The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the power steering would fail sporadically with the illumination of the power steering warning light. The contact stated that he had to turn the vehicle on and off several times in order to get the power steering to resume normal function. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The failure mileage was 82,000 and the current mileage was 82,200.

- Charleston, WV, USA

Driving on interstate, power steering warning light came on, there was a warning chime, and then the power steering was gone and the car became very difficult to steer. I pulled it over, turned it off. When I turned it on the steering was working again, I drove about 10 more miles and it did the same thing. I took it in to my mechanic and was told that GM had a recall on this same exact steering motor used in the cobalt but had not issued a recall on the Saturn. I paid over $1100 for this repair and I feel it should have been covered by the manufacturer. I am lucky that I did not get in a wreck as this manifested in the middle of rush hour traffic.

- New Whiteland, IN, USA

The first time it happened I was on my way to work, I heard the beep, then pwr str showed on the dash. At the same time turning the vehicle was very hard. I thought it was an isolated incident because that night on my way home it didn't happen at all. I spoke with my husband and he said the same thing happened to him. It has since then gotten to the point that after the car being driven for a few yards it happens. I live in a city and do mostly low speed driving. I also live in Michigan and it is in the middle of winter. Although it is still possible to steer it without power steering, I have a very hard time turning the wheel. I am very scared it is going to cause me to wreck the car.

- Flint, MI, USA

While driving down a residential street I hear a click and the cars warning sound, then the power steering message appears on the dashboard. I immediately notice that my power steering is no longer working. I pulled to the curb and shut the car off and upon turning it back on the light went away and the power steering was working again. Three days later, while driving to work, as I was in the middle of turning, again I heard a click the warning sound, the message, and the power steering went out again. This time I had to grip the wheel and work to get it to finish the turn safely. Pulled into a gas station, turned the car off, then back on. The power steering worked for the 10min drive to work. During the drive home the power steering shut off 4 times, each time it took less time from the restart of the car till the it failed again.

- Westerville, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the power steering light illuminated on the instrument panel and the power steering failed. The contact stated the vehicle had to be turned off and restarted in order to get the light to go off. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 64,000.

- Forney, TX, USA

When driving the power steering fails and a chime will sound to let you know you have lost power steering, the only temporary fix is to turn off the vehicle and turn it back on. If you are on a strait road and have a manual transmission you can put the car in neutral and turn the vehicle off then back on. If you happen to be in a turn while the steering goes out, or about to turn... brake and pray... the dealership did replace the steering column at 20000 miles and it was under warranty, and I have had time to not worry about loosing steering ability for 3 years. Now my car has 90,000 miles and just out of warranty period, I have lost power steering 6 times in 20 miles. This is a real concern and I'm not the only one who has this problem. There needs to be a recall on these power steering motors on Saturn Ions and Chevy cobalts before they cause any more serious accidents.

- Greeboro, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. While driving approximately 72 mph, the contact noticed the power steering light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.

- Paso Robles, CA, USA

As I set my cruise control at 60mph, the power steering suddenly failed and the digital display pinged the pwr steering error message. After pulling over, shutting off and restarting the vehicle, the power steering had returned, but failed again about two miles further down the road. Vehicle maintains pattern of power steering control after ignition, which fails upon reaching highway speeds.

- Cheboygan, MI, USA

12/29/2011 - driving on freeway at around 55 mph and my message screen showed "pwr str" and I lost my power steering. It became very difficult to steer. 01/01/2012 - driving on roadway at around 45 mph and my message screen showed "pwr str" and I lost my power steering. It became very difficult to steer. With both times when I shut the car off and re-started the problem went away.

- Tempe, AZ, USA

Luckily my brother in law was driving his mothers car at the time. They were coming back from the grocery store when the steering turned into a 1955 mack truck as he described it. When they returned we looked it up in the manual as being electric. When I restarted the car it was working ok, then I took it around the block and it went out again. I restarted the car again and it was ok again for about a half block when it went out again. This would have been a very dangerous situation if my 81 year old mother in law had been driving.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

The power steering on the Saturn Ion continually goes out. It typically will come back on when the car restarts only to go out again while driving. Sometimes it goes out 2 minutes into a drive, other times it doesn't go out at all and other times it's after 30 minutes. It's quite annoying and dangerous.

- Estero, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the power steering failed while driving 60 mph. The power steering light illuminated while the failure occurred. The contact shifted to neutral and back into drive in order to get the steering wheel to return to normal function. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 83,080.

- West Palm Beach , FL, USA

While driving my 2006 Saturn Ion I hear a click and a warning light comes on the console pwr str. Power steering is lost and very hard to steer. Almost had an accident while turning at that time. When you turn car off the steering is okay, but after a while the warning light comes back on and power steering is lost again. Very hard to turn and park the car. I have done research and this is a similar system used on the Chevrolet cobalt and Pontiac G5 that had recalls on them.

- Cleveland, OH, USA

I was driving on the highway when my car lost power steering. A message on the center console said pwr str. I pulled over at the next rest area and turned off the car and restarted it, and the power steering was functioning correctly. About another 30 miles later the same thing has happened, and it has been intermittent since. Restarting the car seems to temporarily resolve the issue.

- Nashua, NH, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion 3. the contact stated that the power steering would fail intermittently. The contact would reset the vehicle by turning the vehicle off and back on. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 66,258 and the current mileage was 66,358.

- Clinton, UT, USA

Driving through wal mart parking lot I suddenly lost steering control. Pwr str was flashing a warning. Very scary managed to drive it the one mile home like that, parked it and immediately told my husband he went out checked out the car and it was fine. Have since done research and have found several such incidents have happened to people. The same problem in the Chevy cobalt which was recalled, why is this vehicle not been recalled with such a dangerous problem?

- Cameron, MO, USA

I was at a stop light making a left turn, I thought my car cut off because it was very hard for me to turn. Information was flashing pwr str I drove home very carefully. Cut the car off and my boyfriend was gonna take it to O'reilys auto store. He called me to let me know that it was driving fine. Today 11-29-2011 2 days later it happened again, I was driving and all of the sudden I could barely steer the car. I brought my car home let it set for a little bit, got in the car and it drove with no problem.

- Rock Hill, SC, USA

My son was driving on the highway when the steering went out. He was able to get to the side safely, but very scary.

- Fresno, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Ion. While driving approximately 45 mph, the contact attempted to make a right turn and suddenly the power steering failed to operate with the illumination of the warning indicator. A chime sounded inside the vehicle and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and the engine was turned off. After waiting five minutes, the power steering began to function normally. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 68,878.

- Hollywood, FL, USA

The power steering to my 2006 Saturn Ion went out while I was merging from an on-ramp to a major highway during rush hour going approximately 50mph. It turns off and alerts me each time I turn the car on.

- Garner, NC, USA