# 2004 SATURN ION — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `930143` · 2012-07-24 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** ION
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
DRIVER WAS TURNING RIGHT AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT.  VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN IMMEDIATELY AND RAMMED INTO THE MEDIAN.  DRIVER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION AT MEDICAL FACILITY.      IN 2008, POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON VEHICLE - A WARNING WOULD SOUND AND THE PWR STR MESSAGE WOULD FLASH.  DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN.      VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND IS CURRENTLY IN USE.  POWER STEERING AGAIN WENT OUT, SAME SYMPTOMS, ON JULY 20, 2012.  CURRENTLY THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING.  *TR
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