2005 Saturn Ion steering problems
265 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2005 Saturn Ion — 46% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“This vehicle has an electrical issue from time to time seemingly out of nowhere. There is no power steering it just shuts off sometimes it’ll stay off for an hour sometimes it’ll stay off for weeks and I can’t figure out how to fix it. It randomly fixes itself same can be said for the air…”
filed Nov 15, 2025
“Power steering intermittently fails at random and steering wheel suddenly becomes immovable nearly causing serious accidents and endangerment to myself, my family, and others drivers on the roads.”
filed Dec 27, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS)…Campaign 14V153000 · Mar 31, 2014
Steering problems in other Ion years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Ion | 408 | 47% |
| 2006 Ion | 544 | 44% |
| 2004 Ion | 345 | 38% |
| 2003 Ion | 139 | 18% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Saturn Ion
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.