2010 Saturn Outlook Steering Problems

“When turning right or left, typically at lower speeds, the steering nearly freezes up making it almost impossible to turn. I have taken the car to the shop - can't figure out what it is, and I have called my dealer - says it's no longer under warranty and no recall issued for this type of thing so I would be wasting my time to bring it in. The car is only at 90,000 miles and I'm afraid this issue may result in a crash and or injury to my family and I have no idea what to do. There is no leaking from any areas including the power steering pump and rack and pinion.”

“I have been experiencing intermittent power steering loss at low speeds for several months. After viewing hundreds of complaints from owners of other similar year model vehicles on the lambda platform I contacted GM/Saturn about a possible recall. After speaking with a customer service rep we took our vehicle to our local dealer for diagnostic testing and it was determined that the power steering pump needs to be replaced. When explaining to the shop employee the problem he said that he was aware of what to look for because he has heard of many complaints identical to ours. …”

“I was entering a turning lane and turning from the highway onto the road of my residence. The power steering stopped working and I could barely turn the wheel to make the turn. There was a car coming that could have hit me. Since the first incident, this has been occurring more and more frequently always at slow speeds (backing out of garage, in parking lots, making turns, etc.). On one occasion, I was exiting the freeway on a ramp that is curved and leads directly onto another road. During the curve, the power steering quit working and I almost ran off the road trying to make the curve. …”

“Intermittent loss of power steering when trying to park in a space in a parking garage. It also happened when turning in motion into a street off a highway while braking. Power steering fluid levels were full both times.”

“The contact owns a 2010 Saturn Outlook. The contact stated that the ignition module failed, causing the vehicle to stall sporadically and without warning on multiple occasions. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after multiple attempts however, each time the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was to be inspected and diagnosed by an authorized dealer. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 10v073000 (steering) but experienced the same failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108000.”