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Service bulletins for the 2003 Saturn Ion

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.

499 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
0407300162004-05-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 1-2 AND/OR 2-3 UPSHIFT DELAY, HARSH TIP-IN DOWNSHIFT, ERRATIC ENGAGEMENT OF DOWN SLOPE MODE. *TT
0407300112004-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. ANAEROBIC SEALANT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VT25E TRANSAXLE. SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE. *TT *MJ
0407300052004-03-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HISS/CHIRP NOISE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. *MN
030730052A2004-03-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ENGINE FLARE DURING 2-3 SHIFT, MOST NOTICEABLE DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. THE CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY AERATION OF TRANSAXLE FLUID, RESULTING IN A DELAYED APPLY OF 3RD CLUTCH. CORPORATE BULLETIN NUMBER 03-07-30-052 *MN
030730023A2004-02-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT OR MOVE AFTER RUNNING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND/OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND DTC P0741 IS SET. *PH *SC
0307300552003-12-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING 2002 AND 2003 MODEL YEAR VT25E TRANSAXLE REPLACEMENT WITH 2004 MODEL YEAR VT25E TRANSAXLE. *TT
0307300522003-12-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. ENGINE FLARE DURING 2-3 SHIFT, MOST NOTICEABLE DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. *TT UPDATED *EH
0307300512003-12-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. LOW SPEED COAST GRINDING NOISE AND/OR HESITATION AT VEHICLE LAUNCH - TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. *TT TO INCLUDE 2005 SATURN VUE. *EH
0307300412003-12-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE FOR VT25E (VTI) TRANSMISSION FRONT DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER THRUST WASHER. *TT
0307290072003-11-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING DESIGN CHANGE TO THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL HOUSING AND THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SELECT AND SHIFT LEVER CABLES. *TT
0307300482003-11-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSAXLE POOR PERFORMANCE AFTER CASE COVER REPLACEMENT, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1882 SET. *TT
030730030A2003-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. AF23-5 TRANSAXLE REPLACEMENT AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) REPROGRAMMING. *TT
0307300302003-10-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 1ST DESIGN AF23-5 TRANSAXLE REPLACEMENTS WITH 2ND DESIGN TRANSAXLES. *TT
0307300262003-09-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE - REVISED TORQUE SPECIFICATION FOR VT23E (VTI) TRANSAXLE VARIABLE DRIVEN PULLEY BEARING RETAINER BOLTS. *TT
0307310032003-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CLUTCH MAKES CHATTER/RATTLING NOISE AND/OR WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED. *TT
0307300102003-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. VT25E (VTI) TRANSAXLE OFF-VEHICLE REPAIR AUTHORIZATION. *TT
0307300132003-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE FOR VT25E (VTI) TRANSMISSION FLUID PUMP PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.