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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| 3105 | 2004-11-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. GAP IS PRESENT BETWEEN THE FRONT FASCIA AND HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. *JB |
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| 3119 | 2004-11-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. NO SELECTION FIR SATURN WHEN PROGRAMMING A SATURN VEHILCLE. *SC |
| 3122 | 2004-11-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE. DELAY INTO REVERSE OR NO REVERSE AFTER VALVEBODY REPLACEMENT. *SC |
| 040308013 | 2004-10-25. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CREAKING/SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TT |
| 3035 | 2004-10-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS OR LINE PRESSURE AFTER A VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT ON A VT25E TRANSAXLE. *TT |
| 3050A | 2004-10-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 02-05 ONSTAR EQUIPPED VEHICLES EMITTING BEEPING NOISE BEFORE CONNECTING TO ONSTAR. *TT |
| 3034 | 2004-10-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. NO REVERSE AFTER CASE COVER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *TT |
| 040730036 | 2004-10-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. REVISED VT25E (VTI) SPACER PLATE AVAILABLE. *TT |
| 040845007 | 2004-09-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL POWER DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION FOR BODY CONTROL MODULE ELECTRICAL (BCM ELECT) FUSE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUSE BLOCK (IPFB). *TT |
| 040730032 | 2004-09-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GRIND/RATTLE NOISE FROM TRANSAXLE IN PARK AND NEUTRAL AFTER AN EXTENDED COLD SOAK FOLLOWING CASE COVER REPLACEMENT OR OTHER INTERNAL TRANSAXLE OVERHAUL. *TT |
| 040850013 | 2004-09-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SQUEAK/ITCH NOISE FROM REAR SEAT WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH SURFACES. *TT |
| 040844015 | 2004-09-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. RETURN FORM FOR COMPACT DISCS (CDS) OR DIGITAL VERSATILE DISCS (DVDS) THAT ARE STUCK IN CD PLAYER WHEN RETURNED AS A CORE RETURN. *TT |
| 040138011 | 2004-09-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. TEMPERATURE/MODE CONTROL KNOBS MAY NOT ROTATE, AIR FLOW RESTRICTED, OR HVAC MODE DOOR GASKET OR TEMPERATURE DOOR GASKET FOAM COMES OFF. *TT |
| 040845002 | 2004-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE MANUAL UPDATED - BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) CONNECTOR C3 AND C4 ILLUSTRATIONS. *MJ |
| 040846001 | 2004-08-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SERVICE SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ONSTAR AND/OR XM RADIO. *MJ |
| 040730024A | 2004-08-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. NO MOVEMENT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH OR WITHOUT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P1758, P1758, P1882, P0841, P0741, P0742. *MJ THIS BULLETIN REPLACED PREVIOUS 04-07-30-024. *TT |
| 040604035 | 2004-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) PO132, P0138, OR P0172 DIAGNOSTIC ENHANCEMENTS. *MJ |
| 040845006 | 2004-07-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUNROOF INOPERATIVE AND/OR INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS INOPERATIVE. *TT |
| 040308006 | 2004-07-14. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM. CLUCK, THUMP OR RATTLE NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS OR WHEN BRAKING (REPLACE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR BUSHING). *MJ UPDATED 10/5/07. *NJ UPDATED 5/20/11. *PE |
| 040308005 | 2004-07-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE REGARDING TIGHTENING PROCEDURE AND SPECIFICATION FOR THE BALL JOINT-TO-STEERING KNUCKLE NUT.*MR |
| 040845005 | 2004-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. NO CRANK, NO START WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES IS COLD - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) B2960 AND OR B3033 ARE SET. *TT |
| 040601009 | 2004-05-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL LEAK FROM FRONT COVER SEAL DURING EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. *TT |
| 040604029 | 2004-05-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ERRATIC ENGINE SPEED CONTROL AT CLOSED THROTTLE. ELEVATED ENGINE RPM AND/OR STALL. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACES PREVIOUS VERSION DATED APRIL 2004. *TT |
| 040849010 | 2004-05-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDLE POINTERS DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN KEY IS IN THE RUN POSITION AND THE HEADLAMPS ARE OFF - NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION. *TT |
| 040089012 | 2004-05-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SATURN FIELD PRODUCT REMINDER- VEHICLE FIX IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME ISSUES, PARTS RESTRICTION INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL BULLETINS RELEASED IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND MARCH 2004. *MR |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.