# 2007 SATURN ION — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `905785` · 2012-02-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** ION
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 74,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN TURNING A CORNER, PROMPTING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HIT A CURB. THANKFULLY, IT WAS NOT HIT BY ANY ONCOMING VEHICLES AND THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A "PWR STEER" WARNING CAME ON JUST AS LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED. ONCE VEHICLE POWER WAS SWITCHED OFF AND BACK ON, POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED, ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN 5 MILES LATER.  *TR
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