Key stuck in ignition when park . The only way to replace it by replace button under the steering wheel.
2007 Saturn Ion steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the steering seized and the power steering indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to call the dealer. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 121,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. The contact stated that the key became stuck in the ignition and was unable to be removed. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v171000 (electrical system), 14v153000 (steering), and 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The contact did not recieve any recall notifications, but stated that the vehicle was experiencing failures related to the recall campaigns. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and repairs. The results were not disclosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was not available.
Electrical power steering failed, warning light illuminated upon restart after an oil change, the 'usual' symptoms (hard to turn wheel, especially at low speeds, etc.) for ps failure. After two start/stop cycles, the failure resolved itself making me think it is a wiring/sensor issue. This happened over two months ago, and the problem has not reappeared. Aprox 60000 miles at the time of failure. There is likely something failing here, and it is safety related, but it is intermittant at this point
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. While driving at low speeds or when making turns, the steering wheel became difficult to steer and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. While in traffic, the contact powered off and restarted the vehicle. Afterwards, the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 221,000. The VIN was not available.
In january 2016 while driving on highway to work I had bear to the right at an intersection from 1-90 to 1-76, wheels/steering locked or something and I ended up spinning off roadway. Hit division embankment crashing front end and my air bags never deployed. Traction in the car I later found out was not engaging when it should have been. Now car's traction does not work if it ever really did. I have been in touch with gm complaints department and now I have been assigned a case number but this is about recalls on y vehicle that I do not know they really are because saturn wants me to pay to get this information. I asked why but did not get an answer. Only was told that recalls are VIN specific and I needed to go to https://www.vincheckpro.com/VIN-register. Now my vehicle has a control board that is going haywire literally. Guages blinking on and off, speedometer acting like a windshield wiper, oil light, brake light, airbag symbol, battery symbol, radio blinking in and out randomly. Fuel and temp guages not moving at all. Key sticks and car won't turn completely off at times. Chimes wont stop and more.
I was starting my car getting ready to go to church, and the steering wheel wouldn't turn, then my power steering light came on. I had my granddauther to call a mechanic and they said that it might be a electrical problem. My car was in a parking space where I live. I did get the chance to move the car. I can drive the car but I'm afraid that it will lock on me while driving it.
The vehicle smells like gasoline after being driven and smells like gasoline when stationary. The power steering will display a warming message and the car will become hard to steer.
I own a 2007 saturn ion, I recently started having trouble with the steering, the steering wheel is very tight and when I make a turn I need to physically turn the wheel back if I don't the car will continue going in the direction I was turning. I am now having trouble keeping it on the road as it wants to pull to the left, it is in alinement. I purchased my car in 2013 from the original owner I did receive the recall notice for the ignition switch but never received notice 14v15300. When I enter my VIN# it shows that there no recalls.I drive 36 miles a day for work, I have not had an accident but it's getting to the point that I am afraid to drive and this is my only vehicle.
I was on my way home just getting off highway with speed limit of 65 MPH, when I parked at local grocery store near my home. Parked in stall fine but about 10 minutes later I found upon attempting to drive out of the stall, I could hardly turn my car to make it out of the parking lot. I was able to slowly drive it home hoping it would correct itself then noticing powered steering light on dash. On arrival to my home I parked backwards in fear of getting stuck. I then tried numerous times to turn on and off the car with no change in steering or dashboard light. Fortunately this happened literally a mile off the highway which I could have easily gotten into a serious accident with much higher speeds and no control to drive the automobile.
I hit my brakes to avoid an accident my car went to left in front of another car. I found out that struts shifted and causing the upper control arm to snap and brake off causing my car to go to the left into another car.
Power steering failed this morning. No warning and no previous issues. It worked one moment then didn't the next. Pwr str came on the dash alerts. I saw a 2014 recall yet my VIN is not included.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. In october of 2016, while driving 65 MPH, the brake pedal was suddenly depressed. However, the contact crashed into the rear of a vehicle and, in turn, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries sustained. A police report was not filed. The local dealer was not contacted to diagnose and repair the air bag failure. The failure mileage was unknown. In december of 2017, while driving at unknown speeds, a pick-up truck crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The contact sustained injuries to the right knee, which required medical attention. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent auto body mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 43,000. Additionally, while driving, the steering seized and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local gmc dealer in bakersfield, california where it was diagnosed that the locking system and ignition key needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
Power steering goes out intermittently
Front driver's seatbelt is difficult to snap in. Power steering works intermittently while driving and braking
My complaint number is 11061303 I complain about power steering went out and I did not receive a recall notice. I guess when they did the ignition recall and I brought it in they supposedly did the power steering too on dec 12 2014 . Even if they did this the power steering should not go bad in 3 years. My car is garage kept.
Power steering light came on and lost steering found out they had recall never was informed of the matter or recall. Had a problem with gas line about a year ago took to dealership cause there was an extended warranty but was told mine wasn't covered even though it should of been cost me 900 dollars. Only recall I received was for ignition.
Over the last three to four years my power steering has went out my front passenger tire has almost fallen off twice I had to have it fixed my car don't want to start after I fill it up it's sputters every time and I've had literally had to get cut out of my seatbelt because it would not unlatch and mikey don't want to come out of the ignition have the time. The power steering went out while driving the tire almost fell off while driving and of course I'm stopped when I'm fueling and I was stopped when I was stuck in my seatbelt and stopped every time I try to take my key out
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced by a dealer (horne motors of show low, 1‑888‑522‑8962, 1700 s white mountain rd, show low, az 85901) for a manufacturer recall concerning the electrical system. The recall remedy caused a failure and no solution pertaining to the ignition switch, which also affected the steering. The dealer replaced the fuel pump, steering column, and ignition. The dealer also provided two keys that were to be reprogrammed; however, they failed to lock and unlock the doors. The contact had to use the key fob. In addition, the steering wheel locked when making a left turn and the vehicle stalled several times intermittently. The vehicle was inspected by three locksmiths. One of the locksmiths stated that the steering column was loosely connected. The vehicle was also serviced by (molle chevrolet, (816) 229-8800) who stated that there was no warranty and recall to provide a solution. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The federal safety agency campaign number was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
Since having the recalls for the ignition done - when the car is placed in park I have to pull the shifter toward reverse to get the key out. Also since the recalls were done all the sudden my steering rack is making a clunking noise which my mechanic is saying will soon need replaced. It was perfectly fine before the recalls for the ignition and such were done on my car. Literally the days after is when it started and the dealership said that it is because my car is old. Not buying that answer. All of this has to be tied to a recall, I take great care of my car. I just had the control arms replaced as well and the mechanic said they were near disintegrated!
Powering sterring light on agaagain very hard to drive had to use flasers to get home from church this went onm saturday and sundaty by moday it corrected itself however it icalled holman cadiilc were I get it serviced they never called me back wwith a straight answer on what they wamt me to do
Steering randomly fails in the middle of a turn, as if it "sticks" and I have to force the steering wheel back to center. I'm concerned that this could cause an accident if the driver had to make an evasive menouver or is inexperienced and not expecting it to fail. This occurs while moving, and while parked, on any street or highway.
My car had the power steering motor replaced under a safety recall in 2012. Now the same problem has happened again, and the power steering motor has gone out. I missed the special extended warranty for this by 2 days - it expired on 3/27/17, and it went out again on my car on 3/29/17. Now I'm told it cannot be repaired again under the safety recall. It seems to me that if a part is covered under a safety recall because it can fail, is replaced, then fails again, there is still a problem with that part being used in the car. It should still be able to be replaced at no charge to the owners. I know that for 2003 saturn ion the recall appies to the life of the car.
I have a saturn ion and I am having an issue described in a recall. I took my vehicle in to a gm dealer and called the gm customer service and they are refusing to honor the recall. The vehicle losses power steering periodically and it is very scary to drive.
The power steering all of the sudden goes out and it makes it difficult to turn. I almost got an accident today while driving 50 MPH on the freeway, because the power steering just stopped working. This has been happening more often, and it occurs at speed greater than 35 MPH. I searched online and found that there was a recall for this problem, but gm customer service told me that there is no active recall.
Saturn ion 2007 recall the other day I got an alert on the display of my car that stated "pwr strg" I was on the expressway and almost got into an accident that could have killed my 3 young children and myself. We were terrified. I was able to get on the shoulder of the highway by forcing the stirring wheel to turn. I then looked under the hood to see if I had a leak of power stirring fluid but to my surprise did not find anywhere that would indicate such a thing. When I turned the car back on to see what could be the problem the msg was gone. I was able to drive the car home but before I got home the msg came back on and I had to repeat it almost getting into a second car accident. I immediately did research on what could be the problem once I got safely home and found out that gm had recalled the "power steering electric motor assist" due to others having the same problem. When I called gm to get assistance they told me that they would not cover the charges due to the previous owner getting the replacement of the same part back in 2014. I disagree with the decision that I should be responsible for replacing and paying for the part that has been recalled for the exact same reason. Power steering going out for no reason at all and then returning once I start the car back up. I believe they placed another defective steering motor in the car and my families safely should not be compromised for this over sight. I cannot afford to replace it and should not have to since it is not something different that is wrong but the same exact thing. I would like to know my rights on this issue and if they are still liable for replacing this part or am I.
Sudden power steering failure, the steering continued to work but without the power assist. We were attempting to back out of the driveway, very low speed, turning. This reset with shutting the car off and restarting. Gm/saturn state this is not covered by the recall.
I own a saturn which I got used.the power steering went out so I took it to the dealer.found out the recalls have all been done that has to do with the power steering but the code the scanner gave is a c0550 which is a failure of the power steering column internal controller issue.other gm carss with the same recalls that my car has had done include the column but not mine.it seems that they seem to share ste same componets and failures.this part alone is over $500 without labor.the tech told me that its not a hard job and hes done alot of them.searching the internet alot of people have had to replace the column.there seems to be a problem but customers like me aree having to pay for the correction
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was a result of an internal fault in the steering column. The vehicle was not repaired. Four months prior to the failure, the vehicle was remedied per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,123.
Loss of power steering again. This will be my third recall replacement part. Power steering has failed and repaired by 2 gm dealerships. Gm suggested for safety reasons towing car would be advised but guess who has to pay for the towing me not gm who manufacturer unsafe vehicles. The federal safety agency you've lost interest in helping and moved on to the next manufacturer air bag problem. I now understand what risk means. My car falls in that risk percentage.
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