Upon making a turn onto a busy street the power steering went out and I almost hit the curb. I felt pain in my back and wrist trying to steer the car.
2009 Saturn Aura steering complaints
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Upon making a turn on a busy street my power steering went out and I almost hit the curb. This incident hurt my wrist and back struggling with the steering.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 saturn aura. While driving 25 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the electronic stability control warning indicator displayed prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering column and ESC needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched the failure and found a recall online. The contact called berger chevrolet (2525 28th st se, grand rapids, mi 49512, (616) 949-5200) and was informed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.
My power steering keeps locking up and the light on the dash board comes on. It has happened 3 times now while driving on a city street, the highway while driving and when exiting it was hard to turn and the 3rd time when I started the car the light lit up on the dashboard. I do not have a photo but I did stop at an auto zone and have the code read. I haven't been in an accident yet, but am afraid it will happen.
While driving the service ESC & power steering warning came on. At this point the power steering stopped functioning and steering became very difficult especially at lower speeds. There has been a recall for this issue for this model, but my VIN number is not showing up as one of the vehicles recalled even though it appears to have the problem. Gm obviously has more defective parts installed on additional VIN's. This can be a very dangerous problem depending on when it occurs. The problem resets when you turn off the car and restart it, but it has now happened 4 times while driving since the initial occurrence.
Intermittently ESC power steering will pop up in display, power steering will quit working and almost impossible to turn, dealer states no recall for this problem
Vehicle is hard to steer while driving, then ESC power steering off appear on the driver information center on dash.
Without warning the steering and the ESC failed, when you start the car the warnings flash that that are off, on the rare occasion that they turn on they turn off while the car is driving, the car loses all steering assistance. When they controls are active the steering wheel shakes uncontrollably
While driving the power steering stopped functioning and steering became very difficult especially at lower speeds. For some reason my VIN number is not showing up as one of the vehicles recalled even though it has the defective equipment installed in it. The whole design of an electronic motor instead of a hydraulic pump with fluid seems like an ineffective design no wonder it is failing and is not functioning properly. Gm refuses to acknowledge any fault in this and I don't understand why my vehicle is not one of the ones that is listed by its VIN number
While driving the steering wheel just locked up it was very very hard to turn the wheel.
While driving back from work today I got this message // power steering service ESC// message after putting the vehicle in reverse while trying to turn.the steering became uncontrollable afterwards. After turning ignition off and back on the error message went away and things went back to normal.
While driving at 25 MPH the power steering has gone out quite a few times, restarting the car turns the power steering back on. While driving any road, including 70mph highways, the car will jolt and the service ESC alert will go off. It's actually getting worse.
Talara recall ' I turned my car on and it kept killing forward it said power steering stability ESC ,ESC off, and then engine power reduced it kept accelerating by it self I thought it was the battery so I boaught a new one but not even when they switched it out would it stop doing that it kept julting
While driving (twice) on a city street suddenly the service ESC, power steering notification light comes on and I do not have electric power steering. I am able to turn with difficulty to shoulder of road. Once I turn off the car and back on, lights go off and electric power steering is restored.
When I was getting off the interstate I lose control of my power steering and the service ESC power steering light came on and I was able to pull over into a gas station I turned the car off turned it back on and the power steering started working just fine again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 saturn aura. While accelerating from a stop, the powering steering warning indicator illuminated and the steering wheel seized. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, the steering wheel worked normally. The failure occurred a total of three times. The contact was informed by an eyewitness that the brake lights remained illuminated while driving; however, while at a complete stop with the brake pedal depressed, the brake lights were not illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer stated that they were aware of the failure and that there were recalls for both of the failures; however, the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v153000 (steering) and 14v252000 (electrical system) due to the extended mileage. The failure mileage was approximately 166,000. *ln updated 8/21/18
I was driven it and stop complity in the midle of the city street some people help me to pushed on the side, aaa toked to gmc on main street and tell me that it is the transmission and cost me $3,000.00 to fixt it and wound not fixt recalls, I have been with out a car for a month, I would appreciate if you help me out to have some one to fixt the recall or some thing, please sir help me out [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
This morning leaving work after coming to a stop, when making a right turn to re-enter traffic halfway through the turn the power steering went completely out nearly causing me to hit an vehicle turning left onto the same street I was exiting. The power steering light illuminated on the dash for not nearly five seconds.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 saturn aura. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was turning the opposite direction from what the contact would turn. In addition, the steering wheel was shaking violently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted and informed no recalls were on the vehicle and contact ed david stanley chevrolet dealer at (405) 632-3600 to do a diagnostic test. The approximate failure mileage was 138,500.
Keep losing eps - electric power steering, while driving vehicle. While driving the vehicle, will lose the power steering part, and have to man-handle the wheel to maneuver the vehicle. There was a recall on it, of which I did not know about, did not receive notification. Now that I take it in to be fixed, am told that there is a limit of 150,000 miles on this recall, I am at 195,000. If I had known about, and received official notification, would have taken it in earlier. The eps error can happen on vehicle start up, or while driving the car. Http://gm.oemdtc.com/4286/15356-loss-of-electric-power-steering-assist-2007-2012-chevrolet-pontiac-saturn 15356 ' loss of electric power steering assist ' 2007-2012 chevrolet pontiac saturn
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 saturn aura. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the service ESC and power steering failure messages suddenly illuminated and the vehicle's speed reduced to 50 MPH. The steering wheel became very difficult to turn. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000.
2/27/15 steering wheel vibration w/service ESC power steering. Loss of power steering. Diagnosed as faulty torque sensor. It was fixed. 2/5/17 it is doing the same thing again. Recall for this but for some reason my car was also not included. This seems to be a very common problem. This is a big safety issues that the oem should cover for all vehicles in the time frame that it covers. This happened while stationery and while moving.
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 saturn aura. The contact stated that the steering wheel was extremely tight and the power steering failed several times without warning. In addition, the shift lever failed to function properly. When the vehicle was placed in park, it rolled and the contact had to quickly apply the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. While driving 30 MPH, a fire erupted under the hood. The contact was able to pull the vehicle into a fuel station. The fire department extinguished the flames. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Eps power steering failure
I have my daughter my 2009 saturn aura for her 16th birthday. She began driving on nov. 24th after completing driver's education course. She and her brother were driving to school today and the power steering went out. Luckily no one was hurt. When she arrived at school some boys came over and helped her. My daughter has been in the hospital, has an upcoming surgery, and now her car is a safety hazard. I searched my VIN to find a recall I was not aware of for the back break light. This is getting fixed this week! There is a recall on my car's electrical steering system recall: 14v153000 recall date 03/31/2014 component steering:electric power assist system recall: 14e044000 7/21/2014 component: steering my VIN is not included in these recalls or many others it should be! I am a single mother of two children with no child support and mounting medical bills for my daughter. I cannot afford to fix something gm has recalled! My daughter doesn't deserve this! No one does! I love gm vehicles. I got a 2010 denali used so my daughter could have a car and help out the family. Now she cannot drive it at risk of hurting herself and others!!! And after seeing all there recalls I may get rid of all of these cars, once and if they can get fixed. Please email me at [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I bought my 2009 saturn aura in september of 2015. Just recently in december of 2016, whenever I started the vehicle, the steering wheel would begin to vibrate followed by the power steering warning light illuminating. Upon driving the vehicle, the power steering goes completely out at anytime.
I was pulling out of my job, and all of a sudden my car started slideing a little to the right and I had no power steering. Then in my dash it kept blinking power sterring ESC, its done it 3 times now..ive taken it to gm motor and pep boys and because it didn't happen to them they wont fix it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 saturn aura. While driving various speeds, the power steering stopped working and the power steering warning indicator illuminated without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
While driving on the interstate my dash warning signals power steering failure and the power steering immediately ceased working. I had to manually steer the car to the shoulder. I was fortunate that there were no cars behind me there is a special extension of warranty but gm will not repair over 150,000 it should be a mandatory safety recall. Very dangerous gm wants $1000 to fix "steering torque input sensor co545"
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 saturn aura. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the ESC service warning light illuminated and the cruise control had erroneously deactivated. In addition, while driving at various speeds the vehicle would suddenly began to jerk when shifting gears and the power steering had also malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 167,000.
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