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Service bulletin 050232002A

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10017423
Published by NHTSA2005-11-08
Manufacturer's number050232002A
Manufacturer's date2005-10-01
Replaces050232002B
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE/STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN, PWR STR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) AFTER JUMP STARTING VEHICLE. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Steering

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET HHR2006
SATURN ION2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20141042014-04-01. Steering
14V1530002014-03-31. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
20104472010-12-16. Steering

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
10187A2024-02-12. Service bulletin. Special Coverage Adjustment ? Power Steering Assist
14115B2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Electric Power Steering Assist
14115A2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Electric Power Steering Assist
141152023-12-18. Service bulletin. Electric Power Steering Assist
10187A2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Special Coverage Adjustment ? Power Steering Assist
03-00-91-001I2023-11-22. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides a vibration analysis worksheet the technician can use in conjunction with the appropriate Vibration Analysis-Road testing procedure when diagnosing vibration concerns.
120232002B2020-08-10. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to eliminate a power steering noise due to extremely low temperatures.
PI0671A2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This preliminary information bulletin provides information for diagnosing a power steering fluid leak at the fluid reservoir.
12-02-32-002A2018-04-23. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides a revision for 12-02-32-002 to add the 2013-2014 model years, add noise as a possible condition and add a Note in the Instructions section.
PIC3278G2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician the steps needed to diagnose and repair the vehicles that may have unwanted or phantom phone calls. Technician will need to determine what type of call the customer is having that is unwanted. The vehicle may receive an incoming call just like any other phone. Typically the customer will hear the phone ringing in the vehicle. This scenario also includes incoming Bluetooth calls. One type of unwanted call can be made if the key pad is faulty the OnStar system will try to make a blue button call for shorted voltage in the circuits. The OnStar module could have an internal fault and produce a ″Phone Unavailable″ audio message also it may have a Diagnostic Trouble Code U1500 or B1000. Refer to diagnostics for the Diagnostic Trouble Code making sure to follow any applicable Bulletins or Preliminary Information sheets. A “Ready” or “OnStar ready” audio message heard while driving. In some cases it has been found that the customer is inadvertently pressing the ″push to talk″ button on the steering wheel controls. On rare occasions, other issues in the steering column or Steering Wheel Control system may induce this concern.