ION 3, 2003 - pwr stg alarm

Hey Chris,

I've had this happen once myself and I know there have been threads here as well. With all the computers involved in a modern auto, occasionally there is a glitch on "boot up" that causes things like that. In my case, I shut off the car, restarted it and everything was fine. Never happened again since.

If it becomes a recurring problem or a "reboot" doesn't fix it, then it is definitely time for a visit to the shop. (Personally, I think it is just the installed Windows Auto Edition acting up :P)

Michael Halliwell

On my Ion 03 that message center gave me a SERVICE VEHICLE when I started the car,my fingers slipped,must of created a false condition,after coming back from the store,turn off the car,then turned the key & it read normal,so,what are you going to do?.

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the input. I had mentioned the temperature thinking that might be a contributory cause. I have noticed that when the overnight temperature has been down to near -30C in past years (I'm in Ottawa), and the car is parked outside, that starting the car and driving it within a minute or so of starting it, I believe the ABS doesn't work until the engine compartment has warmed up a bit.

My wife drives it mostly - she'll just have to develop bigger arm muscles if it happens a lot. (No, she's not the lady who can carry a case of 24 under each arm and still get her hands in her pockets!)

Chris

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the input. I had mentioned the temperature thinking that might be a contributory cause. I have noticed that when the overnight temperature has been down to near -30C in past years (I'm in Ottawa), and the car is parked outside, that starting the car and driving it within a minute or so of starting it, I believe the ABS doesn't work until the engine compartment has warmed up a bit.

My wife drives it mostly - she'll just have to develop bigger arm muscles if it happens a lot. (No, she's not the lady who can carry a case of 24 under each arm and still get her hands in her pockets!)

Chris

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Don't even joke about such! :-)

-David

Hey David,

You know that's the next thing on Bill Gates' list of ways to take over the computing world :) Personally, if I got a vehicle with a MS operating system, I'd have to hack it and convert it to Linux ;)

Michael Halliwell

SEE THE DEALERSHIP THE ELETRIC STEERING UNIT NEED TO BE REPLACED,, HAD 4 SATURN ION WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, REPLACE THE UNIT-ZERO COME BACKS-SATURN TECH