2006 Saturn Ion complaints

KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT. IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF WITH THE KEY. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE WAS TO PULL THE IGNITION FUSE OUT. THERE WAS NO IMPROPER USE OF THE IGNITION OR THE KEY PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CYLINDER CASE AND KEY CYLINDER. THEY CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR IT WAS 800 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY 33000 MILES ON IT. THEIR SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS/BLOGS RELATING TO THIS ISSUE WITH THE ION. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 SATURN ION. FIVE NIGHTS AGO, I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN A "POWER STEERING" ALERT CAME UP ON MY DASHBOARD, AND THEN ALL POWER STEERING WENT FROM THE CAR, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I STOPPED TO BUY SOME POWER STEERING FLUID, ASSUMING THAT WAS ALL IT NEEDED, BUT WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I TRIED TO FIND WHERE TO PUT THE FLUID UNDER THE HOOD, WE COULD NOT FIND IT. I STARTED THE CAR TO TRY TO GET HOME, AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE, THE ALERT FROM THE DASHBOARD GONE. THE NEXT MORNING, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY FATHER-IN-LAW TO SEE IF HE COULD FIND WHERE TO PUT THE FLUID AND HE COULD NOT. WE FOUND OUT THAT APPARENTLY SATURN CARS' STEERING ARE RUN ELECTRICALLY, SO THEY DO NOT REQUIRE FLUID. SINCE THAT FIRST NIGHT, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT WORKS AGAIN. SINCE IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A CAR IN THIS CONDITION, I AM PLANNING TO TAKE MY ION TO A MECHANIC TOMORROW TO FIND OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, AND THE COSTS. I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY, AND I AM VERY WORRIED THAT IT WILL BE A COSTLY REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES AND THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR THE ISSUE ONLY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE DID NOT KNOW IF AND WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ UPDATED 01/03/11.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, SHE OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,750.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AND THE STEERING FAILED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS ALLOWING THE STEERING TO RESET FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED ASSISTANCE TOWARD A NEW VEHICLE; YET, THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE IGNITION PASS LOCK SECURITY FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION QUAD COUPE AND MY KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND MY CAR WONT TURN OFF. THE KEY DOES NOT TURN AND THE "SHIFT LOCK" INSTRUCTIONS IN THE SATURN USER MANUAL DO NOT WORK. I TOOK MY CAR TO 3 GM DEALERS AND 2 OF THEM COULD NOT FIX IT AND SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TRIGGERED IT, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH MY KEY OR IGNITION BEFORE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO LEAVE MY CAR AT A GM DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE ALREADY CLOSED SO ONE OF THE GUYS PULLED THE FUSE THAT TURNS THE IGNITION OFF, HOWEVER THE KEY IS STILL INSIDE SO THE CAR IS STILL ON, THE DOORS WONT LOCK AND THE GM DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE GATES TO PROTECT MY CAR. IN OTHER WORDS MY BATTERY WILL EVENTUALLY DIE AND THERE IS A RISK THAT MY CAR WILL GET STOLEN. *TR

2006 SATURN ION. THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. COULD NOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE! HAD TO TAKE IT TO A GARAGE TO TURN OFF AND FIX THE IGNITION FOR OVER $300. *TR

ON AUGUST 10, 2010, I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE MY KEYS FROM THE IGNITION OF MY 2006 SATURN ION. THE CARE WOULD ALSO NOT TURN OFF. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTHORIZED SATURN SERVICE PROVIDER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM BY CLEANING AND REPAIRING THE KEY LOCK CYLINDER AT A COST OF OVER $180 TO ME. ON AUGUST 18, 2010, I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE MY KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME SERVICE PROVIDER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE REALLY WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNLESS I WANTED THEM TO REPLACE THE KEY LOCK CYLINDER, WHICH WOULD COST ANOTHER $160+. I OPTED TO NOT SPEND THE ADDITIONAL MONEY SINCE I HAD ALREADY SPENT MONEY TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM THE WEEK BEFORE. INSTEAD I DECIDED TO CALL THE SATURN CUSTOMER CARE LINE PROVIDED BY GM TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME SINCE THE CAR IS OVER WARRANTY AT 82,000 MILES. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND FROM EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD, NO OTHER TYPE OF CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER SATURN ION OWNERS THAT HAVE LESS MILES ON THEIR CARS THAN I DO. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THERE IS A DANGER OF SOMEONE NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THEIR CAR OFF AND POSSIBLY RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR NOT BEING ABLE TO GET HELP BECAUSE AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER MIGHT NOT BE OPEN AT THE TIME. *TR

A WEEK AGO I STARTED TO GET THE SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE THE. CAR. I GOT SO BAD AFTER A WEEK THAT YOU CAN SMELL IT AS YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED TO MISS AND JERK WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. MY MECHANIC IS CHARGING ME $310.00 FOR THE PUMP, AND $120.00 FOR LABOR. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION. IGNITION KEY WILL GET STUCK FROM A FEW SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES, WHILE I CAN HEAR THE IGNITION LOCK CLICKING INSIDE. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

SATURN 2006 ION. KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION. HAVE TAKEN IT IN 4 TIMES TO BE FIXED. THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS KIND OF CARE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR RUNNING IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION, THAT I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND COULD NOT BE PULLED OUT. I TOOK IT TO MIDAS AND CARX AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS WHERE THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF. I HAD TO DRIVE FROM DEKALB TO GLENVIEW BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE WITH THE PART. THEY REPLACED THE CYLINDER AND KEY ASM-D. I NOTICED THE OTHER DAY ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS.COM THAT 50 PAGES WORTH OF PEOPLE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 AND 2004 SATURN ION. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

ARRIVED HOME AFTER WORK AND AS USUAL WENT TO TURN OFF CAR WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION. THE IGNITION SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK. I CALLED THE ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAS WALKED THRU THE PROCESS TO DISABLE CAR BY DISCONNECTING FUSE UNDER HOOD. I LATER HAD TO PAY FOR THE IGNITION SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING SINCE MY CAR WAS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME. I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW BACK IN MARCH 2006. *TR

FUEL PUMP CRACKED, LEAKING FUEL- IN MISSOURI. *TR

NHTSA # 09V41900. MY 2006 ION HAD THIS EXACT ISSUE AND I HAD TO REPAIR AT MY OWN COST BECAUSE I LIVE IN MARYLAND. MY CAR WAS LEAKING FUEL AS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL. IT'S THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART, BUT I WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!! WHY SHOULD IT MATTER WHAT STATE I LIVE IN? IF IT IS SUPPOSEDLY RELATED TO TEMPERATURE EXTREMES, THE EAST COAST HAS BEEN ABNORMALLY HOT THIS YEAR. IT STILL SHOULDN'T MATTER. I HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED BECAUSE I NEEDED MY CAR. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY GM FOR THIS REPAIR. DIDN'T MY TAX DOLLARS ASSIST IN THE GM BAILOUT????? I HAVE CONTACTED MY SENATOR, MY STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MY PERSONAL ATTORNEY. THERE IS SIMPLY NO ARGUMENT AS TO WHY THIS MONEY SHOULDN'T BE REFUNDED TO ME. PLEASE REPLY. UPDATED IVOQ 12/22/10*JB *TR

AUTO ACCIDENT ON 8/11/10 . ACCIDENT TOTALED FRONT END OF CAR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ON STAR DID NOT WORK COULD NOT CALL FOR HELP, ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILED AND COULD NOT OPEN DOORS, WINDOWS. EMT HAD TO BREAK REAR WINDOW GLASS TO GET TO ME TO HELP. SEAT BELT HAD MADE SEVERE PAIN IN CHEST. WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR HELP WITH THE PAIN.AM STILL SUFFERING SEVERE PAIN. AUTO IS A 2006 SATURN ION. INSURANCE CO IS EVALUATING THE DAMAGE TO AUTO. AS A SENIOR ELDERLY WOMAN AND CANNOT DEPEND ON AUTO TO GET HELP WHEN NEEDED, THAT IS VERY SCARY. THAT IS WHAT I PAY MONTHLY FEES TO ON STAR FOR. I WANT TO FEEL SAFE IN MY AUTO. *TR

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 IT COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR BEEPED AS IF WARNING ME AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING CAME ACROSS MY CAGES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK OUT CAR AND TURNED OFF CAR, I COULDN'T TELL WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SO I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND HAD POWER STEERING, BUT NO MORE THAN A MINUTE WENT BY AND IT DID IT AGAIN. I REPEATED MY SAME PROCESS, I WAS ABLE TO CRIPPLE THE CAR HOME. AFTER FURTHER CHECKING INTO THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE SO MANY MORE OF THE SAME CAR WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE PART AND WHEN IT CAN GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IF YOU ARE IN A MAJOR TURN AND IT GOES OUT YOU DO NOT HAVE TIME TO COMPENSATE FOR THE POWER LOSS AND WILL MOST DEFINITELY CAUSE A WRECK OR EVEN SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. THAT BEING SAID WITH SO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A RECALL ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. AT THIS TIME IM LOOKING INTO PARTS AND LABOR TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE I HAVE TO, BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHO REMOVED A FUSE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS NOT A NHTSA RECALL RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,166.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68000.

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION. ENGINE WON'T TURN OFF. PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH. HAVE TO UNDO FUSE AND UNHOOK BATTERY IN THE TRUNK. CAN'T TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR BUT CAN'T TURN IT OFF WITH THE KEY. CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. IT'S BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CAR. *TR

POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE AND NOW ON RIGHT BACK PASSENGER SIDE WON'T WORK. HAVE HAD TO TAKE TO DEALER 2 TIMES AND WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN FOR THE RIGHT BACK PASSENGER WINDOW. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS CAR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

FOR THE PAST 4-5 MONTHS, THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS HAVE NOT WORKED. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS ALL AROUND THE CAR WITH 3 DIFFERENT BRANDS AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS..STILL NOTHING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS MATTER ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT ONLY ON THE 2003-04 MODEL SATURN IONS, NOT MINE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE..I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF THIS CAR SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP 5 ALMOST 5 YEARS AGO. I HAVE ALSO FOUND ONLINE OTHER 2006 ION OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS, AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

LEAVING A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN MY POWER STEERING SIGNAL CHIMED ON. INSTANTLY AFTER I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, CREATING DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I CONTINUED THE SHORT DISTANCE TO MY HOUSE, NOT WANTING TO BE STRANDED. THE NEXT DAY WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING ALERT WAS GONE. HOWEVER IN JUST DRIVING LESS THAN A 1/2 MILE DOWN MY STREET THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ONCE AGAIN. I DID NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL I DROVE IT INTO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THIS TRIP AS WELL. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE AUTO MECHANIC AND I AM WAITING FOR AN ESTIMATE. I WAS TOLD IT WILL MOST LIKELY BE PRICEY BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I REALIZE THAT THIS IS HAPPENS TO OCCUR OFTEN, POSING A SAFETY HAZARD. MY CAR HAS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. ADDITIONALLY, THIS HAPPENED ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER I EXPERIENCED THE IGNITION FREEZE-UP THAT MANY HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED. TWO VERY COSTLY REPAIRS IN ONE SUMMER IS UNFORTUNATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STEERING WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,922.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AT ANY GIVEN SPEED; AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL DEFECT UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

I HAVE A 2006 ION WITH 65,000 MILES IT ISN'T PAID FOR YET. THE POWER STEERING IS GONE OUT. I AM A WIDOW. I DO NOT HAVE 500 DOLLARS TO PUT INTO THIS CAR. I WENT ON LINE AND MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. IS GM DOING A RECALL ON THIS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR POWER STEERING IS GONE.. I NEED HELP! *TR

2006 SATURN ION POWER STEERING FAILURE - 4 TIMES DURING DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE AND ONCE WHEN DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA TODAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED. POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN WILL BRING POWER STEERING BACK UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THAT THE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING 2006 SATURN ION 2. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,431. UPDATED 10/15/10 BF UPDATED 10/19/10*JB

POWER STEERING HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON SENSE THE DAY I'VE OWNED THE CAR. IT HAPPENS IN MANY CASES BUT WILL ALWAYS HAPPEN ON EVERY DRIVE, LET IT BE ON STARTUP, AFTER 5 MINS OF DRIVING, DURING A TURN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65-70MPH ALL THE TIME NO POWER STEERING, A RECENT RECALL HAS HAPPEN TO TWO OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE/HAZARD WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR AND STEERING COLUMN BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON MY CAR WAS LEFT OUT OF THE RECALL SO NOW IM STUCK WITH A ISSUE THAT I'VE HAD AND MIGHT I HAD MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD FOR SOMETIME AND GM WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER FIXING IT UNLESS ITS A GRAND OR SO IN COSTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD STICK UNLESS BODY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN I AM DRIVING, AT ANY TIME, MY ODOMETER AREA CHIMES A FEW TIMES AND READS POWER STEERING AND I AM BARELY ABLE TO STEER MY CAR. THIS IS SO UNSAFE, I CAN BARELY DRIVE IT ANYWHERE NOW! THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY CAR AND WAS ALREADY RECALLED FOR THE COBALTS AND G5S BUT NOT OUR SATURN IONS!! IT HAPPENS TWICE A DAY AND I'M REALLY GETTING SCARED. I LOOKED TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE AT MY LOCAL GM PLACE AND THEY QUOTED ME AT LEAST 1,000 DOLLARS BUT THE COBALTS AND G5S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING SET UP AND THEY GET IT FOR FREE?? *TR

THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR AND THE CAR REMAINS RUNNING -- REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, REMOVE A FUSE OR LETTING THE CAR RUN OUT. THE DRIVER IS STRANDED AND VULNERABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICE BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SMELLED GASOLINE INTERMITTENTLY FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT INSPECT FURTHER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING CHIME SOUNDED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ALARM WOULD CHIME FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. SHE STATED SHE WOULD SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THEY WOULD POSSIBLY ASSIST WITH REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

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

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.

ON JUNE 22ND WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE PWR STEERING WARNING CAME ON MY DASH CLUSTER AFTER THIS CAME ON I LOST POWER STEERING AND IT TOOK GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I CK FOR A BROKEN BELT OR FLUID LEAK BUT FOUND NEITHER. AFTER RETURNING TO MY CAR AND RESTARTING MY CAR THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE TIME THING. THEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED, SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. SHE CALLED ME AND I HAD HER SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. AGAIN THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. SINCE THIS TIME THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED OVER AND OVER. AT HIGH SPEEDS LOW SPEEDS, AND WHILE TURNING. I CALLED SATURN COMPLAINT LINE 1-800-972-8876 AND TALKED TO TARCARIA AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN THE ADDRESS AND NUMBER TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO COULD ASSIST ME WITH THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND PARTS DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $400.00 PARTS AND LABOR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER GM PRODUCTS (CHEVY COBALT) THAT USED THE SAME TYPE OF STEERING AS MY SATURN ION BUT MY 2006 SATURN ION WAS NOT ON THIS LIST, BUT IT COULD BE ADDED LATER. IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH SOMEONE WHO DOES

ON JULY 21, 2010, WE WERE OPERATING A 2006 SATURN ION DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SIMPLY DIED AS WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND ANGLED DOWN TOWARD RAILROAD TRACKS. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE TURN LANE AND RESTART THE CAR AND AVOIDED ANY INCIDENT. WE WENT TO DINNER AND, AFTER DINNER, STOPPED TO FILL THE GAS TANK. UPON RETURNING HOME, WE PULLED INTO THE GARAGE AND SCARILY, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN SO THAT WE COULD KILL THE ENGINE! AFTER VARIOUS MANEUVERS AND READING ONLINE ABOUT OVER 400 OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING, I FINALLY REMOVED FUSE #16 AND REMOVED THE NEGATIVE CABLE OFF THE BATTTERY.AFTER READING FURTHER, I NOTED THAT THE ENGINE DYING AT RANDOM COULD EASILY BE RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. I CONTACTED A LOCKSMITH THIS MORNING WHO WORKED AND WORKED ON TRYING TO REMOVE THE LOCK CYLINDER AND HE COULD NOT. NOW I AM WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK TO COME GET THE CAR AND REPLACE THE LOCK CYLINDER AND POSSIBLY THE IGNITION SWITCH. HAD THIS BEEN MY MOTHER OR ANYONE ELSE'S MOTHER FOR THAT FACT, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE SAT IN THE GARAGE OR DRIVEWAY UNTIL THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS THAT THERE ARE OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND GM IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT RECALLING CARS FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE TURN LANE AND GET STOPPED AND RESTARTED WITHOUT CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE AND VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THE INTERNET TO BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR'S ENGINE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING ALARM ACTIVATED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME INOPERABLE. WHEN SHE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE MORE PRONOUNCED IN THE EVENING THAN ANY OTHER TIME. SATURN WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

WHILE DRIVING, MY 2006 SATURN ION2'S POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. THIS CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING MOTOR VS. A POWER STEERING PUMP. DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE POWER STEERING WILL SHUT DOWN MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON, THE MOTOR WILL RESET ITSELF FOR A WHILE BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. THIS SAME MOTOR HAS BEEN RECALLED BY GM ON DIFFERENT GM CARS, BUT NOT THE SATURNS AS OF YET. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT THIS WEEK TO LOOK AT IT. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR THREE WEEKS NOW. MOSTLY DRIVING STRAIGHT HAS POSED LIMITED DANGER, HOWEVER, THE OTHER DAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON A CURVE WHEN IT SHUT DOWN ON ME WHICH CAUSED ME TO DRIFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT'S VERY SCARY AND I HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN MY CAR AT THE MOMENT, BUT I HAVE TO GET TO WORK. *TR

HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION, IT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND I'VE HAD 2 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS 2 YEARS AGO AND I COULD NOT GET THE IGNITION TO TURN OFF, TOOK IT TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AND WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE PROBLEM IS THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CALLED THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AND THERE ARE OTHER RECALLS CONCERNING THIS CAR, BUT NOT FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

STEERING ASSIST SHUT DOWN WHILE IN A TURN CAUSING CAR TO MOMENTARILY ENTER LANE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 2006 SATURN ION TODAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS AS OF NOW, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE BESIDES MYSELF. I HOPE THIS GETS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IF THAT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. THE POWER STEERING RESETS WHEN THE CAR GETS TURNED OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR POTENTIALLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,445 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,465.