASH WARNING SYSTEM COMES ON AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE CAR ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD IT SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

2006 SATURN ION REDLINE 32,000 MILES HAD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR AT IDLE. TOOK THE CAR INTO A MECHANIC WHICH INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING BELT AND GEARS WERE SHOT AND THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT IT DIDN'T FLY APART ON MY WAY INTO THE SHOP. THE REPAIRS WILL COST APPROX $1100. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT ONLY 32K MILES AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT HAD IT NOT BEEN CAUGHT IN TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A FAILURE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND WHEN THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE MECHANIC HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHICH SHUT DOWN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, KEY CODE PASS SYSTEM, REPLACED THE IGNITION AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MOTOR. THE IGNITION REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,612 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 12/30/11 *CN

2006 SATURN ION - POWER STEERING FAILURE. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO REPEATABLE PATTERN OF MILEAGE, TIME, SPEED, ETC. CHIME SOUNDS AND PWR STR APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY. AT THAT POINT, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST NO LONGER WORKS AND STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND CORNERING. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION AND THE POWER STEERING SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING BAD SOME TIMES I CAN'T TURN AND HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT'S GETTING WORSE BUY THE DAY. I HAVE CALLED GM SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAVE NOT GOTTEN AN ANSWER. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPEN WAS THE OTHER DAY 1/22/2011 AND I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I'M NOT SURE HOW I'M SUPPOSE TO HANDLE THE ISSUE, OR WHY I WASN'T SENT OUT A LETTER IN THE MAIL. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. IT HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW SEEMS LIKE EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY CAR. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND LOCKED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION UNTIL HE SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, MY 2006 SATURN ION DOES NOT START. IT SEEMS THE SENSOR OR CHIP IN THE IGNITION KEY IS NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE CAR AND THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE LOCKS AND WILL NOT START. IF WE WAIT 10 MINUTES, IT WILL USUALLY START. THIS HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND USUALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 20 DEGREES. *TR

WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, USUALLY BELOW FREEZING, MY CAR WILL NOT START. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON IN SATURNS. THAT WAS LAST WEEK, AND MY CAR HASN'T STARTED ABOUT 8 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. IT'S NOT THE BATTERY, THE LIGHTS COME ON AND ALL THAT WORKS. I GO OUT AND TRY TO START MY CAR, IT WILL NOT START, I WILL WAIT ABOUT 8 MINUTES AND TRY AGAIN, THEN CAR WILL START. I WORK WEIRD SHIFTS AT A HOSPITAL AND SOMETIMES I GET OFF WORK AND HAVE TO WALK TO MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND MY CAR WILL NOT START. THAT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

SOMETIMES AS I AM DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 SATURN ION STOPS WORKING AND I CAN'T TURN THE VEHICLE. IF I HAVE TO MAKE A TURN, I HAVE TO TRY TO MOVE THE WHEEL. I HAVE CAUSED MAJOR DELAYS AND ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW WRECKS DUE TO TROUBLES TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK UNTIL I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE OTHER PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS TURNING THE VEHICLE ON IN THE MORNING WHICH I HAVE DONE THE RESEARCH ON AND FOUND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR SATURN. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE I TURN THE KEY I HAVE TO GIVE IT AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL TURN ON. THEN I CAN'T TURN IT OFF UNTIL I GET TO WHERE I NEED TO GO OR I HAVE TO WAIT AGAIN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. THIS PRESENTS A BIG PROBLEM IF I HAVE TO STOP FOR GAS, BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN MY CAR OFF AT THE PUMP OR I AM STUCK AT THE GAS PUMP FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AND SOMETIMES LONGER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON BUT THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE POWER OF STEERING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE HAS TO APPLY MORE FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 54,935. PM

I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF THE TROUBLES THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY 2006 SATURN ION. MY SATURN DOESN'T ALWAYS START ON THE FIRST TRY (RADIO AND LIGHTS COME ON, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER). ON MOST MORNINGS, WHENEVER I TRY TO START THE CAR, IT DOESN'T START AND AN ICON SHOWING A CAR WITH LOCK SHOWS UP ON THE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL START SOMETIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, I EVEN CALLED AAA THINKING IT WAS MY BATTERY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PASS-LOCK SYSTEM (THE CAR THINKS I AM TRYING TO STEAL IT). ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28TH, I TOOK THE CAR TO NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN IN ST. JAMES, NY AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE A NEW IGNITION INSTALLED AND THAT SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON THE AFTERNOON OF WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH AND DROVE HOME. HOWEVER, ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR AT LEAST 5 TO 7 DIFFERENT TIMES FROM 8 ' 10:30AM BUT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T CRANK. FINALLY, AT AROUND 10:45 AM THE CAR STARTED, I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND DROVE IT BACK TO THE NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN IN ST. JAMES. THE NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN INFORMED ME THAT EACH TIME THEY ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR, THE CAR WOULD START; THEREFORE, THEY COULDN'T OR WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM NORTH SHORE CHEVROLET OF SMITHTOWN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 3RD AND HAD NO

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION 2 SEDAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 75, 000 MILES CURRENTLY ON IT AND THE INCIDENT I HAVE ON MY CAR IS WITH THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP ON ME. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN I DRIVE DISTANCES OVER 15 MILES AND THERE IS AN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OVER 60 DEGREES. IT STARTED AROUND LATE SEPTEMBER WHEN TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 70-80 RANGE. FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS IT CEASED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 60 DEGREES. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RELATION BETWEEN THE TEMPERATURE AND THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS JUST MY OBSERVATION. IT OCCURRED ON ME AGAIN ON DECEMBER 31. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISAPPEARS AND THE STEERING WHEEL STOPS LOCKING WHEN I STOP AND RESTART MY VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP ON ME ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS NUMEROUS TIMES AS A CONSEQUENCE, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD TO AVOID ACCIDENTS WITH DRIVING SKILLS AND PRAYER. FROM MY OWN PERSONAL RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER SATURN OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS WHY I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE HOPING THAT A RECALL WILL BE INITIATED. *TR

2006 SATURN ION POWER STEERING FAILURE. INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. 1. WAS WORKING NORMALLY, THEN JUST STOPS WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. PWR STR INDICATOR COMES ON TO INDICATE THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. 2. INTERMITTENTLY WORKS THEN STOPS WORKING. FAILURE OCCURS ONCE PER DAY TO ONCE PER WEEK. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER HOW LONG THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAS HAPPENED AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING OR AS LONG AS 1 HOUR OF DRIVING. 3. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS TO 30 SECONDS SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY CURE THE PROBLEM. TURN THE CAR OFF. WAIT. TURN IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS NORMALLY FOR THE NEXT 10 TO 200 MILES, THEN THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION LEVEL 2. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN SHE LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX WEEKS AGO. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,893. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

2006 SATURN ION POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

ACCORDING TO WHAT I CAN RECALL, INITIALLY, I WAS CONTACTED BY SATURN/GM THAT I MIGHT HAVE DEFECT IN MY IGNITION BUT THAT THEY MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT MAKE A RECALL ON IT LATER BUT I SHOULD HAVE IT REPAIRED IF I HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. I DID HAVE PROBLEMS SO I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. SUBSEQUENTLY, I STILL HAD PROBLEMS STARTING MY CAR DUE TO LOCKING FEATURES. THIS MEANT THAT WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE KEY IT WOULD NOT TURNOVER. FORTUNATELY, I LEARNED TO CONTINUE TRYING TO DO THIS, AND EVENTUALLY IT WOULD START. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FEATURE ESPECIALLY TO ME BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN WHO TRAVELS IN BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND WORKS AND LIVES IN THEM AS WELL. THE CRIME RATE IN MY CITY OF NEW ORLEANS LEADS THE NATIONS IN MURDERS. NO ONE ELSE IN MY HOUSEHOLD IS WILLING TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN'T RESTART IT. LATELY, THE CAR HAS A NEW AND EVEN MORE DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IF I PARK IT IN A CERTAIN WAY, MAYBE ON A SLIGHT GRADE, IT WILL TURNOVER BUT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS NO CONNECTION AND IT WON'T START UNTIL I PHYSICALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE. AT 60 YEARS OF AGE, THIS IS NOT AS EASY AS I WOULD PREFER BUT IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO START. SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I WAS ALONE AT NIGHT MAKING A NIGHT DEPOSIT AT A BANK, I AM TERRORIZED BY WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME SHOULD I PARK SOMEWHERE I AM TOO CLOSE TO OTHER CARS THAT I CAN'T PUSH IT AT ALL, OR WHAT IF IT WILL NEVER START? TOO BAD, BECAUSE THE SATURN HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT CAR AND IT'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 SATURN ION II. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD RESENT MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.