2006 Saturn Ion power steering

2006 SATURN ION
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DAVID1972
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Steering problem
2006 Saturn Ion Front Wheel Drive Automatic 43000 miles

power steering light comes on and the power steering shuts off. turn off the car and it resets. took it to saturn dealership and the code was c0475. they said i need a new steering colomn assembly. price 1000 dollars. are you kidding me? had it less than a year and bought it from the dealership
"certified pre owned" is there a cheaper fix? can i still drive it and just shut it off and turn it back on indefinitly? 1000 dollars is outrageous help please
May 7, 2009 at 11:31 AM
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BRIAN 1
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there is really not much you can do as far as the steering coloumn,after awhile the the steering will become stiff and the vehicle will get harder to steer if you dont fix it.I would go and talk to the dealer and see if there is anything they can do for you.if this vehicle is certified pre-owned this usually carrys some sort of warrenty.if this dosent get fixed it could become dangerous,I would point that out.post back with how you make out.
May 8, 2009 at 5:43 AM
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MOMCCAW
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How did you make out --- I have the same problem.

Thank you
Sep 25, 2009 at 11:07 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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i was at the saturn dealer getting parts and found out they sell the motor for the steering by itself now so its only a few hundred dollars a big savings thought i would let u know.
louie
Oct 11, 2009 at 1:04 PM
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