Driving down the road and the went to turn the corner on to i90 west from highway 56 south and it was vary hard to pull oit of the turn like it locked up almost put me into the ditch
2006 Saturn Ion steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving 45 MPH, the steering seized. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited the same symptoms as listed in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.
2006 saturn ion. Consumer writes in regards to problems with the power steering. *ld
Power steering goes out then when sitting for a period, it will reset and start working then the problem repeats itself and I have no way of knowing where it will happen again, sometimes on the highway, hard to pull off road. First time it was stationary with "power str" on dashboard, sometimes it happens in motion down the street or roadway.
On july 21,2018, I started my saturn ion 2006 in the morning , I saw there is a message "pwr str", and then I found the car lost the power steering, it is very difficult to turn the car on the road, when I finnally drive it into a chevrolet dealer, they said the car had already been fixed in a 2004 recall and they decline to replace the power steering for free.
The power steering keeps going out sometimes when you start the car it will not have power steering and sometimes when your driving it will go out and is almost impossible to drive
I put my car in reverse and the power steering warning light came on. I also pulled forward and the warning light stayed on. I waited about 20 min's and started my car back up and the power steering light didn't come back on. While the warning light was on it was very hard for me to turn the wheel. I was in a parking lot. I will be taking my car to a dealership in the morning. My car was part of the power steering recall in 2014. That recall number was n140115.
Power steering lost while highway driving. Very hard to steer. It came back then 5 minutes later I lost it again. Scary. No indicator light is on. Saturn said it's safe to drive. Saturn said there is no recall.
When driving the vehicle the steering gets very hard and then cant steer we have to try to pull over and shut the car off for a few seconds then restart it to go.
I was highway 56 turning onto interstate 90 and the car was vary hard to correct back from the turn it wanted to stay in the tuun and almost out me in the ditch in minnesota
The key gets stuck in the ignition and will not come out. This happens when the vehicle is parked. The auto parts store told us not to buy an ignition switch. They said we needed to check on the recall for this saturn. How do we find out if all recalls for this car have been repaired?
We have power steering light comes on and later it will rest but its happening alot also emulsion light came on after replace fuel lines
I've had my car in the shop twice for the ignition switch. One of the times gm paid for it due to a recall within months the car was back into passlock light coming on car stalling while in movement key stuck in ignition have to wiggle it to get it back into the turn off position. This last time as of today the car will not run you have trouble getting the key out of a lock the passlock is showing on the car dashboard.
Power steering light comes on and then loss of power steering while traveling to shoping center.when restarting power steering light went off and was able to drive home.but dangerous since power steering intermitted comes on.it happened while getting back into car after turning on ignition switch.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver without warning. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 43,141.
Tl* 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 there was a sudden loss of electric power steering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering module needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was at 200,000.
There was a recall on the power steering. I had the replacement part done. 2 years later the power steering replacement. I called the dealer and I called gm. They won't do anything. They need to recall the recall. Do I have to replace my power steering every 2 years. Very upsetting
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving approximately 45 MPH, a clicking noise was heard and the steering wheel seized, the speedometer gauges fluctuated, and the vehicle accelerated independently. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted and driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was later driven to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 175,400. Updated 10/19/16*lj the consumer stated while driving, the steering locked up. She had to reduce her speed into order to maintain the steering wheel. The consumer turned the vehicle off, and the steering reset it self. The consumer has since experienced a similar incident. Updated 11/03/16.
Car inspection rejected codeb0092 pass presense system1 performance just put catalit converter and an engine in this car looking for tech. Service bul. Tsb3677 car is rejected demed unsafe to drive
On march 9,2016 my daughter drove to the store from my work place. When she return to my job while in the parking lot the stirring wheel locked and she couldn't turn. Good thing she had made it off highway or it would have been an accident if it went out at light as she turned on road to my work place. I had my uncle to pull car to family mechanic shop they then checked on it and told me to order power stirring motor. After then my uncle found out there was an recall on power stirring gone out while driving causing accidents. My uncle took the car to gmc in dublin,ga on march twenty fifth 2016. The gmc just checked on the car april 4,2016.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving at any speed, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle operated normally when the brake pedal was depressed. In addition, while the vehicle was in motion, the steering wheel seized and could not be moved. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving 30 MPH and making a left or right turn, the steering wheel seized. The contact coasted over to the side of the road and was then driven to the contact's residence. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the igniton switch was replaced from a previous the federal safety agency notification; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,023.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that after a year of the vehicle being repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering), the power steering 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 vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,112. Updated 02/18/16*lj
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle became difficult to steer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 131,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. While driving 20 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the power steering light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the electric power steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The contact stated that there was only 2,000 miles on the vehicle since the recall repair was performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 113,012.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the ignition switch had to be wiggled several times to be able to start the engine. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 14v153000 (steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 69,000.
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.
The power steering shuts off while the car is in motion, and displays a pwr stg error message on the dashboard. The car's power steering will remain inoperable until the car is restarted. The power steering can become inoperable several times in a single day.
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