While traveling on the interstate at 55 miles per hour, an alert displayed on the dash: "pwr str." the wheel jerked and I immediately took the nearest exit. It was very, very difficult to turn the wheel at all around the curve. Since this was the first time this has ever happened to me, I drove slowly and cautiously to the closest auto repair shop. After hooking my car up to their computers, they saw that it was the power steering assist motor that needed to be replaced. I was so grateful that they noticed there was a recall on this part, until I noticed that it said "canada only." with a little research, this is clearly a common problem with the ion and it needs to be recalled in the us.
2007 Saturn Ion steering complaints
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Prior to warranty expiry gm repaired bearings on steering rods at no cost. After warranty expiry rattling started on right front sway bar. Independent inspection showed rod end could be rattled by hand when on hoist. Failure appeared imminent. Sway bar connecting bearings were replaced at owner's cost. Could have caused control problems if these pieces of junk were left uncorrected.
Tl* the driver owns a 2007 saturn ion. The contact stated while driving at a low speed, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was turned off and upon restarting it the steering wheel began to function normally. The failure continued to recur intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 54,000.
Power steering failure on my saturn ion 2007. While driving down the freeway the powersteering light came on and failed to engage. It has been disengaging for the last two weeks.
2007 saturn ion, bought used 2 months ago. 47k miles. Power steering failed many times while parking car, especially parallel parking. Last week, an audible alarm sounded, and the message read "power steer"or "pwrsteer", cant remember which, and alarmed (dinged) all the way home. Had absolutely no power steering on winding road. Manual states to have repair facility check auto. Steering fluid was full. Next time we started the car to drive it to repair facility, alarm didn't sound and steering seemed fine. Ion was checked for "codes" and none were found on code reader,and tech was unable to duplicate problem. Still have problems with steering when trying to parallel park. No alarm or total loss of power steering again, yet.
My power steering just fails on me while driving. It is very dangerous and I cant believe nothing is being done about this. I called saturn and there is a special warr. If you have less then 100,000 miles. I have 112,000 so I have to pay for it. I don't see why when all these people are reporting the same problem.
I have a 2007 saturn ion. Today I was simply driving down the street, a chime in my car went off and it displayed "pwr str", and I no longer had power steering. Luckily I was already pulling into a parking lot so I was going slow. This *must* be recalled!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. The contact stated the power steering lamp illuminated immediately after the power steering failed. The steering wheel was difficult to control and he was unable continue driving the vehicle. He was only able to turn the vehicle off after the power steering reset. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 168,000. Updated 02/15/12*lj the consumer also stated it took several attempts to remove the key from the ignition. Updated 02/22/12.
Power steering failure on saturn ion 2007 when outside temps reach high the 90's and triple digits. Took vehicle in to local gm dealer and was informed there is no fix for the problem.
My saturn ion red line is having problems with the power steering. The power steering light comes on and then the power steering is not working. If I cut the car off for 1 minute and start it again, the light goes off. At times you can drive it about 40 miles before it goes out and sometimes only 4 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel suddenly locked with the illumination of the power steering warning indicator. The vehicle became difficult to steer and was maneuvered to the side of the road. The engine was turned off and restarted after waiting fifteen minutes. Upon restart, the vehicle resumed as normal. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 29,806.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH the power steering failed. The vehicle was shut off, and upon restart the vehicle operated as normal. The failure recurred approximately three times on the drive home. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,349. Updated 09/07/2011
Power steering quits working at random times, sometimes when making turns and is difficult to control, particularly at speeds below 30 MPH. I contacted the gm dealer that represents saturn but was told since the car has 115,014 miles on it the vehicle did not qualify for a free replacement from gm. This is a very unsafe condition.
Electric steering went out in the middle of a turn and I came very close to going into a very steep ditch as the steering wheel was so hard in turning. Thank goodness I was not hurt, if anyone less strong than I was driving they would most certainly be in the 8 foot steep ditch...
The electronic power steering motor intermittently fails on my 2007 saturn ion. After doing much research this seems to be happening to quite a few people, and there is no recall on it. An incident has not occurred at this time, but very likely can if my power steering goes while making a tight turn at high speeds.
While negotiating a left turn the power steering went out almost causing my wife to hit the oncoming car headon.
I was driving my 2007 saturn ion last october and the electric power steering suddenly went out. I would have to restart the car and drive for maybe 5 to 10 minutes at a time until it failed again. I brought it to a gm dealership and they told me the motor was out and would cost approximately 400 dollars to fix. I purchased the 110 dollar motor from them and installed it myself. Problem fixed but since it was a recall on other vehicles with the same system I feel myself and other owners left out should be reimbursed for repairs I still have my receipt for the part.
I have a 2007 saturn ion and was driving home on monday, june 20, 2011 at around 7:30pm when my car notified me that the pwr str (power steering) was having issues and my steering wheel locked. I was able to drive it home because it was just a straight drive and didn't have to make any turns. I got home and turned off the vehicle and restarted it and fixed the problem. The following day, tuesday, june 21, 2011 same thing happened. I was driving home at around 7:15 the message came on and my steering wheel stiffened. Again I was able to make it home and turned off the vehicle and restarted and worked fine. I have now scheduled an appointment at my local service repair shop for my vehicle to be checked over/fixed on thursday, june 23, 2011.
The power steering in my 2007 saturn ion 2 goes out intermittently and makes the car very hard to steer, presenting a safety hazard if occurring in heavy traffic. Gm currently has a recall out for chevy cobalts and needs to include saturns as they were made with the same components.
I was driving my saturn ion and hit a small hole in the road and my power steering went out. This happened about one month ago and ever since, everytime I drive it, the power steering will stop working about once every 5 minutes that I am driving. I do not have the money to keep replacing things on this vehicle, so I have been getting rides from other people.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. The contact stated while driving, the power steering lamp illuminated and the steering failed. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 40,820.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. While driving 40 MPH, the contact stated that the power steering warning light illuminated and she was unable to steer the vehicle. She was able to power the vehicle off and restart as the vehicle operated as normal. The failure recurred intermittently. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. No repairs were performed. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.
Power steering light comes on and hard to steer. Turn off engine and restart and it works for a short time again. Steering is almost impossible when this happens and would be disastrous on a turn. Can't believe there hasn't been a recall with all the complaints I have seen so far.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. While driving approximately 5 MPH the power steering failed. During the failure a power steering light began illuminating on the instrument panel. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane and shut off. After a few minutes, the contact restarted the vehicle and the steering functioned normally. Approximately one week later, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing and it was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 59,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion level 2. While driving at any speed, the contact noticed that the power steering would fail intermittently, making it impossible to steer the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact that there were no related recalls. The manufacturer confirmed that there were no related recalls. No repairs were performed. The current mileage was 32,000 and the failure mileages were 31,800. Updated 05/24/11*lj updated 05/26/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the power steering warning light illuminated as the power steering failed. In addition, the contact stated that when turning the steering wheel, the wheel would become stiff and difficult to maneuver. The was an open investigation for the failure under the federal safety agency action number: rq10004 (steering:electric power assist system). The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.
I have a 2007 saturn ion 2 with approximately 23000 miles on it. I was driving down the road and all of a sudden the steering got real hard. There was a chime and the odomoter read "pwr ster". I called saturn and they said to take it to be diagnosed and they may help. Do more people have to die before a recall is issued for this safety issue? All saturn/gm is doing is trying to dodge their responsibilities. No vehicle with this low of milage shoud be having this problem. Saturn need to recall all vehicles with this stering system and fix it or the next time there could be lawsuits filed. I turn off the vehicle and restart it and it is back to normal.
Power steering went out while driving..light came on..had to pull over..wait..then restarted car then power steering worked..then 20 minutes later it did it again..I had to do the same thing all over again..each time making it very hard to steer this car..especially while driving over 25mph..worst part.. My children(13 & 10)were in the car with me when this happened..this car has only a little over 64,000 miles on it..I've seen where there's a lot of people with the same issue but yet saturn/gm haven't issued a recall for this..why?? I've even seen where 14 people have died as a result of this..this is scary! Exactly how many needs to have a wreck before something is done about this???what's the price of a humans life?
I was driving normally from my workplace to home when my power steering suddenly went out. The power steering message displayed in the message display area. I pulled the car over and restarted the car. The power steering was then fine. For one week I had no problems. Then the same thing happened. When I shut off and restarted the car it was fine again. Now every time I drive for a few minutes the power steering goes out and I have to pull over.
As I drive my 2007 saturn ion I get a "pwr str" failure notice on the dashboard annunciation panel. The power steering then quits and it takes much more muscle to turn the steering wheel. If I turn the ignition off and then restart the engine the system resets and there is a return of the power steering. This just started last week at 61000 miles. It has now happened 3 times.
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