The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion. The contact was driving at approximately 55 mph when the power steering warning indicator illuminated, followed by the steering wheel locking. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The engine was turned off and restarted and the vehicle resumed normal. The failure occurred intermittently. The authorized dealer was notified of the malfunctions and recommended that the vehicle be diagnosed at the cost of $120. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 59,600.

- Sunrise, FL, USA

My 2007 Saturn Ion only has $19,000 miles on it the power steering keeps going out, I saw many others are having the same problem, please recall.

- Mineral, VA, USA

There is a recall on Chevrolet cobalt's and Pontiac G5's NHTSA campaign id number 10V073000 for electric power steering loss of power. That occurs any time and is becoming more frequent on my 2007 Saturn Ion it has the same power steering assist. Why is my car not listed when it is a GM product as well with the same component.

- Newport News, VA, USA

My 2007 Saturn Ion steering locks up.

- Cinnaminson, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion. While driving at speeds of 70 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated. The power steering assist then failed and the contact was able to move the vehicle off the roadway. When restarting the vehicle, the power steering assist resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where unknown repairs were made. The failure did not recur. In addition, the ignition also failed and in order to shut off the engine, the battery and a fuse had to be disconnected. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnosis of the ignition failure. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 76,000.

- Nashville, TN, USA

I have a Saturn Ion 2007 with 54433 miles and the power steering pump went out. There is no recall on this. But there is on the cobalt which has the same pump.

- Stone Mountain, GA, USA

Power steering light came on and power steering went out while doing 65 on the interstate.

- Advance, NC, USA

The power steering frequently goes out while driving my 2007 Saturn Ion redline. During normal driving, the car beeps, the power steering light on the dash goes on (pwr str), and the car becomes very hard to control. The only way to "reset" the system is to stop the car, shut it off, wait 30 seconds, and restart the car. This has happened to me 8-10 times now. Similar cars from GM (Chevy cobalt, Pontiac G5, etc) utilize the same parts and have been recalled by GM. However, when contacting GM regarding the Saturn Ion, they state that for the Ion, "they haven't had enough complaints to warrant a recall." This is a huge safety issue. Losing power steering while driving can cause loss of control and may lead to an accident and/or injuries and deaths.

- Andrews Afb, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the power steering failed intermittently and the power steering light illuminated when this failure occurred. The vehicle would become difficult to steer when the power steering malfunctioned. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 60,000.

- La Cyzen, KS, USA

2007 Saturn Ion power unit light comes on and the steering is hard to turn. Checked fuses and there is no problem. Car does not take power steering fluid, it is an electric power steering unit.

- Gilbert, AZ, USA

I was driving the car and got a pwr str warning on my console. I noticed that I had lost my power steering. I pulled over and turned the car off. When I restarted the car everything worked fine. I didn't have the issue again for 3 days, but now im having it 10-15 times a day. My fiance is the normal driver of this car and does not have the strength to steer and control the car when it looses the power steering. She has almost been in 3 wrecks in the last week resulting from this. There is a recall for the Chevy cobalt and Pontiac G5 that is tsb 10V073000. This is the same part and component that is on the Saturn Ion, but it wasn't included in the recall for some reason.

- Houston, TX, USA

While driving my 2007 Saturn Ion on the freeway with my two grandchildren, the power steering went out, the steering wheel went tight and it was extremely difficult to turn the steering wheel to get out of traffic. I pulled over and turned the car off, waited a few minutes and turn the car back on. The power steering was reset and I was able to drive the car again. Within minutes the power steering went out again, I pulled over, turned off the car, started the car and was able to drive the car home. I am afraid to drive the car in fear that the power steering will go out again and lock up. This is a very dangerous situation and could cause an accident.

- Glendale, AZ, USA

My 2007 Saturn Ion's power steering goes out while driving everytime it's in use. Being the only transportation for me and my two kids, I feel like this is a serious safety concern. Seems like alot of people are having the same issues. What would it take for this issue to be recalled??

- Durham, NC, USA

Ion that the steering is being so hard to turn. Purchase the car and after 20,000 miles on it the car begin to go down. But the worst is the steering. The tires were no good the window wipers were no good.

- Bethlehem, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion 2. the contact stated that at various speeds, the steering failed; the steering light illuminated accompanied by a knock from the instrument panel. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and restart it so that the power steering would function properly. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint but the contact believed that the failure was related to recall 10V073000 (steering: Electric power assist system). The failure mileage was approximately 44,000. The current mileage was approximately 45,000.

- Elk Grove, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion. While driving at a speeds of 5 mph the power steering light illuminated on the warning panel, immediately followed by the vehicle stalling. The contact was able to restart the engine but found there was limited steering power. The contact found it extremely difficult to steer. The dealer had not yet been contacted and there had been no repairs made to the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 18,000.

- Concord, CA, USA

Power steering comes and goes several times a day. Very scary when it goes out on a curve. Took it for an oil change and "27 point" inspection at the dealership, curious to see if they would notice. They checked it off as good. My car is currently at 40,000 miles.

- Oceanside, CA, USA

I was driving on the interstate getting on the ramp and the prw str light came on the dash. My steering wheel locked immediately and I could not turn. I managed to make it to my destination but was almost hit due to the fact that I could not turn. It would reset when the car was turned off then the light would go off again and the steering wheel would tighten up on me. It has happened up to 20 times a day. I have almost had three accidents because of the loss of power steering. I had to have the motors replaced at the dealership for the cost of over $ 800. Three hours after I left the dealership the light came on again and the steering wheel locked up. I had to take it back to the dealership and another part had to be replace. This is a safety issue than needs to be included with the current recall.

- Brownsville, TN, USA

The electric power steering goes out at various times some times multiple times in a day and then not again for days. We can not pinpoint any particular action to set this problem in motion. To fix when this happens we must pull off the road and shut car off an wait a few minutes and then restart. My young daughter drives this car and has had some close calls due to this failure, its a potential death trap! start a recall now before someone is killed ! I now have the car parked in my driveway and my daughter is driving my wife's car cause of the risk of accident potential. In my investigating this problem it seems this has been a problem since 2003 in the Saturn Ions and that the steering motor etc is the same as the Chevy cobalt which was recalled. I urge you to not delay and do the right thing, issue that recall now!!! nothing has been done to this car in regards to the problem as I can not afford the dealer fix and it would not make sense to replace with another faulty motor and sensor setup!!! no wonder GM has dropped Saturn they know they have been a problem for years!!!! my vehicle is a Saturn Ion 2007 has 27,165 miles on the odometer. I hope you act on this before someone dies and then becomes like the Toyota fiasco!!!!!

- Mayville, WI, USA

Power steering failure

- New Orleans, LA, USA