2005 Saturn Ion power steering failure. Why no recall? many people are having this power steering failure. It involves the whole steering column. It is very dangerous when you are driving everyday and this power steering fails.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

While my wife was driving our 2005 Ion 2 she told me that the steering went out while turning at a corner. I blew it off until it happened to me about 7 days later. I had to fight the steering in a turn, very difficult, I found out. I could stop & restart and steering would be okay for a while. It has since been continuous and not worth the effort for a restart since it will only last for a few minutes. I took it to dealer and diagnosed as eps unit shorting out. They did not have replacement part and are well aware of condition from other owners. It's been a week and still no part. When the dash alarm goes off (ding, ding, ding) it means grab wheel tight! it will also show (pwr steer) in cluster. I would consider this as an extremely dangerous condition and compliment the other drivers that have experienced it for keeping their vehicles under control.

- Fenton, MI, USA

I own a 2005 Saturn Ion with about 46,000 miles on it. I love my little car and had hopes of owning it for years to come. However, my hopes of being a happy Saturn owner is quickly fading as I continually have problems with my steering column. First it was the ignition, which I have replaced twice, and now the power steering is turning off while I'm driving. Obviously this is very dangerous and it also not uncommon as I've found out by searching the internet on this very problem.

- Montoursville, PA, USA

Power steering went out. At the repair shop now. The whole component needs replaced (you can't order separate parts) I will have the repair shop save the old part. It will cost close to $900 to have it fixed. The dealership was the same price. The car is only 4 years old with 26,000 miles on it.

- Mansfield, OH, USA

The power steering in my 2005 Ion Saturn quits working. I've researched the web and it is happening to numerous people. I pull over shut the car off and back on and it works again. It was happening about once a month now it happens every time I drive my car. Now I can't even pull out of the driveway.

- Spanish Fork, UT, USA

My car key gets stuck in my Saturn Ion 2005 after I have shut it off, also when I try to turn the key it will not turn, I have to turn the wheel and jiggle the key to get it to start. Looks like this is a very common problem in the Saturn Ions. Also the power steering goes out in my car, but once I shut the car off and on the power steering problem goes away but after about 10-15 minutes give or take the light comes back on and I lose power steering. Sometimes this problem will go away for a couple of days, but it comes back. This is very dangerous as it is hard for me to make sharp turns. Took the car in to the shop today, luckily still on warranty, but shame on Saturn because after doing research online, these are very very common problems with Saturn. I will never buy another Saturn! oh and my transmission light will come on and I can't drive fast. That happened for a week and then went away for a couple of months now it is back. I was on the interstate when this happened and could only go 35 mph. Thank god it wasn't rush hour. That is being fixed also...

- Kailua, HI, USA

The ignition switch is faulty on my 2005 Saturn Ion, I just purchased this car on 10/26/2009 today's date is 10/29/2009 I researched online and found that many other Saturn owners have had or having an issue with their cars also. This needs to be a really on Saturn part for these defected items the consumer should not have to pay for their greediness.

- Antioch, TN, USA

Nothing led up to the failure. Car was in perfect condition. Power steering just went out as I was driving down the highway. Will stay on for a few minutes then shut off again whenever car is in motion. Makes it very hard to turn and maneuver the car especially around other cars and people. I would not be able to swerve to avoid an accident. I have not got this repaired yet because the Saturn dealership quoted me almost $1000 to replace the steering column. I asked if they have done this before and they said they have found the problem before in several Ion models. After researching on the internet I found numerous consumer complaints with the same problem!!

- Mesquite, TX, USA

While driving my 2005 Saturn ion3 the power steering went dead. I had to fight the control of the vehicle with manual steering. Very hard to do. This happened while driving about 8 times. The dealer said there has not been a recall to have the electrical power steering control box replaced but they agree it is a safety hazard. It cost me $2200 to have it replaced. Very scary when making a turn and the power steering goes to manual. Stopping and starting the vehicle resets it only to have it go out again in heavy traffic.

- Sunnyvale, CA, USA

On June 15, 2009 purchased used Saturn Ion 2 with 45625 miles for my 17 year old. Came with 3 month warranty/3000 miles. In Sept. Car started stalling, took to dealer where purchased on Sept. 17 and they said dirty fuel injector, charged $245.69. Drove car on turnpike 100 miles at 65mph and car stalled 2 times!!!! on way back, again on turnpike doing speed limit 65mph car stalled 1 time. You get chimes and the pwr str light comes on. Car stalls an average of 4 times a day! car right now at dealer for them to try and figure out what is wrong. It is not right, I paid $9369.67 + tax for car and 1635. For gmpp warranty that they tell me is not covered! I do not have this kind of money. This is such a safety issue, I cannot believe the NHTSA has not forced Saturn or GM to recall this car. Look at the internet or your own site for the complaints you have about this issue. It is a matter of time before there is a very serious accident as a result of car shutting down and losing steering!!!

- Hershey, PA, USA

I own a 2005 Saturn Ion and the power steering was going. I took the car into the dealership, they said the steering motor had to be replaced, now they replaced it for free, but made me wait a week and sent me back out on the road with a car that had power steering that worked sometimes and not other times. Then two weeks later the entire car started to fail. The speedometer, the transmission would not switch gears, the power steering went again, and the breaks where pretty much gone. So after causing a big scene the car was looked at and found that the transmission module went on the car. So they replaced the part after making me wait two days to get my car back. My concern is why is a car that will be turning 5 years old next month and only has about 27,900 miles on it is having all these big problems. In the matter of one mouth I have has a new brain put into the car. The customer service was awful and rude. They all try to blame each other. When I went to pick the car up the service people would not even talk to me they told me to see the cashier she has my keys. I said I am not leaving here until I test drive it, she said ok, it's park in the lot on the side somewhere. I was like nice, you don't even know where my car is on your lot. So in the matter of one month I have the steering column and the transmission module replaced.

- Bellmawr, NJ, USA

Was driving to pick up my son from work. Heard a little beep-beep go off, and when I looked at the dash-board it said "pwr str" I had lost the power steering in my 2005 Saturn Ion. I had to get the car to drift to the side of the road, then I turned it off for a minute because I got really nervous as to what would happen next. I turned the car back on and the light had gone out and the steering seemed to be back to normal. I called the Saturn dealership the following Monday (Aug. 31) to bring in the car to see what the problem was. Mind you I have 31,000 miles on my car and my car is well taken care of and is always maintained. Saturn told me after a "diagnostic test" it was the power steering module motor and it had to be replaced for $1200 dollars!! this particular problem with this make and model car is all over the internet!! GM refuses to accept responsibility for the defect and has the nerve to charge customers for what is their fault to begin with. Needless to say I am getting rid of my car and I will never ever buy another Saturn or GM car again!!

- Pomona, NY, USA

2005 Saturn Ion electric power steering quits without warning. Occurs at least once every 40 mile trip. Could cause an accident if cornering when power steering fails. Turning the car off and restarting fixes the problem temporarily.

- New London, OH, USA

Steering: Sudden loss of electric power assist system.

- Fords, NJ, USA

I have a 2005 Saturn Ion I bought new it has approx. 21,000 miles on it and the power steering keeps going out. When I shut the car off it resets, but after a few yards it goes out again. I placed a call to GM after calling Saturn North they said I would have to have a diagnostics done at the Saturn dealership in which I have done, the fix is I have to have the steering column replaced at my expense. Neither GM nor Saturn are willing to work with me. GM has said it is not a manufacturing defect. There are several other complaints and the fix is the same, replace the steering column, funny that wouldn't be a manufacturing defect. There should be a recall on this known problem before someone is harmed or killed. GM and Saturn are putting their customers and everyone else on the street in danger, because they are ignoring the problem. Also, my power window on the drivers side no longer works - it falls down when I try to put the window down, but it was staying up until GM told my I had to have it checked out by satrun North dealership, they said the regulator needs to be replaced, but of course they did not tell me that if they took the door panel off the window would no longer stay up and for some reason now the motor for it no longer works. Cost me $79 for the diagnostics and I left there with my car worse than it was. At 21,000 miles I don't think my car should be falling apart.

- Delaware, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Saturn Ion. The contact heard a noise and then the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle lost all power and became difficult to maneuver. The dealer stated that the steering column needed to be replaced. There was no recall on her vehicle. The contact will call the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 43,000.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

I have a 2005 Saturn Ion with only 20,000 miles on it. Recently my power steering has been failing repeatedly. It goes out with little warning at any time. I have seen other GM models recalled for this same issue but not Saturn. I have read online about 100S of people with this same problem! this is a safety issue, why isn't it being recalled? I only have a power train warranty left on this vehicle and I have heard this would cost up to $1500 which is completely unfair! I am still making payments and it has hardly any miles on it! I did not expect something major to happen this soon. They need to respect their customers safety and fix this issue!!!!!! and no there hasn't been any deaths or injuries "yet" but I am expecting it as soon as I have to make a sharp turn and can't!

- Clearwater, FL, USA

Electric power steering failing after 5 minutes of driving on 2005 Saturn Ion-2.

- Salem, OH, USA

I have a 2005 Saturn Ion 2 with defective power steering. I will try not to let out my frustration but to try to make a good point about this problem because, this is the worst issue I'd have to deal with in a while. My car's steering keeps going out on me, the power steering light will come on, then the steering will be stuck. I have a 15months old baby girl and this is the only car I own. I work part time and can not afford any extra expenses, I'm stuck with this horrible car, have no where to find help. From all the research I have done, this is been around long enough to get a recall, but apparently Saturn totally ignored this claims and keeps making these cars. Even newer Saturn cars have this same problem and I just can 't believe that there is no recall on this issue. The strange thing of all of the problem is that, the problem seems to occur in most cases just when the car's out of warranty. I am putting a statement together and will try to find a way to hold Saturn accountable for this issue if I'm ever involved in an accident. My family is in complete danger, I am very upset, confused and very sad about the whole issue. This ia a nice car, with only 64000 miles, and only 4yrs. Why could a problem this serious be ignored by Saturn, what kind of stupid engineers do they have working for them that cant figure this out.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

On my 2005 Saturn Ion 3, the power steering went out while driving. I turned the car off after pulling over and restarted and it came back. I read that others have had the same problem. Why is there no recall on this. This is a dangerous situation to lose power steering at high speed. Power steering is electrical. On most web sites discussing this, it seems to be a regular problem with Saturn owners.

- Sunnyvale , CA, USA