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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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PI1394A2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE.
000601012F2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES.
16NA2602016-10-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE MEDIA DISC PLAYER WITH THE LATEST CALIBRATIONS TO CORRECT A CONDITION OF THE REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM NOT OPERATING AS INTENDED IN COLDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AREAS DUE TO CALIBRATION CONCERNS.
G-2068572016-09-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 14632 - SPECIAL COVERAGE (Q&A). ON DECEMBER 11, 2014, GENERAL MOTORS RELEASED SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 14632. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF U.S. VEHICLES INVOLVED IS APPROXIMATELY 1.9 MILLION. IN ORDER TO ASSIST DEALERS WITH RESPONDING TO CUSTOMER INQUIRIES ABOUT THIS FIELD ACTION, ATTACHED IS A BRIEF Q&A DOCUMENT. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES WHO INTERACT WITH CUSTOMERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS INFORMATION. CUSTOMER QUESTIONS THAT YOU ARE UNABLE TO ANSWER SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE DEALER BUSINESS CENTER OR YOUR DISTRICT MANAGER - AFTERSALES.
G-2065612016-09-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. 14632 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. ON SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE’S TRANSMISSION SHIFTER MAY NOT PROPERLY TRANSMIT AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL THAT ALLOWS THE IGNITION KEY TO BE TURNED COUNTER CLOCKWISE PAST THE ACCESSORY MODE TO THE “LOCK” POSITION AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHIFTED INTO PARK. IF THIS OCCURS, THE IGNITION KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION CYLINDER WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE MANUAL RELEASE PLUNGER LOCATED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN AS DESCRIBED IN THE OWNER’S MANUAL. A KEY LEFT IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME MAY RESULT IN SEVERE BATTERY DRAIN AND A POSSIBLE NO START CONDITION. IN MOST CASES, DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER.
G-2089392016-09-08. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. 14119 - SPECIAL COVERAGE (MESSAGE ONLY - CUSTOMER LETTER MAILING NOTIFICATION). SOME 2006-2009 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET HHR (NON-TURBO) AND 2003 MODEL YEAR SATURN ION VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MAY EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. IF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND A CHIME SOUNDS TO INFORM THE DRIVER. STEERING CONTROL CAN BE MAINTAINED, AS THE VEHICLE WILL REVERT TO A MANUAL STEERING MODE, BUT WOULD REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR.
PIC-4935-E2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM.
PIC-5050-A2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON REPAIRING THE CONCERN. A CUSTOMER MAY IDENTIFY A CONCERN OF UNABLE TO REACTIVATE A VEHICLE'S ONSTAR THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISABLED BY ONSTAR. DEALER IS TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE IF THE CONCERN IS STILL PRESENT.
14063C2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
14063B2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
14063A2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
140632016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000191608-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000191604-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000190649-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000189719-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-02000189717-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000189716-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000188486-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000187705-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000187754-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000186726-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000190527-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000186359-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
14632B2015-07-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. THIS TSB CONTAINS OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. GENERAL MOTORS 2003-2011 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNABLE TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY. *LJ

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