I drive a two year old piece of crap! Right after 37000 miles, my 2005 Saturn Ion lost it's power steering permanently. I figured such a repair would cost a couple hundred dollars or a few hundred dollars! No! Try $1100! Saturn boasts about it's "state of the art" Electronic Power Steering System that does not require any power steering fluid, but don't be deceived by their lies. The service adviser at Saturn of Tempe informed me they have had lots of issues with the power steering system, I was just one of the unlucky customers who had it happen after the warranty expired.
I contacted Saturn Corp to see if they could go ahead and cover this repair, they wouldn't cover it, I then offered the meet them in the middle on the cost. Their unhelpful area supervisor "Rita" for Arizona would not budge 1 penny. I found her to be very unprofessional and even rude. "We are sticking to our position" she said over and over again.
Well, since I drive a car without power steering, I am driving a weapon of mass distruction and I hope that I don't lose control of my vehicle and injure or kill someone, or myself. If I do, the media will here about Saturn and their "state of the art" power steering system that kills.
A note to anyone who is thinking of buying a Saturn! You noticed a few months ago they were lining up their Saturn Aura against Toyota Camry and Honda Accord, showing how it was a more superior car then the other two and a lower price. Just keep this in mind:
You get what you pay for
Just line up these three cars when they each have a 100,000 miles on them, and then see which cars are superior. Hondas and Toyotas have been known to last up to 400,000 miles, while Saturns are lucky to last 70,000 miles.
Don't believe Saturn, don't believe their sales people, their cars are even worse than the average American Car. They are not worthy to stack up against Honda or Toyota, they are not even worthy to stack up againts Mitsubishi or Nissan. They may be able to stack up against the Kia Rio, or the Hyundai Accent.
Saturn is a company full of lies.
If anyone has had issues more specifically with power steering on your new saturn, please post your story on usacomplaints.com and report it to the
www.dot. Gov. This may lead to a government mandated recall.
And for your next car: DO NOT BUY A SATURN!!!
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